章節 525: Late Night Confession 6

Just as Qi Qingyao was done washing up and was about to head to the dining hall for breakfast, Zhu Shen called her to the front hall, his expression serious. Bewildered, she knelt down and accepted the offered edict.

Qi Qingyao remained kneeling in confusion as the old man who brought her the edict took his leave.

Li Ruoxuan rushed over from the courtyard. He saw Qi Qingyao kneeling there and took the imperial edict from her hand with a somber expression. 

After looking through it, he frowned and threw the edict directly onto the ground.

He then pulled Qi Qingyao from the ground.

He settled her down into a chair at one side and handed her a cup of herbal tea. Qi Qingyao drank the cup of tea like a walking corpse as she slowly regained her senses. Her fingers were trembling slightly. She put down the cup and looked up blankly, asking,

"I… have been bestowed a marriage?"