Jun Lingyun let go of Chu Yunxi and gently stroked the hair on her forehead.
"For the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, princesses have been getting married since ancient times. It is a fate that cannot be resisted. Even if I don't agree, my father may but will not change his mind. We cannot place our hope on our father and have to find another way."
Chu Yunxi showed two small dimples and her eyes were burning.
"I believe in you. The two of us will be able to find a way to deal with Dongyi."
Jun Lingyun's mood finally improved. He liked the word "we". He and Chu Yunxi were now us, no longer fighting alone.
"Okay, this time, let's solve it together. I have sent extra personnel to guard the mother and daughter, so Xi'er doesn't have to worry."
Chu Yunxi stretched out her hands, wrapped her arms around Jun Lingyun's waist, and leaned her face against his chest. Due to her years of martial arts practice, Chu Yunxi's body had no trace of fat, which made Chu Yunxi feel a little fluttering in her heart.
Listening to Jun Lingyun's strong heartbeat, this rhythmic sound made her settle down, and she would not be confused and hesitant because of her resistance to the imperial power.
Her little hands couldn't hold back and restlessly touched Jun Lingyun's body, which made Jun Lingyun's throat roll, but she pulled away contentedly.
"Ling Yun, I'm going back to the house first. Princess Shengya is still at the house."
The beauty took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, how could Jun Lingyun be willing to let her leave like this, and want to leave just because he was angry?
"Your body has not recovered yet, please come back tomorrow."
Chu Yunxi raised her face and met Jun Lingyun's reluctant eyes with a teasing look.
"Do you think something's wrong with me?"
"I don't think you're going to faint again and again. I'll ask Dr. Zhang to check your pulse and prescribe some decoction for your recovery later."
Chu Yunxi choked and had no choice but to confess.
"Ling Yun, you have forgotten that there was a library tower in my dream. When you thought I was falling asleep, in fact, I was just reading."
Jun Lingyun gritted his teeth.
"Okay, I will be by your side day and night to take care of you. You don't even think about food and tea. You are such a hard-hearted little woman. What are you saying now? From now on, you must inform me of everything in advance, otherwise I will punish you."
As he spoke, he scratched Chu Yunxi's waist. She was the most itchy and begged for mercy.
"Haha, okay, I don't dare anymore, I won't dare anymore, hahaha, I will tell His Highness first what I do in the future. Hahaha..."
Jun Lingyun let her go and helped her straighten her dress.
"Let Bai Xiao take you back, I have to go see Wantao."
"Okay, don't worry about me."
Chu Yunxi understood that Princess Wantao's matter was more difficult than hers. She was engaged to Jun Lingyun, and the emperor could even be interested in her. Princess Wantao was alone, and there was no reason to refuse the marriage.
The unaware Princess Wantao was teasing the myna that the emperor had just given her.
"Little one, can you talk?"
The myna shouted in a high-pitched voice:
"Speak, speak."
The eighth princess excitedly pulled the maid next to her to watch.
"Listen, listen, this bird can really talk."
The starling immediately started to learn the tongue again.
"Listen, listen, talk, be able to talk."
The palace maid also looked strange.
"Princess, the emperor loves you the most. Whatever good things I have, I will send them to you. I heard that this myna was a rare gift given to the emperor by the crown prince of Dongyi Kingdom when he entered the palace."
Princess Wantao smiled sweetly. Although her mother-in-law did not give birth to a prince, her father did not neglect them and loved her very much. She was grateful in her heart.
"Well, I remember all the kindness my father has been to me. I will also be filial to my father in the future."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived~"
Princess Wantao was overjoyed. The prince and brother were busy with official duties and rarely had time to come and sit in her palace.
"Brother Crown Prince, I heard that the emperor's sister-in-law stayed at the East Palace yesterday. How come you have time to come to the emperor's sister's place?"
She looked at Jun Lingyun playfully, wanting to see if her iceberg brother would blush. But she saw Jun Lingyun's face was serious.
"You all go down, I have something to say with the Eighth Princess."
The palace officials glanced at Princess Wantao cautiously, saw her nodding, and hurriedly retreated.
"Brother, please sit down."
Princess Wantao didn't know why. Seeing Jun Lingyun so serious, she felt a little uneasy. She straightened her posture and listened carefully.
"Wantao, what do you think about the princess' marriage?"
Princess Wantao, who had just sat down, stood up in panic.
"Brother Prince, you, you want Wantao to get married? Where can you get married?"
Thinking of the crown prince of Dongyi Kingdom entering the palace, Princess Wantao's heart tightened. Is this the intention of the emperor's brother or the intention of the father?
But no matter who it is, she can't refuse, can she? She is born like a duckweed. It was the prince and brother who protected her, and the father gave her favor, so that she could gain a foothold in this intrigue and intrigue in the harem.
She just said she wanted to repay her father, how could she go against his order in the blink of an eye?
Jun Lingyun saw Princess Wantao's panic expression and knew what she was thinking.
"Don't be afraid, the emperor won't let you get married."
Princess Wantao has always been clear-minded, how could she not understand the meaning of Jun Lingyun's words?
It wasn't the emperor's brother who wanted her to get married, it was the emperor's father's wish. Before she even had haircut, the emperor's father wanted to send her to get married.
Everyone said that she was her father's favorite princess, and even she herself sometimes thought so.
How could your father do this? Is it to quell the threat from Dongyi Kingdom to Yunxiao Kingdom?
It only took Princess Wantao a moment to figure out the cause and effect of what happened. Her tears fell down without holding back.
Jun Lingyun felt the same way about being betrayed by the person closest to him.
"Wantao, the emperor has said that he will not let you get married."
Princess Wantao raised her eyes somewhat dullly and looked at Jun Lingyun.
"Brother Imperial, how can you disobey your father's decision? Even if you can disobey, how can I be so selfish and put a gap between you and my father because of myself? What's more, if I alone can exchange
Tens of millions of people in Yunxiao Kingdom are safe, I..."
Jun Lingyun came to comfort Princess Wantao first because she knew how sensible a child she was. Otherwise, he and Xi'er tried their best to stop her, but Wantao herself agreed. That would be like drawing water from a bamboo basket.
"As a man, you must stand upright and protect your family. If you cannot protect your family, how can you protect the world?"
Listening to Jun Lingyun's words, Princess Wantao opened her mouth in shock. Isn't this your brother openly criticizing your father?
"It is the king's incompetence to exchange a woman's life's happiness for the stability of the country."
"Brother Crown Prince, please stop talking."
Princess Wantao looked outside the palace in horror. The walls had ears. If the emperor's words were heard by her father, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Brother Emperor, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I don't feel wronged. Anyway, a woman will get married sooner or later. It's not a bad thing to marry the prince of a country."
Although, she is also afraid of the thought of leaving her hometown and living with people she is completely unfamiliar with.
But she didn't want Jun Lingyun to suffer any disaster because of her, and she was willing to do her part to bring peace to the world for her brother.
The imperial brother had saved her and her mother's concubine. If he hadn't protected her all the way, she might not have survived in the hands of Concubine Xiao. Even if she died for the imperial brother, she would still be willing to do so.