Going to Beijing to save his father, all the powerful officials in the city are vying to be his fath

Su Qin kowtowed and apologized: "Your Majesty, when the Chanzhou flood occurred, I was lucky enough to survive, but my grandmother did not make it. I wanted my father to see my grandmother for the last time, so I carried my grandmother's ashes to the capital to find my father. However, after arriving in Shangjing City, I was not able to enter the city at all.

I could only wait outside the city, but ended up seeing my family members being beheaded. I was so frightened that I almost died.

But fortunately, my father and the others were not beheaded and were taken back. I wanted to see my father and inquire about their affairs. After discovering that Deputy Commander Zhao might know about my father's case, I looked for an opportunity to approach Deputy Commander Zhao. Later, I learned that his teacher was Mr. Zeng. When Mr. Zeng was out of the city, I deliberately took the opportunity to approach him, tried my best to please him, and asked him to take me into the city.

After entering the city, I didn't dare reveal my identity. To avoid being discovered, I officially became my grandpa's godparents. I also asked Deputy Commander Zhao about my father's situation and asked him to be my matchmaker. I didn't tell Grandpa and Deputy Commander Zhao about my identity until I knew that my father and his family were probably safe.

Her words directly excluded Mr. Zeng and Zhao Liangchen, and portrayed herself as a person who would do anything to achieve her goals. She deliberately approached Mr. Zeng, became his godparent to avoid disaster, and even seduced Zhao Liangchen to get information.

Everyone present frowned after hearing this. Such character is really despicable.

However, no one blamed Su Qin in such a place. After all, if they were convicted, they would not want their daughter to be implicated. Moreover, Su Qin approached Zeng Lao and Zhao Liangchen in order to inquire about the news of her family. From the perspective of a child, it was understandable.

But the others didn't say anything. Zhao Liangsi exploded first and refuted first: "Your Majesty, she is not right. She is a disaster victim from Chanzhou. Even if she intended to approach Zeng Lao and seduce Zhao Liangchen, who is Zeng Lao? How could he not see through her tricks? The reason why he recognized her as his granddaughter is definitely because Zhao Liangchen knew her identity a long time ago and concealed it with ulterior motives. So he asked Zeng Lao to recognize her as his godparents and tried every means to exonerate her.

Although the emperor has now confirmed that Lord Su is innocent, Zhao Liangchen was guilty of harboring a serious criminal of the court and was guilty of deceiving the emperor.

This time, Lord Su was acquitted, but Zhao Liangchen had the intention to deceive the emperor. If someone commits a crime again next time, there is no guarantee that he will not make the same mistake again, so the emperor must punish him severely.

The emperor looked at Zhao Liangchen with sharp eyes: "Liangchen, are you engaged to Miss Su?"

Zhao Liangchen had previously confessed to the emperor that he had known Su Qin's identity for a long time. Although the emperor felt that Zhao Liangchen might have known Su Qin's identity earlier than he had confessed before, it was also possible that the rescue of the Su family was planned by Su Qin and Zhao Liangchen.

However, Zhao Liangchen did not harm the emperor's interests. Although the emperor felt that he was being kept in the dark and was a little annoyed, he would not punish Zhao Liangchen for such a small matter at this time.

Bringing up the past would only make him look petty and ungrateful. He was more concerned about Su Qin now.

Just now he thought that as long as he married Su Qin, he would marry a treasure, and he could make Zeng Lao and Su Jijing serve him wholeheartedly. But before he even mentioned it, Su Qin said that she was already engaged to Zhao Liangchen. How could he not be angry?

Zhao Liangchen lowered his head and said firmly, "Your Majesty, yes, but it's not like Miss Su said, that she deliberately seduced me. I had a crush on her first, and I found that she was more concerned about Lord Su's case, so I always used the excuse of discussing the case to get close to her.

In order to keep her, and to get closer to her in a legitimate way, I begged Grandpa to recognize her as his granddaughter and to act as a matchmaker for her marriage.

This is putting all the blame on himself. In his eyes, Su Qin is perfect and she should not be discredited. Once a woman is labeled as someone who deliberately seduces men and uses any means necessary, she will be despised by everyone.

Although Su Qin may not care, he does care and he doesn't want anyone to misunderstand Su Qin.

The emperor looked at Zhao Liangchen with a sharp gaze. Although Zhao Liangchen lowered his head, his expression was calm and there was no sign of panic.

The emperor looked at him for a long time, and everyone present began to get nervous. The Su family, the Wuning Marquisate, the Zou family, the Xu family, and all the families who had connections with Zhao Liangchen looked at him worriedly.

Su Qin didn't want Zhao Liangchen to be implicated in her affairs, and looked at him disapprovingly: "Liangchen, you..."

Zhao Liangchen tilted his head to look at Su Qin, and said softly: "You don't have to make excuses for me. From the first time I saw you, I felt that you were a unique girl. Later, I was gradually attracted to you as we got along. It was me who admired you.

Su Qin, I'm sorry. As a man, I should express my admiration for a woman openly, but I took a crooked path like a thief coveting treasure.

But I dare not say it. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what I wanted, I couldn’t get it. I was afraid that you would despise my background, my family, and my poverty.

I knew clearly that as an orphan you were frightened and uneasy, but I ignored your feelings and took advantage of your desire to find someone to rely on to get you engaged to me.

Moreover, our engagement was really humble. There was no matchmaker or betrothal gifts, no blessings from parents and relatives, and I didn't even give you a decent engagement gift.

When I learned that you were Lord Su's daughter, I was terrified because I was afraid that you would leave me after Lord Su was reinstated. So when Lord Su returned to Chanzhou, I selfishly left you in Shangjing City, by my side.

However, although everything I did was despicable, I truly adore you. Now I am taking this opportunity to speak out in front of everyone what I have been holding back in my heart for a long time. I hope you will truly accept my heart, and not just get engaged for the sake of getting engaged."

After he finished speaking, there was silence.

Everyone had different reactions. The emperor's face grew darker the more he listened. He had just asked Zhao Liangchen about Su Qin a few days ago. He believed that with Zhao Liangchen's intelligence, it was impossible for him not to understand what he meant.

Zhao Liangchen didn't say anything at that time, but now he expressed his feelings in front of him. Regardless of whether they were engaged before, this was a slap in his face.

Many women present were moved by Zhao Liangchen's deep affection. They looked at Su Qin with envy. If they could meet a man who cared about them and dared to express his feelings in front of so many people in this life, they would probably want to marry him immediately.

Of course, there are those who envy and those who are jealous. Although Zhao Liangchen was not famous before, ordinary housekeepers would not be interested in him, the unfavored eldest son of a concubine. Otherwise, she would not have been so old and still had not discussed marriage with Zhao Liangchen.

However, since Zhao Liangchen became a favorite of the emperor and a great contributor to the suppression of Prince Liang's rebellion, many people have set their sights on Zhao Liangchen.

Especially those families of meritorious service and prominent families. Zhao Liangchen no longer has parents, so as long as they marry their daughter to him, it would be equivalent to recruiting a son-in-law. Having such a capable son-in-law would be beneficial to the family. Therefore, families who are interested in Zhao Liangchen have mentioned this matter to their daughters.

But who would have thought that before they even made a move, Zhao Liangchen had already gotten engaged. How could those women who had fantasized about marrying Zhao Liangchen not be angry and resentful?

Compared to those women with rich expressions, Su Qin's expression was a little dull.