Chapter 696 - This girl is different. (1/2)
Tan Xiu looked up at him with stunned expressions when she heard his words. She had her arms wrapped around his waist but he dropped his hands to the side. She was lost for words because she can't believe he just said this.
” Commander Yuan Song...you...wants to end things with me? What does this mean? You want me to marry that...that man?” her voice trembled as tears made their way to her cheeks.
Yuan Song clenched his fists and was doing his best to not wrap her in his embrace. Tan Xiu shook his shoulders and wailed loudly while trying to get his attention but he just looked straight at nowhere while wearing cold indifferent expressions. He didn't say anything about things going on just as Tan Jiahao had asked him to do.
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The days went by and Emperor Yang Hanying came to Tan Dynasty with his royal consort, the Empress. Tan Jiahao greeted them with great hospitality and generosity.
Yang Hanying sat on the royal throne while his Empress sat beside him which was arranged for them. He looked at Tan Jiahao and said, ” I want to meet Tan Xiu. Where is she?” he said while looking around, finding her nowhere.
Tan Jiahao frowned and glanced at his wife who was standing back, behind the veil. They were at the Imperial court and there were ministers and some important people present to welcome him but he wanted Tan Xiu to come to this gathering just to see him?
” Your Majesty, all these people came to welcome you. You can meet her later. It won't be appropriate for her to come here.” Tan Jiahao said in a low voice.
Even though he is Emperor himself, in front of Yang Hanying, he has to call him His Majesty because of his power among all the Empires.
Hanying glanced at him coldly and said, ” So? I want to see her now. Now!” he said indifferently.
The ministers glanced at each other and then him. He was being rude to their Majesty and wanted to call the Princess to the imperial court during the presence of everyone.
Yuan Song was standing in the corner and his expressions turned two shades dark seeing the way he was calling Tan Xiu by her name and with such attitude.
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Soon, Tan Xiu also appeared. She was wearing a light blue dress and was walking inside the court slowly, while Yu Ju was holding onto her arm for support. After Yuan Song ended things with her the other day, she started eating again because Tan Jiahao insisted for her to do so. However, she was eating less than she needed and also got a fever later on.
She still didn't recover but came to the imperial court because she was asked to do so.
Yuan Song clenched his jaw seeing her in this condition. Her face was pale and she looked lethargic and had no energy in her body.
Yang Hanying smirked seeing his little princess walking to him. He remembered seeing her for the firsts time when he was at the Liu kingdom. When he went out to look around without his guards and changed into commoner's clothing, he got bitten by a snake near the river. But this girl appeared out of nowhere and wrapped the area around the bite with a clean cloth and took some herbs from the plants there and applied to it.