Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When Sun Miaoke heard that her cousin brother would beg the Emperor to marry her, she was both worried and happy.
She felt that she had not misjudged him.
However, when she heard her auntâs objection, she was shocked.
She did not expect that her aunt, who had always been kind and amiable to her, would suddenly oppose their marriage.
Mrs. Sun shook her to ensure that Sun Miaoke returned to her senses before saying earnestly, âMiaoke, if your auntâs attitude is that firm, then you only have one way out, and that is to elope.
âHowever, the consequences of that will be serious.
âFirst, if you escape, youâll be considered dead. Youâll have to hide your names for the rest of your lives.
âIf things donât go well in the future, you two might blame and hate each other. In the end, you two will end up miserable.
âSecond, if you are captured, what awaits you will be death, which will definitely implicate both our families.
âEven if the Emperor is merciful and doesnât confiscate our homes, it will still affect the marriage of our clanâs younger generation.
âAs for your auntâ¦â
Mrs. Sun sighed and said, âDonât blame her.
âFrom her point of view, sheâs only stopping you two from being together for your cousinâs and the Yan familyâs futures.
âSo, in my opinion, you should just cut it off. Cut it off cleanly.â
âMotherâ¦â Sun Miaoke threw herself into her motherâs arms and cried.
Seeing this, Mrs. Sun could only pat her back to comfort her.
After a while, Sun Miaoke raised her head and said, âDidnât Father say there were still two days? 1 will wait for two more days. If there is still no result after that, I will listen to your arrangements.â
Mrs. Sun was stunned for a moment. In the end, she nodded and said, âYou should sleep. No matter what, you have to get your health back first.â
âAlright.â Seeing that her mother didnât object, Sun Miaoke heaved a sigh of relief and lay down.
Mrs. Sun waited for her to fall asleep before leaving the room. She then instructed Qing Tao to take good care of Sun Miaoke before turning around and leaving.
After dinner, Yan Zhiwu went to the study to find Lord Yan.
When Lord Yan saw him enter, he pointed to the stool beside him and finished writing something.
He waited for Yan Zhiwu to sit down and asked, âAre you here because of you and Miao Ke?â
âDid Mother tell you?â Yan Zhiwu nodded and asked,
âLike I said, my opinion is the same as your motherâs.â
âWhy, weâ¦â Yan Zhiwu had just opened his mouth when Lord Yan raised his hand and interrupted, âYour mother already said most of everything, so I wonât say anything about the future of you and our family.
âI just want to ask you a question. Why do you think the Emperor would bequeath Sun Miaoke to the Third Prince and your sister to the Seventh Prince?â
Yan Zhiwu was stunned by the question. He slowly shook his head and asked with a puzzled expression, âIt canât be. The relationship between the Yan and the Sun families is good, but itâs not to the extent of wearing the same underwear.â
âWrong. Although your uncle is just a scholar, he has a teacher-student relationship with the Seventh Prince. Also, he has cultivated many students over the years.
âIn addition to your grandfatherâs position as the commander of the Nine Gates,
âDo you think the Emperor would be at ease handing over all these connections to the Seventh Prince?â
âFather, did someone say something to you?â Yan Zhiwu looked at him in shock and asked.
Lord Yan replied unhappily, âAlthough your father was born in the army, I have been in office for more than half my life. Moreover, 1 am one of the Emperorâs confidants. You donât really think that I am some idiot who doesnât know politics, do you?â
He paused momentarily and continued, âGo back and study this web of relationships carefully. The Emperorâs bestowment of marriage is not without reason.â
âSo you canât marry Sun Miaoke; she can only marry the Third Prince..â