The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 1176

[Chapter 1176: The Prince Consort]

“Your Majesty, I knew I couldn’t hide it from you. Actually, what I wanted to tell you before was that I am still young, so I haven’t had enough fun yet. I still want to play for a while. When I am fully mature, it won’t be too late to get married then.”

Seeing the expressions of the civil and military officials, Lin Tian was speechless, so he could only speak out his thoughts.

“Is that so? This reason is barely justifiable. My dear Lin, I agree to your request. When you think it through, I will help you choose a lady from the Yan Kingdom.”

After hearing Lin Tian’s words, the emperor also thought for a while, then his face showed an embarrassment, and finally he had to raise his head and say to Lin Tian.

Originally, Lin Tian thought that after hearing what he said, the emperor would definitely criticize him, but he didn’t expect that the emperor would agree to his request so readily.

If Lin Tian had known that the emperor would agree to him because of this excuse, Lin Tian would definitely say so.

“Originally, I wanted to find a famous family in Yan State for Princess Anyang and Lord Lin to see if their sons or daughters could match Princess Anyang and Lord Lin. If I really can’t find one, maybe I can bring them together.

But since Princess Anyang and Lord Lin are unwilling to get married now, I can’t force them. Alas, I was just being sentimental after all.”

The emperor said to the empress beside him, with a look of regret on his face, and sighed as he said this.

Although Lin Tian and Chen Huifang didn’t understand why the emperor said this, the other civil and military officials and the empress knew very well that the emperor was obviously trying to bring them together.

“Your Majesty, I do.”

Lin Tian didn’t know why, but he mustered up great courage in his heart, and then he said to the emperor. But after Lin Tian finished speaking, he was stunned.

Not only Lin Tian was stunned, but Chen Huifang was also stunned, and even the other civil and military officials were also confused by Lin Tian’s words.

“Lord Lin, what did you just say? What did you just say you were willing to do?”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked Lin Tian curiously, but his expression was like this, he was asking knowingly.

But Lin Tian couldn’t not answer the emperor’s question, so he could only say again: “I am willing to marry Princess Anyang.”

It’s just that Lin Tian’s voice was so low that even he could hardly hear it, but the emperor saw Lin Tian’s lips move slightly, so he knew that Lin Tian had answered him.

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Chen Huifang. At this moment, Chen Huifang was embarrassed by Lin Tian’s words, so when she saw Lin Tian looking at her, she showed a shy look on her face again.

“Princess Anyang, you also heard what Lord Lin said just now. I wonder what you think.”

The emperor asked Chen Huifang, but at this moment, the emperor’s face was full of smiles. Even the queen beside the emperor smiled.

But Chen Huifang did not answer what the emperor said, she just lowered her head shyly, and her little hands were playing with the corners of her clothes.

After seeing these actions of Chen Huifang, the emperor and the queen understood what Chen Huifang was thinking, so there was no need to ask Chen Huifang again.

“I think you are not unwilling to get married, but you pretend to have each other first. When you heard that I would choose a husband and a beauty for you, you thought that you would not include each other, so you accepted my kindness.”

The emperor was also looking at Lin Tian and Chen Huifang at this time, pretending to be angry, and spoke to the two.

After hearing what the emperor said, Lin Tian also showed an awkward smile on his face. He could only scratch awkwardly and smile foolishly at the emperor.

After hearing what the emperor said, Chen Huifang lowered her head even more, obviously very shy. The queen beside Chen Huifang clearly found that Chen Huifang’s face was red at this moment, and even red to her neck.

“Come here, draft the edict.”

The emperor did not say much, but directly spoke to the young eunuch serving beside him.

After hearing the emperor’s words, the young eunuch also took the imperial edict and the four treasures of the study with a smile on his face.

“By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims:

My prince Anyang, who is of upright character and appearance, beautiful and intelligent, has now reached the age of marriage. Now there is a prime minister, a native of Jizhou, the capital of Yan State, who is thirty years old, has a noble character, and is filial and good, so I decree to appoint him as the son-in-law of my Yan State and choose an auspicious day for the wedding.

This is the decree!”

The emperor read and wrote on his hand. Lin Tian and Chen Huifang wanted to go forward and take a look, but they did not. If they did so, they would probably be laughed at by the civil and military officials in the hall.

Lin Tian was fine, but it was mainly Chen Huifang, so in order to take care of Chen Huifang’s face, Lingqian also held back his thoughts and had to wait anxiously for the emperor to draft the imperial edict.

When the emperor finished writing the imperial edict, he put down the pen in his hand, then picked up the imperial edict he had written and read it carefully, nodding his head constantly.

Afterwards, the emperor handed the imperial edict to the eunuch who was serving beside him and asked him to deliver it to Lin Tian.

When Lin Tian received the imperial edict, his heart was filled with excitement. Perhaps it was because the emperor had broken Lin Tian’s plan before, and Lin Tian had no chance to express his feelings to Chen Huifang, but now he gave Lin Tian an imperial edict.

Not only Lin Tian was excited, but Chen Huifang was also so. She was very excited now. She wanted to take the imperial edict from Lin Tian’s hand and read it carefully, but she knew that she couldn’t do it now.

“Your humble servant Lin Tian, thank the Lord for his grace.”

Since Lin Tian has already benefited from the emperor, and the emperor has married his goddaughter to Lin Tian, he is also half of Lin Tian’s father.

So Lin Tian still has to show his respect, so he knelt down and spoke to the emperor.

At this moment, the emperor’s smile was extremely bright, because it also meant that it would be impossible for Lin Tian to get rid of the emperor from now on, so the emperor smiled so brightly.

“Congratulations to Princess Anyang, congratulations to Prime Minister Lin for getting married.”

At this time, all the civil and military officials in the hall bowed and saluted to Lin Tian and Chen Huifang.