vstars Chapter 153: Please Grant Me Marriage
Chapter 153: Please Grant Me Marriage
Qin Xuanyu had already said so much, leaving the emperor in a dilemma: agreeing was one thing, but refusing was another.
"Brother, let's give him a chance to redeem himself. General Gu has also agreed."
Well, since the victims have all agreed, the emperor can't say anything, lest they think he'd love for Qin Xuanyu to die. Even so, he still has to put on a show.
"Fine, I'll grant your request! I'm tired, court adjourned!"
The emperor waved his hand, looking much older than before.
The people around immediately started walking faster than anyone else, afraid that if they were too late, the fire would spread to them.
Now, only Gu Linsen, Qin Xuanyu, Qin Jinghao, and the two guards standing behind him remain in the entire hall.
"Your Highness, don't blame me. You forced all of this into this!" Gu Linsen looked at Qin Jinghao without a trace of warmth.
If Qin Jinghao succeeds, then what awaits me is the fate of my past life.
His life or death is irrelevant, but Qingyue, he would never let his granddaughter take such a tragic path again.
"Gu Linsen, I underestimated you!" Qin Jinghao glared at Gu Linsen with resentment, his eyes seemingly spitting fire.
"And also, Imperial Uncle, we are clearly family, why? Why are you helping Gu Linsen?"
What Qin Jinghao found most unacceptable was that these two people he most wanted dead had actually joined forces. "Royal Uncle, I remember you're not that kind of person. You've never stooped to cooperating!"
If Qin Xuanyu hadn't interfered, how could I have lost so completely?
"Do you really want to know?" Qin Xuanyu glanced at Qin Jinghao indifferently, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
"I am not unaware of the underhanded things you have done behind my back over the years, but I have turned a blind eye out of kinship and thought it would be better to keep things quiet."
But what you shouldn't have done, what you absolutely shouldn't have done, was to lay a hand on Jiang Qingyue.
This time, Qin Xuanyu no longer hid his feelings for Jiang Qingyue.
Qin Jinghao couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Uncle, you..."
No wonder, no wonder, if that's the case, then it all makes sense.
"Hahahaha~" Qin Jinghao couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Qin Xuanyu, you won't get what you want, you won't!"
After saying that, Qin Jinghao left without looking back.
Qin Xuanyu knew, of course, that the emperor would not agree to him being with Jiang Qingyue, but now, it was up to him.
After the tide receded, Qin Xuanyu requested a private audience with the emperor.
The emperor was exhausted. "What are you doing here again? Is there anything else you want me to decide?"
The emperor knew that Qin Xuanyu had been involved in a lot of things, but he was powerless to do anything about it. Sitting on the throne was truly stifling.
"Your Majesty is wise. I have another matter I would like to ask Your Majesty to decide."
"Speak," the emperor said, having completely given up. There was probably nothing more shocking than the matter of the crown prince.
However, he still underestimated Qin Xuanyu.
"Your Majesty, I request that you grant me this marriage," Qin Xuanyu said calmly.
"What?" The emperor thought he had misheard. His previous weariness vanished instantly, and he sat up straight in a flash, asking again uncertainly, "A marriage decree?"
Qin Xuanyu nodded.
"Who is it?" He had searched for many people for Qin Xuanyu before, but Qin Xuanyu refused them all. He even suspected that Qin Xuanyu had seen through his intentions.
"General Gu's granddaughter, Jiang Qingyue!" Qin Xuanyu said, enunciating each word clearly, as if afraid the emperor hadn't heard him.
"What?!" The emperor's voice nearly cracked with shock. He couldn't even sit still and jumped to his feet. "Jiang Qingyue? No way!"
The emperor refused without hesitation.
He was already wary of Gu Linsen and Qin Xuanyu, and now if the two of them joined forces, what would become of them?
Moreover, what he didn't expect was that his younger brother had also taken a liking to Jiang Qingyue. No wonder he interfered.
Thinking of this, the emperor's face darkened considerably, and he cursed Jiang Qingyue in his heart as a femme fatale.
Then, realizing that he might have overreacted, he continued, "She used to be Jinghao's fiancée. Now that things are like this, I'm afraid some people will spread rumors about you, saying that you stole your nephew's wife."
"They are no longer engaged, so how can there be any talk of stealing a wife?"
"You're foolish! I will not agree to this!"
"Why Your Majesty disagrees is something only you know. Your Majesty, there is actually another matter today that I have not yet mentioned."
After speaking, Qin Xuanyu slowly stepped forward and gestured for the emperor to come closer to listen.
Qin Xuanyu spoke slowly in the emperor's ear.
The emperor's pupils dilated instantly, his eyes widened in disbelief, and his hands clenched into fists, trembling slightly. "You...you..."
Qin Xuanyu smiled broadly. He seemed completely unconcerned about the emperor's anger; in fact, he added fuel to the fire, "Brother Emperor, if you don't agree, I can't guarantee..."
Having said all that, Qin Xuanyu believed that the emperor would make the right choice.
The emperor was so angry that he trembled all over and pointed at Qin Xuanyu, unable to speak.
Qin Xuanyu, however, waited patiently for the emperor to calm down.
After a long while, the emperor finally slumped down dejectedly, saying, "I... I agree..."
After saying this, the emperor immediately drafted an imperial edict, affixed the national seal, and threw it to Qin Xuanyu.
Qin Xuanyu accepted it steadily, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
After saying that, Qin Xuanyu left.
"Ahhh!" The emperor, enraged, swept everything on the table to the floor. "Qin Xuanyu, Gu Linsen, you two are truly something else! I will absolutely not let you get away with this! Ahhh!"
Qin Xuanyu, who hadn't gone far, heard the emperor's roar, but his expression remained calm, as if he had expected it.
After venting his anger, the emperor finally calmed down.
He got up angrily and went to the East Palace.
Inside the East Palace, Qin Jinghao was completely lost, utterly dejected. Jiang Chuchu stood beside him, not daring to speak.
She never imagined that all her scheming and plotting to get the position of Liangdi would end up with her being a Chenghui.
He thought he could rise to power quickly through his own efforts, but then a vixen came along and seduced the crown prince.
She finally got pregnant and regained the Crown Prince's favor, only to be told that the Crown Prince had been deposed?
Why, why is she so unlucky? Why!
She heard that this matter was also related to Jiang Qingyue.
Why, why is it Jiang Qingyue again!
Jiang Chuchu was extremely unwilling, and she dug her nails into her palms.
Just as she was about to speak, a eunuch's shrill voice came from afar, "His Majesty has arrived!"