Daxia, Yongfu Palace.
Anaj was telling Shen Yuyao bit by bit about how she first met the prince.
Shen Yuyao was also listening attentively.
Shen Yuyao looked into Anajji's eyes and believed that what Anajji said was true.
This win-win-win marriage will definitely succeed!
Shen Yuyao now had more confidence in her original plan.
"After that," Shen Yuyao asked, "you two never saw each other again?"
A hint of tenderness flashed in Anaj's eyes as she recounted the story of how she first met the prince. It seemed as if she had spent all her strength, and she slowly sat down on the soft chair.
Shen Yuyao also sat on the soft chair next to her, picked up the brewed tea on the round table and took a sip.
"The tea is cold." Shen Yuyao frowned slightly and thought that the palace servants in Yongfu Palace were really too negligent.
"Later," Anaj didn't notice Shen Yuyao saying the tea was cold, but continued to narrate, "Another time, I saw him in the academy."
At this moment, Shen Yuyao seemed to see that when she was still in the boudoir, she had told her mother the same story about her first meeting with Prince Ning.
When a woman has someone in her heart, her eyes will always betray her thoughts when they are not paying attention, and others can see it clearly.
The corners of Shen Yuyao's lips couldn't help but curve up a little. At that time, she must have been as beautiful as Anaj now, almost dazzling.
"That was the second time I saw him..." The tenderness in Anaj's eyes became more intense, and a few traces of pink appeared on her pretty face.
On the day the city was captured, Anaj fainted in the inn and slept until noon the next day before waking up slowly.
When the shopkeeper learns that Anaj has woken up, he rushes to her room.
The shopkeeper handed Anajji a stack of banknotes and a bundle, and told her that these were left for her by the young man who sent her to the inn, and that he had reserved a room specifically for Anajji in the inn.
"That young man said that if you stay here, he will send someone to pay the rent until you leave."
The shopkeeper spoke softly, fearing that a louder voice would scare away the God of Wealth. The young man had already paid a year's rent for her.
"Excuse me, shopkeeper, what is the name of that young man?" asked Anaj.
"That young man didn't leave his name, but I think he must be a very distinguished young man." The shopkeeper couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Girl, if you have any requests, just call the waiter."
"Thank you, owner. Could you please ask the waiter to bring some food over?" Anaj nodded.
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, and when he turned and walked out, he closed the door for Anaj.
Anaj sat down at the table and curiously opened the bundle.
Inside the bundle were two silk gowns, two brocade scarves, two linen smocks, and even a pair of leather shoes.
Anaj couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly. The young man who saved her was thoughtful and considerate. This was reminding her that in troubled times, if you don't want to cause too much trouble, it is better to disguise yourself as a man.
In the bundle, there was also a letter of recommendation from Bailu Academy. It seemed that the young man had pointed out a way out for her.
Anaji remembered that one afternoon after he had been in the academy for more than half a year, the young man sent a lot of books to Bailu Academy.
Anaj recognized him at a glance, but he was just like the third time they met in the East Palace that day. He just nodded slightly but did not turn around.
Anaj thought, perhaps this young man had saved so many people that he had long forgotten the woman he saved on the day the city was broken.
Nodding is just politeness...
But Anaj never expected that the one who saved her was the Crown Prince of Daxia!
"Alas..." Anaj sighed. Now he and she had national hatred and family feuds, and there was an insurmountable gap between them.
Trapped in Yongfu Palace for the past two days, Anaj also learned from the serving palace maids that the prince already had a beloved wife and a concubine arranged by the emperor.
"Anaji, although we are not from the same clan, we are both female students." Seeing Anaji lost in thought, Shen Yuyao put down the teacup in her hand, "and we are both members of the royal family. Can we really stay out of this?"
"Be it national hatred or family vengeance, what's more important than the lives of 100,000 women and children in the capital?" Shen Yuyao slowly stood up and walked to Anajji's side. "I know you are kind by nature. The Zhang Ying you killed deserved to die."
Anaj looked up into Shen Yuyao's eyes. She didn't expect that Shen Yuyao had even checked Zhang Ying himself.
"Yes, he violated the innocence of a decent girl on the way to the exam, so I killed him!" Anaj nodded repeatedly, with a sharp look in her eyes. She hated the man who destroyed people's innocence!
"So, I guess you wouldn't want to let those 100,000 women and children be buried with you." Shen Yuyao took Anaj's hand and said, "Besides, the Crown Prince's wife, Chang, is my sister. She is truly gentle and virtuous, and treats people very well."
"And..." The light in Shen Yuyao's eyes dimmed a little.
"how?"
Anaj was a little confused as to why Princess Ning looked so worried at this moment.
"Anaji." Shen Yuyao called out softly, then let go of Anaji's hand, took two steps back, and faced Anaji again. She stood solemnly, folded her hands in front of her waist, with her right hand on top, and bowed deeply to her.
Anaj hurriedly stood up and asked, "Why is the princess treating me with such great courtesy?"
"The day before yesterday, the Crown Princess had a difficult labor. I checked her pulse," Shen Yuyao said with a sad face. "She is already on her last legs..."
Anaj knew that the day when the Crown Princess had a difficult delivery was the day when she and Shen Yuyao had a duel at the gate of the East Palace.
"I heard from the palace maids that the Crown Princess is recuperating in the Eastern Palace. I haven't heard any news that she is seriously ill."
Anaj is full of doubts.
She didn't know why Shen Yuyao was so sure that the Crown Princess was about to die?
Moreover, if the Crown Princess was really seriously ill, the Crown Prince would probably be filled with resentment towards her at this time. How could he ask the Emperor to grant them a marriage?
Shen Yuyao saw the doubts in Anajee's heart and said, "I said I would not lie to you, Crown Princess. I will pass away within seven days."
"But her disaster this time wasn't illness, it was murder!"
Shen Yuyao knew that she had to tell Anaj directly that there were undercurrents in the East Palace. If Anaj was unaware of this, she would only become a stumbling block that the man could easily kick away.
"Now, although I know who the perpetrator is, I have no real evidence, so I can't do anything to her."
Shen Yuyao's face was solemn, her eyes filled with sorrow. "But the child has done nothing wrong. I pray that you can marry into the Eastern Palace and take care of him on behalf of the Crown Princess."
Only then did Anaj truly understand Shen Yuyao and why she wanted her to marry into the Eastern Palace.
And she must marry the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace!
Yu Gong, those 100,000 Yuan women and children were left behind in Daxia by her father, the Emperor, and became pariahs. As their princess, Anaj had the responsibility to ensure that she was treated well because she married into the Daxia royal family.
Personally, the father of Crown Princess Chang had feelings for Anajji's father, and the Crown Prince had saved Anajji's life. Besides, the Crown Prince was the person she loved.
How could Anaj not marry?
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