"Marry into the Regent's Palace and become the Regent's Consort," Xiao Yanchu said calmly, as if she were saying that the moon was very round tonight, except that her hands in her sleeves were clenched tightly.
Su Ruojin's eyes widened instantly, staring at Xiao Yanchu in disbelief.
She had various guesses and even wild ideas about the method Xiao Yanchu mentioned. She thought that if she seized the throne of the Great Chu Kingdom and became the empress, she would naturally not have to kneel before anyone. She never expected that Xiao Yanchu's idea was for her to marry him.
Seeing Su Ruojin's shocked reaction, Xiao Yanchu coughed a little embarrassedly: "Well, I'm not going to live much longer, so if you marry me, you'll be the Regent's Consort in name only. You won't need to kneel before anyone, not even the current Emperor or Empress Dowager."
After marriage, I will not interfere with your freedom. You can do whatever you want. After I pass away, everything in the mansion will belong to you. At that time, I will write a letter of divorce, stating that you are free to remarry after my death. How about that?
In the Great Chu Kingdom, when a woman received a divorce decree, her status was equivalent to that of an unmarried woman; she could marry freely and would not be discriminated against.
Su Ruojin blinked. This... seems... not impossible.
As the Regent's Consort, she indeed didn't have to kneel before anyone and could do whatever she wanted within the Great Chu territory.
After Xiao Yanchu dies, she can take all his assets and live a carefree life, finding as many handsome men as she wants. It's really quite nice.
etc!
Su Ruojin shook her head, shaking off the idea that Xiao Yanchu had led her astray.
What a mess of nonsense.
Seemingly noticing Su Ruojin's hesitation, Xiao Yanchu wanted to add fuel to the fire: "As the Regent's Consort, you can also..."
Su Ruojin quickly raised her hand: "Stop, stop, Your Highness, I will find a way to cure your illness. With me here, you will surely live to be a hundred years old. I have never thought about getting married. What is the point of being a good wife and mother? I am fine on my own. After things are settled, my grandmother and I will return to Yanyang. I will not see you powerful and noble families, so I will not have to kneel down."
Xiao Yanchu felt somewhat disappointed.
Sigh, the abduction attempt failed. Why won't she fall for it?
Xiao Yanchu was unsure whether his poison could be cured, as gathering all five antidotes was already extremely difficult.
But as long as the young girl is willing to marry into the Regent's Palace, even if he doesn't live long, he can do everything in his power to ensure her a peaceful and healthy life, and allow her to enjoy wealth and honor.
Unfortunately, the little girl was unwilling.
However, there's no rush; there's plenty of time.
Xiao Yanchu stopped dwelling on the topic and thought of another question: "Ah Jin, do you know anything about formations?"
Su Ruojin nodded: "I know a little bit."
Seeing that she was not cut out for martial arts, her second master not only taught her how to use hidden weapons, but also dragged her around every day to study various Yin-Yang Bagua formations and military strategies. After being exposed to them for a long time, it was hard for her not to understand them.
Xiao Yanchu's eyes curved slightly. She had found a treasure. Who could be more suitable for the position of Regent's Consort than a young girl who was proficient in medicine, poison, hidden weapons, and formations?
As for why the little girl knew these things, Xiao Yanchu wasn't in a hurry to ask. She would naturally tell him one day if she wanted to.
Su Ruojin didn't care what Xiao Yanchu was thinking and continued to analyze: "If I'm not mistaken, the reason why Grandmother was arrested this time is probably because the other party mistakenly thought that she cured Xiaobao's mental illness. It seems that the other party doesn't want Xiaobao to return to normal."
Having heard everything Xiao Yanchu had said, and knowing that her grandmother had been taken to the Duke of Dingguo's estate, Su Ruojin wasn't stupid and could naturally guess who was behind it all.
Xiao Yanchu nodded: "That's right."
Su Ruojin suddenly stood up and yawned: "Your Highness, it's almost dawn, I need to go back and get some sleep. I'm just a commoner, I don't want to get involved in royal affairs. I'll leave the rest to you. However, the more they try to prevent Xiaobao from returning to normal, the more I want him to recover as quickly as possible. I won't return to Yanyang until Xiaobao is fully recovered."
"Ah Jin, why don't you stay at the Prince's Mansion? It would be more convenient to take care of Yi'er." Xiao Yanchu was secretly pleased to hear that Su Ruojin would not be returning to Yanyang for the time being, but asked the question without showing any emotion.
Su Ruojin thought about it and agreed that the treatment would be much more effective in a familiar environment for Xiaobao: "Okay, then prepare a room for me, and I'll move there tomorrow."
"Okay." Xiao Yanchu watched Su Ruojin's yawning figure as she left, the corners of his lips curving into an even wider smile.
Hu Qing shook his head inwardly.
Your Highness, look at how you're laughing! Even a war god like you can't escape the charms of a beautiful woman.
Su Ruojin returned to her room and hadn't been asleep for long when she heard arguing outside the door, followed by Yan Luo knocking on the door:
"Something's wrong, Miss! The person we rescued is arguing with the old lady."
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