Jie Xi said with great confidence, "She will definitely help. She has loved me the most since I was a child. Besides, if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. If the Jieke Kingdom is destroyed, what benefit can she, the princess of the Jieke Kingdom, get? She actually let a woman like that take away the throne!"

Shen Yuheng nodded, thinking that what Jie Xi said made sense, so he said, "Then my master should hurry to the palace. The people of Jie Clan are still suffering, so we must go back as soon as possible!"

Jie Xi nodded, immediately changed into formal clothes, and went to meet Concubine Jie as a subject.

In Fuze Palace, outside Princess Xiangze's room, the palace maids and eunuchs all lowered their heads, standing anxiously, and the sound of things being thrown and smashed could be heard from the room.

A gloomy and tall figure walked slowly towards them. The palace maids and eunuchs took a look and immediately stepped forward as if they had seen a savior and surrounded the man.

"Guard Long, you are finally here. The princess has locked herself in her room since she got up this morning. She refuses to eat or drink, and no one is allowed in. We are so worried. If this continues, the princess will get sick again!"

Xiangze's personal maid Qingfeng spoke first, and the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs all nodded in agreement.

His eyes dimmed slightly, and Long Qing stood in front of the door with his head held high. He raised his eyes to look at the tightly closed door, and a trace of heartache flashed quickly in his dark eyes.

"Okay, you guys go down, I'm here!" Long Qing said in a low voice, instantly regaining his cold and sinister look.

"Yes, yes, with Guard Long here, we are relieved. Guard Long and the princess grew up together. The princess regards Guard Long as her own brother. The princess will definitely listen to Guard Long!"

Qingfeng muttered gratefully, and immediately cleaned up the food that had been spilled in front of the door.

The thing and the other servants retreated.

Long Qing stood in front of the door for a long time. Real brother? The princess was of noble status, and he was just a trusted secret guard of Queen Jie, how could he marry her?

When the voice came from the room again, Long Qing finally regained his composure, strode forward, and said respectfully, "Princess, the Queen is willing to see you!"

Before Long Qing could finish his words, the tightly closed door suddenly opened and a goose yellow figure rushed out, instantly bringing with it a faint fragrance.

Long Qing turned his head and looked in the direction where Xiangze disappeared. He sighed softly and quickly caught up with him.

"Mother!" Xiangze shouted anxiously and rushed into Fuze Palace. Just as he was about to complain and act coquettishly, his eyes were attracted by the handsome young man with a pair of bright eyes standing beside his mother.

The man was wearing the official uniform of the Giant Clam Kingdom. He had handsome features, but his brows were furrowed, as if he had a lot on his mind. The moment he saw Xiangze, his furrowed brows seemed to furrow even more.

The maids and eunuchs in Fuze Palace were all sent away, leaving only the queen mother and the man. Xiangze knew that the queen mother was always secretive about what she did, so why would she be alone in a room with a strange man? Unless there was an important confidential matter that she didn't want to let anyone know.

"Mother, this is..." Xiangze said in a low voice, changing his previous irritable and anxious expression, and walked gracefully and politely to the side of Concubine Jie, oh, now she should be called Queen Jie.

Queen Ji turned her eyes and glanced at the man, her eyes overflowing with kindness, and whispered, "Xiangze, do you still remember your cousin Axi? He is your cousin Axi!"

"Cousin Axi?" Xiangze was stunned, then overjoyed, "So you are not dead? That's great!

Now the Emperor's grandfather can rest in peace in heaven!"

The man was really Jie Xi. He stood up and said in a gloomy voice, "Nan Yue wants to destroy my Jie Xi, and Yue Nan Chen wants to kill all my royal family members. It won't be that easy!"

Xiangze was stunned, and the surprise on his face immediately froze after hearing his words.

How could she forget that most of the royal family of Giant Clam Kingdom died at the hands of Yue Nanchen. But that was a war, two armies facing each other, with swords and guns acting mercilessly. If it weren't for the fact that the royal grandfather relied on treacherous villains in the end and the people were living in misery, how could Nanyue take the opportunity to attack and take down Giant Clam in one fell swoop?

But Xiangze didn't dare to say these words. She knew that her mother didn't take action against Yue Nanchen now because she cared about the fact that he once saved her life. However, her mother still had hatred towards Nanyue and Yue Nanchen in her heart.

After all, so many giant clam royals died on the battlefield!

"It's a pity that the Jie Clan Kingdom is still in the hands of the treacherous minister Jie Yu, and the Jie River is flooding, and the people are living in misery. Jie Yu only cares about his own enjoyment and doesn't care about the lives of the people..."

Ji Xi whispered, a hint of melancholy and maturity that did not match his age emerging on his young face.

"Xi'er, I understand what you mean. I will do my best to help you get the giant clam back, but now that I have just taken charge of the harem and Liu Yirou has passed away, many things cannot be done openly, and your identity cannot be exposed...

Why not take advantage of the opportunity of Xiangze's marriage to Prince Leng to transport the gold, silver and jewelry out of the palace? At that time, I will let Long Qing hand the things over to you! But I'm afraid these things are just a drop in the bucket, and can only solve the urgent problem. If you want to take back the giant clam, I'm afraid it's far from enough!"

Xiangze immediately objected when he heard this.

"Mother, I've said it before, I will never marry that Leng Yichen even if I die!"

"Xiangze, now you know why your mother wanted to marry you to Leng Yichen?"

Queen Jie whispered, "Now the people of the entire Jie Clam Kingdom are waiting for you to save them. Are you so willful that you would ignore so many people just for your own happiness?"

Xiangze was silent. From childhood, she was taught that as a princess, she should devote her whole life to the country and the people. The title of princess was not given in vain, and the life of luxury was not to be enjoyed in vain. A price must be paid.

And the price is to sacrifice your happiness and your marriage for the people at any time!

Never before has Xiangze hated the identity of a princess like at this moment. She knew that the education she had received over the past decade made her unable to refuse. Her existence was for the country and for the people!

As the night grew darker and colder, Xiangze sat on the glazed roof, staring blankly at the bright lights in the palace. She had never hated her identity as a princess as much as she did at this moment.

If she could choose again, she would rather not be a princess and live happily with her beloved, rather than being like a puppet and ruining her own happiness.

Long Qing stood far away, like a lifeless wooden stake, silently guarding Xiangze. Occasionally, his cold eyes revealed a glimmer of light with complex meanings, which showed heartache, worry, and helplessness.

"Ahhh!" Xiangze suddenly stood up, stood on the roof, raised his head high, opened his arms, and shouted with all his might, as if he wanted to shout out all the depression in his heart.

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The moment Xiangze stood up, a hint of worry flashed across Long Qing's eyes. He quickly stepped forward, as if he was afraid that Xiangze would jump down.

Turning his head to look at Long Qing beside him, Xiangze laughed at himself, "Do you think I will be unhappy? No! How dare I die? Because my life does not belong to me, it belongs to the whole country and the whole people!

Even I do not belong to myself. My mother gave birth to me for the country and the people. If I die now, I will become a sinner for the whole country!"

Xiangze laughed loudly, with crystal tears escaping from his eyes.

Seeing Xiangze, who was always cheerful and lively, in such pain, Long Qing hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke with his heart, "Princess, what do you want to do?"

Xiangze was delighted, "Long Qing, you are willing to help me, right? I know, I know!" She shouted excitedly, and rushed forward and threw herself into Long Qing's arms, "No one really loves me now, even my mother treats me like this. Long Qing, you are the only one who treats me well, you must help me!"

The tall body stiffened instantly because of the woman's thin and delicate body rushing in. Long Qing opened his hands helplessly, and a look of determination quickly flashed across his handsome face.

Regardless of whether the Queen's decision was right or wrong, he couldn't bear to see the princess so sad, but that man...

"Princess, have you ever thought that even if you don't marry Leng Yichen, King Yongnan will not be a good destination for you!" Long Qing said in a low voice.

"But I am confident that Yue Nanchen will fall in love with me!" Xiangze raised his little face from Long Qing's arms, his beautiful face full of determination and resolve, "Our fate was decided five years ago, I will never give up!