The emperor was full of praise for Sun Xiang's intelligence and beauty, and publicly announced that she would be betrothed to the eldest prince and made her a concubine.Yuan Mingyu firmly objected after hearing the news, but the emperor's decision did not change.Yuan Mingyu felt sorry for her opposition, but Sun Xiang felt helpless. They were facing the most powerful person in the world and could not change their decision through rational explanation.
Sun Xiang said that if the eldest prince used coercive measures against her, she would rather die together with Yuan Mingyu.Yuan Mingyu felt that she had brought trouble to Sun Xiang, but Sun Xiang was very indifferent. Ever since she was released after assassinating Yuan Mingyu, she had always thought that Yuan Mingyu was a benevolent and moral person, but later she sawShe provided disaster relief and rescued people, took risks for a hidden guard like Ye Shao, and now opened a school for women. This shows that she is a person with lofty ideals, and she has no regrets about being able to help her achieve such a result.Yuan Mingyu decided to go to the emperor again to plead for mercy. When he learned that Sun Xiang was unwilling to marry the eldest prince, the emperor was dismissive and thought that who could not like power? If Sun Xiang was not a vain person, why would he stay with Yuan Mingyu?Around?
Yuan Mingyu had nothing to say, but said that if the emperor did not agree to her request, she would be unable to kneel down.The emperor thought she was threatening him and left.Yuan Mingyu knelt for a whole day and night, and finally fainted and fell to the ground due to exhaustion.After the third princess Yuan Mingyi saw it, she sent someone to take her back to the house.When Yuan Mingyu woke up, he saw Ye Shao staying by his side.The emperor still did not change his mind, so Ye Shao proposed to let Sun Xiang take medicine to fake death in order to deceive the emperor and the eldest prince.