Ye Qingwan finally decided to marry Liu Sheng. When Nangong Muyun heard the news, he actually had a selfish moment and wanted to issue an order to forbid them from getting married.

Didn’t my father say that as long as I become emperor, I can have whatever I want?

Obviously, his father lied to him.

When he became emperor, not only did he not get the person he liked, he also had to marry a bunch of people he didn't like. He had three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines, but not one of them was the one he liked.

Not only do you not like it, but you also have to treat it equally and pretend to be nice to it.

He was reminded every day that the former dynasty and the harem were one, and that he was the emperor, so he should put the overall situation first and not cause unrest in the former dynasty and the harem because of his personal likes and dislikes.

He was upset by what he heard.

He seemed to understand his father a little bit, understood his suspicion, understood his fear of everyone, and even understood his selfishness.

Because once he sits on this position, he will be alone, and the officials will either flatter him on the surface but engage in corruption and abuse of power in secret.

Or he could confront him face to face. Although he knew that they were all loyal and upright people, he was also very upset when he was scolded every day.

At this time, he wished that Ye Qingwan could stand beside him and accompany him. He wouldn't have to do anything, but just smile at him every day, which would make him feel a lot more comfortable.

But it seems that her gentleness is only towards Liu Sheng, and her heartlessness is only towards Ning Shaoqing. All she can give him is halfhearted acting.

But he also loves watching acting.

But in the end she still had to leave, and before leaving she wanted to marry Liu Sheng.

Section 216

He went to the Prime Minister's Residence. This was the second time he left the palace after ascending the throne. The first time was to go out and play with Ye Qingwan, and the second time was to see her for the last time.

At that time, I asked her if she really liked Liu Sheng, and she said yes.

This is the first time I didn't act with him, but he wasn't happy at all. If I had known, I wouldn't have asked. It's bad luck.

But seeing that she was very happy, he felt not so sad anymore. He was already very unfortunate, and he shouldn't let Ye Qingwan be unhappy too.

So he gave her the imperial decree granting her marriage. What his father had given her before, he could now give her, and even more.

Moreover, she had too many engagements and had even been married to the Ninth Prince's Mansion as a concubine. Without an imperial decree granting the marriage, people would gossip about her.

After giving her the imperial edict, he left. He didn't cry, but he wanted to beat Liu Sheng up.

Everyone was at the same starting line, but he cheated.

He returned to the palace and went to see Xia Xuejian for the first time. She seemed to have expected him to come and even prepared his favorite food for him.

"Are you sure you really want to enter the palace?" Nangong Muyun looked at her: "I don't like you, and I even thought about killing you."

Xia Xuejian lowered her head, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

In fact, she was a little unsure why she was so obsessed with him in the first place.

"You have done many things in the past that I find hard to accept, and I have also hurt you in a particularly vicious way. Grudges can be evened out. But feelings cannot be offset, and the gap will always be there." Nangong Muyun still looked at her.

Xia Xuejian finally met his gaze: "Then how does Your Majesty want to deal with me?"

"If you want, I will still give you the position of Queen. I can give you the honor, dignity, and love that a Queen should have, but I don't have any feelings for you."

"Does Your Majesty really love Ye Qingwan so much?"

Nangong Muyun shook his head: "It has nothing to do with her. It's a problem between you and me. From the moment I took ruthless action against you, it was destined that there would be no chance for us to resolve our differences."

"From the moment you killed my seventh sister, it was destined that I could never love you."

Xia Xuejian laughed. She almost forgot that she was the one who ordered the killing of the Seventh Princess. Although she didn't do it herself, she did ask someone to do it.

The emperor did not kill her to avenge the Seventh Princess, which was already a great favor to her.

Although this is most likely due to her title as the prairie princess.

"Come back to me when you've made up your mind, before the ceremony of conferring the title of princess begins." After saying this, Nangong Muyun stood up and left.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xia Xuejian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I want to leave the palace."

She wanted to attend Ye Qingwan's wedding. She wanted to see with her own eyes what it was like for two people who loved each other to be together.

Nangong Muyun agreed to her.

She finally left the palace again and came to find Ye Qingwan. Ye Qingwan was sitting in a pile of boxes in the yard, counting one by one the betrothal gifts that Liu Sheng had sent her.

The Liu family is one of the richest families in Yuhang. Their ancestors were wealthy businessmen. By the time of Liu Sheng's generation, there was a royal tutor. Naturally, the Liu family's business reached a new level.

But looking at the betrothal gifts filling the yard, Xia Xuejian was still a little shocked. Even the emperor's choice of a queen was not as exaggerated and ostentatious as his.

Liu Sheng is a low-key and introverted person, but this time he was particularly flamboyant. Maybe this is his preference.

To be honest, she was very envious because Liu Sheng gave all his tenderness and favor to Ye Qingwan.

In the past, she had always been competing with Ye Qingwan for the emperor, but the emperor didn't care at all. It seemed that she had been fighting for nothing.

To be honest, it hurts.

The person she regarded as a treasure was nothing in Ye Qingwan's eyes.

When Ye Qingwan saw her, there was a hint of shock in her eyes: "Sister Xuejian, why are you here?"

"Early this morning, the news spread throughout Kyoto that Master Liu carried ninety-nine large boxes into the Prime Minister's Residence. I have never seen so many treasures in my life, so I came here to broaden my eyes." Xia Xuejian teased her.

I wanted to go in, but the yard was so full that there was no place to step.

Ye Qingwan came out without wearing shoes, stepping on the box, and whispered in her ear with a smile: "I counted, there are actually more than ninety-nine."

Xia Xuejian was at a loss for words and said, "Just show off."

Ye Qingwan sat on the box and patted the box next to her, asking her to sit down as well.

Then he took off a jade bracelet from his hand and handed it to her: "This is for you."

Xia Xue saw those jade bracelets, and found that they were of extremely good quality, rare even in the palace.

But I couldn't help teasing her: "You have so many treasures in the yard, but you only gave me a bracelet. How stingy."

"That's different. All the treasures in this yard are the betrothal gifts that the Grand Tutor gave me. How can I give away betrothal gifts? This bracelet is mine, so I can give it to you."

When Ye Qingwan spoke, her eyes and eyebrows were filled with happy smiles.

"Then why did you give it to me?"

"Just keep it as a souvenir." Ye Qingwan said casually.

But Xia Xuejian knew that she might not live long.

"I treated you like this before, don't you hate me?" Now that she thought about it, the person she felt most sorry for, besides the Seventh Princess, was Ye Qingwan.

But it was strange that Ye Qingwan, the person she had always hated the most, seemed to be the best person to her.

He said a lot of harsh words, but it seemed like he never really hurt her.

Even when everyone wanted her to die, it was Ye Qingwan who kept saving her and pulling her back.