Who would raise a villain as a wife?

He Yunjing laughed and said, "Just think of it as you praising me."

Jiang Li didn't say anything more, and the carriage soon arrived at the palace gate. He Yunjing ignored the officials and their families who came to the palace for the banquet, and took Jiang Li to find Wu Ziqian.

After handing Jiang Li over to Wu Ziqian, He Yunjing went straight to the emperor and knelt down as soon as they disagreed.

"Your Majesty, I want to marry the Sixth Prince."

The emperor, who had originally smiled at He Yunjing, instantly retracted his smile. Sixth prince? He only had seven sons, and the sixth was only seven years old. He Yunjing was obviously not talking about his sixth. That meant Jiang Li, the sixth prince of Lin State?

The emperor's eyes widened. "What did you say?! Say it again?!"

He Yunjing raised his head and met the emperor's gaze. "I like Ah Li, and I want to marry him."

"No!" The emperor refused directly, "You can like any man, but it must not be the prince of Lin Kingdom!"

He Yunjing knew it wouldn't be that easy, so he didn't say anything and just knelt there. He had to say it anyway, and he would say it at any time.

The Northern Kingdom will attack soon, and he has to go to the battlefield to solve this problem, but he doesn't know when he will be gone.

If he just handed Jiang Li over to Wu Ziqian, the close relationship between the two would definitely be used by someone with ulterior motives to make trouble. He had to let the emperor see his attitude. Even if someone instigated him, the emperor would only think that it was his problem, not Wu Ziqian.

The emperor looked at He Yunjing who was kneeling upright. Although he said nothing, his expression showed that he must marry Jiang Li.

The emperor just felt a headache. Why did she suddenly fall in love with a man, and a prince of an enemy country at that.

The emperor slammed the table angrily, "Tell me the truth, did he bewitched you? You are planning treason!"

"No! He didn't bewitch me. I liked him first! And I threatened him to be with me!" He Yunjing did not deliberately challenge the emperor's anger. "Your Majesty, the two countries have deep resentment. It is possible that they will go to war again soon. If I marry A Li, it will be a marriage between the two countries, which can also be regarded as calming the relationship between the two countries. Why not?"

"You and he are both men! How can you marry him? Moreover, you are the descendant of the Marquis' Mansion! You are the master of the most powerful army in Wu State, how can you marry a man!"

"If Ali was a princess, Your Majesty would definitely not stop her. Why can't she stop me if she's a man?"

"It's not possible just because he's a man!" The emperor sighed, "Besides, he's just an abandoned child of the Lin Kingdom and is not favored at all. The marriage you mentioned is completely useless! If you really like him, let him give up the idea of ​​returning to the Lin Kingdom and change his appearance. I can turn a blind eye and let him stay by your side, but there will be no official status at all."

He Yunjing didn't want to compromise, and couldn't compromise. "If it's so shameful, I would rather let him go free, but I will never get married in this life, and I will never have children."

"Asshole!" The emperor slammed the table in anger, "You are going to disobey the imperial order for him and be unfilial to your parents!"

He Yunjing remained calm and composed, "My parents are free to do what they want. As for the imperial decree, if Your Majesty insists on my marriage and separating Ah Li and me, I will be unfilial and die to show my determination."

After saying this, He Yunjing kowtowed, completely forcing the emperor.

This made the emperor very angry. He covered his chest and gasped for breath. How could he give birth to such a rebellious and unfilial son!

He was so angry!

Upon seeing this, He Yunjing quickly stood up and walked to the emperor to massage his chest. He then brought warm tea to the emperor's lips. When he saw him take a few sips and slowly calm down, he was about to kneel down again.

The emperor held He Yunjing's wrist and said earnestly, "Yunjing! Tell me the truth, have you really been bewitched by him?"

"Really not." He Yunjing squatted down and looked up at the emperor, "I really like Ah Li, and I don't want to let him down by marrying him even if I can't do it openly. Your Majesty, I will not betray Wu Guo, I just hope that he can live safely in the palace when I'm not around.

He is the prince of Lin Country, and his situation in the palace is too difficult. Your Majesty, as a token of your love for me, can you let my cousin protect him in the palace on my behalf?"

The emperor closed his eyes in some pain and murmured, "One wrong step leads to another. I was wrong back then."

"It's not your Majesty's fault. It's my fault. I fell in love with someone I shouldn't have, and it made things difficult for your Majesty." He Yunjing raised his hand and stroked the emperor's chest. "For once, I beg your Majesty to grant me permission."

"Forget it! After all, I owe you." The emperor sighed heavily, waved his hand to let He Yunjing leave, with confusion in his eyes.

He Yunjing was a little dazed when he walked out of the imperial bedroom. There was indeed something wrong with the emperor's attitude towards him. He might love him more than his own son.

What did you mean you owed him? He Yunjing looked back and wondered if his original identity was really the emperor’s son?

Who is the original body's mother?

Why was the original body kept in the Marquis' Mansion?

Judging from Marquis Wu'an's reaction that day, it seemed that he knew his identity. If that was the case, what about the original young marquis of the mansion?

He Yunjing secretly sighed. This was too complicated, even more complicated than the identities in the previous two worlds.

He didn't like this very much. In the first two worlds, he only had to take care of the minor villains, but in this world, he had to worry about the relationship between Pinghe Jiang Li and his original body's relatives, which gave him a headache.

He Yunjing arrived at the Imperial Garden tiredly. At this moment, the banquet had not officially started yet. Many young men and women in the Imperial Garden were reciting poems and composing couplets, which could be regarded as a blind date banquet in disguise.

He Yunjing was looking for Jiang Li's figure. He sat quietly in a pavilion, holding a cat, out of tune with the hustle and bustle around him.

Wu Ziqian was also in the pavilion, playing chess and chatting with several young masters from aristocratic families, but no one dared to cause trouble for Jiang Li.

He Yunjing walked over, bowed to Wu Ziqian, and after a few simple greetings, sat down next to Jiang Li.

He reached out and stroked the cat, whispering to Jiang Li, "I've told His Majesty that you'll be safe in the palace."

Jiang Li looked up at him, feeling incredible. How could the emperor agree that He Yunjing could come back so soon?

He Yunjing did not explain, and did not return to the Marquis' Mansion after the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet. He moved into the East Palace with Jiang Li.

Sure enough, someone from the Queen's Palace sent a message the next morning asking He Yunjing to come over. He repeated almost the same words to the Queen. The Queen looked at him with both heartache and helplessness, but finally compromised and agreed to take good care of Jiang Li in the palace for him.

After getting the Queen's guarantee, He Yunjing did not stay any longer. He went back to the East Palace, said goodbye to Jiang Li, and left the palace. Before the war report was delivered to the palace, he went to Quecheng, which was the border town of Wu State near the North State.

It was also on the second day of the Mid-Autumn Festival that the news of the Northern Kingdom mobilizing its troops reached the palace. The emperor was furious and quickly appointed Wu'an Hou as the Grand Marshal to lead the troops to Quecheng, determined to defeat the Northern Kingdom's army so that it would not dare to rebel again.

When He Yunjing arrived, the Northern Kingdom's army was already attacking the city. The defending army held out for a night and suffered heavy losses. Now it was the second siege.