Early in the morning, Feng Wuya, holding the imperial decree, pushed open Long Xinghe's door with a face full of rage.
The room was quiet. The bedding was neatly arranged, as if no one had slept there last night.
"Your Highness, the master is not here today," Jiang Tao said, rushing over from outside.
Seeing the imperial decree in Feng Wuya's hand, she seemed to understand something.
She smiled and said, "The master should still be in the palace. His Majesty invited the master to the palace for a talk. The master entered the palace last night."
"What does this mean?" Feng Wuya almost smashed the imperial decree onto Jiang Tao's face. m..oΓg
Jiang Tao seemed to have expected his reaction, so her face remained unfazed.
"Your Highness, it means exactly what it says," she said lightly.
Feng Wuya's usual calmness, or rather, his indifference, had vanished the moment he saw the imperial decree.
"Where is Long Xinghe?" he gritted out, almost through clenched teeth.
Even Jiang Tao was surprised and impressed by the vibrant and lively逍遥王爷 (Xiaoyao Prince) before her.
So, the Prince had such a side to him.
It was, in fact, quite endearing.
She suppressed a smile and tried to maintain a calm demeanor. "Your Highness, didn't I just say? The master entered the palace to see His Majesty last night and should still be in the palace now."
Feng Wuya turned and left, unwilling to waste another word with her.
Jiang Tao watched his retreating back and sighed silently.
The master had truly angered the Prince this time. He seemed quite upset.
Indeed, what was commonplace in the Longteng Kingdom seemed a bit strange in the Beiming Kingdom...
...
It wasn't entirely Feng Wuya's fault for being so angry.
What did the imperial decree even say?
The 定北王 (Dingbei Prince) of the Longteng Kingdom, who was Long Xinghe... Strangely, this Dingbei Prince was even recognized by the Beiming Emperor.
In other words, she was enfeoffed by the current Emperor Long Ziyue.
Just a couple of days ago, Wei Qiong and Tan Xu had come together to apprehend Chu Qianli. As Chu Qianli's "accomplice," Long Xinghe should have been considered a criminal, if not apprehended.
But now, they had transformed. One became Prince Li, and the other legitimately held the title of Dingbei Prince.
The Beiming Emperor was not foolish; without a state letter, he shouldn't have believed it.
Could it be that Ah Li had played some trick?
But now, none of that was the main point. The main point was that the imperial decree stated that the Dingbei Prince sought to marry the Beiming's 逍遥王爷 (Xiaoyao Prince), and the Emperor had agreed.
Now, an imperial decree had been issued for their marriage, ordering the 逍遥王爷 (Xiaoyao Prince) to marry into the Longteng Kingdom's Tengbei in three days!
He, a dignified man of seven feet, was to be married off!
To be married off! For a man, it was practically a profound humiliation!
In the palace.
The Emperor had talked with Long Xinghe for almost the entire night. Eunuch Qing listened by the side.
He hadn't expected the women of the Longteng Kingdom to be so outstanding.
Chu Qianli was exceptionally strategic and calm.
As for this Dingbei Prince, while not as strategic as Chu Qianli, she had considerable insight into military matters.
There were many ideas that the Emperor had never even considered.
The Emperor greatly admired her.
So, when Long Xinghe brought up the matter of marrying the 逍遥王爷 (Xiaoyao Prince) again, the Emperor immediately had Eunuch Qing draft an imperial decree without a second thought.
This was also why the imperial decree was delivered to Feng Wuya at dawn.
As for the Emperor, he had gone to rest before dawn, though reluctantly, as his body could no longer bear it.
After resting for a while, Long Xinghe, accompanied by Eunuch Qing, was about to leave the palace.
As soon as she stepped out of the palace gates, that figure in plain white appeared before her.