340 Rejection, Feng Qingchen, you can laugh secretly

Nanling Su Wan was indeed not an ordinary woman. Only she could say such words. The Ninth Prince turned his face away with disdain and looked into the distance...

But in her mind, she was thinking about how Feng Qingchen would react when she heard the news. When she first heard that Su Wan wanted to marry him, she was so angry that she wanted to kill someone. She wondered if she would still care about him now.

The emperor looked at Su Wan with a smile on his face. His usually majestic eyes now carried a hint of warmth. He looked like an elegant scholar with extraordinary bearing.

I have to say that the emperor is quite good-looking, but he is usually very arrogant and his eyes are too sharp, making people afraid to look directly at him, so they ignore his appearance.

Being stared at by such a mature middle-aged uncle, no matter how thick-skinned Su Wan was, she could not hold it in any longer. She blushed and lowered her head, but at the moment of lowering her head, she did not forget to look at the Ninth Prince shyly.

This guy is pretending to be shy, it’s too late!

Although the Ninth Prince was not paying attention to Su Wan, he did not miss Su Wan's action, it was too obvious.

The Ninth Prince did not hide his disgust. Seeing that the Emperor and Su Wan were in a state of silence, the Ninth Prince said unkindly, "Your Majesty, I did not sleep last night. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

"Ninth brother, what did you do last night? Why didn't you sleep all night?" The emperor already knew that the ninth uncle was with Feng Qingchen. What could a man and a woman do alone in one night?

"Riding a horse for a night stroll." The Ninth Prince bowed his head, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He disdained to marry Su Wan, but the emperor's move was too much. It was obvious that he was asking him to use Feng Qingchen as a shield. By then, Su Wan would hate Feng Qingchen to death.

Well, the Ninth Prince admitted that if it was before, he would definitely go with the flow, but now? He knew that he shouldn't have gone out of the city with her last night, but he still went. Since he went, he must do his best to protect her.

"It would be a wonderful thing to spend a night with a beautiful woman." The emperor responded with a smile. Facing the temptations from Xiling, Nanling and Beiling, the emperor responded neither softly nor hard. In addition to Li Xiang, he had another trump card in his hand, which was the birthday gift from Yuwen Yuanhua.

Without Li Xiang's thunder, the emperor would take a step back, but he would not allow Xiling Tianlei, Beiling Fengqian and Su Wan to take or ask for it. Some things are matters of principle and he would not retreat even a single step, such as the alliance between the Ninth Prince and the Su family.

The Ninth Prince was like a wooden stake, not saying a word, and the Emperor did not force him. Just when Su Wan was discouraged and his own attempts were in vain, the Emperor suddenly relented: "Ninth brother, Miss Su Wan is a woman who is willing to leave her homeland for the sake of the people of the world. It is really admirable. Such a woman should be paired with the best man in Dongling. Ninth brother, am I right?"

Su Wan, Xiling Tianlei, and Beiling Fengqian's eyes lit up. It was inconvenient for Su Wan to say anything at this time. Xiling Tianlei smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. Miss Su Wan is a noble and upright woman. It would not be a disgrace to the Ninth Prince if such a woman were to marry him."

"Hahaha." The emperor laughed happily: "Prince Lei is right. I have always felt that Miss Su Wan and my ninth brother are the best match. I wanted to directly grant you a marriage, but the late emperor has issued an order that my ninth brother's marriage is up to him. My ninth brother, I want to ask you one question now, are you willing to marry Miss Su Wan?"

Su Wan's heart was pounding. She didn't know why the emperor agreed to let her marry the Ninth Prince. But no matter what, she was full of expectations. Since the emperor had spoken, the Ninth Prince would certainly not dare to refuse.

Unfortunately, Su Wan still didn't know the Ninth Prince or the Emperor well enough. If the Emperor really wanted the Ninth Prince to marry Su Wan, why would he bring it up at this time? He would have to find a more formal occasion.

The Ninth Prince turned his head and looked Su Wan up and down, which made Su Wan's eyes turn red and her heart beat fast. Then he said two words coldly: "I won't marry you!"

You must be kidding. If he doesn't just refuse outright or use Feng Qingchen as a shield, that woman will probably be so angry that she will bite him to death.

The smile on Su Wan's face froze, but she quickly returned to her usual dignity and gentleness: "Your Majesty, the marriage between the two countries is not a joke. How can you joke about it like this? In a few days, our second prince will go to Dongling to discuss the marriage between the two countries with Your Majesty."

"Really? The second prince is coming to Dongling, why haven't I received this news?" A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes.

Does Nanling think that Dongling is weak and can be bullied just because he doesn't have the thunderous bomb? That's too much.

"The letter from the empire should be delivered to the emperor today. Su Wan just relied on the Su family's convenience to know it in advance." Su Wan pointed out the power of the Su family subtly, allowing the emperor and the ninth uncle to weigh it up. There are only advantages and no disadvantages in marrying her.

The Emperor and the Ninth Prince certainly understood the complex relationships of the Su family, which would definitely be a great help if used well. It was for this reason that the Emperor was unwilling to let the Ninth Prince marry Su Wan. Not only that, he also asked the Ninth Prince to personally refuse and offend the Su family.

The Emperor had achieved his goal, and with the Second Prince of Nanling coming, he was no longer in the mood to visit the garden: "The Su family is indeed full of talented people. I am tired. Ninth brother, please send Prince Lei, Prince Fengqian, and Miss Su Wan off for me."

"Your humble servant obeys your command." The Ninth Prince said this expressionlessly. After the Emperor left, he asked Xiling Tianlei and others to leave the palace. He did not say a word along the way.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the Ninth Prince sent Xiling Tianlei and Beiling Fengqian away, and left without paying any attention to Su Wan. Su Wan became anxious and quickly called out to the Ninth Prince, "Ninth Prince, please stay."

"Is there something?" The Ninth Prince showed his impatience for a rare moment. Although Su Wan was unwilling in her heart, she could only smile and said, "Ninth Prince, why don't you want to marry me? If you marry me, the Su family can be used by you. The Su family can help you realize your wish." These words were hinting to the Ninth Prince that as long as the Ninth Prince wanted something, the Su family would fully support it.

The Su family needed an investment target to bring them greater power, so they chose the Ninth Prince.

"I don't need to rely on a woman. Besides, do you Su family know what I want?" The Ninth Prince said this and left without looking back, leaving Su Wan standing there in a daze.

He had already chosen the woman who could stand by his side, even if it meant offending the Su family. Although the Su family was powerful, Su Wan was not the one he wanted. Cooperation was fine, but if he wanted him to marry Su Wan, that was just dreaming!

The Ninth Prince sat in his special carriage, closed his eyes, thought about what had just happened, and smiled bitterly.

He had not been so impetuous for many years, and today he actually fell into the emperor's trap. The emperor calculated that he would not marry Su Wan, so he deliberately proposed that Su Wan marry him. Then he directly refused and offended Su Wan and the Su family.

He had plenty of ways to reject Su Wan and the Su family, but today he chose to use the most direct and irreversible method. In this way, he had offended the Su family to death. In the future, let alone relying on the power of the Su family, he should be happy if the Su family did not become his enemy.

However, the Ninth Prince did not regret it. When the news of his refusal to marry Su Wan reached Feng Qingchen's ears, that woman would not show any reaction on the surface, but she would probably be laughing in her heart.

He used his actions to tell Feng Qingchen that although he couldn't marry her now, he would not marry another woman either...