Chapter 369: Minister Sun Muzhi, Please Offer Your Highness the Lord
Xiao Baozhu was so happy after eating the hot pot that the heat on her face slowly dissipated when the cold wind blew.
Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from behind him.
"Princess."
Xiao Baozhu wondered if she was thinking too much about that person and was actually hallucinating?
When she turned around, she saw Sun Muzhi standing there, looking at her.
Her heart trembled, her footing became unstable, and she was about to fall backwards.
Sun Muzhi's eyes tightened, he immediately stood up and leaped, reached out and lifted her up steadily.
"Is the princess okay?"
"No, nothing."
But the heat that had just dissipated returned to his face.
As soon as she stood still, Sun Muzhi immediately withdrew his hand and took two steps back to distance himself from her.
Both of them looked a little uncomfortable.
Sun Muzhi spoke first, "Princess, I have a few words to say to you. Is it convenient?"
Xiao Baozhu's eyes were wandering around and she was stuttering when she spoke.
"Then, let's go to Shufangzhai in front. I'm a little thirsty and want to drink some tea."
She must have eaten too much hot pot just now, and that wasn't just an excuse she made up.
Shufangzhai is Lu Zhiran's property, and the owner also knows Xiao Baozhu, so he immediately arranged a good private room for her and served all the tea, snacks and other refreshments.
Xiao Baozhu claimed to be thirsty but didn't even take a sip of the fine tea. "What do you want to say?"
"Princess, do you still remember the broken rabbit lantern on Lantern Festival eight years ago?"
Xiao Baozhu was slightly stunned.
That year, she celebrated the Lantern Festival at the Sun family and set off firecrackers with several cousins.
This was not allowed in the palace, so she went to the Sun family to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
It was also on that day that she met Sun Muzhi for the first time.
At that time, he was a thin and frail little boy who was punished to kneel in the snow.
The reason was that he made a rabbit lantern with his own hands and wanted to present it to his third aunt, but it was snatched away and broken by a bastard from the second wife.
The illegitimate son didn't get the rabbit lantern, so he turned the tables and filed a complaint against Sun Mu. Old Madam Sun handled the matter unfairly, so he was punished to kneel.
No one stood up to speak for him.
Instead, the younger generations of the Sun family gathered together to laugh at Sun Muzhi's joke, and their words were full of disdain for his status as an adopted son.
It was Xiao Baozhu who stepped forward, pulled him out of the snow, and wiped the dirt off his face with a handkerchief.
Xiao Baozhu said, "You're not wrong, why are you kneeling?"
Sun Muzhi was filled with fear and confusion at the time. Was he really not wrong?
But everyone said he was wrong, because he was not the true blood of the Sun family.
Every time he was bullied after that, Xiao Baozhu would stand up and tell him that he was not wrong and there was no need to tolerate it.
It was her strong protection time and time again that allowed Sun Muzhi to suppress the inferiority complex in his heart about not being a member of the Sun family and slowly straighten his back.
Sun Muzhi took out a handkerchief from his arms. It had faded and turned yellow, but he had folded it neatly.
"As an adopted son, I have taken possession of the Sun family's ancestral hall. I have diligently studied martial arts day and night in the martial arts academy, and fought bravely on the battlefields of Xiping. All I ask is... that the humble youth who dared not even accept a handkerchief back then, can now stand here with dignity and say..."
He suddenly bowed and bowed deeply to Xiao Baozhu.
"Your servant, Sun Muzhi, begs to be the Lord."
Xiao Baozhu's heart suddenly started pounding wildly, almost jumping out of her throat.
Her eyes fell on the handkerchief, then quickly moved away, and her cheeks became hot again.
She forced herself to remain calm, "If you're doing this to repay a favor, then there's no need..."
"Princess, I rescued you from the hunting grounds that day. This was my duty, but I have presumptuously asked for a pet in return. This is a selfish desire hidden deep in my heart. I hope that Princess will visit it often, and that I can see you more often in return."
"I am of humble status and shouldn't have such presumptuous ambitions, but I can't help myself. Perhaps if I climb higher, I can... reach the moon."
Xiao Baozhu's heart seemed to be hit hard by something again, as if countless deer were bumping into it madly. She could only cover it with her hands to calm down a little.
He usually kept silent and was thought to be tongue-tied, but unexpectedly he was so eloquent that she blushed and could not control herself.
He raised his head, his eyes burning.
"If the princess finds me rude, then I am here to return the handkerchief I gave you back then. If you would have mercy on me..."
His Adam's apple rolled up and down, his eyes red but smiling, "I will give my meager reward to the princess as a betrothal gift."
Xiao Baozhu didn't dare to look him in the eye.
The fierce and domineering little girl who always stood up for her was now confused and defeated by him.
She bit her lip hard, and after a long while she said, "I can't make the decision on matters of marriage. Three days later, the imperial seal will be passed and the case will be reopened. If you really dare... then go ahead."
After saying that, she lifted her skirt and left quickly, leaving behind only a gust of fragrant breeze.
Sun Muzhi stood up from the ground, stroked the handkerchief with his big hand, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, she agreed.
Now that he knows her feelings, he will personally ask the emperor for her hand in marriage.
He put the handkerchief back into his arms, put it away carefully, and then left the box.
Xiao Baozhu left Shufangzhai and returned to the carriage. Her heart was still pounding and the heat on her face lingered for a long time.
Did he understand what he meant? Would he ask his father for her hand in marriage? Would his father agree?
My father promised that she would have the final say in her marriage.
If her father doesn't agree, she will make a scene.
Xiao Baozhu covered her face, but couldn't suppress the curve of her lips.
After exchanging information with Xiao Yanci, Lu Zhiran breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the marriage between the two can be successful.
Lu Zhiran immediately told Concubine Rou about this, and Concubine Rou was also very happy when she heard about it.
She went to Kunning Palace again and told Empress Sun about this.
Perhaps because of Xiao Baozhu's marriage, Empress Sun no longer closed the door to visitors, but continued to worship Buddha every day.
Upon hearing Sun Muzhi's name, Empress Sun was very surprised and fell silent for a moment.
After many twists and turns, Xiao Baozhu's marriage fate finally fell on the Sun family.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Concubine Rou couldn't help but ask, "Is the Queen dissatisfied with this marriage?"
Empress Sun covered her lips and coughed lightly a few times before she spoke.
"This marriage is quite good. I have seen the child before. He has a handsome appearance and good character. He is a good child."
The most important thing is that Xiao Baozhu likes it.
Her own willingness is more important than anything else.
Concubine Rou breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. It was good that Empress Sun did not object. If she looked down on Sun Muzhi's background and interfered, things would become difficult.
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the Da Qi court, which had been silent for half a month, woke up again in the early sunny weather after the snow.
Sun Muzhi submitted a memorial to Emperor Defeng, expressing his intention to marry her.
However, he was only a fifth-rank official, and his memorial was lost in the vast amount of documents and was not seen by Emperor Defeng.
However, due to his official position, he was not allowed to see the emperor unless there was something important.
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