4 It Hurts Me

He had watched Ye Yining grow up, so he knew very well how strange she was.

Usually, this girl was unwilling to come to the palace during the New Year and festivals. This time, she was willing to kneel for so long in the palace. It wasn't justifiable for her to beg him for nothing.

Ye Yining took a deep breath and said with courage, 

"This subject's daughter wants to ask the emperor to bestow a marriage. This subject's daughter wants to marry Jun Jiuji and continue the engagement."

The Emperor's body slightly propped up, seemingly a little excited, but then he sat down again.

"Zhen's son doesn't come and go as he pleases. It's not like he will marry you just because you want to. Do you know what a royal prestige is? What do you mean by a word of nine tripods?"

Ye Yining blushed and nodded slightly. 

"The ministers and women know that they have made a mistake. Previously, I misunderstood Jun Jiuji, so I refused to marry him. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, this official's daughter is thick-skinned enough to come to the emperor to ask for forgiveness."

"Regardless of whether the emperor agrees to give us another marriage, this official's daughter will be grateful to the emperor. I just want to do something for Jun Jiuji. At least I have a clear conscience."

After saying what she wanted to say in one breath, Ye Yining's aura instantly halved, and she felt a little guilty.

"What a clear conscience!" 

The Emperor suddenly became interested. 

"Tell me, what misunderstanding did you have? If it is reasonable, I can consider it."

Jun Jiuji was different from the other princes. He was destined not to have three palaces and six courtyards.

Therefore, he wanted to know what kind of woman could really catch his eye, the woman who had avoided him for many years.

Ye Yining had already thought of an excuse when she came. She thought that if the emperor asked, she would say it. If he didn't ask, she wouldn't say it.

Now that the Emperor had asked, she was able to tell the story between Jun Jiuji and herself.

"In the past, on the way to Chang Ling Temple, Jun Jiuji saved me, but at that time, I was misled and thought that the person who saved me was Mo Huanchong. So after Mo Huanchong confessed to me, I didn't want to marry Jun Jiuji."

"But now, I know the truth. I recognized the wrong person. The person I like in my heart has always been the person who silently protected me back then. I don't want to live a muddleheaded life, so I mustered up the courage to come to the palace…"

The Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. 

"There's actually such a thing?"

He also believed that Ju Jiuji was silently protecting this girl.

After all, the imperial edict to bestow marriage to these two people back then wasn't something he had done on a whim. It was Jun Jiuji who had come to the royal study to beg him for it.

And it was the woman from the Cold Palace who wanted to destroy the marriage.

As for whether he wanted to bestow another marriage to the two of them, they would have to wait and see…

At the thought of this, he raised his hand. 

"Get up! Since you sincerely came to repent, I'll give you another chance. As long as you can make Jun Jiuji come to the palace with you, Zhen will bestow marriage to the two of you."

After receiving the Emperor's promise, Ye Yining didn't return home. She immediately went to Jun Jiuji's estate.

At the same time, the news that Ye Yining was kneeling outside the Qiankun Palace and begging the Emperor to continue the engagement spread like wildfire throughout the capital.

After everyone knew that Ye Yining was going to Jun Jiuji's Manor, they all ran to the outside of the manor to watch the show.

However, no one expected Ye Yining to be blocked by the masked Jun Jiuji before she even reached Jun Jiuji's Manor.

For a moment, the onlookers widened their eyes in curiosity.

"There's probably going to be a good show! Ye Yining fought Jun Jiuji with her whip…" Someone laughed and speculated.

"Why don't we bet on who wins and who loses?"

Just as some busybodies were about to start a bet, Ye Yining bypassed the crowd and ran away.

Ye Yining ran so fast that the onlookers on the street were all stunned. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.

Ye Yining actually ran away?

Ye Yining, who had always been arrogant and insufferably arrogant, actually had the time to run away?

Jun Jiuji, who was wearing a mask, saw the little girl running away. His eyes darkened slightly. He flew into the air and avoided the crowd. Then, he quickly picked her up.

"Why are you running?"

His tone was cold and unhappy, and there was a hint of depression in it.

Was he that scary?

Ye Yining belatedly said in annoyance, 

"That's right, why should I run?"

She was here to look for him.

It's just that… It was the scene just now that made her suddenly recall some scenes from her previous life.

There was once when Ye Shiyi blocked her way just like that. They got into a fight without saying a word, and then…

Then, she lost and was kissed by a certain someone on the street.

After that, she became the focus of gossip. Everywhere she went, people would scold her for being shameless, so she especially hated Jun Jiuji.

Therefore, her first reaction was to stay away from him and not repeat the same mistake.

Now that she thought about it, she had overreacted.

"You're going to find Jun Jiuji?" Jun Jiuji lifted her chin and let her look into his eyes.

He already knew about the news from the palace, but it was quite unexpected and shocking.

Of course, he was secretly happy.

Why did this girl suddenly become enlightened?

Or was she just teasing him?

Ye Yining looked at the mask on his face and closed her eyes. Because of her guilt, her voice was soft and gentle, like a kitten waiting for its owner to pamper her.

"I… I want him to accompany me into the palace. Do you think he will agree?"

Jun Jiuji took a deep breath, and couldn't help but caress her pink lips with his fingers.

Was this girl acting coquettishly towards him?

She said she wanted him to accompany her?

"You rejected me and wanted to marry him?"

Jun Jiuji's voice was a little deep. There was suppressed excitement and a trace of inexplicable nervousness.

Ye Yining opened her mouth and wanted to say, 

"Aren't you him?"

However, when the words reached her mouth, they became, 

"Do you think I should marry you or him?"

Jun Jiuji's eyes flashed with a ray of light. 

"I think he will agree with you."

"Yes, I am glad. Then please help me inform him. I'm going back." 

Ye Yining pulled his hands away from her waist and prepared to leave.

Jun Jiuji put his arm around her waist again and looked at her thoughtfully.

"I don't mind you accompanying him during the day and me at night."

Ye Yining was suddenly dumbfounded. Did they have to split up like this?

Was it so difficult to admit that he was Jun Jiuji?

…

General Manor.

Ye Yining was surrounded by a group of people as soon as she returned home. The first person to go up and hold her hand was Su Yu 'er, who had a nervous expression on her face.

"Ye Yining, why did you go to the palace to ask for the decree to marry the king? Did he secretly force you again?"

Ye Yining coldly sized up Su Yuer, who looked gentle and kind but was actually black-hearted and vicious.

This woman was really good at pretending to be a close sister!

Why didn't she realize before that her casual words were deliberately destroying her relationship with Jun Jiuji?

Just the word "again" alone made people feel that Jun Jiuji had been forcing her a lot.

Jun Jiuji was not a favored prince to begin with. This kind of behavior of secretly forcing a woman would make Jun Jiuji's image even worse!

Thinking of this, she suddenly waved Su Yu 'er's hand away. 

"Yu' er, your grip is too strong. It hurts."

Su Yu 'er was stunned on the spot. She had acted a little anxious just now, so she went forward to hold Ye Yining's hand. However, she didn't use much strength!