45 Deep Hatred (1/2)
Mu Qing was now in a dilemma.
The marriage of an Imperial Royalty, especially princes, was under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Dowager unless the Emperor decided to intervene and use his authority to bestow an Imperial edict, forcing both parties to marry each other. Finding a partner to be their lifelong companion was different from welcoming a concubine inside their Palace[1]. Young Ladies with high statuses would undergo selections. Be it in a skill competition or a simple gathering, women compete to show their strengths, hoping that they would be selected and became a prince's imperial consort.
Being a lowly Chief Imperial Guard, how could Mu Qing decide His Highness' marriage?
He could neither offend the Xuan and Chen family nor decide Xu Fei Yi's Imperial Marriage.
Once the news of His Highness, Qing Wangye went inside a woman's courtyard, both sides would be affected greatly especially Young Lady Xuan. Although there would be a possibility of a force marriage in order to save both sides, but it would greatly affect her reputation and she would receive the common people's contempt and disdain.
Besides, The Eldest Di daughter of the Xuan family was famous in the capital for being arrogant and was a pampered little young miss. He did not want His Highness to suffer under her clutches. His Poor Little Highness was as innocent as an angel. How could Mu Qing be willing to see His Highness suffer injustice?
He should address the situation with utmost care. No third party should know the incident to avoid any mishaps. The only thing he could do was to act fast and solve everything. The situation must be concealed at all cost. Although he was not sure whether Young Lady Xuan would agree to his proposal and treat everything as if nothing happened, Mu Qing knew that in order to protect her reputation, she could only swallow her grievance and pretend that His Highness never went inside her courtyard.
”Quick! Bring me to Xuan manor! Hurry!!”
Without thinking of Zhang Wu Li's well-being, Mu Qing half-dragged, half-carried the young eunuch against his will. The young eunuch screamed while trying to break free from Mu Qing's evil hands.
”Wait!!! Chief Mu!! Get dressed first! You are only wearing your inner garments!! Do you want to be persecuted for being a pervert?!”
Mu Qing stopped and stared at himself. Remembering that he was only wearing a thin cloth covering his entire body, Mu Qing coughed embarrassingly.
*cough*
”Wait here. I'll be done in a minute.”
Mu Qing hurriedly went inside his room to get dressed.
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”What did you say?”
The emperor, Xu Ji Mo, angrily gripped the arm support of the Dragon Throne as he stared at the unknown man standing in front of him. The man was wearing a black hanfu-styled clothing[2]. Xu Ji Mo's eyes carried a deep hatred while looking at the man who did not put his status as the Emperor of Qian Zou in his eyes and even dared to ordered him to do their bidding.