Chapter 200 is wrong, everything is wrong.
Lu Yan nodded and said, "You are still young. After the engagement, it will be just right to get married in a year."
Zhou Zhao lowered his head and said, "But I don't want to marry this princess."
Seeing his expression, Lu Yan frowned and asked in a gentler voice, "What's wrong? Do you have someone you like?"
Zhou Zhao did not deny it, and kept his head down.
Lu Yan comforted him, saying, "Zhao'er, don't be in a hurry. Wait until you meet this princess first."
Zhou Zhao said seriously, "Uncle, if I don't like her, I shouldn't hold her back, don't you think?"
Lu Yan sat down beside him and said slowly, "You haven't even met her, how do you know you don't like her? Zhao'er, don't worry about it for now. Let's meet the princess tomorrow and then make a decision."
Neither he nor the eldest prince insisted on forcing a marriage. They planned to let the two children meet, and if they were compatible, they would get engaged; if not, they would let it go.
Meanwhile, at the Crown Prince's place, Nan Fengling also started making a scene, saying, "No, I won't marry him."
The eldest prince comforted her, saying, "I'm not asking you to marry right now, but to let you see how it goes. If you like it, then marry me; if you don't, then don't."
Nan Fengling turned her head and said, "Father, I already have someone I like in my heart."
"Who? Who is the person you like?" the eldest prince asked hurriedly.
With his back to him, Nan Fengling said, "All I know is that his surname is Zhou."
The eldest prince turned pale with anger. "You like someone you only know by his surname?"
Nan Fengling turned around, her face filled with anger. "Even if I don't have someone I like, I won't listen to you and marry someone I don't even know."
The eldest prince leaned against the table and gently patted his chest. "Ling'er, I've told you before, take a look at the man first. If you don't like him, then I won't force you to marry him."
Hearing this, Nan Fengling could only assume he was lying to her, and turned around to say, "Father, you don't need to say anything more, I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he immediately left.
The eldest prince wanted to send someone to bring her back, but she slipped away unnoticed.
at night,
Zhou Zhao felt incredibly stifled and, after much thought, finally went alone to the pavilion near the First Prince's residence.
He sat in the pavilion, enjoying the cool breeze, and was about to fall asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, someone suddenly called out, "Brother Zhou."
Zhou Zhao looked up and saw the same woman he had met earlier that day. He sat up in surprise and asked her, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Nan Fengling sat down, lowered her head and said, "My father also arranged a marriage for me, wanting me to marry someone I've never met."
Upon hearing that the two were both unfortunate, Zhou Zhao asked, "So what do you plan to do?"
Nan Fengling's eyes lit up as he said, "I plan to leave here and go to Cheng'an County."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhao quickly asked her, "Why do you want Cheng'an County?"
Nan Fengling slowly said, "I met a kind and easy-going woman who ran an incense shop there."
After listening, Zhou Zhao thought for a moment and asked, "Is the incense shop you mentioned owned by someone surnamed Zhou?"
Nan Fengling nodded. "That's right, the surname is indeed Zhou."
Zhou Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Have you been frequently buying incense from the Zhou family these days?"
Nan Fengling paused for a moment, then replied, "That's right."
Zhou Zhao glanced at her and asked, "Miss, may I ask what your name is?"
A blush crept across Nan Fengling's face as she slowly said, "My surname is Nan Feng..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Zhao understood completely: this girl was the one she was to marry into a political alliance with.
He looked surprised and stood there stunned.
Nan Fengling playfully squatted down and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you reacting so strongly to my surname?"
Zhou Zhao truthfully replied, "The woman who proposed marriage to me happens to be surnamed Nanfeng, and she is the eldest prince's legitimate daughter."
Nan Fengling was shocked. She stared at Zhou Zhao for a moment, and after a long while, she instantly understood what was going on.
It turns out that the person she was to marry was the one she had always longed for.
The two of them fell silent immediately.
A moment later, Zhou Zhao told the whole story about how his family owned the Zhou Family Incense Shop.
Nan Fengling also told him that she was a princess.
The two chatted for so long that dawn broke before they knew it.
The Crown Prince's residence was thrown into chaos because the two of them were not there.
After searching for most of the day...
Zhou Zhao and Nan Fengling returned home.
The eldest prince strode to Nan Fengling's side, pulled her aside and said, "Ling'er, if you don't want to marry, then we won't. I just talked to your Uncle Lu, and we'll call off this marriage."
Lu Yan, who was standing to the side, also said to Zhou Zhao, "That's right, let's just call it off."
Zhou Zhao looked up and met Nan Fengling's gaze.
Seeing that she didn't speak, the eldest prince thought she didn't believe him, so he quickly added, "It's true. If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. If you don't want to see, then don't see. We won't force you anymore."
Nan Fengling stared wide-eyed at her father, pulling him aside and saying, "Wrong! All wrong!"
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