Chapter 841: Old Man at 25
"Why does King Jing disagree? Is it because I’ve done something wrong? I can change," Sikong Mo’s attitude towards King Jing wasn’t ordinarily good, leaving everyone stunned.
It’s said that the most troublesome people in this world are fathers-in-law and younger brothers-in-law. He hasn’t experienced the power of a younger brother-in-law yet, but he knows this father-in-law is indeed enough to make him rack his brains.
King Jing couldn’t specifically point out what was wrong.
Anyway, the mere thought of him marrying his daughter made King Jing unhappy, for no apparent reason.
After just a bit of thought, King Jing, who was once called the little overlord of the capital city in his youth, quickly found a reason, and each sentence felt sharp, "Ye Jiu from my family is only fifteen, in the bloom of youth, and you, a twenty-five-year-old man, want to marry her. Do you have no shame? Just by age alone, how can you be worthy..."
A twenty-five-year-old man, and thinking of Ye Jiu’s tender bud-like appearance, it really... cuts deep!
"Ahem, King Jing, mind your words," even the old Emperor wanted to laugh but found it inappropriate.
Sikong Mo’s wounded gaze slowly swept over the surroundings and those who secretly covered their mouths were already quietly noted in his mind; he would make sure not to let them have secret opportunities later.
Even Ye Jiu, upon hearing her father’s words, for some reason, also wanted to laugh.
But, seeing Sikong Mo’s resentful gaze towards her, she forcibly held back her laughter, knowing not how much she was enduring.
"I wasn’t wrong, a whole ten years older than my Xiaojiu; a few more years and you could be her dad, yet you want to marry my daughter. It’s already late, hurry and wake up."
As soon as King Jing said this, Sikong Mo’s face uncontrollably darkened again, and Ye Jiu secretly stretched out her foot to kick King Jing once more.
Is this still her real father? Is he a nemesis?
Didn’t you see Sikong Mo bringing out the Tiger Talisman just to marry her? Not helping in persuasion, and instead, adding insult to injury, is really too much.
"Why kick me? I’m stating facts!" King Jing couldn’t control his temper this time and shouted back at Ye Jiu.
Yet Ye Jiu hadn’t forgotten she was still in the role of a follower and couldn’t openly contradict King Jing, so she just said, aggrieved, "I didn’t mean to."
Lying, was King Jing’s first thought.
There was a gap between them; if it wasn’t intentional, could her foot fly to kick his leg?
However, the ministers’ peculiar stares reminded King Jing of where they were, so he had to pretend.
A girl being drawn to outsiders, but she’s his own daughter, can’t hit her. King Jing silently repeated three times to successfully suppress his anger.
The Crown Prince watched the show from the side; Fourth’s mouth indeed never missed an opportunity to attract hatred.
This was good; without him interfering, Fourth would doom himself.
He didn’t believe that Sikong Mo could still want to marry that stubborn girl, unless he was out of his mind.
Taking advantage of the clash between King Jing and Sikong Mo, the Crown Prince quietly approached the Emperor and whispered a few words, causing the old Emperor’s face to change drastically, losing all the previous joy when seeing Sikong Mo eat humble pie, turning unusually cold.