"Since Your Majesty already knows, I won't hide it from you anymore..." Xia Yunxi began to cry before she could finish her sentence. Wanyan Lie frowned more deeply as he watched her tears.
Xia Yunxi rambled on about her deep love and devotion for Feng Cang, and how she would not love anyone else. If she cannot be Feng Cang's bride, she would rather become a nun!
Xia Yunxi put on the full works - crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. However, she forgot that these tactics only worked in front of men who loved her; others would not give her any face for it.
"I understand, Princess. It's Cang'er's good fortune to be liked by you. The palace banquet is in a few days; you can prepare well for it. I still have memorials to review, so I'll take my leave now."
