Chapter 2: Domineering? Tyrants do that!
Xie Qinghuan walked through the crowd and walked towards the platform with steady steps.
Along the way, there were amazement and flattery from the courtiers:
"Miss Xie is so beautiful! She and Prince Yong are a perfect match!"
"Yes... When Miss Xie was born, His Majesty had already said, 'The whole world will congratulate her!'"
"Ah? So whoever marries Miss Xie will get the throne?"
"Exactly!"
"No wonder Prince Yong looks so radiant today..."
Xie Qinghuan sneered, feeling disdainful in his heart.
Radiant?
Let’s see how long he can be so proud!
Further ahead, the ladies of high rank and nobles were throwing flowers to celebrate.
It should have been a session of good wishes, but Xie Qinghuan heard many mocking voices instead.
"This Miss Xie finally caught up with Prince Yong. Today she finally got what she wanted!"
"Yes, she used to follow Prince Yong around every day, and the prince was almost annoyed to death by her."
"Oh... She's afraid that the prince won't want her. She's so shameless. She's really a disgrace to the noble ladies in the capital..."
Xie Qinghuan clenched her handkerchief, feeling resentful but too busy to pay attention.
Instead of having the energy to argue with them, she might as well think about how to safely cancel the marriage arranged by the emperor!
Xie Qinghuan swallowed and walked up the stairs.
With Chu Yongji's fake smile of disgust, he stood in front of him.
"Qinghuan, come here... Bang!"
With a crisp sound, Chu Yongji's face was hit crooked.
The servant holding the marriage certificate beside him was so frightened that his legs went limp;
The brothers on both sides dropped the gifts in their hands;
All the officials and ladies in the audience were stunned...
The emperor, who was sitting on a high seat drinking tea, was also stunned.
"You... you dare to hit me?"
Chu Yongji's face was red and the slap mark was clearly visible.
Xie Qinghuan raised his chin arrogantly and spoke in a low voice.
"It was you who hit!"
In her previous life, she was known as the Overlord of the Capital. Isn’t that arrogant enough?
She will only be more domineering in this life!
It’s nothing, it’s just the tyrant’s fault!
Just when Chu Yongji was furious and was about to fight back, Xie Qinghuan's eldest brother stepped forward and protected her behind him.
"Your Highness, please forgive me! I am young and did not mean to offend you!"
"elder brother!"
Xie Qinghuan grabbed her brother who had died in a mass grave due to a cold poison attack while trying to seize her body in her previous life.
Looking at his resolute profile that had regained its youth, I felt a little sad.
Wasn't Xie Tingzhou also surprised?
My little sister actually called him, brother?
Since she was five years old, she stopped calling him that...
Every time they met, they called him Xie Tingzhou by his full name.
His poor little sister must have been terrified this time...
"Don't be afraid, my brother is here."
Seeing this, several other cousins also knelt at the emperor's feet.
They all pleaded for mercy.
"Your Majesty, Qinghuan is young, please don't blame me..."
I saw several brothers protecting me without asking why.
Xie Qinghuan was somewhat moved.
Thinking back to the previous life, my uncle’s four sons all died young, and the general’s mansion fell into decline as a result.
Her uncle was left alone, and after her death, he died alone in battle at Xuanwu Gate in order to clear her name!
At this moment, looking at the anxious expressions on the faces of his two cousins, Xie Qinghuan secretly swore in his heart.
In this life, she must protect her cousins!
Not to let my uncle be lonely in his later years, but also to give myself a strong backer...
While I was lost in thought, a slow but confident voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, although Qing Huan is young, he will not hit others for no reason, not to mention..."
The person who spoke was Xie Qinghuan's father, Prime Minister Xie Zhiqiu.
He walked slowly to the front of the crowd and looked back at Xie Qinghuan.
He clasped his fists and bowed to the emperor.
"As everyone knows, my daughter has been in love with Prince Yong for a long time. There must be a reason for her actions just now."
As the saying goes, old ginger is still spicy!
Xie Zhiqiu picked Xie Qinghuan out with just one sentence.
The emperor blinked and put away his shock.
Although I thought in my heart that I must not harm the Dragonborn at all costs!
But he had to give the Prime Minister some face.
not to mention……
Xie Qinghuan's uncle, General Luo, was still watching with a covetous look on his face.
He could only pretend to be friendly and ask:
"Qinghuan, don't be afraid. Come closer and tell your uncle why you slapped Prince Yong in public."
Watching the emperor talking to Xie Qinghuan as if he was coaxing a child.
Everyone on the stage breathed a sigh of relief.
All the officials below the stage looked at each other in bewilderment.
I thought, it seems that this rumor is true——
The little bully in the prime minister's mansion is so powerful that even the emperor has to give in!
After all, she is the only granddaughter of the Queen Mother's elder sister!
If she was unhappy, the emperor would not be able to go back and explain to his mother!
Xie Qinghuan didn't think too much about it, but just knelt forward respectfully.
He started sobbing half-heartedly.
"Uncle Huang, I know Brother Yong doesn't like me, but he doesn't have to marry me. Why did he get entangled with the maid at the engagement banquet and embarrass Qing Huan?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials lowered their heads.
They all said, I didn’t hear any palace secrets!
The emperor was also stunned. He looked at the dumbfounded Chu Yongji and became furious.
"really?"
Seeing the emperor was angry, everyone knelt down.
Chu Yongji was so scared that he almost wet his pants.
"Father, please listen to my explanation. That maid was clumsy and I only gave her a few words of instruction. I didn't..."
"Ridiculous - you have brought disgrace upon the royal family!"
The emperor threw the teacup, and Chu Yongji immediately fell to the ground, shaking like a sieve.
But General Luo went forward to add more firewood.
"Your Majesty, this marriage..."
After Xie Qinghuan heard this, she cried even more continuously.
Xie Zhiqiu understood what his daughter meant, and he banged his head on the ground, saying sadly:
"Your Majesty! I am old and I only have this one legitimate daughter... Your Majesty, if I wronged her, I would feel guilty towards my late wife..."
Seeing this, the eldest brother Xie Tingzhou also knelt down and walked forward.
"Your Majesty, my younger sister offended Prince Yong. I am willing to take the punishment for her, but I beg Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate what happened today!"
"elder brother……"
Xie Qinghuan looked at Xie Tingzhou with tears in his eyes, and the cry-filled voice of "brother" instantly made him feel completely softened.
He kowtowed even more vigorously, and every word he spoke was sincere.
"Your Majesty, my mother passed away early, and I only have this one sister! I beg Your Majesty to seek justice for my little sister!"
Several cousins followed suit and asked for orders in unison.
"I only have this one sister in the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion. Please, Your Majesty..."
"I know!"
Stop talking, you bunch of chattering!
The Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion only have this one precious daughter. I'm tired of hearing about it!
In the palace, the Queen Mother muttered;
Outside the palace you said...
My cousin is really something. She has nothing to do, so why did she give birth to a daughter?
He rubbed his temple irritably and asked.
"Where's the maid?"
Yuzhu, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly ordered someone to bring the maid up.
The emperor straightened his body and asked in a deep voice:
"What exactly happened today? If you conceal anything, you will be charged with deceiving the king!"
The woman fainted from fright.
He was awakened by Yuzhu's splashing water and then told the truth.
"I was watering the flowers. Yes, it was the prince who touched my hand..."
"Ok?"
The emperor questioned the maid and she was stunned.
"I dare not lie..."
She raised her head timidly and saw Eunuch Sui Rong behind the emperor winking at her.
Then he hastily changed his confession:
"It's the prince who is teaching me how to water the flowers..."
The emperor then breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to signal everyone to drag her away.
"Death with a stick!"
Then he ignored the maid's wailing and comforted Xie Qinghuan.
"Qing Huan, since today's incident was a misunderstanding and the auspicious time has been delayed, let's postpone the engagement!"
In this way, the prime minister's office and the general's office were appeased, and the royal dignity was not damaged.
Xie Qinghuan also knew it.
Her father's and mother's families are too powerful, and the emperor will not let this power fall into the hands of others.
He will not feel at ease until it is in the hands of the royal family.
Therefore...
There seems to be no better way than to postpone the marriage.
It would be nice if Chu Hanxiao came back too...
This time, she would take the initiative to marry Chu Hanxiao without him snatching her away!
Let him be emperor!
She believed that in this life, with the support of his father and brother, he would never be called a tyrant again...