Xi Hanzhou set down the wine jug, picked up the Cool Jade Bead from the table, and held it in his palm.
"Father, when did she become Fourth Prince's woman? When did you issue an Imperial Decree? Why didn't I know?"
The Emperor finally understood. His son had truly set his sights on a young woman.
At first, he had thought it was Second Miss Su, the one wearing a dress in the same style as his. But when he remembered that although the girl was fairly pretty, her nature was so innocent that she could practically be called foolish, he felt that was unlikely.
Now, it was clear. His son had set his sights on Prime Minister Su's eldest daughter.
In fact, his son was already twenty-five or twenty-six, yet no woman had ever been able to get close to him. Those who approached him even slightly had either died of illness, been scared to death, or simply been hacked to death by him in one of his fits of rage. Now that he had taken a liking to a young woman, the Emperor was genuinely pleased.
The Crown Prince of a nation did not even have a woman, and no one knew where his descendants and bloodline were. It was not only the ministers who were anxious; as his father, the Emperor was extremely anxious as well.
But even so, he could not choose his younger brother's woman, much less a woman with a lame leg.
"The Imperial Decree has not yet been issued, but this matter was settled long ago."
Xi Hanzhou was extremely irritated. He picked up his bowl and drained another bowlful. "Everyone knows that Fourth Prince is very fond of Second Miss Su. Does Father intend to have Prime Minister Su marry both of