The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

Those chosen either expressed their gratitude with flattery or blushing shyness, seemingly quite satisfied with this matchmaking arrangement.

However, these couples are all ordinary couples about young masters from noble families and young ladies from respectable families.

Empress Qin was very cautious about the royal family.

The first person Empress Qin mentioned was the Third Prince, Luo Qianhuan.

"Third Prince, it seems that you still do not have a principal wife in your household?"

The Third Prince was taken aback when Empress Qin brought him up. After a long pause, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed no principal wife in my household."

After answering, the Third Prince immediately became nervous, because he realized that Empress Qin's question seemed to be asking him to choose a principal wife for him.

This issue concerned his future, so he was naturally very nervous.

Empress Qin nodded slightly: "That's it."

Then, he scanned the group of young ladies from prominent families with his eyes.

The daughters of well-to-do families all quietly avoided Empress Qin's gaze, while those from less prestigious families held their heads high, eager to get close to Empress Qin so that she would notice them.

Why did everyone react this way?

Because the Third Prince was very mediocre among the princes. He was neither favored nor unfavored, but he wasn't the most neglected one either.

In the eyes of well-bred young ladies, the Third Prince's future was bleak. At best, he might become a mediocre prince, and they really didn't want such a husband.

There are plenty of princes in the royal family, right? As long as you live long enough and don't make any mistakes, you can become a princess.

In the eyes of young ladies from less privileged families, the Third Prince was still a prince, and Empress Qin was now proposing the position of principal wife. If she took a liking to them, they would become prince consorts, and later, princesses.

What an honorable status this is!

Seeing Empress Qin glancing at this one and then at that one, the Third Prince was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He wondered which young lady she had taken a fancy to.

Empress Qin's gaze finally settled on the young ladies of the Fang family. Everyone assumed she was looking at Fang Qingyun, but she suddenly shifted her gaze to Fang Qingyou: "Fifth Miss Fang..."

Fang Qingyou raised her eyes and narrowed them slightly. So she really couldn't avoid it after all.

This scene caused many people's expressions to change.

Before Empress Qin could finish speaking, the eldest prince quickly interrupted her: "Mother!"

The eldest prince secretly winked at Empress Qin, implying that Fang Qingyou was the woman Luo Qianmo liked and should not be betrothed to the third prince.

While giving Empress Qin hints, the eldest prince also winked at Luo Qianmo, urging him to take the initiative and quickly ask Empress Qin for Fang Qingyou's hand in marriage.

Whether he understood the Crown Prince's hint or not, Luo Qianmo, who had been sitting upright, suddenly stood up and bowed to Empress Qin: "Mother."

For a moment, Empress Qin was slightly stunned. She had indeed deliberately brought up the Third Prince and Fang Qingyou together in order to provoke Luo Qianmo.

However, to her surprise, Luo Qianmo was actually provoked by her.

In that instant, Emperor Mingde's expression suddenly changed, and his tone toward Luo Qianmo became stern: "Mo'er, what are you doing?"

Emperor Mingde wasn't unwilling for Luo Qianmo to have Fang Qingyou, but he hoped that Luo Qianmo would think things through before speaking and consider Fang Qingyou's identity first.

The Empress Dowager looked at Luo Qianmo with puzzlement. Could it be that he had taken a fancy to this concubine's daughter from the Fang family?

In that instant, Gu Jinyi's originally upright figure suddenly swayed. What exactly did Luo Qianmo mean by this?

He didn't believe that Luo Qianmo truly liked Fang Qingyou; if it was just a prank, this was going too far.

His originally gentle eyes suddenly turned cold.

Qin Nihong bit her lip tightly and clenched her fists. If it weren't for Empress Qin stopping her, she would have rushed to Luo Qianmo's side and covered his mouth!

However, what she really wanted to do was kick Fang Qingyou to death.

That bitch, that vixen, how dare she steal her cousin Mo!

The others were all shocked. Was the Eighth Prince trying to snatch someone away?

Fang Qingyou suddenly turned her head and stared at Luo Qianmo in astonishment.

What is he trying to do? Don't tell her he's asking Empress Qin for her hand in marriage?

It's no wonder Fang Qingyou thought that way; Luo Qianmo's behavior at this moment left her with no other choice.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Luo Qianmo's face showed a rare seriousness: "Mother, I ask you to betroth Miss Fang to me as my principal wife."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

Many young ladies who were interested in Luo Qianmo were heartbroken.

"The Eighth Prince actually likes Miss Fang?"

"Um, could those rumors be true?"

"The principal wife! This is the position of the principal wife!"

"Isn't Miss Fang Wu a concubine's daughter of the Fang family? How come she's with the Eighth Prince..."

"Although Miss Fang has some talent, isn't she too unworthy to be paired with the Eighth Prince?"

"Oh no, I'm going to die! How could the Eighth Prince like someone else?"

Fang Qingyou almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Could she have heard correctly? Luo Qianmo actually wanted her to be his principal wife?!

What's wrong with him? Did his fever cause him to lose his mind?

Emperor Mingde suddenly shouted, "Mo'er, stop fooling around!"

Emperor Mingde, who was usually gentle and wise, was now ashen-faced and could not hide his anger.

Upon seeing this, Empress Qin couldn't help but smile despite her initial shock.

Haha—she's waited so many years, and this day has finally come!

This is the first time in all these years that the Emperor has rebuked Luo Qianmo so angrily.

If she had known Fang Qingyou was so useful, she would have used her long ago.

Who would have thought that Luo Qianmo would fall in love with such a young girl?

Qin Nihong was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. She stared intently at Luo Qianmo's mouth, hoping that he would take back what he had just said and change "Miss Fang" to "Princess Nihong".

Gu Jinyi frowned slightly. He had to take action; he couldn't allow Luo Qianmo to take Fang Qingyou away.

A woman like her is not to be trifled with, not even by a prince!

If Luo Qianmo doesn't love Fang Qingyou, then he has no right to marry her.

At this moment, Luo Qianmo met Emperor Mingde's gaze, his voice indifferent yet firm: "I am not being ridiculous! What I have said is what I truly desire."

Almost at the same time, Gu Jinyi slowly stood up.

At this moment, the coldness in his eyes had returned to calm. He still looked like the gentle and refined young master Gu, but the feeling he gave off was completely different.

He was originally extraordinary and otherworldly, but at this moment he was as stubborn as a mortal.