"Your Highness...If Your Highness is willing, I am happy to serve you..."
"No, no, no..."
Rong Ning quickly sat up straight and interrupted him, "I don't need you to serve me. I don't have that idea for now. I'll come to you when I do."
Xie Chong, “............”
She spoke without blushing or skipping a beat, clearly not out of shyness, but because she genuinely had no such thoughts. Xie Chong was speechless.
“However, we can’t sleep separately on our wedding night. It wouldn’t sound good if word got out. Let’s leave it at that tonight!” Rong Ning said again.
Xie Chong was now completely unmoved, and simply nodded in agreement.
Having eaten too much, Rong Ning felt uncomfortably full, so she paced back and forth in the bridal chamber to aid digestion. Xie Chong, having nothing to do, picked up a book and began to read.
Rong Ning glanced at him and said, "If you're tired, you can go to sleep first. I'll be going to sleep for a while longer."
"Not tired..." Xie Chong looked at her as well, "We'll wait for Your Highness!"
Well.........
How should I put it?
Something just feels off!
Rong Ning blinked. "Why don't we just sit here all night instead of sleeping?"
“Your Highness, you’ve had a long day. Staying up all night wouldn’t be good for you,” Xie Chong sighed. “If Your Highness isn’t comfortable with someone else around, I can sleep on the soft couch in the outer room.”
"No need, that would be too much of a hardship for you. You are, after all, my proper husband!"
This is in the palace, with so many eyes watching. We should still give Xie Chong some face.
The two ended up sleeping in the same bed, but there was a clear dividing line between them, so they couldn't touch each other. Because they weren't used to it, neither of them slept soundly. When they woke up the next day and saw each other's pale faces, they didn't know what to say!
What a tragedy...
It was no longer safe to stay in the palace. Rong Ning took Xie Chong to see the emperor, served him tea, expressed her gratitude, and then immediately led Xie Chong out of the palace back to the princess's residence.
Xie Chong's residence in the Princess's Mansion was arranged in advance. It was the same courtyard where Xie Xizhu used to live when she was in the Princess's Mansion. That courtyard was the closest to Rong Ning's courtyard in the entire Princess's Mansion.
Once you arrive at the princess's residence, it's your own domain. The first thing you do upon returning home is to instruct your servants not to disturb you unless necessary, and to close the door and get a good night's sleep.
Two days later, the imperial edict arrived at the princess's residence. The emperor appointed Rong Ning as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Border, in order to reorganize the military forces of the three northern prefectures, and ordered her to go to the northern border in three days.
The moment Rong Ning held the imperial edict, her heart was filled with surging emotions. She... had really done it!
Three days is not a long time, but it was enough for her to arrange everything in Nanyang City.
She leaves home at dawn and returns to her residence at night, spending very little time there. After a few busy days, she has basically settled everything and can now stay in the Northern Territory with peace of mind.
On the day of their departure, the Crown Prince escorted them all the way to the outskirts of the city, showing no intention of returning.
Rong Ning pulled on the reins, stopping the horse.
"Big brother... let's leave it here!" Rong Ning said.
The Crown Prince was somewhat reluctant to part with you. "I know that with your personality, you basically won't return to Nanyang City unless there's something important going on. I'll see you off one more time, but I have nothing to do today anyway."
"Brother, no matter how far we go, we'll still have to part ways eventually. It's better to part ways sooner rather than later, so it doesn't feel like a life-or-death separation!"
Rong Ning used to travel all over the country with her master, meeting many people and often having to part ways, so she didn't have much of a feeling about separation.
It was only when her elder sister went to Dajing for a political marriage that she found it hard to accept.
Of course, the current situation cannot be compared with the sister's marriage alliance.
“Go back…” Rong Ning added, “I will write to you often!”
The crown prince had no choice but to nod and instruct, "Take good care of yourself, don't overwork yourself. If you encounter any problems in the Northern Territory, just tell me, and I will do my best to help you!"
"I know that the Northern Territory is the first point of military reform, and it must succeed. So there are many areas where we need your and Father's support. Don't let us down!"
"Of course..." the crown prince smiled, "Go ahead and do it with confidence. In Nanyang City, Father Emperor and I will take care of things!"
"Hmm..." Rong Ning nodded and added, "You must take good care of yourself too. Only by living can one have more possibilities."
"Alright..." the crown prince replied, and then said nothing more.
"They're gone..."
Rong Ning casually uttered two words, flicked her whip, and left.
The others followed one after another, leaving only a cloud of dust for the crown prince.
Ah Heng was choked by the dust and reached out to tug at the Crown Prince, "Your Highness... stop looking, everyone's gone!"
The Crown Prince ignored him, lost in his own sorrow, "Aheng, I've sent both of my younger sisters away..."
Upon hearing this, Aheng sighed inwardly and whispered words of comfort, "Your Highness... there's still a long way to go. As long as Your Highness is well, both Princess Ningding and Princess Zhaoqing will return."
The Crown Prince nodded. "That's what A-Ning said too!"
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