C15 She Seemed to Have Lost the Bet.

Su Zijin watched Su Tao leave and turned to look at Beiyuan Chen indifferently, “Let’s go.”

Beiyuan Chen’s eyebrows raised slightly. He didn’t say anything and just entered the carriage. Su Zijin followed him in.

This scene shocked a few people. The eighth princess, Chong Shu, who was about to go to the palace to look for her brother, also saw this. She was in disbelief.

“That’s the Prince Regent?”

The palace maid beside her replied, “Yes.”

“That woman behind him is Su Zijin?”

“Yes.”

Chong Shu didn’t dare to get close to the Prince Regent or offend him. That was the fear that was engraved in her bones since she was young. She had heard the news of her brother’s marriage, but she didn’t expect the Prince Regent to be so gentle to her.

She stood there and watched the carriage leave. After a while, she came back to her senses and walked towards the palace.

The palace maid didn’t dare to say anything.

Not long after, Eunuch Li entered the Imperial Reading Room and reported, “Emperor, the eighth princess is waiting outside.”

The Emperor raised his eyes slightly and signaled for him to bring her in.

The Imperial Reading Room wasn’t a place for people who weren’t important. This had always been a rule.

Anyone who wanted to enter had to report to the Emperor first. Only then could they come in.

Not long after, Chong Shu came in after Eunuch Li left. The Emperor raised his hand and signaled for Eunuch Zhu to step down. The only people left in the entire reading room were the two siblings.

“Brother.”

Maybe because she was used to it, Chong Shu sat down on the side and didn’t see the Emperor frown. She asked with confusion, “Did the Prince Regent and Su Zijin enter the palace just now?”

"Yes."

"Why? Hasn't the Prince Regent been in the palace for a long time?" The Prince Regent had been in the palace for a long time. The people outside said that the Prince Regent was in closed door cultivation. If it was not something important, he would not be disturbed.

Zhongshu was afraid of her. If she had some hope for him before, she would only be afraid now. If she could not see him, she would not want to see him anymore.

She knew that her brother was like this, but he was different. The people in the court and the others were not afraid of him, but the Prince Regent. He still needed to rely on the Prince Regent to intimidate the court officials who were ready to act. This was a situation she had seen clearly a few years ago.

"To discuss the marriage."

"Brother, why did you marry them?"

The Emperor raised his eyes and looked at her. Zhongshu Yan withdrew her eyes and did not dwell on this question. Her eyebrows were filled with joy. She changed the topic, "You gave Su Zijin to the Prince Regent, so the marriage between her and brother Yi has been dissolved?"

"Yes."

"Then Brother, since you can give her a marriage, can you give me a marriage?" She looked at him with bright eyes. There was a burning light and expectation in her eyes.

"Marry Chu Junyi?"

"Yes."

The Emperor pursed his lips and was silent for a while.

Zhongshu Yan, who had been looking forward to it, looked at her brother's silence. She could not help but feel a little anxious. The light in her eyes dimmed. "Brother? Brother."

She murmured, "Can't I?"

“Xiao Zhu, you should know…” He didn’t finish his sentence, but Chong Zhu knew what he was trying to say.

She was the only remaining princess of the Imperial Family. Her marriage was related to the interests of the entire Imperial Family.

Even though she had thought about it before, she didn’t believe that her brother, who loved her so much, wouldn’t care about her personal feelings. Now, it seemed that she was thinking too much. Even her brother would care about the interests of the entire Imperial Family before she did.

She lowered her head and smiled. There was a bit of bitterness in her voice. She seemed to have lost the bet!