Mingzhu, who was coming downstairs, overheard this conversation. She had been watching Huo Xiaolong from upstairs.

The girl forced herself to wake up; she couldn't look anymore. She and the girl shouldn't have a relationship of love.

"Do you think the women of Great Yan are happy?"

Sitting in the carriage, Mingzhu asked the palace maid beside her.

The palace maids knew what Mingzhu wanted to hear, and naturally they were unhappy, talking about how hard their lives were.

Just as the palace maid was about to answer, Mingzhu continued:

"to be honest."

"..."

Having no other choice, she glanced at the women laughing freely outside the window and said:

"He must be very happy, otherwise he wouldn't be laughing so heartily."

yes,

Mingzhu also looked out of the carriage.

She thought that her return to Da'an was a certainty this time; since the marriage alliance had failed, she would certainly be punished upon her return.

Since that's the case, she'll fight for herself this once.

I don't ask for much; I just hope I won't be cursed by the people when I go back.

“I can walk.”

The three little quail princesses came to bully people again on Huo Xiaolong's orders. They didn't have much skill in bullying people except for fighting. Their little mouths didn't bother Mingzhu, a princess who was favored in the harem. But you can't always hit people, that's not good.

"Then...then go!" the Ninth Princess said, trying to sound tough but also being stubborn.

"But I have conditions to discuss with the Prince of Zhenbei."

"You still want to see our prince?"

"Are you still plotting against my lord?"

“Our prince has a prospective princess.”

Upon hearing this, Mingzhu frowned slightly, slammed her hand on the table, stood up from her chair, and said fiercely:

"She has a fiancée? A woman?"

The little quail princess had just begun to stand up straight when the three of them startled her again, but she showed no sign of backing down and replied directly:

"Yes, she's the future princess, but she's not a woman; she's marrying into the family. I... I have a cousin. You can easily find out about her by asking around."

"Royal people?"

"yes."

Princess Quail was a little speechless. Why did this pearl have so many problems?

"Ha, your Yuwen family has really fallen into depravity, with a member of the royal family marrying into the family," Mingzhu mocked.

"What's wrong with marrying into the family? My prince has made great military achievements. It would be a good deal for the crown prince if he married into her family."

"Yes! My prince is handsome, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and gentle to people. He is more than a match for anyone."

"Even if your Crown Prince of Da'an were to marry into our family with the entire kingdom of Da'an, our Prince wouldn't accept him. She looks down on your Da'an princes; they're as useless as trash!"

The Ninth Princess, who said this, was glanced at by her other sisters.

Good heavens, sister, where did you learn to swear like that? You must have been secretly practicing it yourself.

Mingzhu didn't have time to argue with them, so she repeated her previous request to them.

"I can leave. I'll have the Prince of Zhenbei come to find me tomorrow."

"see a visitor out!"

The three quail princesses were thus escorted out, showing no awareness whatsoever of being in their own home.

"Where did you learn those swear words today?"

"Yeah, why did you learn it secretly without telling us?"

The Ninth Princess blushed and said shyly:

"I didn't learn it by stealing; I just listened to the old lady washing vegetables in our palace for a while every day."

"Then I'll go tomorrow too."

"Count me in, Mingzhu's words are too sharp."

The next morning, Huo Xiaolong, dressed in a python robe, went to find Mingzhu.

He had just finished court and then got into a fight with Xu Taifu's student during the next court session.

Hearing that this student knew martial arts, she kicked him without holding back.

Then……

Hou Xiangxiang then came to wipe her bottom.

"Speak, Princess Mingzhu, why did you summon me here?"

Mingzhu thought that if she bossed Huo Xiaolong around, Huo Xiaolong would be angry. She was a prince, and in the Great Yan, there were probably few people who would dare to let her see anyone except the emperor.

Looking at the indifferent girl in the python robe, Mingzhu pursed her lips and said:

"I can leave, but I have one condition."

"you say."

Huo Xiaolong's voice was relaxed, showing no awareness that he was negotiating.

"I want to personally bring Marshal Huang's head back to Da'an, personally."

The girl in the python robe nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Okay."

"...?"

Mingzhu thought it would be troublesome, but she didn't expect Huo Xiaolong to agree so quickly.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

Why did you agree so quickly?

Huo Xiaolong lay back, putting his legs on the stool. He felt a pain again when he kicked someone, and he would have to ask the little girl to massage them when he got back.

It's really hard to get better without a miracle cure.

This sight made Mingzhu's heart flutter again.

"Because I originally intended to return Huang Ranhu's head to you."

"Yes, we are sworn enemies. He killed many of our Great Yan generals."

"I killed just as many as he did. His generals died without leaving a trace in my hands. That's war."

"Whether it's me or him, the reason we're fighting now is so that we won't have to fight any more wars in the future, and we hope that our descendants won't have to suffer like this."

“He had a chance to live, but his conscience wouldn’t allow him to threaten me with a newborn child, so he died.”

"This doesn't mean I don't respect him. If he were in the Great Yan, he would definitely be a gentleman I respect greatly. It's a pity he isn't."

"Mingzhu, I can return your head to you, but I want you to protect Da'an for ten years and not to provoke Da Yan."

Huo Xiaolong looked at her, his eyes filled with pressure. She was putting pressure on Mingzhu again, forcing her to agree to this condition.

"Your Highness is joking. I am different from you. You are a prince who holds military power, while I am just a princess who can be sacrificed at any time for a political marriage. How could I have the ability to control the emperor and command the princes?"

The girl said with a mocking laugh.

Previously, she also thought she was her father's darling.

But so what?

Right now, they're being bullied in the Great Yan.

Long'er didn't speak, but sighed softly and asked in return:

"Can't I, Princess Mingzhu?"

The word "princess" carries a deeper meaning when it is uttered.

Those were still her eyes, bright and spirited, leaving Mingzhu speechless.

"Being born into royalty and holding the title of princess, I don't believe you have no ambition."

"They're all royal princes, so why can they compete for it while you can't?"

"Just because you're a woman?"

"Even before I was born, Princess Helan of our family made the current emperor wary for a long time. We are all princesses, pearls, think about it carefully."

"Da'an, can your two older brothers really shoulder this responsibility?"

"If you can't, why don't you try?"

Mingzhu panicked at Huo Xiaolong's words and said helplessly:

"You are trying to sow discord!"

Long'er smiled even more brightly, stood up, and replied:

Do I have one?

"Am I trying to sow discord, or have I struck a chord with you?"

"Princess Mingzhu, think it over carefully. I await your reply."

Huo Xiaolong looked back with a carefree and confident air.

Damn, I'll definitely apply some spiritual spring water when I get back. I'm impressed.