After Ye Jiu arrived, she stood not far from the old Emperor’s bedside, watching the Crown Prince fussing over him while she remained indifferent.
Ye Jiu was lowering her head, thinking about what she discussed with Qing Li the night before, when she suddenly heard soone call her na and quickly looked up.
However, since her mind was elsewhere and she hadn’t heard clearly what they were saying, she found it sowhat difficult to respond at that mont.
"Jiujiu, your royal grandfather wants you to co closer. Why are you standing there blankly?" the Crown Prince asked.
"Ahem!" Ye Jiu lightly coughed and replied, "I’ve been feeling a bit unwell these past couple of days, dizzy and groggy, so I didn’t hear clearly. I hope the Emperor won’t bla ."
The old Emperor, being ill and not particularly lucid, perhaps hadn’t caught Ye Jiu’s tone, but the Crown Prince could discern her detachnt.
In front of the old Emperor, he couldn’t say much, so he reminded her again, "Your royal grandfather wants you closer; co over quickly."
Ye Jiu stepped forward a few paces, stood by the bedside, and asked, "Emperor, were you looking for ?"
The old Emperor, perhaps due to his discomfort, breathed sowhat heavily and said, "Are you still angry with , girl?"
"I wouldn’t dare," Ye Jiu replied.
The old Emperor gave a bitter laugh, "You say you don’t dare, but I can tell you’re still blaming ."
Ye Jiu remained silent.
She was indeed blaming him, but so what? Didn’t it have no effect on him anyway!
Ye Jiu even doubted whether, if the old Emperor weren’t bedridden, he would speak to her in such a weak, amiable tone.
After all, when he threatened her with the Ye Family that day, he was quite spirited.
Seeing Ye Jiu silent, the Emperor began appealing emotionally and rationally, "I know you’re angry that I obstructed your marriage with the War King, but Jiujiu..."
At this point, the Emperor seed to rember sothing and said, "Oh well, I’ve said everything that needs to be said, whether you understand it or not. But I also have my own resolve; I can’t just watch the Qin Family’s kingdom fall in my hands!"
Ye Jiu also couldn’t understand, what was the old Emperor thinking?
Why did he think that if she married Sikong Mo, the Qin Family’s kingdom would surely perish?
Is it because of Sikong Mo’s power?
If that’s the case, even without her, it would be easy for him to take this kingdom.
The old Emperor tied the fate of the kingdom to her marriage, which Ye Jiu thought gave herself too much credit.
"The Emperor can rest assured; the Qin Family’s kingdom will certainly not fall," Ye Jiu said.
The old Emperor instantly bead with joy, "It’s good that Jiujiu understands ..."
As soon as he finished this sentence, Ye Jiu spoke again, "After all, the Emperor is quite the scher!"
"Cough cough..." The old Emperor choked on phlegm, triggering a fit of coughing.
Imdiately, the Crown Prince turned and glared fiercely at Ye Jiu, hurriedly attending to the old Emperor.
As soon as the coughing subsided a little, he imdiately asked Ye Jiu, "What do you an?"
He was, after all, the dignified Emperor, already lowering his dignity to speak to her calmly, yet she still dared to be so aggressive. Truly too presumptuous!
"I don’t an much by it, just wanted to remind the Emperor of one thing: back then, the War King offered the Tiger Talisman as a dowry for the marriage proposal. Now that the marriage is off, I wonder, has the Emperor returned the War King’s betrothal gift?" Ye Jiu asked.
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