Chapter Thirty-Six: A Match Made in Heaven

  The emperor suddenly stood up from his throne.

  The queen's body went limp and she fell to the ground, fortunately, her maid Sun was behind her and caught her in time.

  At the same time, a large group of people in the Huxinting suddenly stood up. Among them were De Qinwang, Yun Wangye, Ye Tianyu, Yun Muhuan, Rong Feng, Qin Yuying, Rong Linglan and others. Everyone was shocked and disbelieving, staring at Rong Jing who was kneeling on one knee on the ground.

  Filial King Wang didn't stand up but seemed to be shocked enough, also looking at Rong Jing in disbelief.

  The rest of the people who didn't stand up all turned into statues, motionless.

  The night sky suddenly darkened, as if he had suddenly understood something, and stared at Rong Jing with a dead gaze.

  Ye Tianyi's face had been expressionless since the moment he stood up.

  Inside the pavilion, it was so quiet that not even a thread of wind could be heard. Everyone's eyes were focused on one line. This scene had an impact that couldn't be compared to Cloud Shallow Moon's words just now. Almost everyone except Night Light outside thought that Rong Jing would never make such a move, and the person he wanted to marry was still Cloud Shallow Moon.

  Jing Shizi is who? That is Rong Wangfu's heir, the number one prodigy of Tian Sheng, admired and respected by people all over the world.

  Who is Yun Shangyue? The legitimate daughter of the Yun Wangfu, the number one lady of leisure in Tian Sheng, a useless waste, ridiculed and cold-shouldered by the people of the world.

  Who would have thought that the two of them would openly ask for a royal marriage?

  Not just the old emperor couldn't think of it, but probably no one in the world could!

  Although Ye Qing Ran was prepared, he was still shocked by the sudden proposal of Yun Qian Yue and Rong Jing. Looking at the two kneeling on one knee, holding hands, he suddenly felt a pang of sourness in his heart. He admitted to himself that he liked Yun Qian Yue, but he wouldn't have had the courage to kneel before Emperor Bo and ask for permission to marry, and his unwillingness suddenly dissipated a bit.

  Although Yun Shang Yue knew that Rong Jing's feelings for her were extremely deep, she was still moved by his words "This life only has one wife, unique and unmatched." For a moment, she felt that the people in front of her were not the old emperor and the crowd, but countless blooming lotus flowers, fragrant and bright. She thought that even if the old emperor did not agree today, having heard these words was enough to satisfy her.

  For a moment, several hundred people in Huxinting were silent, and even the sound of breathing was not heard.

  The old emperor was shocked and looked at Rong Jing and Yun Shallow Moon, wondering what he was thinking, and for a while did not speak.

  The queen was supported by Sun's nurse, looking at the two people on the ground. After being shocked, a hint of envy flowed out from the depths of her phoenix eyes, and she did not speak.

  Yun Wangye's face turned gray and white, as if he had forgotten to breathe. De Qinwang barely regained his composure and looked at Ye Qianyan with a hint of sigh in his heart. Xiao Qinwang came back to himself, his old eyes revealing a sinister smile. The Rong Wangfu and Yun Wangfu have an unwritten rule since the founding ancestors that they cannot intermarry, but Rong Jing and Yun Shangyue openly defy the emperor's taboo, and are not far from death!

  The night sky was gloomy, his face darkened with anger, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. He recalled Rong Jing's words "Qin Miss is a great talent, worthy of being the empress." This meant that Rong Jing had long been plotting against Yun Shang Yue, but he had believed him instead. Now that the Emperor had summoned Seventh Brother back, how could he not realize too late that he had lost his composure in front of the Emperor due to his impatience? For a moment, he was consumed by hatred, but couldn't vent it out.

  He sat down quietly in the dark night, his face expressionless, unable to tell what he was thinking.

  The rest of the people were still in shock and couldn't come back to their senses.

  "No! I won't allow it!" Suddenly, a loud shout from Sixth Princess came from outside the Pavilion of Lake Heart, breaking the silence.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes narrowed, thinking that she was too soft-handed earlier? Actually letting this woman come out and stir up trouble at this time!

  Rong Jing seemed as if he hadn't heard anything and appeared not to have noticed Sixth Princess's voice.

  Everyone was awakened by this loud shout and looked in the direction of the sound.

  Only then did Princess Liu hurry over, her skirt held high as she ran across the jade bridge. The sound of her jade pendants and ornaments echoed through the air. Her face still streaked with tears, she rushed into the pavilion in the middle of the lake, pushing aside Ye Qingchen who was blocking her way. Standing before Emperor Yong and Yun Shangyue, she exclaimed loudly to the old emperor, "Father, I disagree!"

  The old emperor came back to his senses at this time, looking at the sixth princess, and for a while did not speak.

  "Your Majesty, I disagree! You can't agree to this!" The Sixth Princess said loudly again. Her voice was not only heard clearly by the people inside the Huxinting Pavilion, but also by all the eunuchs, palace maids and guards waiting outside the pavilion.

  "Oh? You don't agree? What don't you agree with? I won't promise anything?" The old emperor looked at the Sixth Princess and finally spoke up.

  "I don't agree with Jing Shizi marrying Yun Qianyue, and I even more disagree with Yun Qianyue marrying Jing Shizi!" The Sixth Princess said.

  "Oh? Why don't you agree?" The old emperor raised an eyebrow, his deep eyes gazing at the Sixth Princess, his gaze sweeping across Rong Jing and Yun Shuoyue, with a sharp glint in the depths of his eyes.

  "Cloud Shallow Moon is not worthy of being the wife of Jing Shi Zi!" The Sixth Princess loudly said to the old emperor, "She is a spoiled and ignorant woman who doesn't know how to play the zither or chess, can't write poetry or songs, and has no etiquette or education. She's arrogant and her reputation is tarnished. Not even one toe can compare to Jing Shi Zi! Why should he marry her? Jing Shi Zi is the number one genius of Tian Sheng, how could Cloud Shallow Moon possibly be worthy of him? Therefore, I, your child, do not agree. Tell me, how many people in the world would agree?"

  "Is this your reason?" The old emperor raised an eyebrow.

  "Yes!" The Sixth Princess's back was straight as a pen, and her answer was crisp.

  The old emperor nodded and swept his gaze around the room, "Does everyone present think the same way?"

  Everyone present remained silent.

  "Is there anyone who shares the Sixth Princess's views? Step forward and let me see." The old emperor looked at the crowd, unmoving, and asked in a deep voice: "Are there really none?"

  "The old minister and Sixth Princess share the same view. Yun Shangyue is indeed not worthy of Jing Shizi!" The Filial King took advantage of the opportunity to stand out.

  "My daughter also thinks the same way as Liu Gongzhu! Yun Shangyue is not worthy of Jing Shizi!" Leng Shuoli also stood up. Jing Shizi Yun Dangao Yang, the whole world admires and respects him, all women in the world admire him, but they all dare not approach, knowing it's hard to match him, not daring to be tainted. Why can Yun Shangyue make Jing Shizi say "This life only this one wife, unique and unmatched"?

  "I also think the same way as Liu Mei!" Ye Tianqing spoke up in a low voice. Since he and Qin Yuxin got engaged, he couldn't muster any excitement whenever he faced her. All he could think of was Yun Shangyue - every smile and frown she had over the years seemed so vivid, even tracing back to ten years ago when his father turned 45 and she cried and shouted for him and his seventh brother to switch residences, wiping her snot and tears all over him, which used to disgust him. But now, thinking about it again, he found her adorable at that time. He thought he was going crazy. Qin Yuxin was perfect in every way, meeting the standards of a crown princess, exactly what he wanted in a woman. Yun Shangyue didn't meet any of those criteria, yet she still held his heart. Even if he had no chance with her anymore, he couldn't let Rong Jing marry her just like that!

  "Hmm! Anything else?" The old emperor glanced at the three of them and asked again, looking at the motionless crowd.

  Everyone watched with bated breath, the young masters and misses dared not speak. The high-ranking officials surrounding them had accompanied the emperor for many years, how could they not understand the emperor's intention at this moment? The imperial family had always been wary of the Rong Wang Fu and Yun Wang Fu, but it was only in private. Now, being openly asked to marry by Jing Shizi and Qian Yue Miss, the wariness was put on the surface. How could he not be annoyed? At this time, borrowing the words of Liu Gong Zhu to ask everyone, naturally wanted to borrow the hands of the officials to get a refuted statement. However, the person involved in this matter was Jing Shizi, and although Jing Shizi had not yet entered the court to take over the throne, he was already the de facto master of Rong Wang Fu, unfathomable and not to be offended. For a while, no one dared to speak rashly.

  "What are your views, Prince De, Prince Yun, and Duke Feng?" The old emperor saw that no one was speaking, his face darkened slightly, looking at Prince De, Prince Yun, and Duke Feng.

  The three men immediately stepped forward one step.

  De Qin Wang glanced at Yun Wang Ye's pale face, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke up first, "Jing Shizi is the son of Rong Wang Fu, and Qian Yue Miss is the legitimate daughter of Yun Wang Fu. This is a big deal, we must be cautious."

  "De Qin Wang is right, indeed we must be cautious!" Feng Chengxiang hastily followed suit.

  "Hmm, how does King Yun think? Did you know about it beforehand?" The old emperor looked at King Yun.

  The King's heart had already surged with towering waves, he knew that Jing Shizi and Qianyue were too close, but because the old king supported them, he had no right to stop them, let alone stop them. But how could he have expected that the two of them would dare to ask for a royal marriage in public today? He was already covered in cold sweat, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

  "Does King Yun have no ideas?" The old emperor looked at King Yun with raised eyebrows, his imperial majesty fully displayed.

  The Cloud King felt the pressure from the Old Emperor, which forced him to come to his senses. He looked at Rong Jing and Yun Qian Yue with a pale face, both of whom had spoken one sentence before kneeling on one knee motionless, without uttering another word. At this moment, as if feeling his gaze, Rong Jing raised her head and glanced at him lightly, while Yun Qian Yue blinked once. Suddenly, he didn't know where a surge of courage came from, and in a deep, respectful voice, he said: "Your Majesty, the son of the Cloud family, Yun Duan Gao Yang, is naturally willing to be the dragon's son-in-law!"

  Yun Shallow Moon's mouth corners slightly hooked up, thinking that this father of hers wasn't completely useless after all.

  "Oh?" The old emperor narrowed his eyes, "So Cloud King brother is in agreement? Regarding the Sixth Princess's words, your family's Moon Yatou is not a match for Jing Shizong, what do you have to say about that?"

  "The way a husband and wife get along doesn't say who's strong or weak. Since Jing Shizi is willing to marry Qian Yue, he must have his own scale in mind." Yun Wangye spoke out in a low voice under pressure. At this point, regardless of right or wrong, the situation no longer allowed him to retreat. Whether he advances or retreats, it's all the same knife. He has also let go at this moment!"

  "Haha, what a wonderful way of dealing with each other as husband and wife, without mentioning who's strong or weak! It seems that King Yun has finally understood the truth!" The old emperor burst out laughing, but anyone could hear that there was no smile in his laughter. After a moment, he turned to look at the person beside him and said in a low voice: "Empress, you are the aunt of Yuè Fāng's mother and also the one with the most right to speak, what do you think?"

  The empress was supported by Sun's nanny, her face pale. She couldn't believe that she had just talked to Yun Shangyue, and today Jing Shizi performed such a play with her. Isn't this an open challenge to the imperial dignity? What consequences wouldn't they be aware of? There was only one thought in her mind, these two were crazy, but when she remembered the calm tone of Yun Shangyue's words "What if the world is overturned?" that day, she felt that today's affairs were not an exception.

  "Does the Empress have no ideas?" The old Emperor asked again as he saw the Empress remaining silent.

  The queen, being closer to the old emperor, naturally felt the pressure of the high mountain more clearly than Yun Wangye. She had lived in the palace for over 20 years and understood the old emperor's tactics better than anyone else. Her body trembled slightly as she thought about how many years she had wanted to resist and break free from this suffocating life, escaping the tragic fate of being a daughter of the Yun Wangfu. However, thinking about the old emperor's methods, she still couldn't shake off the fear. She thought that if she agreed, then from now on, there would be no place for her in the palace. But if she disagreed, the loving couple below might not have a happy ending because of her words. For a moment, she didn't know how to speak. She felt that whatever she said, it wouldn't be right.

  "It seems that I have frightened my empress!" The old emperor's voice was devoid of emotion.

  "I, the empress, am not surprised, but I really didn't expect that our spoiled daughter, Yue'er, would win the favor of Prince Jing." The empress suddenly spoke up, not looking at the old emperor, but instead gazing at Rong Jing and Yun Shuoyue with a warm and elegant demeanor. "When my sister left, she entrusted me to take good care of Yue'er, but over the years, I haven't taught her well, and she has developed this spoiled personality. However, Your Majesty also said that Yue'er is genuine in nature. How many women in the world can be as genuine as she is? Just like brother said: The way a husband and wife interact with each other doesn't involve who's strong or weak. Since Prince Jing is willing to marry her and has promised to have only one wife, this life, then I naturally also approve of their union!"

  The old emperor's eyes suddenly shot out a fierce light, staring at the empress.

  The empress, as if she hadn't seen anything, pushed aside the eunuch and stood up straight. The thick red dress couldn't hide her determined eyes. At this moment, she surpassed all the concubines beside the emperor. As the mother of a nation, she was a model for the world. She also understood that these years in the palace were like being imprisoned, with no hope left. But Yun Shang Yue was different! Since she had already let the emperor abolish the ancestral rules, why not break the unwritten rule that the Yun and Rong families couldn't intermarry today? After all, it was to make the daughter of the Yun family no longer be controlled by fate. She couldn't help, but she also couldn't ignore them for her own sake. Even if the emperor would kill her, she had to agree at this moment.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is warm in her heart, thinking that this aunt's efforts to rescue her today were not in vain! Looking at her expression, she probably still doesn't know that the old emperor wants to abolish her by using Su Su's affair, but it's even more difficult for her to do so without knowing.

  Rong Jing's expression didn't change, clearly he had expected the Empress would react this way.

  "I didn't know the Empress was pleased with this!" The old Emperor threw out a sentence, his old eyes fixed on the Empress. "I remember you told me last month that marrying Yueli to Rong Feng wasn't bad either. Now you've changed your mind?"

  Rong Feng was also specially summoned into the palace today to participate in the Qixi Festival, and when he heard the old emperor mention his name, his expression changed slightly.

  The empress's expression also changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and said with a warm and dignified tone: "I think she is getting old enough. Since she likes Rong Feng, then so be it if she marries him. Later, I found out that she was just playing around with Rong Feng and couldn't be serious about it, so I gave up on the idea. Now that she's being so serious, I originally admired Jing Shizi, and now that he likes Yue'er, I think it's for the best. Your Majesty knows that I only have this one niece. Of course, I hope she marries well."

  "Do you want her to marry well? Can the royal family not compare to the Rong Wang Fu?" The old emperor stared at the empress. This sentence was like a thunderbolt hidden in his chest, making people who heard it tremble with fear. It put the Rong Wang Fu on the same level as the imperial family for comparison. One misstep would trigger a fierce outburst of anger.

  The empress was shocked and hastily said, "Your Majesty misunderstood! I didn't say that the Rong Wang Fu is good, but rather that the Jing Shizi is good! The Rong Wang Fu and the imperial palace are incomparable, one being a minister's residence and the other being the heavenly palace. How can they be compared?"

  "Is Her Majesty saying that our imperial family cannot produce a single person who can surpass Jing Shizong?" the old emperor asked in a cold tone.

  The queen's hand clenched in her sleeve, shook her head, and said with a fearless expression, "It's good that the princes are all well, but it's only truly good if Moon likes it!"

  The cloud was shallow and the moon was dark, and the queen called out a good voice. Thinking that the old emperor would be furious today! Originally wanted to set up a linked ring bureau to abolish the palace and seize the power of Yunwangfu, or even drag it down, but unexpectedly, the originally prepared-to-kill mantis flipped over and slapped him with a big slap.

  "Haha, a good month is really good! Is this saying that my imperial sons are not even worthy of consideration?" The old emperor grasped the empress's words, and his anger surged in his heart. He didn't know where things had gone wrong, but the chessboard he had set up was already useless before it could be put into action. At this critical moment, how could he have the mind to call out Su Su to listen to music and then punish the empress?

  "The Emperor is wrong! It's not that the moon doesn't suit Your Majesty's sons, but rather Your Majesty's sons don't think highly of the moon!" The Empress corrected the old Emperor's words and glanced at Ye Tianqing, "The Crown Prince has never liked the moon all these years, he likes Miss Qin from the Prime Minister's residence instead. This is still the marriage you arranged for him a few days ago! Have you forgotten?"

  "What about my other princes?" The old emperor's eyes sank gloomily as he glanced at Ye Tianqing.

  The hand clenched in the sleeve of the night sky had already squeezed out blood stains, and at this time, there was no longer any opportunity to refute.

  "Your other princes naturally also look down on me." Yun Shangyue took over the conversation, raising her head to look at the old emperor.

  "How did you know that my other princes looked down on you?" The old emperor seemed to glance at Ye Tianyi, who had not spoken or shown any expression.

  "Your princes are all of noble status. Given the precedent set by the Crown Prince, even if someone had taken a liking to me, I wouldn't dare aim too high again." Yun Shangyue took over the conversation. She naturally knew who the old emperor was referring to.

  "You dare to pursue the Heaven's First Prodigy, personally conferred by me?" The old emperor raised an eyebrow, with a hint of blue color between his eyebrows.

  "He's indeed the number one genius of Tian Sheng, but he's also a sickly person! Who knows when he'll die from illness. Cloud Light smiled at the cold gaze of the old emperor and said: "I, a useless person, marrying a sickly person, isn't this a match made in heaven?" As she finished speaking, she turned to ask Gong Jing, "Don't you think so?"

  Rong Jing smiled lightly and nodded, "Yes!"

  The shallow cloud month looked at the old emperor again, "Your Majesty, uncle, I'm afraid there's no one in this world more suitable than us. Don't you think so?"

  The old emperor looked at Yun Qian Yue and didn't say another word, his face gloomy.

  Yun Qian Yue finally understood why Emperor Ye Tian's face was often gloomy. The old emperor really looked angry this time! However, even if he was angry, how big could his anger be? Would he execute her and Rong Jing outside the Meridian Gate? Throw them into the Heavenly Dungeon? Or stab them to death with his sword immediately?

  Everyone was terrified and didn't dare to breathe.

  "What a perfect match! Father, don't listen to Yun Shangyue's nonsense! Even if Jing Shizi is a sickly weakling, he is still several thousand times better than Yun Shangyue!" The Sixth Princess immediately exclaimed loudly, "She doesn't deserve Jing Shizi!"

  "Oh? Xiao Liu'er's words are more than usual today. Then who do you think is worthy of Jing Shizi?" The old emperor raised an eyebrow.

  The sixth princess pursed her lips, glanced at Rong Jing, and mustered up the courage to say: "Me!"

  "You?" The old emperor raised an eyebrow again.

  "Yes! Me!" The Sixth Princess nodded firmly.

  "Haha, Jing Shizi, my princess also has a crush on you. She thinks that Yueliang is not worthy of you, but she herself is worthy of you. What do you think?" The old emperor laughed loudly, seemingly having regained the upper hand, his laughter was relaxed and pleasant.

  "Rong Jing is not worthy of Sixth Princess!" Rong Jing said calmly.

  The sixth princess's face changed color.

  Yun's mouth corners rose slightly.

  The old emperor's smile hadn't reached his eyes before he retracted it, narrowing his old eyes as he looked at Rong Jing, "Oh? Is that what you think, Young Master Jing?"

  "Yes!" Rong Jing nodded.

  The old prince stared at Rong Jing and asked in a low voice, "So, Rong Jing, you think that among all the women in the world, only Yueli is worthy of me, and I am also worthy of her?"

  "Yes!" Rong Jing nodded again.

  "Nonsense!" The old emperor suddenly picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Rong Jing.

  Everyone was shocked at once.

  Rong Jing dodged and didn't dodge.

  The cloud shallow moon instantly reached out to catch the teacup, and smiled at the old emperor: "Your Majesty, you can hit him anywhere, but you can't hit this face. I'll be looking at it every day from now on. If you ruin his looks, how will I enjoy the view?" As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for the old emperor to respond, he suddenly threw the teacup at the Sixth Princess. The Sixth Princess was completely unable to dodge, and the teacup instantly hit her forehead. She let out a cry of "ah" and fell straight to the ground. Cloud Shallow Moon didn't even glance at the Sixth Princess, but instead smiled at the old emperor: "Look, if she were disfigured, would anyone still want to look at her?"

  The sixth princess fell straight down on the ground under the shallow moonlight, her forehead was cracked open with a hole, and fresh blood spurted out!

  Everyone was shocked and lost their color, no one expected the old emperor to use a teacup to hit Rong Jing, and even more unexpected was that Yun Shangyue had made a move against Sixth Princess! For a moment, they were stunned and bewildered. They thought Yun Shangyue had gone mad, daring to hit the princess in front of the emperor.

  "Sixth Son!" The old emperor's face turned cold, furious at Yun Qianyue, "How dare you!"

  Clouds are shallow and the moon is not afraid of anger, a smile always hangs on her small face. "She likes Rong Jing? That's not allowed! If she likes something else, I can give it to her, but Rong Jing is mine, I won't let go. This is a matter of principle. Just now I wanted to hit her, but unfortunately, my hands were empty. Now that the Emperor has lent me this teacup, if I don't hit her, I'd be too sorry for you!"

  "You..." The old emperor was so angry that he lost his words.

  "Your Majesty, we've been kneeling for half a day now, will you or won't you just say something? We two people like each other and want to be together for a hundred years. It's not bothering anyone, yet you keep asking this and that! If it were someone who didn't know any better, they'd think that even the Crown Prince, the Heir Apparent, and even a small county princess from the Crown Prince's estate could all become your master and take charge of your household!" Yun Qianyue glanced at the Crown Prince and Leng Xue with a smile.

  Filial King's and Cold's faces changed greatly.

  "You..." The old emperor glared at Yun Qianyue, his forehead throbbing with rage, "How dare you!"

  "I've been reckless for a long time, not just one or two days! Doesn't the Emperor already know that?" Yun Shangyue's smile remained unchanged on her face as she watched the old emperor get angry, feeling delighted in her heart and thinking it would be best if he died from rage.

  But she forgot, the old emperor is an emperor. Even if he's angry again, he's still an emperor. Anger won't kill him, but he holds the power of life and death! As soon as her words fell, the old emperor suddenly shouted loudly, "Guards! Take this..."

  "Your Majesty, she is indeed unruly and everyone in the world knows it. You know it and I know it too. Her words are truly impudent, please forgive her. When she marries me, I will teach her well and not let her cause any more trouble." Rong Jing intercepted the old emperor's words and said softly.

  Yun Qian Yue thought that Rong Jing Zhen had the makings of a good husband!

  The old emperor fell silent, narrowing his eyes as he gazed at Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing also looked at the old emperor, and the two men's lines of sight converged on the sixth princess lying on the ground. Although there were no weapons or spears, everyone seemed to feel the invisible blades clashing between the two men.

  In an instant, the old emperor said nothing and left with a flick of his sleeve.

  The eunuchs and palace maids who attended the old emperor immediately followed, and in the blink of an eye, a large group of people had walked by.

  Yun Shallow Moon frowned, thinking about the old emperor's sudden departure without a word. Just as she was about to speak, Rong Jing grasped her hand tightly. She swallowed back what she wanted to say and turned to look at Rong Jing, who shook his head at her. She felt a faint cool sweat in his palm. Only then did she remember that her main goal today was to save the empress, and she hadn't expected the old emperor to agree to their marriage anyway, so she gave up!

  She watched as the old emperor strode away like a tiger, soon disappearing from the Hundred Flowers Garden. She rubbed her knees and stood up.

  The old emperor is gone, what's the point of her still kneeling?

  Rong Jing stood up with Yun Qian Yue, and her jade-like hand gently brushed off the moon-white brocade robe. Her clear eyes scanned the crowd, and she softly said to Yun Qian Yue, "Let's return to the manor!"

  "Good!" Yun Qian Yue nodded, and naturally didn't want to stay here any longer.

  Rong Jing pulled Yun Qian Yue around and turned around, Yun Qian Yue followed him and took a step forward.

  "Are you two going to let Father Emperor's spirit just dissipate like this? Are you planning on just leaving it at that?" Ye Tian Jing saw the two of them and immediately planned to leave, his face sinking as he cut off their path.

  "Did the Emperor's uncle get driven away by us? Why do I feel like he implicitly agreed to it? Isn't silence equivalent to consent?" Yun Shangyue gave Ye Tianqing a cold glance. Seeing his gloomy expression, staring fixedly at her and Rong Jing, she sneered inwardly. Now you know you've been deceived? But it's too late. If anyone is to blame, it's because you were too eager to become the Emperor. You even placed your trump card on a woman who was barely qualified to be the Empress Dowager! The old Emperor would have abandoned you if he had any sense!"

  "Really? How dare you! The Emperor has always been wise and just, how could he possibly condone such a thing?" Ye Tianqing glanced at Yun Shangyue, his gaze fixed on Rong Jing's face. "Rong Shizi must have had feelings for her long ago, otherwise why would he make such an unwise move?"

  "The prince is right, I've had feelings for her for a long time." Rong Jing looked at Ye Tian Qing, admitting without hesitation, and said calmly: "Like the prince's feelings for Miss Qin of the Chancellor's Manor, it has been many years!"

  At night, he thought of Qin Yuqing and immediately turned his head to look. He saw Qin Yuqing looking this way, but didn't know if she was looking at him or Rong Jing. Her face was expressionless. He looked at Feng Chengxiang, who was also staring at him, seemingly having already seen through his thoughts. Suddenly, he put away his anger and said to Rong Jing: "In that case, let the young master of the Rong family take care of himself!"

  He has already lost the trust of his father, and naturally cannot lose Feng Zhengxiang, this pillar!

  "Thank you, Your Highness. I naturally understand what I'm doing!" Rong Jing pulled Yun Shangyue around the Night Sky Pavilion.

  No one stopped them again, and everyone watched as the two of them left.

  Wearing a white moon-shaped robe and a purple dress with a smoke-like pattern, the two of them walked out of the pavilion in the middle of the lake under the starry sky. The scenery looked like a painting in the illusory realm. Everyone suddenly felt that Jing Shizhi and Qianyue Miss were actually quite compatible. It's just a pity that they were born into the wrong Rong Wangfu and Yun Wangfu.

  Until the two figures walked out of the Hundred Flowers Garden, everyone else withdrew their gaze and looked at the Empress who had not left. The Emperor strode away, leaving behind only the Empress as the superior one. For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on the Empress.

  The queen ignored the crowd and said to Mingfei beside her: "Ming sister, Sixth Princess is injured. Take her back to the palace and have the imperial hospital treat her immediately! Although she's lost blood, Moon has left some face for her. If treated in time, there probably won't be any scarring! If it's delayed, it might be too late!"

  "Yes!" Ming Fei seemed to be frightened out of her wits, and only then did she come back to herself. She hastily got up and walked over to the Sixth Princess's side, instructing the wet nurse behind her, "Quickly, carry the Sixth Princess back to the palace and summon a doctor from the Imperial Hospital."

  "Yes!" Two amahs immediately stepped forward and lifted up Sixth Princess.

  "I, your concubine, will take my leave first!" Ming Fei hastily curtsied to the Empress Dowager.

  The queen nodded, and Mingfei immediately led people to carry Sixth Princess away.

  After Ming Fei left, the Empress looked at everyone, her eyes sweeping across people like De Qin Wang, Yun Wang Ye, and Xiao Qin Wang, before withdrawing her gaze. She said calmly: "Since His Majesty has returned to the palace, let's call off today's Qixi banquet! I'm also tired, so I'll return to the palace to rest. You sisters and gentlemen can do as you please!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Sun's nanny immediately came forward to support her, and she no longer looked at the crowd as she took steps to leave. In an instant, they had left the Hundred Flowers Garden.

  The many consorts in the harem saw that the empress had also left, exchanged a glance, and one after another rose to their feet and departed.

  In an instant, more than half of the people at Lake Heart Pavilion had left.

  "Now that the Emperor and Empress are gone, today's Qixi Festival is also ruined. Everyone can take their leave!" As Night Sky finished speaking, he walked over to pull Qin Yuxin's hand, his previously gloomy face changed, and he said softly: "Yuxin, I'll send you back to the manor!"

  "Uh-huh!" Qin Yujing nodded, very obediently.

  The night sky leaned over Qin Yu Jing as she stepped away.

  After the Queen and the Crown Prince left one after another, everyone's eyes turned to the three kings: De Qin Wang, Xiao Qin Wang, and Yun Wang Ye. Thinking that today's matter would end like this? The Emperor didn't nod or shake his head, but turned and left with a flick of his sleeve, leaving them momentarily unsure whether to go or stay.

  De Qin Wang looked at Ye Qing Ran, only to find that she had left without him noticing. He furrowed his brow and turned to Yun Wang Ye, "Brother Yun Wang, you've indeed given birth to a good daughter!"

  Yun Wangye's old face turned pale, but at this time he was not facing the emperor, and he was not willing to show weakness, "Duke De overpraised!"

  "It's not just that she gave birth to a good daughter, but also a golden phoenix. She was able to win the heart of Jing Shizi and only married once in her life, what a great skill. And being able to scold the princess in front of the emperor, there is no one else like her in this world." Xiangqin Wang looked at Yunwangye with a cold smile.

  "King Leng is overpraising! Everyone knows that Little Miss Yun is not well-behaved, it's nothing unusual. She's lucky to have won the heart of Young Master Jing. Once she marries him and he teaches her a lesson, she'll definitely change!" King Yun bowed his hands, "Two princes, please excuse yourselves. I'll head back to the palace first!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Wangye ignored Deqin Wang and Xiaqing Wang, and strode away. He had to hurry back to the mansion to discuss countermeasures with Old Wangye. After today's events, the Emperor stormed off, clearly enraged, and it was uncertain what kind of stormy weather awaited Rong Wangfu and Yun Wangfu tomorrow.

  "This old thing, when will your backbone straighten up?" Xiaojin Wang looked at Yun Wangye leaving without getting any benefit and coldly snorted.

  "This king wants to go see the emperor, can Cold King brother come together?" De Qin Wang looked at Yun Wang Ye's figure hastily leaving and naturally knew he was in a hurry to return to the mansion for discussion. He looked towards Xiao Qin Wang and asked.

  "This king indeed has this intention." Xiaojie Wang immediately nodded.

  The two men came to an agreement and walked out of the pavilion together, heading towards the old emperor's study.

  Three princes left, and the remaining ministers in the court looked at each other, but no one followed. The emperor and Jing Shizi faced each other, although they knew they should stand on the emperor's side, but privately they did not dare to offend Jing Shizi. Offending Jing Shizi was equivalent to offending Rong Wangfu and Yun Wangfu. The two families had been prosperous for a hundred years, with deep roots, and it was hard to say how long the emperor could live. They were officials in the court, naturally keeping an eye on everything, and they knew that the emperor had already used the Longevity Dan, which meant that his days were numbered. There were still too many variables in the future, so they did not dare to make a bet easily. After all, Rong Wangfu and Yun Wangfu had not only Jing Shizi and Yun Shangyue but also Old Master Rong and Old Master Yun. The two families were on par with the emperor, so it was better for them to be cautious and wait and see what would happen next.

  Although no one discussed it, they seemed to have reached a consensus, and none of the officials went to the imperial study, almost simultaneously leaving the Huixin Pavilion and Baifang Garden, heading towards the palace gates. This attitude was considered neutral. Of course, whether the four major princes' factions privately gathered to discuss this matter is another story.

  After all the adults left, the young masters and misses also left one after another.

  In the blink of an eye, only a few people were left in Lake Heart Pavilion. Ye Tianyu saw that Ye Tianyi had not left and was sitting still. Yun Wuhanshan was also motionless. Nan Lingrui and Ye Qian sat on the noble guest seat from start to finish without speaking or moving.

  The four of them fell silent for a moment, before Nan Lingrui suddenly stood up, folding his fan and walking slowly to Ye Tianyi's front. He looked at Ye Tianyi carefully, then smiled and said: "Today is really a good show! Don't you think so, Seventh Prince?"

  Ye Tianyi glanced at Nan Lingrui with a faint smile, "Indeed it's a good show!"

  "This prince thought that the Seventh Prince would participate in this play, but unexpectedly, he didn't see him from start to finish. What a pity!" Nan Lingrui pretended to sigh.

  "The good show has just begun, it's better for Rui Taizi to stay in Tian Sheng for a long time if he wants to watch the play. He will definitely see the whole thing." Ye Tianyi's tone was light and flat, with no discernible emotion.

  "Haha, the Seventh Prince is absolutely right. This Crown Prince will definitely stay in Tian Sheng for a few more days, but staying for long is not possible, my father the King will jump with rage." Nan Lingrui burst out laughing and stepped down from the pavilion by the lake, took two steps forward and turned back to look at Ye Qian with raised eyebrows, "What are you still sitting there for? This Crown Prince finds this woman pitiful, today she didn't manage to marry into the Night family, and no one is accompanying her to pray for cleverness, so this Crown Prince will reluctantly accompany her to pray for cleverness!"

  Ye Qian suddenly stood up and walked towards Nan Lingrui. She stopped in front of him, looked at him with a cold smile, and said: "Go find your Susu and Yue'er, this princess doesn't need your pity!" As soon as she finished speaking, her toes lightly tapped the ground, and she flew out of the Hundred Flowers Garden.

  Nan Lingrui rubbed his nose and tiptoed lightly before flying after him.

  Yun Mu Han suddenly stood up and walked out of Huxin Pavilion without saying a word.

  The vast Lake Heart Pavilion was left with only Ye Tianyi alone in an instant.

  Ye Tian Yi sat motionless, the clear wind from Bi Lake blended with the fragrance of a hundred flowers and gently blew over, lifting the hem of his snow-green brocade robe and his ink-black hair. His handsome face flickered in and out of sight under the star-patterned lanterns. She hadn't looked at him all day, had she really become helpless against heaven?

  He doesn't believe it!

  What Rong Jing can give, he also can!

  In an instant, he stood up and walked out of the pavilion in the middle of the lake. After his figure left, the sandalwood chair under him silently collapsed and turned into dust. The clear wind from the lake blew over, gradually blowing the dust into the lake, where the fish swam to grab a bite, having a great time.

  Yun Qian Yue and Rong Jing quickly left the Imperial Garden and walked unimpeded towards the outside of the palace.

  Everything that happened at the Lakeside Pavilion seemed to have spread throughout the palace in the blink of an eye, and as they passed by, the palace maids and eunuchs all gave way to the two. Yun Shang Yue thought about the shocking consequences of tomorrow's events, and she suddenly felt very much looking forward to the future. She felt that sleeping in and seeking comfort was not bad, but this kind of stimulation was also great!

  The two of them soon arrived at the gate of the palace, which was tightly closed.

  The Imperial Forest Army suddenly blocked the two of them, one wearing the uniform of the Imperial Forest Army leader, and loudly said to Rong Jing and Yun Shang Yue: "Young Master Jing and Miss Shang, please stop. The Emperor has already given an edict that anyone who enters the palace today cannot leave before midnight. I have not yet received the Emperor's edict to let you two pass."

  The shallow clouds thought of the old emperor's linked ring, today wants to determine the crime of the empress, the palace gate is guarded by thousands of people, twice as many as usual. It seems that no one is allowed to go out and move troops, with the intention of eliminating the empress and implicating the Yunwangfu, best to uproot it completely. Even if Rong Jing or someone else comes to rescue, it's passive and difficult to save. Unfortunately, his calculations were in vain, he didn't expect her and Rong Jing to perform a play asking for an imperial marriage decree. She doesn't speak, looking at Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing gazed at the commander of the Imperial Forest Army in front of him, and said to Yun Qianyue: "This palace wall is nothing for your lightness skill, why not give it a try?"

  Yun Qian Yue raised her head to look at the palace wall, which was about the same height as the purple bamboo forest of Rong Wang Fu. She nodded immediately and without hesitation, hugged Rong Jing, tiptoed lightly, and instantly leaped over the city wall.

  Even if the commander of the Imperial Forest Army had heard Rong Jing's words, he didn't think Yun Shang Yue could really fly over the palace walls. He was shocked and turned around abruptly, but the two were already gone from sight, and he was greatly alarmed. The thousands of Imperial Forest Army soldiers were also greatly alarmed. They barely even had a chance to shoot arrows, and they all looked towards their commander.

  The commander of the Imperial Guard was startled for a moment, and then waved his hand at the guards. Thinking that even if they could shoot arrows, one of them was Jing Shizi from the Rong Wang Fu, and the other was Shallow Moon Miss from the Yun Wang Fu, their identities were not ordinary, so they didn't dare to shoot arrows. If the Emperor blamed him, he could only tell the truth that he couldn't stop the two of them.

  Yun Shallow Moon drifted down with Rong Jing, and when she turned her head, she saw that the palace gate was still tightly closed. The thousands of imperial guards were quiet, and she suddenly laughed and pulled Rong Jing towards the horse carriage. After walking two steps, she suddenly turned her head and asked, "Why is there no peony in the Hundred Flowers Garden?"

  Rong Jing smiled softly at Yun Shang Yue, her smile gentle and soothing. She turned her head to glance at the tightly closed palace gates, her warm voice tinged with a hint of coldness, "Because the Hundred Flowers Garden can cultivate a hundred flowers, but it alone cannot keep the peony alive!"

  Digression

  Although the marriage was not successful, but almost killed the old emperor, is it worth praising? o (n_n) o Ha!

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