The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 787 - 781: Does Qinqin Like It?

Chapter 787: Chapter 781: Does Qinqin Like It?

An imperial marriage decree?

Yue Tingfang suddenly laughed and said, "Being granted a marriage by imperial decree doesn’t sound too bad, does it? As long as His Majesty issues the decree, then it’s a done deal, right?"

"Well... that’s certainly true." Jin Moning suddenly thought of something and seemed to become somewhat unnatural.

...

At sunrise, thinking of the imperial marriage decree, Yue Tingfang rose early.

The girl he fancied, he could of course tell the Emperor and have him help with the marriage decree.

However, he didn’t want to force the girl, he needed to get her consent first.

After a sleepless night mulling it over, he finally came up with an idea.

In the military camp’s horse stable, he finally found her among the throng of fine horses.

She was feeding her beloved sorrel horse.

The gentleman, who normally behaved with decorum outdoors, for once took on a carefree pose, riding a snow-white steed backwards, his left hand resting on the back of his head, his right holding a scroll made of fine silk.

With emotions ready, he cleared his throat and intoned, "There is a beauty, unforgettable at sight.

Not seeing her for a day, my thoughts go wild.

The phoenix soars, searching the seas for its mate.

Regrettably, the fair lady is not by the eastern wall.

I let my zither speak, to express my innermost feelings.

When will she consent, to soothe my wandering heart?

I wish to be matched in virtue, to walk hand in hand.

If I cannot take flight, I’ll be doomed to despair.

Phoenix, oh phoenix, return to your hometown, to roam the four seas in search of your mate..."

Xiao Qinqin dropped the grass in her hands, wrapped her arms around her chest, and burst into loud laughter.

"Did you pick the wrong spot to recite poetry? They don’t understand, this is a horse stable, not Yixiang Courtyard. If you’re really at a loss, go recite in the street; I guarantee the throngs of adoring ladies that gather will out-number the horses here."

Yue Tingfang’s face flushed with embarrassment at Xiao Qinqin’s teasing, and in his agitation, failed to notice as the horse beneath him suddenly reared up, causing him to fall face-first to the ground.

The sight was utterly comical, prompting Xiao Qinqin to laugh heartily.

"I heard you grew up on horseback, yet who would have thought you could fall off one?"

Yue Tingfang climbed up awkwardly, the dirt on his white clothes refusing to be brushed off.

Frowning, as cleanliness mattered to him, he looked at the silk scroll in his hands and asked quietly, "Qinqin, did you like the poem I just recited?"

Xiao Qinqin, with squinted eyes and a smile, said, "Your voice is clear and transcendent, naturally it’s pleasing to hear."

Yue Tingfang’s heart burned with joy, and he asked again, "But did you like it?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Qinqin looked puzzled.

On the other hand, someone was riding a horse this way with a clip-clop sound. A soldier, seeing Yue Tingfang and Xiao Qinqin, dismounted and knelt on one knee, saying, "Miss, Princely Heir, a eunuch from the Emperor’s side has come to deliver an edict, asking the Princely Heir to enter the palace immediately."

Yue Tingfang shuddered, turned his head sharply towards Xiao Qinqin, and asked anxiously, "Do you like it?"

"What do you mean ’like it’?" Xiao Qinqin, seeing Yue Tingfang’s anxious expression morphing drastically, was completely baffled.

"It’s just..."

Before he could say more, the soldier again said respectfully, "Princely Heir, the eunuch is waiting in the camp."

Seeing his discomfort, Xiao Qinqin hurriedly said, "His Majesty summoned you to the palace; you’d better go quickly. Whatever it is, we can talk about it once you’re back."

Yue Tingfang guessed that being summoned to the palace by the Emperor was most likely about the letter from his father in Lingnan, probably regarding marriage prospects.

But whether Qinqin was willing or not, he didn’t yet know.

Fortunately, the night before the Crown Prince had said it would require his own consent before the Emperor would issue the decree.

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