The Ultimate Trilogy

14. To Cancel an Engagement

14. To Cancel an Engagement

"Ugh! Er Xi, how can father be cruel enough to pair me with such a monster? I don't like it. I don't like it at all!" Yu Zhenzhen complained to her maid as Er Xi gently brushed the princess' hair.

"Princess, give the duke a chance. He is after all, the most desired bachelor in the country of Yu." Er Xi said dreamily.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It means he doesn't have a single concubine, wife, or mistress! Such a rare man, people wonder if he's secretly an eunuch. In fact, they're betting on your wedding night."

Yu Zhenzhen finally allowed herself to crack a smile at how ridiculous people's thoughts are. But realization hit her hard when she remembered Nangong Longwei and Qing Xiaolin's wedding night. Nangong Longwei had been a virgin since he had never touched another girl due to disgust of the opposite gender.

Meanwhile, the novel mentioned Qing Xiaolin being very nervous on their wedding night.

Yu Zhenzhen, at the time of reading, had thought it was because it was her first time... in reality, it was the opposite. Qing Xiaolin was not a virgin, and the author never clarified why.

Just left the readers in suspense. Luckily for Qing Xiaolin, Nangong Longwei never questioned her since he was utterly clueless in that area, and it was his first time with a woman, so he didn't know what to expect.

"I don't care if he's the last man on earth. He insulted me because of his stupid unnecessary jealousy, so we're done. I'm actually off to speak to father right now. Er Xi, wish me luck!" Yu Zhenzhen waved her goodbye and strode off to her imperial father's study.

Er Xi stood there wondering why the princess was the only female in the country of Yu to antagonize such an outstanding man...

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"I need to see my imperial father." Yu Zhenzhen told the guard standing by the door.

The guard cleared his throat and loudly announced the princess' arrive. Yu Zhenzhen had to arch her back to lessen the volume since it seemed like he swallowed a megaphone.

The guard ushered Yu Zhenzhen inside and there stood her imperial father and imperial mother.

"Zhen Zhen greets imperial father and imperial mother. May imperial father and imperial mother both live for hundreds of years." Yu Zhenzhen bowed in respect.

Emperor Yu laughed when seeing his favorite daughter and motioned for her to come closer. Empress Yu gave her precious daughter a kind smile.

"What can I help Zhen Zhen with today?" Emperor Yu asked gently.

"Imperial father..." Yu Zhenzhen gulped nervously. "I wish for the engagement to be canceled."

"Zhen Zhen I told you, this engagement is necessary. I cannot cancel it." Emperor Yu said with an exasperated sigh.

Yu Zhenzhen raised her bowed head and tears streamed down her face. "Please father! Zhen Zhen cannot handle that barbarian anymore! Zhen Zhen would rather kowtow a thousand times until Zhen Zhen dies of blood loss than to marry that childish brute!"

Both the emperor and empress were shocked at their daughter's declaration. Who knew she harbored such dislike for the popular duke?