Unfortunately, Shen Muxue ignored Eunuch Peng's words and kept her hands tightly clenched, with no intention of letting go.

Seeing this, the astute old eunuch immediately changed his strategy and addressed the Emperor directly, "Your Majesty, I suspect Miss Shen's stubbornness this time stems from some unresolved issue. After all, she's watched you grow into the brilliant leader you are today. There's no need to dwell on such a young girl."

Being in a high position for a long time has made the emperor's temper much milder than when he was young.

At this moment, he lowered his head to look at the furry little head in his arms, and said gently but without letting anyone refuse: "Now, let go of my hand, okay? Tell me what happened?"

The sudden softening of his attitude in front of the emperor was somewhat unexpected to Shen Muxue, who was originally prepared for the storm.

So he immediately turned around and asked the system: "Excuse me, what is the current intimacy index?"

【Based on the current situation analysis, the value is between 0-5 and is in a state of continuous change.】

Hearing this, the girl couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that no matter what the specific score is, it is so low that people almost lose hope.

She still didn't let go, slowly looking up at the emperor, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "I'm not a true Duke's daughter, and I'm not suitable to be Prince Xuan's wife. I only hope to live a peaceful life in front of the Buddha from now on."

As she spoke, two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks. She tried her best to let them drip down slowly, hoping that this would make her look as beautiful and charming as the heroine in a TV drama, and she would never have that embarrassing scene of having a runny nose.

The emperor frowned and said coldly, "The marriage was arranged by the Queen Mother, and there will be no changes. Moreover, I have always regarded you as my future niece-in-law, and no one can shake your position."

After hearing this, Shen Muxue couldn't help but take a few steps back, feeling secretly shocked and surprised.

It turned out that the emperor had never considered other possible factors from the beginning to the end, but I was still thinking about it just now, which was simply wishful thinking.

"I really don't want to be King Xuan's wife. I just want to live a simple and quiet life."

Afraid that others would mistake her words for those of an impulsive nature or something uttered in anger, she quickly added, "Please believe my inner thoughts; these are from the bottom of my heart. If you force me to do this, I will shave my head and become a nun right now."

After saying all these words at once, Shen Muxue turned around without hesitation and left the place in big strides.

Along the way, she kept cursing King Xuan in her heart.

Why has it been so long and I still can’t resolve the problem with Shen Luoxi?

If the conflict between the two families cannot be effectively resolved, how can this marriage be successful?

If she had not been afraid that breaking off the engagement would cause the emperor to value her more and regard her as a member of his future family, she might have made a different decision long ago.

As she disappeared from view, Eunuch Peng, standing nearby, immediately whispered to the Emperor, "From what I've learned, ever since Miss Zhen was taken back to the Duke's Mansion, Miss Shen has frequently appeared by the Empress Dowager's side, spending time with her. Perhaps it's that atmosphere that makes her feel less free and happy. Perhaps she's encountered something upsetting today, which is why she acted this way."

Although he himself was not a monk and did not know much about Buddhist scriptures, the emperor was well aware that such a sudden request to give up secular life would certainly cause considerable waves and discussion.

However, he had little interest in the officials' private family disputes.

But now this matter concerns the future members of his family, and this person has repeatedly tested his bottom line. It seems that some special measures must be taken.

"Have someone conduct a detailed investigation into the specific situation at the Duke's Mansion."

After giving the order, he was about to review the official document when suddenly a faint and mysterious fragrance drifted over from somewhere and slowly penetrated into the depths of his soul.

No matter how much he tried to chant the Heart Purification Mantra or recite the Heart Sutra, he seemed unable to completely dispel the sudden distracting thoughts in his mind...

Finally, when the two incense sticks slowly burned out, he gradually returned to normal, picked up the brush and devoted himself to reviewing the official documents again.

However, at this moment, the words written in front of him began to change, becoming gradually blurred and distorted, and finally turned into a pair of eyes filled with endless sadness, as if someone was standing beside him and watching him silently.

This is very disturbing.

So he decisively put down the red seal in his hand and said calmly to the person beside him: "From now on, Shen Muxue is no longer allowed to enter the Qilin Hall at will."

As these words fell, Eunuch Peng, who had been closely following the development of the whole matter, felt temporarily relieved - His Majesty was still that noble and pure person.

Recently, the daughter of the Shen family has been frequently appearing around the emperor, which indeed makes the old housekeeper feel a little unusual. He has even been thinking about whether he should report this situation to the empress dowager, so as to prevent the little girl from inadvertently crossing the line and touching things that she should not touch, thus leading to unpredictable consequences.

Although what happened today was indeed a bit beyond common sense to a certain extent, considering that Miss Shen had been raised in the palace since she was a child and was like her own daughter to the emperor, the emperor was not willing to think of her in a bad way.

But after all, as the emperor, he cannot be completely defenseless and allow the current situation to continue to deteriorate.

While he was still carefully considering how to properly handle this issue, the emperor had already taken the lead in expressing his position and making a decision.

I guess this will prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Otherwise, if the uncle and nephew's fiancée got involved, oh, just thinking about that scene would give me a headache, it's really hard to talk about.

If this kind of thing really happened, I don’t know how much trouble it would cause.

The emperor has been very pure and ascetic for more than 30 years and is rarely swayed by women. Miss Shen is also innocent like a child and has no mature femininity at all. There should be no problem between these two people.

Amitabha, my mind is too crooked to have such bad thoughts.

The more Eunuch Peng thought about it, the more he felt that he had gone too far and felt a little embarrassed.

The Duke was far away in the suburbs of Beijing and had no idea about his family's situation. He was busy with government affairs all day and knew nothing about the changes in his family. However, the Emperor in the palace knew everything. After all, his position as the Son of Heaven gave him countless ears and eyes.

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