Even though Emperor Yongcheng had already decided to give up his little best friend and seek to marry a noble lady of matching pedigree, he still couldn't swallow it.
After all, for the past ten-odd years, no matter how "rebellious" he was, his real mother Lady He had always indulged him.
He was already thoroughly spoiled, used to his mother backing down and letting him have his way.
"...I don't believe it, there's no way Mother will really just sit back and let me marry Zheng Nianer!"
With that anger stuck in his chest, Emperor Yongcheng really did decide to dig his heels in against his own mother.
He didn't rush to release any "I'm choosing an Empress" signal to the important Ministers at court, and instead continued to mess around with Zheng Nianer.
He even got the idea to get Zheng Nianer's father and brothers another post with real authority.
