Chapter 504: Who dares to steal from my kitchen?
Chi Rui clenched his fists tightly under the table, took a deep breath and he said, "I don’t know what answer you seek to hear from my lips your majesty. I am simply a man that fell in love with the princess from the first moment I set my eyes on her. It was not easy getting someone like her to look my way, her favorite words to me back then were ’go away.’ I knew that she was out of my league, for crying out loud she is a beautiful princess and I am just_ a business man." He looked at Rize and he smiled affectionately, "I did not go away, I persevered and she finally looked my way. Now that I have her the only thing I expect from her is love. I want her to love me as much as I love her. I will respect her and her work, never getting in the way of her success and when we finally get married I hope to have her support as much as I will support her. I want a family too of course, children, all three of them if possible. That’s what I expect most from our marriage, family, love and support. As for wealth, I have two hands and two feet, I can earn that on my own just as I have been doing. As far as connections go, I have no desires on the throne or politics. I don’t know if my answers satisfy you your majesty but this is my truth."
"Aww Rui," Rize said and she covered her mouth to hide her wide smile.
"I am not fully satisfied." the emperor said and Chi Rui’s heart dampened a lot. The emperor could call off their relationship, is that what was going to happen next? "At some point if I call on you and ask you to run for an office or assign you one will you do it?"
"Daddy." Rize gasped.
"Your majesty." the empress’s voice expressed her shock as well.
"My daughter needs a man that will back her up strongly, so either you should become a billionaire like your brother-in-law Muyang or a politician that holds some power and authority. When enemies seek to weaken the crown, they target the feet first before getting to the head. I am the head and my children are the feet, my feet need to be protected tightly so that I remain strong too. You can do this easily because you have a sister that has life changing technology in her hands, Rize told me that you run at an incredible speed, my people have been keeping an eye on you and I have seen a few recordings of you running. You are incredibly fast, maybe the fastest man alive even and your older brother is incredibly strong. Apparently your sister has been holding out on me, she has only provided us with strength serums not speed serums."
"It’s still new your majesty, she has only three samples so far." he said exactly what Chi Lian told him to say if this came up. She must have known that the emperor had people spying on him.
"Sure, I will believe what you say, but my words still stand, either become incredibly wealthy or join politics. The choice is yours."
"Father please." Rize said in a pleading voice.