World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 475 - 251: The princess is deeply affectionate! Suo Lun’s biological daughter! (Important)

Chapter 475: 251: The princess is deeply affectionate! Suo Lun’s biological daughter! (Important)

For some people, refusing the kindness of others is the hardest thing to do.

And that was precisely the dilemma Suo Lun was facing.

King Zhi Bian showed such great favor, not only granting a marriage decree but also promising that Suo Lun would become the Regent Royal Consort.

Moreover, it was already written in his will.

This put Suo Lun in an extremely difficult position to resist. But Yan Nai’er was even more impossible to let down.

Eunuch Gao Yu said, "Count Suo Lun might be worried about Miss Yan Nai’er’s feelings, but rest assured, His Majesty the King has adopted Miss Yan as his foster daughter and made her a lady-in-waiting to the princess. You should understand the implication here. And Miss Yan has already agreed."

These words shocked Suo Lun all the more.

The King’s intention was very clear, to have both women marry him.

Of course, Yan Nai’er did not have the status of a wife, because in most regions of the Human Kingdoms, men could only marry one wife. Moreover, the monogamous system was also seen as a symbol of civilization and enlightenment.

As one of the four great kingdoms, the Rage Wave Kingdom naturally followed this system.

Therefore, the kings over the generations also generally had only one wife, meaning one queen, and that was to say no concubines.

On the contrary, Jiang Shang of Dongli Kingdom not only had a queen but also several concubines. And the ruler of the Flame Empire, besides the queen, also had two consorts.

The Rage Wave and Beiting Kingdoms, being newer kingdoms, needed to be even more concerned about reputation, having only one spouse.

And now the King was asking for Princess Zhi Yan and Yan Nai’er to marry Suo Lun together.

Although Yan Nai’er would only have the status of a concubine, it was still unprecedented.

When the princess got married, it basically equated to the consort marrying into the family.

The consort was half spouse, half servant, so dreaming of marrying a concubine was utterly out of the question.

The King’s favor was so profound that Suo Lun found it impossible to utter words of refusal.

But... Suo Lun still had to refuse.

Although Nai’er had agreed, her heart must be hurting.

She was a girl who held an absolute longing for love and absolute possessiveness. She didn’t want to share her loved one with any other woman, let alone be a concubine.

Moreover, up to now, Suo Lun owed neither the King nor Princess Zhuyan any favors.

But he owed Yan Nai’er far too much.

Without Nai’er, where would he have gotten an army? How would he take back Tianshui City?

To help Suo Lun, Nai’er had poured in everything she had.

If Yan Yan hadn’t loved his daughter so much, how could he abandon the great foundation of Tianye City and lead more than ten thousand troops to pledge loyalty to Suo Lun, when he hadn’t been willing to serve any king all his life, let alone a mere Suo Lun.

Now that Suo Lun had retaken Tianshui City, he couldn’t just kick her to the curb.

Suo Lun couldn’t do it; he wasn’t that cold-hearted.

Of course, on the surface, their love still had a result, but to let Yan Nai’er become a concubine was an immense humiliation.

So, the King’s kindness could only be accepted in his heart.

This marriage decree, he definitely had to refuse, the key was how to refuse.

At this moment, annoyance had already appeared on Gao Yu’s face. A servant should die if the master is insulted. With such generous grace from His Majesty the King, as a subject, not only did Suo Lun not weep with gratitude, but he also hesitated so indecisively, which was entirely an affront to the King’s supreme dignity.

"Count Suo Lun, are you planning to defy the royal edict?" Gao Yu asked coldly.

Suo Lun, who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly stood up straight, ready to reject the marriage.

That’s right, it was indeed defying the royal edict, no matter how tactfully put, it was still defiance.

And defying the edict was a severe crime, one that would plant a thorn in the King’s heart.

Just at this moment, Princess Zhen Yan suddenly knelt down and said, "Please, Father King, retract your edict. I’m not mentally prepared yet; after I develop mutual feelings with Count Suo Lun, I will ask you again for the marriage decree."

Zhen Yan had stood up before Suo Lun’s act of defiance, preventing the direct consequences of defying the King’s decree.

Seeing this, Gao Yu couldn’t help but be slightly stunned, and a sigh of relief escaped him softly.

Before the marriage decree, King Zhi Bian had asked Princess Zhuyan if she was willing to marry Suo Lun.

At that time, Princess Zhen Yan had nodded in agreement.

Now, suddenly standing out to disagree was not truly disagreeing but rather shielding Suo Lun from the accusation of defiance.

It was always better for the king’s own daughter to defy the decree rather than an outsider.

Gao Yu looked at the two for a long time, his gaze towards Suo Lun filled with a bit more chill and displeasure.

"In that case, I will go and report truthfully to His Majesty." Gao Yu said indifferently, then turned and left directly.

...

Suo Lun and Princess Zhuyan remained in the room, still kneeling on the ground, quiet and silent.

When Suo Lun lifted his head, Princess Zhuyan also lifted hers.

She, who had usually been either joyless or passionless, now had a trace of pain in her eyes.

Suo Lun’s stance, while protecting Yan Nai’er, had hurt Zhuyan.

No matter how transcendent and desireless she was, she would still care.

She was the legitimate eldest princess of one of the four great kingdoms, one of the highest-ranking women in the world, second only to Ji Xiuning of the Flame Empire and the eldest princess of the Dongli Kingdom—hardly anyone could be compared with her.

Moreover, she was also the most beautiful woman in the world, with only Ashi Li people being able to challenge her in this regard.

She was also the highest-skilled woman in the world, still only matched by Ashi Li people.

In terms of lineage, status, martial arts, talent, wisdom, beauty, and figure, Zhen Yan was unparalleled in the world.

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