Hu Guangting did some mental construction for almost an hour before getting on the carriage.
The horse's hooves clattering all the way into the palace was not as loud as her heartbeat.
She twisted her handkerchief and tried to think of some light and funny things to relax herself. But where did she think of anything? His handsome and majestic face was everywhere in her mind.
She leaned her head on her solid shoulder and sighed, "Mom, the most important thing in my life cannot be ruined by my cowardice."
Mammy patted her shoulder gently, "Sister, please be brave. Just tell the emperor what is in your heart."
Hu Guangting pinched her fingers and pinched them hard. Yes, she needed to be brave now.
You need to fight for your own future.
Thick yellow brick walls, golden glazed tiles, and the vermilion palace gate that everywhere showed wealth and authority. When stepping on the stone steps, Hu Guangting felt that he was getting closer and closer to his childhood dream.
Her heart truly became firm at that moment.
Hu Guangting was taken to the imperial study. At the door, she took another deep breath, then raised her head and followed Eunuch Mu Ru in.
Her steps were steady. She stepped on the shiny white stone floor. The two pearls on her toes were looming under her skirt, and she walked step by step towards the person she had longed for nine years.
Steady. Kneel down and say, "Hu Guangting to see the emperor."
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at the dwarfed figure and felt very uncomfortable. He glanced at it and said, "Without courtesy, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" She stood up, handkerchief in hand, and stood with her hands down, not raising her head to look at him.
Emperor Ming Yuan cleared his throat and felt that the pressure of speaking to these words was greater than speaking to the Supreme Emperor, "Your father came to the palace today to arrange your marriage. I think your father has worked hard and accomplished a lot, and I have watched you grow up...
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Hu Guangting suddenly raised his head and looked at Emperor Ming Yuan with burning eyes, "Your Majesty, no need, I just want to ask you, do you not want me to enter the palace and stay with you?"
Emperor Ming Yuan prepared a large basket of heartfelt words and planned to have a good talk about life and ideals with her. However, after only half a sentence, she was silenced.
Looking at the bright face in front of him, he felt extremely embarrassed, "What I mean is that you should find a child of a noble family who is about the same age as you. I promise you a princess..."
"No!" Once again, Emperor Ming Yuan's words were decisively interrupted. Hu Guangting's timidity at home and along the way completely disappeared, and he became bright and brave, with burning eyes, "I don't want anything, as long as I enter the palace."
To be honest, Emperor Ming Yuan was a little shocked.
Such a girl, such a look, such affection, any man would be moved by the sight of her.
However, he is not an ordinary man. If Hu Guangting enters the palace, he is destined to be just a chess piece, a chess piece to contain the Zhenbei Marquis and the Zhenbei Army.
As a chess piece, he also hoped to place a young girl in a better place instead of placing her in a deep palace, which would consume her alive.
Therefore, his eyes were solemn and he said, "You are still young and don't understand many things. Entering the palace is a road of no return for you. I will choose another husband for you until you are satisfied. You can go back first."
Emperor Ming Yuan gave up communicating with her and sent her away without any intention of preparing a speech, because he could not match her bright eyes.
How could Hu Guangting be willing to leave? She wouldn't leave without getting the right word, and she might not have the courage to tell him her true feelings a second time.
So, she slowly walked forward and looked at him, "I don't like any man in the world except you. You don't have to bother to choose for me. If you don't like me, I will die today."
Here, I will not ask you to arrange my life at will. You and I know nothing. Entering the palace is a road of no return. Even if it is, it is my own choice. If you ask me to marry someone, I will never like it in my life.
It is also a road of no return, but that is what you chose for me, and I will resent you until I die."
Emperor Ming Yuan's eyes were a little embarrassed, and he said slightly, "What do you mean you will never fall in love with her in your whole life? Once you get married, you will naturally fall in love with her. Women in the world are like this. Do you fall in love before marriage?"
Hu Guangting suddenly said, "Before other women married, they had no one they liked in their hearts, so they would naturally fall in love with their husbands over time. Even if there is no love, they are already tied together. That's called helplessness, that's called making do, but I can't.
It's okay, because I have someone I like. Ever since I got hairpins, people in Zhenbei have been kissing me, but I don't want to. It's not that there are no good men in Zhenbei. It's just that I don't like him. There is someone in my heart. Your Majesty, you understand.
don't know?"
Emperor Ming Yuan said angrily, "If I talk to you, I will undoubtedly be playing the piano to a cow. It doesn't make sense. I will talk to your father. Your father should make the final decision on your marriage."
Hu Guangting said firmly, "I make the decision about my marriage. It is my life. Why should I let him make the decision? I won't embarrass you. Just say, are you willing for me to enter the palace? No matter the answer is yes or no, I
Now that I know what to do, I know what to do."
Emperor Ming Yuan's eyes were condensed, "What if I don't agree?"
Hu Guangting looked at him for a long time, and when Emperor Ming Yuan could not help but feel angry, she said slowly, "Either die here, or become a monk. I, Hu Guangting, will not give in to my marriage or take my life lightly.
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Emperor Ming Yuan was really dumbfounded.
Facing such a girl, I couldn't act like an emperor, mainly because she still had that kind of mentality, so I couldn't bully her with force.
But if he really ignores her, if she dies here or becomes a monk, the Marquis of Zhenbei will regret it.
After a while, he said, "You go back first, I will make my own decision."
"No, please give me the right words now." Hu Guangting also took the risk today.
"I have to think about it!" Emperor Ming Yuan said angrily.
Hu Guangting looked at him and said, "After I leave the palace, who knows what strategies you will discuss? I must get a word of truth, and after I get the word of truth, I will announce it widely when I leave the palace, forcing you to say nothing."
Emperor Ming Yuan was dumbfounded again.
Did he...not get it wrong? Was he forced into marriage? By a seventeen-year-old girl?
But at this moment, he couldn't even care about the loss of his emperor's face, he just wanted to find a way to get her away.
What do you think? How come it was rumored that she came to the palace? You really shot yourself in the face.
"Your Majesty!" Hu Guangting knelt down and raised his eyes that were filled with tears. His stubborn face showed visible fragility, "I am not shameless. When your decree arrived, I was so nervous that my heart almost jumped out of my chest. I walked all the way into the palace.
My thoughts have never been complete. I mustered up a lot of courage to say this. After I leave today, I'm afraid I won't have the courage anymore. I'm not forcing you, I just want an explanation for myself."
No matter how brave the heroes and tough guys in the world are, they cannot resist the tears of a woman. This is an eternal law.
Emperor Ming Yuan, who was always known for his majestic and cold face, slowly nodded his head in front of these tearful eyes.
He even came back to his senses when the words "Thank you Lord for your kindness" were heard in surprise.