Chapter 62 062 In the past, she would have preferred her marriage partner to be Meng Jiang...
A group of palace maids stepped forward in response, preparing to "invite" the ghost queen out.
However, this time Zhu Miao did not passively endure the injustice. Instead, she used her inner energy to wave her sleeve and unleash a dazzling purple-red ribbon, sending all the approaching palace servants flying.
Tables and chairs were overturned all around, and cups and plates were scattered everywhere, instantly turning the pleasant banquet atmosphere into a freezing point.
All eyes were drawn to the purplish-red ribbon in the Ghost Queen's hand.
It was not a ghostly thing; what surrounded the ribbon was a strong divine aura.
Those with less experience were quite shocked by this, not understanding why the Queen of Ghosts would possess items from the Heavenly Court.
The older ministers exchanged enigmatic glances, which brought to mind memories of the Ghost Queen's past from many years ago.
Yan Lie's face was extremely ugly as he stared intently at the purplish-red ribbon.
"Zhu Miao, what are you doing? Are you rebelling?"
Zhu Miao seemed to realize that she had acted impulsively. Given her current status, she really shouldn't have used this magic weapon in front of everyone again.
The ribbon, hovering in mid-air, poised to unleash its power, suddenly went limp, as if a spirited warrior had been suddenly stripped of his spine and was retracted back into Zhu Miao's sleeve.
"Your Majesty, Meng is still young."
Zhu Miao's voice trembled as she looked at Yan Lie with a hint of pleading.
This was the first time in so many days that she had looked Yan Lie in the eye, but not as a wife looking at her husband, but as a mother protecting her child.
When Yan Lie was looked at like that by Zhu Miao, he felt like a ribbon stripped of its spiritual energy, and his entire aura collapsed instantly.
He turned his head away and waved his hand weakly.
The palace servants helped Zhumiao leave the banquet, and this time Zhumiao did not resist.
Ah Meng wanted to leave with her mother, but Yan Lie called her back.
"A-Meng, you stay."
A Meng was startled and had no choice but to sit back down.
She was afraid and instinctively wanted to look at her master, but thinking of her father's attitude towards her master just now, and not wanting her master to get involved again and anger her father, she had no choice but to forcibly control her gaze, lower her eyes, and pretend to be calm and composed.
During the ensuing palace banquet, Yan Lie was no longer in high spirits. He kept a sullen face and drank one cup of wine after another in silence. He scolded those who tried to flatter him without any sense of propriety.
The matter of Guang Si's proposal to marry the princess was never resolved.
Yan Lie neither refused nor agreed, leaving people puzzled about his intentions.
After the banquet, General Meng returned to his residence.
His trusted lieutenant said, "General, Guang Si's temperament has changed drastically. If it were before, if His Majesty hadn't responded to his request for a marriage decree, he would have made a scene long ago, insisting on forcing His Majesty to give him a definite answer!"
Another person chimed in, "Yes, look at him today, he's like a completely different person. His Majesty didn't respond, and he didn't urge him. This low-key and reserved style of doing things is nothing like Guang Si!"
"Is it a different person?" The young general sat at his desk, tapping the table lightly with his right index finger, which was adorned with a silver finger cot, and repeated this question to himself.
The lieutenant suddenly had a strange idea, "Could this Guang Si be a fake? Our general beat him so badly that he was left with only a wisp of a soul. Who knows what kind of thing has returned this time?"
"How could that be? With His Majesty's cultivation level, if it were a fake, it would have been exposed long ago."
Everyone else thought the deputy general was being a bit delusional. The deputy general thought about it for a moment and also felt that such a thing was unlikely to happen. He chuckled twice and let it go.
"But why would Guang Si propose to the princess? He clearly knows that the princess..." The man was interrupted by a colleague's elbow, and he remembered that their general hated it most when people gossiped about the princess's background behind her back. So he coughed twice to cover it up.
At this moment, someone came in to announce that a guest had come to visit outside the mansion.
The guest was very mysterious, his true appearance was completely covered by spiritual power, clearly not wanting anyone to know his identity, and he simply handed over a token.
General Meng took the token from his servant, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly ordered the guests to be brought in.
"Be careful not to make a fuss, and don't let anyone see it," he specifically instructed.
General Meng was quite surprised to see Zhu Miao in the backyard of the General's Mansion.
That token belonged to the Fusang Palace. He originally thought that A-Meng was frightened by the arranged marriage and secretly ran away at night.
“I know that with the tokens in the Meng Palace, General Meng will definitely not refuse us entry.” Zhu Miao saw what General Meng was thinking and smiled bitterly.
Indeed, if the token from the Ghost Queen's palace had been handed in today, General Meng would never have let anyone in.
He was only Ah Meng's master and did not want to become a follower of the Ghost Queen.
"What is the purpose of Your Majesty's late arrival at night?"
"With your intelligence, General, you should have guessed why I've come."
General Meng remained unmoved and respectfully clasped his hands in greeting: "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."
To everyone's surprise, Zhu Miao gracefully knelt down before General Meng.
General Meng reacted quickly, grabbing Zhu Miao's elbow with one hand to help her up, saying, "Your Majesty, this is unacceptable."
Zhu Miao frowned slightly, brushed away General Meng's hand, and still knelt down resolutely.
"I have come here today with a request that is difficult to make. I know that the general is unwilling to agree, so I have no other choice."
General Meng stepped aside, refusing the Ghost Queen's grand gesture.
“I know that the general has always had someone in his heart and is unwilling to accept other women. But now A-Meng is in an awkward situation. I don’t want her to be used as a pawn in a political marriage like I was back then. But if this fate is destined and unavoidable, as her mother, I would rather her marriage partner be you, General Meng, rather than Guang Si.”
General Meng arrived in the Ghost Realm late and initially did not know the past of the Ghost Queen and the Ghost King. However, he was at the center of power, and since Meng's bloodline was questioned, he learned some things from the gossip of the old ministers.
Zhu Miao was originally the daughter of a Heavenly God, and she and Yuan Si, who was then the Crown Prince of Heaven, were childhood sweethearts and deeply in love. At that time, the Ghost Realm was still a disorganized mess, until the Ghost King Yan Lie appeared out of nowhere and unified the Ghost Realm in just a few decades. His strength grew stronger and stronger, threatening the safety of the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Venerable at that time, who was also Yuan Si's father, was pleasure-loving and not fond of war. Hearing that Yan Lie had always admired the goddess Zhu Miao, he decided to arrange a marriage between them. However, the people of the Ghost Realm were very hostile to gods and would never accept a goddess as their ghost queen. So the Heavenly Venerable waved his hand and turned Zhu Miao into a mortal, then forced her to commit suicide and become a ghost, marrying Yan Lie as a ghost spirit.
Zhu Miao was forced to agree for the sake of her family. By the time Yuan Si learned of this, it was too late. From then on, he harbored a deep hatred for the Ghost Realm. After he ascended the throne as the Heavenly Venerable, the Heavenly Court and the Ghost Realm began an endless war. After Zhu Miao married Yan Lie, he doted on her. However, there were often rumors that she and Yuan Si were still entangled. It wasn't until Princess A Meng was born that Yan Lie finally let go of his resentment.
“Your Majesty, I am A-Meng’s master, and I have always regarded her as a junior. It is impossible for me to marry her,” General Meng sighed slightly and said to Zhu Miao.
"Because you are A-Meng's master, now in this ghostly realm, besides me, you are the only one who truly cares about her and is willing to protect her. General Meng, please... take pity on this child." Zhu Miao choked up as she spoke, and her eyes reddened slightly.
General Meng remained silent for a long time before saying, "If Your Majesty continues to speak to me like this, even if I wanted to agree, I wouldn't dare."
Zhu Miao looked up in surprise, "General, are you serious? You're willing to ask His Majesty for A Meng's hand in marriage?"
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Author's note: To be continued tomorrow~
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