Chapter 214 (1/2)
Long Xiang was feeling delighted by how he finally found a way to defuse the situation.
This should be able to appease your Ling Family, right? I have just given you my beloved daughter, how much of an honor is this!
Long Xiang was extremely confident in his heart, and thus, his tone was filled with confidence when he asked Old Madam Ling.
Such good fortune was something that the many government officials would not even dare to dream about! Why would the Ling Family reject it? Furthermore, wasn't it a great honor for the Emperor to personally appoint a marriage? Even on account of the Emperor's face, all of them should definitely thank him joyfully.
As Long Xiang said that, everyone in the room was startled with Yang Xue's face changing completely. The reason why she dared to take the risk was that she was certain that the Emperor would definitely consider the bigger picture and not deal with her at this moment. As time pa.s.sed, she would definitely be able to reduce this problem to nothing with the help of her Yang Family! At the very most, she would just have to give some compensation to the Ling Family. But at that time, she would have already stabilized her position in the palace! She was completely unbothered by how Ling Tian and Old Madam Ling were so overbearing. She was certain that the Emperor would definitely help her to clean up the mess. The only thing that she never expected was that the Emperor would actually rope in the Ling Family to clean up this mess! If Princess JiaoYue were to be married to Ling Tian, Ling Ran's position would definitely be elevated. As long as Ling Ran was able to give birth to a prince, and if he were to be made the crown prince, the Ling Family would definitely remain loyal and fully support the imperial family. At that time, she and the Yang Family will be…
As for Princess JiaoYue, who was secretly looking at Ling Tian, she felt a bomb go off in her head as she almost instinctively wanted to reject her father. However, for some odd reason, she began to feel a sense of joy as she looked at Ling Tian's back. Her eyes looked confused as her heart was a complete mess, not knowing what she was thinking about. She also did not know if she was happy or worried, as she thought about the wide chest, firm arms and dense charisma…
Ling Tian's face changed as well. While he did have a good impression towards Princess JiaoYue, that was only limited to that of a brotherly love. Furthermore, Ling Tian came from the 21st century and he was extremely repulsed by the idea of marrying his cousin. He never imagined that Long Xiang would actually come up with such a lousy idea to appease the rage of the Ling Family.
As Old Madam Ling and Chu Ting'er looked at each other, they could see the look of difficulty in each other's eyes. While Ling Tian's marriage to Princess JiaoYue could be considered a wonderful thing, their Ling Family was in a tight situation currently. But now that Long Xiang mentioned this personally, just what should they do?
The atmosphere in the bedroom became quiet as Princess JiaoYue detected the odd atmosphere. She then could not help but feel her heart turn cold as she felt a sense of self-pity in her heart,
Just what was I thinking about? How embarra.s.sing! Don't tell me I have already…
Long Xiang also felt that something was wrong and the smile on his face disappeared slowly. Then, he asked calmly, ”Old Madam?”
Old Madam Ling let out a dry cough as she said unnaturally, ”Your Majesty doesn't know, before Ling Tian was even born, he already had a marriage agreement with the little Miss of the Xiao Family. While the marriage was already canceled, the Xiao Family actually sent the Miss Xiao to Sky Bearing personally. Both our families also have the intention to restore the marriage. This…”
Long Xiang then interrupted her and laughed, ”What a joke, how can the marriage of our children be treated as a game? I have heard that both the Ling and Xiao Family had already canceled the marriage. Even if both the families want to restore the marriage, we have proposed this first. Besides, it is normal for a man to have a few wives. Let that la.s.s from the Xiao Family be Tian'er's wife of equal status as well. That would also be an acceptable solution. I believe that the Xiao Family won't be too unreasonable! I originally thought that Tian'er's marriage was a difficult matter, why does it seem that he is suddenly so lovable?!”
Long Xiang also cannot be blamed for having his suspicions. After all, Ling Tian's reputation was just far too terrible. Every year, Chu Ting'er would lose a great deal of face because of Ling Tian's marriage situation and this was nothing new!
Chu Ting'er then took a step forward and smiled, ”Ever since she was young, I have always loved Princess JiaoYue. Even if Your Majesty never mentioned the possibility of marriage, I have thought about this before. While it is a wonderful matter for the both of them to get married, there could be other difficulties that may cause grievances to Princess JiaoYue.”