Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

101. The Royal Edict Arrived

Translator: Flying Lines

Prince Rui’s residence.

“This medicinal soup can help with ridding the residual poison of the Death Gu. Since the Death Gu has lived in your body for nine years, naturally, it won’t be easy to get rid of the residual poison. You must take this medicine for a year.” Zhou Zaiyue said as he handed the bowl of medicine to Su Jie.

Fearing any more problems rearing its head, Zhou Zaiyue personally decocted the medicine in the three days after removing the Death Gu and forbad anyone else to touch the herbs. For this, Su Jie felt extremely grateful.

Su Jie finished the medicine in the bowl in big gulps. The bitterness permeated his mouth. Even his throat felt bitter. When he finished, he said a little anxiously, “I already feel much better these past three days. Can I not drink this medicine?”

“No.” On topics that were related to Su Jie’s heath, Zhou Zaiyue was determined to not back down. There was not the slightest room for negotiation.

Su Jie only nodded. He knew Zhou Zaiyue was doing this for his own good. Also, Zhou Zaiyue planned a lot of things. No one knew exactly how significant this old man’s influence was.

“Prince Qin probably already knows that I’ve betrayed him.” Su Jie said after thinking for a while.

“He tried to enslave you, Your Highness, and even caused you to go through so many hardships. I will settle the score with him someday.”

“I want to kill the Guqin Master myself.” Su Jie was still holding grudges about the village’s tragedy. Also, whenever he remembered how he willingly worked for Prince Qin for so many years, Su Jie hated the Guqin Master and Prince Qin with even more fervor.

“The pressing matter right now is to escort Your Highness back to Yanling safely. As for revenge, as long as Your Highness orders for it, countless brave Yanling warriors will devote themselves to you and present the Guqin Master’s and Prince Qin’s heads to you, even if they have to leap into a boiling cauldron or a blazing fire.” As the descendent of the founder was finally able to return to Yanling in just a few days, after years of waiting, Zhou Zaiyue’s mood was extremely restless. He couldn’t wait to send Su Jie back to Yanling. He had to accompany the founder’s son to seize back the Su dynasty’s throne. Only then, Zhou Zaiyue could face the founder’s spirit without shame when he died.

“When do we return to Yanling?” Su Jie asked.

“Recently, that child, Xiao Shengnian, keeps coming here to be with you, so it won’t be easy to leave. Let’s leave after two days.” Zhou Zaiyue said.

“Sure.” Su Jie nodded. He planned to leave silently with Zhou Zaiyue without telling Xiao Shengnian. However, because of his weakness after removing the Death Gu, Xiao Shengnian kept coming here to see him these last few days, which made it impossible for them to leave.

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Xiao Shengnian went to the royal palace today and came back with a royal decree.

Everyone in the residence kneeled as they waited to receive the edict. Zhou Zaiyue thought that, because of Su Jie’s prestigious identity, he couldn’t kneel to the edict of State Yanhui’s Emperor. He might as well allow Su Jie to stay inside the room, and he would go near the courtyard to listen to the decree’s contents.

Xiao Shengnian assumed that Zhou Zaiyue refused to kneel before the edict because of a hermit’s pride, so he overlooked it and pretended like he didn’t see anything.

Even though the eunuch who came to read the edict was said to be favored by the Emperor, he was still extremely respectful towards Xiao Shengnian. After all, the Emperor doted on Xiao Shengnian, and the prince could even be the next emperor. It wasn’t worthwhile for the eunuch to offend this gentle and elegant prince.

“According to the will of heaven, the Wen family has a son named Nianxuan, who is gentle, honest, and outstanding in his appearance. The Empress Dowager and I are happy to hear that the seventh prince, Youguang, should marry a virtuous partner as he is of marriageable age. The Wen family’s son and the seventh prince can be said to be a match made in heaven. All rituals are to be led by the Ministry of Rites and the imperial astronomer, and the wedding should proceed at an auspicious time. This news is announced both in Yanhui and in other countries. Respect this.” This eunuch’s voice rose and fell in pitch as he read. It was particularly resounding and full of emotions. Whilst he was reading the decree, the eunuch felt terribly shocked. Normally, men were not allowed to be the princess consort in State Yanhui. However, Prince Rui simply knelt in the imperial study and easily got what he wanted. This proved how much the Emperor favored Prince Rui.

Everyone in the residence bowed to show appreciation for the edict after the eunuch finished reading. And as for Zhou Zaiyue, who was listening from not far away, got furious and his face was as black as the bottom of a pan.

His Highness the Crown Prince was the sole male heir of State Yanling. How could he simply be married to Xiao Shengnian and become a princess consort?

How blasphemous!

They must escape from this marriage!

Zhou Zaiyue decided that he must leave with Su Jie tomorrow. As for Xiao Shengnian’s princess consort, that was none of his business.

“I thank Father for allowing this.” Xiao Shengnian received the royal decree and ordered Zhui Xing to reward the eunuch with some money. Then, he planned to find Su Jie.

Even though Xiao Shengnian had long accepted Su Jie as ‘the one’ in his heart, he wished to give Su Jie a proper position. He wanted to let everyone in State Yanhui know that Su Jie was his princess consort, and no one was allowed to touch him!