Chapter 590 He Dares Not, I Will Call the Wind and Rain
After a brief moment of shock, Mo Lingwei's thin eyes lit up with wild joy.
"Of course I am willing."
As if he was knocked unconscious by the great joy.
In front of Xie Suzhi and others, Mo Lingwei picked up Shen Ningning and turned around.
The Black Wolf King immediately jumped off the stool and rushed over, standing up and patting his head with his wolf claws.
Shen Ningning laughed continuously: "Put me down first, I haven't finished yet!"
Mo Lingwei quickly put her down.
Then, he turned around and looked at Xie Suzhi and others who were already dumbfounded, and said loudly: "Uncle Xie, please accept my greeting. When I go back, I will explain this matter to my father and arrange for the Ministry of Rites to propose marriage."
"Wait!" Shen Ningning stopped him: "There is no need to rush this matter. Daddy said he would take me out to travel around the world. I think it won't be too late to get engaged when I come back."
Mo Lingwei hesitated.
It's not that he doesn't agree, but he is worried that something will change if he delays.
After waiting for Shen Ningning to agree, what if she doesn't agree after she comes back from outside?
Xie Suzhi saw that there was still room for maneuver, and his shocked expression improved a little.
"Your Highness, don't alarm the emperor for this matter for now. It's not too late to talk about it after I bring my daughter back to the capital."
Mo Lingwei thought about it and said decisively: "I will go with you."
"What?" Xie Mingan was completely unable to sit still.
Xu Jingxi shook his head gently on the side: "Your Highness, you are the crown prince. Now that the emperor is ill, most of the government affairs depend on you to make decisions. If you go out with us, who will take care of the government affairs?"
Mo Lingwei subconsciously looked at Xie Suzhi.
Xie Suzhi immediately bowed his hands: "The emperor has agreed to my resignation and retirement. Your Highness, the new prime minister will not take office until half a year later."
The implication is that he can only rely on himself.
Mo Lingwei frowned and thought carefully. Which old minister in the court can be relied on?
Master Ye? He is too old. I am afraid that he will die of exhaustion from such tedious government affairs.
Mo Lingwei looked at Xu Jingxi again.
Xu Jingxi's face changed: "Your Highness, I don't have an official position yet."
He didn't even take the imperial examination, and they actually wanted him to do such a hard job?
Shen Ningning couldn't help laughing and said to Mo Lingwei: "Don't go anywhere. Anyway, I don't plan to take you with me."
"Why not take me with you? Take me with you, and the guards, accommodation, and entertainment will all be mine."
"After getting married, I can spend a lot of time with you, but I have less time to spend with my father and family. So brother, you have to be obedient. Just stay in the capital and help the emperor uncle share the government affairs." Shen Ningning said, while standing on tiptoe and reaching out to touch Mo Lingwei's head.
He subconsciously bent down and lowered his head. Shen Ningning stroked him twice. In the eyes of outsiders, it really looked like comforting a small animal.
Xie Mingxu and the others were heartbroken.
The Black Wolf King sneered.
Mo Lingwei was very fond of what others considered unruly behavior.
He thought about it and felt that what Shen Ningning said was very reasonable. No matter how reluctant he was, he could only nod.
"Okay," he said with a deep look in his eyes, "but before you leave Beijing, why don't we hold the engagement ceremony first?"
The royal family has complicated and many procedures for marrying a wife.
For the engagement alone, Shen Ningning had to hand over her horoscope to the Imperial Observatory for the matchmaking, but this step would take at least ten days.
If there was no problem with the horoscope, the next step would be to offer the marriage proposal.
Since Shen Ningning was going to travel, she should hand over her horoscope first.
At the same time, she had to accompany Mo Lingwei and send the horoscope to the tablets of the previous emperors in the royal ancestral temple.
If the Engagement Letter was not damaged or lost within seven days, it could be handed over to the Imperial Observatory.
Shen Ningning felt that Mo Lingwei's request was not unreasonable.
Since she has decided to marry him, it is only right for her to cooperate with such a process.
Just when she was about to agree, Xie Suzhi stood up suddenly: "Wait, Ningning, wait a minute."
His eyes were complicated, he looked at Mo Lingwei, and finally his eyes fell on his daughter.
"You and Dad come over." Xie Suzhi called Shen Ningning to the side hall behind the screen.
While the father and daughter were talking alone, Grandma Qin, who had been smiling and silent, finally spoke at this time: "Xiao Mo, sit down, there are cakes and tea here, eat while waiting."
"Thank you, Grandma." Mo Lingwei shouted smoothly.
As soon as he sat down, he felt several cold eyes looking at him.
From left to right, they were Xie Mingxu, Xie Mingan and Black Wolf King.
The eyes of Mr. Xie and Xu Jingxi were still friendly, but also revealed a kind of alienation.
It seems that the one he is going to marry is really the treasure of the Xie family.
Thinking of Xie Suzhi's attitude last time, Mo Lingwei looked behind the screen with some worry.
Will Xie Suzhi persuade Shen Ningning to change her mind?
Behind the screen, Xie Suzhi really expressed his suggestions to Shen Ningning for this matter.
"Daddy thinks you are too anxious. Even if you really want to marry him at this moment, there is no need to rush. Why don't you go out for a walk and make a decision when you come back? Maybe by then, you will have a different mood and will not want to marry the prince."
Shen Ningning smiled helplessly: "Daddy, I like my brother, and I won't like anyone else."
"That's not necessarily true." Xie Suzhi quickly refuted, deliberately frowning, but his eyes looking at Shen Ningning still revealed the worry of fatherly love.
He was still afraid that his daughter would suffer in the palace after marrying.
A man's heart is like glass, not reliable at all.
Now he keeps saying that he likes her, but maybe he will change his mind after a long time.
By then, he will be old, what will happen to his daughter? Let others bully her?
Shen Ningning smiled and said, "Dad, if it were someone else, would you be willing to let me marry?"
Xie Suzhi was silent for a moment: "At least find someone that your brothers can suppress. If you want to marry the prince, if he lets you down in the future, how can we help you get justice?"
"If he bullies me, I will help myself get justice. Dad, I am not a character who suffers losses and grievances. If he is ruthless, I will give up."
Shen Ningning said it easily, and it was obvious that he had considered this issue a long time ago.
But how could Xie Suzhi rest assured?
He taught her earnestly, just hoping that she could take it slow.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ningning listened silently for a long time, and suddenly asked a question.
"Dad, when you asked to marry mom, did you also swear such an oath? You said you would treat her well for the rest of your life, and you really did it later. If mom was like me at that time, afraid that you would change your mind in the future and rejected you, would you feel regretful?"
Now, it was Xie Suzhi's turn to be stunned.
He suddenly shook his sleeves, turned his back, hid his eyes that missed his wife, and said stubbornly: "Dad's situation was different from yours at that time."
"How is it different? Dad had already made a name for himself in the court at that time, and mom was a poor girl with no background and was bullied by the Qi family."
"Your mother was powerful at that time. She could call the wind and rain. If I betrayed her, I might be drowned by the flood when I went out."
Shen Ningning put her hands on her hips and said confidently: "I will too! If he betrays me, I will kill him with a thunderbolt!"