In an instant, memories that had been buried for three years flooded back to Liu Shujun.
The storyteller described him as having a blue face, fangs, and protruding ears. Could he really be Chen Huai'an, the Prince of Jin?
The young princess's thoughts were suddenly drawn back to that rainy night three years ago on the banks of the Qinhuai River in the capital.
That was Liu Shujun's first time setting foot in Jinling City when she accompanied her father, Liu Xinwu, to the capital to meet the emperor. The bustling capital and the famous Qinhuai River constantly stirred the heartstrings of the young girl.
Finally, on the rainy night when Prince Wu Ning, Liu Xinwu, attended the imperial banquet at the palace, Liu Shujun, filled with curiosity about everything in the bustling capital, secretly slipped out of the inn with her personal maid.
Braving the drizzling spring rain in March, we indulged in revelry in the bustling capital city.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the famous Qinhuai River.
The banks of the Qinhuai River were originally a place of pleasure and entertainment for princes, nobles, playboys, and literati.
The beautiful and graceful Princess Liu Shujun and her maid accidentally wandered into the Qinhuai River late at night, like sheep among wolves. Naturally, they were targeted by drunken and lecherous playboys.
What follows is a cliché, yet undeniably real, hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario.
Chen Huai'an, who had also accompanied his father to the capital to meet the emperor and receive the title of Prince of Jin from the late Emperor Zhao Mang, coincidentally ran into Liu Shujun, who was being harassed by several playboy drunkards.
Then, the Prince of Jin at that time made a slight move and beat up several playboys in the capital, saving the young Princess Liu Shujun.
He left without seeking credit or fame.
From then on, that handsome face with its distinct features, sword-like eyebrows, and bright eyes left a deep mark on Liu Shujun's heart during her teenage years.
Liu Shujun thought she would never meet that chivalrous and handsome young man again in her life.
Who would have thought that fate could be so wondrous?
The two not only met, but also saw each other.
Even more unbelievable is that the two also got engaged.
At this moment, Liu Shujun began to believe that there really is such a thing as predestined fate in this world.
"Book Lord—Book Lord!"
"ah?"
Her father, Liu Xinwu's, call finally pulled the young girl's thoughts back to reality from her past, exciting and unforgettable memories.
Liu Shujun blushed and asked somewhat shyly, "Dad, you, you called me?"
Liu Xinwu said sullenly, "If your father hadn't called you, your soul would probably have been stolen by Chen Huai'an!"
"oops!"
Liu Shujun said coquettishly, "Dad, no way! I'm ignoring you!"
With that, Liu Shujun turned and left, feigning anger and ignoring her father, Liu Xinwu.
However, she fled in the same direction as Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, who led his army out of the city.
Out of the corner of his eye, he kept following the golden figure riding on horseback until the tall, golden figure completely disappeared from his sight.
"Hey, Shujun, you've gone to the wrong place! The inn is this way!"
Liu Xinwu shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself, "Before coming here, I looked down on Chen Huai'an, calling him an ugly monster with a blue face, fangs, and protruding ears!"
"Now look what's happened, after seeing the real person, they don't even want their father anymore."
"They say a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl, but my daughter isn't even married yet, and—"
"Hmph, it's none of your business!"
Before Liu Xinwu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Shujun, who had returned.
She even deliberately bumped into Liu Xinwu with her thin arm before striding angrily toward the inn.
Liu Xinwu had no way to deal with his quirky daughter; after all, he was the number one "daughter slave" of the Great Xin Dynasty.
He could only follow closely behind and ask, "Shujun, you've seen this person too, what about the marriage agreement...?"
"It's all up to Father!"
......
At the same time.
Chen Huai'an, on the march, also looked preoccupied.
Just now, the girl who had been hiding among the people seeing him off and spying on him involuntarily pulled Chen Huai'an's thoughts back to before he transmigrated.
Looking at that familiar face, he always had the illusion that he was still Chen Huai'an, the college student who had just graduated from the history department and was assigned to the archaeological team of the provincial cultural relics research institute.
Instead of the current Chen Huai'an, who is decisive and ruthless, and whose ambition is to conquer the Central Plains and unify the world.
Three years ago, on a rainy night along the Qinhuai River in Beijing.
When Chen Huai'an first saw Liu Shujun, he was stunned by her unforgettable face.
It wasn't because she was only sixteen years old and had blossomed into a beauty that could topple kingdoms.
Rather, it was because that face, the one he had never forgotten in his memory and the one that had become his only thought about that other world, was exactly the same as the one he had been made from the same mold.
That's why Chen Huai'an didn't hesitate to help back then.
As for why he left without leaving any credit or fame afterward?
It was because Chen Huai'an was clear-headed and knew that he was no longer the Chen Huai'an who graduated from the history department, and the girl who resembled him in his heart was not him from another world.
Rather than letting yourself get caught up in endless longing and memories, it's better to cut off all thoughts altogether.
But today, when Chen Huai'an caught a glimpse of the girl he had saved on the banks of the Qinhuai River years ago, he discovered her hiding among the crowd, watching him.
He suddenly realized that some thoughts could never be severed, no matter what.
Furthermore, Chen Huai'an, who had lived in Longcheng, the fiefdom of the Prince of Jin, for a full twenty-four years, was quite certain that the girl hiding in the crowd and spying on him was definitely not a native of Longcheng.
Could it be that she has been searching for herself for the past three years?
But why did she do that?
For a moment, Chen Huai'an's thoughts were in disarray, and he seemed unable to make sense of things.
"Report—"
"Your Highness Prince Jin, Master Dongfang Xiao of the Prince's Palace has sent an urgent report!"
At this moment, a messenger hurriedly rode up, and when he reached Chen Huai'an's side, he finally reined in his horse, saluted, and continued, "Your Highness, Master Dongfang Xiao has come to report."
Chen Huai'an waved his hand and said, "Read it!"
"Prince Wu Ning, Liu Xinwu, and Princess Liu Shujun arrived at the Prince Jin's residence. Master Dongfang Xiao has already relayed to Prince Wu Ning the instructions given by His Highness before his departure that the army has returned from the western expedition and His Highness and the Princess have been married."
Um!
Chen Huai'an nodded and said, "I understand!"
"etc!"
Suddenly, Chen Huai'an stopped the messenger who was about to leave and asked, "What did you just say? That Prince Wu Ning and Princess Liu Shujun arrived at the palace today?"
The messenger replied, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Ha ha!
Chen Huai'an couldn't help but chuckle, muttering to himself, "Could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that Princess Liu Shujun of the Wu Ning Prince's Mansion is—"
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