As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Li Chengze's arrogance immediately diminished. He glared at me unwillingly, but did not dare to do it again, and shut up in dismay.

I watched this farce with a cold eye, but my heart was in turmoil. This nagging man is really troublesome, one or two of them like to play this kind of jealous trick, so childish!

"Xiao Rui," the emperor turned to Xiao Rui and said in a more serious tone, "Tell me, what is going on?"

Xiao Rui took a deep breath and just opened his mouth to explain, but I suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this matter is not your fault, it's all my fault!"

Everyone was stunned, including Xiao Rui, who looked at me in confusion, his eyes full of worry.

I smiled at him, signaling him to be patient, then turned to look at the emperor and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I have admired your talent and character since I was young. Today, I have seen your true face and my heart is even more in love with you. That's why I can't help but say to you..."

I deliberately spoke hesitantly and was hesitant to say anything, and with my shy expression, anyone who saw me would think I was a crazy girl who fell in love with Xiao Rui at first sight.

Sure enough, the emperor's expression softened a little. He looked at me with a hint of inquiry and suspicion, but more of it was understanding.

Ha, man!

I sneered in my heart and continued, "Your Majesty, I know that I am of humble status and unworthy of you, but my love for you is like a surging river, which is endless. Please grant me your blessing!"

As I spoke, I suddenly knelt down with a plop, as if I was determined to marry no one else but Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui obviously didn't expect me to do this. He was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hurriedly took a step forward, trying to help me up, but I easily dodged him.

"Qingya, what are you doing?" Xiao Rui asked in a low voice, with a hint of anxiety and blame in his tone.

I raised my head and looked at him, my eyes full of determination and resoluteness: "My Lord, I know that this is unfair to you, but I have made up my mind, and I will marry you from now on!"

I spoke with such passion and emotion that I almost cried.

Li Chengze was stunned watching from the side, obviously he didn't expect me to do this, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say, in the end he was so angry that his face turned blue, but he couldn't do anything.

The emperor's expression was uncertain. He looked at me, then at Xiao Rui, and finally, his gaze fell on Li Chengze, with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Prince, tell me, what should we do about this?" the emperor suddenly asked.

Li Chengze was startled by the emperor's sudden question. He was stunned for a moment and stammered, "This... this..."

I sneered in my heart, Li Chengze, ah Li Chengze, you have come to this point! Let's see if you dare to fight me again!

Li Chengze hesitated for a long time, but couldn't make a clear statement. Finally, he made up his mind and said, "Father, I think that since this woman is interested in your uncle, why not help them get together? This is a win-win situation!"

I looked up suddenly and looked at Li Chengze in disbelief. Did this guy get kicked in the head by a donkey? He actually said such a thing!

Xiao Rui looked at Li Chengze in shock. He obviously didn't expect that Li Chengze would take the initiative to offer to "give" me to him.

There was still an emperor with an unfathomable expression on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"Prince, are you sure?" The emperor looked at Li Chengze and asked word by word.

Li Chengze seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath and said loudly: "Son, I am sure!"

"Okay!" The emperor suddenly slapped the table and stood up. "In that case, then..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise and the whole hall shook violently. I lost my balance and almost fell to the ground.

"What's going on?!" the emperor shouted angrily, his face looking terribly gloomy.

"Report--" A guard stumbled in, his face pale and his body trembling, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened, the palace... the palace..."

"What happened in the palace?!" the emperor grabbed the guard by the collar and asked harshly.

"The palace... there's an assassin in the palace!"

As soon as the guard finished speaking, the whole hall was suddenly filled with laughter.