For some reason, Duan Sijin was actually frightened by her look and sat down obediently.
When everyone saw it, they were also dumbfounded.
Oh my goodness, it turns out that this general’s mansion… is actually run by Princess Yunle!
With Princess Yunle's strong personality, wouldn't the Fifth Prince be afraid of his wife in the future?!
However, Duan Qingxi didn't care about what everyone thought. Instead, he saluted the emperor and said in a gentle tone, "Your Majesty, although my eldest brother holds no official position in the court, he is still the legitimate son of the general's mansion. He is the brother of me, a first-rank princess, and the only disciple of the imperial teacher. With such status, your Majesty is marrying him to a concubine?!"
Su Ziling was humiliated on the spot and her face immediately turned extremely ugly.
Duan Qingxi glanced at her, unconcerned, and continued, "Your Majesty, although my general's mansion is not considered an important official, isn't it a bit of a joke to grant such a marriage? I refuse to accept it."
Hearing this, the emperor's expression brightened slightly. He said, "My princess, you are indeed right. I was negligent. In this case, how about marrying Miss Su to your brother as his concubine?"
Su Ziling was so angry that she almost bit her teeth to pieces. She could have been the principal wife, but now she could only be a concubine.
Just thinking that I could still marry the man I loved, I endured it.
As long as she marries him and gives birth to a son, she won't have to worry about not being able to become the main wife.
Unexpectedly, Duan Qingxi still shook his head and said, "No, my eldest brother is handsome and elegant, talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is also such a gentle and humble person. He will definitely achieve great things in the future. This Miss Su is still not worthy of my eldest brother. If she were the legitimate daughter of the Su family, it would be fine, but this concubine's daughter is absolutely not suitable."
The emperor frowned and said, "Is it not possible to be a concubine?"
Duan Qingxi said: "No."
Lord Su's expression also seemed to be not looking good. At this moment, Duan Qingxi looked at Lord Su and asked, "Does Lord Su have any legitimate daughters in his family?"
Lord Su was stunned for a moment, then said, "The only legitimate daughter has already married."
Duan Qingxi shook his head and said, "That's a shame, it really can't be done."
Seeing the emperor's increasingly grim expression, the empress pressed the issue, "Princess Yunle, why can't Master Duan marry the Su family's concubine?"
Duan Qingxi sighed and pretended to be calm, "Since the Queen asked, I have no choice but to tell the truth. Actually... I once calculated my eldest brother's fate. He can only have one wife in this life, and this wife must be the legitimate daughter of the other family. Otherwise... at the very least, he will have no descendants, and at the worst, he will suffer a bloody disaster and not live past the age of thirty-five!"
When everyone heard this, they suddenly understood and started talking about it.
Duan Qingxi is a disciple of Master Qingyuan, so when he says this, people will naturally be convinced.
Besides... Duan Sijin is Duan Qingxi's brother. She wouldn't curse her brother just to prevent Su Ziling from marrying into their family, right?
Upon hearing this, Lord Su's expression brightened considerably.
Although Su Ziling was the child of his favorite concubine, she was just a girl after all and was not valued by him. So as long as Duan Qingxi was not deliberately targeting him, it didn't matter.
The emperor and empress looked at each other, as if they didn't know whether to believe her or not.
At this time, Duan Qingxi looked at them and said, "If the Emperor and Empress don't believe it, why not ask the Imperial Preceptor?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at the Imperial Master.
The Imperial Master was just there to watch the show, but he didn't expect Duan Qingxi to put all the blame on him.
The smile on his face froze instantly, but at this moment, he couldn't stay out of it any longer.
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