"The royal family of the Wo Kingdom is so despicable! They dared to send such a person to propose marriage to the princess of our Great Xia Dynasty. They simply don't put us in their eyes."
"I also heard that this prince has a penchant for male companions!" As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face instantly turned cold.
Ming Ruyi truthfully reported this matter to the emperor, and the official in charge of the Honglu Temple also told the emperor in detail about Gong Linghai's misdeeds.
For a moment, the emperor flew into a rage!
Not only did he cancel the marriage, but he also sent a state letter to the Wo Kingdom and ordered Gong Linghai to leave the capital city that very night!
Because the crown prince had advised in favor of this marriage, the emperor rebuked him. The crown prince had originally wanted to establish good relations with the Wo Kingdom, so he had vigorously promoted this inter - marriage. No one had expected that the Wo Kingdom would send such an unreliable prince. Not only was the crown prince rebuked, but all the ministers in his camp who had supported the inter - marriage between the two countries were also demoted.
The emperor also ordered, "Whoever dares to advise me to send my princess for inter - marriage again will have a legitimate daughter from his family selected to be sent far away for a political marriage!" The Prince Yu and the King of Zhongzhou had rendered meritorious service in rescuing the princess, so the emperor rewarded the two lords.
For a moment, the court was extremely quiet.
From then on, no minister dared to advise the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty to send his daughter for a political marriage.
In the Prince Yu's mansion, the main hall was completely silent.
"Fourth brother, don't blame her..." He Yi didn't dare to look at the Prince Yu's face. She could imagine that he must be extremely angry at this moment!
He Yi pleaded for Song Jinyu with a wronged look, "If it weren't for her, your sister might have died!"
Song Jinyu didn't dare to look at Zhongli Mingye either. She had only promised him yesterday not to do anything risky. But today she had caused such a big problem.
Well... what should she do? However, in theory, he should praise her. After all, she had come up with such a perfect strategy to solve He Yi's problem and ensure that his sister wouldn't marry such a strange person.
Thinking of this, she cheered up again. Just as she looked up, she suddenly met those cold eyes. Her smile gradually faded.
"He Yi, go back to the palace. Concubine Jia must be worried!"
"Everyone else, leave!"
When Song Jinyu heard this, did he want to be alone? That's fine, fine. Thinking of this, she was about to leave with Mi Cui and Qing Feng.
Unexpectedly, "Hey... what are you doing?" When Zhongli Mingye saw that she was also leaving, he got really angry. Gritting his teeth, he picked her up forcefully and strode out.
Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Princess He Yi shrank her neck, "Sorry, Jinyu. You'll have to bear his wrath on your own."
However, before leaving, He Yi sincerely thanked Cheng Song.
"If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to me!"
Cheng Song only said that it was his duty. He Yi looked at him deeply, and a surge of joy welled up in her heart. She didn't know where this joy came from.
"My lord... Zhongli Mingye... put me down!"
Song Jinyu was both ashamed and angry. She had never been so embarrassed in her life.
Striding into the bedroom, Zhongli Mingye threw her onto the quilt roughly. Before Song Jinyu could react, he grabbed her with both hands, "You didn't listen to a single word I said!"
"Even without you, He Yi wouldn't have married into that family!"
Although she had indeed solved the matter more directly, if she kept doing such risky things, there was no telling if there would be a next time.
She had been injured by an assassin last time, and this time she dared to use the princess as bait. Song Jinyu was being too reckless!
"I... um..."
Before she could say a word, Zhongli Mingye blocked her mouth, biting her lips hard.
"No... no..." Was this man crazy?
Song Jinyu got anxious and tried her best to push him away, but he held her down even more forcefully. "Stop... get off me."
No way! This guy was a bit out of control.
Tears welled up in her eyes instantly, and she burst into tears, "You're being so mean to me!!!"
When Zhongli Mingye saw her crying, his passion instantly faded. He only panicked and tried to wipe away her tears, but the tears kept flowing like a broken dam, and she just wouldn't stop crying.
The man clumsily tried to console her, but she just kept crying.
Song Jinyu was extremely aggrieved. He was being so mean to her for no reason. It was too much! Humph... After crying for a long time, she got tired and stopped.
She turned over and ignored him.
Sitting on the bed, seeing the girl stubbornly ignoring him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I've been keeping an eye on that prince since he entered the capital. A man with such immoral conduct, I would never let my sister be sent to her death in vain."
"In the court, every move has far - reaching consequences. I had already found some court officials waiting to seize his mistakes. Then I would put an end to the idea of the political marriage all at once." Zhongli Mingye's explanation calmed Song Jinyu down, and her sobbing gradually subsided.
"As a result, before I could act, you couldn't wait." He gently sat down beside her. "Although it was a bit rash, it did work."
"Since the founding of our dynasty, the Great Xia Dynasty has never easily sent princesses for political marriages to other countries. It has always been the foreign tribes that sent their princesses to us. So I would never agree to He Yi's political marriage."
For now, although the little girl's plan was a bit bold, it was indeed more efficient. Zhongli Mingye had to admit that she was really intelligent.
Song Jinyu calmed down and turned around, "I'm sorry..." Her eyes were tearful, and her little nose was twitching.
"I just wanted to solve this problem for He Yi once and for all. I really didn't have your far - reaching plans."
Zhongli Mingye let out a soft laugh, "I'm angry because you didn't even take me seriously. If you had told me about this, there would have been no need for all this trouble, and you wouldn't have gotten all dirty running around."
"And you even dared to use yourself as bait!" Just thinking about this made him want to dig out that prince's eyes. Although Song Jinyu was dressed as a man, no matter what, anyone who dared to covet his woman was unforgivable.
"Hmm?"
He casually scraped her little red nose.
Song Jinyu blushed involuntarily. It was true that she had only regarded him as a part of the chess game. She had forgotten that he was He Yi's brother after all.
She was a bit stupid. She shyly stole a glance at him. But she found that Zhongli Mingye was also looking at her. His phoenix - like eyes were like a starry sea, twinkling.
It made her quite moved. She didn't dare to look anymore, "You..."
"Go out. I... want to take a bath," her voice got softer and softer. She was like an ostrich, shrinking in the quilt.
This made Zhongli Mingye laugh. He really wanted to tease her, but he was afraid that she would really be too shy and ignore him.
Forget it. There would be plenty of time in the future.