Li Ji looked at the mother and daughter kneeling there. One had a surprised look on his face, the other had an expressionless face, but apparently neither could find the slightest hint of joy——
See, he said...
Li Ji sighed complicatedly in his heart, still with a smile on his face, and reminded: "Miss Xu, please accept the order quickly to thank me."
In sight, the young girl did not kowtow to thank you. Instead, she stood up directly and said calmly: "Forgive me, Eunuch Li, but I cannot accept this imperial edict."
"..." The smile on Li Ji's face stopped.
He expected that this young lady would probably dislike his Majesty, and if she was not sensible, she might even show it. However, no matter how reluctant he was, he could only accept this favor... After all, the Duke of Zhen Guo had not yet arrived in the capital.
, she, a little girl, knows that the situation has been unstable recently, that her family is in a worrying situation, and that if she is not careful, she will be doomed, so how can she have the courage to resist the decree?!
And he didn't even think about it, he just said he couldn't accept it!
Thinking of the key to this matter, Li Ji laughed, but his tone was still gentle: "Miss Xu, this is your Majesty's respect and gift from your house. You accepted this decree, and from now on, the Xu family and Your Majesty have become one family...
"
Xu Mingyi suppressed the turmoil in his stomach.
Who would be so unimaginable that they want to become a family with that thing that is neither a human nor a ghost? This is probably to the extent that the third eye cannot eat after hearing it.
What value, what gift——
To put it bluntly, I just stabbed the Xu family but failed to succeed. I was afraid of backlash, so I hurriedly gave me what I thought was a sweet date to appease... Not to mention whether the Xu family is rare or not, this date is just about the inside.
, it’s the one that hides the poison!
If she accepts this imperial edict and enters the palace, she will be a ready-made hostage!
There is no room for discussion or retreat in this matter, and there is no expedient solution to think of - even if it is really resisting the decree, no matter how hard it is, if you raise your head, you will only fight, but if you shrink your head, you will only fall into a more passive situation. She wants to see
Does the Dog Emperor dare to punish her Xu family at this time?
If he dared, she would admire him a little, because he finally dared to do things openly, instead of just hiding in the shadows and playing bad tricks again and again!
"Miss Xu..." Seeing that the girl still had no intention of wavering, Li Jiqian laughed and reminded her again.
The girl finally spoke, but her voice was very calm: "How can I make the decision privately about marriage and my parents' orders?"
Li Ji's eyes twitched slightly.
This is a grant of a title, how can it be treated in the same way as an ordinary marriage?
But I can only look at Mrs. Cui - this prince's wife should know the importance of a child, right?
Mrs. Cui had also stood up with her daughter. At this time, she saw Li Ji looking at her, with a rather troubled expression on her face: "It is indeed true that marriage matters are decided by the parents, but the marriage of this child can only be decided by the old man."
Come and decide..."
As she spoke, she looked at Li Ji with a bitter look that said, "You know, I'm just a stepmother, so what can I say?" and suggested, "How about when my old man comes back, you guys can come and discuss it?"
Li Ji: ...can this thing of delivering the edict come another day? He is not a matchmaker who was invited to come and marry!
The Crown Prince’s wife was clearly pretending to be confused while doing Tai Chi with him!
"Don't say it's a joke, Madam Prince. This is His Majesty's personal decree. How can there be any reason to go back? Isn't this embarrassing for our family?" Li Ji smiled half-heartedly, with a hint of coolness in his tone: "Now the Duke of Zhen Guo is here.
When she is not in the capital, she has a sense of what she should do as the mistress of the family, and if today's incident is spread, I am afraid it will be harmful to your house..."
Ms. Cui sneered in her heart.
If the news really gets out, it will probably be the emperor who is embarrassed, right?
There is no need for this eunuch to threaten and remind her here, let alone a piece of broken paper, even if the emperor is here in person, anyone who dares to have any idea of her family Zhaozhao will be kicked out by him today!
Mrs. Cui simply put away her tactful expression, her brows were cold and just when she was about to say goodbye, she heard a commotion behind her.
"The old lady is back, the old lady is back!"
One of the servants shouted in excitement and surprise.
Then there was the sound of everyone saluting.
Xu Mingyi's expression perked up, and he turned around and looked out of the hall.
Outside the hall, an old man wearing soft armor strode forward accompanied by more than a dozen soldiers. His gray hair looked a bit frizzy in the bright morning light, but his face remained majestic.
The eyes of the grandfather and grandson met. The old man's solemn eyes were filled with kindness and smile, while Xu Mingyi's eyes immediately turned red.
"grandfather!"
She hurriedly welcomed him out with brisk steps, her eyes and brows filled with joy.
The old man stepped up the stone steps, looked at the girl with red eyes and the tip of her nose, then glanced at the people in the hall, and said: "Don't be afraid, grandpa is back."
"Yeah!" Xu Mingyi smiled and nodded heavily.
Even though she wasn't afraid at all, she just wanted to cry because she was so happy.
She followed the old man back into the hall.
"Father is back." Mrs. Cui bowed and was deeply moved. The old man seemed to have lost a lot of weight. He would definitely order the kitchen to prepare more good vegetables and meat later.
The Duke of Zhen Guo nodded to his daughter-in-law, then looked at Li Ji and others who were saluting with him.
Li Ji was filled with surprise.
How could Duke Zhen Guo come back so quickly? Yesterday's heavy rain blocked the journey, but he came back nearly two days earlier than scheduled!
And if the other party comes back at this time, I don’t know whether it is good or bad for this imperial edict...
When he noticed that the old man's eyes were scanning the imperial edict in his arms, Li Ji felt that he had an answer in his heart - for the first time, he knew that the imperial edict could be so hot...
The two officials from the Ministry of Rites were even more shocked.
With their status, they were completely unaware of the fact that Lord Zhen Guo returned to the capital after "recovering from illness". They thought that the emperor chose to issue this imperial edict in order to seize the opportunity to gather the military power and influence of the Xu family. Now that they saw Duke Zhen Guo suddenly return, they felt complicated and uneasy.
It's no less than being ordered to steal someone's things but being bumped into by the owner returning home...
"I'm not at home. I don't know what important matters the emperor has ordered, but Eunuch Li and the two adults need to come in person -" Duke Zhen Guo's eyes left the imperial edict in Li Ji's arms and fell on the reward.
on things.
The two officials from the Ministry of Rites felt that this was a shameful matter and did not raise their heads to speak.
Li Ji couldn't avoid it, so he had to try his best to put on a happy face: "Your Majesty is grateful to the Duke for his great contribution to the Li clan's battle, and also contracted the disease because of it. His hard work has made great achievements, so he specially issued a decree to confer the title of "Mr.
My dear concubine, this is a token of praise and respect...and now that the Duke has returned to the capital safely, it is truly a double happiness!"
Hearing this, the Duke of Zhen Guo even laughed.
Are you grateful for his hard work and meritorious service?
The toad wants to eat swan meat because of his hard work and merit?
But any person who has had a brain stroke for less than ten years can say such unbelievable things?
