Ling Xiang frowned, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't trust you, but things are unpredictable. No one knows what will happen in three months. Moreover, if you propose to cancel the engagement and His Majesty doesn't agree, won't all my efforts be in vain?"
"I will do everything I can to get your Majesty to agree. If that doesn't work, I can have a fake marriage with you. After a year, I will divorce you."
Ling Xiang pursed her lips: "So I am the one who suffers, Your Majesty, I cannot accept the conditions you proposed."
Nangong Yu picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, patiently cooling the tea down:
"Ling Xiang, you have to think clearly. The engagement was just granted by His Majesty. If you propose to cancel the engagement now, it will definitely anger His Majesty, and it will do both you and me no good.
"On the contrary, if we wait three months, after you've been with me at the Prince of Qin's mansion every day, and we find we're not suitable for each other, then we can ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement. The chances of success will be much greater."
Ling Xiang shook her head and smiled, "Your Highness, I'm not stupid. You made me study at the Prince Qin's Mansion every day just to put on a show for others to see. But it wasn't to prove that we weren't suitable for each other. It was to prove that there was no rift between me and the Princess, and to tell everyone that my poisoning wasn't caused by the Princess, right?"
Nangong Yu looked at Ling Xiang steadily: "You are very smart, but sometimes, being too smart is not a good thing. Ling Xiang, you have to think carefully. This king does not mind having another woman in the palace."
"Since the prince doesn't mind, why bother looking for me? I have nothing more to say." Ling Xiang called out again, "Xiaoyu, show him out!"
Xiaoyu came over quickly and gestured to Nangong Yu with a smile, "Your Highness, please come this way!"
Nangong Yu narrowed his eyes dangerously, waved his hand, and knocked Xiaoyu unconscious from a distance.
Ling Xiang's face darkened: "Your Highness, Prince Qin, you are too arrogant to injure my people on my territory!"
"I don't want anyone to hear what I'm saying to you. As for your maid, I'll pay for her medical expenses." Nangong Yu didn't care much.
"Ling Xiang, if you insist on not withdrawing the lawsuit, and the matter becomes a big deal, damaging the reputation of my mother, your situation will be very difficult if you marry into the Prince of Qin's mansion again. You'd better think carefully about whether you want to put yourself in a dilemma."
Ling Xiang stood up and helped Xiaoyu lie down on the soft couch. She then sat on a chair next to the coffee table, facing Nangong Yu.
"Your Majesty, you are wrong. On the contrary, if this matter gets out of hand, then everyone will know that I was murdered by my future mother-in-law. Then, it will be perfectly reasonable for me to go before His Majesty and request the cancellation of our engagement. His Majesty will probably agree for my father's sake."
Nangong Yu looked at Ling Xiang with an unfathomable expression and did not speak for a long time.
Ling Xiang was very patient. She drank her tea slowly and waited for Nangong Yu to make a decision.
"If you withdraw your lawsuit, I guarantee that the engagement will be cancelled in three months. Even if His Majesty disagrees, I will still cancel the engagement even if it means disobeying His Majesty's order! In addition, I will give you 10,000 spirit stones as compensation, and at the same time, I will announce to the world that I have wronged you, Ling Xiang, regarding the engagement."
Nangong Yu finally showed his sincerity, but Ling Xiang did not rush to agree. Instead, he pressed the issue:
"I also want the prince to promise that he will never embarrass anyone in the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion in this life!"
"Okay." After the engagement was cancelled, Nangong Yu and Ling Xiang would no longer have anything to do with each other. He would never have anything to do with the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion, so there was no question of whether it would be difficult or not.
"Words are not enough, let's sign a contract."
"Can."
Ling Xiang subconsciously wanted to call Xiaoyu to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, but then she remembered that Xiaoyu was knocked unconscious by that damn Nangong Yu.
"Don't forget to compensate my Xiaoyu!"
Ling Xiang reminded him unhappily, walked to the door and ordered someone to ask His Royal Highness Prince Huai to come as a witness, then went to the room to get out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down everything he had just discussed with Nangong Yu.
"Why did you invite Xuanyuan Qi to come and witness it?" Nangong Yu asked casually.
"I can't help it. I don't know many people, and your status is too high. Apart from His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai, I can't think of anyone else who can be a witness for you."
Ling Xiang spoke very subtly, but Nangong Yu understood that she was trying to prevent him from changing his mind.
But she had no idea that Xuanyuan Qi was unreliable. Not to mention whether he would be invited, even if he really agreed to be a witness, if she changed her mind in the future, Xuanyuan Qi would have no choice but to watch.
Although Ling Xiang is smart, she is still a little girl after all, and she still lacks some social skills.
Ling Xiang had already written the contract and handed it to Nangong Yu: "Your Highness, is this correct?"
Nangong Yu took the deed, read it quickly, and stamped it with his own private seal.
Ling Xiang copied the deed three times, wrote his name on it, pressed his fingerprints on it, and handed it to Nangong Yu.
All four deeds have been prepared, waiting for Xuanyuan Qi to come as a witness.
Ling Xiang was unwilling to face the King of Qin's icy face, so she picked up Xiaoyu and put her in her room. She examined her and made sure she was fine. Then she returned to the yard and continued to sit under the peach tree reading medical books.
After waiting for a long time, with Xuanyuan Qi still not showing up, Nangong Yu watched the sun set and lost his patience: "Ling Xiang, it seems the witness you invited is really disrespectful to you?"
Ling Xiang sighed inwardly, thinking about asking Yuan Zhengqing to be a witness. He was a righteous man and should not be afraid of the power of King Qin.
Ling Xiang made up her mind and was about to stand up and call for help when the gate opened and Xuanyuan Qi walked in, holding a piece of grass in his mouth: "Miss Ling, I heard that you..."
Xuanyuan Qi's words came to an abrupt halt because he saw Nangong Yu sitting opposite Ling Xiang.
He sat over with a cold face, and when he saw Ling Xiang personally pouring tea for him, he relaxed a little and spit out the grass in his mouth, "Cousin, what are you doing here?"
Nangong Yu really didn't expect that Xuanyuan Qi would actually come.
Xuanyuan Qi is not a warm-hearted person, this is very unusual.
In order to test Xuanyuan Qi, he smiled and said, "It is natural for me to come to see my fiancée."
"Oh, yes, I forgot you were already engaged." Xuanyuan Qi didn't care much. "Tell me, why do you want me to witness it? I'm busy, don't waste my time."
Ling Xiang placed three contracts in front of Xuanyuan Qi: "This is the contract between me and His Royal Highness Prince Qin. Please, His Royal Highness Prince Huai, bear witness to it."
Xuanyuan Qi, with a look of delight, casually picked up the contract, looked at it for a while, and said jokingly:
"Interesting. Cousin, does your aunt know that you're doing this?"
"As long as you don't tell her, she won't know." Nangong Yu implied that as long as this matter leaked out, it would be Xuanyuan Qi's fault.
"So I'm just a sucker?" Xuanyuan Qi was unhappy. He put down the contract and looked like he was giving up.
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