Chapter 488 I Love You
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes were too clear. Jun Lie complained in his heart, he couldn't say that he heard it when he secretly climbed the tree last night, right?
"Ahem." Jun Lie cleared his throat and said, "I guessed."
"Really? I thought someone told you?" Xiao Jiuyue's gaze fell on Dong Gui who was standing beside her. Not only Dong Gui, but also Hua Qing. Hua Qing firmly believed that she and Jun Lie were a match made in heaven.
"Jiuyue, everyone around you listens to you. If I hadn't said I wanted to thank you, Donggui wouldn't have helped me." Jun Lie immediately explained, changing the subject: "To thank you, I prepared a gift for you."
After saying this, Xiao Jiuyue looked at him with a half-smile: "It seems that the Third Prince came prepared."
Jun Lie pretended not to understand the meaning of her words, took out a jade hairpin he had carved from his bosom and said, "There is a lot of jade in Yongzhao, so I made a hairpin."
Xiao Jiuyue didn't take it. She looked at the jade hairpin. It wasn't the kind of jade Junlie wore, but rather top-grade white jade. She blinked and said, "Third Prince, this hairpin shouldn't be given away casually."
Jun Lie took a step forward and inserted the hairpin directly into Xiao Jiuyue's hair. He admired it and praised her, "Jiuyue, I just wanted to give you a hairpin."
Jun Lie lowered his head. As he got closer, he could clearly see her long and curled eyelashes, each distinct and distinct. A faint fragrance wafted from the wings of her nose. He said, "Jiuyue, I will be twenty-five soon. My father will definitely arrange a marriage for me. I hope that you can be by my side."
"Continue to cooperate?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.
Jun Lie didn't want her to misunderstand, so he quickly denied it: "It's not a collaboration."
"Xiao Jiuyue, I love you."
Jun Lie's straightforward words made Xiao Jiuyue stunned for a moment. His eyes were deep, and his voice was as low as a cello, as if it had a hook. His focused eyes made it seem as if she was the only one in the world.
Jun Lie waited a long time for her answer, so he asked, "Jiuyue, are you willing to marry me?"
His voice sounded from above his head, bringing Xiao Jiuyue back to his senses: "Third Prince, do you know that the Xiao family has a family motto that no member of the Xiao family can take concubines." Except for the second uncle who was almost expelled from the Xiao family, no one in the Xiao family took concubines.
"You are a prince, and you are more likely to ascend to a high position in the future. I don't want to be just one of the three thousand beauties." When Xiao Jiuyue refused, his heart was bleeding with regret. If only, if he was not a prince!
"Jiuyue, if I never take a concubine, will you be willing to marry me?" Jun Lie excitedly stepped forward and grabbed her arm, directly grasping the key point. She didn't like taking concubines and didn't want to be one of the three thousand beauties. Does that mean she is willing?
Xiao Jiuyue paused before saying, "You are the prince."
"So what if I'm a prince? Don't tell me I don't want to touch other women. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't." Jun Lie seemed to have seen the moment Xiao Jiuyue agreed, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly as he said, "Ever since my mother died, I've been ill. Later, it got so serious that I couldn't even be touched by a woman. If I did, I'd break out in rashes all over my body."
"Huh?" Xiao Jiuyue's eyes were filled with suspicion. Isn't this a disease only the male protagonist in novels gets? Besides the female protagonist, no other woman can be touched?
What is the principle behind this?
Xiao Jiuyue always felt that something was wrong.
"Jiuyue, if possible, after the Yongzhao envoy leaves, I will ask my father to grant me the marriage."
Jun Lie had just been as cold and aloof as an abstinent male god, but in the blink of an eye, he was smiling like the silly son of a landlord. He said, "Jiuyue, where do you like to live in the future? After we get married, I will definitely be given a fiefdom outside the mansion. How about living closer to the Xiao family? That way, if you miss home, you can always go back."
"There are several nice houses. One of them is just across the street from Qingshi Lane. You can take a look at it and see what you like." Jun Lie said, and he couldn't wait to take out the blueprints of the house and said, "Just tell me how you like it to be decorated, and I will decorate the house in advance."
Seeing Jun Lie laughing like an idiot, Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but interrupt her and said, "Wait, when did I say I agreed to marry you?"
The smile on Jun Lie's face froze in an instant. He swallowed hard, his eyes filled with visible panic. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and he said, "I've heard the rumors. Everyone says that your engagement has been broken off and you're going to be someone else's concubine. Marry me and become the prince's consort. I'll slap them in the face!"
At this moment, Jun Lie was extremely grateful that he was still a prince. Even if he was not favored, he was still a real prince. He said, "Yuer, I have returned to the court with great victory. Although my mother's family is not as prominent as the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, I will rely on myself to protect you."
Jun Lie's words were sincere and passionate, just like his name, as hot as fire.
"Well, I'll have to think about it." Xiao Jiuyue didn't wait for Jun Lie to speak and said directly, "We can't just decide on this important matter of life and death with just a few words, right?"
"Okay, Jiuyue, you should think about it carefully. I have many advantages." Jun Lie was afraid that Xiao Jiuyue didn't consider it carefully enough, so he spent all his family assets.
"What? The Qianjin Pavilion that's said to be used to buy information is yours?"
"The Treasure Pavilion is also yours?"
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Xiao Jiuyue was shocked at first, but later she became numb. Jun Lie, who had always been low-key, had actually made so many arrangements. No matter whether the fight for the throne succeeded or failed, Jun Lie was capable of sending people out of Shengjing safely.
"It's not easy for you to develop so many forces under the emperor's nose." Xiao Jiuyue said with emotion. When talking about the third prince, everyone's biggest impression is that he is not favored. His mother died young, and he has no one to rely on.
"It's not easy, but only when I become strong can I protect the people I want to protect." Jun Lie looked at her. The woman in front of him seemed to overlap with the little girl in the cold palace that year. He would always remember the date paste pastry that the little girl gave him, which was fragrant and sweet.
"Right." Xiao Jiuyue nodded in agreement. "No matter what time it is, only when you are strong can you avoid being bullied."
Jun Lie asked expectantly, "Well, have you made up your mind now? Can you marry me?"
"Don't worry, my brother is still waiting for me." Xiao Jiuyue found an excuse and turned to leave. After a few steps, she turned back and saw him waiting for his husband. She couldn't help but smile: "Jun Lie, goodbye."
She said goodbye earnestly and waved to him. After breaking that layer of window paper, she felt relieved all over. Her parents and grandmother were all worried about her marriage. Even though they didn't mention it, Xiao Jiuyue had secretly seen her mother wiping away tears several times because of her marriage.
Junlie.
Xiao Jiuyue recalled the first time they met. Jun Lie was sitting on that big maroon horse, like a peerless hero. She was not unaware of Jun Lie's overt and covert help over the years. Since he was willing to promise not to take a concubine, she was willing to take a gamble!
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