Wanyan Zhang took a deep breath, "Mother, in this lifetime, I will marry no one but Jiao Jiao."
"If mother does not agree, your son will never marry in this life."
Empress Xiao, whose mood was already bad, furrowed her brow in anger, "You, you are threatening this palace?"
Wanyan Zhang lowered his gaze, "Your son is merely stating a fact." He initially did not want to speak to his mother so bluntly, but her disparaging tone when referring to Jiao Jiao made him very uncomfortable.
Empress Xiao was so angry that she stood up, pointing at Wanyan Zhang, "You, you are simply defiant and unfilial!"
Wanyan Zhang continued to keep his eyes lowered, "Your son has never been defiant to mother."
"But mother must also think for your son's sake, all these years, has your son ever asked anything from mother?"
"In the past, no matter what mother said, your son never had objections. Now your son is over twenty years old, and just wants to marry the woman he loves. Is that too much?"
