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Sensing the sound of footsteps outside, Duan Xingyi suddenly withdrew and deliberately made his way towards the door. The moment he opened it, he saw Duan Zitong with her ice-cold, stinging face.

Speechless, Duan Xingyi slowly stepped out of the room and closed the door behind him.

"Sister, do you need anything from Xingyi?" With an elegant voice and a handsome face, Duan Xingyi looked at Duan Zitong's furious eyes as if nothing had happened and lightly smiled.

"Don't tell me it's fine. Can't I, the royal sister, find my own little brother?" Duan Zitong didn't think so. She originally wanted to show some mercy to Duan Mu Yan, but since Duan Xingyi had already closed the door, he didn't have the heart to provoke him anymore. There was still a lot of time left.

"Of course you can. Xingyi is just waiting in front of you …" Duan Xingyi continued to have a smile that was like the spring wind on his face, causing Duan Zitong to be infuriated.

"Follow me back to the palace!" Duan Zitong spoke coldly before turning around and walking towards the entrance. Duan Xingyi originally wanted to return to the Imperial Palace, but she didn't want to anger this fake imperial sister right now. At the entrance of the mansion, a clear blue light had been waiting for a long time.

"Princess, please get on the palanquin …" Qing Lan opened the door respectfully, but was stopped by Duan Zitong who waved her hand.

"Qinglan, you go back first. I still have something to discuss with the crown prince." After Duan Zitong left, Duan Ziteng walked forward with light steps. Duan Xingyi knew she couldn't avoid wasting her breath, so she took a step forward to Duan Zitong's side.

"My royal sister is overjoyed. Xingyi will definitely give her a generous gift." Duan Xingyi casually said.

"Forget it, you have already given your royal sister a huge gift!" "If you hadn't appeared in time, even if my third sister had wings, she wouldn't have been able to escape death …" Duan Zitong said in a sour tone, and a dark light flashed across her eyes.

"Why do you think that royal father will really kill Duan Mu Yan?" Duan Xingyi lightly smiled as he spoke with a hint of ridicule.

"Even if royal father doesn't want to, if those princes don't let this go, if Duan Mu Yan doesn't die, she will at least skin him alive!" How would he be able to peacefully lie down in Duke Xiao Palace?! " The more Duan Zitong spoke, the angrier she got. Her younger brother was actually helping the person she hated the most at such a crucial moment.

"Royal sister, if something really happens to Duan Mu Yan, do you think that Xiao Yu Xuan will do nothing about it? When the time comes, he will do something beyond what he should do, and the consequences won't be something your royal sister can predict. For Xiao Yuxuan to agree to marry my royal sister so quickly, it must be said that Xing Yi has also contributed a lot, right? " Duan Xingyi slightly raised his sword-like brows as he spoke with a mysterious expression.

"You … "What do you mean?" After all, they were the only ones who knew of the agreement between him and Xiao Yuxuan. If others were to find out, then he would really lose all face.

"We're siblings. Does royal sister really think that Xing Yi won't understand royal sister's personality? Right now, it could be said that everyone was overjoyed. Your royal sister obtained what you wanted, while Xingyi performed quite well in front of your royal father. So what if we take what we need? " The corner of Duan Xingyi's mouth curled up into a faint arc. His eyes shone with a bright light that Duan Zitong couldn't see through.

Xiao Yuxuan paced back and forth in the main hall of the Tutor Hall, his heart tangled. Although Duan Mu Yan was fine, was he really going to get married to Duan Zitong? How was he going to explain all this to Mu Yan? Could it be that he had told her that he had asked for Duan Zitong's help in order to save her life? If that was the case, Mu Yan would definitely blame herself. But to put it differently, how was he going to face Duan Mu Yan?

No! He couldn't marry Duan Zitong because he couldn't forget about Duan Mu Yan. Other than flying far away, he couldn't think of a better solution. Just as Xiao Yuxuan was about to push open the door and exit, Eunuch Li appeared before his with an imperial edict in hand.

"Where is the Ping Wang going? "When the imperial edict arrived, the peace king accepted …" Eunuch Li lamented that everything was unpredictable. They were clearly a match made in heaven, yet they had each gotten married. Xiao Yuxuan looked at Eunuch Li in despair and helplessly knelt on the ground.

"With the blessing of the heavens, the emperor decrees that the Prince of Ping, Xiao Yuxuan, has achieved great merits in battle, that he is an accomplished scholar and that he is a match for the Seventh Princess. Thus, the Seventh Princess is given the title of consort, and will be taken in as a consort as well! To thank you for this! " As Eunuch Li's voice faded, Xiao Yuxuan suddenly felt his heart stop. Once they received the imperial edict, no matter where they fled to, they would still be the imperial court's culprits. Accept? Or not to accept?

"Ping Wang, hurry up and accept the decree!" Eunuch Li looked worriedly at Xiao Yuxuan. If it wasn't within the Xiao family, he could have retrieved the imperial edict after throwing it away. If others saw that Xiao Yuxuan was disrespectful to the imperial edict, they would be beheaded.

Speechless, Xiao Yuxuan hesitated for a long time before finally accepting the imperial edict.

"Yuxuan thanks the lord for his kindness …" At this moment, he really didn't know what to do, and he wasn't sure if Duan Moyan would be willing to live with him on the run.

After Eunuch Li left, Xiao Yuxuan did not waste any more time. Regardless of whether Mu Yan was willing or not, he still wanted to give it a try.

However, before Xiao Yuxuan could open the door, Duan Zitong walked in and closed the door behind him.

"Yuxuan?" Duan Zitong called out softly as she walked into the inner room. Xiao Yuxuan held his jade flute and was about to leave.

"Ugh …" "Yuxuan greets Seventh Princess …" Xiao Yuxuan's heart trembled. It seemed that she wouldn't have a chance tonight.

"Quickly get up. You and I are about to become husband and wife. Is there a need to be so courteous?" Duan Zitong could feel Xiao Yuxuan's expression change slightly. She thought to herself that the man before him must be extremely unwilling to marry him. It's already so late, if she went out to play the flute with the flute, wouldn't he be leaving? Take Duan Mu Yan and fly far away? Xiao Yuxuan, how could I, Duan Zitong, allow a cooked duck to fly?!

"No matter what, you are a princess." No matter what, you are a princess. He believed that it was thanks to Duan Zitong that Duan Mu Yan had been able to escape death. Moreover, he had also promised Duan Zitong that as long as she could survive, he would agree to her request. Now that the imperial edict had been passed down, he no longer had any words to reject her.

"Heh, I believe you've received the imperial edict, right? "I know you don't want to marry me, but I believe that as long as you give me a chance, I will definitely let you feel my good will. Yuxuan, you might still be resentful and unwilling, but as long as we have some time, I will definitely change your mind about me and give us a chance, okay?" Duan Zitong said softly as she placed both her hands on Xiao Yuxuan's hands. In the next second, Xiao Yuxuan retreated a few steps.

Seeing Xiao Yuxuan purposefully avoiding him, Duan Zitong's cherry lips curled up slightly.

"Yuxuan, you can't blame me for this matter, and if you hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have put forth such harsh conditions. Of course, if you weren't a gentleman, you would have understood that my conditions weren't harsh, because we already had a couple that night. If you didn't marry me, you would have wanted me to live a lonely life, and with my ruined body, how could I marry you again?" Since she was already despicable, why not be despicable to the end? Duan Zitong had completely given up on her original thoughts. As long as she could keep Xiao Yuxuan's men, she would be able to use even more despicable methods.

Xiao Yuxuan was speechless. His sword-like eyebrows knitted together. It didn't matter if Duan Zitong was taking advantage of his or not, he was the one at fault that night. In the end, he was still guilty towards him. Seeing that Xiao Yuxuan didn't say anything, Duan Zitong changed the topic.

I have already informed royal father that the wedding will be held in the Xiao manor. When the time comes, royal father will also go there, and Old General Xiao has already left the Imperial City without leaving a trace, and Prince Qi has met with misfortune, so right now, the entire Xiao manor only has royal sister as the head. When the time comes, other than kowtowing to royal father, we will also have to kowtow to the third emperor's elder sister. Duan Zitong's voice became softer and softer as she spoke.

Xiao Yuxuan's body shook violently, as if he had been bitten by a venomous snake. Fortunately, he was held steady by Duan Zitong, or else he would have definitely fell to the ground and let him marry Duan Zitong. This was already a huge blow to Mu Yan; how could she watch them pay respects on the day of the wedding? Xiao Yuxuan couldn't bear to part with it. He really couldn't.

"Princess... Since the imperial edict said that it was to take me in, then wouldn't the grand marriage be held in the Imperial Palace? " Xiao Yuxuan weakly said. Her heart felt as if it was tightly wrapped by countless vines.

"It was originally like this, but royal father feels that too many things have happened to the Xiao Duke Palace recently, so he wants to use our wedding as a form of celebration. This is also royal father's gift, I have no reason to reject it …" Duan Zitong said with a wronged expression. Xiao Yuxuan did not respond, only slightly nodding his head. After getting rid of Duan Zitong's support, he walked to the front of the bed by himself.

"This humble subject is tired. Princess, please return first …" Xiao Yuxuan spoke coolly, not even sparing Duan Zitong a glance.

"Alright, rest well then. I'll handle the wedding, and today I've already ordered some people to set up Duke Xiao's Palace. I coincidentally met the Third Emperor and told her about our matter, so she agreed to help us get married …" Rest assured, everything will go smoothly! " Duan Zitong intentionally stung Xiao Yuxuan's heart. She didn't want to hurt Xiao Yuxuan like this, but she couldn't help herself from saying a few words to dispel his thoughts.

Xiao Yuxuan leaned on the edge of the bed without moving as he stared straight ahead. However, he seemed to have penetrated space and time as he saw the scene between him and Duan Mu Yan'er. He had once pledged allegiance to the Mountain and Sea Alliance, and had once held hands with his sons and elders. Tears silently rolled down the corners of Xiao Yuxuan's eyes. His conflicted heart could never clearly understand the source of his pain. Xiao Yuxuan slowly lifted up the jade flute and lightly played the 'Butterfly Flower'. The melodious sound of the flute fluttered out, echoing throughout the skies above the Tutor Hall.

After a night of weeping and a night of heartbreak, Duan Mu Yan opened her eyes once again to see Zi Min walking in with a basin of water for washing her face.

"Zi Min?" Duan Muyan struggled to get up, only to feel a sharp pain on her forehead and her eyes growing blurry.