Gu Bowen and Gu Yucha were shocked when they saw the sickly-looking young prince of Chu who looked like he was about to die.
Engaged to Yun Chan?
Marry into the State of Chu?
This young prince of Chu may be handsome, but he is definitely not a good man!
Moreover, Gu Yucha is already twelve years old, while this little prince of Chu is not even eight years old yet...
There's a full four-year age difference between them!
Who knows, this little prince might die of illness any day!
Gu Yucha lay on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably: "Your Majesty, Yucha does not want to marry the prince of Chu!"
Yu Cha will not pursue this matter further! Yu Cha does not want to go on this marriage alliance…”
Good heavens!
It has escalated to the point of "marriage alliance".
Yuan Yao thought to herself: It's not your place to have a marriage alliance!
Those who were sent for political marriages, besides princesses, would at least be daughters of princes or princesses of the county level.
Gu Yucha, a county princess bestowed by the deceased empress dowager, also wants to go for a marriage alliance.
That's quite a dream.
Gu Bowen also touched his forehead to the ground, speaking earnestly: "Your Majesty, the Rongguo Duke's Mansion has absolutely no intention of currying favor with the powerful, much less betraying the Great Qi Kingdom!"
The Rongguo Duke's Mansion is devoted to His Majesty, to His Highness, and to the Great Qi!
"I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
What was originally a conflict between children has escalated into a matter of national importance, leaving Gu Bowen terrified.
The child could only understand the surface meaning of the Ninth Prince's words, but he also discerned other implications.
The phrase "Nine Thousand Years Old" refers to the fact that the Rongguo Duke's Mansion had used Yun Chan's influence to seek refuge with the Chu Kingdom!
Gu Bowen kept kowtowing, while Gu Yucha was so frightened that she tried to control her sobs.
Beside them, the Bai father and daughter were so shocked they didn't dare to breathe.
Why did a case involving shaving someone's head escalate to the level of treason?
Bai Wantao sobbed for a moment, then tried to speak.
Suddenly, her hand was pressed down by a large, white hand.
Bai Fengyuan shook his head at her.
Bai Wantao burst into tears.
Upon seeing this, Bai Fengyuan was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said first, "Your Majesty, today's matter is purely a conflict between children."
It doesn't matter who the murderer is anymore.
If my daughter hadn't offended someone first, she wouldn't have ended up like this.
"This humble citizen will go to the Dali Temple immediately and have the case dropped..."
As he spoke, he got up from the ground and started to walk outside.
"stop."
A light, airy voice came from behind.
Bai Fengyuan turned around and bent down to ask, "Your Majesty... is there anything else you need?"
"You've slandered the princess, the prince, and my beloved daughter, and you think you can just let it go like this?"
Bai Fengyuan's legs went weak.
At this point, the Ninth Prince added, "Until the ten years have passed, the Court of Judicial Review shall not interfere in court affairs."
The Rongguo Duke's Mansion and the Changdu Marquis's Mansion, without the permission of the Emperor and myself, have arbitrarily appointed officials from the Dali Temple, which is suspected of treason.
rebellion?!
With a thud, Bai Fengyuan knelt down on the ground.
Yuan Yao glanced at the Ninth Prince with surprise and suspicion.
This time, it wasn't just Yuan Yao who was shocked.
Apart from Yun Chan, everyone else in the tea room was shocked.
The Ninth Prince had no expression on his face.
He dignifiedly picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Someone, notify the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate to send men to surround the Rongguo Duke's Mansion and the Changdu Marquis's Mansion."
Those who resist will be killed without exception.
After speaking, he fixed his cold gaze on Bai and Gu.
The situation escalated from the Rongguo Duke's Mansion and the Changdu Marquis's Mansion sending people to the Imperial Academy to find the princess, the Chu prince, and Princess Yuanyao to the Rongguo Duke and the Changdu Marquis dispatching the Dali Temple to arrest the prince and princess, as well as the daughter of the Ninth Prince and the eldest prince of Chu...
When the news spread, it became that the two prefectures had captured the prince of Chu and were threatening Chu to help them overthrow the Great Qi...
Rebellion—that's an absolutely heinous crime!
The situation suddenly became serious.
The Rongguo Duke's Mansion and the Changdu Marquis's Mansion were completely surrounded by layers upon layers of imperial guards...
Springtime all year round.
"Please don't be shy about what you'd like to eat!"
Since the Rongguo Duke's Mansion and the Changdu Marquis's Mansion were besieged, the National Academy only held classes for half a day before being closed for the holidays.
In two days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Starting tomorrow, it's officially the start of the holiday!
"I want another bowl of ice cream!"
Huaiyao was happier than anyone else, and ate three bowls of ice cream in one go.
Huairou helplessly advised, "Huaiyao, ice cream is too cold; girls shouldn't eat too much of it."
"Royal sister, don't stop me!" Huaiyao vented her anger. "I'm happy today! Nobody's allowed to interfere with me!"
“Huaiyao…” Huairou was extremely helpless.
Yuan Yao said, "It's alright, Sister Huairou. It's summer now, and the portion of ice cream isn't very big. How about giving Sister Huaiyao another plate?"
"Well... alright then." Huairou had no choice but to concede.
Yuan Yao beckoned to the waiter by the door and instructed him, "Go and get some more melons, and some ice cream and mangoes too..."
The shop assistant nodded: "I'll go get it right away."
Xie Zhisan finished his ice cream in a couple of bites and laughed, "When Your Highness asked if the Gu family was going to marry their daughter to Yun Chan, I laughed."
Yun Chan frowned and looked at him.
Xie Zhi smiled and said, "Gu Yucha is already twelve years old, and she will be of marriageable age in three years."
How old is Yunchan? Not even eight years old, right?
By the time Yun Chan reaches adulthood, how old will Gu Yu Cha be? Over twenty! Can the Gu family wait that long?
Lin Xuan poked at a piece of mango and looked at Yun Chan: "Yun Chan isn't even eight years old yet?"
"Hmm," Yun Chan replied indifferently.
Lin Xuan swallowed the mango: "This young marquis should be older than you!"
Yun Chan: "...Oh"
"Oh what?" Lin Xuan seemed to finally find a sense of existence from Yun Chan: "What month were you born in? This young marquis was born in February."
Yun Chan looked up, glanced at Lin Xuan, and then said, "August 20th."
August 20th?
So... isn't that just a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Today is August 13th...
Xie Zhi laughed and said, "Yun Chan, how about we celebrate your birthday on August 20th?"
Celebrating a birthday?
Yun Chan's already pale complexion seemed even paler.
He pursed his lips and lowered his voice, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I have never celebrated my birthday before."
Never had a birthday celebration?
Yuan Yao looked up at Yun Chan: "Little tantrum, you..."
Yun Chan glanced at her only once before lowering her eyes, picking up her teacup, and concealing her face...
Yuan Yao could tell that Yun Chan was sad.
Just as she was getting worried, Huaiyao suddenly spoke up: "Yuan Yao, what did you just call out?"
"Huh?" Yuan Yao looked up, confused.
Huaiyao snorted coldly: "I heard it just now!"
What did you hear?
Yuan Yao was puzzled.
"A little tiff?" Xie Zhi raised an eyebrow: "Xiao Yao'er, what's with this nickname?"
Oh, so that's what it is!
Yuan Yao smiled and said, "That's right..."
Yun Chan looked up and said, "Yuan Yao, I want to drink salty milk tea."
Yuan Yao looked over and saw that Yun Chan's eyes were somewhat deep.
She was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.
Yun Chan doesn't seem to want to drink milk tea at all.
He had told her to stop giving people nicknames...
Look at her!
It's really bad to call people by random nicknames!
Did you almost expose yourself in front of so many people?
Yuan Yao stuck out her tongue: "I'll go ask someone to make milk tea for Yun Chan!"
Just as Yuan Yao stood up, footsteps sounded at the door.
Jiang Chengyan's voice rang out from afar: "Well! Yuan Yao, you actually abandoned me and Feng Xun to come here to eat!"
Are you guys ganging up on us and ostracizing us?
Yuan Yao: "..."
Oh no!
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