"Your Majesty Xue Ye, are you kidding?" Ye Feng asked with a wry smile.
"I am the king of a empire, and I never joke," Emperor Xue Ye answered in a serious tone.
If Emperor Xue Ye had not taken into account that Ye Feng's master was Chen Xin and that Ye Feng had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan behind him, he would have directly issued an imperial decree, granting the marriage between Ye Feng and Princess Xue Ke.
Prince Consort? Prince Consort? Prince Consort?!
Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe looked at Emperor Xue Ye in shock.
Especially Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi had only wanted Emperor Xue Ye to pay attention to Ye Feng, hoping he could recruit Ye Feng into the Heaven Dou Empire's official ranks. After all, Ye Feng was an exceptional talent.
However, Emperor Xue Ye wanted Ye Feng to be the prince consort of the Heaven Dou Empire!
"Your Majesty Xue Ye, no." Ye Feng shouted.
"Why?" Emperor Xue Ye asked.
"I'm used to being lazy. I'm not suited for life in the palace," Ye Feng declined.
"That's just a habit. Time will change everything. Believe me, you will come to like life in the palace."
"It still won't work."
"Why?"
"Your Majesty, I'll be blunt. To others, being a prince consort is a supreme honor, something one could only dream of. However, what they don't understand is that as a prince consort, even if I want to sleep with the princess, I have to get her approval first."
In order to reject Emperor Xue Ye, Ye Feng bluntly pointed out a problem that many overlooked.
As a princess's consort, his freedom would be greatly restricted.
Even if the princess was as beautiful as a flower, he couldn't be with her whenever he pleased.
Throughout history, if a prince consort wanted to be intimate with the princess, he had to obtain her consent.
As for taking a concubine? That was simply impossible.
This was way too unfair to men!
"Hahaha!"
Emperor Xue Ye laughed heartily.
"Don't worry, I support you. Except for the days when women cannot be touched or when Princess Xue Ke is ill, no matter when you want to sleep with Princess Xue Ke, she cannot refuse."
"Ah!"
Ye Feng was stunned.
Ye Feng had only wanted to refuse Emperor Xue Ye's offer, not expecting him to grant such a privilege!
Emperor Xue Ye restrained his laughter and continued, "If you are worried, I can even issue an imperial decree."
"Ah?"
Ye Feng was speechless.
For an emperor to issue such a decree was practically tyrannical!
"Are you still hesitating?" Emperor Xue Ye frowned at Ye Feng.
"Your Majesty." Ye Feng looked into Emperor Xue Ye's eyes and asked, "Is Princess Xue Ke really your biological daughter? Is she really your own daughter?"
Ye Feng couldn't help but be suspicious.
Was Xue Ke really Emperor Xue Ye's biological daughter?
"Ye Feng, watch your words!" Ning Fengzhi anxiously reminded him.
Asking whether the princess or prince was truly the emperor's child—such words were absolute taboos in the palace!
"No problem."
Emperor Xue Ye raised a hand to stop Ning Fengzhi's words and said, "Ye Feng, I can tell you this with certainty. Xue Ke is not my biological daughter. She was born to my queen. Her status is noble. Now, do you still have doubts?"
"No." Ye Feng shook his head.
Even so, he still refused to become a son-in-law.
"Why this time?" Emperor Xue Ye's patience was wearing thin.
Ye Feng looked at Emperor Xue Ye.
How was he supposed to explain this?
Ye Feng knew that war would soon break out between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall.
Because of the system, Bibi Dong had become infatuated with Ye Feng.
And in Ye Feng's heart, he had already decided to accept Bibi Dong, even though she had already given birth to a child.
But that didn't bother him.
He came from the 21st century—what was wrong with a woman who had given birth?
As long as she was beautiful and interesting, that was all that mattered.
Since Ye Feng had decided to accept Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, he would never stand against her on the battlefield in the future.
In that case, he could not become the son-in-law of the Heaven Dou Empire.
This was the real reason why Ye Feng rejected Emperor Xue Ye.
But how could Ye Feng explain this to Emperor Xue Ye?
There was no way he could tell him.
Ye Feng noticed from Emperor Xue Ye's tone that his patience was running out.
To avoid further trouble, Ye Feng paused, glanced at Xue Qinghe out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly had an idea.
With a serious tone, he said, "To be honest, Your Majesty Xue Ye, I have a crush on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you truly want me to be a consort, you might as well betroth His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to me!"
Emperor Xue Ye: "..."
Ning Fengzhi: "..."
Chen Xin: "..."
Eunuch: "..."
Xue Qinghe: "..."
Everyone was stunned.
They all thought they had misheard.
Had Ye Feng just said he liked men?
And that he had fallen for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe?!
Xue Qinghe: Oh my god, how did I get dragged into this?!
Emperor Xue Ye frowned, his sharp gaze fixed on Ye Feng.
"Ye Feng, what did you just say? Say it again!"
The eunuchs around Emperor Xue Ye could tell that the emperor was angry.
He was giving Ye Feng one last chance.
At this moment, any rational person would back down.
But Ye Feng really said it again.
"I said, to be honest, Your Majesty Xue Ye, I have a crush on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you truly want me to be your consort, you might as well betroth His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to me!"
This time, everyone heard it clearly.
Ye Feng liked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe.
Emperor Xue Ye abruptly stood up from his chair, his presence like that of a waking tiger.
The air in the tent became tense.
Ning Fengzhi remained silent.
If he had to choose between Ye Feng and the Heaven Dou royal family, he would choose Ye Feng without hesitation.
Chen Xin did not speak either.
Not only did he not reprimand Ye Feng, but his sharp gaze locked onto Emperor Xue Ye.
To Chen Xin, he had spent a lifetime searching for a worthy disciple and had finally found one.
No matter Ye Feng's preferences, he would always stand by his side.
Even if it meant opposing the Heaven Dou Empire.
Even if it meant opposing the world!
As for Xue Qinghe…
He was utterly speechless.
Shocked beyond words, he knew that no matter what he said, it would be wrong.
So, he wisely chose to remain silent.
"Hmph!"
Emperor Xue Ye snorted coldly, stepped forward, and walked out of the tent.
When passing by Ye Feng, he let out another snort to express his displeasure.
Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief.
He had thought this matter was finally over.
That Emperor Xue Ye would no longer insist on making him a son-in-law.
But Ye Feng was wrong.
That night, Ye Feng was brought to a tent by Xue Qinghe's men.
"His Royal Highness is inside. Ye Feng, go in yourself."
"Okay." Ye Feng nodded, not suspecting anything.
Lifting the tent flap, he stepped inside.
Ye Feng froze.
Inside the tent, someone was bathing in a wooden tub.
And that person… was not Xue Qinghe.
It was a woman.
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