"Don't you dare delay in accepting the decree!" Seeing Ouyang Jin's stillness, the eunuch grew impatient, his face darkening with annoyance as he urged.
"I, Ouyang Jin, will not marry Feng Youyou, nor do I wish to become kin with the Imperial Clan," Ouyang Jin suddenly rose, sweeping his long sleeves as he declared coldly.
Gasp! A collective gasp filled the air as everyone stared in astonishment at Ouyang Jin, who was openly defying the imperial decree. He... he... he couldn't be joking, could he?
Was this not a decree from His Majesty himself? How could he dare to defy it so?
"Insolence! To dare defy an imperial decree," the eunuch, initially dismissive of Ouyang Jin due to the Ouyang Family's downfall, now bellowed in anger upon hearing the open defiance.
"I, Ouyang Jin, do not deem myself worthy of the imperial bloodline, I ask that His Majesty withdraw the decree," Ouyang Jin said icily, casting a sidelong glance at the eunuch before striding away.
