Chapter 175 The Mischievous Rare Treasure (The Finale)
“I do,” Jiang Tao said firmly.
At worst... we can just get to know each other again.
Chiwen blew out a breath of dragon energy, and Jiang Tao's eyelids drooped, causing her to lose consciousness.
It secretly cast a spell on Jiang Tao's body, and whoever truly loves her will be able to bring her back to the human world.
In other words, if you love her enough, you will slowly recall memories of her.
*
Xie Mianmian opened her eyes without warning. She felt as if she had a very long dream, or as if she had only closed her eyes for a short while.
Lying on her back and looking up, she no longer saw the blue sky, but the familiar tent top. Had she... returned to camp?
She tried to sit up, but felt a tight grip on her hand. Looking down her arm, she saw the Seventh Prince.
He sat in a chair, then lay down on the edge of the bed and fell asleep, his brow furrowed like a small mountain, his hand still tightly holding hers.
Xie Mianmian twitched again, this time finally waking the Seventh Prince.
The first thing I do when I open my eyes is look at her.
His voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't had water in a long time. "How are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with your body?"
The Seventh Prince helped Xie Mianmian sit up.
The military doctor came to see her many times, and they all said she was just asleep.
"I'm fine. How's the war going? Are they all alright?" Xie Mianmian asked. It was strange; her voice was perfectly fine, but the Seventh Prince's was.
He smiled and said, "We won, everything is fine."
This was the first smile he showed in the day and night since the war ended.
"That's good." Xie Mianmian smiled foolishly as well.
The time was peaceful and the atmosphere was gentle, perfect for whispering secrets.
"Your Highness, actually I was drunk that day."
"Alright." The Seventh Prince lowered his eyes forlornly.
"However, I remember everything you said very clearly."
Each word was like fireworks exploding in his heart, bang bang bang.
However, he remained silent, waiting for Xie Mianmian to say something next—whether it would be a rejection or...
Xie Mianmian looked intently into his eyes, "Back at Yueya Garden, you said I wrote so many stories in vain, and that I didn't understand anything about love between men and women."
"I did not say that."
Xie Mianmian freed her right hand from his palm and used her index finger to cover his mouth.
“I didn’t understand at first, but after spending so much time with Your Highness, my heart tells me that I understand…”
The Seventh Prince's eyes gleamed with hope, and he stopped Xie Mianmian from saying the rest of her words.
The proud seventh prince knelt on one knee, "I love you, Mianmian. Will you marry me and be my only wife?"
Xie Mianmian hugged him and nestled her face against his shoulder and neck. "I do."
Her eyes narrowed with laughter, like a raccoon that had successfully caught a fish.
The seventh prince reached out and hugged her tightly. This mischievous and rare treasure had finally landed in his arms.
*
Soon the main force will return to the capital, and the temporarily assembled beast army will be disbanded, with the wild beasts returning to nature.
Only the snow wolf faces a difficult choice between its long-lost clan and Xie Mianmian.
Xie Mianmian ruffled its head, "This is your clan, you should go back and take a look. Don't be afraid, my door will always be open for you."
The snow wolf howled excitedly and nuzzled her with its head, "Mianmian is so good, I will definitely come back."
A few days later, the main force, with triumphant songs of victory, finally returned to the capital.
The people in the city had been waiting on both sides of the street for a long time. As soon as they saw the army enter the city, they immediately applauded, cheered and shouted.
For the princesses, for the generals, for the princes and princesses, for all the soldiers, it is thanks to them that the people can live their peaceful lives.
Especially Xie Mianmian, whose legendary story of gathering a beast army to travel thousands of miles to rescue her husband (not really), is still talked about by young ladies in their boudoirs many years later.
Gao Wei bravely saved the Sixth Princess during the battle, and she asked him if he had any requests.
"I wish to serve as your bodyguard, Your Highness. I hope you will grant my request."
The sixth princess waved her hand in agreement, completely unaware that she had just brought back a mad dog.
When Xie Mianmian and her entourage returned to the mansion, a woman also got off the carriage with them.
"She looks familiar, who is she?" Xie Mingyi asked.
"This is Sister Jiang Tao. I met her on my way back. I saw that she was all alone and had no relatives or friends, so I brought her back with me."
Xie Mianmian wrapped her arm around Jiang Tao's and said, "It's so strange. I felt a sense of kinship as soon as I saw Sister Jiang. Could it be that we knew each other in a past life?"
Jiang Tao greeted them one by one with a smile.
Xie Ze simply nodded faintly when he heard her greeting.
His fists behind his back were clenched tightly, veins bulging, as if the owner of the body was suppressing a storm of emotions in order to maintain a calm and composed demeanor.
Not long after, on an auspicious day, Xie Mianmian married the Seventh Prince, causing a sensation throughout the country.
Everyone in the world praised them, saying, "What a beautiful couple!"
Three years later, the seventh prince had become emperor and was holding court.
A foolish minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty! The foundation of the nation lies in the succession. If there is not enough imperial heirs, it will not be a blessing for the country. I humbly request Your Majesty to select many virtuous women to fill the harem, um..."
He was only halfway through his sentence when the other ministers worked together to cover his mouth.
"What are you doing? The Emperor and Empress are a loving couple, from childhood to youth. How dare you spout nonsense and muddy the waters here?"
The seventh brother shook his head with amusement.
After the court session, he returned to the Imperial Study. As soon as he stepped into the hall, he sensed that something was wrong.
He waved his hand, dismissing the palace servants.
The seventh brother, wearing luxurious brocade boots, walked slowly to the desk, squatted down gracefully, lifted the tablecloth with his slender fingers, and said to the person below, "Come out."
Xie Mianmian exclaimed "Oh dear!" and placed her hand in the man's palm, letting him pull her up.
"I covered my mouth and didn't make a sound, how did you know I was down there?"
"Idiot." The man pecked her lips. "The perfume you're wearing today was chosen by me."
How did he know? His nose recognized Xie Mianmian before he did.
The man kissed her again. "Did you need something?"
Xie Mianmian tried to dodge, but was held tightly in Lao Qi's arms and kissed several more times.
She leaned back and laughed, "Don't be silly. I heard that the Minister of Revenue is colluding with the Southern Barbarians, so we've arranged to meet tonight."
The two smiled at each other, then tacitly revealed the location, "Moon Garden."
"Help me review the memorials, and we'll get this over with quickly."
The man led Xie Mianmian behind the desk and they sat down together.
Xie Mianmian flipped through the book with practiced ease. It was a long book, but the central idea was just one sentence: asking the emperor if he wanted to eat foreign fruits.
Tsk, no thanks.
"Your Majesty is very busy. How about I go alone tonight?"
"No."
The man glanced at her, his eyes seemingly warning her that if she said another word of nonsense, he would kiss her to death.
Xie Mianmian fell silent and focused on processing the memorials submitted by her subordinates.
Even if someone becomes emperor, he will still join in her antics, taking the three of them along as secret agents to collect evidence of the ministers' crimes, and discussing Xie Mianmian's newly written stories.
In the decades that followed, they had many more encounters together.
(The End)
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