Princess Jiahua set the letter aside.
"My lord, will His Highness agree?" Xiu Shu asked.
She shook her head; "I don't know."
She could only say she had no feelings, but Empress Yan could persuade the Seventh Prince with reason and emotion.
The embroidered book stirred within her heart.
"What he does is none of our business," Princess Jia Hua said calmly.
In her previous life, Miss Xu was repeatedly humiliated by Empress Yan, which is why she chose to kneel at the palace gate and expose Empress Yan's unknown scandals.
But now, Empress Yan not only did not punish her, but also took the initiative to arrange a marriage for Miss Xu.
Miss Xu certainly wouldn't hold a grudge against Empress Yan, and would willingly be used by Empress Yan.
Miss Xu's awakening came at the cost of her entire family.
This has never happened in her life. Given Miss Xu's temperament, even if she pleaded until the end, Miss Xu might not believe it.
Since that's the case, she stopped trying to persuade her.
Whether she enters the mansion or not is none of her business.
After copying scriptures for a while in the evening to calm my mind, I went to bed early as usual, feeling unusually peaceful.
Outside the tent, the Seventh Prince hesitated to reach inside and lift the curtain.
After lingering for a moment, they went back.
“Your Highness, we can no longer stay in Yuncheng. The people there have already been arranged to stay in nearby counties. The court will record any losses incurred,” said General Zuo.
The Seventh Prince nodded: "Send men to keep an eye on them. Anyone who dares to embezzle the people's money will be executed without mercy!"
"yes!"
General Zuo hesitated, wanting to persuade Miss Xu that she was also listening, but before he could even speak, he couldn't convince himself.
How many people in this world can be compared to the Seventh Prince's Consort?
Even Empress Yan couldn't.
Empress Yan is a complex person, a hypocrite, and too selfish, far inferior to Princess Jia Hua in terms of character.
Having seen someone like Princess Jia Hua, how could His Highness easily be impressed by anyone else?
The next day, news came that Xu Zhongcheng was holding the late emperor's token and demanding a marriage decree. Empress Yan sent someone to deliver the message again.
This time, there was an additional reason: Empress Yan was so angry that she vomited blood, and the imperial physician said that her days were numbered.
The Seventh Prince's expression changed slightly.
"Your Highness, Her Majesty the Empress visited Huo Yun and Huo Xi in prison. Shortly afterward, Huo Xi escaped from prison. Furthermore, the sudden death of the Third Prince is also very strange."
His relationship with the Third Prince was already strained, and they rarely interacted. When he heard that someone had died, the Seventh Prince merely frowned.
But the empress was so angry she vomited blood...
"Jincheng is in chaos; it's time to go back," said the Seventh Prince.
General Zuo looked towards the camp.
I'm afraid Princess Jiahua is unwilling to leave.
The Seventh Prince ordered the army to temporarily garrison in Yuncheng, taking a portion of it to Jincheng, and they would depart early the next morning.
Night deepened
"Jiahua." He called softly through the curtain.
Princess Jia Hua replied, "Come in."
The Seventh Prince lifted the curtain and walked in. Seeing Princess Jia Hua still copying scriptures, he frowned and sat down: "Jia Hua, return to the capital tomorrow."
When does Your Highness intend to let me leave?
“Jiahua…”
"Has Your Highness sent anyone to inquire about the current situation of my two children?"
The seventh prince was speechless.
"Does Your Highness wish for me to be an ungrateful person, or do you wish for me to be cold-blooded and indifferent?" Princess Jia Hua raised her head, staring intently at the Seventh Prince: "The longer I stay in the Southern Frontier, the more I will hate you."
hatred?
The Seventh Prince looked at Princess Jia Hua with sudden confusion.
“Everyone is proud of you. You are a war god, the glorious seventh prince of the Southern Frontier. You are not as good as Xiao Wu!” Princess Jia Hua said.
The Seventh Prince's eyes suddenly flashed with coldness, and he asked sharply, "In what way am I inferior to that tyrant!"
Princess Jia Hua sneered: "Xiao Wu doesn't care about much. He only knows that he won't let the people he cares about suffer. Your Highness seems to be very righteous, but in reality, you can't protect anyone. If Xiao Wu were Your Highness today, he would have already ascended the throne and dealt with the Yan family."
"The biggest difference between Your Highness and Xiao Wu is that Your Highness has a good reputation and is deeply loved by the people and your ministers. Xiao Wu has a bad reputation, but he has never let anyone around him suffer any injustice."
"When have I ever made you suffer any injustice..."
"That day, Your Highness was also in the Empress's palace. Knowing that the Empress was testing you with ill intentions, you did not expose her. Knowing that she stabbed me, you let it go. Knowing that the Empress was faking illness, you still stayed in Fengyi Palace for five days and did not return."
Princess Jia Hua arrogantly raised her chin: "If it were Xiao Wu, he would definitely see through Your Highness's tricks."
The Seventh Prince's breath hitched, and he retorted, "That's because he didn't see things from my perspective. Being in a high position, I dared not take the wrong step."
“You’re wrong!” Princess Jia Hua said, “Back when I was first arranged to marry him, Song Kaifeng imprisoned me in the backyard and withdrew all the guards. My Yue’er had a high fever that wouldn’t go down. It was Xiao Wu who broke into the Song family with a long sword in hand, beat Song Kaifeng half to death without regard for anything else, and broke into the old lady’s courtyard, almost killing her. At that time, he was just an unfavored prince. He dared to beat up a rising star in the court. If he was not careful, he would be impeached by the officials and his future would be in jeopardy, but he still did it.”
She was certain that if it were the Seventh Prince, he might think about it, but he would never do it.
Etiquette and rules have already bound the Seventh Prince in place.
I can't abandon it.
"Xiao Wu made a vow long ago to welcome me back, that he would definitely usurp the throne in the future! He endured humiliation and hardship and did it, disregarding everything and bearing the infamy of the world."
Princess Jia Hua stood up, her gaze fixed on the Seventh Prince: "Your Highness's current position is a hundred times better than that of the Fifth Prince back then. You hold military power and are only one step away from the throne, yet you hesitate to ascend it, listening to slander. Tell me, how does Your Highness compare to the Fifth Prince?"
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