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Chapter 195 Marriage
More than half a month passed, and Ji Mingchuan still hadn't returned, but the news came back first. When Xie Xu saw the message on the secret letter, he was so angry that he threw the letter away.
"Presumptuous! Simply presumptuous!"
Xie Xu was extremely angry. The war on the border was already tense, and now the State of Zhao dared to take advantage of the situation!
He ordered, "Quickly summon Prince Chen to the palace. He said there is something important to discuss."
After he finished speaking, Xie Xu began to cough. The Imperial Eunuch quickly offered him some tea and said with concern, "Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself. Your Majesty has been so preoccupied with state affairs that you haven't had a good rest in days."
Xie Xu sighed and pinched his brows.
"You go down too. I want to be alone and quiet."
Xie Xu waved his hand, and the imperial eunuch immediately winked at the palace maids in the hall, and led everyone to retreat outside the hall to wait.
When Xie Sui learned the news, he was practicing archery with Yu Guiwan in the garden.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has summoned you to the palace to discuss an important matter."
Upon hearing this, Yu Guiwan put down his bow and arrow and looked towards Xie Sui. "Don't bother talking about other things. Remember to eat something. I'll ask Bei Chu to bring your medicine with him."
Recently, the master changed Xie Sui's prescription and made all the medicine into pills for easy carrying.
"Since you are so worried about me, then come with me to the palace."
Ever since Yu Guiwan's accident, Xie Sui has become even more clingy, wanting to be by her side all the time, fearing that something bad would happen if she wasn't around.
She shook her head and refused decisively, "You are going to discuss state affairs with His Majesty, so I won't go with you." Yu Guiwan still knew her limits. The person who came to inform her of the news said that there was something important to discuss.
Counting the days, Brother Mingchuan should have also visited Zhao State and met His Majesty. Perhaps this was the news that came back from there. It seems the peace talks weren't going well, otherwise His Majesty wouldn't have summoned Xie Sui to the palace to discuss matters.
"Then can you wait for me in the side hall? I'll have someone prepare your favorite pastries, and you can eat while waiting for me." Xie Sui looked at Yu Guiwan with some anticipation.
Fuqiu and Furong, who were waiting nearby, heard this and chuckled twice. They were also very happy for their daughter, to see that she was living a happy and fulfilling life.
"That's something to consider."
Yu Guiwan has always been unable to resist Xie Sui's gaze, but he can agree to any request that is not too excessive.
When Xie Sui heard her say this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and ordered, "Hurry up and take the princess's medicine with you." While happy, Xie Sui did not forget the medicine that Yu Gui was going to take after dinner.
Furong leaned forward and immediately stepped back to prepare, "I will prepare it right away."
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The two entered the palace together and got on the carriage.
When they arrived at the Imperial Study, the two men got off the carriage. The Imperial Eunuch was startled when he saw the newcomers, but he quickly recovered and hurried forward to greet them.
"This old servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Chen and Princess Chen."
"Eunuch, please get up quickly. I'd like to ask you to arrange a side hall for Gui Wan to rest in after she recovers." Xie Sui said politely, "I'll go with you first, and then I'll go see my brother."
Xie Sui glanced at Xie Sui and said, "Your Highness, please go see His Majesty first. Don't worry about me." He was already at the door of the imperial study and still saying this. It was too presumptuous. Even if His Majesty didn't blame him, she couldn't follow suit and overstep the boundaries.
The Imperial Eunuch immediately spoke up: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make all the arrangements."
"Then I'll trouble you, Grand Supervisor."
Yu Guiwan also spoke politely.
"Please follow me, Princess."
The Imperial Eunuch led the way in front, and Xie Sui watched her go to the side hall before entering the Imperial Study.
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"Your humble servant greets His Majesty." Xie Sui immediately noticed something was amiss as he entered the imperial study. It seemed the peace talks with Zhao State weren't going well; otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't have looked so grim.
"What happened in Zhao State?"
Xie Xu waved his hand, sighed, looked at Xie Sui, and then said, "Take a look at this secret letter." As he spoke, Xie Xu took out the secret letter he had received today and handed it out.
Xie Sui took a few steps forward and took the secret letter.
After reading the secret letter, Xie Sui's expression darkened. "The Crown Prince of Zhao wishes to marry the legitimate princess."
"Yes, I only have one daughter, Yong'an, but they insist on marrying the legitimate princess. What should I do?" Xie Xu pinched his brows. He thought for a long time but couldn't think of a proper way to deal with it.
"The King of Zhao's secret letter implies that if they don't agree, they will raise an army. It's full of threats."
"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune is simply despicable!"
Xie Xu's face was filled with anger. How could he bear to let his only daughter, Yong'an, go to marry a foreign prince?
"Shi Yu, what do you think we should do about this?"
Xie Sui remained silent. Actually, they all knew the truth. The best solution now was to either fight or agree to a marriage alliance. After a while, Xie Sui finally asked, "Does Yong'an know about this?"
"How could I tell her? You know Yong'an's temper. If she knew about this, I'm afraid she would make a big fuss again."
"I should talk to Yong'an about this matter first and ask for her opinion."
Xie Xu shook his head and said, "You still don't know Yong'an's temper."
Just as he finished speaking, the imperial eunuch outside the palace came in again and reported: "Your Majesty, the Empress is outside requesting an audience."
Xie Xu frowned upon hearing this, thinking the Empress must have known about this as well. He was hesitating when the Imperial Eunuch asked, "Should we ask the Empress to return home?"
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the Queen's voice rang out from outside the palace, "I beg to see Your Majesty. Please see me, Your Majesty!"
"Forget it, let the Queen come in."
Xie Xu waved his hand and spoke.
The chief eunuch immediately went out to report. Upon hearing this, the empress immediately lifted up her skirt and hurried into the palace. She looked anxious and had lost all the dignity she usually had as a empress.
When she saw Xie Sui was there, her expression calmed down a lot.
But she knelt on the ground without saying a word, "Your Majesty, are you going to send Yong'an to marry?" She looked at Xie Xu with tears in her eyes. Her eyes were already swollen from crying on the way here.
"Queen, please stand up before you speak."
But the queen knelt on the ground and refused to get up. "Your Majesty, Yong'an is your only daughter. Can you bear to let her go?"
Xie Sui stood up and followed suit, "Sister-in-law, you should get up first before you speak."
"Your Majesty, please speak! I have never asked you for anything in my life. Now I only want to ask you not to send Yong'an to marry. This is my only daughter."
Yu Guiwan also heard a lot of noise in the side hall. She called the servants over and asked them, and only then did she find out the reason.