People didn't usually make an offer to someone who was about to face an execution.
Jiang Muchen's words thus ignited a flicker of hope within him.
"I am listening, Your Majesty," he calmly answered.
"You shall be my wife."
"..."
"In name only," Jiang Muchen added with arched brows.
Of course.
Relief washed over Liu Chengjiu, but an indescribably strange unease also pierced his heart at the same time.
"The way I see it, you and your brother need a safe haven, and I need a wife to stop my mother from pestering me further.
So this can be considered a good deal for both of us, don't you think so?"
In name only, so Jiang Muchen probably wouldn't need him to attend to any marital duties, Liu Chengjiu noted to himself. It wasn't a bad offer, really.
"It is," he agreed.
"Unfortunately, my mother has a set of qualities he would like to see in his future son-in-law. I need you to present yourself to him in three months, demonstrating that you possess these qualities."
