C309 (1/2)

When Xiao He, who was originally smiling, heard that Princess Eleven had rejected the emperor's gift in public like this, his expression instantly froze on his face, and his heart slowly sank ….

The crowd was greatly alarmed. This betrothal had obviously been decided by the empress dowager and the emperor. Now, using this joyous occasion to announce that since ancient times, princes and princesses were betrothed to the emperor, was Princess Eleven actually going against the imperial edict in public?

The Empress Dowager asked, ”Ling Yue'er, are you not satisfied with the husband that the imperial grandmother arranged for you?”

When Princess Eleven saw that everyone was looking at her, she bit her lower lip and said, ”I'll let Yue'er know that Imperial Grandmother treats her granddaughter well, but, but …” ”Yue'er wishes for me to choose my own husband.”

What? Choose your own husband? Princess Eleven dared to say such outrageous words. Who in the history would choose her own husband, let alone a noble princess, even if she were in an ordinary household?

When Princess Thirteen heard this, she blushed and whispered, ”Sister Eleven really dares to speak.”

Sure enough, when the emperor heard Princess Eleven's words, his face sank. ”Who taught you to speak such outrageous words as this Ling Yue'er?”

”Father, there is no one to teach me. I …”

”Shut up!” Upon seeing this, the empress hurriedly stood up and berated sternly, ”Ling Yue'er, Imperial Father has betrothed you, kneel down and express his gratitude!”

Afterwards, the empress knelt in front of the empress dowager and the emperor, speaking in panic. ”Esteemed empress dowager, your majesty, Yue'er is still too young. Please calm your anger, your majesty.”

However, Princess Eleven refused to give in. She raised her stubborn little face and said, ”I won't thank you. I won't agree to this marriage. If you don't agree, then you won't!”

”Ling Yue-er!” The empress was so angry that she almost fainted. She didn't bother with etiquette before striding to the Eleventh Princess. ”Shut your mouth!”

Currently, although she was still a noble empress, the crown prince had been crippled and the Eastern Palace had been imprisoned. What trouble did her remaining daughter have to commit now?

The empress dowager's face darkened as well. Princess An Guo hastened to console her. ”Imperial Mother, please don't make too much of a fuss. Yue'er doesn't understand anything and should be left for the emperor to handle.”

The emperor was humiliated in front of everyone and was immediately enraged. He slapped the Dragon Throne and said, ”How dare you, Yue'er, publicly reject the marriage decree. You have committed an unforgivable crime. Men!”

”Your majesty!” At this moment, Xiao He, who had been pursing his lips, kneeled on the ground and said, ”Your majesty, this general has something to say. I ask Your Majesty's permission.”

”Since I have already spoken, I will keep my word! If the Heavenly Treasure Great General has anything to say, he can say it first. ” As a king, he would never allow someone to defy his decree in public, even if that person was his own daughter.

Xiao He turned his head and silently glanced at Feng Lingyue. Her refusal was so resolute; a struggle flashed through his eyes before he finally opened his mouth and said:

”Your majesty, please calm your anger. Princess Eleven is still young, so she must still have a heart of fear when it comes to men and women. This general likes to dance with swords and play with spears anyway, so there's no need to rush to get married. We can talk about this after Princess grows up.”

Xiao Zhenhai hastened to kneel down as well. ”That's right. I'm indebted to Esteemed Empress Dowager and the emperor for their love and kindness in pointing out the Eleventh Princess to Xiao He. But the princess is still young after all.

In order to preserve his dignity, as well as to give the Xiao family an explanation, he definitely had to punish the princess in front of everyone. However, she was his own daughter after all, so she would definitely value his daughter even more. If he really punished her, then perhaps his heart would ache and he would blame the Xiao family.