Zhan Er asked her, "Miss, don't you like the prince?"
"We don't even know each other, how can we like each other?"
Zhan'er twisted the small handkerchief in her hand and said, "But I heard that this time the Crown Princess was chosen by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself." In other words, it was Crown Prince Dugu Jie who specifically asked Nangong Xian to be the Crown Princess.
Nangong Xian was a little surprised.
"Really?"
Nangong Xian shook her head, supporting her chin with one hand, and said, "Zhan'er, as your lady, I just want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and defend my country. If I'm lucky, I'll find a man I truly love, marry him, and live a life together forever."
"Men are like the territory of my Luo Dynasty. They cannot be divided. It's disgusting to ask me to share a man with others!"
In the Luo Dynasty, not every man had three wives and four concubines, or even pairs of wives and concubines. Many couples lived happily together for their entire lives. However, within the imperial palace, it was not customary for an emperor to have only one empress.
Zhan'er didn't answer, but silently looked at the girl sitting on the wooden stool with her legs crossed. After a moment, she blinked her clear eyes and asked softly, "What if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only wants to marry this young lady in this life?"
Nangong Xian seemed to have heard something ridiculous and immediately burst out laughing, "Zhan'er, what are you joking about? His Royal Highness, that's the one who will be the emperor in the future. He will have three palaces and six courtyards in the future."
Only marry me for the rest of your life? Nangong Xian stood up and tapped Zhan'er's forehead. She said, "I would rather believe that you are a man than believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will only marry me."
Zhan'er moved his lips but still said nothing.
Nangong Xian suddenly said, "I met His Royal Highness the Emperor that night. He is indeed very handsome, but he doesn't look very healthy. I think I should marry him..." Nangong Xian pouted and said seriously, "I suspect the boudoir fun will be very discordant."
Zhan'er was frightened by Nangong Xian's bold remarks. She was shocked and asked in a tone of surprise: "Do you think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't satisfy you?" Zhan'er's strange eyes swept over Nangong Xian's graceful yet heroic body.
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very weak, he is not so weak that he cannot satisfy Nangong Xian.
"Of course." Nangong Xian complained, "The men in our military camp are still the best. They are all strong and healthy, able to eat and work. I can't bear to let His Royal Highness, a sickly man, move too much. If he moves too much, I feel like it's shortening his life..."
Listening to Nangong Xian's words and seeing her serious expression, Zhan'er's eyes flashed with pain.
She couldn't help but say, "In fact, His Royal Highness was also strong as a child, but after his mother passed away, His Royal Highness lost his support. In the palace, a prince without a mother is very pitiful. Due to the negligence of the servants, His Royal Highness was once given a chronic poison. Although he was discovered in time and saved by the miraculous doctor Zhou Xiazi, his health has always been poor, and he coughs every winter."
Zhan'er stared at Nangong Xian's swaying legs and said with some envy, "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants most is a healthy and strong body."
If possible, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hopes that he can become a strong warrior in his next life. The life of luxury and fine food will be left to Nangong Xian, while the heavy responsibility of defending the country and fighting the enemy will be given to him.
Nangong Xian sighed again when she heard Zhan'er's words, "Look, the palace is so terrible that even the prince was almost killed. If a woman like me who doesn't understand intrigue enters the harem, I will definitely be eaten to pieces."
After a moment of silence, Zhan'er said, "Miss, you are right." The palace is indeed a dangerous place, far more terrifying than the battlefield.
"I'm thirsty, Zhan'er."
"I'll go pour tea for the young lady." Zhan'er turned around to pour tea, not noticing how complicated Nangong Xian's eyes were when she looked at her.
Staring at Zhan'er's skillful movements in pouring tea, Nangong Xian couldn't help but ask in her heart: Dugu Jie, ah Dugu Jie, I have made my words so clearly, are you willing to give me a way out?
As early as the first time the eunuch brought Zhan'er to her palace, Nangong Xian discovered that Zhan'er was a man disguised as a woman. But at that time, she didn't know who Zhan'er really was, so she kept it to herself and didn't expose him.
It was not until the afternoon of the palace banquet that Zhan'er suddenly disappeared. Nangong Xian saw Dugu Jie at the palace banquet and recognized his eyes that were very similar to Zhan'er's. Only then did she guess the relationship between him and Zhan'er.
Dugu Jie did all this simply to choose a satisfactory princess consort.
Nangong Xian didn't understand why she caught Dugu Jie's eye, but she hoped that Dugu Jie would spare her life.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Nangong Xian received a message from the East Palace saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had prepared a banquet in the palace and wanted to invite Nangong Xian to the East Palace to watch the moon with him.
The Luo Dynasty did not have the practice of forbidding men and women from meeting before marriage. This was the first time that Nangong Xian had spent time with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in private. Ying'er attached great importance to tonight's date and gave Nangong Xian a fairy-like look.
After finishing cleaning, Nangong Xian asked her, "Where's Zhan'er?"
Ying'er said, "Zhan'er has returned to the palace. There is something in the palace that needs her to do."
"oh."
Nangong Xian wanted to go on horseback, but her father prepared a sedan chair for her. "You are about to become the Crown Princess, so it is better not to show your face in public."
Nangong Xian got into the chariot and became increasingly displeased with the title of Crown Princess.
She arrived at the East Palace and was greeted by the housekeeper all the way to a unique courtyard. On the high platform in the courtyard, a table was prepared, and Nangong Xian was invited to the platform by the housekeeper.
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