Ye Yu slightly raised his eyebrows.
He was also somewhat puzzled.
The Emperor was busy with a myriad of affairs, so why would he suddenly think of him?
In the dream.
He hadn't returned to the capital once in the past two years.
He had always been wandering around various Sects outside.
To specifically ask for him at this time...
It probably wasn't for anything good.
Not only were you curious.
Even Ye Liangyan felt incredibly uneasy.
He believed that a certain minister or prince must have impeached you before the Emperor.
Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to reprimand you.
Upon arriving at the Princess's Residence, Ye Liangyan repeatedly urged you.
No matter what happened today, you must be cautious, listen humbly, and never act on impulse.
The Emperor's health was deteriorating, and his temper had become quite tyrannical.
During this period, you must not make any presumptuous moves.
You nodded thoughtfully.
This was also the first time you felt the sensation of 'accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger'.
One must know that Ye Liangyan had accomplished great deeds in assisting the Dragon, and had always been greatly favored by the Dragon.
Everyone in the Great Qian Dynasty knew that Ye Liangyan was the Emperor's closest confidant.
Even so, he still had to be so careful.
Then what about everyone else?
Subsequently, you and Ye Liangyan stepped out of the carriage.
After entering the Princess's Residence.
You noticed many hateful gazes converging on you.
You were not surprised by this.
Among the hundreds of people present.
More than half of the ministers were your prospective fathers-in-law.
Their daughters had all been 'corrupted' by you.
As for why you only 'acted' on half of them.
The reason was simple.
It was because some ministers' daughters were truly unsightly and unappealing.
Those women with whom you had had romantic relationships.
They still maintained contact with you to this day.
They loved you to death, but you simply refused to marry them.
This infuriated many people.
If not for Ye Liangyan holding such a high position in the Great Qian Dynasty, these people would probably have spent a large amount of Spirit Stones to buy your life long ago.
Soon, the birthday banquet began.
Here, you saw Princess Li Ruowang.
A childhood memory flooded your mind.
Twenty years ago.
The Emperor had not yet ascended the throne, and was merely a prince.
He had an excellent relationship with Ye Liangyan.
He often went to the Ye Manor for meals.
And he always brought a little girl with him.
That little girl was Li Ruowang.
Because their ages were similar.
Ye Liangyan asked you to play with Li Ruowang.
But you decisively rejected this suggestion.
In your eyes, boys should play with boys.
You didn't want to be accompanied by girls.
Although Ye Liangyan immediately made you understand what 'fatherly love' meant on the spot.
Under duress, you could only choose to compromise.
But when you walked to an unpopulated area.
You would immediately ignore Li Ruowang and turn to play hide-and-seek with the servants' children in the residence.
Li Ruowang was not angry about this.
She just sat quietly to the side and watched you play.
She seemed to enjoy it very much.
After that, every time she came over.
She would sit in one spot and watch you play.
Never disturbing you.
Gradually, you also got used to having an extra person beside you.
But later.
When the Emperor ascended the throne, due to living in the deep palace and the distinction between superior and inferior.
He never came to the Ye Manor for meals again.
Therefore, you never saw Princess Li Ruowang again.
You didn't expect twenty years to have passed in a blink of an eye.
That little girl who used to enjoy quietly sitting in a chair and watching you play.
Had actually grown into such a stunning beauty.
Looking at Li Ruowang in the image.
Ye Yu couldn't help but feel a little lost in thought.
Zhu Diezhen's beauty was domineering, with an edge.
While Li Ruowang's beauty was serene, elegant, making one unable to resist wanting to protect her.
To be honest.
It was truly unscientific.
The Emperor's face was like a shoehorn, not much better than a car accident scene.
How could he have such a beautiful daughter?
Seeing your eyes fixed on Li Ruowang.
Ye Liangyan came to your side, reminding you not to let your imagination run wild.
Li Ruowang was the Emperor's most beloved daughter.
Among all the princesses in the entire imperial palace, she was the only one over twenty who had not yet married.
The sons of court ministers, the princes of other nations, and even the Saints from the Holy Land, had all had intentions towards Li Ruowang.
But without exception, all were rejected.
If even they couldn't succeed, how could you, a naturally dissolute Young Master, think you could?
You showed a hint of a smile.
Although Ye Liangyan's words were harsh, they were also true.
The Great Qian Dynasty was powerful, and princes could marry many imperial concubines, but a consort could only marry one princess.
This was the rule.
In recent years, you had indulged in sensual pleasures, enjoying happiness that others wouldn't experience in ten lifetimes.
But your reputation was not very good.
By all accounts, you could not take the position of consort.
Moreover, you also could not accept such a life.
The birthday banquet was very dull.
You were restless beside Ye Liangyan.
It was difficult to endure until the very end.
As the banquet was about to conclude.
The Emperor suddenly waved his hand, and with the support of several eunuchs, slowly stood up.
He was corpulent, with a full head of white hair, looking like an old man on the verge of death.
It made it impossible to believe that he was the same age as Ye Liangyan.
It seemed that the old injuries from back then had caused irreversible damage to his body.
At the same time, this also indicated that a new Emperor would likely appear before long.
The Emperor forced a smile.
He raised his hand and pointed to Li Ruowang beside him.
He told the ministers present that Li Ruowang was already twenty-seven years old this year.
This age might still be very young in the Cultivation World.
But in an ordinary commoner's family, her children would probably already be in private school.
Therefore, he would take this opportunity to finalize the marriage, to prevent irrelevant people from coveting her.
Today, I, the Emperor, shall make the decision to betroth Li Ruowang to Ye Liangyan's son, Ye Yu!
When they heard the last sentence.
Everyone present froze in place.
Even you couldn't believe your ears.
How could a marriage suddenly be bestowed out of nowhere?
Was this the true intention of the Emperor personally summoning you?
Ye Liangyan's expression also became unpredictable.
Having held a high position for a long time, he considered more things than you did.
Soon.
Numerous ministers immediately petitioned, hoping the Emperor would withdraw his decree.
The reason was simple: your bad reputation and excessive promiscuity made you truly unsuitable to be a consort.
The Emperor slightly beckoned.
Eight Peak Combination Realm Cultivators swiftly ascended into the air.
They were dressed in red robes, holding Magical Artifacts, and scanned the entire hall with cold gazes.
The Blood-Clad Guards, the most murderous force under the Emperor's command.
No one knew their numbers.
But every time they appeared, they would take many lives.
Seeing their appearance, the originally noisy scene quickly quieted down.