The attendants standing behind him thought in their hearts: It's not just the parents' orders, the late queen and Your Majesty also have a grudge against each other for killing their mother.
The two fought for many years, but in the end, the Queen Mother fell in love and was defeated.
Tu Qingyu still shook his head and refused, "This hairpin has a different meaning, I still can't accept it."
"Why?" Si Chao frowned, "But you already have a lover?"
"No, my mother has already chosen a husband for me, and we will be engaged soon."
"despair--"
The tray in the servant's hand behind him shook, making a noise.
Si Chao paused and lowered his eyes, hiding his emotions. After a long moment, he finally ordered, "Everyone get out."
"yes."
There were only two people left in the room. She seemed a little hurried, looked around and stood up.
"I came out alone today, and my maid must be worried. I'm leaving now. I saved you, but it was just a chance encounter. You don't have to take it to heart. We'll say goodbye now."
How can I not take it to heart?
He was anxious for a moment and reached out to grab her wrist. "You are the kind of person who would obey your parents' orders?"
"Your words are ridiculous. Which woman in the world doesn't obey her parents' orders?"
"A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman. Don't you want to find someone's true love and spend the rest of your life with her?"
"Let go." She frowned and looked at her wrist. After the person let go, she sat down again. "Today I finally understand. I'm afraid you're not just simply repaying a favor?"
"I do have feelings for the girl, and I want to..."
"Want to marry me as your concubine?"
He was speechless for a moment. If he brought her into the palace, the daughter of a county magistrate would definitely not be his concubine.
Being able to be named a talented person is already the best that can be achieved.
"You don't even know my name, and you want to marry me?" She looked at me for a long while, then said, "Looking at your expression, are you planning to take me as your concubine?!"
She stood up suddenly, her expression excited, her eyes full of anger, and she looked like a hedgehog that had exploded.
"Of course not." Si Chao quickly denied, "But if two people are in love, does status matter?"
"The official status of a relationship isn't important, but this is only the second time we've met! There's no point in talking about love."
Of course status is important, what the hell is this bastard talking about?!
In the palace, what position represents what treatment and rights? If status is not important, then what is important?
Tu Qingyu: "What's wrong with this emperor? Why does he seem even more love-minded than Jiang Jingchuan?"
Dabao: "His situation is a bit special. He lost his mother when he was young. That deceased mother paved a path for him. This path is full of thorns and darkness, but it won't kill him."
Tu Qingyu: "You won't die?"
Dabao: "Yes, his father left him in the harem and let him fight in the former court. From childhood to adulthood, there was no one sincere person around him. Even though he fought fiercely, the late emperor saved his life and let him sit on the throne in the end."
Tu Qingyu: "You mean, now that he's in power, he feels empty inside and wants pure love?"
Dabao: "Master is really good at summarizing."
Si Chao: "You mean, if two people love each other, they won't care about many things?"
Tu Qingyu: "If I love someone, I would even sacrifice my life for him, but true love is hard to find."
After she said this, the man's eyes lit up.
"That's it for today." She stood up, "This Xiao..."
"I am the fifth child in my family, so you can just call me Xiao Wulang."
She smiled slightly and pushed the brocade box towards him again, "Mr. Xiao, if we are destined to meet again next time, I will accept this hairpin."
To Si Chao, these words were equivalent to saying, next time they meet - if there is fate - I will like him - accept the hairpin - and marry him.
"Hahahaha, okay, okay!"
So they met again the next day.
The two met under the willow tree beside the moat bridge. The sun was setting and the willow branches were swaying.
She frowned at him, "You're following me?"
"No, they say there's a place across the river that makes excellent apricot yogurt. All the ladies in the city love it, so I was wondering if you'd like it, too."
This was really not arranged by him, and he was also amazed at the fate between the two of them.
He reached out to the servant, and the servant took out the gift box again.
"May the girl accept it today?"
She frowned at the brocade box and spoke in a rather exasperated tone, "Today doesn't count!"
Seeing her angry look, his expression unconsciously took on a hint of doting, "Okay, if it doesn't count today, I'll do it whenever you want."
Five days later, outside the city, in the back hills of Baiyun Temple, "Does today count?"
"What a coincidence?" She was shocked. "How could it be such a coincidence?"
"This is the fourth time we've met. Can you please leave your name, girl?"
She was troubled, but finally said, "My last name is Tu, and I'm the third child in the family."
"Miss Tu San." He bowed again, "Mr. Xiao is honored."
"Qingyu——!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a shout was heard from not far away.
Tu Qingyu looked flustered. "My brother called me. Goodbye."
Si Chao looked at her back, his eyes full of determination.
"Qingyu, so it's called Qingyu, Tu Qingyu... What a nice name."
Seeing him like this, the personal eunuch asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, if you like her, you can just order her to enter the palace to accompany you. Why..."
"What do you know?" Si Chao glanced at him, "She is different."
"Yes, yes, I don't understand anything." It seems that Master Tu holds a higher position in His Majesty's heart than he thought.
But this...we've only met a few times.
After returning home, she was called to the main courtyard, "Come and take a look."
Prince Tu waved at her with a booklet in his hand. "This is the information about the husband your mother has chosen for you. Take a look."
"If you think there's nothing wrong with it, I'll take you out for some spring fun."
Tu Qingyu flipped through it roughly. She had regular features and was not too ugly nor pretty. Her family background was quite suitable for her as the county magistrate's youngest daughter.
She put down the booklet and said, "Mom, I don't want to get married so soon."
"What's wrong? Are you not satisfied with this?"
"How can you be satisfied with something you haven't even met?"
Over the years, the Tu couple had become doting on Tu Qingyu. Seeing Tu Qingyu frown, she took the initiative to say, "Well, the prefect's wife has invited us to go flower viewing in five days. This time, I will take you all with me. The people I picked for you should also go. You can watch carefully when the time comes, and we'll make a decision later, okay?"
"Okay." Tu Qingyu hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, "Mom is the best."
But before the flower viewing banquet, she met Si Chao who was being chased again.
Dabao: "Master, this is a trap set by him, you don't have to worry."
Tu Qingyu: "I'm not worried."
While saying not to worry, she had already run into the battle, grabbed Si Chao and ran away at a very fast speed.
"What are you still standing there for? Run!"
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