Princess Lingzhao glared at Murong Ke and said, "Lord Su and I are clearly in love. If you hadn't appeared out of nowhere last night, I would have had a way to convince the Emperor to agree to our marriage. You spend all your days playing with swords and spears, so it’s fine that you don’t understand matters of the heart, but how can you be so cold-blooded as to meddle in my marriage too?"
Murong Ke felt as though a thousand horses were galloping through his mind. "Which eye of yours saw that Lord Su was in love with you?"
"You are a lonely man yourself, so naturally, you cannot understand Lord Su’s true feelings! Today, in that great hall filled with so many people, he was the only one who stood up to help me, and the only one who saw the poetic meaning behind my painting," Princess Lingzhao said, her face flushing with shyness. "His poetry is elegant and free, clearly the work of a man of great talent and a heart for the world. Since he has already taken a step toward me, why shouldn't I resist this political marriage and fight for myself—and for him?"
Chapter 83