The main point is that now is not the time to dwell on whether Su Ying truly wants to be the Empress. Things have reached this stage, and there are many things that must be done.
If Shen Junhe were to actually heed Lin Tangyue's words, Su Ying, having been heralded as the Emperor's fiancée with such fanfare, would now be leaving the palace in disgrace. It is inevitable that people in this world would point fingers at her, and one can only imagine what her family would think. Even if they didn't know the full details, isn't that how armchair critics are born? The modern world has these armchair executioners who do nothing but talk, and naturally, the ancient world has them too.
Ruan Jiaojiao was currently racking her brain for a way to stop this from happening, when Shen Junhe let out a faint chuckle. "What if I refuse to marry anyone but her?"
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