Chapter 141: Shipping Them Hard
T/n: It’s like a repeat of the previous chapter, right? But it’s what’s in the raws. I don’t know why, so please bear with it. I thought I’ll change the chapters but decided against it.
Xie Kong really wanted to kick Xie Qiang away. However, in front of the live cameras, he could only pretend to be gentle as he held Xie Qiang’s arm. Gritting his molars, he said softly, “Brother also hopes the Xinghu Group made a mistake. But as a Prince, for the sake of the Empire’s people, I must remain rational and give the public the truth”.
He was, after all, someone who frequently appeared before the media. He quickly found the right rhetoric to address the public.
Xie Qiang had teased Xie Kong enough. She turned and looked at Emperor Xie with tearful eyes. “Father… do even you not want me anymore?”
Emperor Xie looked at Xie Qiang with a complex gaze. Ultimately, he ruthlessly withdrew his sight. “Since Xie Qiang is not of Imperial blood, she naturally does not deserve inheritance rights. Considering her merit in destroying the wormhole, I shall only revoke her status as Princess. The treatment she is entitled to as an S-class Guide shall remain”.
An S-class Guide was entitled to a free estate in the Imperial Capital and an annual allowance of one million Star Credits. Xie Qiang didn’t have high material desires, so she was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
“As for the candidate Imperial Consorts…” Emperor Xie paused and looked at Hong Que and the others. “Your betrothals with Xie Qiang are hereby dissolved. You shall leave the palace”.
“Your Majesty!” Hong Que rushed onto the dais in a panic, but was blocked by the guards on both sides. He kicked them away and stared at Emperor Xie, his voice a roar. “Even if Xie Qiang isn’t an S-class Guide, I am willing to marry her! I beg you to issue a marriage decree!”
He was truly anxious. Without the connection to Emperor Xie, as a single S-class Sentinel, he couldn’t resist the entire Vermilion Bird family. If the “real” Princess returned and Emperor Xie used Mo Yin as leverage to force him to be with the real one…
The mere thought was unacceptable to Hong Que.
Emperor Xie waved his hand, his tone cold. “Unless they are of Imperial blood, an S-class Guide has the right to choose their own Sentinel partner. I cannot violate the law to issue a marriage decree for you”.
“Your Majesty!” Hong Que couldn’t win an argument against the Emperor, so he turned his head toward Xie Qiang, his voice cracking with a hint of grievance. “Xie Qiang, say something!”
The citizens watching the live stream were already making “goose honks” of laughter on the other side of their screens.
[Honk honk honk! What the hell? Is the Eldest Young Master of the Vermilion Bird family this desperate to get married?]
[The story is becoming reality: “After Differentiating into an S-class Guide, the S-class Sentinels Are Desperately Trying to Mark Me.”]
[Does no one think he loves her too much? Look at how the other Sentinels are unmoved; only he is desperately begging for a marriage decree.]
[I’m shipping it! The skin tone difference, the size difference, and double S-class! I am dying from the sweetness!]
Xie Qiang lowered her head. At this moment, the red-haired youth was so anxious his eyes were red. He was desperately signaling her with his eyes, his face full of accusation: “You promised me!”
Xie Qiang hesitated. She lifted her gaze slightly, passing Hong Que to look at Mo Yin behind him. She wasn’t sure if she could sense from Mo Yin’s expressionless face whether he also wanted a marriage decree.
Detecting Xie Qiang’s gaze, Mo Yin lifted his head slightly.
Look at me, for what?
Hungry?
Mo Yin nodded solemnly, then turned and walked toward the drinks and snack area.
What did “nodding then walking away” mean?
Xie Qiang didn’t understand. With the thought that she could always get a divorce later, she bowed toward Emperor Xie. “Your Majesty, please grant a marriage decree for me, the Sentinel Hong Que, and the Sentinel Mo Yin, and allow them to live within my estate”.
As for the Vermilion Bird family, they definitely couldn’t go back there. It was safer for them to stay by her side.
“Mm…” Emperor Xie nodded slightly. He looked down at Sen Ji, Cang Jiu, and Wanyan Jin. “Sen Ji is already Xie Qiang’s Sentinel, so there is no need for a decree. What about you two? Do you also have the intent?”
Cang Jiu looked at Xie Qiang with a cool expression. “No need, Your Majesty”.
“This official is willing,” Wanyan Jin said calmly.
Cang Jiu whipped his head around, looking at Wanyan Jin in disbelief.
[What the hell? He exposed that Xie Qiang is a fake Princess, and now he’s willing to marry her?]
[The Young Master of the Heavenly Fox family next to him has a face that says: We agreed to cancel the engagement together, yet you went back on your word?]
[What is this Financial Officer planning? If he hadn’t exposed her, he would have been an Imperial Consort. Isn’t that a better title than just being the husband of an S-class Guide?]
[I don’t get it, but it doesn’t stop me from shipping it!]
Xie Qiang looked at Wanyan Jin in surprise. While she was pondering his true purpose, Emperor Xie’s calm voice drifted over. “Xie Qiang, do you accept Wanyan Jin’s proposal?”
Xie Qiang felt this was a trap.
Both she and Emperor Xie knew very well that Wanyan Jin was prepared for the real Princess. If she took him, she would be stealing the real Princess’s husband, and it would be easy for Emperor Xie to give her a hard time.
If she didn’t want him… why shouldn’t she?
She wanted him. She absolutely had to have him.
How else could she get revenge on this petty snake if she didn’t keep him right under her nose!
Xie Qiang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and then looked at Wanyan Jin with a complex gaze. “I accept”.
“Good. Since that is the case, I grant you a betrothal. The marriage arrangements shall be decided by yourselves,” Emperor Xie said immediately. He spoke so fast that Xie Qiang began to doubt if she was hallucinating—as if Emperor Xie actually really wanted her and Wanyan Jin together.
Sigh. The Emperor’s schemes were deep; she definitely couldn’t outplay him.
Sitting back in her chair with a “depressed” air, Xie Qiang tried her best to play the role of a devastated, fake Princess.
Jiang Qingwan couldn’t bear to watch. “Princ—Xie Qiang, try to look on the bright side. This will soon pass”.
“Consultant Jiang…” Xie Qiang took her hand, her fingertips moving slightly. “You will come to see me often in the future, right?”
Jiang Qingwan’s expression moved, and she eventually nodded. “Of course. You know me”.
As long as you are more outstanding than the Prince, I will stand firmly on your side.
Xie Qiang felt relieved. She glanced at Hong Que, using her eyes to signal him to stay calm. Then she saw Mo Yin walking over with a plate piled high with snacks, only to be stopped by the guards.
“So he left because he was afraid I was hungry.”
Xie Qiang couldn’t help but chuckle. She stood up and walked toward him. “Dumb wolf”.
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