I insist

Chapter 538: Leng Qiulian

"I dare not complain. On the contrary, I want to thank God for letting me meet you, the person I love most in this life."

Yu Huailin looked at Song Miqiu very seriously and said, word by word.

Song Miqiu was embarrassed by his words and coughed twice in succession: "Didn't you just say you were getting married? Has the date been set?"

"Of course, there's less than a month left. What do you think? Isn't it a bit too late? I asked the Ministry of Rites to handle the wedding arrangements before, and they actually said it was too rushed?"

It's already so late. I think they're deliberately trying to prevent me from getting married. If I didn't have so much else to do, I'd be happy to handle the wedding arrangements myself.

Yu Huailin was very unhappy when this was mentioned. He clearly wanted it to be earlier, but the people from the Ministry of Rites insisted that the time was too tight, forcing him to postpone the date.

Song Miqiu grasped his hand and walked towards the palace, saying as they went, "It's indeed too rushed. According to your plan, the wedding should be held the day after the empress is appointed..."

Whether it's getting married or choosing an empress, there are many rules and regulations involved. So you're clearly putting pressure on them. I don't think they'll be able to rest properly these days.

"I just want everyone to know that you are mine, the sooner the better, to quickly put an end to the hopes of those who covet you."

Yu Huailin said very seriously.

Song Miqiu couldn't help but smile: "I didn't expect you to be so possessive."

The two walked toward the palace, chatting and laughing, while the servants behind them were quite surprised to hear their conversation.

Even though he was already the emperor, Yu Huailin still referred to himself as "I" in front of Song Miqiu, and Song Miqiu showed him no respect, treating him as before.

Although the marriage arrangements were left to the Ministry of Rites, Song Miqiu still intended to participate herself, since it was her own wedding.

With the wedding date approaching, Song Miqiu had been very busy lately. Finally, he had something to rest, so he took a stroll around the palace with his maids and met a beautiful woman, Leng Qiulian.

She hadn't planned to pay any attention to her, but unexpectedly, Leng Qiulian took the initiative to cause her trouble.

Leng Qiulian had heard about Song Miqiu before, and she had always thought she was just an old woman, but she didn't expect that she was actually a woman older than herself.

She stood directly in front of Song Miqiu, scrutinizing her carefully, looking her over thoroughly.

Seeing this, a palace maid nearby couldn't help but say, "Young lady, this is Her Majesty the Empress. According to the rules, you should pay your respects."

Furthermore, it's very impolite to look at the Empress like that.

"Your Majesty the Empress?"

Leng Qiulian couldn't help but laugh out loud: "How dare you say such a thing? Does she even deserve to be Empress? Besides, the Emperor hasn't even issued a decree yet."

Whether she is the empress or not is still uncertain. Be careful not to attach yourself to the wrong person. Besides, whether I have manners or not is not something a lowly palace maid like you can say.

"You have no manners at all, just like your master."

After saying this, Leng Qiulian raised her hand to hit the palace maid.

The palace maid closed her eyes, intending to endure the slap, and she didn't think she had done anything wrong, but a long time passed without any pain.

She opened her eyes and saw Song Miqiu holding Leng Qiulian's hand, looking at her with a cold gaze.

Leng Qiulian was surprised that she would grab her hand. Her face turned ugly, and she shouted, "Let go of me! Let go of my hand! I'm going to teach the palace maid a lesson, are you going to stop me?"

Song Miqiu directly shook off her hand and said indifferently, "You disciplining a palace maid is none of my business, but you did discipline my palace maid, and also..."

Miss Leng, you are merely the granddaughter of the Prime Minister's residence, not a mistress of the palace. You have no status or right to discipline a palace maid. She doesn't understand the rules.

"There are people in the palace who will naturally discipline her; you don't need to overstep your bounds."

"From what you're saying, you really think you're the empress? Do you deserve it? You just got lucky. Don't take yourself too seriously," Leng Qiulian said.

Song Miqiu smiled and said, "It seems Miss Leng's information network is really lacking. The Emperor has already decreed that I am the Empress. This matter is now a done deal."

Even if you're not satisfied, I don't think you can change anything. What do you think?

Leng Qiulian was originally very tough, but when she saw that Song Miqiu was even tougher than her, she decided to change her strategy and pretend to be weak in front of her.

"Miss Song, what I just said was indeed a bit too sharp, but it was all for your own good. You probably don't know what's being said in the imperial court, do you?"

The Emperor has made such a great sacrifice for you, shouldn't you sacrifice something for him too? He's disregarded everything to make you Empress.

"Miss Song, you need to be more sensible and not be so selfish. You should think more about the Emperor."

Leng Qiulian spoke softly to Song Miqiu, as if she were doing this for Song's sake.

The palace maid standing nearby stared wide-eyed at her reaction. She hadn't expected someone to change so quickly and couldn't react at all.

Song Miqiu sneered: "Miss Leng, you really are a busybody. What happens between me and the Emperor is none of your business, and besides, the way you are..."

To be honest, I've seen too much of this. You were like this when we first met, and after all this time, you haven't improved at all.

"I'm doing this for your own good, don't be ungrateful," Leng Qiulian said through gritted teeth.

"Whether you're thinking of me or you, you know perfectly well. Didn't you go against me before because of him? You were after his looks."

"You're only interested in his status now, right? He rejected you before, do you think he'd choose you again given his current status?"

Song Miqiu looked at Leng Qiulian with amusement and said, word by word.

Leng Qiulian was indignant at these words: "My relationship with him is very close. If we were really choosing a concubine, do you think he wouldn't choose me?"

"Selecting concubines? Let's not even talk about whether he knows how to select concubines. Even if he did, you'd be excluded. You just said you're related."

If I'm not mistaken, you should call him "uncle," right? There's a huge difference in generation. Aren't you afraid? Doesn't he fear being gossiped about behind his back by the people?

She thought that if she said that, Song Miqiu would have nothing to say, but in the end, it was she who had nothing to say.

Seeing that Leng Qiulian remained silent, she smiled and said, "Alright, you've had your fill of showing off in front of me. Since that's the case, then get lost."

To be honest, I didn't want to see you; you're just stirring up trouble.

Leng Qiulian suddenly laughed: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, although I should listen to you and leave the palace, I was summoned here by the Emperor."

Moreover, the Emperor said he wanted to see me in person, so I couldn't leave.