Xu Ji and the others were all taken aback, and after a moment of realization, they hurriedly went to greet the Emperor.
In Shaohua Courtyard, Shen Ruoxi and the others also learned of the Emperor's arrival at the mansion, and they looked at each other in dismay.
Shen Ruoxi suddenly felt a bit guilty. After all, she had just told His Majesty that the marriage selection was a figment of imagination, and she was not considering marriage at the moment, only to be caught red-handed by him.
She felt truly wronged. It was only after she mentioned the marriage selection to His Majesty that she found out about it herself.
At the time, she had agreed reluctantly, just to appease her grandmother, with the intention of quickly going through the motions.
Once she joined the competition and went to the battlefield, she planned to stay far away from all the conflicts.
She really hadn't expected the Emperor to come in person; it was completely beyond her expectations.
