"Why did the Empress call Ji Anning to the palace when Licheng has already refused to get engaged to her?" Emperor Zhenji asked after hearing from his son.
Empress Yunxian did not answer her husband's question. Instead, she replied to Licheng, "I will never ask anything from the Crown Prince. He can do whatever he wants to do. He left us several questions seven years ago. Today, he did not bother to tell his mother the reason why he has no plans for marriage. He harshly talked with a woman who waited for him for seven years. Indeed, as the Empress I have to think of the future of the Crown Prince, of this kingdom. However, it will no longer happen," she affirmed.
Licheng curled his fingers. "I understand, Mother." He did not argue with his mother anymore as it would only increase tensions between them. He bowed to them and walked out of the chamber.
