The harem is full of gossip, Your Majesty, you are cheating

Jiang Zhimiao held her hand and said firmly: "Don't worry, as long as you don't want to get married, no one can force you to get married!"

Yue Xi looked at Jiang Zhimiao's calm face, and for some reason, the panic in her heart dissipated a little.

"But... the Queen Mother has already made the decision." Yue Xi tried to control her voice, but her voice was still trembling slightly.

"The Queen Mother has made the decision, so let her marry." Jiang Zhimiao said subconsciously.

Yue Xi: “???”

Her tears hung on her eyelashes and she forgot to fall down for a moment.

What a shocking answer!

Can you reply like this?

Jiang Zhimiao coughed lightly, glanced at Yue Lin with a guilty look, and then said, "I was just talking nonsense."

Yue Xi nodded dazedly.

Then he heard the second half of Jiang Zhimiao's sentence: "If the Queen Mother gets married, how will our Emperor deal with it? This is inappropriate."

The scene was quiet.

Yue Xi also looked confused.

Oh.

It turns out it’s because it’s not suitable!

Yue Lin glanced at Jiang Zhimiao and saw that Madam Xie and Xie Qiu were trying hard to hold back their laughter.

Only Jiang Zhimiao has this ability to make heavy tasks suddenly become light.

Yue Lin looked at Yue Xi calmly and said, "Yue Xi, you only need to remember one thing."

Yue Xi's heart trembled and she looked at Yue Lin nervously.

Yue Lin said slowly, "As long as you don't want to, I have a reason not to grant you the marriage. There is absolutely no reason in this world to force a princess of a country to marry a minister."

"but."

Yue Lin paused and said, "If you nod, it means we both agree to it, and I can't stop you by force. Do you understand?"

Yue Lin's words fell.

Yue Xi's heart trembled slightly.

My brother has made it very clear.

As long as she can withstand the pressure and remains unwilling, this marriage will not be possible.

If she agreed, then even her royal brother would have no reason to interfere.

Yue Xi's lips trembled slightly.

Fight?

This is an extremely unfamiliar word.

She had never done anything like this before, and was even vaguely afraid of doing it.

But this time.

If she could, she would choose silence as she did countless times.

Does she really want to spend her life with a disgusting person like Zhang Ziping?

She is a princess, should she be humiliated by Zhang Ziping using a prostitute?

For her, this would be worse than death!

This time.

Two choices were placed before her.

What the outcome will be depends solely on her.

"Zhang Ziping did that in public today, and you only have the intention but have not really entered into an engagement. It is only natural that you don't want to marry someone like him. There will be no concerns about your reputation," Jiang Zhimiao said.

Yue Xi nodded, feeling a little confused: "Royal brother and sister-in-law, I understand."

"In the end, it's up to you to decide your own affairs." Yue Lin's tone was very calm.

If Jiang Zhimiao wasn't so soft-hearted, he might not have cared to this extent about Yue Wei's affairs.

He would most likely just investigate Zhang Ziping and then show the results to Yue Xi.

Whether she believes the results of the investigation or what choice she will make, Yue Lin will not interfere. He has always respected personal destiny.

But Jiang Zhimiao was soft-hearted.

and so.

She took great pains to get Yue Xi out of the palace, and also made her see the reality directly.

Under such an impact, if Yue Xi still chose to be weak.

No matter what the result is, she deserves it.

Yue Lin and his companions could not stay outside the palace for too long.

After saying goodbye to Duke Xie and his companions, they returned to the palace on their own.

Duke Xie heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Yue Lin and the others leave completely.

After all, being with the emperor is like being with a tiger. Even if Yue Lin didn't say it, it still made people feel nervous.

soon.

Duke Xie looked worried again.

He is really worried.

After today's events, the relationship between the Xie family and An and Wang can only be described in four words.

Fight until death!

If His Majesty is in good health, then naturally nothing will happen.

If it is true as the late emperor said, His Majesty only has five years left to live...

That consequence.

Xie Cheng couldn't even imagine it.

Now, the safety, honor and disgrace of the Xie family all depend on His Majesty!

The Duke's Mansion.

Take Qiu'er to have a good rest." Madam Xie gave the maid detailed instructions.

After Xie Qiu left, she glanced at Xie Cheng and said coldly, "Come with me."

Xie Chengpi tensed up and hurried to follow.

Mrs. Xie closed the door of the study and her brows instantly frowned.

"Tell me, what's going on." Mrs. Xie looked at him.

Xie Cheng was a little nervous: "Wha...what?"

Madam Xie snorted coldly, "You know very well that my Xie family has no other choice. Our only way out is to rely on His Majesty wholeheartedly. Now that Prince Anhe has acted so despicable, the Xie family has completely turned against him."

"This is all natural, why do you look so worried?"

Madam Xie frowned, "Prince Anhe is only a prince after all. His Majesty has long been dissatisfied with him, but because he has just ascended the throne and his foundation is not stable, many things are difficult to do. Now, you and the Xie family are helping with all your strength. Can't His Majesty still handle Prince Anhe?"

Mrs. Xie had no idea what her husband was worried about!

Xie Cheng's expression suddenly began to struggle.

He had always kept the secret passed down from generation to generation by the late emperor deep in his heart and had never told it to anyone else.

"Okay, you really are hiding something from me!" Madam Xie suddenly became angry: "A few days ago, I told you that An He Wang is not a good person. I advised you to stop pretending to be dead and assist the emperor well. You just laughed it off."

"Now, An and Wang have attacked Qiu'er! And you still look like you're dying!"

"Xie Cheng, do you have someone outside?"

Xie Cheng was listening to the scolding when the last sentence suddenly came out and he was stunned.

No.

How did the topic shift to someone going outside?

"Okay, okay, you really have someone outside." Madam Xie was furious: "You and An Hewang, and Zhang Ziping, are all the same kind of people! That's why you look so hesitant!"

Xie Cheng's eyes widened: "Madam, it's unfair, it's unfair!"

Mrs. Xie looked around, grabbed a feather duster, and rushed towards Xie Cheng.

A quarter of an hour later.

Mrs. Xie sat on the chair panting, and Xie Cheng massaged her shoulders with a wronged look on her face.

Xie Cheng whispered, "Madam, why do you have to do it yourself? I can just beat myself next time."

Madam Xie snorted coldly, a hint of contemplation flashing in her eyes.

Just now.

While being beaten, Xie Cheng confessed the late emperor's last words before his death.

Mrs. Xie felt a little creepy when she heard this.

Everyone said that the late emperor favored Yue Lin.

But actually?

His Majesty is so young and I haven’t heard that he has any serious illness.

Why did the late emperor know that he would die in five years?

This is really terrifying when you think about it carefully.

"I'm not hesitating." Xie Cheng whispered, "I'm just a little worried about the future of the Xie family."

"Don't worry." Mrs. Xie looked calm.

Xie Cheng looked at his wife with admiration on his face.

Upon hearing such great news, the lady was only shocked for a moment, and then she regained her composure.

Such a broad mind and such a intelligence are truly admirable.

But Xie Cheng couldn't help but say, "You don't understand the late emperor. He is a man of deep thoughts. Over the years, there is nothing he can't accomplish as long as he wants to do it."

Mrs. Xie looked mysterious: "But you don't understand the present..."

"The current emperor, right? Although the current emperor is wise and powerful, he is still too immature. I..."

Xie Cheng was talking.

Then I heard Madam Xie's last two words: "...Queen."

Xie Cheng: “????”