The princess repeatedly rejected the prince's marriage proposals and even refused to see him again, because the prince was not the most perfect person in the world.
Until a great fire struck the palace, the princess thought she was going to die, but when she opened her eyes, she saw the handsome prince staring at her with his face covered in soot.
"Did you save me, Your Highness?" the princess asked.
"Yes, this was supposed to be my 203rd proposal."
"Then, could you please give me a mirror?"
The prince raised an eyebrow and replied, "Yes, but your castle has been burned down, so I'm afraid you'll have to go to my castle to find a mirror now—are you willing to marry someone who isn't perfect, my most beautiful princess?"
The princess thought of the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, accepted the prince's proposal, and returned to his country with him.
When the prince appeared before his people with his bride, looking blissfully happy, everyone was stunned.
They stared intently at the princess, not even blinking.
The princess is regaining her confidence.
Yu Guanguan stopped speaking at this point, staring blankly out the window.
"And then?" Quan Jingzhou sat behind her, quietly embracing her, gently brushing a strand of hair from her ear and inhaling its fragrance. "Did the prince and princess live happily ever after?"
“No, no.” Yu Guanguan sighed and continued telling Quan Jingzhou the story of Cassiopeia.
The prince and princess returned to the palace. The princess began a new life full of confidence, helping the prince manage everything in the kingdom.
Until one day, the princess picked up a mirror and saw a face inside that was scarred and ugly from being burned in a fire.
She wasn't a stunning beauty at all, but an ugly monster.
The princess broke down, but the prince gently embraced her and told her that he never loved her beautiful appearance, but rather her kind and wise heart.
"And then?" Quan Jingzhou asked again, seemingly also captivated by Yu Guanguan's story.
Yu Guanguan shrugged and said casually, "Then the princess put down all her pride and used her wisdom and kindness to help the prince govern the country until she grew old day by day. God came to her side and invited her to the sky."
But the princess said that she was not perfect and did not want to go to the sky. Instead, she gave her crown to the gods, saying that it was the prince, her king, who gave her this perfect crown.
So the gods took the crown and set it in the northern sky.
...
A moment of silence fell over the cabin. Yu Guanguan waved her hand and said, "That's it. That's the legend of Cassiopeia."
“It’s a beautiful story,” Quan Jingzhou said softly.
Many people loved your youthful beauty, but only love can withstand the eternal changes of time.
"yes."
Yu Guanguan nodded, then suddenly had a whimsical thought, "Quan Jingzhou, what if I were to be engulfed in flames like the princess..."
"Stop." Quan Jingzhou quickly interrupted her whimsical thoughts. "You won't be disfigured, and what I love isn't your appearance, so we don't need to ask this question."
He paused for a moment, then pulled Yu Guanguan into his arms, kissed her chin, and said in a deep voice, "You are my queen, and you will be a hundred times luckier than the princess."
With him around, there will be no fire, and no storm.
He was her safe haven, her greatest support.
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