Digging up spiritual roots and seizing blood? You scumbags, wait and tremble.

"Well, since there is an imperial edict, just read it." King Ning nodded slightly, indicating that he should just read the imperial edict directly, with no intention of kneeling at all.

Zhong Ran was even less likely to kneel, as she had no idea that she had to kneel to receive an imperial edict.

As for the rest of the people in the palace, they had already knelt on the ground.

Eunuch Li was in a difficult position. He looked at Prince Ning and then at Zhong Ran. In the end, he didn't dare to say anything more. He had to take the imperial edict, open it, and read it.

The content of the imperial edict was nothing but an imperial edict granting marriage, granting Xiao Ruoxuan, the daughter of the Xiao family, to Prince Ning as a concubine.

Moreover, because Prince Ning and Xiao Ruoxuan were both not young anymore, they chose the nearest date, which would be the 18th in two months, as the wedding date.

After the imperial edict was read, Eunuch Li's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

This is clearly a slap in Zhong Ran's face.

Before the principal wife, Zhong Ran, arrived at the mansion, the concubine arrived first.

That’s fine, the marriage was granted by imperial decree, and even the date was chosen, so there was no room for rebuttal.

Mu Jinning's face darkened and he quickly looked at Zhong Ran beside him.

Zhong Ran didn't show much expression. Even though she didn't understand anything, her experiences in the past two months made her understand the sinister nature of human nature.

Needless to say, she could guess that it must have been done on purpose by the imperial concubine to take revenge on her.

"Ranran, this is not my intention. I will take care of it."

His voice also grew cold. He had already warned his mother, but that woman had ignored his warning and directly asked the emperor to issue an order?

Did he think that he would obey the imperial decree? Did he really think that his words were just to scare her?

Eunuch Li was frightened by the coldness of his body and took several steps back. He held up the imperial edict and said cautiously, "Your Highness, this..."

Mu Jinning said coldly: "Go back to where you came from. This king will not accept it."

Zhong Ran felt that it was not appropriate for him to stay any longer: "Since you have something to deal with, shall I go back first?"

He paused before saying, "Okay, you go back first, I'll come find you later."

Zhong Ran nodded and left to return home.

Mu Jinning did not accept the imperial edict, but left with a flick of his sleeves, heading towards the palace.

Only after the two masters left did Eunuch Li dare to raise his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face.

What is going on? Does he still need to announce the imperial edict from General Xiao’s mansion?

"Eunuch Li, what should we do?" Another young eunuch also realized that something was wrong.

Judging from Prince Ning's intentions, could he be going to the palace to cancel the engagement? That's not necessary, is it? After all, she's still his cousin. He should at least give the Xiao family some respect, right?

But from what Prince Ning said just now, it was clear that he was not happy.

Then do they still need to announce the decree?

Eunuch Li hesitated for a long time, but still decided to go to the general's mansion.

They are responsible for reading the imperial edict, and the rest has nothing to do with them.

"How about we wait a little longer?"

What if they just announced the imperial edict and then the emperor retracted it? Wouldn’t that put the general’s mansion in the spotlight?

By then, Miss Xiao's reputation would be completely ruined.

Eunuch Li hesitated for a moment and said, "But if the higher-ups investigate, we can't bear the responsibility."

They are just small fry. The Emperor and the Imperial Concubine suddenly issued an imperial decree, wasn't it just to leave Prince Ning with no way out and force him to marry Miss Xiao?

Although Prince Ning entered the palace with an angry look on his face, he was still a son after all, so how could he possibly go against someone powerful?

"Let's go, walk slowly, and send someone back to the palace gate to inquire about the latest news at any time."

Mu Jinning did not leave in a hurry. He was not an impulsive person. Although the actions of the emperor and the imperial concubine made him angry, he was still able to remain calm.

Perhaps these people were not enough to make him angry.

After entering the palace, he went directly to see the emperor.

The Emperor was still reviewing memorials. When he heard Prince Ning wanted to see him, he didn't even raise his head and said calmly, "No."

This brat has been getting a little too proud of himself lately. We need to teach him a lesson and let him know that he is not dead yet.

In the past, every time he returned to Beijing, he would go to the palace to study with him. He had a strong learning ability, which was why he liked this son very much.

But this time, he sent people to ask him to come to the palace many times to help him share some affairs, but the boy always found excuses to refuse.

According to his spies, he either stayed in his room every day doing nothing, or went out to look for that little girl.

Thinking of this, he had another heart attack.

When Yun Qingran said she wanted to arrange a marriage for her daughter, he was happy. At least that way, he and her would still have a relationship and they could meet often.

She fell in love with Ning'er at first sight. At that time, he was also puzzled because Ning'er was much older than the baby in her belly.

When she was asked, she just said that if her daughter wanted to marry, she had to marry his most outstanding son.

It’s just that God’s calculation is not as good as man’s calculation.

Who could have thought that she would die!

Who would have thought that the two children she gave birth to were both disasters!

He regretted the marriage, and now that she was dead, he no longer wanted to keep his promise.

But at that time, the national teacher appeared and said that the pair of children should not be contaminated, otherwise it would affect the country's destiny, and it would be best to let nature take its course.

Therefore, when Zhong Qingshan sent the person away, he not only did not stop him, but was also happy to see it.

He even hoped that she would die naturally outside, or be killed by someone else, at least it would have nothing to do with his royal family.

As a result, not only did she not die, she also returned to Beijing.

Not only did she return to Beijing, she also seemed to have charmed Prince Ning.

If the Imperial Master hadn't told them not to get involved, he would have sent someone to get that girl...

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is not available right now."

Just as I was daydreaming, I heard the guards shouting outside.

He looked up and saw several guards being thrown in and falling on the bluestone floor.

The force was so strong that cracks appeared on the bluestone floor, making a crackling sound.

There was no movement from the guards, and no one knew whether they were dead or unconscious.

When he looked up again, he saw Mu Jinning coming against the light. His steps were slow, but he exuded a different aura.

The emperor frowned slightly, his heart beating uncontrollably at this moment.

What is this kid going to do?

"The Emperor pampers Mother like that, decreeing that the Xiao family's daughter be made a concubine. Isn't he afraid that the Xiao family will become too powerful in the future and affect the status of the imperial family?"

Mu Jinning's voice was cold, but she stated her attitude firmly: "Except for Ranran, I won't want any other women."

The emperor frowned and said, "Do you know what Zhong Ran's situation is? She is not worthy of being your principal wife."

Mu Jinning also frowned and stared at him deeply: "So, you have been acting all this time?"

The emperor's expression faltered for a moment before he spoke, "My words have been spoken, my imperial decree has been issued, and there is absolutely no reason to take it back."

"As for the Xiao family's dominance you mentioned, I heard that the Xiao family's daughter has taken a sterilizing drug and will not give birth to a royal family in the future. You don't have to worry about it."

If Concubine Xiao had not confessed this to him, he would not have granted this marriage.