When they reached the second palace gate, Su Xuening raised her head, stole a glance at Xuan Yuanzhan, and said cautiously, "Your Highness, please put me down. I can walk by myself."
Xuan Yuanzhan lowered his eyes, his gray eyes as deep and bright as the Milky Way, so beautiful that Su Xuening felt a flush on her face.
Xuan Yuanzhan showed no intention of putting her down; in fact, he put her hand back around his neck.
Xuan Yuanzhan's action made Su Xuening blush furiously, her face turning red from head to toe.
Now, Su Xuening was caught in a dilemma: whether to put her hand down or not. She kept her eyes downcast, not daring to move, and dared not look at him again.
The couple's intimate behavior once again attracted the attention of the palace servants. Although they dared not approach to watch, they dared to observe from a distance.
"The Holy King is so good to the Holy Queen; he doesn't even want her to walk far away!"
"Who exactly said that the Holy King is indifferent to women? Look at the Holy King's appearance, how does he look like he is indifferent to women?"
"You don't understand. There were countless girls in Kyoto who wanted to marry the Holy King, but he refused to take any of them. I heard that he doesn't even have a single woman around him, let alone any women."
"Not to mention other women who can't get close to the Holy King, even those three girls who were engaged to him before, every time they tried to get close to him, they were rejected by the Holy King!"
"That Holy King treats his Holy Queen Consort very differently!"
Whether it was because the palace servants weren't far enough away, or because Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening had excellent hearing, the two heard every word the palace servants said.
Upon hearing about the three girls who were engaged, the two women glanced at each other simultaneously.
When she met those star-like, dazzling eyes once again, Su Xuening's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly lowered her eyes, her face flushed.
Xuanyuan Zhan gave Su Xuening a deep look, then picked her up and strode toward their carriage.
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Ye Yun saw the two return and quickly stepped forward to lift the carriage curtain for them.
When Bihe and Lülian saw that Su Xuening was carried back by Xuanyuan Zhan, they thought something had happened and asked anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong? What happened?"
"It's nothing."
Xuanyuan Zhan carried Su Xuening directly into the carriage, then turned back to look at Bihe and Lülian, saying, "From now on, address her as Princess Consort."
The two men were taken aback for a moment, then immediately bowed and said, "Yes."
They weren't used to it yet, so sometimes they called her "Princess" and sometimes, in their haste, they called her "Miss."
However, since the prince has spoken, they will definitely have to call her princess from now on. They will have to get used to it even if they are not used to it!
Xuanyuan Zhan carried Su Xuening into the carriage, and Ye Yun lowered the curtain and drove for them.
Bihe and Lülian followed the carriage, one on each side.
Inside the carriage, Xuan Yuanzhan had already put Su Xuening down and placed her opposite him, so he could see her as soon as he looked up.
The gazes opposite her were so intense that Su Xuening didn't dare to look up.
She didn't know how things had turned out this way. Although they were married, they had only known each other for a few days. The ambiguous atmosphere was making her heart almost jump out of her chest.
She knows perfectly well that she shouldn't fall for a man, so what is she doing now?
She could even faintly feel the love flower on her wrist quietly blooming.
She's gone mad!!!
Su Xuening felt like she wanted to kill herself!
Xuan Yuanzhan had been staring at Su Xuening when he suddenly asked, "Are you concerned about those three women?"
"Huh?" Su Xuening looked up in confusion. She had been silently reciting the Heart-Cleansing Mantra, trying to suppress the inappropriate feelings, and she hadn't even heard what he said.
Xuan Yuanzhan had been keeping his expression under control, but it crumbled instantly at Su Xuening's "hmm." He coughed awkwardly and said, "They are the three women who were engaged to me."
...Su Xuening raised her eyebrows slightly. So that's what he meant. She asked teasingly, "So, what does Your Highness want to explain to me?"
Xuanyuan Zhan was not good with words, let alone with explaining such things, but he was afraid that she would care, so he could only try to explain: "Those three women were all arranged for marriage by that person. I never thought of marrying them."
Su Xuening nodded as if she understood something: "So, if Your Highness and I are only engaged, then Your Highness has no intention of marrying me, right?"
...Xuanyuan Zhan suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
"I……"
Xuanyuan Zhan wanted to explain, but once he opened his mouth, he couldn't find a way to explain.
He certainly didn't intend to marry her, but they still got married, didn't they?
Su Xuening didn't press him further and changed the subject, saying, "I heard that the three girls who were engaged to Your Highness all died tragically. Does Your Highness know the reason?"
Xuanyuan Zhan was completely bewildered by what she said: "I heard they all died in accidents."
They must have been accidents, what other reason could there be?
Looking at his expression, Su Xuening realized that he was truly unaware of the situation.
However, she didn't think things were that simple. What a coincidence that all the women betrothed to Xuan Yuanzhan died tragically? And Xuan Yuanzhan even earned a reputation for being a jinx to his wives!
Looking at Su Xuening's expression, Xuanyuan Zhan realized something and frowned, asking, "Do you know anything inside information?"
Were those women not killed in an accident?
He never paid attention to women's affairs, nor did he ever think of marrying them, so he never paid attention to their deaths. He really didn't know how they died; he only remembered that one of them seemed to have been robbed.
Su Xuening shook her head. She didn't know the inside story either. She had never heard any rumors about them in her previous life: "At least the matter definitely has nothing to do with Mother Consort. After all, Mother Consort would never let you be known as a wife-killer."
Even the Emperor couldn't!
It would be easy to find out who the remaining people are who don't want Xuanyuan Zhan to get married and insist on giving him the reputation of being a jinx to wives!
It's probably Su Huiyan, since in Su Huiyan's heart, the Dowager Consort is her biggest rival, and Xuan Yuanzhan is Xuan Yuanyu's biggest competitor.
The three girls whom the Emperor had previously betrothed to Xuanyuan Zhan all had quite powerful backgrounds.
One is the daughter of a Grand Tutor, another the daughter of a General, and the third the daughter of a Prime Minister—all legitimate daughters. Any one of these three ministers would be a pillar of the Eastern Chu court. Whichever minister's daughter Xuan Yuanzhan marries would be a powerful asset to him. How could Su Huiyan not be anxious?
Xuan Yuanzhan also thought of Su Huiyan, and his gray eyes suddenly narrowed.
Upon returning to the Holy King's Mansion, Su Xuening went to report to Madam Bai.
Su Xuening briefly mentioned the events at the family dinner, omitting details about Xuan Yuan Yu, Zhao Zhenzhen, and Su Feiling.
Xuanyuan Zhan then summoned Ye Feng: "Go and investigate the cause of death of the three women who were betrothed to me before."
"Yes," Ye Feng replied, and immediately vanished.
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