The best ring

"Kowtow to Your Majesty." Seeing the old emperor arriving, Xiao Qing saluted quickly.

"Everyone, go down." The old emperor waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiaoqing and other eunuchs and maids responded one after another.

After all the servants left, only the old emperor and Zhao Qi were left in the pavilion.

"Greetings to my father." Zhao Qi said with some hindsight.

"Qier, why are you so alienated from your father?" the old emperor helped Zhao Qi up and said.

"Etiquette cannot be discarded." Zhao Qi said: "Besides, my daughter is about to marry in another country. From now on, even if she wants to pay homage to her father, I'm afraid she won't have the chance."

As he said that, Zhao Qi's eyes slowly turned red again.

There was a trace of sadness and hesitation in the eyes of the old emperor, and he said: "Father, I will write an edict to Tianji Kingdom now and refuse their request for marriage! I can't marry the woman I love most so far away, I can't bear it!"

"Father, no!" Zhao Qi grabbed the old emperor and said, "Although my daughter is a woman, she also knows that the current situation in our Yanfeng Kingdom is very bad. There are rebels inside and outside. The Tianji Kingdom and the Tianji Kingdom are eyeing us. If the father rejects the marriage request of the Tianji Kingdom, the Tianji Kingdom will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack our Yanfeng Kingdom. The Shuiyue Kingdom will definitely intervene if it sees an opportunity. When the time comes, our Yanfeng Kingdom will The Feng Kingdom is in danger. My daughter really doesn’t want to marry to the Tianji Kingdom, but she can’t be so selfish and put the safety of the entire court at risk just because of her own happiness.”

Zhao Qi spoke sincerely, with tears in her eyes, and tears also filled the eyes of the old emperor.

"It's useless, Father! It's all my fault. If Father had managed the country well, he wouldn't have let you suffer this injustice." The old emperor said.

"Father, this is not your fault. If I am, it is my daughter's fault. She is in the emperor's family. She is destined to not be able to do things according to her own temperament and must bear her own responsibilities." Zhao Qi said.

Zhao Qi has thought a lot in the past two days. She has no regrets about the marriage. All she has in her heart is unwillingness and complaints about her birth. She would rather be born in an ordinary family, although she cannot live an exquisite life like a princess. But happy and at ease.

But since she was born into an emperor's family, she has to shoulder her own responsibilities. She can't be so selfish and only care about her own feelings.

Therefore, although Zhao Qi was in a bad mood these two days, he never thought of going to the old emperor to take back his promise.

"Hey, my daughter, I'm sorry for you." The old emperor sighed and said, "If you have any other wishes, tell your father, and he will help you realize it."

wish?

As soon as the old emperor finished speaking, Wu Fan's figure appeared in Zhao Qi's mind almost immediately.

In fact, in the past two days, what Zhao Qi thought about most was not the old emperor, but Wu Fan.

If it hadn't been for her father's urgent call, Zhao Qi felt that she might have expressed her feelings to Wu Fan by now, and the relationship between the two might have gotten closer.

Zhao Qi was very clear about her inner thoughts. Wu Fan was the only person she had ever had a crush on since she was so old. Originally, Zhao Qi was full of expectations for things between the two of them, thinking about asking her father to grant her a marriage.

As a result, something like this happened now. The marriage completely ended the possibility between her and Wu Fan.

However, although she knew in her heart that it was impossible for her and Wu Fan to be together, Zhao Qi was still thinking about Wu Fan. Wu Fan's status in her heart would not change, and the marriage even made her see herself more clearly. My true feelings towards Wu Fan.

"Father, I want you to promote Wu Fan." Zhao Qi looked at the old emperor and said, "This is my daughter's only wish."

Promote Wu Fan?

The old emperor wanted to refuse directly, but seeing Zhao Qi's pitiful expression and the pleading in his eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse.

"Okay, my father promises you that he will promote Wu Fan and make him have a worry-free life." The old emperor promised.

From Zhao Qi's words and expression, the old emperor also completely understood that Zhao Qi was indeed deeply in love with Wu Fan, and what he had been worried about before finally became a reality.

"Thank you, Father." A long-lost smile appeared on Zhao Qi's face. However, such a smile on his tearful face made it even more distressing.

"Father, did you come to see me for something?" Zhao Qi asked.

"Yes." The old emperor nodded and said with an ugly expression: "Tianji Kingdom has not replied yet, but our spies found that Shuiyue Kingdom and Tianji Kingdom have recently mobilized a large number of troops, and Tianji Kingdom sent a large number of troops to Shuiyue Kingdom. The country's special envoy has also set off to return to the country. Judging from the intelligence, the two countries should have reached an agreement. Maybe they have never thought before that our side will really agree to the marriage. "

The old emperor's words made Zhao Qi's face darken, but she quickly gathered her emotions and looked at her father and said, "What are your plans?"

"I want you to leave for Tianji Kingdom immediately!" the old emperor said.

When he said this, the old emperor did not look at Zhao Qi, his eyes were a little evasive. There was a trace of embarrassment on his face, which had always been resolute.

Zhao Qi was stunned when he heard this.

Head to Tianji Kingdom immediately?

Although he was ready to get married, Zhao Qi was still a little dazed when he knew that he was going to leave so soon, and he couldn't help feeling sad in his heart.

"Father, I'm sorry for you." The old emperor continued: "Father also wants to keep you by his side for a longer time, preferably for a lifetime, but...but since you have agreed to get married, this matter has already been settled. It's not too late. Once Shuiyue Kingdom and Tianji Kingdom send troops, I'm afraid that a marriage won't solve the current troubles. It's hard to say about Shuiyue Kingdom, but Tianji Kingdom can definitely fight for it. If you marry, we Yanfeng Kingdom We are allies on the surface with the Tianji Kingdom. If I secretly send people to the Tianji Kingdom to negotiate, I believe we will be able to prevent them from sending troops. If the Tianji Kingdom does not send troops, the Shuiyue Kingdom will have no reason to send troops, even if they forcefully send troops to attack us. , we may not be defeated..."

The old emperor was analyzing powerful relationships for Zhao Qi, but Zhao Qi didn't listen to a word of what he said next.

Father asked her to go to Tianji Kingdom immediately to get married?

Zhao Qi seemed to only understand this sentence. Although she also knew that her father was striving for the greatest interests and had no choice but to do so, she still felt very sad and desolate after hearing this.

She originally wanted to use the little time to spend more time with her father, but now it seems that her father does not seem to need her company. It is more in line with her father's wishes for her to marry to Tianji Kingdom as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Zhao Qi directly interrupted the old emperor.

"Father, my daughter will leave for Tianji Kingdom tomorrow!"