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”Oh? I thought you were going to propose marriage on behalf of the crown prince. ” Mu Ling could not help but raise his eyebrows, obviously not expecting the empress to say this.
After all, in the imperial harem, the Empress and the Noble Consort Xue had always been at odds. Why would the Empress be so kind as to propose marriage to the Second Prince?
But today, Noble Consort Xue did not attend because he was pregnant.
Not to mention that Hong'er has already separated from others once, and there are people already holding the position of main wife, how can the Mo family's daughter be a concubine? Second Prince is already at the age of marriage, so as a son of the royal family, he should be worthy of Ranran. The Queen once again gave the authority to speak to Mu Ling.
Mu Ling looked at the empress and saw that her eyes were clear. He could not help but look at Mo Ranran.
He really did like ink dyeing. It wasn't the love between a man and a woman, but the love between a senior and junior. More than once, he had been jealous of Mo Hao.
However, Mo Ranran had after all been married to the crown prince before, and if she were to give another marriage to his second son, it might actually be …
”Your majesty?” The empress couldn't help but remind the emperor when she saw his silence.
”Then I shall grant them marriage.” In the end, the Emperor decided to grant the two of them a marriage.
”Your Majesty, you can't.” Ever since the Queen proposed to give Mo Ranran a marriage, Mo Hao's mind had always been in a tight state. His gaze never left the Emperor's body, fearing that the Emperor would really bestow the two of them a marriage.
Others might not know, but he was very clear that Mo Ranran and Second Prince could never get married!
”Why not?” Mu Ling heard and looked towards Mo Hao's direction, his voice carrying a trace of displeasure.
To dare to refute him in front of so many people, especially when the people from the Ye Kingdom were also present, a mere official was actually daring to do so.
”Ranran had already committed a grave mistake and was at odds with the crown prince. Not too long ago … I would like to request Your Majesty to let this humble subject keep her in the estate for a few years before she marries again. ” Mo Hao rose from his seat and knelt in front of the emperor, his tone sincere.
Mo Ranran originally wanted to reject her, but seeing that Mo Hao had already spoken on her behalf, he did not say another word.
”Ranran, what do you think?” Mu Ling glanced at Mo Ranran who was quietly waiting nearby.
”In reply to the emperor, this subject's daughter does not wish to re-enter the palace.” Mo Ranran didn't even try to cover up when he saw the emperor ask about it. He directly said what was in his heart.
Although it would anger Mu Ling, she still said it.
”Forget it, forget it. Let's leave it like this for now. We've had too much to drink, so let's head back to the main hall to rest.” After hearing what Mo Ranran had said, the emperor's face instantly turned cold, his voice full of displeasure.
Seeing Mu Ling turning to leave, Ye Ao also quickly got up and chased after him.
The Queen who did not achieve her goal glanced at Mo Ranran unwillingly, and did not linger, and walked towards her own palace.
The empress thought that she had covered it up really well, but when she saw that the empress had left, a look of contemplation flashed past her eyes. He did not understand why the empress would help the Second Prince.
After the three of them left, there was no longer any need for the banquet to continue. The ministers exchanged greetings and left in twos and threes.