Qin Yunxian knelt on the ground, his back straight, and said neither servilely nor arrogantly: "This son of yours is attracted to Princess Changle and intends to marry her. I beg your majesty to grant my wish."

The emperor narrowed his eyes suddenly, and the emotions on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by an elusive calmness.

He stared at Qin Yunxian for a long time, smiled gently, and asked kindly, "I asked you before, and you said you didn't have any feelings for her. Why do you seem to be attracted to her today?"

Qin Yunxian said calmly, "I lied before. I wanted to please the princess first and then tell you, father. But now that the princess is so popular, I am afraid that it will attract a bunch of admirers. I have to admit it. I beg you to forgive me!"

The emperor looked at him deeply and said meaningfully, "It is true that you have shined brilliantly. With your contribution in saving the emperor, I am afraid that matchmakers will be able to step through the threshold of the palace in the future. You should be anxious, but I cannot make a decision on this matter easily. I have to ask Changle's opinion."

"I understand. I just want to ask you to give me a chance. Don't marry Princess Changle to anyone else before she agrees to my request."

Qin Yunxian looked at the emperor earnestly.

When their eyes met, the emperor's eyes were like two deep pools, bottomless.

After a long time, he finally relented, "Okay, I promise you."

He walked out from behind the desk and personally helped Qin Yunxian up, but he didn't know if he didn't hold him steady or what, Qin Yunxian suddenly lost his balance and fell forward. The emperor quickly supported him and pressed him into the wheelchair. He patted his shoulder and sighed, "If Jiulang hadn't had difficulty walking, he would have gotten married a long time ago."

Qin Yunxian smiled in relief, "Everyone has their own destiny. I have already let it go. I have no regrets in being able to share my father's worries."

One of them was sitting and the other was standing, and when their eyes met, they both understood each other's unfinished words.

The emperor patted his shoulder again with satisfaction and said, "Go."

Qin Yunxian came out of the imperial study and was dazzled by the bright sunlight. Guan Zhen was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. When he saw him coming out, he hurried over to him, took the wheelchair and pushed him out. "Master, are you going to the prison?"

Qin Yunxian wrote a letter in prison and asked Guan Zhen to pass the message.

Guan Zhen leaned over and listened, his eyes gradually widening.

*

Rong Heqing felt very sleepy after taking the medicine. She slept drowsily for the whole afternoon, and when she woke up, her throat was so dry that it was almost smoking.

Wanzhu gently pushed the door open and came in. She called out in a hoarse voice, "I want to drink some water."

"Princess, is she awake?" Wanzhu walked in quickly with a cup of hot water and carefully fed her the drink.

The smoky throat was relieved, Rong Heqing took a long breath and asked, "What time is it?"

"A little after three quarters of an hour."

Rong Heqing was stunned for a moment, "I slept for an hour and a half?"

Wanzhu nodded, "Yes, I was worried that you might have a fever, but luckily you are just drowsy. Princess, are you hungry?"

It would have been fine if she didn't mention it, but as soon as she mentioned Rong Heqing, she felt extremely hungry.

"Ask the kitchen to make me some noodles. I don't want to drink porridge anymore."

She has been eating porridge every day these days, and she is almost thirsty from drinking so much.

As he was speaking, Zhe Liu hurried in with a letter in his hand.

Rong Heqing was curious, "Who sent it?"

Zheliu walked forward and together with Wanzhu helped her up and leaned her against the cushion, then handed her the letter.

"It was sent by Ruyi Tower."

"Ruyi Tower?"

Rong Heqing raised his eyebrows and immediately opened the letter to read it.

The words you see are like wandering clouds and startling dragons, and their force can be seen through the paper.

As the saying goes, one can tell a person by his handwriting. When Rong Heqing saw this beautiful handwriting, he intuitively felt that it was Qin Yunxian's handwriting.

Sure enough, the letter briefly described what happened in the imperial study today, explained the reason why he proposed to marry her, and finally said that the choice was hers, and if she didn't want to, the matter would not be made public. If she was willing, she could tell the emperor at any time.

Rong Heqing held the letter in his hand and said nothing, his thoughts in a trance.

Qin Yunxian's move was to show his loyalty to the emperor and to help her solve future difficulties.

Her contribution in saving the emperor was actually a double-edged sword. On the one hand, she was rewarded and had greater power, but it also gave the emperor an opportunity. With this favor, if he wanted to grant her a marriage, it would be more legitimate.

Qin Yunxian took the initiative and saved her from the trouble of being matched up with someone else.

"Princess." Zheliu asked in a low voice, "Do you want to reply?"

Rong Heqing came back to his senses, smiled, refolded the letter paper and put it back into the envelope, saying, "Take it and burn it. No need to reply."

It would be better for her to say thank you in person.

I just don’t know why I always feel that Qin Yunxian owes more and more favors?

After eating a bowl of hot noodles with bland soup, Ronghe Qingsheng let Wanzhu change the medicine for him without any desire.

Rong Qiao suddenly shouted from outside: "Sister, my aunt is here."

Rong Heqing was startled, "Please come in--"

Before she finished speaking, Cui Mei walked in quickly. When she saw her, her eyes turned red before she even opened her mouth. "Qing'er——"

"Don't worry, aunt. I'm fine."

These tears were debts that she could not repay, and only filled her heart with guilt.

Cui Mei stood by the bed and saw Wan Zhu applying medicine to the wound on her palm. She immediately turned her face away and couldn't bear to watch any longer. "You are so bold, kid. How painful must this be?"

"Fortunately, it doesn't hurt that much today." Rong Heqing said to Rong Qiao, "Why don't you bring a stool for your aunt?"

"Oh, okay." Rong Qiao quickly went to the outer room and moved a stool to the bedside. Cui Mei glanced at him and nodded, "Thank you, Qiao'er."

No one has called him that for a long time since Wu passed away.

Rong Qiao was stunned when he heard this, and his nose felt slightly sour.

Cui Mei sat down and sighed again, "In fact, we wanted to look for you on the night of the Wanshou Festival, but it was too chaotic at the time. The guards blocked Jinxiu Palace and no one was allowed to enter or leave. We had no choice. Your grandfather and uncle were very anxious. When they heard that you had left the palace today, they asked me to come and see you."

"I should have asked someone to tell you, so that you wouldn't be frightened." Rong Heqing felt a little embarrassed. She really forgot about this.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're injured like this, we should take care of you." Cui Mei said softly, "Your uncle and grandfather are busy and can't come to see you, so don't find fault with them."

Rong Heqing suddenly remembered that her uncle worked in the Dali Temple as the Left Assistant, and if she remembered correctly, her grandfather was the Inspector Censor. The two of them just happened to occupy two of the three judicial officials.

The assassination case has not been resolved yet, so the two of them are busy investigating it, right?

Wanzhu helped her bandage her wound, Zheliu brought her some hot tea, and then the two of them left.

Rong Qiao stood at the side, hesitating whether to leave or not. Rong Heqing said, "You sit down too."

Rong Qiao moved a stool to the end of the bed and sat down.

Rong Heqing asked Cui Mei, "I heard that the Minister of Rites Zhao Lu was silenced? Your uncle must be worried, right?"

Cui Mei got angry whenever she mentioned this. They were all family and there was nothing to hide, so she told Rong and Qing everything she knew.

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