Zhang Zhongding stared at the retreating figure of Prince Wei, unable to suppress a cold sneer in his heart.
Prince Wei may be powerful, but when it cos to speaking with His Majesty, it’s still his Zhang Family that holds sway! With his father’s ability, giving Prince Wei a hard ti would be as easy as turning his hand over! He had already sent out the ssage; all that was left was to quietly wait for the outco.
Inside Qin Mansion.
Su Ke hurried back to Qin Mansion and, seeing his older sister, naturally exchanged pleasantries and laughter.
When he turned around and saw Qin Yi, who had finished dealing with affairs of state, entering, Su Ke imdiately prostrated himself in respect.
"Your Majesty, Empress, I beg both of you to decide for Su Ke. I wish to marry Shuang’er as my wife. I will be good to her alone for the rest of my life!"
This straightforward way of speaking froze the smiles on Qin Yi and Su Pan’er’s faces.
The two exchanged a glance; Qin Yi’s expression grew stern, and he gestured with his hand: "All of you leave!"
The attendants and Mother Zhou, who were previously standing by in the house, glanced at Su Ke and, after paying their respects, withdrew.
Seeing Little Yan Yan still sitting by Su Pan’er’s bed immobile, Qin Yi turned his head and scolded her: "You leave as well!"
Little Yan Yan pouted her mouth but ultimately dared not utter a word of complaint. She silently encouraged Su Ke by mouthing words before reluctantly dragging her feet away.
"What on earth are you thinking? Explain yourself carefully!"
Anger was evident on Qin Yi’s face.
Su Pan’er likewise leaned quietly against the bedhead, not blinking as she watched him.
Su Ke didn’t speak but knelt on the ground and buried his head deeply.
Qin Yi felt even more furious at the sight.
"Surely you’re aware that Shuang’er is already betrothed? When Commander Zhang knelt before asking for her hand, why did you not speak then? Since you were silent then, why do you speak now? Doing this, how do you expect to save face? How will Shuang’er carry on in the future? And with the Zhang Family, with Commander Zhang there, how should I explain this? You, speak up! What do you really want!"
He slamd the table, making a smacking sound.
He was visibly truly angered!
Su Pan’er looked up at him and seed to want to say sothing. She then looked toward Su Ke and eventually closed her eyes as if dozing off, without saying anything.
"Your Majesty, this matter is all Su Ke’s fault!"
Su Ke finally lifted his head and looked directly at Qin Yi: "Originally, Su Ke was young and did not understand his own inner heart, nor did he see clearly what he truly wanted. But this trip back ho made understand many things that I did not grasp before. I learned about many feelings that I did not comprehend previously. Su Ke has affection for Shuang’er; Shuang’er has feelings for Su Ke—sweetheart’s feelings and concubine’s intentions, we are destined to be together. Even if we face imnse difficulties, Su Ke is unwilling to give up on Shuang’er. I implore Your Majesty to grant your blessing!"
After speaking, Su Ke bowed down once again and knocked his head on the floor three tis in succession.
This speech not only failed to dissipate Qin Yi’s anger, but it also turned his face an iron blue.
Bang!
He slamd his palm heavily on the corner of the table, shattering it directly, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"Su Ke, you think getting married is like playing house, you can do whatever you please? Get out, get out of here now!"
He grabbed a stack of fine writing paper from the table and flung it directly at Su Ke.
This also sent the paperweight flying off the table, falling to the ground with a loud ’thud’.
The snow-white fine writing paper scattered from mid-air, landing all around.
The elite guards outside heard the commotion and barged in, slamming open the door, only to freeze at the scene before them.
"Who allowed you to co in? Get out!"
Qin Yi vented his anger with a roar at the crowd.
Those people were already frightened by the scene before them and hurriedly retreated. They couldn’t help but be astonished, wondering what the Uncle-in-law had said to make His Majesty so furious!
After the crowd withdrew, they thoughtfully closed the door behind them.
Yet as Qin Yi looked down at Su Ke, who was still kneeling on the ground, he still scolded with a harsh voice: "I told you to get out, to go kneel outside the door. Did you not hear?"
Su Ke did not dare to disobey and had to thank His Majesty’s Grace before exiting to kneel under the eaves.
The door was closed once more, and only then did Qin Yi relax his expression, swiftly turning around and sitting at the bedside of Su Pan’er.
"How about it? Did I look like I was burning with rage just now?"
He winked and made faces at Su Pan’er.
Which made Su Pan’er chuckle and push him away with her hand: "Yes! But the pretense was still noticeable. However, since everyone around us is ours, whatever happens inside the room, they won’t be able to know, they’ll only see the final outco."
"I was thinking the sa, it’s just a pity for Ke’er’s knees."
Qin Yi deeply agreed and then sighed: "This child Ke’er is alright in other matters but is so many steps behind others when it cos to romance. I was thinking, how can this continue? Fortunately, now he has figured it out on his own, which has relieved ."
"I think the Zhang Family is probably not willing to let go."
Su Pan’er pointed out the key issue.
When Shuang’er ran away from her marriage, she had tried to have the marriage agreent between the Qin and Zhang Families nullified, but the Zhang Family refused to budge, and now the situation had reached a deadlock. It would be even harder to dissolve the marriage moving forward.
"To nullify a marriage arrangent, it seems like all I need to do is to have a word about it. But in reality, it involves major issues of public sentint. One wrong move could shake the national foundation."
Qin Yi got up and paced back and forth in the room twice.
Over these years, Zhang, the Commander, controlled the elite guards of Shengjing and the Imperial Palace. Although moving these military forces required Ye Han’s consent, the Zhang Family’s connections were not small. Without a convincing reason, how was he to account to everyone? How to silence the murmuring mouths of the Speech Officials in court?
Su Pan’er understood this too and pondered for a mont before speaking.
"Then, shall we..."
"Report!—"
Suddenly soone from outside requested an audience: "Reporting to His Majesty, the young master from Zhang, the Commander’s house seeks an audience with His Majesty and the Empress."
"That was quick!"
Qin Yi and Su Pan’er exchanged a look, quickly reaching a consensus: "You rest and recover in the room, I’ll go have a look."
"Okay."
Su Pan’er nodded, then leaned back on the bed, watching Qin Yi go out.
As soon as Qin Yi stepped out, he indeed saw Su Ke, properly kneeling under the eaves, which gave him a headache. However, he still quickly walked past Su Ke. This headache was real, this fool couldn’t even clearly distinguish whom his heart truly favored!
Punishnt was due!
When Zhang Zhongding was led in, he naturally saw Su Ke kneeling there too.
His facial expression did not change in the slightest as he took large strides, leisurely passing by Su Ke.
Before he entered, he deliberately looked back, snorted coldly twice at Su Ke, and then stepped into the room.
Su Ke was still kneeling in the sa place, like a stone sculpture. The biting cold wind carried withered leaves and howled past, stripping away all warmth, and the chill rose from the kneeling knees, freezing a person as though they had turned into an ice sculpture.
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