Chapter 140: “After Differentiating into an S-Class Guide, S-Class Sentinels are Desperately Trying to Mark Me”
Xie Qiang had stood up when the Chairperson of the Xinghu Group returned. When the other party announced that she was not the Emperor’s biological child, she wore an expression as if she had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
Then, she took a step back in disbelief and collapsed back into her seat, covering her face with her sleeve, leaving only a pair of watery blue cat eyes visible.
“How could it be…” she sobbed. “Iām actually not Fatherās daughter…”
“Imperial Sister!” Xie Kong stepped forward with a pained expression to support Xie Qiangās arm. He then glared at the Chairperson of the Xinghu Group. “Did you make a mistake in the identification!”
“There is absolutely no possibility of error. Only the blood samples of you and Xie Qiang were in the identification room.” The Chairperson shook her head, speaking with absolute certainty. “The sample for the Princess was identified as not biological”.
“How can this be… I can’t accept this. You must have gotten it wrong!” Xie Kong shook his head in disbelief. He raised a hand to cover his face, which was filled with sorrow. “I watched my sister grow up!”
Wait, wait, wait, I just saw the corner of your mouth curling up.
Xie Qiang rolled her eyes inwardly. She then turned and clung to Xie Kongās arm, crying until she was out of breath. “Imperial Brother, how could I not be of Imperial blood? Could it be that our two blood samples were swapped?”
“Impossible!” Xie Kong blurted out. Realizing he was too loud, he immediately lowered his voice. “This was personally supervised by the Chairperson of the Xinghu Group. Surely she wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake?”
“Then it must be this Chairperson who intentionally swapped my blood sample!” Xie Qiang shook Xie Kongās arm forcefully, pressing him step by step. “Right, Brother? Aren’t you also certain they made a mistake!”
“I… this…”
[Is this Prince’s left and right brain fighting each other? One moment he says they got it wrong, the next he says they wouldn’t make a low-level mistake.]
[As soon as he heard about swapping blood samples, he immediately changed his tune. Heās terrified of being implicated in the possibility that he might not be Imperial blood either.]
[But what if they really were swapped…]
[Upstairs, if they were really swapped, then this Chairperson of the Xinghu Group would be finished.]
[Exactly. The Chairperson is also a Guide. Why would she make things difficult for a fellow Guide like the Second Princess?]
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 Qiangās 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. She should be immediately expelled from the palace, and all her special privileges revoked”.
After a pause, Emperor Xie added, “Including her privileges as an S-class Guide”.
An S-class Guide was entitled to a free estate in the Imperial Capital and an annual allowance of one million Star Credits.
No one expected Emperor Xie to revoke even those. The live chat was filled with laments about the Emperor’s ruthlessness.
[She is an S-class Guide who destroyed a wormhole! Isn’t the Emperor being too heartless?]
[He probably wants to warn those with ulterior motives. Our poor Princess has become a political sacrifice.]
[Itās okay, itās okay. At least the Princess still has her S-class Sentinels.]
“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.]
[Iām 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 Yinās expressionless face whether he also wanted a marriage decree.
Detecting Xie Qiangās 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 and the Sentinels Hong Que and Mo Yin”.
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 Qiangās 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 heās 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 Xieās calm voice drifted over. “Xie Qiang, do you accept Wanyan Jinās 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 hallucinatingāas if Emperor Xie actually really wanted her and Wanyan Jin together.
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