EBE Chapter 181 Turning danger into safety
Chapter 181 Turning danger into safety
Xiao Mo closed her eyes and rubbed her brows: "Give me a bowl of hangover soup first."
The last time she got drunk at his place, the sobering soup he asked someone to bring her was really effective and quickly relieved her headache.
Qi Minzheng was about to speak when another maid came in carrying a bowl of sobering soup.
Xiao Mo looked at him. He smiled and took the bowl from the tray: "I have asked someone to prepare it a long time ago. After drinking this, eat first, and then take care of your eyes."
"Yeah." She smiled tenderly and curved her eyebrows.
The two of them looked at each other with strained eyes, and when their love reached its peak, Qi Minxiu slowly leaned towards her.
Xiao Mo swallowed, rolled her throat, and slowly closed her eyes.
Just when their lips were about to touch, Ling Su appeared at the door at an inopportune time.
"Your Highness, the meal is ready."
Qi Minxiu turned his head to look at him with resentment in his eyes, and twitched his lips slightly: "Bring it in."
Xiao Mo pursed her lips shyly, looking at the roof, not knowing what she was looking at.
Ling Su realized that he had ruined Qi Minxiu's plan, so he pretended to be busy and glanced around.
Halfway through the meal, someone came from the palace and said that the emperor asked Qi Minxiu to come to the palace to discuss the princess's marriage.
The eunuch leader saw Xiao Mo was there too and smiled happily: "It's great that General Xiao is here too, otherwise I would have gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion as well."
Xiao Mo was puzzled as to why the emperor called her to discuss family matters. Not to mention that she and Qi Minxiu had not yet married, even if they were married, the princess's marriage had nothing to do with her, right?
Although she thought this in her heart, she still kept agreeing.
In the palace, the emperor sat on the dragon throne with his eyes closed and his temples pinched, looking silent and distressed.
Qi Yue sat aside, drinking tea quietly. It seemed that he had just arrived.
When Qi Minxiu and Xiao Mo came in, the emperor didn't even raise his eyes.
Only after he finished the ceremony did he slowly stand up and look at them with a dark gaze: "Please take a seat."
After many days, when Qi Yue saw Xiao Mo again, his heart was still beating fast.
After all, she was the first woman he liked, so it was not so easy for him to let her go.
Xiao Mo kept her head down because her eyes were swollen.
The emperor looked at her with a calm expression: "This morning, I threw Xu Renchuan into the Heavenly Prison."
His tone was cold, and carried a majesty that no one dared to underestimate.
Xiao Mo's expression changed slightly, and she looked at the emperor in disbelief: "I wonder what General Xu has done wrong?"
She pretended to be calm and composed, but her hands tightly gripping the chair handles betrayed her inner feelings.
The emperor glanced at Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu, then turned his gaze to her.
"I intended to marry my princess to him, but he refused to obey. Is it because my princess is not worthy of him?"
The emperor became angry as he spoke. His ninth princess was a wealthy woman and was more than qualified to marry anyone, but he, a newly appointed deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, dared to refuse.
Xiao Mo frowned in surprise, stood up and saluted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, General Xu is definitely not someone who despises the Emperor's authority. He has a straightforward personality and as a military commander he is not as eloquent as a scholar.
I must have felt that I was a coarse person and unworthy of Her Royal Highness, but I didn't know how to express it, so I offended the Emperor. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Xiao Mo has always been one of the best talkers.
The emperor sneered and glanced contemptuously at Shen Yun, who looked a little nervous behind her.
"But I heard that he rejected my arranged marriage because he had a girl he loved. Does that mean my princess is not as good as an ordinary girl?"
Hearing the emperor's words, Shen Yun subconsciously clenched her fists, and her eyelashes trembled uncontrollably.
Qi Minxiu wanted to help, but just as he was about to open his mouth, Xiao Mo walked out and knelt in the hall.
"I dare not deceive the emperor. I rescued a pair of brothers and sisters in Beiyi. The sister is the one General Xu loves.
They had secretly developed feelings for each other as early as when they were in the Northern Yi, and secretly decided to spend their lives together.
At first, I didn't dare to hand him over, but now it seems that General Xu is truly a man who values friendship and loyalty."
There was a glint of anger in the emperor's eyes, and it seemed like he was going to eat someone in the next second, when Xiao Mo spoke again.
"If General Xu breaks his promise to his beloved just for the sake of becoming a consort, wouldn't he be a vain person?
How can such a person be worthy of the princess?
Furthermore, if he abandons his beloved for power, he will not cherish the princess after marriage.
Even if the emperor punishes him, the princess will be hurt.
The most important point is that the princess doesn't like him either. Forcing two people who don't like each other together will ultimately lead to a tragic ending."
Xiao Mo observed the emperor's expression as she spoke: "I beg Your Majesty to forgive me for speaking my mind."
After she finished speaking, she bent down slightly and kowtowed.
The anger in the emperor's eyes was gradually dissipated by her words, and finally turned into a deep exploration with an ambiguous meaning.
"General Xiao is as eloquent as ever. Everything you say makes sense. How could I blame you? Stand up."
Although Xiao Mo appears to be answering questions fluently and in a relaxed state, she is actually not confident at all.
It was not until he heard the emperor's answer that his pounding heart finally calmed down a little.
However, what made her feel strange was how the emperor suddenly fell in love with Xu Renchuan and how he knew that he already had someone he loved.
Did he ask someone to investigate? But that possibility was too small. Or maybe someone mentioned this to him.
Xiao Mo lowered her eyes and glanced at Qi Yue who had been staring at her.
When Qi Yue saw the look Xiao Mo gave him, he couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.
They haven't looked into each other's eyes like this for a long time.
The emperor sighed softly and glanced at the eunuch behind him: "Since that's the case, then pass on my decree to pardon Xu Renchuan and release him without charge."
Xiao Mo was so absorbed in her thoughts that she even forgot to thank him.
Qi Minxiu gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, and she came to her senses and quickly stood up: "On behalf of General Xu, I would like to thank the emperor for his grace."
The emperor raised his hand to signal her to sit down, and looked at her with shocked eyes: "You are so smart, do you have any ideas about the princess's marriage?"
Xiao Mo guessed that he would ask this question, so she lowered her eyes and slowly said what she had already thought of in her mind.
"I wonder if the princess's favorite is one who focuses on literature or martial arts?"
The emperor didn't understand what she meant, but he answered her question anyway: "According to the princess, this man is proficient in martial arts."
"If you are proficient in martial arts, then please ask the emperor to set up an arena for the princess to compete and find a husband."
"A martial arts competition to win a bride?" The emperor frowned slightly and narrowed his eyes in confusion.
"The man who is worthy of the princess must be a man of both civil and military talents. Since the princess will not marry anyone but him, the emperor will use his strengths to make a move.
If he loses midway, he will naturally be eliminated. If he fights to the end, the Emperor will have to arrange for another expert to close the net."
Xiao Mo's words were obscure, but everyone present understood immediately.