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"Do you have to humiliate me like this? Can't you let us go? " Yan Ao Xuan's face turned pale as she was called out. She bit her red lips, looking really pitiful.

"Miss Xia, please understand that it has always been you who have been making things difficult for me. This is called a proper counterattack. If the one who lost today was me, would it be possible for me to let you go?" Xia Sizhu's expression suddenly turned cold. He still wanted to strike back at her. She was truly drunk.

The empress couldn't bear to see this any longer, so she wanted to stop him, but a warning look came from the emperor and the empress had no choice but to give up.

Although the ministers felt heartache for their daughter, before the Emperor could speak, it would be hard for them to speak.

"Xia Sizhu, don't overdo it." Dong Fang Li could not bear to see this any longer, so she stood up and retorted.

Yan Ao Xuan heard this and looked up, unable to see the person she was thinking about. For a moment, she felt even more wronged. She looked at Dong Fang Ye a little unwillingly, hoping that he would stand up and say a few words on her behalf.

The reason why she had provoked Xia Sizhu was all because of him. She didn't believe in all the rumors and slanders spread outside. Instead, she hated Xia Sizhu for humiliating the God in her heart.

Others only knew that Nightmare had killed ruthlessly, but they couldn't see the weakness beneath his mask. She wanted to become his person, even if it meant that she wanted to heal the pain in his heart.

Xia Si Zhu finally knew where the hostility in Yan Ao Xuan's eyes came from. It was probably because of the rumors circulating outside that caused her to become the target of Yan Ao Xuan's eyes. Indeed, it was only because of Dongfang Ye that she had a relationship with him.

"Li'er, sit down." The Queen looked at the Emperor's slightly furrowed brows and scolded.

Seeing that the Queen did not want her to speak, Dong Fang Li could only give up.

"Lady Yan, if you want to reject the decree, feel free to speak your mind. There's no need to delay any further." The impatient Xia Sizhu impatiently said.

She knew that she would not be able to avoid him today. Hence, she made up her mind and closed her eyes, "I'm useless, I'm useless, I'm useless."

Her eyes flashed with tears of humiliation as she looked at Xia Sizhu with resentment. One day, she would return the pain she had suffered today to Xia Sizhu a thousand times over.

With Yan Ao Xuan's lead, the rest of the women also shouted out. All of them hated Xia Si Zhu to their bones, wishing that they could hack him into a thousand pieces to vent their hatred.

"Alright, next, I have to announce something." When the emperor saw that the matter was over, he signalled to the eunuch at the side to read out the imperial edict.

The eunuch at the side understood and opened the imperial edict to read, "Under the will of the Heavens, the Emperor decrees that the Prime Minister's Palace's Second Miss, Third Miss, is pure and pure with a pure heart, that she is well-educated and gentle. I hereby grant the Second Miss the position of side concubine and the Third Miss the position of Crown Prince's consort.

The imperial edict came too suddenly. Dongfang Ye suddenly opened his eyes with fury in them, while Dongfang Hao looked at Xia Sizhu with a complicated expression. She was about to become his imperial sister-in-law. This was a good thing.

Dongfang Li had already known this since long ago, so naturally, she didn't have the slightest bit of emotion. Yan Aoxuan, on the other hand, had a smiling face. This way, she wouldn't have to worry about Xia Sizhu stealing away her Night King.

Grand Matriarch Xia's heart was filled with joy, while Xia Caixi lowered her head, thinking about something.

At this time, the officials realized that the reason why the Emperor had deliberately indulged Xia Sizhu to not plead with others was to establish his prestige for Xia Sizhu. It was only because the Emperor had deliberately wanted Xia Sizhu to be the Crown Prince's consort that Yan Aoxuan had humiliated Xia Sizhu, which was tantamount to bullying the Imperial Family. In such a situation, the Emperor had only indulged Xia Sizhu, bullying the girls without getting angry.

The news of the wedding had come too suddenly. For a moment, Xia Sizhu was unable to react as she stood there in a daze.

"Miss Xia, accept the decree!" The eunuch only thought that she was too excited to receive the decree, and he reminded her.

"I'm not answering!" At this moment, Xia Sizhu had already reacted. She stood up and shouted loudly.

"Xia Sizhu, you want to disrespect the imperial edict?" The emperor looked at Xia Sizhu as she stood up. His face no longer had the smile from before as it was covered in dark clouds. To dare disrespect an imperial decree in front of all the ministers, she simply didn't place him in her eyes.

"This subject does not wish to disrespect the imperial edict, but wishes that the emperor would take back the order. This subject does not wish to marry the crown prince as his consort." Xia Sizhu respectfully said.

Dongfang Hao worriedly looked at Xia Sizhu. Dongfang Ye's expression flickered, while Dongfang Li's face was filled with displeasure. Didn't she always want to marry him? Why did he have to reject the imperial edict in the middle, making him feel embarrassed?

"It's impossible to take back the imperial edict, you only have two choices. First, marry after receiving the imperial edict for three days, then disrespect the second edict and throw it into prison. After three days, you will be executed." At this moment, the emperor was no longer as amiable as he was before. Everyone said that he was accompanying a tiger like a monarch, and one moment he was still protecting Xia Sizhu. The next he was going to sentence her to prison mercilessly.

The only reason the emperor could tolerate Xia Sizhu was because the empress dowager doted on her. Although the emperor didn't know why the empress dowager doted on her so much, as long as she didn't cross his bottom line, he could indulge her.

Even if the Queen Mother came back and scolded him for his actions, that would still be in the future. Since everything was settled, and Xia Sizhu was already dead, I believe that no matter how much the Queen Mother angered him, it wouldn't be too excessive.

"If you choose the first choice, I won't pursue it." The emperor relaxed his request once again. After all, the empress liked her, so he didn't want her to be sad.

"Xia Sizhu, think carefully." The empress also advised. After all, she didn't know what the benefits were and couldn't let her die just like that.

Xia Si Zhu raised his gaze to look at the emperor. Just when everyone thought that she would compromise and choose one, Xia Si Zhu spoke.

"I'm afraid that this subject will disappoint the emperor's good intentions. This subject will choose the second one." Xia Sizhu's clear eyes were filled with determination. If she were to marry a man she didn't like and live an unhappy life for the rest of her life, especially when this man had three wives and four concubines, she might as well report it to Hades.

Xia Sizhu wore white clothes and looked directly into the emperor's eyes. Her eyes were filled with determination and her entire body emitted a stubborn aura. One had to admit that at this moment, Xia Sizhu's Yeye and even Dongfang Li, whose face had been brushed away by Xia Sizhu, were foolishly looking at Xia Sizhu.

Yan Ao and Jia Yue looked towards Dongfang Ye and discovered that his gaze was fixed on Xia Si Zhu. Their eyes were instantly filled with jealousy. Xia Si Zhu, you better die in jail.

"Someone, send her to her cell." The emperor was thoroughly enraged. He waved his hand and two imperial guards stepped forward to take Xia Sizhu away.

Although he rather admired the tenacity on her body, he had used it in the wrong place, the Emperor thought to himself as he looked at Xia Sizhu.