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That night,I told my father about this.
My father,who has always supported me and been my backer,suddenly fell silent this time.
"Daughter,you mean the Fourth Prince already knew it was you?"
My father stroked his beard with a worried expression.
"Yes...yes,that's what he said."
"What...Is there something wrong?"
Did it matter that Howard Shaw already knew me?I looked at my father nervously.
I know that in recent years,my father's official position has been getting higher and higher,and he has more and more power in his hands.
Could this be the Emperor's plan?Let the Fourth Prince get close to me,find my father's faults,and then take the opportunity to suppress my father?
"This means..."
"Means?"
I swallowed hard,feeling extremely nervous.
"This means...the Fourth Prince has really strange taste."
"..."
Is this the reason why my father was silent for so long and looked so worried?
"The portrait I had painted of you is so beautiful.He actually said he doesn't like it.Sigh,I thought I had a strange taste.When you were thin,I thought you were beautiful.After you got fat,I thought you were really cute,chubby.The feeling of pinching and hugging you was really great.There's actually a man in the world whose taste is as good as mine..."
Pinching and hugging...My father actually did such things...
Just thinking of this serious old man outside doing such things to his chubby daughter at home made me get goosebumps all over.
Old man,take a hug from me!
"Then should I marry him or not?"
"It depends on you.Although he's a prince,with my status,it's not that I can't find someone more suitable for you than the Fourth Prince.So it still depends on your feelings.If you like him,accept him.If you don't,don't accept him."
I never expected the old man to say such things.
I thought that because the other party was a prince,he would strongly encourage me to marry him.
Old man,take another hug from me!
The imperial edict has already been issued.I just need to stay at home peacefully and wait for the Fourth Prince to come and marry me.
Who would have thought that one day,the Emperor would issue an edict summoning me to the palace.
What?Going to the palace?
In my impression,the Emperor is a serious person who doesn't smile often and would execute people at the slightest mistake.
Oh no,no,no.Does he have some opinions about me?
Or...did he find out that the Fourth Prince is good at martial arts and wants to give me a warning?
To make me behave myself and not have any delusions?
The more I thought about it,the more I felt it was like this.
Howard Shaw,you got yourself into trouble,and now I have to bear the consequences for you!
I nervously followed the nanny into the palace.I didn't even dare to look up at the tall walls.
I was afraid that if I wasn't careful,I would be caught making a mistake.
As a result,I saw Howard Shaw with a beaming face at the corner.
This heartless guy.I'm so worried and scared,and he's still smiling so happily.
"You're here!"
The nanny saluted him and then left,leaving me standing there in a daze.
What's going on?Didn't she say she was taking me to see the Emperor?
Why did she leave?
Now that she's gone,who's going to take me to see the Emperor?
"Come on,I'll take you to see Father.He's been wanting to meet you for a long time!"
"Ah?"
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation,I bowed my head and saluted.The Emperor asked me to raise my head and then praised me for being beautiful.
I thought to myself that the father and son have really similar tastes.
The Emperor said a lot of things,mostly asking about family matters.
I was extremely nervous.Firstly,I was afraid that the Emperor would have misgivings about Howard Shaw's martial arts skills.Secondly,I was afraid that the Emperor would be wary of my father's power.
But the Emperor didn't mention these two things at all.
He kept talking about Howard Shaw's childhood,smiling happily.
He also said that now that Howard Shaw was getting married,he wanted to see his future daughter-in-law with his own eyes.After seeing me,he felt relieved.
After talking for a whole morning,the Emperor finally let me go back.
