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Ye Ping returned to his residence.
He knocked on the door of Su Changyu’s room.
“Senior Brother Changyu.”
In the room, Su Changyu was lying on his bed and thinking about life.
He had already calmed down, but he had yet to come up with the outcome he wanted. He couldn’t immerse himself in it because the environment was unsatisfiable.
That made him miss the cliffs of the Qingyun Dao Sect. He believed that if he stood on the cliff and stared at the starry sky, he would have long gotten an outcome.
Hearing Ye Ping’s voice, Su Changyu snapped out of his thoughts.
“Come in.”
Su Changyu said.
In the next moment, Ye Ping pushed open the door of the room and walked in.
“Greetings, Senior Brother.”
Ye Ping entered and immediately bowed.
“Ye Ping, you don’t have to be so polite.”
After saying that calmly, Su Changyu turned to look at Ye Ping.
“Ye Ping, what are you looking for me for?”
Su Changyu asked with a calm expression.
When Ye Ping saw Su Changyu’s appearance, he knew that Su Changyu had already calmed down.
He couldn’t help but secretly admire Su Changyu for having already seen through everything long ago.
“Eldest Senior Brother, do you remember Princess Qingmo?”
Ye Ping asked.
Su Changyu immediately nodded.
He remembered that Xia Qingmo was the friend whom Ye Ping had brought back to the Qingyun Dao Sect. She fell in love with him at first sight and had been secretly peeking at him.
Of all the many suitors he had, Xia Qingmo was the one he remembered the most.
When she left the Qingyun Dao Sect, he had given her a secret manual as a gift.
He wondered if she had practiced the techniques in the secret manual that he had given her.
Xia Qingmo was the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty. ‘Did Ye Ping encounter any trouble when he went to see Xia Qingmo just now?’
Su Changyu immediately thought.
“Are you trying to talk to me about Princess Qingmo?”
Su Changyu asked indifferently.
“Yes, Eldest Senior Brother. I just went to see Princess Qingmo and learned that she’s going to marry the prince of the Great Ze Dynasty. However, Princess Qingmo seems to be reluctant about it. So, I thought of asking you for help.”
Ye Ping wasn’t embarrassed to ask Su Changyu for help as he simply told him about the matter.
However, Su Changyu was not in a hurry to answer.
He sat up to look at Ye Ping.
Back then, Xia Qingmo had been peeking at him because she carried a torch for him and later on, she realized that she had fallen for someone whom she would never be able to be with. Hence, she chose to give up and stopped continuing to peek at him.
She then got closer to Ye Ping.
Su Changyu immediately understood something as he sized Ye Ping up.
‘Ye Ping is already of age.’
‘It’s indeed time to consider.’
‘As his Eldest Senior Brother, how can I not help him out with this? This concerns his lifelong happiness.’
‘How am I supposed to help him?’
‘Old Xia!’
To be honest, Su Changyu didn’t want to go see the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty now.
Although he was calm, he still didn’t know how he should face the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, it concerned an important matter of Ye Ping’s life.
“Ye Ping, don’t worry. Leave this matter to me.’
Su Changyu said calmly.
Although he did not have a clear idea, he felt that it would be embarrassing if he dilly-dallied and said he would go to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty to try talking to him about it.
“Eldest Senior Brother, I’d like to thank you on behalf of Princess Qingmo.”
Ye Ping was elated. He trusted Su Changyu a lot and believed that his eldest Senior Brother would definitely succeed in giving help.
“Ye Ping, wait for my news here.”
Su Changyu then slowly walked out of the room.
The thought of looking for the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty made him feel a little flustered.
However, he had already agreed to help Ye Ping.
“Lord, what orders do you have?”
The eunuch, who was guarding outside the hall, bowed and asked.
“I’m going to go see… the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.”
Su Changyu said indifferently.
“Lord, come with me, I’ll take you there!”
The eunuch didn’t say much and agreed to take him to see the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
He remembered clearly the instructions that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had given him previously.
Su Changyu nodded and followed the eunuch over.
In the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was seated in the hall and looking through the memorials.
However, he had been looking at the same one for a long time because the matter regarding Su Changyu had put his heart in turmoil as he wondered if Su Changyu would accept him or not. Hence, he was in no mood to handle the matters.
At this moment, a eunuch entered the Heart-Nurturing Palace and reported to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Hearing this, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately stood up energetically.
“Quick, let Changyu come in.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was extremely excited as he scurried out of the hall, only to see Su Changyu who was dressed in green and looking like an immortal.
“Changyu, come in quickly.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty looked at Su Changyu with some nervousness.
He thought that Su Changyu must have come to him because something had happened, or the matter regarding their acknowledgment.
“I’m here to look for you because I need you to help me with something.”
Su Changyu said with an indifferent expression.
After the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty heard this, he was a little disappointed that Su Changyu was not looking for him to tell him that he was ready to accept him.
However, it was a good start since he said that he needed his help.
“What’s the matter? Tell me and I’ll help you.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said.
“Princess Qingmo is not willing to get married, I hope you’ll cancel her engagement and let her choose herself.”
Su Changyu immediately said.
He did not choose to beat around the bush because he didn’t have the habit of doing so.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn’t help but frown slightly. He didn’t expect Su Changyu to look for him because of Xia Qingmo’s marriage.
He was puzzled as to why Su Changyu knew about Xia Qingmo’s marriage and even came to ask him to cancel the engagement.
The marriage alliance between Xia Qingmo and the third prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was very important to the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately made a decision without thinking too much.
It was Su Changyu’s first time looking for him for help, so there was no way he would turn him down.
The marriage alliance was between two nations after all and it could not be dissolved so easily.
“Okay, I promise you that I’ll cancel the engagement and let her make the choice herself.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said.
“Thank you very much.”
Seeing that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had agreed to him so resolutely, he thanked him.
“It’s alright. Whatever makes you happy, Changyu.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was naturally elated to be thanked by Su Changyu.
However, when he saw that Su Changyu had yet to address him as his father, he knew that Su Changyu had yet to accept him so he comforted himself by telling himself that he had to take it one step at a time.
“Changyu, are you adapting well to staying in the palace?”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked in a bid to chat with Su Changyu.
“It’s fine. If there’s nothing, I’ll go back.”
Su Changyu said indifferently.
He was not as indifferent as he seemed to be on the surface. Deep down, he had lots of complicated emotions and he didn’t know what to chat with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty about, so he seemed indifferent.
“Okay, go and get some rest. Come to me if there’s anything you need.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty also did not say anything as he merely instructed the eunuch to serve Su Changyu well.
Watching Su Changyu leave, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty returned to the Heart-Nurturing Palace and immediately ordered someone to cancel Xia Qingmo’s engagement with the Great Ze Dynasty.
While walking, Su Changyu slowly heaved a sigh of relief.
This meeting with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty made him feel that he obviously had some difficulty accepting the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty as his father and accepting the fact that he was the Tenth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, it wouldn’t be good for him to say that he couldn’t accept the matter after he had just asked for help.
It could also be that the meeting just now had affected his mood.
Su Changyu planned to calm down again and observe the situation for a few more days. If he still felt the same way, he would come clean with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and then return to the Qingyun Dao Sect.
After making up his mind, Su Changyu felt much more at ease.
When he returned to his residence, he saw Ye Ping who was reading a book.
“Senior Brother Changyu.”
When Ye Ping saw Su Changyu return, he immediately got up.
“Ye Ping, I’ve already resolved the matter regarding Princess Qingmo with Old Xia. The engagement is going to be canceled and she can choose for herself. You have to buck up.”
Su Changyu said with a calm expression.
“Thank you, Senior Brother. I will definitely do my best to cheer her up.”
Ye Ping answered with a Dao salute.
He didn’t expect that Su Changyu would be able to get the engagement canceled so easily.
Ye Ping did not think much about the fact that Su Changyu asked him to buck up. He thought that Su Changyu just didn’t want him to be distracted by these matters and that he wanted him to work hard on cultivation.
Su Changyu patted Ye Ping’s shoulder and went back to his room to ponder about life.
At the same time… in the Great Xia Dynasty palace.
In the Crown Prince’s hall, the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty was seated on the chair with a gloomy expression.
“You mean Father has canceled the marriage alliance with the Great Ze Dynasty?”
The crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty’s tone was cold.
“Yes, Your Highness.”
The person below answered with his head hung low.
“Is there a reason?”
Xia Qian continued to ask.
He was the driving factor of the marriage alliance between the Great Xia Dynasty and the Great Ze Dynasty, which decided the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty also knew about this matter, but the Crown Prince didn’t expect that the emperor would cancel it when the wedding date was so near.
“There’s no reason for that. His Majesty simply ordered for the engagement to be canceled and even said that we are not to interfere with the Tenth Princess’s marriage in the future.”
The man below the hall answered.
“I’m going to ask Father about it!”
Xia Qian left the hall and headed straight to the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
15 minutes later, Xia Qian arrived outside the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
“Father.”
Xia Qian called out.
“Come in.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty’s voice sounded.
“Greetings, Father.”
Xia Qian entered the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
“What are you here for?”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked calmly as he looked at Xia Qian.
“I heard that you have canceled the marriage alliance with the Great Ze Dynasty, so I came to ask you what the reason is. The marriage alliance concerns peace at the borders. If it’s canceled, we will definitely be harmed.”
Xia Qian revealed the purpose of his visit.
“Xia Qian, I told you to stop getting involved in anything. Stay in the palace quietly and read some books.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty looked at Xia Qian and said calmly in the Heart-Nurturing Palace. However, his calmness was intimidating.
“Father, I just don’t understand. This marriage alliance will only benefit the Great Xia Dynasty.”
Xia Qian kneeled on the ground and said with his head hung low.
“Xia Qian, I told you, even though the Great Xia Dynasty is no match for the Great Ze Dynasty today, the Great Xia Dynasty is still the Great Xia Dynasty!”
“There are internal and external problems in the Great Xia Dynasty that cannot be solved just with a marriage alliance.”
“You’re the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty and yet, you’re so concerned about the Great Ze Dynasty. Now that the marriage alliance is canceled, you’re here to ask me about it.”
“Who do you think you are? A subject of the Great Ze Dynasty?”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty’s voice was as loud as thunder, making Xia Qian’s face turn pale.
“Father, I… I’m just worried about the Great Xia Dynasty…”
Xia Qian kneeled on the ground miserably, not daring to raise his head to speak.
“I told you to study well to nurture your heart. It’s been so long, why haven’t you grown or progressed yet?”
“Go back and reflect on yourself, stay out of these matters for now.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said calmly.
“Yes, I’ll go and reflect on myself now.”
Xia Qian did not dare to continue speaking as he walked out of the Heart-Nurturing Palace, hanging his head low.
Watching the Crown Prince walk out of the Heart-Nurturing Palace, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty thought of Su Changyu and began comparing him to Xia Qian.
“Ah.”
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately sighed.