"Your Majesty!"
Lü Ji cupped his fists, "Your servant wishes to ask Your Majesty to bestow a marriage."
"You, Lü Ji, are so highly regarded that several elders of the Imperial Family wish to marry their daughters to you. Which girl do you fancy that you can't marry on your own, that you need me to personally propose for you?"
Emperor Longqing teased, "Speak."
"Sun Li."
Lü Ji uttered two words.
Emperor Longqing's face changed, his lips curling into an arc that seemed both a sneer and self-mocking, "Shouldn't you be asking your master if he's willing?"
Lü Ji fell silent.
He had naturally asked long before.
His master had only one sentence.
"Ask your junior sister yourself."
...
He emphasized his tone, "I still humbly request Your Majesty to bestow the marriage!"
"Sun Xiangzong only has one daughter, it's better to let him decide for himself."
Emperor Longqing said coldly, "If you fancy any princess, even one from an enemy nation, just speak up."
