Quickly wear: The male protagonist Jue Si is manipulated by a pregnant Jiaojiao

When the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Chu Yi subconsciously looked up at the screen not far behind him.

Nanzhi was hiding there, it was impossible that she didn't hear it.

Although he knew that she wouldn't care and might even congratulate him, Chu Yi just didn't want to agree.

He was unwilling to marry any woman who could occupy the title of Crown Princess.

But how can the emperor's edict be disobeyed!

The one who delivered the imperial eunuch was the chief eunuch in front of the emperor. Seeing that Chu Yi was slow to accept it, he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, this is a good thing. Other princes have always wanted to marry Miss Li, but His Majesty has not agreed. You should accept the imperial edict and thank him."

"Your son...I accept your order and thank you."

Chu Yi reached out and took the imperial edict.

The eunuch in charge left with satisfaction.

Chu Yi held the imperial edict and asked everyone else to leave. Then Nanzhi came out from behind the screen.

"What good news!" Nanzhi looked at him with a smile, "You are so lucky."

Nanzhi laughed for a long time, but saw that Chu Yi had no expression on his face and seemed very unhappy.

She came up to him, hugged his neck and comforted him, "You said you didn't have much time left, and you don't have any children. How pitiful! You should take advantage of this time to marry a girl and have a big fat boy. Then you won't die with hatred in your heart."

Chu Yi's expression became even more silent.

Nanzhi didn't know what was wrong with her comfort and looked at him in confusion.

"Okay, okay, it's okay if you don't like it. As long as I give birth to a son, my mission will be accomplished..."

Before Nanzhi could finish her words, Chu Yi hugged her tightly.

She was a little stunned, and heard him speak with difficulty, "Will you be sad?"

She didn't understand: "What's sad?"

"Nothing." Chu Yi let go of her and returned to his previous gentle and gullible appearance, as if nothing had happened, but it made Nanzhi feel weird.

"On the day of the wedding, can you do me a favor?"

"Go ahead." Nanzhi leaned over to listen, and after listening, she was surprised, "Do you really want to do this?"

"Yes, is that okay?"

Nanzhi thought about it and said, "Okay."

……

The imperial edict spread throughout the imperial city, and the first person to be most saddened was Prime Minister Li’s eldest daughter, Li Qiurou.

She liked Shi Xiangming, and they had already secretly decided to spend their lives together, so why would she want to marry the sickly prince?

She immediately went to Prime Minister Li to beg, "Father, I don't want to be the Crown Princess. Please go to His Majesty and take back your decision!"

Prime Minister Li also looked unhappy. Everyone knew that the prince's health was sometimes good and sometimes bad. They said that the prince would get better if he married her, but the result was uncertain. Who would dare to believe it!

His daughter will become the future queen. If the crown prince is gone, the most likely person to become the heir apparent is Prince Rui, who was crowned king at a young age.

Now that the Princess of Chu has fallen out of favor, he was planning to marry Li Qiurou to her, but he did not expect such a sudden change to happen!
It is obvious that they want to create opposition between the Li family and Prince Rui!

It would be best if the prince was in good health.

But if the prince's health cannot recover, wouldn't he have wasted a legitimate daughter in vain?

Prime Minister Li was upset and hurried to find Chu Rui for help, but was met with some ridicule.

"Now that Miss Li is the Crown Princess, the Prime Minister has become the father-in-law of the Emperor. This is a blessing. The Prime Minister should go to the East Palace instead of coming to this King."

Prime Minister Li knew that this was a sign that Chu Rui was going to give up on him, and he had no choice but to leave in disgrace. Li Qiurou saw that Prime Minister Li had no choice but to ask her maid to pass a message to Shi Xiangming, and the two agreed to meet at a place.

Shi Xiangming was also very uncomfortable when he knew that Li Qiurou was going to become the Crown Princess. As soon as they met, Li Qiurou rushed into his arms.

"Xiang Ming, what should I do? I don't want to marry the prince."

Li Qiurou's eyes turned red with grievance.

Shi Xiangming patted her back soothingly, but his eyes were slightly cold, "It's okay, I'll find a way."

Li Qiurou felt relieved after hearing his words. She leaned on his chest for a while, then thought of something and said sadly, "The gold hairpin you gave me is gone. I have been looking for it for a long time but couldn't find it..."

"It's lost, so I'll just give you another one. Don't be sad. I don't want to see you unhappy."

Shi Xiangming smiled gently, reached out and touched her hair, his eyes doting.

Although Li Qiurou had received a lot of etiquette training and was a perfect lady from a noble family, the other party was too perfect in her eyes. He was handsome, elegant, kind to her, and always thought about things from her perspective. He was not at all arrogant like other men.

Naturally, she was willing to give up her bright future and only want him.

After Li Qiurou left, Shi Xiangming's expression changed immediately.

The gentleness was gone, and the affection in his eyes disappeared completely in an instant, leaving only indifference that was cold to the bone.

He approached her for power. No matter how good the world is, it is not as important as power.

The emperor's decree is not so easy to change. Since her approach doesn't work, he should find another way.

Shi Xiangming was just about to leave, but as soon as he turned around he heard a light laugh coming from above his head.

He subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword, looked up, saw a familiar figure sitting on the wall and swaying, and slowly loosened his hand.

He was not sure whether she heard it or how much she heard or saw, so he just tried to remain calm: "...Brother Nanzhi, why are you here?"

Nanzhi jumped down from the wall, smiling, and walked towards him step by step: "I am so familiar with the smell of Senior Brother, I came just by smelling it."

She approached him, getting closer and closer, almost sticking to him. Shi Xiangming frowned and subconsciously took two steps back.

Nanzhi's eyes instantly turned cold, "Brother, why are you retreating?"

This was the first time that Nanzhi was cold to Shi Xiangming. He was used to her good temper, and now seeing that she was unhappy, Shi Xiangming felt a little fear in his heart.

He is the eldest disciple of the Wanjian Pavilion and has superb swordsmanship. How could he be scared by her?

Now that she had discovered him, he didn't plan to pretend anymore. He moved his wrist, and the next moment, the blade was against her neck.

Nanzhi lowered his eyes and looked at the cold sword in front of him, raising his eyebrows in confusion, "Brother, what are you going to do?"

Shi Xiangming sneered, "I might as well tell you the truth. Every time you come to see me, I feel extremely disgusted."

Shi Xiangming originally planned to wait for Nanzhi to come next time and find an opportunity to poison her to death, but now he can only kill her in this way.

He had competed with Nanzhi, and Nanzhi was no match for him at all. If it weren't for the fact that she always gave him money, he would never have allowed her to exist.

Nanzhi felt wronged: "Brother, your words make me sad. I love you so much..."

"Shut up!" Shi Xiangming was furious. "Don't you see how disgusting you are? No matter who I like, I can never like you!"

As he said this, he was about to slit her throat.

Unexpectedly, the next second, before he could even see how Nanzhi moved, he felt a pain in his wrist, and the sword in his hand changed direction and aimed at his eyes.

Nanzhi smiled: "Brother, I will give you one more chance, will you stay with me or die?"

(End of this chapter)