I'm competing with the male lead for a woman (GL) - Chapter 6.2

Although it didn’t have the intended effect, it was precisely because of the Fourth Prince’s words that the Emperor of Qi realized something seemed off.

After a moment, the Emperor of Qi’s expression suddenly darkened.

The ungrateful son won’t die! How could someone on the verge of death shout so loudly like just now?

He was furious and scolded, “Xiao Jin, you unfilial son, you even want to snatch your brother’s princess, you—”

Before he could finish cursing, the Emperor of Qi couldn’t continue because he saw Chu Shao kneeling beside Xiao Jin.

He have to say, when he saw Chu Shao’s face, he seemed to understand why Xiao Jin went to snatch the bride.

It is often heard that the Emperor of Yao Kingdom possesses a luminous pearl, which shines brilliantly every night, filling the entire room with light.

But now, it seems that she is probably not as dazzling as this woman.

Chu Shao knelt on the carpet, unaware of the Emperor of Qi’s piercing gaze, as she was focused on contemplating something.

Long before she pushed Xiao Jin into the imperial study, she had already noticed that there were two pipa players inside.

At this moment, Chu Shao began to speculate with great interest: were these two women summoned by the Emperor of Qi himself, or were they presented by the Fourth Prince?

Actually, Chu Shao’s guess leans more towards the latter, but if that’s really the case, it’s quite ridiculous.

She really didn’t understand why the Fourth Prince, who was the Concubine’s son, was busy filling the Emperor of Qi’s harem with people. What was the reasoning behind that?

On the other side, Xiao Jin had already planned how to retort next, but unexpectedly, the Emperor of Qi suddenly stopped cursing.

She looked up and saw the other person staring intently at Chu Shao.

Xiao Jin immediately couldn’t understand.

The Emperor of Qi is just a tyrant from a cliché web novel, and he really thinks he’s Cao Gong? Staring at someone else’s wife until his eyes go cross-eyed, is this even appropriate?

She immediately coughed violently twice, pulling the Emperor of Qi’s wandering mind back to reality.

After coughing, Xiao Jin put down the bl00d-stained handkerchief.

Staring directly into the eyes of the Emperor of Qi, her voice turned cold: “Your Majesty, the weather is freezing, and my Princess has been kneeling on the ground for so long. May this subject ask if you could grant her permission to rise?”

At this moment, Xiao Jin addressed the Emperor of Qi as “Your Majesty” and referred to himself as “this subject,” seemingly truly intending to sever ties with his family.

After listening to Xiao Jin’s words, the Fourth Prince and the Emperor of Qi, feeling the heat in the study, both fell silent.

Because the craftsman built a tunnel under the imperial study, all you need to do is light charcoal in the flue, and the heat will spread everywhere.

Therefore, the pavilion is as warm as spring, showing no sign of cold at all.

Even the pipa player was sweating for Xiao Jin, thinking, “How could such a fine prince enjoy lying through his teeth?”

Xiao Jin is a ruthless person.

During the silence in the hall, she was still able to remain active on her own, whispering to Chu Shao, “Father Emperor has always been kind. His silence now is a tacit approval. Quickly rise and thank him, Princess.”

The Emperor of Qi: “……”

In the imperial study, from beginning to end, only Chu Shao maintained a constant smile.

Chu Shao felt that it was reasonable for the Emperor of Qi not to let her rise, after all, Yao Kingdom was dead, and she was now just an insignificant prisoner.

However, it is reasonable for Xiao Jin to get up on his own.

Because she and Xiao Jin are accomplices, prisoners share life and death together, so they naturally have to cover for each other’s crimes.

Chu Shao could understand that Xiao Jin’s actions were for her own good.

So she calmly stood up and said to the Emperor with a smile, “I thank Your Majesty for your great kindness.”

Xiao Jin was very satisfied; it seemed that Chu Shao also had a knack for getting on people’s nerves.

The Emperor of Qi, however, was so furious that veins were popping out on his forehead.

It’s gone completely upside down, truly upside down.

His good son was just granted the title of the Prince of Yan, and now he wants to ride on his head and act like a tyrant.

If it weren’t for Xiao Jin being afflicted with a serious illness, and because he already owed Xiao Jin a debt, he would have long since removed this child from the jade tablet.

The so-called “tolerance” has its limits.

The anger of the Emperor of Qi had surpassed the limits of patience; he picked up a memorial and pretended to smash it onto the ground.

Just as he was about to gather his strength to strike down, a little eunuch ran in tremblingly into the imperial study.

The young eunuch was pale and trembling all over.

Knowing that Emperor of Qi was extremely angry, he couldn’t afford to offend the one outside the palace either, so he fell to his knees with a thud and trembled, saying, “Your Majesty, please calm your anger!”

The Emperor of Qi’s hand froze in mid-air, and he could hardly catch his breath.

At this moment, he couldn’t smash it, and not smashing it was even worse.

He simply threw the memorial harshly at the eunuch and, in a fit of rage, shouted, “What are you doing here without my command? Guards, drag him out and execute him with a cane!”

The eunuch was struck by the memorial, causing his legs to go weak and stars to appear before his eyes, knowing that he was likely facing great disaster.

To save his life, he could only shout out loudly, “Your Majesty, the Crown Prince requests an audience—”

Hearing these words, Xiao Jin squinted her eyes.

Why did the male lead come too?