Chapter 309 Don't think I don't know your plans
Song Zhimian was a little confused. She raised her hand to feel the sunlight and then looked at the shadow behind Xiao Huaijin.
Under the bright sunshine, this esteemed Prince Qi should not be possessed by any evil spirits.
Furthermore, Xiao Huaijin has a shadow behind him, so there's no way some mountain spirit or monster could be impersonating Prince Qi...
"Song Zhimin, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Huaijin felt a little helpless when he saw Song Zhimin looking at the sun one moment and then looking behind him the next.
Song Zhimian slowly came to her senses.
She had just overheard something: His Highness Prince Qi asked why Song Zhimian was unwilling to marry him...
No wonder His Majesty asked such a strange question at Fengwu Palace before; now I know the reason!
Song Zhimian took a deep breath to calm herself down.
After thinking about the question again, Song Zhimian still found it unbelievable.
"Your Highness, this question...can I think about it properly? I really don't know how to answer your question so suddenly."
"How about this? I'll go take care of my business first. His Majesty has assigned me tasks, so I'll finish those first and then think about this problem, okay?" Song Zhimian thought, deciding to postpone the matter for now.
Xiao Huaijin shook his head.
"It's alright, I'll accompany you on your errand. It's not a confidential mission anyway, and I'm familiar with the Ye family, so it's not a problem for me to go with you!" Xiao Huaijin said, and then walked towards the carriage.
Song Zhimin subconsciously grabbed Xiao Huaijin's sleeve.
She quickly realized something was wrong and immediately let go.
Xiao Huaijin stopped and looked at Song Zhimian.
Song Zhimian's head was buzzing from Xiao Huaijin's stare. Her mind was a bit of a mess. Why did this guy suddenly have a brain fart and want to marry her?
It's like...
In modern society, this would be like her walking down the street when a domineering CEO she'd only met a few times, and only through work, suddenly tells her to get her household registration book ready and find a time to get married with him.
And then she became a wealthy woman...
Haha, Song Zhimian isn't stupid, nor is she that love-struck.
This is essentially like giving up your job as the special assistant to the chairman of a major corporation to become a housewife at home.
She's not that stupid!
There must be a conspiracy behind this!
Song Zhimian immediately became alert. Why would His Highness Prince Qi want to marry her out of the blue?
"Your Highness, may we speak in private?" Song Zhimian gestured for Xiao Huaijin to move to a quieter place.
Didn't you see the palace servants and eunuchs passing by all having their eyes shining? Who knows what they're all thinking!
Xiao Huaijin nodded and walked towards a palace wall.
After they both stood still, Song Zhimian finally spoke.
"Why?"
Xiao Huaijin was taken aback. "What do you mean, why?"
"Why do you want to marry me as your queen? Your Highness, there are many things that outsiders might find amusing."
You are the legitimate son of the Emperor Emeritus and the late Empress, and Her Majesty is your elder sister. In terms of status, you are of noble birth. If you wanted to marry any noble lady in the capital, other families would be delighted.
That's why you can't marry me!
I am His Majesty's personal lady-in-waiting. I know everything His Majesty does every day. If you marry me, aren't you afraid people will say you have designs on the throne?
Furthermore, I am neither your childhood sweetheart nor your ideal woman.
Thirdly, I am not your savior, and you do not need to repay my kindness by offering yourself to me.
We've gotten to know each other a little, but it's all because of work. And now you're suddenly saying you want to marry me...
"I can't accept it!" Song Zhimian shook her head.
Xiao Huaijin...
What's with all this talk about childhood sweethearts and unrequited love? What is all this nonsense?!
However, Song Zhimian's thinking is indeed different from others. She can come up with so many ideas in one go. It seems that she often goes to teahouses to listen to those storytelling stories when she leaves the palace...
No wonder she's the most trusted female officer by her elder sister's side; look at her awareness, her vigilance, her thought process...
He just didn't understand. All he wanted to do was marry someone. How did that make him someone who wanted the throne in other people's eyes?
However... what Song Zhimian said makes a lot of sense.
Those idle people outside might overthink things, and they might even connect this matter to the throne.
This is like the eldest sister just wanting to have a child and send it back to the Ye family to wait for the future to take over the Supervisory Department. In other people's eyes, isn't this also a deeper idea of the throne?
What others think is their business, I just want to marry you.
Just tell me if you agree or not!
"What's wrong with marrying me?" Xiao Huaijin looked at Song Zhimian.
Song Zhimian snorted. What's wrong with it? It's wrong with everything about it!
"Your Highness, what do you see in me? Is it my good looks? There are plenty of women in and out of the palace who are more beautiful than me. Not to mention others, Zheng Wanwan, who is by His Majesty's side, is the most beautiful woman in the entire palace."
Speaking of intelligence, there are many intelligent people both inside and outside the palace! Xiao Ruanruan from the Marquis of Anbang's mansion, as well as Lian Qiao and Princess Yongxin in the north, are all very intelligent!
Has a personality? Then that young General Ling from the North has even more personality. He's so dashing and handsome that no one can take their eyes off him.
What do I have?
"I'm just a palace lady trying to live a good life," Song Zhimian said frankly.
Xiao Huaijin sighed. Actually, he didn't know why, but suddenly he really wanted to marry Song Zhimian.
At first, this thought wasn't so strong; when did it start...?
Oh, after Song Zhimian returned to the capital from the southwest, Xiao Huaijin suddenly started thinking about the days when Song Zhimian was by his side.
There's someone to argue with, and someone to give you advice on everything...
So later she wrote a letter to her elder sister, wanting Song Zhimian to go to the southwest, but she was refused.
Later, he suddenly had the idea of marrying Song Zhimian.
“Song Zhimian…” Xiao Huaijin wanted to explain.
"Don't speak yet, let me sort this out! I think I've thought of something!" Song Zhimian suddenly stopped Xiao Huaijin from speaking.
"You must have suddenly had this idea, right?"
That means you encountered something that led you to this idea, and marrying me as your queen is your way of resolving that issue.
What happened to you...?
"I need to think about this carefully!" Song Zhimian frowned.
There's definitely a conspiracy involved. There's no such thing as a free lunch; even if one did fall from the sky, it would likely contain something that would give you diarrhea...
Suddenly, Song Zhimin's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something.
"Hehe, I know what you're planning. Actually, your real goal isn't to marry me at all, is it?"
"Don't think I don't know what you're planning!" Song Zhimian understood immediately.
Xiao Huaijin...
Did Song Zhimin find out when I did something wrong? How come I don't know when I did something wrong?
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