"Moreover, I have already arranged a marriage with Princess Jingde, and I absolutely cannot marry the Third Princess. I beg Your Majesty to rescind the decree."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qingyuan exclaimed, "Good! So you've come to return it to me! My daughter, a golden branch and jade leaf, I promised to you in Xudu, and you come here to return it to me? This is outrageous!"
So he said with dissatisfaction
"Let's not talk about that marriage you arranged!"
"A high-ranking official of the third rank, a court official, actually went and married into a wealthy family! Aren't you ashamed? I'm embarrassed for you!"
Han Zhongyu, however, disagreed.
"A gentleman befriends another gentleman who shares the same principles."
The most precious thing in life is to have a true friend.
Be close to virtuous people and choose petty people.
I share the same ideals as Xie Yushu and consider her a close friend. Whether in life or in handling official matters, we have the same ideas and can always achieve twice the result with half the effort.
I believe that to have such a kindred spirit is a great blessing in life! As for the form in which we are together, I do not care.
Furthermore, the circumstances are special. It is not shameful for a woman to find a husband to manage the family business together. Moreover, Yuquan Manor is not only a family business, but also receives dividends from the imperial court. If it were someone else but me, it is hard to guarantee that they would not have other ideas.
Both for public and private reasons, I believe that it is most appropriate for me and Xie Yushu to manage Yuquan Villa together.
We have no desires or wants, but we have this one wish, and we hope that Your Majesty will grant it!
As for the Third Princess, there are plenty of fine men in the world; I am not worthy of her.
After saying all that, the last sentence is the key point: they're all foxes from the same mountain, how could Emperor Qingyuan not understand the hidden meaning behind this fellow's words?
People don't care about fame and fortune; they just want to be together with their loved ones. If he agrees, the imperial edict is revoked as soon as it's issued, changing his mind constantly. Where does that leave his face?
He disagreed. Han Zhongyu and Xie Yushu's contributions to the Great Qi were immense. If he couldn't even fulfill this small request, wouldn't he be disheartening to these meritorious officials? Of course, there was another thing that bothered him.
He was clearly doing it for Han Zhongyu's own good, but this guy doesn't appreciate it at all. How infuriating!
You shamelessly marry into someone else's family; I curse you to be beaten by your wife eight times a day!
After struggling for a while, Emperor Qingyuan said...
"I'll consider it. You may leave now!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!"
Han Zhongyu bowed and left the palace directly. It seemed that Emperor Qingyuan's attitude had softened somewhat. As long as he added fuel to the fire, the annulment of the engagement should be within reach.
Hopefully things will go smoothly so he can go back soon.
I really miss her!
Han Zhongyu was thinking about Xie Yushu, and he couldn't help but be distracted while walking. Before he knew it, someone had stopped him.
"Young Master Han, I heard that you went to the palace. I thought my men were trying to trick me, so I came to see for myself. I didn't expect you to actually come!"
Are you going to the palace to express your gratitude to the Emperor?
Han Zhongyu was blocked in his way and almost bumped into someone. He instinctively took a step back, and after seeing who it was, he put a few more steps between himself and the person.
"Your Majesty, I have met with the Third Princess. I came to the palace to report on official business with the Emperor. I have not received any imperial decrees recently and do not know what favor I should express my gratitude for!"
"There's nothing else, I'll take my leave!"
Han Zhongyu left after he finished speaking.
The Third Princess was somewhat puzzled by Han Zhongyu's attitude, and turned around to stop him again.
"How could that be? Father Emperor issued an imperial decree a few days ago bestowing marriage upon us. Didn't you receive it?"
"I'm sorry, I did not receive this imperial edict."
Furthermore, my marriage is already arranged and will not be changed. I believe there must be some misunderstanding here. The Third Princess will surely find a man more outstanding than me.”
"You must have missed it. You probably got separated from the messenger when you went to the capital. Whether you received it or not, the Emperor's decree has been issued, and I am your fiancée."
Han Zhongyu felt a surge of impatience, and his tone turned sour.
"Third Princess, please have some self-respect. I have already arranged a marriage with Xie Yushu. We have exchanged tokens of our affection in the presence of our families, and our marriage is perfectly legitimate."
As for the imperial decree bestowing the marriage, there must have been some misunderstanding. Please, Princess, do not dwell on it.
Although the Third Princess was not as favored as the legitimate princess, she had never been so humiliated. She was both ashamed and angry.
"Han Zhongyu!"
Am I really so someone you'd avoid at all costs?
"Your Highness is overthinking it. I just feel that men and women should not be too close to each other, so it would be better if we avoided each other."
The Third Princess was furious at Han Zhongyu's cold and distant words, her face turning ashen. However, fearing a rift that would damage their future relationship, she had no choice but to patiently say...
"Han Zhongyu, I truly love you. For you, I can give up the opportunity to establish my own household and become a prince consort. I can marry into the Han family and become a Han family wife for you. We have known each other for a long time, so you should know my feelings!"
Why are you so insistent on marrying into Xie Yushu's family?
Xie Yushu actually had the heart to let you marry into her family, without caring about your feelings or reputation at all. It's clear that she doesn't like you that much. Don't you think she's actually humiliating you?
I am the one who truly loves you and cares about you.
If you prefer to live in a mountain villa, I can have my father grant us one. Why must you go there and suffer such humiliation!
"Enough! We don't need the Third Princess to worry about us."
First of all, I don't need to prove to you how much she loves me, and
I don't need her to love me much more; my love for her is enough!
I don't want to hear any more words that slander her.
Goodbye!
"Hey! You..."
Before the Third Princess could say anything more, Han Zhongyu vanished in a flash before her eyes.
How could he not hurry? Han Zhongyu was afraid she would get entangled with him, so he even used his lightness skill.
He had practiced his lightness skill for more than ten years, but he only used it a few times a year. He never expected to have to use it to avoid a woman. What bad luck!
Han Zhongyu slipped out of the palace and went straight back to the Han residence. He greeted everyone in turn, briefly explained his trip to the palace, and then went back to his own courtyard to rest.
I even took a cold shower before going to bed. In the middle of the Lunar New Year, catching a cold is no problem.
Han Zhongyu and Xie Yushu had the same idea, using the incompatibility of their birth charts as a pretext. However, Han Zhongyu was an old-fashioned man with an instinctive awe of the royal family, and his first thought was that something might happen to him.
Xie Yushu wasn't so respectful. It would be better if we could cooperate happily, but if you turn around and bite me, I'll definitely slap you back.
So, ever since Qiu Shuang and the others found out what happened when Han Zhongyu entered the palace, the Third Princess had a front tooth knocked out by a pebble kicked up by a rabbit while strolling in the Imperial Garden the next day!
It is said that the sound of pigs being slaughtered could be heard in the Imperial Garden at that time.
When the real culprit was identified, everyone was stunned. Who would have thought that a rabbit kicking up a small pebble would just happen to knock out the third princess's front tooth!
What's more, this rabbit was originally raised by Xuanyuan Che in the Imperial Garden and kept in a special courtyard. Nobody knew how it escaped and caused such a big mess!
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