Ye Zi'an chuckled, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, "It's not as bad as you think. Plus, the Emperor doesn't want Linyu to have a political marriage either; he actually detests such arrangements."
The direct cause of conflict between Great Zhou and Great Qi would be a failed political marriage.
"When the Prince of Yueluo Kingdom proposed this matter, I noticed the Emperor looked displeased, so I said in front of everyone that Linyu was already engaged to Qingtong, and the betrothal gifts had been exchanged; all that's left is picking a date for the wedding."
"Will that work?" Yang Chuxia asked, "Can everyone believe that? Plus, clearly the betrothal gifts haven't been exchanged yet. Saying that in front of the Emperor, if anyone finds out, that's deceiving the sovereign."
The last few words she said with utmost caution.
