Chapter 61: Marriage, a Decree

The little thoughts in his mind were ruthlessly exposed, and Xiao Bicheng's expression suddenly became a little unnatural.

But he still said stubbornly: "Prince Chu, please stop slandering me!"

Ye Wuque glanced at him, raised the corner of his mouth and laughed strangely, "In fact, Prince Ye, there is no need to be so excited. If you also want to marry Bai Yingxue, just say it directly. I have never liked to steal someone's love."

"I..." Xiao Bicheng almost fell into the trap, but he quickly came to his senses and broke out in a cold sweat.

If he said frankly that he liked Bai Yingxue, it would be like losing Xie Zhuoning and the support of the Zhenyang Marquis Mansion behind her.

Moreover, because of Bai Yingxue's incident, he had already made the civil and military officials have a lot of complaints about him. If he stopped her from marrying to Western Chu at this time, he would immediately be charged with the crime of undermining the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

By then, even if my father wanted to protect him, I'm afraid it would be difficult to appease the people's anger!

He came back to his senses and secretly clenched his fists, "Prince Chu, you are joking. I am already engaged to the eldest daughter of the Xie family. How can I marry the Saint?"

"Isn't this simple? After the marriage, you can divorce your wife and marry another one, not to mention it's just an engagement. Since Prince Ye is reluctant to let the Saint marry far away, why not make her the Crown Princess? It just so happens that I think the eldest daughter of the Xie family is not bad, so it's okay to marry her back to Xi Chu."

Ye Wuque never stops talking until he makes people shocked. Every word he says is enough to choke someone to death.

Xie Zhuoning, who was eating fruits and pastries while watching the excitement, suddenly started coughing and was almost choked to death.

This bastard, why is he bringing this to her head for no reason?

Xiao Bicheng naturally refused to comply, "How can that be possible?"

If he could break off the engagement, why would he have to lie to Xie Zhuoning every day all these years and let Xue'er follow him without any status and suffer injustice?

Hearing this, Ye Wuque glanced at him, raised the corner of his lips and sneered.

He despises this kind of people the most, who want everything and don't want to give up anything.

He sighed deeply, "Your Majesty, I have come from a long way to come to you from Western Chu with great sincerity. But now it seems that Great Ye has no intention of a good negotiation."

Emperor Zhaowen glared at the prince fiercely and coughed repeatedly in anger.

The queen beside him quickly patted his back, and he felt a little relieved.

He knew that he would not be able to hold on for long, but with the Queen Mother and Duke Zheng protecting Prince Yong, he had no way to clear the obstacles for his son.

When he dies, Daye will surely fall into chaos.

Therefore, before his death, everything had to be arranged in advance to prevent other countries from taking advantage of the situation and seizing Daye.

The Crown Princess Xie Zhuoning must not be touched. Not to mention that the Marquis of Zhenyang has a large army under his command and he is the one who has to guard the northern gate of the country.

Besides, the prince had been engaged to her since childhood, and when they were about to get married, he suddenly broke off the engagement and married someone else. Wouldn't people all over the world say that the prince was a heartless and ungrateful person?

Although Bai Yingxue, the saintly lady, has the reputation of "whoever gets her can get the world", she has no power or influence and is not yet a big shot. It is better for her to marry to Western Chu than for King Yong to marry her and use her name to build momentum.

After weighing the pros and cons, Emperor Zhaowen said: "The existence of the Saint is to seek the welfare of the people of the world. If it can bring about long-term friendship between the two countries, she will have fulfilled her mission."

"Issue an imperial decree to confer the title of Princess Yunxue on Saint Bai Yingxue and send her to Xichu to marry a prince!"

Once the imperial edict is issued, it’s ironclad.

Xiao Bicheng seemed to have lost his backbone and suddenly collapsed in the chair.

"Xue'er..."

He said that when he became emperor, the position of empress would be reserved for her forever.

But now, he can only watch her marrying in another country and is powerless to change the situation.

Xie Zhuoning looked at Xiao Bicheng with some mockery.

I thought he would be brave enough to fight for Bai Yingxue, but he turned out to be so cowardly.

No matter how much he likes Bai Yingxue, he will still succumb to reality. This is human nature.

After the dinner.

Xie Zhuoning was about to leave the palace and return home with Madam Xie, but she saw Ye Wuque winking at her across the crowd.

Obviously there is something to be said.

Ever since he proposed to Bai Yingxue at the banquet, the two of them have been like crickets on the same rope.

Xie Zhuoning thought for a moment and then stopped. "Grandmother, I suddenly realized that Princess Yunheng left her purse here with me. Why don't you go first and I'll take it to her."

A purse is something that is very personal to one’s body. If it were picked up by a man outside of the household in such an occasion, it would probably cause a lot of gossip.

Princess Yunheng discovered that her purse was missing and was extremely worried, so she sent people to look for it everywhere.

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie hurriedly said, "Then go quickly and don't let the princess wait anxiously. I'll have someone leave a carriage for you at the palace gate."

"Okay." Xie Zhuoning nodded and turned to walk towards Yu Garden.

Not long after they walked, Xia Ju reminded them, "Second Miss, you're behind us."

As soon as they left, Xie Wanyin stayed behind on the pretext of having to go to the bathroom, and followed them quietly all the way.

But she was not a martial artist, her breathing was heavy and her steps were deep, so it was hard for her not to be noticed.

"It seems like she is going crazy trying to find something to hold against me." Xie Zhuoning smiled faintly, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

She pretended not to notice and walked a little further.

At this moment, a Cuju ball rolled down the corridor steps and landed at her feet.

She looked up and saw a chubby young man running towards her, followed by a large group of palace maids and eunuchs.

"Hey, my ancestor, please run slower!"

The man did not stop, "Ball...my ball..."

Xie Zhuoning knew this man, Yin Lei, the son of Yin Huan, Duke of Zheng, the younger brother of Queen Mother Yin.

He was born with a large fetus and had a difficult birth. His mother risked her life to give birth to him, but because he was in her womb for too long, his brain was damaged and he has been stupid and foolish ever since.

Queen Mother Yin took pity on the orphan and often brought him into the palace to raise him.

Song Yuqiu's heartless father brought her from the countryside to the capital just to let her marry Yin Lei in place of her sister.

With a move of his toes, Xie Zhuoning kicked the ball towards Xie Wanyin behind him.

Hearing the "ouch", she immediately quickened her pace and quickly turned to the side road.

Yin Lei looked in the direction the ball rolled, his eyes lit up instantly, "My ball!"

"You're the fat guy who hit me with the Cuju?" Xie Wanyin grimaced in pain. He was so angry that he picked up the Cuju and threw it at Yin Lei.

Yin Lei was stunned by the blow, and the next moment he sat paralyzed on the ground, crying loudly.

"Bully me...she bullied me..."

The palace maids and eunuchs who followed closely were dumbfounded.

Xie Wanyin was also dumbfounded when she saw a large number of palace ladies rushing over.

The leading eunuch's face suddenly turned cold, and he said in a stern voice: "Miss, please follow me to the Queen Mother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two eunuchs came forward and clamped Xie Wanyin.

She suddenly became nervous, "No, I won't go. I'm the daughter of Zuodu Yushi Xieheng. You can't do this to me!"

The eunuch said coldly: "Young lady, you should save these words for the Queen Mother!"