The Desolated King Is Not Favored?

Ye Yining could hear the warning in his tone. She tried her best to look into his eyes calmly when she thought about how she still had a big grudge to take revenge on.

"I'm serious. I'm sorry for what happened in the past!"

Her last sentence was very soft and filled with guilt.

Jun Jiuji's heart froze. This girl actually apologized to him?

He lifted her chin and made her look at him.

"I'm serious about you too."

Ye Yining blinked in shock. He was… Was he serious?

Jun Jiuji raised his hand and caressed her bright eyes. 

"No matter what happens at Father's place later, you have to stand firm. Remember, the person you want to marry is me, understand?"

Ye Yining seemed to be confused and nodded obediently. 

"I know."

Only after entering the palace did she know why Jun Jiuji had said those words.

Because they weren't the only ones in the royal study. Mo Huanchong, that scumbag, was there as well.

What was even more disgusting was that Mo Huanchong actually told the emperor that they were in love and had even exchanged love tokens and privately engaged for life.

The Emperor looked at the little girl standing beside Jun Jiuji and asked with a frown, 

"Ye Yining, do you have anything to say?"

Ye Yining glared at Mo Huanchong, who looked like a dog but didn't do anything.

"What's the love token you're talking about? Why didn't I know? Speaking of which, I recalled many things."

"Mo Huanchong, where is the Qilin Soft Armor you borrowed from me last time? When will you return it to me?"

"That was given to my father by the emperor. My father felt sorry for me and was afraid that I would be injured, so he gave it to me. You asked Su Yu 'er to lie to me and say that you were going to the border to do a dangerous special mission so that you could have more protection. You'll return it to me when you come back."

"You've been back for more than half a year now. Why haven't you returned the things to me?"

When Mo Huanchong heard this, he was stunned.

Did she call him Mo Huanchong?

Didn't she call him Brother Mo in the past?

It was true that he had borrowed the Qilin Soft Armor, but how could she say that in front of the Emperor?

When the Emperor found out that the Qilin Soft Armor was with Mo Huanchong, his face darkened and he seemed displeased.

Jun Jiuji turned his eyes slightly and looked thoughtfully at Ye Yining whose attitude towards Mo Huanchong had changed.

"What? Don't tell me you don't want to return it?" Ye Yining glared angrily at Mo Huanchong, who was trying to quibble.

Mo Huanchong suppressed the anger in his heart and quibbled in a low voice, 

"How could that be? I just forgot about it when there were too many things."

Ye Yining pretended to let out a sigh of relief. 

"That's good. If you don't return it, how am I going to face my father and the emperor?" 

"By the way, where's the Dual-Color Purple Jade you took from me last time?"

"You said that you would help me hire a craftsman to make jewelry. It's been more than a year, but I haven't seen a single jade hairpin. The Empress Dowager's birthday is coming soon. I plan to ask Jun Jiuji to find a good craftsman to make jade carvings for me."

Mo Huanchong's face darkened when he heard this. Wasn't that dual-colored purple jade raw stone a New Year's gift from her?

Was Ye Yining crazy today?

"Why did you go back on your word?"

The Emperor's interest was piqued and his tone was gentle, 

"Little girl, the Dual-Color Purple Jade you mentioned is the Purple Jade that was half the height of a person that was auctioned off by the Thousand Jade Pavilion last year?"

Ye Yining nodded aggrievedly. 

"Yes! It was that dual-colored purple jade raw stone. My father didn't have that much money. At that time, it was my uncle who paid for me! I originally wanted to hire someone to make a lot of jewelry that could be used to give to many people. However, Mo Huanchong didn't say anything after he took it. He was so angry, but I was too embarrassed to flare up."

Mo Huanchong could no longer control his emotions.

He gritted his teeth and glared at Ye Yining. 

"You gave me that raw stone. You said it was a New Year gift."

Ye Yining widened her eyes in shock. 

"Who told you that? I only promised Su Yu 'er that I would give your mother a set of jewelry after I made it. Why would I give you the entire dual-colored purple jade? I'm not stupid. That's one of the dowries my uncle gave me."

Mo Huanchong's expression suddenly froze.

What happened to Ye Yining?

Why was it different from usual?

While he was still in a daze, Ye Yining had already knelt down, feeling wronged. 

"Your Majesty, can you help me? I really don't have the intention of giving him such a valuable thing. I just thought that he was like my father, an upright and righteous person. He would spit and nail when he spoke and wouldn't take advantage of others."

She rubbed her eyes and continued to accuse Mo Huanchong.

"In the winter of the year before last, he even borrowed a million taels of silver from me, saying that he wanted to buy food for disaster relief and that he would return it to me when the Imperial Court allocated the money, but he didn't return it to me.

Also, in January of this year, Su Yu 'er and Mo Huanchong told me that they wanted to buy a batch of medicinal herbs to send to the front line. They asked me to borrow money from my uncle for a turnover. I also lent them 500,000 taels.

But I think Mo Huanchong doesn't want to return it.

"The silver is an external object, so it's fine if you don't return it. Anyway, it's a gift to the border soldiers and to help the disaster victims. However, the two-colored purple jade raw stone, the Qilin soft armor, and the Lingxing dagger must be returned to me. Emperor, please seek justice for me!"

Jun Jiuji's eyes turned cold when he heard this.

He had given the Starry Dagger to Ye Yining in the past, but that girl had given it to someone else.

Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Mo Huanchong and wanted to kill him, he still maintained a calm expression on the surface. 

"Didn't Father allocate funds for the disaster relief and the delivery of medicinal herbs to the front line? Furthermore, the Crown Prince was in charge of this matter."

The Emperor's expression was also very bad. He looked at Mo Huanchong with a dark face and scolded, 

"Get down! The thing Ye Yining mentioned, along with 1.5 million silver, would be delivered within two hours."

"Yes… Yes!"

Mo Huanchong didn't dare to refute this and hurriedly left the royal study.

The Emperor glanced at Ye Yining and his gaze fell on Jun Jiuji.

"Are you planning to forget about the past and marry Ye Yining?"

Jun Jiuji reached out and pulled up Ye Yining. He looked at his Imperial Father seriously and said in a firm and sincere tone, 

"Father, I want to marry her!"

The Emperor waved his hand in annoyance.

"Forget it, you chose her yourself. Protect her well!"

"I'll grind ink for my father."

Jun Jiuji walked forward indifferently and came to the dragon table. He took the initiative to help the Emperor grind the ink.

It was obvious that he wanted the Emperor to write the marriage decree now.

"You're so proactive at this time." 

The Emperor glanced at him, but he still took the pen and wrote the imperial edict to bestow marriage.

Ye Yining looked at the way Jun Jiji and the Emperor interacted and was distracted for a moment.

Who said that Jun Jiuji wasn't favored?

The scene in front of her wasn't something an ordinary prince could have when interacting with the Emperor.