Song Chengze lowered his eyelids and gently stroked the mandarin ducks on the bright red wedding quilt. After a while, he said quietly, "Are you so sure that what you said that day was right and possible?"
Meng Qi said firmly, "I know you were very surprised by what I said the other day. After all, before that, according to your investigation, I was just a 'strawberry'. And I believe you must have made arrangements for my future position in the palace. I believe you will treat me well. And as long as I honestly serve as the Princess Rui as you said that day, you will not treat me unfairly. I believe you will keep your promise."
Song Chengze raised his head with a little surprise and looked at Meng Qi. He really didn't expect that Meng Qi would describe herself so bluntly. To be honest, it surprised him.
"But that's not what I want."
"Being a stable Princess Rui is not what you want?" Song Chengze said with a playful tone.
Meng Qi nodded, "Your Majesty, would you like to hear a story?"
"story?"
Meng Qi smiled. "It seems inappropriate to tell you a story about me on our wedding night. But I think I must let Your Highness know my determination and intentions. I sincerely want to be with you. Because I know that you are not in need of a princess, but you are in need of an ally who can follow your wishes, whether in the palace or outside."
When Song Chengze heard Meng Qi say this again, he was no longer as surprised and shocked as when he heard it that day in Qionghua Palace.
"It seems that this idea of yours is not just a spur-of-the-moment one. Well, now it seems that this is how our wedding night will end. Tell me about it. I want to hear your reasons."
"I dare not hide it from you. Although my death was an accident, I was not willing to be married to the prince by the emperor before that. Especially when I heard that my eldest cousin was engaged to Master Hong, I was very sad for a long time. That's why you saw me chasing Master Hong at the Hong family."
Meng Qi couldn't see Song Chengze's expression, but she heard his suddenly heavy breathing. She thought to herself, fortunately, she married this man. If it was any other prince, no, any other young master from a noble family, just these few words would have been enough to make her very upset.
But she had to say it. She had to do everything she could to convince Song Chengze that she truly wanted to be his ally. Since she wasn't planning on being just a normal couple with him, the word "emotion" seemed a waste. She just had to explain her reasons and her plans to him, get his approval, accept it, or even just give her a chance to show her true feelings. That would be good enough.
"Now I think about how stupid I was to do that. Your Majesty, do you believe in dreams?"
Song Chengze was taken aback by Meng Qi's sudden change of topic, "Dream?"
Meng Qi nodded, "Yes, a dream, a dream from my previous life."
"Past life?" Song Chengze sat up straight, the quilt sliding off his body. "What do you mean? You dreamed about your past life?"
Meng Qi nodded. "Yes, after I fell into the ice that time, I lay there for a long time, unconscious. Everyone was puzzled. I just accidentally put my head in there, and a few moments later, the maid pulled me out, but I didn't get better. During those days, I dreamed of many things, some familiar, some unfamiliar. In the dream, I was your princess, and we didn't get along well. You treated me very well, but I caused you trouble and embarrassed you everywhere, just like everything you investigated about me."
Song Chengze looked at Meng Qi in surprise. He wanted to reach out and touch Meng Qi's forehead, but gave up after thinking about it. "How is that possible? What did you dream about?"
Meng Qi shook her head. "So many, so messy, one paragraph at a time. Every time I get one clear, my head starts to hurt, and then the next. It's like watching several plays at once, hearing a song here, watching a section there. I remember some things, but not others." Meng Qi sighed and said, "There are only a few things I remember very clearly."
"What?"
"Does Your Majesty believe what I say?"
Song Chengze looked at Meng Qi's dark eyes and said, "If I say I don't believe you, you won't say anything, right? You won't mention the agreement you mentioned anymore?"
Meng Qi shook her head. "No, if Your Highness doesn't believe me, I won't say anything more now, but I will still insist on proving to Your Highness that I am a helper to Your Highness, not just a princess you have to marry and keep in the inner chamber."
"How can you make me believe everything in your dream?"
"I told you that you might not believe it now, but if the things I've said are the same, or very similar, then you'll believe it. Of course, it was just a dream, and I believe it was a reflection of my past life, so there might be discrepancies. So, I want to participate and face it with you."
Song Chengze was a little confused by what Meng Qi said. He reached out and rubbed his forehead gently. "My mind is a little confused. Please tell me first."
Meng Qi thought about it and decided to add fuel to the fire in order to convince Song Chengze. "Also, it wasn't just me who dreamed a lot during those few days. There was also an immortal who appeared in my dreams frequently."
"Immortal? What immortal?"
"That's what I'm wondering about. That immortal wasn't the one we usually visit in temples or nunneries. He was dressed in green clothes, with a black veil, holding a golden staff in his hand, and stepping on a lotus flower. It was hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman when he spoke, and the veil covered only his eyes."
Song Chengze stood up and asked, "What did you say? Say it again?"
Meng Qi sighed inwardly. With this trump card, she believed that King Rui would definitely cooperate with her.
The person she was talking about wasn't an immortal at all; it was a figure from a painting treasured by Concubine Lian that she had occasionally seen during her rare visits to Qionghua Palace in her previous life. It seemed that figure had a history, and Prince Rui clearly knew about it, otherwise he wouldn't be so excited.
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