Murong Yue stuffed Little Grey back into her sleeve.
Looking at the young man before him, he slowly asked, "Why?"
Why kill the rabbit?
That's just how the world is; it's either you kill me or I kill you, there's no need for a reason.
Murong Yue pursed her lips and asked a second question, "What do you want, a reward?"
She still remembered what Ah Hao had said.
The young nobleman was trembling like a leaf, thinking there was no hope, but things took an unexpected turn when His Majesty actually asked him a question.
He looked up abruptly, and in his panic, he saw His Majesty's distant face.
He quickly lowered his head.
With a determined look in his eyes, he raised his voice and said, "Your Majesty, this humble subject wishes to receive the Third Princess of Yue. I beg Your Majesty to grant your request."
His voice was loud enough for the people watching in the audience to hear.
The scene erupted in uproar. What?
What?
The ministers were stunned. How could anyone dare to marry a princess like Xiao Yuanshuang?
Which powerful family is this? They actually want to marry a princess?
The ministers all looked at Murong Anle.
The list of which noble families could participate in the spring hunt was reviewed by Murong Anle.
Murong Anle coughed lightly, "He is the youngest son of the Marquis of Yong'an, the eighth child in his family."
Oh, it's Huang Laoba, the Marquis of Yong'an.
That makes sense; the Marquis of Yong'an's family is full of shameless, love-obsessed people.
Back when the retired emperor was in power, the Marquis of Yong'an was over fifty years old. After his wife died, before the seven-day mourning period had even passed, the Marquis of Yong'an married his childhood sweetheart, who also had gray hair.
Marquis Yong'an also said that he had never been in love with his deceased wife, and that his heart had always been filled with his childhood sweetheart, no, now his old childhood sweetheart.
This incident caused a sensation at the time.
Some people admired the Marquis of Yong'an for his deep affection, while others criticized him for being hypocritical. After all, he liked her so much and had concubines in his harem, so why didn't he marry his childhood sweetheart when he was young, instead of making her wait so long?
Marquis Yong'an said that he was afraid of wronging his childhood sweetheart, and that the person he loved had to be his legal wife.
He even made a special request at the grand court assembly to grant his beloved wife an imperial decree.
At that time, the retired emperor directly asked him if he remembered that the Marquis of Yong'an had once been struggling to make ends meet and was in dire need of money. It was his deceased wife who used her dowry to help him through the crisis.
Do you remember when your mother was seriously ill, and your deceased wife stayed by her side every step of the way, taking care of her for half a year until she recovered?
They also asked the Marquis of Yong'an that he was able to keep his current residence only because his deceased wife's family sold their land to help him preserve it.
Marquis Yong'an was speechless in front of all the civil and military officials.
In the end, the retired emperor criticized him as an unfaithful and unjust person and ordered him to never enter the palace again.
The Empress Dowager was even more ruthless. She directly arranged for the Marquis of Yong'an to divorce his deceased wife and moved her grave to the vicinity of the imperial mausoleum. Fearing that this matter would affect the deceased wife's family, she specially granted that family a hereditary title for three generations.
Marquis Yong'an truly lost both his wife and his army.
After the emperor abdicated, the matter was gradually forgotten, and young people started to come out and move around again one after another.
This Huang Laoba was born to the old Marquis of Yong'an and his childhood sweetheart.
The Marquis of Yong'an could never see His Majesty in his lifetime, and those who were old were too ashamed to come. This time, all the people who came from the Marquis's residence were young.
Everyone supports this, after all, their Marquis's mansion is finished in Qing Kingdom. If they can get on the Yue Kingdom princess's side, they might be able to stand up again.
This gave Huang Laoba boundless courage.
The ordinary officials, on the other hand, thought, "This kid is really brave! He's just young and impetuous!"
The other powerful families all had only one thought: Your Majesty, please don't agree!
Murong Yue was also slightly taken aback.
What's the meaning?
"You like the Third Princess?"
"Yes, this humble subject likes the Third Princess!" The young master was going all out!
"Then what?"
ah...
The eighth son of the Huang family was now ready to risk everything. Since His Majesty had asked him this, he faced his conscience and kowtowed three times on the ground, pleading, "Your Majesty, please grant me this marriage!"
Oh, so you're getting married.
But does getting married require my consent?
That's so strange. Shouldn't it be enough for two people to be in love? Isn't it only possible if there's mutual affection?
Murong Yue looked at Ahao, while Ahao looked at Li Xuanji.
This involves a princess from the Yue Kingdom; how could His Majesty grant her a marriage?
Li Xuanji shook his head at Murong Yue.
"Understood," Murong Yue gave an OK sign.
Li Xuanji frowned again. What does His Majesty mean by this?
Murong Yue looked at the person in front of her, about to refuse, "You..."
"Your Majesty, I disagree!"
Suddenly, a hurried voice came from below the stage, piercing the lively atmosphere.
Xiao Yuanshuang rushed over, lifting her skirt.
Today was a day of rewards and free time, but she had important things to do and didn't come.
Then a servant came to report that someone was asking Murong Yue for her hand in marriage.
She was initially delighted, but upon learning that he was the son of a fallen noble family, she immediately became anxious.
How could I marry someone like that?
She was afraid that if Murong Yue agreed, it would cause trouble later, so she rushed over.
He climbed the steps and stood panting in front of Murong Yue.
"Your Majesty, I disagree."
Huang Laoba, standing so close to Xiao Yuanshuang, was breathing rapidly.
"Princess...I..."
Murong Yue looked at Xiao Yuanshuang with a very serious expression, "Love requires two people."
"Are you willing?"
After saying that, Murong Yue was still thinking about it in her mind, wondering if this was how the wedding officiant was.
Are you willing?
I do.
Okay, let's get married!
Is this the correct process?
Xiao Yuanshuang broke down. Forget about love, she raised her voice again, "I don't want to!"
All right.
Murong Yue was a little disappointed, then turned to Huang Laoba and spread her hands, "She doesn't want to."
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