Cold-faced Empress

"No one is at fault before knowing the truth. But if I remain unmoved after knowing Miss Xia's true feelings, then I would be sorely mistaken!"

Seeing a corner of the curtain lifted at a window in the cabin of the dragon boat in the distance, Fu Siying immediately put on a deeply moved expression, much more sincere than Xia Suxi.

"His Majesty and Prince Mu's word is law, so naturally they cannot retract their decree. As for me, a mere woman, I need not be bound by so many constraints and rules! Before His Majesty bestowed the marriage upon me, I did not know Prince Mu, and even after the marriage, we have not seen each other much, so there is no affection between us. Now that I know of Miss Xia's deep affection, I should naturally step back and do as the best for her."

Fu Siying kowtowed solemnly: "Your Majesty, I dare to break off the engagement and accept Your Majesty's punishment, in order to grant the marriage between Prince Mu and Miss Xia!"

Since she had said that, what could Li do? She could only hurriedly kneel down and kowtow, looking like she was admitting her mistake.

Yunzhi was filled with panic and knelt down blankly, not understanding how her elder sister was going to disobey the imperial decree and break off the engagement in just a few words!

On Wangyue Lake, all was quiet. Whether they were standing on the boats or had jumped into the lake, they all stared blankly at Fu Siying, who was kneeling and kowtowing, completely shocked.

What a magnanimous heart!

She was willing to bear the stigma of disobeying the imperial decree and break off her engagement, just to allow someone else to be together. Miss Fu, truly a remarkable woman!

Xia Suxi knelt with a tense face, her gaze shifting from Fu Siying's back to the dragon boat, her eyes fixed on it with anticipation.

Since Fu Siying is willing to take the initiative to break off the engagement and bear the blame, the Emperor need not worry about having no way to save face. Grant the marriage, grant the marriage, grant the marriage between Prince Mu and her!

After waiting for a long time, the chief eunuch's voice finally rang out again: "The Emperor has ordered that Miss Fu and Miss Xia be summoned to the ship to pay their respects."

Immediately, an uproar erupted.

The fact that the Emperor summoned the two young ladies for a talk indicates that the marriage is in jeopardy!

The tense atmosphere from just moments ago inexplicably turned light and cheerful. Everyone thought the Emperor would surely grant Miss Fu's request to break off the engagement and instead bestow a marriage upon Prince Mu and Miss Xia!

Fu Siying stood up and turned to look at Xia Suxi, who was being embraced by the Xia family members who were hurriedly boarding the ship.

The Xia family members wept with joy, and Xia Suxi was also sobbing uncontrollably.

The two boats slowly rowed together, and Xia Suxi pretended to apologize to Fu Siying: "Fu Siying, thank you."

Fu Siying gave a bright smile: "It's just a favor, I'm not heartless."

Her words won the favor of the Xia family. Li, however, had a complex expression, unsure whether this turn of events was a cause for joy or sorrow.

Fu Siying and Xia Suxi boarded the dragon boat together.

He was waiting for the emperor's summons without thinking about anything when he suddenly noticed that the guard Fang Zhi beside him looked rather unwell.

Fang Zhi frowned as he looked at Fu Siying, shaking his head slightly with disapproval. He couldn't help but whisper, "Miss Fu, you should think carefully before you speak."

Fu Siying narrowed her eyes.

A moment later, they were allowed to enter the cabin. The two bowed their heads and entered respectfully.

As soon as Fu Siying felt the heat on the other side of the curtain, she knew that Mo Canglan must be there.

As expected, the two brothers were heartless. Xia Suxi made heartfelt confessions outside and threatened to jump into the lake because she didn't want to live, but she couldn't get them to show themselves.

Ha ha.