Yun Luos eyes gradually turned cold, his sharp gaze swept across the ministers who were looking down at their toes, like a knife that made people feel like they had a thorn in their back.
"Your Majesty, the matter of withdrawing from the marriage was decided by my granddaughter. If Your Majesty sympathizes with your minister, then grant this request to me."
He turned his head and looked at the tall figure standing above him, saying in a firm tone.
"Very well!" Emperor Gaozongs eyes gleamed like a sharp sword, his voice stern and authoritative. "Since General Yun has made a request, I shall grant it. But, General Yun, do not regret this later!"
"I will never regret it!" Yun Luos eyes became even more determined, "I have one last thing to ask of Your Majesty, that is to allow me to use the blank imperial edict you promised me to obtain an edict for my granddaughter. The edict would be that in the future, whenever my granddaughter meets any member of the royal family, she will not need to kneel!"
From start to finish, Yun Luo never mentioned the Golden Card of Reprieve.
If he had really offended the emperor in some way, the emperor could have sent a top-notch assassin from the imperial family to kill him, so whether or not he had this golden pardon was irrelevant.
"Alright." Gaotu said calmly, dropping his hands.
What if he doesnt allow it?
This old fellow has already taken out that blank imperial edict, what can he say for himself? After all, that blank sacred decree was his promise in the first place.
"If nothings wrong, you can all withdraw."
"Your humble servant takes his leave."
As Gao Tuzi stood up in exhaustion, all the officials bowed their fists and left the main hall in groups of three or two.
Mu Xing walked up to Yun Luos side, a cold smile hanging on his aged face as he sneered, "Yun Luo, because of your decision today, your granddaughter will never be able to find a husband! However, there is one kind of person who might accept your granddaughter, and thats a beggar, hahaha!"
As he spoke, Mu Xingchou burst out laughing: "Even if Yun Luofeng that little waste uses up his entire life, he still cant catch up to one ten-thousandth of my granddaughter Mu Wushuang! Moreover, let me teach you a lesson. No matter how strong the innate talent of your Yun family is, its useless. Its better to cultivate an excellent daughter! Yun Qingya was the number one prodigy back then, and Yun Luofengs father had no lack of talent either. But in the end, they both lost to my Mu family. Do you know why?"
Yun Luos face turned increasingly pale, his fists clenched with a cracking sound, and his sharp eyes shot towards Mu Xingchou like a knife.
She didnt fear him at all, and coldly continued: "Thats because my family produced a Mu Qin. In the harem, no woman could compare to Concubine Mu in terms of favor, even after the Crown Princes birth mother passed away, she was adopted by Concubine Mu! Now, my family has produced another extraordinary woman, Mu Wushuang! She will be the future Empress! And your Cloud family, first gave birth to two short-lived sons, and finally got a granddaughter, who is also a useless thing!"
"So... " He paused, his lips curling up in a sarcastic arc. "It wont be long before the Yun family becomes a thing of the past! And after you die, Yun Luofeng will suffer at our hands, living a life worse than death!"
Yun Luo took a deep breath, his fists trembling slightly. Obviously, he had used great force to restrain the murderous impulse in his heart.
"Dont worry, I can still live for another 50 or 60 years! You think you can bully my familys Feng Er? Dont even think about it!"
"Hahaha," Mu Xingchou burst out laughing three times, "you can hypnotize yourself right here! However, no matter how much you deny it, you cant change the final outcome! My Mu family will forever be glorious and unmatched, while you all will soon become history!"
After saying this, Mu Xingchou didnt look at Yun Luos iron-green face again. He laughed loudly and walked out of the grand hall.
