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Xiao Shan heard the praise and felt proud of himself. He couldn't help but smile as he prostrated himself on the ground. ”Esteemed Empress Dowager Xie!”
Then, the empress dowager's gaze fell upon Xiao He and she couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
However, when I heard that you had wholeheartedly devoted yourself to the service of the imperial court, that you had refused the marriage bestowed upon you by the Emperor before the departure of the war, and that you had made a solemn vow before the soldiers of the three armies that you would not marry for a day until you had defeated the Liaars. Now that you've come back victorious, it's time for you to get married. Many of the young masters of the capital like you have already given birth. Your majesty, take a look and see if it's time to point out another marriage for Xiao He.
When the empress dowager said this, Lian Xiyue immediately understood like a mirror. The corner of her mouth revealed a slight smile, and her gaze inadvertently met with Ninth Prince Feng Yunzheng's for a moment. His lips also lightly lifted — —
It looked like the emperor had already agreed with the empress dowager that he would take advantage of the empress dowager's birthday banquet to propose a marriage to Xiao He. Moreover, the target must be one of the princesses present.
To others, marrying the Imperial Family and marrying a princess home was truly an enormous honor. However, the marriage agreement within the Imperial Family was never as simple as it seemed on the surface. Taking Xiao He's marriage for example, it was probably a method the Emperor used to restrict the Xiao Family.
I wonder which princess will be used by the emperor as a tool of checks and balances?
Xiao He also knew that the Emperor was about to propose. His gaze swept through the crowd and finally fell upon the girl that was lost in thought as she looked at the stage. A trace of a smile appeared on his lips.
”Make Yue'er …” At this moment, the emperor suddenly shouted. Princess Eleven, who was watching the show, was startled. She hurriedly stood up and said with a bit of a blank expression on her face.
”Father.”
Lian Ruyue's heart suddenly jumped! Even the art was stunned. As he was drinking wine, he couldn't help but raise his head to look at Princess Eleven.
The Emperor wants to betroth the Eleventh Princess to Xiao He? There was the Fifth Princess, the Eleventh Princess, and the Thirteenth Princess, of whom Princess Eleven had the noblest birth because she had been born by the Empress! The candidate in the Emperor's heart was actually the Eleventh Princess?
The empress was stunned as well. As the head of the imperial harem, the empress naturally knew the meaning of this marriage. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Following this, the expression on his face changed to that of Thirteenth Princess Feng Ziyao! She suddenly tightened her grip on the handkerchief in her hand. Her already weak appearance became even more pale.
”Ling Yue'er, today, Royal Father will make the decision to betroth you to the Heavenly Treasure Great General! ”Hahahaha …” The Emperor laughed as if he had granted himself the most wonderful marriage in the world.
”Thank you, your majesty!” Xiao He didn't expect that the Emperor would actually fulfill what he was thinking in his heart, and he was instantly overjoyed as he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted loudly. ”Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!”
As for Xiao Zhenhai, he too seemed very satisfied with this marriage. He knelt on the ground with his son and called out, ”Thank you, Esteemed Empress Dowager, for your grace. Thank you, your majesty, for your grace.”
The Heavenly Treasure Great General and the Eleventh Princess seemed to be a match made in heaven.
”I don't agree!” However, Princess Eleven suddenly stood up and loudly and strongly objected, ”Father, I don't agree to this marriage!”