"Ah?" Zhu Zhanzhen looked at Chen Xinyue in surprise. He never expected that she would say such words, and she was actually the concubine chosen by his mother for him.
She said these words calmly, with a smile that was pure and happy. I haven't seen her smile like this for a long time.
Yes, I haven't seen her for a long time.
Suddenly interested, Zhu Zhanzhen smiled and teased her again: "So now you are my wife, I can't do whatever I want."
Chen Xinyue's expression remained unchanged as she poured hot tea for him: "Your Highness, we haven't gotten married yet. The Crown Princess said that Your Highness is the most unruly person, so she told me to be more boring in the future, and to keep His Highness in line, so as not to
I will be punished just like this time."
"Now that I am famous, other high-ranking nobles and girls from Gongbohou Mansion have all withdrawn from the election. Aren't you afraid that you will marry the wrong man and end up in a dragon's den and a tiger's den?"
"Afraid." Chen Xinyue's answer was straightforward and simple: "There are rumors that His Highness is crazy, but I know His Highness, and I know that His Highness is not that kind of person."
"You seem very different from before."
"Your Highness is very different from before."
The cold wind is cool, the tea is warm, the stove is warm, a little fragrance, two tender feelings.
Zhu Zhanzhen asked a question he had had for many years: "Why did you leave a few years ago? Every time I correspond with you, I only talk about business matters."
Chen Xinyue's face turned slightly red, and she looked at Zhu Zhanyi with a pair of eyes as bright as stars.
"Why do you look at me like that?"
"If I reveal the truth to Your Highness, can Your Highness promise not to laugh?"
"I'm a professional and I don't usually laugh."
Chen Xinyue's face turned red and she said softly: "When I was young, I suddenly felt that His Highness was surrounded by beauties, such as Li Xiaozhu and Zara, and later spent a night with the Princess of Siam, so I felt that I was redundant and became jealous. It seemed that Your Highness
He doesn't have any affection for me, maybe he just likes to flirt with girls."
She spoke very carefully, but she also made her feelings clear.
Seeing that Zhu Zhanzhen was just listening, he continued: "Xinyue is just the daughter of a merchant family. Although she is adopted into the uncle's name, she can be considered to have a family background, but your highness is surrounded by princesses from a certain country, and there are many princesses in the palace.
When all the ladies looked at me, they started to shrink back. His Highness probably doesn't like a girl like me."
"Then why are you back this time?"
Chen Xinyue lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes so as not to look at Zhu Zhanchen. She looked at the tea in her cup, which was slightly rippling. She was at a loss what to do. She put her slender and white hands on her guqin and played it lightly unconsciously.
"That's it...that's it..."
"What is it?"
Chen Xinyue mustered up her courage and said: "I originally thought that His Highness didn't care about me, but His Highness often wrote to me. I thought that I was not worthy of Your Highness. In the future, I would just find a well-matched talented scholar to marry and become a wife, husband and child.
But every time I open His Highness's letter, I want to see you again, but I can't hide my shame. I'm afraid that Your Highness will think that I want to stick to His Highness and climb a high tree, so I restrain myself from seeing you or replying to your letter."
"In recent years, there have always been people coming to ask for marriage. There are Jinshi, noble family members, and young masters of the marquis. But my heart is full of His Highness, and I can't tolerate anyone else."
For a girl of this era to say these words, one can imagine how much courage Chen Xinyue mustered up to tell Zhu Zhanzhen her thoughts little by little.
Her eyes were red, filled with 70% love and 30% shyness. The drops fell into the teacup, causing shallow ripples, reflecting her face.
The cold wind is blowing, the frost is white, you and the winter snow are both pure white. The girl's heart is enough to break away from the frost and snow, turning into the spring breeze and blowing towards her face.
"You don't even dare to come to see me, how dare you say these things today?"
"Ever since I found out that His Highness was going to choose a concubine, I felt melancholy and unhappy every day. I tried to muster up the courage and then got discouraged. I went back and forth for several days and finally I was unwilling to give up and asked my grandmother to draw a portrait for me.
I specially asked someone to draw it more beautifully, so I came here with a thick skin."
"Since you have already participated shamelessly, why not be more thick-skinned and tell His Highness what is in your heart today? If Your Highness really doesn't like me, His Highness will not marry me even if he goes beyond etiquette.
If Your Highness still has your heart for me, I will be willing to marry Your Highness no matter how difficult it is."
The most unbearable thing in the world is the kindness of a beautiful woman.
"Now I have no military power, and my reputation has been tarnished by the officials. Everyone is calling for beatings. Now that I have been released, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to regain my glory in the future. Those high-ranking ladies who wanted to marry me before
They all withdrew one after another. If I am rejected by His Majesty and become a powerless prince in the future, living a hard life, haven't you thought about retreating?" Zhu Zhanzhen asked curiously.
Chen Xinyue's eyes were burning, and there were still some crystal tears in her eyes. She shook her head vigorously: "What I like is not the Prince of Pearl River County. What I like is not the Tiger Talisman Golden Seal of the Four Domains. What I like is not the cleverness that everyone praises.
Grandson of the Fifth Emperor, I just like that boy who seems a bit naughty when we first meet him but will jump into the river to save me without thinking."
"Also, Your Highness, I have money and my life will not be difficult."
The girl smiled happily with tears in her eyes. At this moment, she expressed all her thoughts and she felt much more relaxed.
Zhu Zhanyi felt warm in his heart. He had been scolded like that before. If he didn't mean it, which nobleman would be willing to marry his daughter to a prince who had lost his power, a prince who would be doomed and rejected by the emperor.
Sun still doesn't know what will happen next.
True love can only be seen in times of adversity, and Zhu Zhanzheng's somewhat gloomy mood suddenly became brighter.
If she were my wife, she would be fine.
"You were jealous when you were a kid, aren't you jealous now?"
"Yes." Chen Xinyue said without thinking, "A little bit."
You can't argue with yourself about many things, you have to think openly.
Zhu Zhanzhen laughed heartily: "Play me another piece of music."
"What do you want to hear, Your Highness?"
"You can play whatever you are best at."
Chen Xinyue's piano music started playing again, and Zhu Zhanyang sipped his tea and listened. When he was halfway through, Zhu Zhanyang suddenly stood up and walked behind Chen Xinyue, stretched out his hand and picked her up, hugging her completely.
Chen Xinyue was shocked, and the maid not far away was so frightened that she almost jumped up. Men and women cannot be intimate.
"Your Highness, what do you want to do?"
"I hug my wife, why not?"
Chen Xinyue's cheeks turned red: "Your Highness, the wedding is only two days away. Please follow the rules of etiquette and allow Xinyue to be the princess of His Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."
After hearing this, Zhu Zhanzhen put Chen Xinyue down, but held hands. He finally understood why he didn't want to marry a concubine he had never met before.
He can work hard in the officialdom, weigh the pros and cons, and engage in intrigues. The only thing he can do is marriage, because it is purely about love, not a family marriage or a tool for clan unity.
He does not want to use his marriage to benefit himself.
If you can come as you wish, you will be lucky for three lifetimes.