Chapter 227 The Last Chance

Zhong Min had no objection to Xiao Mingzheng's arrangement. She knew that he would arrange everything well. Just as he said, she just needed to wait patiently to become his bride.

Marrying Xiao Mingzheng was a decision she didn't need to overthink. Meeting a man who treated her so well was enough to make her regret-free. She'd marry him, whether sooner or later didn't matter to her. From the moment she chose to follow him back, she'd already made the final decision. If she loved him, she believed in him, trusted him. Overthinking wasn't only unhelpful, it could also affect their relationship.

She admitted that she was quite selfish, always considering herself first. Even yesterday, when Liu Xin mentioned Xiao Mingzheng's future as the emperor, she might have been worried. However, after hearing what Uncle Li said, she truly let go of all her concerns.

Love wholeheartedly for once. In their relationship, she couldn't just passively accept love anymore; she had to have the courage to love regardless of the consequences. This time, she could be selfless. In this love sprint, she didn't want to hold Xiao Mingzheng back. She wanted to devote herself wholeheartedly, manage it together, give together, and receive together. Without even the most basic trust, then even the most ardent love couldn't withstand the test of time and hardship, and couldn't truly carry the beauty and hope they shared.

However, this time she did not expect Xiao Mingzheng to propose to her so quickly and start preparing for the wedding so quickly. She did not think much about it and just asked casually. Xiao Mingzheng did not hide it and told her the reason truthfully.

It turned out that Xiao Mingzheng already knew that Liu Xin had contacted Zhong Min. He was worried that Zhong Min might have other thoughts in her mind and that Liu Xin would make her hesitate. When love has penetrated deeply into one's bones, even the slightest discord can easily make him afraid of losing.

He didn't want to tie Zhong Min down by getting married, he just wanted to tell her, wanted to tell her again truly and firmly that no matter when, no matter what situation he would be in in the future, he would only marry her.

He knew Zhong Min's bottom line, and now he understood why it existed. He had initially thought everything she said was ridiculous, but now he deeply agreed. True love couldn't accommodate a third person. Now, even if Zhong Min agreed to let him take another wife or concubine, he couldn't have the slightest interest in any woman.

There was another point he hadn't told Zhong Min. In fact, he had long known that Luo Jiaxing also liked her. Not only Luo Jiaxing, but also Ning Zhiyuan, and even the arrogant Shangguan Hong made him feel threatened. It wasn't that he didn't trust Zhong Min, but love was so unreasonable that even the slightest hidden danger would make him want to eliminate it immediately.

He knew how good his Min'er was and that many people loved and cared about her, so he had to get married as soon as possible so that he could legitimately interrupt the inappropriate thoughts that people had now and might have in the future.

He had to admit that, emotionally, he was more selfish than anyone else, his possessiveness so intense that it startled even him. He had previously believed that fulfilling his lifelong ambitions would be the only way to live a fulfilling life, but now he understood that without Zhong Min, even if he were to reach the pinnacle of power, he would find no happiness at all, only the bitter loneliness of being at the top.

He was glad that he could meet such a woman in his life, he was glad that this woman could fall in love with him sincerely, he was glad that his past mistakes could finally be made up for, and he was glad that he could finally spend his life with this woman!

That night, Xiao Mingzheng contentedly slept beside Zhong Min, free from all other desires, simply lying beside her and falling asleep peacefully. This time, he slept more relaxed than ever, because she was by his side.

The next morning, Xiao Mingzheng left Prince Mu's mansion and headed for the military camp. Before leaving, he summoned the mansion's stewards and instructed them to make all-out preparations for his upcoming wedding to Zhong Min. The entire mansion was instantly filled with joy. After so many years of anticipation, the master was finally going to find them a real mistress.

After Zhong Min got up, she soon heard the news from Xier and others. Soon, the housekeeper came in person with people to congratulate her. Then there were waves of preparations, saying that they were going to prepare this and that, as if they were going to get married tomorrow.

The war was urgent at the moment, and Zhong Min did not want to be too extravagant with the wedding, so he roughly explained his intentions. The housekeeper nodded very respectfully, saying that the prince had given the order and the princess could arrange whatever she wanted.

Xiao Mingzheng had already announced this matter in front of the entire household, so naturally, no one in the mansion dared to address her as "young lady" anymore. In their view, Zhong Min was already worthy of the title of "princess." Zhong Min didn't elaborate on these details. She actively cooperated with anything that required her cooperation, such as tailoring the wedding dress and selecting items that required her to personally choose them. She left the rest to the stewards, including those responsible.

An auspicious date was quickly chosen, with the ninth day of the following month being the best. This was slightly over a month away, so Xiao Mingzheng set the date without hesitation. News spread quickly throughout Muzhou, and it was likely that other places would soon know about it as well.

Xiao Mingzheng chose such a sensitive time to get married and marry the princess. This essentially had a completely different impact on the soldiers of the two opposing sides. For the Mu family army, this was a great joyous event, which showed that their commander, the prince, must have confidence in winning the war, otherwise he would not have had the time and mood to prepare for the wedding at such a critical juncture. Therefore, the morale of the soldiers in the army was rising.

As for the people in the court, Xiao Mingzheng's sudden and high-profile announcement of his marriage made them speculate endlessly. They had been fighting hard for the past few months, and now looking at the situation, did Xiao Mingzheng really have another trick up his sleeve, or was he using an excuse to confuse people? Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be so leisurely at this time.

Because of the war, and because most people were thinking about what Xiao Mingzheng's intention was in choosing to get married at such a time, they inadvertently overlooked who the bride was.

Of course, there were still some people who thought of this question first, such as Ning Zhiyuan, who was far away in the capital. At this moment, he was holding the secret report he had just received in his hands, and his expression did not show whether he was happy or angry.

Even so, Ah San, standing by, awaiting orders, still felt an indescribable murderous aura, making him want to flee. However, he couldn't escape, and couldn't even move. He knew the contents of the secret report very well, and he was afraid that his master must be extremely angry at this moment.

In fact, he really couldn't understand why his master was so obsessed with the girl named Zhong Min that he even mobilized so much manpower and resources. Although he believed that capturing Zhong Min could indeed have a certain restraining effect on Xiao Mingzheng, he was afraid that the master's main purpose was not this.

The last time he returned from a failed attempt, he was nearly killed by his master's gaze. That gaze wasn't about Nian Buyue's death, but about Xiao Mingzheng personally showing up to bring Zhong Min back to Muzhou. From that moment on, Ah San knew just how much Zhong Min held in his master's heart. So, upon hearing this news, he knew his chance to redeem himself had finally arrived.

"Asan, I'll give you one last chance. If you can't bring her back to me this time, then there's no need for you to come back!" Ning Zhiyuan said as he crumpled the information in his hand. "Muzhou has my last trump card. It's time to use it!"

"Please rest assured, my lord. I will definitely live up to your expectations this time!" Asan immediately accepted the order. This time he will definitely not let his lord down again. If he fails, he will die!

"Go!" Ning Zhiyuan waved his hand without looking at Asan again. At this moment, all that flashed through his mind were Zhong Min's every frown and smile.

After Ah San left, he finally sat down, sighing involuntarily, his face dark and gloomy. He couldn't tell exactly when, but the woman he had once disdained suddenly occupied an indescribable place in his heart.

Ning Zhiyuan knew clearly that the current Zhong Min was no longer the Li Jin'er who came to him alone to beg him for help more than two years ago. Although there was no difference in appearance, he had already seen clearly that Zhong Min was not suffering from amnesia at all, but was not Li Jin'er at all.

But, no matter what, what did it matter to him? He didn't care about the Li Jin'er from before, he only cared about Zhong Min who was always cautious and wary of him.

Although he knew that the person Zhong Min liked now was Xiao Mingzheng, so what? She just met Xiao Mingzheng first. He believed that if Zhong Min had met him first, everything would have been completely different.

He could give her everything that Xiao Mingzheng could give her, and even what Xiao Mingzheng couldn't give her! No matter what, he would not give up on this woman. He would hold her tightly. One day, he would make her fall in love with him and make her stay by his side willingly!

"Min'er, wait, I will give you a big surprise soon!" Ning Zhiyuan suddenly laughed, and that rare madness completely broke the gentleman's usual gentle demeanor, which made people feel frightened.

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