"No matter how hard I try, no matter how many times I try again, she will always die in that heavy snow."
——Jiang Zhanyuan
"Hey, have you heard? The second prince, the most favored prince in the court, insisted on marrying a prostitute as his principal wife. Because of this, His Majesty is punishing him to guard the border for two years~"
"That's right! He really played a good hand badly! If he had listened to advice, the throne would have been the Second Prince's anyway!"
"This can't be blamed on the Second Prince. If anyone is to blame, blame the seductive tricks learned by the courtesan in the brothel. It's true that beauty is the root of all trouble!"
On the busy street, the voices of several men could be heard, and their expressions were all full of contempt and mockery.
It was as if if the Second Prince were them, he would definitely not do such a ridiculous thing.
Yunchu stood next to the stall. She was wearing a simple long gown, her long black hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, and she had a veil on her face. When she heard the conversation of several people around her, she opened her beautiful almond eyes wide. When she looked closely, she saw a trace of mist in them.
The hairpin in her hand instantly fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
The vendor instantly got furious, pointing at Yunchu and yelling, "Girl, I told you not to look if you don't have money. You broke my white jade hairpin, how can I sell it?"
The maidservant beside Yunchu blushed in anger when she heard the other party say this: "Old man, my young lady will definitely compensate for the broken hairpin, but you call this ordinary jade hairpin a white jade hairpin, isn't this extortion?!"
The stall owner was clearly trying to extort money from someone. "Hey! Girl, this hairpin is mine. If I say it's a white jade hairpin, it's a white jade hairpin! Pay me back!"
The stall owner looked at Yunchu's outfit and saw that he didn't even have any decent jewelry on him. He must be an ignorant person, so he might as well take the opportunity to extort more money from her!
Xiao Tao glared at the stall owner and reluctantly took out a tael of silver: "Just one tael of silver, no more!"
She snorted softly and pulled her master away.
The stall owner glanced at the master and servant and was about to smash the silver in his hand on their foreheads, but he raised his hand and finally put the silver in his mouth and bit it.
"Miss, please walk slowly. Those people on the street might be talking nonsense. If I really have to guard the border, I will definitely explain it to you."
Yunchu walked quickly, biting her lower lip. "Zhanyuan is the Second Prince. Those people certainly wouldn't dare stand in the street and tell lies. It's better to go back quickly."
Xiao Tao didn't know what to say, so she just followed Yun Chu's steps silently.
Yunchu and Xiaotao returned to the Second Prince's Mansion together, but only then did they find out that Jiang Zhanyuan had been summoned to the palace.
Xiao Tao came out with a cloak and covered Yun Chu with it, "Miss, please go back inside. It's still snowing outside. You're not feeling well."
Yunchu shook her head and stretched out her hand. A snowflake fell on her palm. When it touched the warmth of her palm, it turned into water droplets, and a slight coolness appeared on her hand.
"Actually, he doesn't have to marry me. That way, he won't have to go to the border."
She murmured softly, her face full of self-blame.
Xiao Tao stood beside her: "But Miss was born in a wealthy family. If she hadn't encountered such an unexpected misfortune, she wouldn't have been tricked into going to a brothel by such a villain!"
Yunchu was about to say something when he felt a little uncomfortable in his chest. He could only hold on to the snow-covered tree in the yard and started coughing violently.
"Miss!"
"Qingqing!"
Two voices sounded at the same time. Jiang Zhanyuan saw Yunchu holding the tree and coughing violently. He quickly threw the cake in his hand to Xiaotao, picked him up and walked into the house.
He walked and said fiercely: "Haven't I told you many times that when it's cold, you should stay indoors. Ask Xiaotao to add more charcoal for you and also ask Xiaotao to prepare a hot water bottle for you. You...ah...you really are!"
As he spoke, he frowned and looked at her angrily.
Yun Chu looked into Jiang Zhanyuan's eyes. He was very worried about her and treated her very well, even to the point of being attentive to her. However, there was no love in the eyes when he looked at her.
Yunchu was a little confused. He clearly didn't love her, so why did he insist on marrying her?
She lowered her eyes, looking a little sick, with a little mist in her eyes, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
Jiang Zhanyuan swallowed all the harsh words in his heart and apologized: "Oh, my dear, I didn't mean to be mean to you. Don't be angry~ Don't be unhappy. If you really don't want to, then hit me, okay?"
As he spoke, he squatted beside the bed and offered his cheek like a good baby.
Xiao Tao brought in the hot water bottle, but seeing the attitude of her Second Prince, she quickly retreated.
Yunchu put his hand on Jiang Zhanyuan's face, and touched him with a tender look: "Ayuan, I don't want you to go to the border, so please don't marry me, okay?"
Jiang Zhanyuan's heart sank, but she had already fallen in love with him, and if he didn't go to the border, it would be difficult for her to leave this world.
"My dear, marrying you is my greatest wish in this life. Just stay home for the next two years. When I come back, I will bring you in in a sedan chair."
His eyes lit up, as if his heart was full when he mentioned this matter.
Yunchu just looked at him quietly, not saying any more useless words. She knew that there were some things she couldn't change.
But she always had a feeling that Jiang Zhanyuan would not marry her, and that once he went to the border, he would never come back.
Seeing her stunned, Jiang Zhanyuan rubbed her palm with his cheek and said coquettishly: "Okay? My dear~"
Yunchu had no choice but to nod.
Jiang Zhanyuan talked to Yunchu here for a while. As soon as he left, Xiaotao slipped in from outside. While massaging Yunchu's shoulders, she talked about Jiang Zhanyuan's deeds.
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