Sang Jiang pursed her lips, unsure of what to say. She had never liked anyone before, so she didn't know what liking someone felt like. Now that Nangong Luoying was like this, she didn't know how to comfort her.

"Sister, I don't know what to do. I don't know. It hasn't been long, so why am I feeling so bad? When Zhang Cong came to see you before, I was just a little angry. I don't know why I feel so bad now."

Nangong Luoying sniffed and covered her chest as she spoke.

"It really hurts! Sister, tell me, what can I do to stop the pain?"

Sang Jiang looked at her blankly. She had only ever seen other people's relationships in TV dramas, novels, and from her roommates.

"Never mind." Nangong Luoying waved her hand. "Royal sister, I need to calm down. I'll go back now."

After saying that, she wiped away her tears, lowered her head, and ran back to her palace.

Sang Jiang sighed as she watched his retreating figure, and suddenly felt wide awake.

She really didn't know how to coax Nangong Luoying, so she took the half-finished book "The Black-Bellied General's Little Princess 2" from Chunhe and continued writing.

I wonder if she'll be any happier seeing this.

Chunhe noticed her low spirits and stopped bothering her with a bunch of questions.

She wrote until night.

Nangong Luoying did not appear until evening, but a message spread throughout the palace.

"Have you heard? Princess Cherry Blossom is going to be married off to a foreign ruler."

—"A marriage alliance?"

"Yes, you haven't heard yet, have you? Princess Luoying just went to the Emperor to request a marriage alliance with Dongchen Kingdom."

"Was it Princess Luoying who requested it? Logically, it should have been Princess Mingyue who went."

"I don't know. Think about it, Princess Mingyue has just been recognized by the Emperor. How could he bear to let her go on another marriage alliance?"

"But Princess Luoying isn't old enough yet..."

"Forget it, stop talking. Our master's affairs have nothing to do with us."

Sang Jiang frowned as she listened to their conversation. A marriage alliance?

Why didn't she know?

She smiled slightly, then turned and walked towards Mingyue Palace.

When Chunhe saw her, she quickly took the cloak in her hand and draped it over her shoulders: "Princess, where have you been? You didn't even take me with you."

"It's nothing, I'm just going for a walk." She reached out and tugged at the cloak on her shoulder. "Has Luo Ying arrived?"

Chunhe shook her head: "Not yet."

"Yes." Sang Jiang nodded: "Chunhe, do you know that Luoying is going to Dongchen for a political marriage?"

"A marriage alliance?" Chunhe shook her head.

"Understood," Sang Jiang nodded.

The news had spread throughout the entire palace, except for her own Bright Moon Palace. Sang Jiang then realized that this was an order from the Emperor.

She sighed and took out the jade pendant that Long Jingyu had given her from her sleeve. Only now did she understand his meaning.

It turns out he already knew she was going to be married off, which is why he gave her this; his intention was probably for her to marry him instead.

Sang Jiang thought for a moment, then Nangong Luoying closed her eyes wearily.

"Where did you get this jade pendant from!" The Emperor strode forward and snatched the jade pendant from Sang Jiang's hand.

Sang Jiang opened her eyes and stared blankly at the Emperor.

Nangong Jin also looked at the Emperor with incomprehension.

The Emperor held the jade pendant and examined it for a long time before finally grabbing Sang Jiang and asking the question: "Where did you get this jade pendant from?"

His tone was a little agitated. Sang Jiang hadn't expected him to be so emotional, and she shrank back slightly...