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In the courtyard opposite of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Mu Shui Qing was dressed in a blue robe. She had a celestial beauty on her face.

At this moment, she had knelt there for six hours already. Under the scorching afternoon sunlight, her face was deathly pale and she was in a daze. Her hands tightly gripped her dress to prevent herself from fainting.

She could not give up. She could not admit defeat just like that!

A trace of craftiness flashed across Murong Yue's face as she looked at Mu Shui Qing's tottering appearance. She walked over to Mu Shui Qing's side in quick steps.

"Little sister, why do you have to go through so much trouble?" Aside from his ugly face, King Qi had accomplished an impressive feat in the war. Even the Emperor had to treat him with respect. I wonder how many mistresses had fallen for him. "

Seeing Murong Yue's face that was more delicate than a flower, Mu Shui Qing couldn't help but feel disgusted. She weakly glared at her and said, "Since King Qi is so good, why don't you marry him?"

Little sister, you must be joking. Of course, Prince Qi's status is only worthy of that of little sister's direct descendant. Mu Ru Yue sniggered.

How could she possibly marry King Qi? No matter how good King Qi was, he wasn't a prince of the Emperor. There was no way he would be conferred the title of crown prince in the future, much less a person with a ruined face.

Her ambition ensured that she would definitely marry the current emperor's most beloved prince, Xiahou Nan. Because she was the daughter of the prime minister, she believed that in the future, the position of the crown prince's consort and even the empress would belong to her.

Unfortunately, after she said so much, the woman in front of her became increasingly cold and detached.

Mu Shui Qing completely ignored the hateful Mu Rong Yue as she stared at the plaque outside the hall, lost in thought.

Father was most reluctant to part with her, but why hadn't he come out to see her after kneeling for so long?

Was her father going to force her to do the same this time?

Looking at Mu Shui Qing's gaze, Murong Yue's eyes darted around before smiling complacently. "You can't be hoping that Daddy will help you, right? So what if your father is the Prime Minister? Even if the Emperor bestowed a marriage upon you and King Qi, so what? As an official, you have to follow the orders of a sovereign. "

Since they were young, they couldn't tolerate each other. In the same courtyard, she had already known that Mo Riverbliss had a lover. Perhaps they had already made a personal engagement. After the emperor bestowed the marriage decree, she was quite happy.

This way, Mo Riverbliss wouldn't be able to stay with that man as she wished!

Looking at the people kneeling on the shiny stone floor, and seeing how she endured the pain and the hot sunlight all over her body as she knelt and begged for her father's help, she felt a lot more at ease.

Mu Shui Qing opened her mouth, but didn't say anything. She knew that Murong Yue was right; she knew that father had his own difficulties.

But if she were to give up just like that, she wouldn't be able to do it!

If she gave up, it would mean that she and Jing Lian had no future.

Bai Jinglian thought of that elegant and graceful man and her heart throbbed with pain. Was this also a game of choice?

Choose family or love?

Mu Shui Qing, who had never experienced heat before, couldn't withstand such a long period of sun exposure. Finally, under the heat, she fainted and fell down at Murong Yue's feet.

As Murong Yue saw Mu Shui Qing fall to the ground, the corners of her mouth curved up in a mocking smile.

A brainless woman!

If I could just bask you to death like this, how great would that be? If you were to die, I would be the only young miss in the Prime Minister's Estate.

Seeing that no one was around, Murong Yue kicked Mu Shui Qing a few more times before standing up and walking away as if she hadn't been here before. It was already the second day that Mo Shui woke up. She slowly sat up and felt uncomfortable all over her body. Her knees were also extremely red from kneeling for too long.

Other than the servant girl, there was no one else by her side. Even her father, Mu Yufei, wasn't guarding her like he was before. It was as though he wouldn't let her do as she pleased this time around.

"Miss, you've woken up. You must be worried to death that this servant would wake up." Pearl was busy cleaning the room. As she looked back, she saw that Mo Shui Qing had already sat up.

Mo Riverbliss didn't bother with Zhu Zhu's words. She endured the pain and lifted off her blanket before putting on her shoes and descending to the ground.

Seeing Mo Riverbliss's actions, Zhu Zhu quickly stopped her, "Miss, what are you doing? You've only just woken up from the heat, so you need to rest a bit more before you can get out of bed. "

Mo Riverbliss pushed away the bead that was in her hand and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm going to the front courtyard. I want to continue kneeling down and beg father to retract his order."

"Miss, don't be like this. The Emperor's decree is helpless as well. Why are you forcing yourself?" "Your body is still the most important." Zhu Zhu followed behind Mo Riverbliss, consoling her.

No, I have someone I like. I definitely won't marry that King Qi.

Mo Riverbliss jogged towards the front courtyard. The morning sunlight was still considered gentle, and her blue dress was covered with a layer of other colors.

"Father, I know you're inside. Your daughter is begging you, begging you to let the emperor take back the order, I don't want to marry that King Qi, in this life, my daughter is not going to marry me, please."

After saying that, she stared at the center of the hall. She had to work hard for her own life, she didn't believe that her father would be so cruel to her.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon, it was noon again. Mu Yufei was still nowhere to be seen, but Mu Shui Qing had endured to the limit.

Just as she was about to fall asleep due to the sun, a tall and aged figure entered her eyes. Mu Shui Qing finally mustered up her courage and looked towards Mu Yu Fei.

She smiled, her face pale. "Father, you're finally willing to see me."

Seeing Mu Shui Qing's pale face and body on the verge of collapse, how could Mu Yufei not feel pained in his heart?

He thought that as long as he hardened his heart to not bother, Mu Shui Qing would understand. It was just that he had underestimated her perseverance.

He didn't know what was so good about that man that he would insult him like that.

Your father, I, am the Prime Minister and you are my daughter. Your entire life has been destined to be your own responsibility since birth, and the Emperor has already decreed it. Now, you want me to plead for mercy, and that would be disobeying the decree. "If you continue to ruin your body like this, don't blame me for being impolite to my beloved. A poor Elementary Scholar without any power or family, no one would even care about his death."

Mu Shui Qing looked at Mu Yufei in shock. She bit her lips and didn't say anything for a long time. They were actually using Jing Lian to force her to marry King Qi.

After a long while, she recovered her voice, "Daddy, you can't hurt Jing Lian. He's innocent, you can't kill an innocent person recklessly."

"Innocent? How dare he say he's innocent when he's seducing a young lady of the Prime Minister's Estate? "You'd better be obedient and marry King Qi. That person's life is in your hands." Mu Yufei warned Mu Shui Qing.

In his eyes, Bai Jinglian was not worthy of his daughter. To put it bluntly, he had taken a fancy to his daughter as a young lady of the Prime Minister's Estate so he would use her.