The sky was cloudy and rainy, and the bright and dark sky darkened, and a steady drizzle began to fall, which did not stop until the evening.
Five hours had passed since Qi Xingchen was imprisoned in the Qiuyuan of the Imperial Palace, and Qi Shuihan had not yet sent anyone to deliver new orders. He stood quietly in the courtyard outside the house, watching the last afterglow of the sunset dissipate.
Qi Xingchen was just worried about the situation at Huaying. He had secretly sent Li Quan to follow him. If there was any movement, he would come back as soon as possible. Li Quan had no coded contact, so he should be fine.
"Your Majesty, it's raining outside, please go inside and rest." A maid from Qiuyuan said to Qi Xingchen.
Qi Xingchen stood under the eaves, and the water splashing on the ground wet his shoes.
"It doesn't matter." Qi Xingchen frowned slightly. If he had predicted correctly, Qi Shuihan would definitely give him a reply tonight.
In Qi Xingchen's heart, Qi Shuihan is arrogant and conceited, not a calm person, not to mention that he now claims to be the best in the world and no one can match him.
As expected, guards soon came with the imperial edict, praying to the stars to accept the edict, because they prayed for the stars to make a big mistake in releasing the bright moon privately, thinking of the hard work and achievements in the past, praying for Shuihan's net to be forgiven.
Qi Xingchen was imprisoned for his crime, but at the same time he was relieved of his military and political power in the government, and he was left in the Prince's Palace to think about his mistakes.
If Qi Xingchen takes the blame for letting Gaoyue go, then there must be good news over Hua Ying. Qi Shuihan hands over the power to deal with Hua Ying to Qi Xingchen.
Qi Shuihan used this incident to achieve two wishes for himself this time, one is to take back the military power in Qi Xingchen's hands, and the other is to force Qi Xingchen to marry and have children.
After the guards read out the imperial edict, they took Qi Xingchen to the side hall to express gratitude.
It seems that Qi Xingchen has won this bet, but between the king and his ministers, the ministers never have a chance to win. All the unrest factors quietly breed and will explode one day.
Entering the side hall, he prayed to the stars and bowed: "The guilty minister pays homage to Your Majesty."
"Xingchen, there is no one else here, so you don't have to be too formal." Qi Shuihan said in a gentle tone and ordered the maid to retreat from the side hall.
Only two people, Qi Shuihan and Qi Xingchen, were left in the side hall.
"Xingchen, there are some things. It's not that I, the eldest brother, are embarrassing you. It's that you are so shameless. You are twenty-seven or eighty years old, born into the royal family, but you don't even have a princess." Qi Shuihan was determined this time.
To force a marriage, "The daughter of the Dong family is gentle, virtuous, dignified and generous. She was personally chosen by the emperor for you. You must not be willful this time!"
"Your Majesty clearly knows that I have said that I will never marry someone other than Xiling Huaying in this life. If Your Majesty wants me to marry a wife, I will only marry Huaying!" Qi Xingchen answered decisively.
Qi Shuihan only wanted a royal heir, and it didn't matter which woman Qi Xingchen married. Although the princess had to come from a famous family, Qi Shuihan saw that Qi Xingchen had already made up his mind, so naturally he wouldn't force her any more.
Qi Xingchen's marriage to Xiling Huahua is much more beneficial to Qi Shuihan than the Dong family's daughter. Dong E, an old man, wanted his daughter to be a princess, so he repeatedly recommended himself to Qi Shuihan. But Qi Shuihan didn't want to
Dong E and Qi Xingchen have a marriage relationship. Dong E is a major weight for Qi Shuihan to contain Qi Xingchen. If they get married, it will be a great disadvantage to Qi Shuihan.
Therefore, Qi Xingchen married Hua Ying, who had no political background, which was beneficial to Qi Shuihan.
"Xingchen, you have a woman you love so much, and I don't want to embarrass you." Qi Shuihan deliberately tried to show his favor, "You must only marry Xiling Huaying?"
"Yes." Qi Xingchen replied.
"Brother will not embarrass you." Qi Shuihan gently patted Qi Xingchen on the shoulder.