"How long have I been unconscious?" Qi Yu Yuan remembered that after his last coma, he seemed to have never woken up. He had a long dream, all about past times. He was like an amnesiac, and then the sword was in his hand, repeating like this, time after time.
"Yu Yuan, you have been unconscious for five days," Han Wei said.
"That is quite a long time, but has anything happened?" Qi Yu Yuan asked.
Han Wei replied, "Nothing has happened yet, but tomorrow the Jade Emperor will hold a royal hunt, and it would be best if you..."
"I will go," Qi Yu Yuan interrupted Han Wei directly.
"Yu Yuan, your body has just recovered, how can you engage in such strenuous activity?" Han Wei expressed his disapproval.
"It's fine, I know my body best. Is she... alright?" Qi Yu Yuan asked Han Wei.
Han Wei's gaze flickered slightly. "I've been busy with your coma recently, so I'm not very clear about her."
Qi Yu Yuan lowered his gaze. Had she and Song Xiu Yuan become a couple? Thinking of this, he felt very uncomfortable. Why not him? Why?
"Your Majesty, it's time for your medicine." Hei Ye brought the pill in.
Qi Yu Yuan took the medicine bowl, sniffed it, and looked at Han Wei, asking, "These seem to be all expensive medicinal herbs?"
He could roughly tell what was in the bowl of medicine, especially the ginseng and lingzhi, which he was very familiar with because his mother needed these two herbs. That's why he recognized them by smell.
"They were sent by the envoy from the Snow Country," Han Wei replied.
"Snow Country?" Their Qi Kingdom had never had any contact or even established diplomatic relations with the Snow Country. Why would the Snow Country send someone to deliver medicine? Moreover, did the Snow Country know he was in a coma? Did they need these medicinal herbs?
Qi Yu Yuan found the Snow Country's actions to be highly suspicious.
"Yu Yuan, you do need these medicinal herbs, so I accepted them," Han Wei said.
Qi Yu Yuan nodded. He knew that his identity could not be revealed in the Jade Kingdom, so seeking treatment also couldn't be done ostentatiously. However, the medicinal herbs sent by the Snow Country were indeed perplexing. But one thing was certain: the Snow Country wanted to communicate with him.
"Zi Yang, go to the Snow Country and tell the envoy that I wish to meet their Princess," Qi Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
"Princess?" Han Wei looked at Qi Yu Yuan in surprise.
Qi Yu Yuan smiled, his gaze turning somewhat cold. "Do you think a mere envoy could deliver so many precious medicinal herbs?"
Han Wei seemed to understand now. He looked at Qi Yu Yuan and said, "Yu Yuan, you mean..."
Qi Yu Yuan nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, perhaps that Princess from the Snow Country has also arrived!"
"If there is a matter to report, present it; otherwise, leave the court!" With the eunuch's sharp voice, the court dispersed.
"Prime Minister, please wait! His Majesty wishes to see you in the Imperial Study!" A eunuch approached Song Xiu Yuan and said in a low voice.
Song Xiu Yuan nodded. "Alright, I'll go over now."
As the eunuch was about to leave, he suddenly said in a very quiet voice, "Sir, it's about the Ninth Princess."
Song Xiu Yuan narrowed his eyes and then asked, "Has my wife had any trouble recently?" he asked in a low voice. Dafeng Novel Network
A voice suddenly emerged from where only Song Xiu Yuan had been. "My wife is fine, Master can rest assured, but..."
"But what?" Song Xiu Yuan walked to a quiet place and stopped, looking at the phoenix trees in front of him, and asked in a low voice.
"Qi Yu Yuan met with the Snow Emperor late at night."
A flash of sharpness crossed Song Xiu Yuan's gaze. "Alright, I understand."
Upon arriving at the Imperial Study, Song Xiu Yuan found that it was not only the Jade Emperor who had summoned him, but also Consort Wan and the Ninth Princess standing beside the Jade Emperor. He bowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Greetings, Your Highness, Ninth Princess!"
"My loyal subject, you are dismissed, have a seat!" the Jade Emperor said.
Song Xiu Yuan sat down. "May I know why Your Majesty has summoned this subject?"
The Jade Emperor chuckled. "I have summoned you not for matters of state, but for matters of the heart."
Song Xiu Yuan remained silent.
The Jade Emperor continued, "I believe my loyal subject can guess, it is naturally about my little Jiu."
Song Xiu Yuan stood up and bowed. "Your Majesty, as I have said before, I will only have one wife in this life, and that wife I have already given to Miss Feng. I can no longer accommodate anyone else. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to withdraw the imperial decree. I do not wish to let down the Ninth Princess."
"My loyal subject, but my little Jiu can only be yours," the Jade Emperor sighed, glancing at the Ninth Princess standing by his side.
"Your Majesty, I cannot be disloyal, nor do I wish to lie to Your Majesty and the Ninth Princess. Otherwise, it would be disloyal to Your Majesty and disrespectful to the Ninth Princess. I still beg Your Majesty to withdraw..."
"Song Xiu Yuan, what if this princess insists on marrying you?" The Ninth Princess clutched her hands tightly and looked at Song Xiu Yuan, asking.
Song Xiu Yuan looked up at the Ninth Princess, his gaze clear and cold. "Your Highness, Ninth Princess, is marrying someone who cannot always love you, cannot always care for you, and protect you, something you are willing to do?"
"You..." The Ninth Princess looked at Song Xiu Yuan. At this moment, she was speechless.
"Presumptuous! How can you treat my Ninth Princess like this?" the Jade Emperor was displeased. How could he allow his beloved Ninth Princess to be trampled upon like this?
"However, if Your Majesty insists on bestowing the Ninth Princess upon me, then I can only treat her this way."
"Song Xiu Yuan, do not think I dare not kill you." The Jade Emperor was furious. Was his Ninth Princess not as good as that butcher's daughter? This was not only slapping the Ninth Princess in the face, but also slapping his face, and the face of the royal family. If this continued, wouldn't everyone follow suit?
"Your Majesty, look at yourself, always threatening to kill people. If you kill him, won't little Jiu cry herself to death?" Consort Wan suddenly said from the side.
The Jade Emperor sighed, waved his hand, "You may go. Seeing you makes me angry."
"This subject takes his leave!" Song Xiu Yuan bowed and withdrew.
"Tell me, you, a dignified princess, my most beloved Ninth Princess, how can you be so pathetic? Why do you insist on marrying that stubborn rock?" the Jade Emperor said angrily, pointing at the Ninth Princess.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't speak of little Jiu like that. She is also deeply in love."
"What deep love? Is Song Xiu Yuan good-looking? Or what? Why is she so stubborn?" the Jade Emperor pounded the table in anger.
"Your Majesty, isn't little Jiu like this because she takes after you?"
The Jade Emperor's gaze turned cold. "Takes after me? Am I as worthless as she is?"
Consort Wan looked at the Jade Emperor affectionately and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the scene of our meeting?" The Jade Emperor was startled, sighed, and took Consort Wan's hand, saying, "But the Empress and I were mutually in love."
Mutually in love? Consort Wan scoffed inwardly but appeared shyly delighted on the surface. "Your Majesty."
Those affectionate glances made the Jade Emperor's heart flutter like a kitten. He glanced at the Ninth Princess. "Aren't you leaving yet?"