Girl, let me check it out.

Xiaozhu stretched out his hand and gestured.

"People outside are discussing this matter. I heard that the emperor himself issued an edict agreeing to it!"

Now that the emperor has issued the edict, there is probably no turning back on this matter.

That is to say...

Xiao Jin's beautiful eyes slowly widened, somewhat in disbelief.

In other words, Brother Fang and Xie Lingwan’s engagement has been cancelled?

Solved...solved?

"Hehe... cluck..."

Xiao Zhu suddenly heard a strange sound coming from his young lady.

She took two steps back in fear.

"Miss...what's wrong with you?"

"Ahem, cough, cough, I'm fine."

Xiao Jin barely managed to suppress the surprise that was so great that it almost made her faint.

I haven't even started yet, and Xie Lingwan actually broke off the engagement?

Isn’t this just... nonsense?

No, I have to act immediately to prevent any further accidents.

"I will go find my father right now and ask him to come to the palace to see the emperor and snatch Brother Fang away."

Xiao Jin ran out in a hurry.

"Hey Miss! The master is not in Changming, he is in Luojing! Have you forgotten?"

Xiao Zhu reminded anxiously.

"Oh yeah...then I'll go find my second uncle!"

Xiao Jin patted his head and cursed himself for being so stupid that he even forgot about this matter.

"But the second master went to the Jincheng Public Office yesterday and is not here either."

Xiaozhu said weakly.

Xiao Jin: "..."

This is how to do?

She was anxious.

Why is my second uncle not here at the most critical moment?

How about looking for big brother?

Xiao Jin suddenly thought of Xiao Ji.

The thought was immediately extinguished by her as soon as it appeared.

Forget it. With my brother's character, if I go to him he will definitely reject me righteously and then give me a bunch of lectures on the importance of being cautious in solitude.

He should teach!

Xiao Jin thought angrily.

This is how to do?

The girl sat down in annoyance and hugged the little rabbit silently.

Wait, that's not right?

Xiao Jin suddenly thought of a question.

As a younger sister-like character who has followed Fang Weihan and Xie Lingwan since childhood, Xiao Jin has some understanding of the relationship between them.

This Xie Lingwan must have real feelings for the other party's brother, otherwise, with her arrogant temper, she would have broken off the engagement long ago. Why would it drag on until today?

Then this time of breaking off the engagement... wasn't it her original intention?

Or was it the family that put pressure on him?

As the eldest daughter of the Lanling Xiao family, Xiao Jin is well aware of the complex conflicts of interest between the aristocratic families.

She just hates these things and is too lazy to get involved, not that she is incompetent.

Xiao Jin stroked the jadeite on his wrist, seeming to be lost in thought.

This matter is very problematic.

I can't act rashly. I have to see first and make arrangements with Brother Fang.

Eh?

Xiao Jin suddenly realized a more serious problem.

Does Brother Fang know about this?

Did Xie Lingwan get his consent to break off the engagement?

The more Xiao Jin thought about it, the more confused he became.

She stood up with a bang.

No, I have to go see him.

But he seemed to tell me not to go there...

The girl froze in place, looking troubled and perplexed.

What should I do?

……

At the same time, in the Xie family mansion in Chen County.

"Ling Wan, His Majesty has agreed."

A rare look of relief appeared on Xie Tao's stern face.

This matter was finally resolved.

He recalled his conversation with His Majesty.

"Xie Qing wants to cancel the engagement for your daughter, right?"

The emperor asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, that's right. This matter was proposed by the two young people."

Xie Tao lowered his head and said respectfully.

He was answered with an eerie silence.

Seeing this, Xie Tao's heart sank.

He was somewhat unsure of the emperor's intention.

"Does my nephew agree?"

The emperor didn't have to wait too long before he spoke again.

"His Royal Highness Prince Guangling has agreed. Your Majesty will know once he asks."

Xie Tao responded respectfully again.

He was answered by another unbearable silence.

"Oh……"

The emperor said with a smile.

"That's it."

"In that case, I approve this matter!"

The emperor's majestic voice echoed in the hall.

Xie Tao came back to his senses.

Although the process was a bit weird, fortunately it was done and Xie Tao felt relieved.

"Ling Wan, what are your plans next?"

Xie Tao glanced at his daughter, only to see that she was in a daze, as if she had something very heavy on her mind.

"Ling Wan?"

Xie Lingwan recovered from her distracted state and nodded slightly when she heard this.

"Father, your daughter plans to help you manage the family business."

Xie Tao was a little surprised when he heard this.

He didn't expect to hear such an answer from his daughter.

"Sure, do you want to be the shopkeeper?"

Xie Tao felt relieved that his daughter had finally grown up.

I know how to help my father share the pressure.

"That's not what I'm saying, Father."

She stood up, the strange element of water swirling in her hands.

Xie Lingwan raised her hand, and the door of the room, which was dragged by the waves, slammed shut.

She crushed another jade talisman, and a secret and invisible formation spread out on the spot, covering the father and daughter.

"Is this... a sound-stealing formation?"

Xie Tao looked at the formation with some doubt.

This is used to isolate sound and is very expensive.

What is she going to do with this thing?

"What exactly do you want to say? Why make such a fuss?"

Xie Lingwan returned to sit opposite Xie Tao and placed her hands demurely on the table.

The girl's sitting posture was elegant and perfect, and there was no trace of impoliteness from any angle.

"Father, I want to help you deal with Xie Liao."

Xie Lingwan looked straight into Xie Tao's eyes and slightly opened her red lips.

"what?"

Xie Tao said in shock and anger.

"That's your second uncle! How did you talk like that?"

He slammed the table angrily and glared at his daughter with a sinister look.

"Wouldn't Father want to?"

Facing his gaze, Xie Lingwan was not affected at all and her face was calm.

"Grandfather entered the court as an official to protect the family, and you and Xie Lue will jointly manage the Xie family's foundation."

"But Xie Liao has been secretly eliminating dissidents and expanding his own power over the years. Can't these fathers see it?"

"If this continues, the main branch of the Xie family will no longer be here with us."

Xie Lingwan narrowed her beautiful eyes and stabbed Xie Tao with a cold gaze.

"Or has father already accepted his fate?"

"What nonsense!"

Xie Tao stood up angrily, breathing heavily, like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.

Xie Lingwan had no expression on her face.

The father and daughter looked at each other silently, and no one spoke.