NovelEnglishThe Marriage of an Esteemed Supreme Healer, a Noble Ruler
Chapter 916 - Surely You Have Some Sense of Shame?Chapter 916: Surely You Have Some Sense of Shame?
The simple sentence was a thunderbolt that sent Zhao Zicheng reeling with shock. His mind became completely blank for a moment. “W-what did you just say?”
Zhao Zicheng turned his head back, only to see the woman—who had been so cold and distant toward him just now—smiling unconsciously at the sight of the newcomer. Her eyes were even sparkling with joy.
His heart immediately turned cold.
“Rong Xiu.” Chu Liuyue—who hadn’t expected his early arrival—walked over to him. “Why are you here so early?”
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Rong Xiu raised his brows slightly and lifted the corners of her lips. “I naturally have to come early since I’m paying my respects to my father-in-law. Besides, I would’ve missed a good show had I come any later.”
Rong Xiu’s smile deepened, and his heart tingled slightly when he saw her annoyed expression. He wanted to wrap her in his embrace, but considering the fact that they were currently at the Tianling Imperial Palace and that many palace staff were watching them, he endured it and held her hand instead.
Not wanting to explain things to Zhao Zicheng, Chu Liuyue thus said, “My father is probably waiting for us inside, so I’ll leave with Rong Xiu now. You should go back, Second Young Master Zhao.”
Zhao Zicheng, however, looked at Rong Xiu insistently. “Since you’re Her Majesty’s fiancé, then there should be nothing you can’t say about your family background, right?”
This was a clear confrontation.
Rong Xiu gave Chu Liuyue a reassuring look before flashing a bland smile at Zhao Zicheng. “I’m Rong Xiu, the Seventh Prince of Country Yao Chen.”
“I’m Zhao Zicheng, the Assistant Minister of Appointments.” Although Zhao Zicheng wasn’t in Xi Ling the last few years, he hadn’t resigned from his post. He had just gotten promoted to become the Assistant Minister this year, but truthfully speaking, this title was nothing compared to his family background. There were several Assistant Ministers after all, yet there was only one Second Young Master Zhao.
Zhao Zicheng had no intention of using his family background to pressure Rong Xiu. He just wanted to exert pressure on the other with his court title.
While ordinary people would inevitably reveal looks of surprise and admiration when they heard Zhao Zicheng’s position, Rong Xiu only nodded in a calm and indifferent manner. “I’ve heard about you.”
Chu Liuyue and Zhao Zicheng looked at him in surprise.
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He took a deep breath. “I’d like to have a brief chat with you alone, Young Master Rong. I wonder if it’s convenient for you?”
Rong Xiu raised his eyebrows and nodded. “Yes, of course.”
Zhao Zicheng gave her a hesitant look. “Your Majesty—”
“What is it that I can’t hear about when Rong Xiu and I have been engaged to one another? If you have something to say, please cut to the chase, Young Master Zhao.”
The temperature around them instantly dropped to freezing point, and the air around them seemed to be freezing bit by bit. Chu Liuyue distinctly detected the biting aura coming from Rong Xiu.
In fact, there was this one moment when Zhao Zicheng felt a murderous aura in the air. His heart thumped, and all the hair on his body stood on their ends. However, that feeling disappeared as quickly as it came as if it was all just his imagination.
A ghost of a smile touched Rong Xiu’s lips, and his voice was glacial. “Oh? What if I say ‘no?’”
Zhao Zicheng wasn’t discouraged by Rong Xiu’s answer, for he had already expected this. Instead, he continued saying, “You two might’ve been a good couple in the past, but as you can see now, she’s currently the Tianling Dynasty’s Empress. Her future partner needs to be someone who’s well-matched with her, but you’re not. If you truly like and cherish her, you should leave and forget all about the engagement for her sake. Surely you have some sense of shame?”
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