Yi Zexuan suddenly grabbed Su Lixia's arm. Su Lixia was startled, then looked at Yi Zexuan's hand holding her arm with a surprised expression, and then looked up at Yi Zexuan.
Xiao Lian, standing behind him, gasped. How was she supposed to manage this? This was the future prince consort... Oh well...
So Xiaolian covered her eyes, turned around, and consciously hid away, so she could properly connect with him.
"Your Highness, how dare you say that I, the princess, have thrown myself into your arms? What? Perhaps Your Highness himself couldn't suppress his admiration for me?" Su Lixia did the opposite. Yi Zexuan didn't like such arrogance, so she said it shamelessly!
Seeing that Su Lixia's face was not red and her heart was not skipping, Yi Zexuan chuckled and released Su Lixia.
Su Lixia rolled her eyes at him, then twisted her wrist.
"The princess's appearance is nothing special. I'm not blind. I have something to say to you."
"What is it? Tell me quickly," Su Lixia said casually.
"Huh?!" But Yi Zexuan pulled her away and led her to a pavilion.
"I really didn't expect Your Highness to be so rude!" Su Lixia stopped and then pulled her hand away from his.
Yi Zexuan looked at her expressionlessly and said, "I have no intention of joking with you. I want to ask you what your thoughts are on Young Master Lin?"
"I already explained that it was on the rooftop, why is Your Highness asking again? I haven't gone to look at that Young Master Lin these past two days!" Su Lixia glared at Yi Zexuan, her beard bristling.
Yi Zexuan wondered: "Then why is it that when I appear, you're dressed in a fiery red robe, but in private with Lin Ziwen, you wear only a light, pale color?"
Is it really just a means of pleasing others?
"If the princess truly loves him, she can speak her mind and then marry him."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia was taken aback, then delighted, and asked, "Then can neither of you get married?"
Yi Zexuan was speechless, and explained, "No, unless you are not the eldest princess, you will definitely marry him. The difference is that I allow you to marry him."
Su Lixia curled her lips downwards: "This princess is free-spirited, happy, carefree, and has no sense of hierarchy. I don't want to get involved with you. Why can't other princesses? Several of my older sisters really want to marry you!"
"How about we consider changing the princess?" Su Lixia's face lit up with joy.
Yi Zexuan was speechless and simply said no.
Su Lixia shrugged and said, "Then it's alright, Your Highness. You don't need to worry. This princess is pure and abstinent and will not do anything to Young Master Lin."
Yi Zexuan nodded and let her go.
Then, curiously, she asked, "She said, freedom?"
Su Lixia found Lian'er hiding not far away and reached out to pat her on the shoulder from behind.
"Ah!" Lian'er was startled.
After regaining her composure, Lian'er gave an awkward laugh: "Hehe, Princess."
"Well, you've managed to slip away so easily?"
"After all, Your Highness is the prospective consort, so Lian'er has no choice but to avoid suspicion," Lian'er explained (shrewdly).
Su Lixia put her hands on her hips and squinted at her.
"Princess, hurry back! The banquet is almost over, and we still need to pay our respects to His Majesty!"
"Hmph! You're so clever, I'll let you off this time!" After saying that, the master and servant went back.
The emperor had noticed Su Lixia's disappearance long ago, and seeing her return, he said, "Why are you still so restless? What have you been up to this time?"
The word "again" comes from the fact that Su Lixia had already slipped away once.
Su Lixia smiled sheepishly, rubbed her stomach, and said, "After drinking too much iced herbal tea, Xiao Wu got a stomachache and now he smells terrible!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Our Fifth Prince is still the same; he never knows how to speak properly."
"She's always been like this; I don't know who spoiled her like that," the Emperor said, looking at the Empress.
"If we're talking about who dotes on Xiao Wu the most, it's none other than His Majesty!"
Su Lixia scratched her head. Were these two showing off their affection?
The emperor smiled smugly and proudly, then looked at Su Lixia and said, "Alright, alright, sit down quickly. What kind of image do you project standing here?"
Su Lixia opened her mouth and let out a shout before sitting down, but Yi Zexuan did not return until the banquet ended.
After the banquet, the emperor kept Su Lixia in the palace to serve him. Although it was called serving, it was actually just casual conversation. The empress was also there.
"You will be leaving the capital in six days. Your mother and I are very reluctant to see you go, but for the sake of the country, we have no choice but to ask you to make this sacrifice."
Su Lixia nodded, and seeing that her mother was about to cry, she reached out and took her hand: "Mother only has one child, Xiao Wu. After Xiao Wu passes away, Mother might as well have another one to avoid being lonely. Besides, Father can't always be with Mother."
"Ahem!" The emperor was startled by what Su Lixia said.
"Say what needs to be said, but you can't say those things so easily in the future." The Empress was amused by Su Lixia.
Su Lixia nodded and said, "Little Fifth is used to being naughty, but she actually understands everything. Father and Mother don't need to be upset about this. As the eldest princess, Little Fifth knows what to do."
“It’s rare to see someone like you. Alright, alright, since you’re leaving soon, think about what you still want to do in the capital. You won’t be back for at least two years once you’re there,” the emperor said.
Su Lixia chuckled, rubbed her hands together, and said with a smile, "Since Father has said so..."
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