The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

Everyone was shocked and stared wide-eyed at the proud and resolute woman in the hall. They admired her courage. In today's situation, the Ninth Princess dared to speak so resolutely, which was tantamount to directly confronting the Emperor.

Because of the Ninth Princess's words, Sikong Jin was honored to become the focus of everyone's attention, with hundreds of eyes looking at her as everyone waited for her reaction.

Sikong Jin took a deep breath, inwardly groaning – this time, she was in big trouble!

Ji Wuge's expression changed slightly, his eyes filled with concern. He reached out and pressed Sikong Jin's shoulder, while Tang Jingyao cast a worried look at him.

"Don't act rashly. Let's see what Lord Kouzaki Ten intends!"

Ji Wuge reminded him in a low voice.

Sikong Jin frowned, looking at the lonely and resolute figure in front of the hall. If one looked closely, one could see that the slender body was trembling slightly, looking very helpless, because the face of the Emperor of Dayong on the dragon throne had darkened in an instant, and he stared coldly at Xing Fuhua below.

"Hua'er, what did you say? Say it again to me!"

The Emperor's gentle tone had already taken on a hint of coldness.

Xing Fuhua trembled slightly and quickly knelt down. "Your Majesty, Hua'er has long been in love with Sikong Jin. Please grant us your blessing and bestow a marriage upon us!"

"Oh? Is that so? Sikong Jin... But, Lord Sikong, do you think so too?"

Emperor Da Yong's sharp gaze swept across the room and immediately landed on Sikong Jin.

Sikong Jin suddenly felt a headache coming on. She didn't know if Emperor Beizun was really willing to help yesterday, but given the current situation, everything seemed to be proceeding smoothly according to the Emperor of Dayong's plan.

Now that Xing Fuhua has the audacity to pull off such a stunt, she can already sense the suppressed rage emanating from the Emperor of Dayong.

"Stay calm and don't act rashly!"

Ji Wuge increased his strength and pressed down on Sikong Jin.

Sikong Jin raised a hand to his forehead and said helplessly, "The girl has already gone this far. If you don't stand up now, you're not a real man. Don't worry!"

Sikong Jin sighed inwardly, brushed away Ji Wuge's large hand that was tightly gripping her shoulder, and slowly stood up.

"What are you doing!"

As soon as Sikong Jin stood up, Sikong Shu, the head of the Sikong family, grabbed her with one hand. His old eyes flashed with a sharp, dark light as he coldly glanced at Sikong Jin. "Don't worry about her, unless you want to get yourself into trouble!"

Sikong Jin glanced at him coldly, pulled back her sleeve, and strode into the hall. A simple smile appeared on her delicate face, and she looked tenderly at the somewhat flustered Xing Fuhua beside her. With the tenderness of a newlywed husband, she said softly, "Oh dear, I told you not to make such a request to the respected Emperor. He is so busy with state affairs every day, why would you bother him with such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, I am very sorry. Your Majesty is the most respected father of Hua'er, and the Empress is the most beloved mother of Hua'er. Your Majesty and the Empress have raised her with great kindness, so I hope that Your Majesty can personally bestow this marriage upon me. This would be in accordance with my parents' wishes. Today, I am only taking this opportunity to add to the joy and give Your Majesty a big surprise. I hope Your Majesty will forgive my abruptness!"

Sikong Jin's gentle and calm voice rang out, and the huge hall instantly fell silent. Everyone stared at Sikong Jin in surprise.

Lord Yukisaki, who had been observing the situation quietly without saying a word, showed a slight hint of approval in his eyes after hearing what Sikong Jin said.

Below, Sikong Shu's old face darkened slightly as he stared at Sikong Jin without making a sound.

"A few days ago, I visited the Prince Duan's residence on behalf of the Sikong Mansion and made an agreement with Prince Duan, Lord Xing Qitian, that when the Ninth Princess, Xing Fuhua, turns eighteen, I would personally marry her with a grand procession of red bridal attire. However, the Ninth Princess, cough cough, is really worried that I will not be able to resist temptation and will let her down. So she insists that the Emperor bestow a marriage upon us, so that I can't escape... I have repeatedly assured her that I am a pure and innocent young man, ready to become a man, but she just won't believe me... Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, I must also protest to you. Originally, the Minister of War had agreed to assign me a female assistant, but the Vice Minister of War, Lord Fang, didn't... Oh dear!"

Before Sikong Jin could finish speaking, Xing Fuhua slapped her on the shoulder, and the surrounding crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Sikong Jin raised her hand to stop Xing Fuhua, and a black arc accidentally flew out from her sleeve and landed on the ground with a 'thud'.

"my darling!"

The Minister of Works' expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly bent down to pick up the item, but the Emperor of Dayong above was one step ahead of her, "What treasure? Bring it up for me to see!"

"Ah? Don't look anymore, Your Majesty... This isn't... that... you know..."

Before Lord Sikong could finish speaking, the eunuch above quickly came to her side, took the black jade pendant from her hand, and presented it to Emperor Dayong.

Emperor Da Yong picked up the black jade pendant and examined it carefully...

Sikong Jin below was sweating profusely, and kept looking up to wipe his sweat. Seeing Sikong's reaction, everyone was also curious and craned their necks, wondering what the jade pendant in the emperor's hand was and why Sikong was trembling and sweating.

"What is this? Whose jade pendant is this?"

Emperor Da Yong immediately recognized the jade pendant's value and significance. More importantly, when he saw the two characters "Di Bei" on the pendant, his heart suddenly felt heavy, and the letter that Crown Prince Di Bei had sent through someone the previous night flashed through his mind.

Sikong Jin gasped, inwardly realizing something was wrong. She glanced at Di Beizun beside her and found him looking at the jade pendant in Emperor Dayong's hand with a sullen expression, his eyes slightly narrowed, his gaze flickering and unreadable, making it impossible to discern his emotions.

"Your Majesty...this jade pendant was...given to me by my cousin, who said it was to encourage me to marry the Ninth Princess soon..."

When Sikong Jin said this, her gaze fell on Di Beizun, who was standing to the side.

He's spouting nonsense again!

Di Beizun glanced at her sideways, then lowered his eyes indifferently, acting as if it were none of his business. He elegantly picked up his wine and sipped it casually.

Tuoba Yu raised his eyebrows, looking at Sikong Jin with a half-smile, the faint smile in his eyes quite unbelievable.