Stranger and Chen in the Palace

Hearing this news, Ling Yichen's expression changed suddenly.

This edict was issued by Eunuch Xu, so it was indeed the emperor's will, but how could Xue Zimo marry Ling Muxue?

impossible!

Ling Yichen rushed to the prime minister's mansion, Xue Zimo was standing in the courtyard, as if he knew he was coming, a pot of tea and two blue and white porcelain cups were placed on the stone table beside him.

Ling Yichen was just about to say hello to him, but Xue Zimo spoke first.

"Your Highness, you are here..."

Xue Zimo had the same gentle smile on his face as always, but Ling Yichen's heart began to sink, and a bad premonition rose in his heart in vain. Xue Zimo hadn't spoken to him in such a distant tone for a long time...

With a forced smile, Ling Yichen said: "Mo, I heard an edict in the palace just now, saying that you want to marry Ling Muxue..."

"It's true." Xue Zimo looked at him calmly.

Ling Yichen's body shook, but he was still smiling, but very reluctantly: "Mo, are you joking with me, are you angry with me?"

Xue Zimo frowned slightly and remained silent.

Ling Yichen stared at him closely, the deep fear that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, bit by bit, flowed through his body, like a person about to drown...

Time seemed to freeze in the silent silence of the two of them.

Ling Yichen's face became more and more ugly, and he blurted out, "Do you like Ling Muxue?"

Even though he knew that this was impossible, the moment he asked, a trace of doubt really crossed his mind.

Sure enough, he still doesn't have enough confidence in Xue Zimo?

Xue Zimo shook his head.

Ling Yichen heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, he grabbed Xue Zimo's hand, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and asked very carefully: "Then why do you want to marry her?"

Xue Zimo sighed softly: "The emperor's order must not be violated."

"I'll ask Father, he will definitely change his mind!" Ling Yichen said hastily.With the emperor's love for him, he would never insist on letting Xue Zimo marry Ling Muxue when he knew that he liked Xue Zimo.

"This is not the most important reason." Xue Zimo smiled wryly.

Ling Yichen's back stiffened: "What else?"

"Father only has me as a son, and I have to take on the responsibility of carrying on the family line for the Xue family."

Succession?

Ling Yichen was bitter in his heart. It's not that he hadn't considered this possibility, but Xue Zimo had never mentioned it in front of him, so he thought he didn't care, he thought it wouldn't become an obstacle for the two of them...

Boy, is it really that important?

Seeing Ling Yichen in pain, Xue Zimo also felt uncomfortable.However, only with this reason can Ling Yichen be persuaded without being suspected by him.

For a long time, Ling Yichen didn't speak anymore. Just when Xue Zimo thought he had convinced him, he suddenly heard his extremely difficult voice: "My child, in the future, find another woman and have a child. Don't marry Ling Muxue..."

Ling Yichen lowered his head lower and lower as he spoke. At this moment, his mouth and heart were full of bitterness, boundless bitterness.

As long as he thinks that Xue Zimo is going to have a baby with another woman, he will feel pain in every part of his body, but he can't lose Xue Zimo, he can't lose him...

Xue Zimo was shocked that Ling Yichen would compromise so far for him!

In the past, he even cared about who he looked at more, who he said more, but now he is willing to let a woman and child lie between them, just because he is afraid that he will leave him?

Why is he so affectionate?

They have no choice!

In desperation, Xue Zimo had no choice but to say: "You are going to be the emperor soon, I don't want to be your male favourite!"

Ling Yichen raised his head in astonishment, looked at him in disbelief, his heart ached uncontrollably: "You really don't understand my feelings for you?"

You really don't understand this infatuation and love that is guarded with life and honored with blood?

"I only know that I, Xue Zimo, can't bear the crime of serving the king with color and charming the lord!" He said decisively.

Ling Yichen stared at him blankly, only to find that there was a determination on his face that he had never seen before.

Has he made up his mind to leave him?

Ling Yichen lost control at the moment, hugged Xue Zimo tightly, and shook his head vigorously: "No, you are not a male favorite, you are not, you are not, you are not—"

However, Xue Zimo in his arms didn't respond at all.

Ling Yichen's mind slowly went blank, and after an unknown amount of time, he seemed to hear himself begging in a humble tone.

"I am no longer the emperor, no longer..."

"Please, don't leave me, please..."

"I'm never going to be..."

Xue Zimo's heart was twisted like a knife. The Ling Yichen he loved was so proud. He had always stood on a high place indifferently, watching other people's joys, sorrows and sorrows. Now...

Why should he be the prince, why...

Didn't he know that at this point, they have no way out at all!

Xue Zimo made up his mind, pushed away the distracted Ling Yichen, and said coldly: "You don't have to be the emperor, but I must be the son-in-law!" After speaking, he turned and left, never giving Ling Yichen any chance to speak.

Ling Yichen stood there in a daze.

Can't it?

Even if he reluctantly compromised, gave up the throne, and let go of his dignity,

Is it still not working?

Seeing his back getting further and further away, tears gradually blurred Ling Yichen's eyes...

Back in the room, Xue Zimo couldn't pretend any longer. Ling Yichen's absent-minded appearance just now lingered in his mind, and he suppressed the choking in his throat: "Do you know that my heart hurts just as much when we give up our relationship? !"

But he had no choice, he couldn't watch Ling Yichen die, as long as he thought of this possibility, he felt like falling into an abyss.

Yesterday, in Huayang Palace, the scene of the conversation between him and the queen seemed to be still in front of him...

He asked in a daze, "How can I help?"

"Marry Cher!"

A smile slowly spread across the queen's face.

He remained silent, looked at the Queen, and heard her say: "As long as you are willing to marry Xue'er, I will send you a tiger amulet that can dispatch Ji Heng's 30 troops. You should know its importance. I will also secretly instruct you." Ji Heng stands still, without the support of the Ji family army, Haoer is no longer Ling Yichen's opponent. As for Ling Yihong's 10 people, there is nothing to fear."

"His Royal Highness King Jing is your nephew, why should I believe that you will abandon him in favor of His Highness Third," he said.

The queen laughed lightly: "Young Master Xue, Hao'er is of course my nephew; but Xueer is my biological daughter, how do you think I will choose?"

He frowned, the queen's words were reasonable, but the risk was too great.If Ling Yihao fails to seize the throne, his life is also in danger. Can the empress really disregard his life and death?

Let's take a step back, whether it's for the empress herself, or for consolidating the Ji family's favor, Ling Yihao's becoming emperor is definitely the best choice!

Seeing his concerns, the queen said: "If you knew how Hao'er's concubine mother died, you would trust me."

He looked at the queen suspiciously, but heard her slowly say: "Back then, Hao'er's mother concubine, Ji Lin, my sister, had a blood collapse when giving birth to Hao'er. The midwife wanted to ask the imperial doctor to save her, but It was blocked by this palace."

The queen suddenly showed a cruel smile as she spoke: "At that time, I was standing by the side, watching with my own eyes that her blood flowed out like water, until she died!"

He couldn't help being shocked when he heard this: "She is your own sister, why did you treat her like this?"

"Yes, she is my own sister, but she seduced His Majesty behind my back and conceived a child secretly, so that I had no choice but to agree to His Majesty accepting her as a concubine. This is my good sister!"

Although the queen was smiling, her eyes were as cold as snow.

He frowned.

The queen quickly returned to normal: "Master Xue, do you think that if Hao'er knew how his concubine mother died, would he feel resentment towards me? If he became emperor, how would he treat me and Xue'er?" ?”

He knew that the queen did not lie to him, because at that moment, he did feel the deep hatred of the queen.

Is he really going to marry Ling Muxue?

Did he really break up with Ling Yichen?

The queen didn't give him a chance to hesitate, and directly handed over the tiger to him.Looking down, looking at the tiger talisman that can command 30 troops, I feel sore and helpless...

"Even if I marry the princess, I won't love her." He said.

The queen finally showed a wry smile: "But I believe that you will treat her well."

"Why did you marry your daughter to someone who doesn't love her?" He asked the last question in his mind.

The queen is also very helpless: "Because she said that if she can't marry you in this life, she will die. I only have this one daughter, how can I bear it!"

Shaking his head and sighing, he slowly walked out of Huayang Palace...

The memories came to an abrupt end, Xue Zimo quietly stared at the tiger talisman in his hand, feeling bitter in his heart, Ling Yichen would probably never forgive him...