Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Yan Ci suddenly stopped walking forward, and reached out to grab Xie Chengyin beside him in disbelief.

"Xie Chengyin, did I hear you right?"

Xie Chengyin was also extremely shocked. His calm expression gradually turned fierce, and his voice was as cold as ice: "You heard it right, I heard it too."

Yan Ci was both surprised and puzzled. Emperor Tianqing had clearly said before that he would marry Qiu Fuqiu to Xie Chengyi, so why did he suddenly change his mind?

Could it be that she had misunderstood?

While the two of them were stunned, Yang Zhao had already finished reading the imperial decree from Emperor Tianqing granting marriage. He then closed the scroll in his hand and held it in front of Xie Chengyi with both hands.

"Thank you, Lord. Please accept the order."

Xie Chengyi took a step forward and respectfully took the imperial edict from Yang Zhao, then bowed to the seated Emperor Tianqing and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this time, a graceful figure also walked out from the female seat. The light yellow figure stood beside Xie Chengyi and bowed to Emperor Tianqing, "Your Majesty, I thank you."

Needless to say, Yan Ci also guessed who this person was, not to mention that she had met Xiao Yizhui once before through Qiu Fuqiu's introduction.

Thinking of Qiu Fuqiu, Yan Ci's heart suddenly tightened. She had not seen Qiu Fuqiu since she came to the Mountain Resort.

I don’t know whether she knew about the arranged marriage, or if she knew about it a long time ago and that’s why she didn’t show up.

Yan Ci's gaze swept across the two people who were receiving congratulations from the crowd and was about to move away, but suddenly his pupils froze and he turned his gaze back, because standing in the crowd diagonally opposite them was Qiu Fuqiu.

Qiu Fuqiu was dressed very beautifully today, wearing a pomegranate red floor-length pleated skirt and a string of red necklaces around her neck. She looked noble, cool, charming and lovely. She was many times more dazzling than Xiao Yizhui who was standing next to Xie Chengyi.

But at this moment, she stood among the crowd in a daze, her face full of disbelief, and her bright eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, which made people feel pity.

No one noticed Qiu Fuqiu in this state except Yan Ci.

Yan Ci immediately walked around the crowd and went towards Qiu Fuqiu.

"Qiu Fuqiu."

Yan Ci spoke softly as he walked over to Qiu Fuqiu, took her hand, pulled her out of the crowd and took her aside, carefully observing her expression.

Hearing someone calling her, Qiu Fuqiu rolled her eyes, and her dazed expression finally relaxed a little. When she saw that the person standing in front of her was Yan Ci, she murmured, "It's not me..."

Yan Ci was just thinking about comforting her, but Qiu Fuqiu opened her mouth and burst into tears, her voice was particularly loud even in this somewhat lively banquet.

Everyone was stunned, and then looked in the direction of Qiu Fuqiu.

Emperor Tianqing, who was sitting at the top, also looked over. When he saw Qiu Fuqiu throwing herself on Yan Ci and crying loudly, his brows suddenly frowned.

He thought that Qiu Fuqiu would be unhappy, but he didn't expect that she would cry in public. Although it was understandable, it was indeed somewhat rude.

Emperor Tianqing could only pretend that he didn't know who was crying and asked loudly, "What happened?"

Yang Zhao had already seen the situation below, and when Emperor Tianqing asked, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, it is Miss Qiu who is crying for some reason."

Emperor Tianqing glanced at Yang Zhao with sharp eyes, "Then take him away and comfort him. Don't disturb everyone's interest in enjoying the flowers."

Yang Zhao immediately understood what she meant. She was not afraid of ruining the mood of flower viewing, but was worried that Qiu Fuqiu would make a scene and things would get badly wrong.

As everyone knows, Qiu Fuqiu has admired Xie Chengyi for a long time, and everyone thought that with her efforts, they could wait until the day when the iceberg melts. However, the relationship was cut off by this sudden arranged marriage before it even sprouted.

Yang Zhao didn't understand either. He was present when Emperor Tianqing was talking to Yan Ci. He thought that Emperor Tianqing was going to grant a marriage between Xie Chengyi and Qiu Fuqiu. However, when he saw Xiao Yizhui's name on the imperial edict today, he was stunned.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have almost bitten his tongue.

Without giving him time to think, Yang Zhao ordered his apprentice Hu Li to take a few young eunuchs to take the man away quickly.

Yan Ci, who was standing with Qiu Fuqiu, was not afraid of being stared at. She calmly let Qiu Fuqiu hug her and did not stop her from crying. She just patted her back to comfort her.

When she saw several young eunuchs rushing over, she gave them a cold glance, which made them stop in their tracks.

The leader Hu Li felt embarrassed and a little hesitant to take action.

What they wanted to take away were two noble ladies, not palace maids or eunuchs who had committed mistakes and were being punished. Moreover, it would be inappropriate to take them away too forcefully in front of so many people.

Hu Li could only gently comfort them: "Master Xiao Yan, Miss Qiu, this is not a place to cry. How about I take you two to the small courtyard of the villa?"

No one paid any attention to him. One of them was crying so hard that he forgot about anything, while the other one had a look in his eyes that showed he was not a good person.

At this moment, Xie Chengyin walked up to Emperor Tianqing, bowed respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, I do not agree with this marriage!"

Not only was Emperor Tianqing greatly surprised, but everyone whose attention had already been attracted by Qiu Fuqiu had their attention diverted again, and they all looked at Xie Chengyin with their mouths wide open.

Xie Chengyi looked at Xie Chengyin who suddenly stood up, took two steps at a time and walked forward to pull his brother, "What nonsense are you talking about."

Then he turned around and bowed to Emperor Tianqing, "Your Majesty, please don't blame me for my nonsense."

As he said this, he was about to leave by pulling Xie Chengyin, but Xie Chengyin firmly pushed him away.

"I'm serious. We at Yongding Marquis' Mansion will never marry into the Xiao family."

Xie Chengyi was stunned by the resounding tone. He had never seen Xie Chengyin like this before.

Xie Chengyin, who usually laughed and laughed, now had a stern look on his face. His indifferent expression was like the biting cold wind in winter. The strange breath made Xie Chengyi unable to help but let go of Xie Chengyin's hand.

At this moment, Xiao Yizhui, who was standing still, looked a little embarrassed, and her hands under her sleeves tightly grasped the hem of her skirt.

The leg that had an old injury seemed to hurt at this moment, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Xie Chengyi was not far away, and seeing this he quickly turned around and tried to catch Xiao Yizhui.

But a figure had already taken Xiao Yiju into his arms before him.

Xiao Yizhui raised her eyes in panic and looked at the person who caught her. Her eyes turned slightly red as she tried to suppress the pain.

"Big brother."

Xiao Dingyan looked at Xiao Yizhui with concern, picked her up and put her on the chair next to him, then stood up and looked at the Xie Chengyi brothers.

The tenderness in his eyes suddenly disappeared completely, and his eyes, soaked in coldness, were like a deep pool of water, calm on the surface but actually harboring murderous intent.

He opened his lips lightly and said, "In that case, let's call off this marriage. My daughter from the Xiao family is not the only one who can marry a man from your Xie family."

Xiao Dingyan's voice was low and cold. He turned his tall figure towards Emperor Tianqing and leaned forward to say, "Your Majesty, on behalf of my father, I ask Your Majesty to revoke your order and cancel the marriage between the two families."