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"We appreciate your good intentions, but Young Master Xu and Pingqing aren't suitable for each other." Although Madam Zhao's expression was humble, her attitude was abnormally resolute. She had no intention of letting the matter go.

Princess Pingyang held the round pearl inlaid on her armor and said blandly, "It seems like Lady Zhao doesn't understand the current situation. Is it appropriate …" It's not up to you. "

"Ping Qing is my daughter. With this little power, I think I still have some power as my mother." With that said, Madame Zhao cast a look at Marquis Zhao, hinting for him to help her out. She must make Princess Pingyang give up on this idea.

"Esteemed wangfei …" Marquis Zhao had only said two words when Princess Pingyang cut him off, "Master Hou said that you will do as I say. You will do as I say. So soon as I say it, you will go back on your word?"

"I don't dare, but it's a matter of life and death, I can't... "I can't …" He typed the last few words on the tip of his tongue and said with difficulty, "Such child's play."

Princess Pingyang used her tea to cover the foam floating on top of the green tea. She expressionlessly said, "Your daughter's life can't be played, but my daughter can. Master Zhao, your calculations are really good."

"Wangfei misunderstands, I …"

"Alright!" Princess Pingyang took a sip of her tea, interrupting him once more in the midst of the mist. "Then it's decided. When the time comes, I'll go to the palace and ask the empress dowager to bestow the marriage on her. This is the supreme glory of your Zhao Mansion."

Hearing this, the Marquis Zhao panicked. Once the empress dowager gave the order, the marriage would be a foregone conclusion. Zhao Pingqing had to marry Xu Jingzhi.

Shen Xijun felt that they were not sad enough and added oil to the fire, "The Zhao manor has fallen for so long, it's truly not easy to obtain such a glorious sight once."

"Elder sister!" Zhao Pingqing came to Shen Xijun and said with tears in her eyes, "Do you have to do this to me?"

This sentence instantly ignited Shen Xijun's anger. She glared at him and said, "You still have the nerve to ask me. Zhao Pingqing, I treated you as a sister in vain. You actually schemed against me. If I didn't expose you today, how long would you be hiding this from me?"

Zhao Pingqing was crying. "I have never schemed against my sister. I didn't even think about it. I did it for my sister's own good!"

Shen Xijun held back the urge to slap her face and coldly said, "You're still spouting nonsense even at this time. Zhao Pingqing, I've known you for ten years. I'm afraid you've never said a single sincere word to me!"

"It's not like that." "I know King Rui doesn't like you. Even if you forced him to marry you under the orders of the empress dowager, he still doesn't like you, even more than that. Sister, there is no happiness in such a marriage, other than the title of the imperial concubine!"

Every word Zhao Pingqing said hit the sore spot of Shen Xijun the most. It made her jump up and down. She spoke with a high-pitched voice, "Zhao Pingqing, what right do you have to meddle in my business!"

"You're my big sister, I …"

"Elder sister?" Shen Xijun was so angry that she started laughing. She pointed at Zhao Pingqing's forehead and said, "The biggest mistake in my life is to treat you as my sister. Zhao Pingqing, you lied to me so much!"

There were nails marks on Zhao Pingqing's forehead. She endured the pain and said, "Sister, I am serious …"

"Enough!" Shen Xijun interrupted her with a stern voice. Her eyes were as cold as the snow outside. "I won't believe a single word you've said. Not a single word!"

"Elder sister …" Before Zhao Pingqing could finish, Shen Xijun had already brushed her sleeves and arrived in front of Princess Pingyang. "Mother, let's go to the palace now and ask the empress dowager to decree Zhao Pingqing's marriage!"

Marquis Zhao turned pale with fright and hurried forward, "Zong Ji, hold on!"

"Scram!" Shen Xijun pushed him away. Madam Zhao supported Zhao Hou, who was staggering as she angrily said, "Don't go too far!"

She hadn't talked about the Princess of Pingyang since then. When she heard Lady Zhao's words, she expressionlessly said, "If Zhao Pingqing hadn't been delusional and wanted to get something that she wasn't worthy of, she would have brought it upon herself. I will only take care of her, it is already lenient. If you keep talking, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

Madame Zhao wanted to continue arguing with her, but Marquis Zhao held her back. He shook his head and signaled her to stop. With Princess Pingyang's domineering nature, it would only be them who would suffer if she continued.

While Zhao Ping was sobbing, Princess Pingyang stood up and said, "Pitiful king, let's go."

"Yes." Shen Xijun's heart was filled with joy. If she dared to spoil her marriage, she would make Zhao Pingqing pay for the rest of her life in the coming decades!

Before she left, she opened her cherry red lips and spat on Zhao Pingqing's face. "A toad wants to eat the meat of a swan! Are you even worthy of that!"

"They... "They …" Madame Zhao was so angry that her body was shaking. She pointed at the two princesses and couldn't say a word for a long time. The Zhao Family had been through a lot in recent years, but they had never been humiliated like this.

After Madam Zhao recovered her breath, she said tearfully, "Master Hou, hurry and think of a way. You can't let Ping Qing really marry that wastrel from the Xu family."

Marquis Zhao slumped into his chair and said sorrowfully, "There's the empress dowager behind them. What can I do?"

At these words, Madame Zhao's tears fell even more fiercely. "Then do you plan to just watch as they ruin this peaceful life of theirs?" That's our only daughter! "

Marquis Zhao threw up his hands and said, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Madame Zhao was at a loss for words. After a while, she wiped away her tears and said, "Otherwise …" We also went to the palace to beg Her Majesty, perhaps it would be useful. "

Marquis Zhao snorted disdainfully at her words. "Easier said than done. Princess Pingyang is the empress dowager's younger sister. Do you think the empress dowager will listen to us?"

"Then... Is there really no other way? " When she thought of how her daughter, whom she had painstakingly raised, was going to marry such a extravagant, wasteful man, Madame Zhao's heart felt as if it had been cut by a knife.

Marquis Zhao sighed. "We can only beg Princess Pingyang after her anger has subsided. Fortunately, it is late and the sky is still covered with snow. It shouldn't be too late to go to the palace." He then said angrily, "Pingqing is the same. Tell King Rui what he's doing for no reason. He's asking for trouble."

His words made Madame Zhao think of what Princess Pingyang had said before she left. She asked hesitantly, "Do you like King Rui?"

Marquis Zhao was startled. "There's actually such a thing?"

"I don't know either, but after listening to Princess Pingyang's words, it seems like that's the meaning behind them." She wanted to ask Zhao Pingqing about it, but Zhao Pingqing was nowhere to be seen in the hall. She just found out that she had gone back when she asked the servants.