The emperor nodded to the person beside him, who didn't ask any further questions and walked out.
Seeing that Jiang Jingyue was still kneeling on the ground, the emperor immediately spoke to her.
"Young Miss Jiang, please get up! If you have something to say, just stand up and answer. You don't have to kneel like this."
Although the emperor said so, Jiang Jingyue still showed no intention of getting up; she remained kneeling there.
"Your Majesty, I hope you will agree to this matter."
Just as Jiang Jingyue was talking to the emperor, the servant who had just gone out rushed back in.
As soon as he entered, he whispered in the emperor's ear for a long time. Jiang Jingyue knew that he had returned from gathering information.
After hearing the servant finish recounting this matter, the emperor couldn't help but frown. He hadn't expected it to be because of this.
When Jiang Jingyue said those words, he initially thought it was a conflict between the two of them, but he never expected that something like this would happen.
He didn't know what to decide right now, so he could only speak to the people around him.
"Go and summon Prince Cheng and Consort Jing, and have them come over to discuss how to handle this matter."
Consort Jing and Prince Cheng arrived at the scene immediately. When they heard the Emperor say that Jiang Jingyue was going to break off the engagement, their first reaction was to object.
"Your Majesty, this is just a conflict between the children. They can resolve it themselves. There's no need to escalate it to the point of annulment."
When Prince Cheng was by Consort Jing's side, he immediately chimed in.
He even ran to Jiang Jingyue's side and reached out to pull her up.
Fortunately, Jiang Jingyue was quick enough to dodge his outstretched hand at the last second.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but after what you've done, no matter what, I can't be with you anymore. Since you like my sister, then I wish you both a long and happy marriage, a match made in heaven. I won't hold you back any longer. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request."
The emperor was still somewhat hesitant, after all, Consort Jing and the others were unwilling.
However, since this happened, it was indeed Consort Jing and the others who were in the wrong. Just as the emperor was about to say something, Mo Beiting, who had been standing by his side without saying a word, suddenly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, forced marriages are never sweet. So, Your Majesty, since Miss Jiang has no interest and Prince Cheng has someone he likes, let's just drop this matter!"
This was the first time the emperor had seen Mo Beiting so concerned about something, so when he heard what Mo Beiting said, he didn't hesitate any longer and immediately nodded to Jiang Jingyue.
“Miss Jiang, since you have put it that way, then I will grant your request. However, I hope you will not regret it later.”
Seeing that the emperor had relented, Jiang Jingyue was very excited.
"Your Majesty, rest assured! I will certainly not regret it. Thank you for your decision, Your Majesty. I am deeply grateful."
Seeing that the Emperor had made this decision, Consort Jing was extremely anxious and wanted to say something, but since the Emperor had already made his decision, Consort Jing knew that it would be futile for her to say anything now.
She could only look at Jiang Jingyue and speak with some regret.
"Xiaoyue, this is something that Prince Cheng has wronged you about, but he was also tricked by someone. Can't you forgive him just this once?"
He can assure you that this will never happen again.
After hearing what Consort Jing said, Jiang Jingyue shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Consort Jing, but I cannot agree to this. The fact that this has happened only proves one thing: that I am not destined to be with the Prince. He will definitely find someone more suitable for him."
Now that everything was resolved, Jiang Jingyue waited for the emperor to give her the imperial edict, took the edict, bid farewell to the emperor, and prepared to leave.
After Jiang Jingyue left, Mo Beiting followed her out.
Before Jiang Jingyue could react, he pulled her into his arms.
"Excellent, Yuebao, you handled this matter well. I am very satisfied. In a few days, I will come to propose marriage. You can just wait at home."
Jiang Jingyue was startled when Mo Beiting shouted at her like that. She looked up and stared at Mo Beiting in disbelief.
"Your Highness, why do you call me that? Anyone who doesn't know better would think you like me."
Mo Beiting did not deny this. He realized that he was indeed interested in the woman in front of him, but he was not sure whether he liked her or not.
"I will call you whatever I like. And from now on, don't call me Your Highness, just call me by my name."
Jiang Jingyue initially thought this regent was rather unapproachable, but unexpectedly, he now seems quite approachable.
So she couldn't resist teasing Mo Beiting in front of her. She slowly approached Mo Beiting and then spoke to him.
"Your Highness, how would you like me to address you? Ting, Mo Ting, or should I call you Ting Bao?"
Jiang Jingyue's words left Mo Beiting speechless. He stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to say.
Mo Beiting watched as Jiang Jingyue continued to approach him, and couldn't help but reach out, hug her, and then press her down on the back mountain.
This time, it was Jiang Jingyue's turn to be scared. She couldn't help but reach out and push Mo Beiting, trying to push him away. However, her movements were too small, and even though she pushed, Mo Beiting didn't budge.
"Wang...Ting, don't be like this. If you keep acting like this, I'm going to get angry." Mo Beiting looked at Jiang Jingyue's puffed-up face and couldn't help but find it cute. He reached out and pinched her puffed-up cheeks.
After squeezing it, he couldn't help but laugh. The feel of it was surprisingly good.
"Your Highness, please stop. Release me immediately. I should go back now."
In the end, Mo Beiting still sent Jiang Jingyue back. For a while afterward, whenever Jiang Jingyue had time, she would go to see Mo Beiting, and whenever Mo Beiting had time, he would take Jiang Jingyue out to play.
The two got along very well, and their feelings for each other quickly intensified.
However, when Mo Beiting came to propose marriage, it still startled everyone.
Jiang Laoyang looked at the Regent standing in front of him, so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his brow.
"Regent, are you serious about this? You really want to marry Xiaoyue, and you're not joking, are you?"
Mo Beiting nodded, "Lord Jiang, how could I possibly joke about such a thing? You see, accept the betrothal gifts, exchange the tokens, and we can consider this matter settled."
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