After Yuan Zuozong finished reading, he put away the imperial edict and handed it to Li Yuan."Lord Li, accept the decree."
After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Li Yuan was stunned. He stood rooted to the ground and did not borrow the imperial edict for a long time.
Li Shiming, who was kneeling behind Li Yuan, quickly reminded him in a low voice.
Li Yuan finally reacted and took the imperial edict. He smiled and said,""I, Li Yuan, have received the decree to thank you. Long live my emperor.”
"Congratulations, Lord Li," Yuan Zuozong said with a smile."You're about to become a relative of the royal family."”
"I have to return to the palace immediately to report to His Majesty.”
Yuan Zuozong turned around and left.
Li Yuan wanted to send him off, but Yuan Zuozong tactfully rejected him.
In the main hall, Li Yuan held the imperial edict in his hand and stood rooted to the ground in a daze. His face was filled with disbelief.
She muttered,"What is going on? Why did the Emperor suddenly issue a decree to take Xiuning as his concubine?"”
Humph!
At this moment, Chai Shao, who was at the side, was furious and shouted angrily,"How many days has it been since this fatuous emperor ascended the throne? She immediately thought of taking a concubine and wanted to be happy. In the future, she might be even more incompetent than Yang Guang.”
"Brother Chai, don't shout so loudly. If Yuan Zuozong hears you, he'll be beheaded." Li Shiming quickly stopped him.”
Instantly, Chai Shao angrily sat on a chair at the side, his face flushed red and his fists clenched tightly.
He was originally close to a good thing, but now that the Emperor had issued this imperial edict, his matter would all be ruined.
Therefore, Chai Shao was naturally unwilling and muttered in his heart,""Damned Emperor, of all people, why did you have to take Xiuning as your concubine? I won't let you have your way so easily. So what if you're the Emperor? My Chai family has contributed so much to the national treasury every year, and everyone knows about it. Even Yang Guang has to give my Chai family some face. You're just a puppet Emperor, so what ability do you have to treat my Chai family like this?”
The one who was the most shocked was Li Xiu Ning. She had never thought that the Emperor would actually take her as his concubine.
At this moment, Yang Hao's handsome face immediately appeared in Li Xiu Ning's mind, as well as the way he had flicked his sword in the small town that day.
She found it very strange that she did not have a trace of rejection towards Yang Hao. She actually thought that with this imperial edict, she would have a reason to reject the marriage with Chai Shao.
"This imperial edict came at a really bad time."”
"Father, what should we do now?”
After saying that, he looked at Chai Shao who was sitting at the side.
Li Yuan said,"Shimin, take Childe Chai to rest first. I need to think about marrying Xiu Ning."”
Late at night.
Li Yuan summoned Li Xiu Ning and Li Shi Min to his study room to discuss the matter of the imperial edict accepting a concubine.
Li Yuan looked at the imperial edict on the table and sighed deeply.""Recently, things have not been going well for our Li family.”
"Originally, we were close to having a good thing with Chai clan, but now we are very unhappy because of this imperial edict.”
"The two of you are very resourceful.”
"The current emperor is no longer the same as before. His methods can be said to be the most brilliant among the emperors of the Great Sui Dynasty.”
"It's obvious that he's here to test our Li clan's loyalty to the Imperial Court. If we disobey the decree, the Emperor will definitely punish us and use this opportunity to weaken our Li clan's strength.”
"I think, to be on the safe side, Xiu Ning can only enter the palace to meet the Emperor.”
"But if we do that, we will offend Chai clan."”
"Father, with Emperor Yang Hao's current strength, even the Chai family, which is as rich as a country, wouldn't dare to mess around in front of him. Otherwise, they would be destroyed."”
"So, compared to offending Chai clan, we can't afford to offend the emperor.”
Li Xiu Ning nodded in agreement.
If she had not seen Yang Hao's martial arts that day, she might have thought that the Emperor was stupid and incompetent.
However, the cultivation that Yang Hao had displayed in the small town had shocked her. She even felt fear. From the bottom of her heart, she did not dare to challenge Yang Hao's bottom line.
"Xiu Ning, are you willing to enter the palace as a concubine?" Li Yuan asked.”
Faced with her father's question, Li Xiu Ning had a helpless expression on her face and said,""Father, I have no choice.”
Li Yuan said,"Alright, I'll also go and reply to Young Master Chai. We can't delay him."”
When Chai Shao heard that Li Xiu Ning had chosen to enter the palace as a concubine, he was furious. In a fit of anger, he left with his servants overnight and set foot on the road home.
On the way, the Chai family's steward saw the young master's unhappy face and cupped his hands."Young Master, this Li family really doesn't know how to appreciate favors. They actually let Li Xiu Ning enter the palace to marry a puppet emperor.”
"Our Chai clan is extremely wealthy, how many daughters of nobles and generals want to marry into our clan?”
Chai Shao gnashed his teeth and said,"The one who's hateful isn't the Li family, but that dog Emperor in Luoyang."”
"If it wasn't for him, I would have become Xiu Ning's fiancé.”
"You want to steal my woman with an imperial edict? No way.”
"Butler, do you have a good plan for this?”
" Young Master," the butler replied." Just as you said, the root of the disaster lies with the Emperor. As long as the Emperor is resolved, the whole matter will be clear."”
Hearing this, Chai Shao turned to look at the butler and said,"If you have any thoughts, just say it."
"Young Master, our Chai family has nothing but money, so we can spend a lot of money to find assassins to assassinate the emperor."”
Assassinate the emperor!
Phew!
Hearing the butler's words, Chai Shao instantly grabbed the reins and steadied the black horse he was sitting on, stopping his advance.
Then, he looked at the servants behind him and gestured for them to retreat.
The fewer people who knew about this, the better.
"In this world, who can assassinate the Emperor?" Chai Shao asked.”
The butler said," Young Master, the Emperor is not invincible. There are many experts in the martial arts world. There are many assassination organizations. As long as you give enough money, they will go and assassinate anyone."”
"Looking at your expression, it seems like you already have a suitable candidate in mind, right?"”
"Tell me quickly. If this matter is completed, this young master will definitely reward you heavily.”
The butler revealed a sinister smile and said,"In the Land of the Nine Prefectures, the Great Qin Empire has the most say when it comes to killer organizations, such as Quicksand and the Network.”
"In organizations like Quicksand and the Network, there are many legendary experts. There are many assassins at the Great Grandmaster Realm, and there has never been a mission that they can't complete.”
"The only drawback is that it's very expensive.”
"Didn't you just say that our Chai family doesn't lack money?" Chai Shao's lips curled up.”
"As long as I can assassinate Emperor Yang Hao and take back my beloved woman, I am willing to spend any amount of money.”
"I'll leave this matter to you.”
"There are only twelve days left until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. You have to speed up.”
"Tell the assassin that my Chai clan will offer a price of one hundred thousand taels of gold!”
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