Chapter 572
Chapter 572: The First Female Marquis
Translator: Sissy That Walk
The riot waged by the Hong family came so suddenly that Xia City made a huge loss .
Three days later, Xia Houqi came to the throne . Soon after that, North Qing and Da Xia formed a marriage alliance . Xia Houqi and Princess Qingbi would tie the knot in half a year .
Xia Houqi lost his father and became much more mature .
He rapidly exterminated the remaining members of the Buddhist Monks Sect and punished the noblemen who had colluded with the Hong family by either dismissing them or confiscating their property .
The result of the Imperial Contest was also shown to the public .
Ye Lingyue ranked first without doubt . Due to the betrayal of Hong Mingyue and members of the Buddhist Monks Sect, Ye Liuyun replaced the original and ranked among the top 3 together with another warrior .
On the day of awarding, the new emperor appointed Ye Lingyue as Marquis Yue due to her contribution to the fight against the Hong family .
What surprised Da Xia was that Ye requested dismissal on the same day of awarding .
In court was the girl kneeling on the ground . She spoke in a clean tone .
“Your Majesty, many thanks for your recognition . But I was born in the countryside and was not familiar with the court etiquette . Hence, I am not suitable for the position . I will greatly appreciate it if you can kindly dismiss me as Cauldron Manager in Moonshine City and allow me to go back to the countryside . ”
The Hong family had already been exterminated . Hong Fang and his followers would be beheaded sometime after the interrogation . Moreover, the Ye family was ready to move to Xia City grasping the chance offered by the Imperial Contest .
Ye’s longtime wishes had been fulfilled one by one . Then she could follow her will by requesting dismissal .
After Xia Houqi succeeded to the throne, he ordered the marriage of Nie Fengxing and Ye Huangyu . Ye would, after the marriage of her mother, leave Xia City for the Ancient Forest, where she could get together with A Guduo and others .
In court was the prolonged silence .
For long, there was no reply . Then Ye secretly raised her head and observed the expression of the new emperor .
The handsome young emperor looked sullen, gazing at the pretty face of Ye Lingyue . He seemed to have been stabbed in the heart, suffering from unceasing pains .
If she was not Ye Lingyue, he would surely kill her .
However, she was Ye Lingyue, the one he loved so much .
After quite a while, the emperor said in a low tone .
“Marquis Yue, I will not accept your resignation for the moment . Go to my royal study and meet me after the meeting . ”
Ye sighed and thought to herself: “What should happen will never be avoided . ” These days she was always trying to avoid meeting Xia Houqi .
After the meeting of officials, Ye walked into the royal study . Her mother, Lan Yingwu and others showed great worries .
In the study was Xia Houqi sitting at the desk . The papers were heaped up .
“Your Majesty, Marquis Yue asks for your meeting . ”
Xia Houqi did not raise his head . He beckoned the eunuch to leave with several other servers . Then the door was closed and left inside were only the emperor and Ye .
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The room was filled with a heavy silence .
Ye only heard Xia turning the pages . After quite a while, Ye could not help but move her numb feet and asked：
“Your Majesty?”
Xia had no reaction .
“Little brother?”
Still no reaction .
Ye was somewhat annoyed . She strode forward and grabbed the papers before Xia .
“Xia Houqi, could you please talk to me?”
All of a sudden, Xia raised his head . The handsome face was full of anger and aggressiveness . He pressed Ye’s hand grasping the papers and then pulled with great force .
Ye was unprepared for this sudden move and fell down into Xia’s arms .
Ye’s nose tip hit Xia’s stone-like chest, and she felt a sharp pain .
“Ye Lingyue, I should be the one asking this question! You hated my father for treating you unfairly and offered no help when he was assassinated . I forgive you . You want your mother to marry Nie Fengxing . I have agreed . You don’t want to marry me . I can accept it . I just want to see you, but you are so merciless as to dash my only hope . ” Xia Houqi looked like a roaring lion, his eyes full of flames of fury .
Heaven knows that he seemed to have lost his hearing when Ye said that she was going to leave .
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This time, his tone showed that he was not an emperor but an ordinary person in front of Lingyue .
After he came to the throne, the emperor killed a number of noblemen in succession, including all in court who had been in league with the Hong family .
Now all the officials looked up to this young emperor .
But the girl before him showed no fear or awe .
She came and went as she pleased, upsetting Xia Houqi completely .
“You, you have known all about it . ” Ye was taken aback when Xia flew into a rage .
More surprisingly, Xia knew all about the things she had done deliberately .
She had known clearly that the Hong family was going to rebel, but did nothing to prevent the riot . She saw Hong Mingyue trying to assassinate the last emperor, but did nothing to save him .
She was by no means a good-willed person . She would never show any mercy to those who had treated her badly .
She knew clearly that Xia Houqi’s enthronement was the guarantee for her smooth departure .
Xia Houqi knew about all her plans and could even forgive her for not saving her biological father . . .
“You wanted to take revenge and I let you do it . I have a marriage alliance with Princess Qingbi and cannot promise you monogamy . Hence, I will not force you to marry me . But why could not you stay and help me? Lingyue . . . ” Xia Houqi was sobbing . He hugged Ye closely and would by no means let her go .
He was afraid that Ye would leave without hesitation once he let go of her .
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Xia’s tears dropped on the neck of Ye and they felt warm . He was crying like a big boy, all his domineering influence in court was nowhere to see . He kept on begging Ye not to resign .
Xia Houqi had just ascended the throne and had to deal with both internal and external conflicts .
At the very beginning, it was Ye Lingyue that had freed him from closeness .
For him, Ye was far more than a beloved girl .
Ye was embraced closely and could not free herself after trying several times .
“Your Majesty, Lord Feng of North Qing is waiting outside to meet you . ”
Exactly at this time, the eunuch reported from outside .
Xia Houqi raised his head and looked severe . Then he hugged Ye even more closely .
“Feng Shen . Why has he come?”
“Lingyue has just requested dismissal and that man cannot wait to meet me . ”
“I am talking with Marquis Yue about something important . Tell Lord Feng to meet me some other day . ” Xia Houqi said coldly .
“Your Majesty . . . Lord Feng, you must not break into the room . ”
Outside, the eunuch shouted in panic . Then the closed door was pushed open all at once .
Feng Shen walked in, followed by his warriors . He saw Xia Houqi holding Ye Lingyue closely in the arms and a sense of coldness was shown in his gaze .
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