"Shufei, please summon Ling Xiang to the palace tomorrow. I am very curious about what kind of woman she is that the Lord of the Dan Palace would personally accept her as his disciple."
Concubine Shu made eye contact with the emperor, and worked together to guide her son to think about marrying Ling Xiang, and she wanted to praise Ling Xiang to the highest level.
Xuanyuan Qi finished his thoughts. The emperor couldn't tell from his face whether he was moved or not, so he asked, "Qi'er, what do you think of Ling Xiang?"
Xuanyuan Qi didn't comment, but simply asked, "Father, it seems that Ling Xiang's imperial decree to cancel the engagement hasn't been issued yet, right?"
Reminded of this, the emperor also remembered the incident: "Speaking of which, it was delayed because of something that happened at the Prince of Qin's mansion. Now that the Prince of Qin has returned home, it's time to give Ling Xiang the imperial edict to cancel the engagement."
Concubine Shu took the emperor's arm and said angrily, "Your Majesty, how can such an important matter be delayed?"
Xuanyuan Qi also reminded: "Father, when I went to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion today, I heard that my cousin had already taken Gao Zhenzhen to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion to apologize."
The emperor immediately called the eunuch and said, "Go to the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion and issue the imperial edict to Ling Xiang to cancel the engagement."
At an angle where the emperor couldn't see, Xuanyuan Qi secretly made a gesture of success to Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu held the emperor's arm and fed him personally: "Your Majesty, this meat smells delicious, try it."
At this time, the eunuch came to report that Nangong Yu came to the palace to ask for an audience.
The emperor was reluctant to part with the delicious food, but important matters to attend to: "Shufei, I will come back to eat dinner with you."
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
After seeing the emperor off, Xuanyuan Qi and Concubine Shu smiled at each other.
Fortunately, they took the initiative. It was too late for Nangong Yu to regret it!
The emperor met with Nangong Yu in the imperial study: "Yu'er, I heard that you took Gao Zhenzhen to the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion today to admit your mistake?"
Nangong Yu paid homage and said, "I am guilty, Your Majesty, please punish me."
This was the first time the emperor saw Nangong Yu take the initiative to plead guilty, and he was very surprised: "Yu'er, what crime have you committed?"
Nangong Yu knelt on one knee and said solemnly: "I would like to ask Your Majesty to revoke your order and keep my engagement with Ling Xiang."
The emperor suppressed his smile and said unhappily, "Yu'er, you are not a fickle person. What's wrong with you now? Don't you know how important Ling Xiang's marriage is? You can withdraw and marry at will. Who do you think Ling Xiang is? Who do you think I am?!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was deceived by Gao Zhenzhen and mistakenly believed that it was Gao Zhenzhen who risked her life to save me. But I just found out recently that Gao Zhenzhen has been deceiving me all along. The woman who risked her life to save me was Ling Xiang. The person I want to marry in this life is Ling Xiang, and only Ling Xiang! I beg Your Majesty to grant my wish!"
The emperor frowned. "Yu'er, you are Yongle's only son. I have always placed high hopes on you. However, Ling Xiang's matter involves the relationship between the Dan Palace and the imperial family. How can you change your mind? You said earlier that Ling Xiang and the Dan Palace Master had agreed to cancel the engagement. Now you want to marry Ling Xiang again. Have you asked Ling Xiang and the Dan Palace Master for their consent?"
"I have let Ling Xiang down. I will do my best to make amends and will surely impress Ling Xiang and the Alchemy Palace Master!"
The emperor shook his head: "Yu'er, your words are not a joke! The imperial decree to cancel the engagement has been issued and cannot be changed! If you are truly sincere, you can rely on your own efforts. When you have truly impressed Ling Xiang and the Lord of the Dan Palace, then tell me."
Nangong Yu raised his eyes and suddenly remembered that he had met the eunuch when he entered the palace. The eunuch was holding the box containing the imperial edict. He had a bad feeling in his heart: "Your Majesty, the imperial edict to cancel the engagement with Ling Xiang has not been issued yet. Please give me some more time."
The emperor was slightly disappointed with Nangong Yu's actions: "Yu'er, you shouldn't be a man who needs to rely on imperial edicts to keep a woman. I have said all, you can leave now."
Nangong Yu left the imperial study and rushed to the Marquis Zhenguo's Mansion, just in time to meet Ling Xiang to receive the imperial edict.
The girl held the imperial edict and smiled beautifully.
His engagement with Ling Xiang is over.
Her happiness is real.
Nangong Yu has never been as unconfident as he is now.
He knew that he shouldn't rely on the imperial decree granting the marriage, and he knew that he shouldn't try to put Ling Xiang in shackles, but he still went to see the emperor.
Perhaps, this result is good for them.
She will no longer have any burden, and he can start over.
Nangong Yu suddenly realized it, walked into the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion, and said sincerely: "Ling Xiang, congratulations."
Because the eunuch was present, Ling Xiang was very polite to Nangong Yu: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help."
The eunuch completed his task and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, Miss Ling, I must return to report. Farewell."
Ling Xiang personally sent the eunuch away and stuffed a lot of spirit stones into his hands before leaving.
When they returned, Nangong Yu was still there. Ling Xiang politely asked, "Is there anything wrong, Your Majesty?"
"Ling Xiang, let me introduce myself again. My name is Nangong Yu."
Ling Xiang:? ?
"From now on, there will be no engagement between us, no Gao Zhenzhen, and no past grudges. I am just Nangong Yu, and you are just Ling Xiang. Is that okay?"
Ling Xiang didn't understand Nangong Yu's train of thought: "Your Highness, if you are sick, you should see a doctor. If that doesn't work, I can ask my master to see you."
Nangong Yu smiled with relief: "Ling Xiang, see you later."
Then he left.
Gone...
Ling Xiang was puzzled and shook her head, pretending that Nangong Yu had never been there.
After finally breaking off the engagement with Nangong Yu, Ling Xiang made some time to go to the woodshed and make a final break with Gao Zhenzhen.
Gao Zhenzhen had no reaction after arriving at the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion. Helian Xiao examined her and confirmed that her soul had been searched. It took a lot of effort to restore Gao Zhenzhen to consciousness.
Upon hearing the news, Ling Xiang knew that Nangong Yu must have known a lot of things, which gave her a headache.
She woke Gao Zhenzhen up and said sarcastically:
"Gao Zhenzhen, how does it feel to lose more than you gain?"
Gao Zhenzhen had been locked up for a whole day without eating or drinking. When she saw Ling Xiang coming in, she screamed like crazy: "Ling Xiang! It's all your fault! You killed me! Why don't you just die!"
Ling Xiang scratched her ears. "Gao Zhenzhen, when the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf Palace called you stupid, he was telling the truth. You could have peacefully married the Prince of Qin and become his beloved consort. Why did you have to collude with the Heavenly Wolf Palace to deal with me? I never thought of stealing your beloved prince."
Gao Zhenzhen didn't believe Ling Xiang's words: "Ling Xiang, don't think I don't know that you love the prince so much that you can sacrifice everything for him!"
Ling Xiang didn't want to waste time arguing about love and affection with a woman whose mind was full of men, so she got straight to the point:
"Let's be frank, Gao Zhenzhen. The truth is, the reason you're trying so hard to deal with me is because you know I'm different. You're different, too, right?"
Gao Zhenzhen looked at Ling Xiang with hatred: "You are indeed reborn! And you said you don't want to marry the prince!"
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