"Even that unruly princess has to bow her head sometimes. She agreed too readily." Lin Jinghan took the grapes and put them in her mouth. She had lost interest in the competition and lowered her head to continue writing and drawing.
Finally, the competition was over. All the young talents who participated in the competition returned to their seats, put on their best posture, and looked at Princess Nanzhao expectantly, hoping that she would choose them.
Although Murong Huan was a princess married into a defeated country, Nanzhao's national strength was there. If he could marry the eldest princess of Nanzhao, it would be considered as his contribution to the peace talks. Not only would he receive the emperor's commendation, he might even get the eldest princess of Nanzhao's financial support.
As for the princess being unruly and difficult to discipline, what's the harm? Once they marry her, are they still worried about not being able to tame her? Even if they truly can't tame her, what does that matter compared to the benefits they'll gain? In short, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages, and anyone with a bit of common sense would be willing to marry Princess Nanzhao.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Murong Huan stood up, bowed to the emperor, said some words of gratitude, then picked up a cup of tea, looked around, and walked gracefully to the seat on the east side like a proud peacock.
Suddenly feeling that the atmosphere around her was not right, Lin Jinghan raised her head and saw Murong Huan holding a cup of tea and standing in front of Sikong Zhan. She slowly leaned over and said affectionately:
"Prince Jingnan, of all the men in Donglin Kingdom, except the Emperor, I, Murong Huan, only admire you. If I were to marry, I would only marry you."
Murong Huan said, "This is helping Sikong Zhan and offending all the men in Donglin!" Lin Jinghan couldn't help but complain, and after a moment she realized: This unruly princess is trying to snatch a man from her, and in front of all the officials in Donglin!
With an indescribable feeling in her heart, she looked at Sikong Zhan to see what choice he would make.
The temperature around him dropped suddenly, and Sikong Zhan's eyes were cold.
"Your Highness, please respect yourself! I already have a princess."
Murong Huan pointed at Lin Jinghan with disdain on his face.
"I know, but Prince Jingnan, you don't love this woman at all. It wasn't her you wanted to marry, but the Imperial Concubine sitting up there. Since this was a mistake, and you don't love Lin Jinghan, and the Imperial Concubine you wanted to marry is already married, then why can't I marry you? I promise, in this world, no one loves you more than I do!"
"Is there anyone better at boasting than you? The prince and I are very affectionate. How could you have seen that she doesn't love me anymore?" Lin Jinghan rolled her eyes. Although she complained, she didn't say what she was thinking because she wanted to see what the man she fell in love with would do and whether he was worthy of her love.
The emperor and the imperial concubine at the top both had very ugly expressions on their faces. Princess Nanzhao wanted to make love, but she actually dared to drag the high and mighty imperial concubine into this. Where would the emperor's face be?
Lin Wanrou, in particular, looked as if she wished she could kill Princess Nanzhao who had ruined her reputation - this was blocking her path to the position of queen.
"Looking for death!" Sikong Zhan already had murderous intentions and waved his hand to knock Murong Huan out.
There were cries of surprise from all around. Murong Shuo immediately flew over, caught his sister, and angrily shouted:
"Prince Jingnan, the Emperor of Donglin has now allowed my sister to choose her own husband. Since my sister has chosen you, you should marry my sister in a grand sedan chair and make her your principal wife. But now you have actually injured my sister. Are you trying to disobey the order in court?"
Lin Jinghan was very satisfied with Sikong Zhan's behavior. She looked at Murong Shuo and sneered.
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at the Crown Prince and Princess acting like this. They can't get married, so they're trying to kidnap her. They've even gone so far as to kidnap the God of War in Donglin. How impressive!"
Then I suddenly realized,
"I understand. You can't defeat me, Donglin, or Prince Jingnan, so you're thinking of using the beauty trap."
The emperor's face was as cold as frost, but he sat upright at the head of the table, saying nothing.
He never expected that Princess Nanzhao would dare to provoke Prince Jingnan. Now that the situation is unclear, he might as well sit back and watch the fight.
Murong Shuo had already asked Murong Huan to wear soft armor in advance. Her injuries were not serious. She struggled to stand up and saluted the emperor solemnly.
"I am attracted to Prince Jingnan. Please, Emperor Donglin, grant me a marriage with Prince Jingnan as promised."
"But Prince Jingnan already has a princess. If the princess marries him, she can only be his concubine." The emperor said in embarrassment.
Sikong Zhan took Lin Jinghan's hand and said, "In this life, I only have one princess, and that is Lin Jinghan. It was her before, it is her now, and it will only be her in the future!"
This is a confession! Lin Jinghan was delighted and shook Sikong Zhan tightly: no matter how things develop today, she will share the responsibility with him.
Murong Shuo looked at the two people showing their affection with disdain.
"Prince Jingnan, why do you have to deceive yourself? The one you are holding in your hand is not your real princess at all. She is still a girl! Could it be that Prince Jingnan has made up his mind to disobey the order and is using this person beside him as an excuse?"
What? Princess Jingnan is still a girl? The people around were horrified and cast inquiring glances at Lin Jinghan.
Lin Jinghan was shocked at first, and then furious. Regardless of how Murong Shuo knew about this, he actually brought up such a thing in public, which was an insult! Just as she was about to speak, she was tightly grasped by Sikong Zhan. She looked at him, and he gave her a reassuring look, and then burst out with murderous intent.
"It is not anyone else's business to say what happens to the king and the princess! Murong Shuo, if you dare to disrespect the king and the princess again, I will not mind having your Nanzhao envoys stay in my Donglin territory forever!"
This was threatening him with the lives of the Nanzhao envoys. Murong Shuo was not angry, but smiled amiably.
"Prince Jingnan, there's no need to be so angry. My sister is so devoted to you, and you've proposed that my sister come to marry you. This is God's will, allowing our two countries to conclude a century-long friendship treaty."
Dare you bring up God's will in front of her? Lin Jinghan suddenly burst into laughter. "Your Highness, your memory is really bad. Yesterday, I challenged Murong Huan. After I won, it was me who proposed that Murong Huan marry me. What does my prince have to do with it? According to your Highness, you should marry your sister to me!"
The people around gasped. Let Princess Nanzhao marry a woman? Princess Jingnan was really bold!
Murong Huan's face turned green with anger. He clutched the handkerchief tightly with both hands, wishing he could kill Lin Jinghan with his eyes.
Murong Shuo was stunned at first, then he looked at Lin Jinghan and Sikong Zhan with sympathy.
"How can a woman marry another woman in this world? Princess Jingnan has gone mad to say such shocking things. Prince Jingnan, how can such a crazy woman be worthy of being your princess? I advise you to divorce her and marry someone else."
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