Xiao Zilan stared at Yue Haoyun in a daze for a moment.
"Yu Niang, I like you. In fact, I have liked you for a long time." Yue Haoyun stood up and stood opposite Xiao Zilan.
Xiao Zilan took a step back in shock, "Your Highness..."
"Yu Niang, after tomorrow, everything will be settled. This king wants to ask about your feelings. If after tomorrow, I am safe, are you willing to be my woman?"
Xiao Zilan was both embarrassed and frightened. She grabbed a handkerchief to cover her face and was speechless for a long time.
"Yu Niang, you saved me before, and from that time on, I noticed you. Later, I ate the meals you cooked every day, and I would think of you every time I ate."
"Later, I discovered that I had unknowingly fallen in love with you."
"The reason I didn't tell you before was because I was in danger at that time."
"Even if I tell you, taking you into my backyard isn't a good thing."
"Now, if I don't speak up, it might be too late."
At this point, Yue Haoyun took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and put them in Xiao Zilan's hand. "Take these banknotes. Tomorrow, you will send Min to her destination, and someone will naturally pick her up."
"You stay there and wait for news. If you get any bad news, take these banknotes and run away. Never tell anyone again that you were a maid in the palace."
Xiao Zilan stared at Yue Haoyun blankly, tears welling in his eyes.
"If I get good news, it means I've won. If you want, come back to the palace and be my woman. If you don't want, take this money and run away!"
Xiao Zilan said with tears in her eyes: "But I have been married before, and I am not worthy of the prince..."
Yue Haoyun smiled. He took Xiao Zilan's hand and said happily, "So you want to marry me!"
Xiao Zilan blushed immediately and lowered her head.
"Yu Niang, Dai Viet has always been civilized. Whether a woman has been married or her husband has died, it doesn't matter."
"As long as a woman is well-behaved, elegant, and virtuous, even if she's getting married for the second or third time, there will be many men vying to marry her."
Xiao Zilan's nose felt sore, and tears fell like beads from a broken string. "I've been married before, and my husband died. I'm afraid I'm an unlucky person..."
Yue Haoyun took out a handkerchief and wiped Xiao Zilan's tears. "Don't be so self-deprecating. I've heard that they say you're from Northern Xinjiang and your husband died in the war."
"What does it matter? He died young; that's his business. What does it have to do with you?"
"This king thinks you are very good and deserves a better life and a better man."
Xiao Zilan's eyes were red from crying. She looked up at Yue Haoyun, her eyes filled with emotion and a little shyness.
After a long while, she whispered, "I will return tomorrow after finishing my work. If Your Highness succeeds, I will accompany you... If Your Highness fails, I will accompany Your Highness in the underworld."
Yue Haoyun excitedly hugged Xiao Zilan in his arms, "No, no, no, I don't want you to die with me. Regardless of my success or failure, you must live well."
The moonlight from outside the window shone into the room, illuminating the faces of the two people snuggling together.
…
The next day was the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double Ninth Festival, and the day when Yue Haoyun had agreed with them to launch a palace coup.
According to Dai Viet customs, Double Ninth Festival is a very important festival.
On this day, families would reunite and go out for fun in the streets. A banquet would be held in the imperial palace, and royal relatives, princes, and ministers would all be invited to attend.
The palace banquet was held in the evening, and just after noon, Xia Miaoyuan started to prepare to wash and change clothes.
The Second Prince looked at his sister, frowned, and said, "Miao'er, today is extremely dangerous, you'd better not go."
Xia Miaoyuan put his hands on his hips and said seriously, "It's dangerous today, so I have to go."
"They know that Princess Anguo loves to be bustling with activity and must attend every palace banquet. If I don't go today, won't it easily arouse their suspicion?"
The second prince calmed down and thought about it, and it made sense, so he agreed to Xia Miaoyuan's request and instructed his bodyguard Jin Hu to protect Xia Miaoyuan closely today and not leave her side for a single step.
Just as Xia Miaoyuan was about to change clothes, Sang Qi walked in with a tray.
"Your Highness, don't rush to change your dress. Wear this underneath first."
Xia Miaoyuan and Li Ma looked over and saw something shining with metallic luster on the tray.
"What is this? Can I wear it?" Xia Miaoyuan blinked her big eyes.
Sang Qi picked up the thing, shook it open and showed it to Xia Miaoyuan, "Your Highness, look, this is called Golden Silk Armor. It is woven with extremely fine steel wire. Wearing it will make you invulnerable to swords and spears."
"Besides, it's very thin. If you wear it inside, outsiders can't see it."
"Ah, so magical?!" Xia Miaoyuan took the golden armor in his hand curiously and found that it was indeed as Sang Qi said, very thin and light.
She picked up a handful of gold hairpins from the dressing table, covered the pillow with the gold armor, and then stabbed it hard.
The metal wire was woven so densely that the hairpin couldn't penetrate it.
"It's amazing!" Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but praise.
"This is good soft armor. It should be worn by my second brother. He should be in more danger than me."
Sang Qi curled her lips and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. How can you only prepare one of these good things?"
"Your Highness, the Second Highness, Lord Han, and the guards who will be protecting you all have the golden armor. Your Highness, don't worry."
After hearing this, Xia Miaoyuan put it on with confidence.
After putting on the golden armor, she changed into a rose-red palace dress, which made her skin look whiter than snow.
She is now over four years old and her hair has grown long. Nanny Li combed her hair into a small bun and put on a pearl headdress.
She also wore sets of pearl jewelry on her hands and neck.
After dressing up, she looks like a fairy walking out of a painting, very eye-catching.
Xia Miaoyuan looked at herself in the mirror, trying various poses.
[Ah! This princess is truly naturally beautiful, wow.]
Nanny Li suppressed a smile and said, "Your Highness, you are already beautiful enough. You don't need to take pictures anymore."
At this moment, Xia Miaoyuan suddenly felt that something seemed to be missing.
[Oh, I almost forgot my baby! ]
She ran to the dressing table with her skirt lifted up, and saw at a glance a dazzling colorful bead lying quietly on the dressing table.
That was the seven-colored magic bead that the national teacher Bian Wuji had given her earlier.
Because this bead was so precious, the queen was reluctant to drill a hole in it, so she ordered the craftsmen to make an exquisite net bag with gold wire to put the bead in. Then she strung it with a bead chain and it could be worn around the neck.
Although he never understood the purpose of this bead, Xia Miaoyuan always wore it on his body.
Normally, it is hidden in clothes so outsiders cannot see it.
Xia Miaoyuan had just changed her clothes and taken off the beads, and almost forgot to put them back on.
"Oh, my precious bead, I can't forget this."
Xia Miaoyuan muttered as she put the pearl necklace around her neck.
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