The Emperor was very angry, and the consequences were severe.
Zhao Junyao found a perfect scapegoat—That pair of absurd parents of Xia Ruqing!
There was one thing he never forgot. That night on the second day of the new year, he had merely brought Qingqing a few trinkets. Yet she wept in his embrace like that. He pondered over and over but couldn't figure out why. So, he simply and crudely chalked up this account to the Xia Family Clan.
Zhao Junyao's logic was very clear. If Qingqing is not happy, it's your fault!
How domineering, right? But who makes the rules when one is the Emperor?!
