"Huh? No!" Long Yinyu turned her face away and pouted.
Wu Yunzhi was somewhat surprised, "Why? Isn't being an empress good? Whatever you want to eat or play, someone will immediately bring it to you."
"What's the point of that!" Long Yinyu put her hands on her hips. "Once you enter the palace, you'll lose your freedom! I've read the books too!"
"How could that be?" Wu Yunzhi tempted him. "Look, the last time you saw me was outside the palace. If even I can leave the palace, then you certainly can too."
Long Yinyu recalled their first meeting, remembering the fleeting glimpse he caught when he lifted the carriage curtain, and felt somewhat shaken.
“But we’ve only known each other for a short time. Two people can only get married if they love each other, and we don’t have any feelings for each other…” he said softly, fiddling with his fingers.
"Feelings can be cultivated!" Wu Yunzhi coaxed patiently. "You're not completely indifferent to me, are you?"
“Hmm…” Long Yinyu was still hesitating. He bit his lip uncomfortably, struggling with his thoughts for a while before looking up and asking, “Then, do you like me? If you don’t like me, it’s impossible for me to be with you…” He spoke softer and softer.
Ugh, why did he have to ask such an embarrassing question!
Long Yinyu's face was burning hot.
“Of course, if I don’t like you, how could I make you empress?” Wu Yunzhi gave her a reassuring look.
"Huh? Huh? You like me?" Long Yinyu's brain went blank.
"Yes, I fell in love with you at first sight!"
A plume of white smoke suddenly billowed from Long Yinyu's head. His mind was reeling, and he was about to fall when Wu Yunzhi caught him in her arms with lightning speed.
"So... grant my request!"
Long Yinyu was flying on the clouds and didn't hear what Wu Yunzhi said, so he nodded randomly.
"Good!" Wu Yunzhi clapped her hands. "Someone come here!"
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" A young eunuch entered, crouching low.
"I will write an imperial edict! Great joy will come to Daye! I will marry a man from the Longyin clan as my empress!"
The young eunuch and the guards outside the door knelt down with a clatter, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Long Yinyu regained his senses upon hearing the words "men of the Longyin clan".
"Wait, you didn't marry me just because my surname is Longyin, did you?"
"How could that be? I married you because I love you!"
"Bullshit! You've only said a few words and you already love me!" Long Yinyu finally realized what was going on and shoved Wu Yunzhi away. "I knew it! You were so indifferent when we first met, why are you so enthusiastic now! It's because my surname is Long Yin!"
Long Yinyu was about to run outside when he said that.
"Stop him! If he gets away, his entire family will be executed!" Wu Yunzhi waved his hand.
How could Long Yinyu possibly break through the human wall? He charged recklessly, but was eventually dragged back into the house by Wu Yunzhi, who was laughing as she watched him go crazy.
"Wu Yunzhi, you tyrant, let me go!"
Forget about running away! You can't escape my grasp! Hahahaha!
...
A year later, the Emperor of Daye got married, and the whole country celebrated.
Long Yinyu's mother and three older sisters all attended his wedding.
The Holy Lord spoke up, "Alas, the reason we restricted him from leaving the island was because we were afraid of this incident, but who would have thought that he would still end up in the Emperor's hands!"
The eldest sister shrugged. "Sigh, this is the inextricable fate between the Dragon Roar Clan and the Wu family!"
Second sister: "Sigh, this is fate!"
Third Sister: "Oh, fate! Speaking of which... Mother, how can you say such a thing? Didn't you also sleep with the young prince?" She pouted, "Isn't Eldest Sister the best proof?"
Holy Lord: "Haha, what a beautiful day!"
Eldest sister, second sister, third sister: "..."
Another year passed, and a dusty figure crawled out of a dog hole in the palace.
"Pah! This dog hole should have been dug bigger!" Long Yinyu got up, dusting himself off. "I've had enough of this life! It's either torture or torture! I want freedom!!!"
He looked left and right, and finding no one paying attention to him, he exclaimed, "Hey, I hit the spot perfectly!" He was overjoyed, picked up his little bundle, and grinned from ear to ear.
"Freedom! Here I come!"
He took off running.
On the high platform inside the palace, Wu Yunzhi looked at the bouncy Long Yinyu and smiled, "This can be considered an essential skill of the Long Yin clan - once you become empress, you must run away."
The young eunuch beside him wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Fine, let him play for a while!"
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