"Later, the Crown Prince of Ning will mention to Emperor Yuanwu that, for the sake of peace and friendship between the two countries, he wants to marry me to you." After Wei Ran finished speaking, she looked up at him again.
Lu Zhaolin's breath hitched, and he felt something pierce his heart: "You..."
Wei Ran reached out and grabbed his raised finger: "Actually, you already guessed it last night, but you didn't tell anyone, not even your own brother, so... you do have feelings for me, right?"
Lu Zhaolin instantly felt as if someone was choking him, making it hard to breathe.
Watching Wei Ran walk towards the main hall.
Lu Zhaolin stepped behind her and grabbed her wrist: "Chang An, I'm warning you, I will not marry you. You can forget what you did to me, but I won't."
"What happened back then was actually a setup by the Empress; it wasn't my intention." Wei Ran said resentfully, "The person who ordered you out and caused you to be imprisoned was the Empress's man. I didn't know him at all. I was just telling the truth back then; I really didn't know."
"So, when the Emperor privately asked you that you could save my life if you nodded, you only chose to protect yourself, didn't you?" Lu Zhaolin sneered.
“This is my fault. I was young and ignorant. I was frightened at the time. I thought the Emperor would let you go after asking him questions. I never expected it to develop to such a serious point. Actually, I was also a victim back then. If it weren’t for what happened back then, the Emperor might have arranged a marriage for me much earlier. How could I have ended up going to Xia Kingdom for a political marriage?” Wei Ran said calmly. “Just pretend that Chang An is dead. The person standing in front of you now is Wei Ran, the noble princess of Ning Kingdom.”
"Heh." Lu Zhaolin chuckled.
“Wait, if you just nod your head, not only can we stay together forever, but the Ning Kingdom and the Yuan Kingdom will never again start a war for no reason. Why not do that?” Wei Ran said softly, “You can treat me as a complete stranger from the bottom of your heart and give a piece of land to the Chang An who has already died.”
Lu Zhaofeng looked at him in shock.
"Could you please stop saying such disgusting things in front of me? If you still have even the slightest bit of affection for me, from now on, just pretend you've never known me. Even if we meet again in the future, just treat each other like strangers." Lu Zhaolin's face was deathly pale, and his hands were clenched into fists at his sides.
"Do you hate me that much?" Wei Ran asked with a gloomy expression. "Is it that you hate me, or are you afraid to face your own heart?"
Lu Zhaolin's breath hitched.
“Since you keep saying that you are a princess of Ning Kingdom and have no relation to Yuan Kingdom, then…” Lu Zhaolin paused and looked up at Wei Ran: “…the lady living in the palace must also have no relation to the princess.”
"You..." Wei Ran's face turned deathly pale with anger, and her lips trembled slightly: "What do you want to do?"
"I only mentioned the concubine of the former emperor of Yuan Kingdom, why is the princess of Wei Kingdom so agitated?" Lu Zhaofeng said, his expression momentarily relaxed.
“Lu Zhaolin, you…” Wei Ran’s fingertips trembled with anger, but in the next second, she quickly regained her composure, and her tone returned to its previous arrogance.
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