Chu Yue Zhao quickly stepped forward and took her hand: "Sister, why are you bowing to me? Do you feel like a stranger to me?"
"No, no," Wan Ge quickly explained, "It's just that Your Highness has grown up, and I shouldn't be as unruly as before."
Wan Ge's words sounded as if he were still a child in the past, and he used to coax him more like a child. Now that he is no longer a child, but a grown-up, it is normal for him to bow to him.
“Sister doesn’t need to do that. No matter what, you can treat me the same as before.” The boy’s eyes were particularly bright, and his gaze was full of joy whenever it fell on him.
Wange didn't notice this and always treated the other person as a younger brother, someone who needed her protection.
He didn't have any other thoughts about him at other times, so he didn't think much about the other person's closeness at this moment.
After all, she had protected him for so long, so it was normal for him to be closer to her.
"By the way, what brings Your Highness here?" Wan Ge asked the person in front of her with a puzzled look.
Chu Yue Zhao replied obediently and sensibly, "I had a two-day break, so I thought..."
He then wanted to find his sister, but when he went to the Meng family, Meng Yuzhou told him that his sister was not at home, and that he had come here because he heard that she had come here.
"I see."
The Crown Prince stood behind Wan Ge and shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself: Ninth Brother, don't run around recklessly. You have no idea how many people have tried to kill you over the years.
Even the secret guards sent by the Crown Prince to protect him couldn't help but complain: Had the Ninth Prince offended someone? Why were so many people so determined to kill him? And why were they so persistent?
Honestly, I never encountered this situation when I was protecting the Crown Prince. Why would so many people want to kill the Ninth Prince, who is now a prince who has completely lost the protection of his maternal family?
"What are you discussing with the Crown Prince, sister?"
Wan Ge shook her head: "It's nothing. It just so happens that His Highness the Crown Prince is about to return. I heard that the peach blossoms outside the city are in bloom, and I was just about to go and see them. I wonder if His Highness the Ninth Prince would like to do the same?"
"Yes." Chu Yue Zhao was overjoyed to hear her invitation. How could he not be happy to have the opportunity to spend time alone with his sister?
…
Chu Yue Zhao smiled for two days during her trip to the peach blossom grove outside the city. It wasn't until the third day that news spread that the Crown Prince was engaged to a girl from the Meng family.
Chu Yue Zhao's expression immediately cracked, her face filled with disbelief, and she stood up abruptly.
Meng Yuzhou, who had been reciting his lessons, was somewhat bewildered when he saw the person next to him suddenly stand up: "What are you doing? Are you so excited to hear that my sister and His Highness the Crown Prince are getting engaged?"
Meng Yuzhou still believes that his sister is only so kind to the Ninth Prince out of pity, and he never thought about the relationship between a man and a woman. Moreover, when his sister was kind to him, they were just children and there was no such feeling between them.
Seeing his excitement, she was a little puzzled, and then gently said, "My sister and His Highness the Crown Prince have always been very close. I heard that they were very close when they were young, and they are still close now that they are grown up. I can occasionally see His Highness chatting with my sister. Now that they are finally together, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
No one knew how worried his family was about Wan Ge not being able to get married. Now that they finally saw their sister getting married, Meng Yuzhou could finally relax.
Not only him, but his family was very happy.
The emperor actually disliked this powerful alliance, but then he thought, with the Empress's family and the Crown Princess's family supporting the Crown Prince, he wouldn't have to worry about fratricide in the future.
As long as his brothers pose no threat to him, he doesn't need to act like his father, who was willing to harm his own flesh and blood to ensure the crown prince's position.
Therefore, the Yellow Emperor was pleased to see this happen and even personally bestowed a marriage upon the two of them.
…
Wan Ge didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter, so she gave it some thought when the Crown Prince brought it up.
She thought that she would no longer be pressured by her family, and that she could get closer to Chu Yue Zhao more openly.
Besides, she had already prepared a surprise for him, so this would make the joy even greater.
Unexpectedly, that very day, a maidservant came to report that the Ninth Prince wished to see her.
Although Wan Ge didn't know why Chu Yue Zhao had suddenly come to find him, he still had someone bring him in.
Wan Ge dismissed the other servants and looked at Meng Yuzhou with some confusion, asking, "Why did Your Highness suddenly come? Shouldn't you be studying at the Imperial Academy today?"
His time off has already passed, and he should be continuing his studies at the Imperial Academy right now. Why is he here?
Chu Yue Zhao's eyes were red, and crystal tears rolled down her cheeks as she looked at her with a wronged and heartbroken expression.
The moment Wan Ge saw the beauty shed tears, she felt a deep sadness in her heart: "Your Highness, please don't cry, what's wrong?"
"They all say you're engaged to the Crown Prince." When Chu Yue Zhao said this, he omitted the word "brother." He had always called the Crown Prince "Brother Crown Prince."
"Yes, the Crown Prince and I are getting older and have long reached the age to get married."
"But you, you want to marry him."
Wan Ge nodded: "That's right."
"How could you marry him?" Chu Yue Zhao's tears fell even harder as she looked up at her, as if she had endless grievances she couldn't express.
Seeing the other person like this, Wan Ge's heart suddenly skipped a beat: "Why can't I marry him?"
"Isn't the person you love me? Shouldn't you be my wife?" Chu Yue Zhao's tone carried a hint of accusation.
Wan Ge knew that was what he was thinking. Wan Ge wouldn't dare. The God of the Moon Goddess descending to earth wasn't to undergo a love tribulation, and being his love tribulation wasn't a good thing either. Wan Ge wouldn't dare at all.
Even though she seemed to have different feelings for the person in front of her, she knew that there was a world of difference between them.
What she yearns for is to escape the life of making soup, even if it means experiencing all the hardships of life in every reincarnation.
The other party was a supreme ancient god, whom even the Heavenly Emperor treated with utmost respect. Their identities were worlds apart, and they had completely different pursuits in life.
From the very beginning, Wan Ge had never considered such a thing, nor did she expect it to happen, so she was terrified when she heard the other party speak like that.
"No, no, no, Your Highness, you misunderstand. I would never have such thoughts. My kindness towards Your Highness is simply..."
Hearing her hesitant words, Chu Yue Zhao instantly understood: "So you're only nice to me because you pity me, because you think I'm miserable. But you clearly did it for me..."
But you almost lost your life for me.
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