Si Ning couldn't see Ling Qi's face because he refused to raise his head but with how he was shaking he could see he was afraid yet Si Ning didn't feel any murderous aura from Xiu Zhicheng. The Emperor was only talking gently like he just wanted to dismiss the discussion Ling Qi brought on because Ling Qi's point was irrelevant.
"I will spare you once because you are my First Concubine father." Xiu Zhicheng told him, a hint of warning laid in his words.
"Thank you your Majesty, may his Majesty live for a thousand years...!" Ling Qi knocked his head on the floor three times yet he refused to stand to his feet.
"My marriage to General Si Ning is in few days and to travel to Xilie isn't a matter of days, The Emperor of Xilie should know that and I will not send General Si Ning as an envoy, that is final." Xiu Zhicheng said aloud.
