Watching the back of the Great Wei Emperor as he left, everyone began to ponder things in their hearts.
After a short while, Prince Qingyuan also found an excuse to leave.
With the two members of the Imperial Family gone, the servants in the courtyard, understanding the situation, bowed and withdrew.
Without the presence of the Imperial Family, the ministers present, as well as the two from the Sikong Family,
felt the restraint on them suddenly eased somewhat.
"At the age of twenty-two, entering the Immortal Realm..."
Lord Shan of the Ministry of War was the first to speak, expressing his sentiments as before.
"If I remember correctly, he should be the youngest in our Great Wei to enter the Immortal Realm, right?"
"If we don’t count the records in old texts, Shen Han would indeed be the first..."
A group of high-ranking court officials occasionally exchanged a few words.
Although not much was said, their minds were filled with thoughts going all over the place.
"Today’s events indeed feel like a case of being too clever for one’s own good.
I wonder what Shen Han will think."
"Now possessing the strength of the Immortal Realm, there is fundamentally no need to worry about his safety.
To win him over in the future will be several times more troublesome than it is now."
The minds of these court officials were inclined towards wanting to befriend Shen Han.
It seems there’s no hope between Shen Han and the Imperial Family.
But that doesn’t mean the court officials can’t try to establish connections.
By tradition, scholars should not engage in court affairs before they reach middle age.
But today, it was the Great Wei Emperor who first pulled Shen Han into the court’s affairs.
Moreover, Shen Han, though still young, is already a powerful figure in the Immortal Realm.
An Immortal Realm power figure stepping into court affairs is perfectly normal.
In the Peach Garden, although ministers were chatting,
Sikong Zhan listened for a while, only to feel that these ministers were speaking in riddles.
As a member of the Sikong Family, he couldn’t understand their underlying implications at all.
Then Sikong Zhan, leading Sikong Miaomiao, took leave and departed.
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Sikong Zhan finally couldn’t help but show a trace of frustration on his face.
While thinking, he even reached out and slapped himself twice on the face.
"Uncle, why are you doing this..."
Sikong Miaomiao, seeing this, quickly reached out to stop her uncle.
Sikong Zhan paused, turned to look at Sikong Miaomiao.
"Miaomiao, it’s your uncle who lacks foresight, your uncle who is foolish..."
His words were full of self-blame.
"Uncle, what’s wrong..."
Sikong Miaomiao frowned, looking at her uncle.
After a moment of silence, Sikong Zhan looked at Sikong Miaomiao, his face showing guilt.
"Actually, the day before, His Holiness met with me.
According to His Holiness’s intention, he actually hoped that you, Miaomiao, would marry Shen Han..."
Upon hearing these words, Sikong Miaomiao seemed somewhat stunned.
Sikong Zhan’s mother is the sister of the Great Wei Emperor.
So, by extension, Sikong Miaomiao is also part of the Royal Family.
"But Uncle, today His Holiness clearly intended for Shen Han to marry the Sixteenth Princess..."
Upon hearing this, Sikong Zhan shook his head somewhat helplessly.
"Whether the Sixteenth Princess is a match for Shen Han, His Holiness probably knows better than us.
Originally, he thought, if Shen Han refused the Sixteenth Princess today, provided he slightly compromised without being too resolute,
then this marriage alliance would have been yours, Miaomiao...
Your potential and talent are not inferior to his, it’s not an exaggeration to say they are comparable.
I don’t know what I was thinking at the time, but I ended up refusing it..."
Sikong Miaomiao’s expression became somewhat complex upon hearing all this.
She tried to appear indifferent, but it seemed hard to control her expressions...