However, it didn't matter if Xiao Junxi found out. As long as Emperor Jing didn't know that she was involved, she would be relieved.
After thinking about it, Xie Ruzhuo breathed a sigh of relief, and then said as if to please, "Actually, I really didn't have much involvement in this matter. At most, I just knew it but didn't report it."
As she said that, she saw that Xiao Junxi didn't have much anger on her face, so she boldly asked with a smile, "Tell me what's going on."
She asked why Xiao Xinning didn't go to Concubine Ye today. It turned out that something big had happened. But she was very curious about what happened.
Seeing how easily her emotions changed, Xiao Junxi couldn't help but raise her forehead. How could he be so eaten up by this girl? He was obviously afraid of her boldness, but he couldn't do anything about her.
Maybe this is one thing reducing another thing.
But even if Xie Ruzhuo didn't ask about this, he still wanted to tell her.
"Do you know that the Yue Kingdom sent envoys to propose marriage at this time?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately opened his eyes wide and said in surprise, "Isn't the Yue Kingdom currently at war with our country? Why do you want to come to propose marriage at this time?" Could it be that he wanted to reconcile
Xiao Junxi nodded and said, "Yes, yesterday the border came to report that the army led by Xie Huainan defeated the Yue Kingdom. It was probably because the Yue Kingdom king was afraid, so he came to seek reconciliation."
Xie Ruzhuo only thought briefly and understood the connection, "Then the person they are seeking is Ning'er?"
"Exactly."
Xiao Junxi only pondered for a while, and then talked about the affairs of the royal study room.
Originally, Li Jie's feelings for Xiao Xinning were only in the budding stage. Although the two were interested in each other, Li Jie also knew that he was not good enough for Xiao Xinning and was struggling with himself.
Who would have thought that this morning, when the envoy came to ask for his hand in marriage, it was like a thunder that exploded on top of Li Jie's head.
After he was able to leave the court, Li Jie asked for an order to go to the imperial study room, obviously to report the closing statement of the Jiangxi thief case.
Two days ago, Li Jie cracked the case of Jiangxi's master thief, which was originally a worry in Emperor Jing's heart. So after he went to the imperial study, Emperor Jing was very happy, praised him a few times, and asked him what reward he wanted.
Unexpectedly, Li Jie suddenly knelt down and said that he did not want the reward.
And he also said something like this.
"I don't dare to reward you for serving the country. I've just admired someone for a long time and want to ask my emperor for a will. If I can stay with this woman for the rest of my life, I will respect her and protect her. Even if everyone in the world slanders her, I Never leave or give up.”
When Emperor Jing heard this, he immediately became happy. Li Jie had always been a blockhead, but now he suddenly became enlightened. He immediately smiled and asked whose family the girl was from.
Who would have known that Emperor Jing's face turned gloomy as soon as Li Jie said that person's name.
"Seventh Princess, Xiao Xinning."
"wishful thinking!"
Emperor Jing sneered and said, "I still think you are different, Li Qing, but you are also a follower of others!"
Xiao Qi is the apple of his eye, how dare Li Jie think about it! And during the morning court today, Emperor Jing was still a little tempted by Yue's proposal. Although he was reluctant to marry Xiao Xinning so far away to the Yue Kingdom, the princess' marriage had always been a means of establishing good relations between the two countries. If it was for the sake of the people of the two countries, it might not be impossible to do it.
Now that Li Jie has come to propose marriage, if word reaches the ears of the Yue envoys, it will be a slap in their faces.
Although Emperor Jing was not afraid of what the Yue people would think, Li Jie, a lame man, dared to come at this time. Was he taking advantage of the situation
Unexpectedly, Li Jie actually said bluntly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am sincere to the Seventh Princess. I will not marry anyone other than the Seventh Princess in this life. If the Emperor does not allow it, I will not dare to complain. In this life, I am willing to keep the portrait of one person and leave a noble breeze, which is enough." .”
Having said this, he paused and said, "I just ask the emperor not to marry the seventh princess to the Yue Kingdom. The king of the Yue Kingdom proposed to marry the seventh princess before he ascended the throne and was ridiculed. Now if the seventh princess remarries, I'm afraid it will be a sheep in a tiger's mouth. !”
Only then did Emperor Jing remember what happened back then, and his heart sank. Yes, when the king of Yue was still a prince, he proposed marriage to Xiao Xinning. At that time, Ning'er scolded him bloody. If he really married her, it would be exactly as Li explained.
It seems that it doesn't matter whether the relationship is a good one or not.
But even if we don't get married, it won't be Li Jie's turn!
Emperor Jing didn't even bother to maintain a smile on his face, he just snorted and said, "How can a humble minister like you have a say in the affairs of the Heavenly Family? Okay, you can step back. I have my own thoughts on this matter." !”
Li Jie's face felt sad for a while, and he plucked up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen wants to boldly ask, but because Wei Chen is a lame, the Emperor is unwilling to marry the Seventh Princess?"
Hearing this, Emperor Jing said noncommittally, "Li Jie, as a person, you must understand your identity clearly. If you go beyond the rules, you will bring shame on yourself. Do you understand this?"
Li Jie is indeed a very talented person, and he is also very upright. If he was a healthy person, I am afraid that Emperor Jing would have decreed the marriage himself. But he is a lame man.
Just one sentence was enough to make Emperor Jing dissatisfied with him.
Li Jie kowtowed deeply and said, "Wei Chen understands. I thank my emperor and Wei Chen will leave."
"Wait a minute—"
Suddenly he heard the door to the royal study room being pushed open recklessly. Li Jie turned around and saw sweat dripping from the tip of Xiao Xinning's nose. He said anxiously, "Father, can you listen to me?"
She listened outside the door for a long time, her hands nervous and covered with sweat.
Seeing Xiao Xinning suddenly appear, Emperor Jing frowned and said, "This is the former dynasty. What are you doing here? Go back quickly."
Just because he dotes on this daughter doesn't mean that he will condone her willful behavior.
Xiao Xinning curled her lips, knelt down suddenly and said, "Father, I swear that I will never marry the king of the Yue Kingdom. If my father insists on doing this, I will have no choice but to be killed in the Yue Kingdom to ensure my innocence!"
"presumptuous!"
Emperor Jing was helpless and anxious, and immediately shouted, "Do you just not believe me, or do you mean that in your eyes, I am just that arbitrary and domineering person who doesn't care about the family ties between father and son?!"
Originally, because of Li Jie's words, Emperor Jing was already unwilling to ask Xiao Xinning to marry him, but who knew that Xiao Xinning would actually say such a thing, which really chilled him.
After all, this is the baby bump that he has loved since childhood.
Xiao Xinning was stunned at first. After hearing the meaning of Emperor Jing's words, he immediately kowtowed and said, "Father, this is not what I mean. I just-"
Saying that, Xiao Xinning gritted his teeth and simply told the truth, "I just have someone in my heart, and I don't want to marry anyone else except this person!"
Emperor Jing previously thought it was Li Jie's idea, but now when he heard Xiao Xinning's words, his heart suddenly went off alarm bells, and he intercepted her words and said, "You don't have to say it, I won't agree."
"But Father, you haven't heard what I said yet."
Xiao Xinning said urgently.
And her expression had already given her away. She looked at Li Jie with a woman's infatuation, and her face had long been soaked in fine rouge, with a blush.
That's the look a woman would have after seeing her lover.
She just didn't have time to say that person's name, but what else didn't Emperor Jing understand
He was both angry with Li Jie for his wishful thinking and annoyed with Xiao Xinning for not knowing the person, so he asked in a deep voice, "Ning'er, let me ask you, is he the person you are talking about?"
Seeing Emperor Jing's finger pointing at Li Jie, Xiao Xinning was speechless at first. He rolled his eyebrows and guessed a few things. He simply gave up and said solemnly, "Father, my daughter admires Mr. Li as a strong man. Although he is deeply disabled, he has such a heart. The bright moon's noble appearance is better than thousands of men in the world!"
Hearing this, Emperor Jing immediately became furious and said, "What a man who is better than thousands of men in the world! I didn't know that you were actually building a plank road in secret like this, just hiding it from me!"
Hearing this, Xiao Xinning immediately knelt down and said, "Father, please listen to my explanation!"
Emperor Jing looked at her deeply, stared at her face and said, "I want to hear what you can explain!"
Xiao Xinning's eyes glanced over Li Jie's face, and then she raised her head to look directly at Emperor Jing and said, "Father, it was my daughter who took the initiative to provoke Mr. Li. If he said something that shouldn't be said today, please let me know." Don't blame him."
When Li Jie heard this, how could he not speak? He immediately said, "Back to the Emperor, it was the humble minister who disrespected the Seventh Princess first. The Emperor wants to punish me, so go ahead and punish me!"
How could he, a grown man, let a little girl endure the wrath of thunder
Seeing the two of them like this, Emperor Jing snorted coldly, and casually threw the inkstone at hand towards Li Jie, saying in a deep voice, "Li Jie, it's no use that I trust you so much! Someone come and pick him off for me." Wearing a flower feather on his head, he will be thrown into a prison!"
"Father!"
Li Jie did not dodge, and his temples immediately started to bleed, and the bright red blood flowed down, making him look particularly embarrassed. However, Li Jie had a serious look on his face, showing no fear at all. He only kowtowed and thanked me and said, "I accept the order."
Seeing this, Emperor Jing's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, but the look on his face was still so fierce.
"Come here, send the seventh princess back. She is not allowed to come out without my permission!"
Xiao Xinning was unwilling to do so and kept begging for mercy, "Father, please let Mr. Li go. My daughter is willing to take full responsibility for this!"
Emperor Jing ignored her words and waved his hand, and the imperial guards forcibly took her away.
It wasn't until the room was clear that Emperor Jing looked at Xiao Junxi, who had been silent, and asked, "Do you think I'm too cruel?"
Xiao Junxi slowly smiled and said, "Li Jie is so delusional that he dares to miss the daughter of the Tian family. It's not a loss if he ends up like this. As for Ning'er, his father loves her after all. After this, It will take a while to find a good family."
Hearing this, Emperor Jing looked at him in surprise and said, "When did you learn to make peace with others?"
This knife cuts the tofu clean on both sides, but no one can offend it.
Xiao Junxi smiled slightly and said, "Father already has an idea in his mind, so why bother asking his son. A melon that is forced is not sweet, but something that is obtained too easily may not be cherished."
Seeing that Xiao Junxi revealed his true thoughts in just a few words, Emperor Jing suddenly laughed, pointed at Xiao Junxi and cursed with a smile, "As long as you know it clearly, okay, your wife has been waiting for you for a long time, you Go pick her up and take her back to your home, I will be alone for a while."
When Xiao Junxi heard this, he just bowed and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jing stopped him again and said, "By the way, let me tell your mother and concubine that I will come over for lunch at noon."
Xiao Junxi nodded and said, "My son, I obey."