Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

At this moment, facing Emperor Jingzhao's inquiry and concern, Lu Yanqing could only stand up, cup his hands, and reply, "Your Majesty, my beloved has already married another, so I can only disappoint Your Majesty's kind intentions."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingzhao was surprised once again: "Oh? Minister He's beloved has married someone else, and your sweetheart has also married someone else? What a coincidence! You two are such outstanding young men, yet these two women chose other men instead of you?"

Emperor Jingzhao was greatly puzzled.

Whether it's Minister Lu or Minister He, they are both top-notch in terms of appearance, family background, ability, talent, character, temperament, status, and so on.

Why did these two women choose other people instead of them?

Many people in the main hall also wanted to know the reason for this.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanqing could only reply, "Your Majesty, the world is vast, and there are countless outstanding men. The woman I admire is so outstanding that she surpasses me, so naturally she should choose a man who surpasses me to be her match. Therefore, I have no resentment and I wish her to find such a good man."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people in the hall expressed their admiration for Lu Yanqing.

Such a broad mind, and such a clear and open-minded perspective.

That's really rare.

Ling Yan chuckled softly at this, her eyes holding a rather enigmatic expression.

Wow, you're pretty good at making things up.

Xiao Muyao, standing next to him, was also smiling very happily.

Regardless, Lu Yanqing's recent admission that he was inferior to him was quite pleasing and enjoyable to him.

After understanding, Emperor Jingzhao praised him, saying, "It is good that you have such a mindset, but are you also like Minister He, who has only recognized her in this life and is unwilling to seek anyone else?"

Lu Yanqing knew he couldn't answer like that.

Therefore, he replied, "Your Majesty, I am not aware of her at this time, because I cannot forget her yet. When I am able to forget her in the future, I will ask Your Majesty to take the trouble to choose a suitable match for me."

Emperor Jingzhao was fairly satisfied upon hearing this.

He then smiled and replied, "Very well! I will certainly choose the most outstanding woman to match you with."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanqing immediately smiled and thanked the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your great favor."

He then bowed and withdrew to return to his seat.

He thought to himself: Alas! There's no other way but to deceive the emperor like this. He couldn't give the same answer as He Jingchuan.

Otherwise, His Majesty might think that since they both gave such an explanation, they were definitely trying to fool him.

However, his current answer reflects the fact that the decision is ultimately in his own hands.

As long as he doesn't say he can forget, His Majesty won't force him.

So what if he can never forget the person he loves for the rest of his life?

So it didn't have any impact.

Just when he thought he had passed this hurdle and could continue to sit and enjoy himself in peace, he heard His Majesty's voice again.

He then looked at Chu Xiyao with a beaming smile and asked, "Ninth Prince, when you said you wanted to stay in Da Zhao as a hostage, it was for a girl. But now so much time has passed, and the Ninth Prince has made no progress? Do you need my help?"

Ling Yan almost spat out her drink upon hearing this.

Is Emperor Jingzhao addicted to matchmaking tonight?

Why are they coming one after another?

They all used her men as matchmakers.

It's clear that he was genuinely very happy tonight.

Otherwise, how could they have such leisure and refined tastes?

However, for Chu Xiyao, Emperor Jingzhao's inquiry now, besides being genuinely concerned for him, also contained a hint of testing.

To test whether this woman really exists.

After all, Emperor Jingzhao was naturally suspicious since Chu Xiyao hadn't made any move for so long.

If this is just an excuse, a pretext to stay in Da Zhao, then who knows what Xi Chu's true purpose is?

If this isn't just an excuse, but truly the case, then Emperor Jingzhao can rest assured.

When Emperor Jingzhao asked him this question, Chu Xiyao naturally understood his meaning.

So he calmly stood up and replied, “Your Majesty, I was just about to bring up this matter with you today. I had decided to explain it to you some time ago, but due to the war, I did not want to bother you with this private matter. Now that Your Majesty has asked, I will take this opportunity of today’s happy occasion to ask Your Majesty for a favor. I request Your Majesty to grant me the marriage to Lin Ya.”

Upon hearing this, Lingyan and the others looked surprised.

Then I realized why.

We must make this matter a done deal today, so that Emperor Jingzhao will never doubt its authenticity again.

Therefore, this is the only answer I can give.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingzhao was indeed pleased and asked, "Oh? The Ninth Prince actually won over this woman?"

Chu Xiyao laughed and said, "Yes! With Yao pursuing her so persistently, she will naturally fall for him."

Ling Yan was speechless for a moment upon hearing this.

The other three were also quite speechless.

Emperor Jingzhao was delighted upon hearing this and said, "Indeed, with the Ninth Prince's unparalleled elegance, he is bound to win the heart of a beauty. Lin Ya... I wonder which family's daughter she is?"

Chu Xiyao replied, "She's not from a prestigious family, just an orphan with no parents."

Emperor Jingzhao and the others were greatly shocked when they heard this.

She turned out to be just an ordinary commoner woman?

And he has no father or mother?

How could the Ninth Prince possibly be interested in such an ordinary woman?

Chu Xiyao naturally understood what they were thinking, so he smiled and said, "In love, I don't care about identity or background. When I love someone, I love that person, purely and unrelated to anything else. I love her as a person, not her family background or her identity. So what's wrong with this prince falling in love with a commoner woman?"

This statement came out.

The Ninth Princess was the first to loudly agree, "Good! The Ninth Prince is right! Loving someone should be this pure. I think the same as the Ninth Prince; loving someone should be like this!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao smiled and nodded to the Ninth Princess.

Then some people agreed with him and felt that this was the right way to do it.

However, some people feel that such behavior is too willful and childish.

However, neither of them said it out loud.

However, after this incident, Emperor Jingzhao completely believed what Chu Xiyao said.

They no longer doubted his reasons for staying in Dazhao.

By this time, all doubts about him had been dispelled, and this was the only successful coal he had made that night.

He then burst into laughter and looked at Chu Xiyao with delight, saying, "Very well! Since the Ninth Prince is so deeply devoted to his love, then I will grant the Ninth Prince's wish and bestow upon him the honor of marrying the commoner Lin Ya. A perfect match made in heaven."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao immediately smiled and replied, "Yao thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness."

He then bowed with a beaming smile and returned to his seat.

Emperor Jingzhao was naturally very pleased and happy to see this.

So he smiled, raised his wine cup, looked down at the crowd, and said, "Come! My beloved ministers, drink this cup to the brim with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone raised their glasses in response.

Then, the banquet became lively and cheerful again.