He paused here, which immediately alerted Luo Ziqian, who immediately said:
"Your Majesty, although the wedding has been thwarted, I have already decided that Miss Gu is the daughter-in-law of our Luo family. I beg Your Majesty to allow us to hold the wedding on another day."
Emperor Rongcheng shook his head.
“Minister Luo, in the past, I thought you were… but now, I know that you are not homosexual, and that you are a promising talent.”
"Therefore, I have specially appointed you to work in the Ministry of Works."
This woman comes from a very poor background and has a child; she's probably not good enough for you.
Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian had a vague premonition of something bad, and quickly continued:
"Your Majesty, I do not care about these external reputations. In my heart, these are not important. What is important is the heart and character of the people around me."
"As for those external things, they are all just fleeting clouds."
These words made Emperor Rongcheng seem thoughtful.
He couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"I never expected that Minister Luo would be so insightful."
"In that case, I will certainly find you a more suitable woman to marry in the future."
Looking at Luo Ziqian's eyes and Shen Hechuan's expectant gaze, Emperor Rongcheng ultimately didn't rule out the matter outright. Instead, he delayed, saying:
"As for your marriage to the Gu family, let's postpone it for now..."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian immediately sat down on the ground, his eyes filled with regret and sorrow as he looked at Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun noticed Luo Ziqian's gaze, but she didn't know how to face him, so she could only lower her head.
But deep down, I felt a huge sense of relief.
The happiest person to hear this news was Shen Hechuan.
At this moment, he disregarded the presence of Emperor Rongcheng and Luo Ziqian's murderous gaze, and immediately looked at Gu Jingchun with tender affection.
Of course, Gu Jingchun kept his head down, not uttering a word, and refused to make eye contact with him.
It wasn't until Emperor Rongcheng got tired and waved for them to leave that Gu Jingchun got up and quickly walked out of Wanhe Hall.
As soon as they went out, Shen Hechuan chased after Gu Jingchun.
He wanted to know how Gu Jingchun managed to escape.
And how did they find out all of this?
Today, if Gu Jingchun hadn't taken the initiative to go to the palace to report Shen Mubai, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
Of course, without Luo Ziqian's initial entry into the palace, his plan would not have been able to proceed smoothly.
Therefore, his gaze couldn't help but fall on Luo Ziqian.
Although he's a bit ugly now.
Shen Hechuan also really wanted to say to him, "Good brother."
Even without prior consultation, he could guess what he was capable of and make the decision that would be most beneficial to Shen Hechuan.
This is the result of his and Luo Ziqian's years of tacit understanding.
But why was Gu Jingchun involved?
Is it because of their friendship from many years ago?
It's because he's in her heart.
Therefore, upon learning of her situation, they would disregard their own reputation and safety and rush into the palace to lend her a helping hand.
This realization filled Shen Hechuan with joy, and he didn't care that he was still in the palace. He immediately wanted to chase after Gu Jingchun.
He had only taken a few steps when Luo Ziqian stopped him.
Ignoring Shen Hechuan's struggles, he pulled him to a secluded spot before angrily rebuking him:
"Shen Hechuan, you heartless bastard, you are unworthy to be the crown prince."
When I saw your jade pendant, I thought something had happened to you, which is why I cooperated with you to enter the palace. I never expected that you, you bastard, would actually try to covet my wife and even ruin the wife I had already gotten my hands on.
Feeling wronged, Luo Ziqian directly uttered harsh words:
“I…I swear, from today onwards, I, Luo Ziqian, will sever all ties with you.”
From this day forward, it's either you or me. Since you like my wife, you're destined to lose your good brother.
When Luo Ziqian found Shen Hechuan's jade pendant today, he realized that this matter was probably done by Shen Hechuan on purpose.
Because Shen Hechuan never parted with his jade pendant.
Moreover, given his intelligence, even if he were to abduct a bride, he wouldn't leave such an obvious handle.
So even though he guessed that Shen Hechuan's target was Gu Jingchun, he still gritted his teeth and took the jade pendant into the palace.
Because he knew that he was the most important link in Shen Hechuan's plan, the first arrow that would allow everything to proceed smoothly.
Even though he had already guessed the outcome, he still couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he heard that the wedding was postponed.
He was heartbroken that the wife he was about to have was gone.
What hurt her even more was that she clearly understood Shen Hechuan's goal, but still couldn't bring herself to ignore it.
He was even more heartbroken that Shen Hechuan had seen through him long ago and set a trap for him.
Therefore, he was heartbroken and indignant at this moment, wishing he could tear Shen Hechuan to pieces.
Shen Hechuan was in a good mood at the moment, so he was unusually patient and prepared to coax Luo Ziqian.
He guessed right.
He did indeed deliberately leave that jade pendant there.
If Prince Rui wants to succeed, he must need something from him.
He had already discovered that one of his subordinates had been bribed, so he deliberately didn't punish him, allowing him to successfully steal the jade pendant.
That's why we're in this situation today.
As for whether Luo Ziqian would enter the palace, he was gambling on it.
Luo Ziqian certainly did not disappoint him.
Even though Gu Jingchun was between them, and even though he had beaten Luo Ziqian into a pulp.
He would cooperate with him immediately.
This is his true brother, his right and left hands.
Therefore, seeing his angry expression, Shen Hechuan immediately comforted him:
“I know you’re upset, but Jingchun isn’t right for you. If you want a wife, I can find you a good one, okay?”
Luo Ziqian lowered his head and remained silent, his eyes reddening.
"My younger sister, Princess Rongyang, has always been fond of you. Why don't you marry her?"
"Although this child is a bit impulsive, she is simple-minded. I used to think that you, an old fox, would bully her and devour her completely. But now that I see how upset you are, I'll give her to you in marriage. What do you say?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian finally whispered, "Get out!"
He opened his mouth, but after a long while, he managed to utter a single word, though the last syllable still trembled slightly, clearly indicating that he had been trying hard to hold back his tears.
Shen Hechuan added, "I'm serious, you can consider it."
Luo Ziqian turned his head away. "Don't use a mere child as a shield. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"
"You're clearly bullying me."
As Luo Ziqian spoke, his voice trembled slightly.
Shen Hechuan remained silent for a moment.
He slowly said, "Ziqian, you can lie about other things, but you can't lie about matters of the heart."
I can't do it. Even if it were you, I couldn't bear to let her marry you.
"So, even if she doesn't want to, even if you hate me and become estranged from me because of it, I still can't bear to watch her marry you?"
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