Early the next morning.
Qin Ke'er got up very early and sat in front of the bronze mirror, letting the maid apply her makeup.
"What kind of makeup would the princess like today?" The maid asked with a smile. After this period of time, she could see that General Ling Ku truly cared for her princess.
Nowadays, many men have three wives and four concubines, and the concubines are all young and beautiful, with a huge age gap between them. But General Lingku was concerned from the beginning that his age would make the princess feel wronged. Thinking about it this way, this is the only way he truly cares about the princess.
"Just do your usual makeup, no need to be too deliberate."
Qin Ke'er smiled shyly, wanting to show Ling Ku her most authentic self.
After finishing her makeup, Qin Ke'er chose a casual outfit, dressed herself neatly, and sat in the courtyard, waiting for the appointed time.
Zhaoning Palace.
Ling Ku knelt outside the courtyard as usual. He had been kneeling for several days in a row. Even his iron body could not support him, and he was swaying a little while kneeling.
Ling Ku was extremely saddened; he might really never see Princess Fuyun again.
Is Princess Fuyun truly in love with that young master Ma?
Just then, the door suddenly opened, and Jiang Yu slowly walked out. "Ling Ku, why have you been kneeling here for so many days? Are you trying to force me to grant you and Ke'er a marriage?"
"No, no," Ling Ku quickly denied. "I only wish to ask for a chance to meet Princess Fuyun, that's all."
"Meet?"
Jiang Yu sighed deeply, "What can I say to you? Everyone saw how Ke'er treated you at the beginning. Now, the Qin family's elites are still recuperating in the capital. I heard from the Marquis that if those people hadn't arrived in time, you would have lost your life."
"Your Majesty, I understand everything you have said. I am grateful to the Qin family and Princess Fuyun."
"Then why did you so decisively reject Ke'er later?" Jiang Yu said irritably. "If you're going to reject someone, you should do it cleanly. Is it the behavior of a gentleman to go back on your word after rejecting them?"
"Your Majesty, I truly regret it."
Ling Ku, a grown man, felt like he was about to crumble into dust.
“At that time, I only felt that I was not good enough for Princess Fuyun. I was worried that if she married me, her family would misunderstand her and she would be looked down upon by the Sun family and the Yun family.” Ling Ku paused. “Until the Marquis enlightened me, I could not be sure that anyone would treat Princess Fuyun better than me.”
"Are you really that confident in yourself?"
“Your Majesty, even if Princess Fuyun wanted my life, I would hand it to her without a word.”
"I don't need your life."
Qin Ke'er's voice suddenly rang out, and Ling Kuhu's body trembled. It was Princess Fuyun's voice!
......
Jiang Yu glanced at Ling Ku and Qin Ke'er, then walked straight into the house, leaving the two of them alone.
Only Granny Ling was left to guard the door, lest this meeting affect Qin Ke'er's reputation.
"Is Ayu still worried about Ling Ku?" Gu Lin glanced at Jiang Yu and saw that no one was behind her, so he guessed that Granny Ling was still outside.
“It’s not that I don’t trust Ling Ku,” Jiang Yu smiled, “I just want to give Ke’er a chance to choose again.”
Even though she knew in her heart that the two of them liked each other.
“Sometimes I feel that everything is preordained.” Jiang Yu looked into the courtyard. “Perhaps at the beginning, the two of them were not so inseparable. After going through this, if they can really get married, they will definitely be a perfect couple.”
"I only hope that Lingku won't stand in the courtyard every day."
Gu Lin's eyes darkened; his patience had its limits.
Outside the courtyard, Ling Ku and Qin Ke'er looked at each other in silence.
Ling Ku seemed completely at a loss, kneeling on the ground and looking up at Qin Ke'er, "Princess Fuyun, can...can you marry me?"
"If you want to marry me, you must follow the proper etiquette and marry me as your wife. If I, Qin Ke'er, am going to get married, I want to get married in a grand and glorious way."
"Okay...I...I'll go prepare right away, prepare the betrothal gifts. I...I don't have any elders in my family, I..."
Ling Ku could barely speak properly. He tried to get up but fell to the ground again because of the swelling and redness in his knees. Qin Ke'er rushed forward to help him up. The moment their skin touched, an electric current ran through their bodies.
"These are things you should be worrying about," Qin Ke'er said, her face flushed. "As for me... my mother is supposed to come to the capital..."
The sight of the two of them made Granny Ling smile. The wedding date hadn't even been set yet, and these two were already worrying about meeting their elders?
On this day, when Ling Ku came out of the palace, he was no longer the gloomy man he had been for the past few days; instead, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Ling Ku began to shout, "Go quickly, go and repair the backyard for this general! Also, bring out all of this general's possessions, this general needs to prepare betrothal gifts!"
"A betrothal gift?" The servant looked surprised. "General, is there some good news for you?"
"There's good news coming soon."
Ling Ku smiled so hard his gums were showing. Princess Fuyun had agreed to marry him!
......
The next morning, Gu Qingyan bestowed a marriage upon Ling Ku and Qin Ke'er during the morning court session.
After the court session, Jiang He and Chang Qing followed Ying Zhi to Ling Ku's residence.
Ling Ku knelt on the ground, listening to Ying Zhi's imperial edict, his whole body trembling with excitement.
"General Ling, why haven't you received the imperial decree yet?"
Yingzhi smiled and placed the imperial edict on Ling Ku's raised hands, "This servant congratulates General Ling on this joyous occasion."
"Hehehe, thank you very much, Grandpa Yingzhi."
After Yingzhi left, Changqing patted Lingku on the shoulder and said, "Good lad, you finally managed to marry her! It wasn't for nothing that I came to your residence to give you some pointers."
Ling Ku was in a very good mood at the moment, so he didn't bother arguing with Chang Qing, that brute.
"My lord, Princess Fuyun has agreed to marry me."
“The imperial decree has been issued, so neither of you can escape this marriage.” Jiang He was genuinely happy for Ling Ku, but the smile on Ling Ku’s face froze the next second. “My lord, I don’t understand these etiquette rules… I’m afraid I might offend the princess.”
"Don't worry about that. I'll have my wife take care of it for you." Jiang He couldn't bear to look at Ling Ku's tearful gratitude. Even when he saved Ling Ku's life on the battlefield, he hadn't seen this kind of behavior from the boy.
"You've already started preparing the betrothal gifts?"
Chang Qing couldn't help but twitch his lips as he watched the servants looking like they were going to empty the Marquis's mansion. "What if the princess marries in and finds the house completely bare? She might regret it."
"Chang Qing!"
Ling Ku swung his fist at Chang Qing, who immediately dodged in fright. "My lord, look at this martial artist, Ling Ku!"
"You're not a true warrior!"
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