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When Xiao He, who was originally smiling, heard that Princess Eleven had rejected the emperor's gift in public like this, his expression instantly froze on his face, and his heart slowly sank ….

The crowd was greatly alarmed. This betrothal had obviously been decided by the empress dowager and the emperor. Now, using this joyous occasion to announce that since ancient times, princes and princesses were betrothed to the emperor, was Princess Eleven actually going against the imperial edict in public?

The Empress Dowager asked, "Ling Yue'er, are you not satisfied with the husband that the imperial grandmother arranged for you?"

When Princess Eleven saw that everyone was looking at her, she bit her lower lip and said, "I'll let Yue'er know that Imperial Grandmother treats her granddaughter well, but, but …" "Yue'er wishes for me to choose my own husband."

What? Choose your own husband? Princess Eleven dared to say such outrageous words. Who in the history would choose her own husband, let alone a noble princess, even if she were in an ordinary household?

When Princess Thirteen heard this, she blushed and whispered, "Sister Eleven really dares to speak."

Sure enough, when the emperor heard Princess Eleven's words, his face sank. "Who taught you to speak such outrageous words as this Ling Yue'er?"

"Father, there is no one to teach me. I …"

"Shut up!" Upon seeing this, the empress hurriedly stood up and berated sternly, "Ling Yue'er, Imperial Father has betrothed you, kneel down and express his gratitude!"

Afterwards, the empress knelt in front of the empress dowager and the emperor, speaking in panic. "Esteemed empress dowager, your majesty, Yue'er is still too young. Please calm your anger, your majesty."

However, Princess Eleven refused to give in. She raised her stubborn little face and said, "I won't thank you. I won't agree to this marriage. If you don't agree, then you won't!"

"Ling Yue-er!" The empress was so angry that she almost fainted. She didn't bother with etiquette before striding to the Eleventh Princess. "Shut your mouth!"

Currently, although she was still a noble empress, the crown prince had been crippled and the Eastern Palace had been imprisoned. What trouble did her remaining daughter have to commit now?

The empress dowager's face darkened as well. Princess An Guo hastened to console her. "Imperial Mother, please don't make too much of a fuss. Yue'er doesn't understand anything and should be left for the emperor to handle."

The emperor was humiliated in front of everyone and was immediately enraged. He slapped the Dragon Throne and said, "How dare you, Yue'er, publicly reject the marriage decree. You have committed an unforgivable crime. Men!"

"Your majesty!" At this moment, Xiao He, who had been pursing his lips, kneeled on the ground and said, "Your majesty, this general has something to say. I ask Your Majesty's permission."

"Since I have already spoken, I will keep my word! If the Heavenly Treasure Great General has anything to say, he can say it first. " As a king, he would never allow someone to defy his decree in public, even if that person was his own daughter.

Xiao He turned his head and silently glanced at Feng Lingyue. Her refusal was so resolute; a struggle flashed through his eyes before he finally opened his mouth and said:

"Your majesty, please calm your anger. Princess Eleven is still young, so she must still have a heart of fear when it comes to men and women. This general likes to dance with swords and play with spears anyway, so there's no need to rush to get married. We can talk about this after Princess grows up."

Xiao Zhenhai hastened to kneel down as well. "That's right. I'm indebted to Esteemed Empress Dowager and the emperor for their love and kindness in pointing out the Eleventh Princess to Xiao He. But the princess is still young after all.

In order to preserve his dignity, as well as to give the Xiao family an explanation, he definitely had to punish the princess in front of everyone. However, she was his own daughter after all, so she would definitely value his daughter even more. If he really punished her, then perhaps his heart would ache and he would blame the Xiao family.

This was especially so for Princess Eleven. If she forced herself to marry into the Xiao family, her heart would not be with the Xiao family. In the future, it would be troublesome.

"Your majesty, please don't punish the princess." Xiao He kowtowed once again. Xiao Zhenhai was slightly stunned as he glanced at his son. His heart skipped a beat — —

Crap, this kid is in love!

When the Emperor heard the words of the Xiao family's father and son, the fury in his heart was barely quelled. He said, "As the ruler of the country, how can we not keep our word? However, what the two Xiao family members said made sense. "How about this, considering that Yue Er is still young, it's not suitable for marriage for the time being, but Yue Er can be considered as having given it to Xiao He."

"Father, I …"

"Yes!" Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! " The empress quickly covered Princess Eleven's mouth, not allowing her to continue. The empress had already made plans in her mind. Marriage with the Xiao family was a delicacy. Why not try to rope in the Xiao family?

"This general thanks the Emperor for his grace." Xiao He silently glanced at the Eleventh Princess. She still had a sullen expression on her face and his fists were slowly clenching under his sleeves.

Lian Ru Yue sat to the side and watched calmly from the side. She was greatly surprised by Xiao He's actions, as she noticed that Xiao He's words for the Eleventh Princess seemed to not only be for the sake of gaining a favorable impression from Emperor Zhou.

After the small disturbance about the wedding ceremony was over, the banquet continued. The rest went to the empress dowager in succession to offer their birthday wishes. The empress dowager breathed a quiet sigh of relief, while Princess Eleven took advantage of the unforeseen moment to leave the palace.

Seeing that she had left, Xiao He followed her out. Xiao Zhenhai frowned and glanced at Madam Xiao.

Princess Eleven stood outside of the palace while holding the small wooden person Xiao He had just sent to her. She said in a huff:

"So you've been planning this for a long time. Who wants your item?" As he spoke, he threw the small wooden figure in his hand forward — —

"Ah …" As soon as she threw it, she just happened to throw it onto the head of Xiao He who had hastily dashed over. Xiao He covered his forehead and looked at the small wooden figure that had dropped onto the ground as he asked:

"Don't you like it?"

"I don't like it anymore!" Princess Eleven turned around and was about to leave, not giving Xiao He the slightest bit of face.

"Hey, wait a moment." Xiao He bent down and picked up the small wood person, then chased after it with a few steps to block her path.

"What for?" "You'd better forget what royal father just said."

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Yue Er is Xiao He's!" Princess Eleven repeats the Emperor's words, causing her face to flush with anger. However, when she raised her head, she saw a trace of a smile on Xiao He's charming lips. Princess Eleven became even more enraged. "Xiao He, you actually dare to take advantage of me!"

"Don't, don't be angry, I won't laugh." Xiao He immediately tightened his smile on his face and didn't dare to smile anymore. He, Xiao He, had killed countless enemies and wasn't afraid of anything, but he was afraid that she would be angry.