Chapter 196 Choice
Zhu Huaizhen returned to the inn and saw Chen Mingan from afar.
Chen Mingan stood at the door, like a green bamboo, with an upright posture.
Zhu Huaizhen was initially confused by such good looks.
Unfortunately, it doesn't belong to her, Zhu Huaizhen, after all.
After getting off the carriage, Zhu Huaizhen planned to pass by Chen Mingan.
However, Chen Mingan blocked her way.
"Chen Ming'an, what's the point of stopping me? You can go and catch up with Zhao Lian'er. Zhao Lian'er is weak and can't stand the bumps on the road, so her journey will naturally be slow. Maybe she will wait for you." Zhu Huaizhen rubbed his forehead.
To be honest, Zhu Huaizhen was a little sleepy and a little hungry.
The Chen Mingan in front of him could neither cook nor warm the bed, and was completely useless.
"Zhenzhen, can you please let Lian'er go for me?" Chen Ming'an almost begged, with a worried look on his face.
After hearing this, Zhu Huaizhen curled his lips and rolled his eyes.
How can Chen Mingan be so shameless? Why would he do this for him?
"Zhenzhen, I promise you, as long as you let Lian'er go, I promise to marry you as my wife, protect you for the rest of my life, and never have any other thoughts." Chen Ming'an raised his palm, vowed, his eyes sincere.
In fact, he doesn't need to make such vows, he just needs to lower his posture.
Yet, he blurted it out as if it came from his heart.
"Prince Chen, there is no need to feel so aggrieved. People who don't know this would think that you love Princess Xincheng so deeply that you are willing to sacrifice your body and heart. Zhen'er is Princess Ronghua after all. She will live a life of wealth and glory. She doesn't want to be a foil to your love with Princess Xincheng." Lou Li said softly with a cold smile.
After saying this, Zhu Huaizhen became a little annoyed.
She wanted to save face for Chen Ming'an, but Chen Ming'an used his deep affection to humiliate her, as if her past love was so unbearable. Originally, Zhu Huaizhen thought it was nothing, everyone makes mistakes, but Chen Ming'an had to remind her again and again.
Very good. She took a deep breath and then opened her eyes. Her expression was exceptionally clear, even revealing a hint of coldness. "Prince Chen, you claim to be deeply affectionate, but don't act like that in front of me. You can go to Northern Zhou and ask the Emperor of Northern Zhou for your beloved child. The Emperor of Northern Zhou will treat you with courtesy because you have the Duke Dingguo Mansion behind you, and he may even give you another grand wedding for Princess Xincheng."
As a result, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion would inevitably be suspected by the Emperor of Southern Yan.
The more courteous the Northern Zhou emperor treated Chen Ming'an, the more suspicious the Southern Yan emperor would be of Chen Ming'an, and he would be furious for his beloved.
Between Princess Xincheng and Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Chen Mingan can only choose one.
"Zhenzhen, you misunderstood..." Chen Ming'an hesitated to speak, his eyes dim.
"What's the misunderstanding? Is it your loyalty to Nanyan, or your infatuation with Princess Xincheng?" Zhu Huaizhen rubbed his forehead and sighed helplessly.
Afterwards, she was too lazy to talk nonsense, pushed Chen Mingan away, and went straight upstairs.
Oh, I’m full of energy, I’d better go to sleep.
So she lit some incense to comfort the soul.
The main ingredients of soul-soothing incense are agarwood, benzoin, frankincense, angelica root, fennel, and honey. First, clean the agarwood and, while still damp, pound it in a stone mortar with the benzoin until it is coarsely granulated. Add the frankincense and pound it into a fine powder. Next, soak the angelica root and fennel in light salt water for three incense sticks, remove them, dry them, and grind them into a fine powder. Next, grind the two incense powders further until they are even finer. There are two ways to use this incense: one is to mold it into seal incense and burn it before bed to promote sleep. The other is to add an appropriate amount of honey to the final incense powder and make incense pills, about the size of mung beans. Then, use the frying method to force out the aroma. Use the remaining ash to make small pills, which can be taken with water before bed to soothe the mind and aid digestion.
With the help of the soul-soothing incense, Zhu Huaizhen slept soundly without having any random thoughts.
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