Chapter 352: Even If You Don't Want To, You Get What You Want
As expected, Shen Ruolan immediately fell silent after being bombarded with questions like that, and pressed her hand against her lower abdomen even tighter.
Nalan Yujie observed silently for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous of Shen Ruolan.
She was completely controlled by just a few words, no wonder she was suppressed and unable to turn the tables, but it seems that Yuan Siyin didn't take her seriously.
Her tone became slightly impatient: "The concubine didn't mention this beforehand. Since you're pregnant, you should go inside and sit down, lest you accidentally fall if the boat rocks."
This child was hard-won, and Shen Ruolan had been waiting for him for so long. She couldn't even imagine what would happen if something really went wrong, so she immediately gave up on the idea.
Seeing that Shen Ruolan had obediently gone inside, Nalan Yujie walked to Yuan Siyin's side to admire the lotus flowers together, occasionally bending down slightly to touch the buds that had not yet fully opened.
“I heard that the princess and my brother fell in love at first sight and have secretly pledged their lives to each other.” Nalan Yujie suddenly spoke up, tilting her head and smiling as she looked at her.
"Princess, you can't tell day from night. You're talking in your sleep in broad daylight."
Yuan Siyin's voice was soft, and her naturally upturned phoenix eyes revealed a noble air as she glanced around. On others, this would clearly be an arrogant expression, but on her, it seemed like a lazy and elegant one.
"The tokens of love have been accepted. I wonder if the princess is simply forgetful, or if my brother's hands are not behaving themselves and he hasn't given the gifts to her?"
Nalan Yujie lowered her voice when she said the last sentence.
Yuan Siyin looked up at her for a while, then suddenly laughed, "Is that so? This princess's memory has indeed been a bit poor lately."
The princess's reminder brought back memories of how a friend had indeed gifted her some jewelry recently, though nothing particularly rare or unusual.
"friend?"
Nalan Yujie's fingers, which were caressing the flower bud, suddenly tightened, crushing the half-open lotus flower in her palm. She then released her grip, shaking off all the remaining petals and juice.
"It's a real pity that the princess has no interest in the emperor. However, it seems that the emperor has already fallen deeply in love with the princess and can't live without her in this life."
How heartbroken he would be if he knew the princess refused to return to the northern frontier with him?
Yuan Siyin didn't react to her actions at all, but calmly smiled and turned around to look back: "Princess, you have quite the appetite. You're not satisfied even after taking someone's life. You even want to kidnap someone who is about to die."
"Equals, now."
Nalan Yujie smiled in return, "If it weren't for the fact that the young lady was able to disguise herself like this, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark by the princess's tricks."
"Since she could guess it, it means the princess isn't stupid. How could she have been kept in the dark?"
"Although I never intended to let you go, it turned out to be a win-win situation, an unexpected surprise."
Do you think I, as a princess, should thank you? After all, there's no reason not to take the prey that's been delivered to my doorstep.
"Please make yourself at home, Princess."
Nalan Yujie idly curled her hair, not taking her words to heart. "You two are quite in sync, even your words of refusal are exactly the same. But that's all we can do. I'm afraid the princess will have to go to the northern border whether she wants to or not."
"The princess is so confident, could it be that she has some leverage that matches her confidence?"
"Does that guy named Si count?"
The smile in Yuan Siyin's eyes gradually disappeared. "It's best not to make some jokes."
Nalan Yujie chuckled lightly, her tone not joking: "As a princess of the Northern Frontier, I naturally wouldn't lie."
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