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“Where is Qing Luan? Why hasn’t she come back yet?” Yun Nishang paced anxiously in the private room, wishing she could wear a hole in the floor. Her eyes were fixed on the door, hoping that the person she was waiting for would appear.
“You’ve asked that at least a hundred times. Can you just sit down and calm down? Qing Luan must have gone out for something and will be back soon!” Xuanyuan Rui rubbed his temples, feeling dizzy from the commotion around him.
Since they arrived here from the palace, she had been asking non-stop, to the point where Qin'er didn’t even dare to enter, standing helplessly at the door with a look of exasperation.
“You said she would be back several times already, but where is she?” Frustration bubbled within her, and she directed her irritation at Xuanyuan Rui.
Xuanyuan Rui shot her a speechless glance before lowering his head and closing his mouth tightly.
Women were indeed unreasonable.
She kept asking, and they had to reassure her that Qing Luan would return soon. Would they really say she wouldn’t come back?
Headache!
“Miss,” a voice called from the doorway, pulling Xuanyuan Rui out of his misery. He exchanged glances with Yun Nishang, and both moved toward the entrance. “Ouch!” They collided as Yun Nishang hurried to the door, running straight into Qing Luan, both letting out pained groans.
“Miss, are you alright?” Qin'er rushed over to support Yun Nishang, feeling utterly speechless at her impulsive princess.
Yun Nishang felt pain but quickly remembered her own predicament. Ignoring the swelling on her forehead, she clutched Qing Luan’s sleeve and cried out, “Qing Luan, you have to help me! You’re my only hope!”
Seeing Yun Nishang crying and pleading with her while Qin'er was rubbing her forehead made Qing Luan pause. She gestured for Qin'er to stop and asked with confusion, “What happened? Weren’t you in the palace celebrating a birthday? Why are you here begging me?”
“I don’t want to get married! No! Wuwu…” Yun Nishang couldn’t hold back any longer and cried out.
“ Luan'er,” seeing Yun Nishang lose her composure while clinging to Qing Luan and sobbing left her in shock. With a puzzled expression, she kindly explained, “The Emperor wants to arrange a marriage for her, but she doesn’t want to marry!”
“A marriage arrangement?” Qing Luan patted the sobbing Yun Nishang on the back and turned to Xuanyuan Rui with a frown. “Why would there be an arrangement all of a sudden? There wasn’t any news about this before!”
"That wretched woman, Consort De," Yun Nishang choked out, her voice thick with hatred for her enemy. "Today is her birthday, and Father ordered me to go to the palace to celebrate... Hmph, she has no right to such a privilege. I didn't want to go at all, but Father issued a decree, and I had no choice but to enter the palace. Only after I arrived did I realize it was all a trap to force Father into arranging a marriage for me!"
"Who are they trying to marry you off to?" Seeing Yun Nishang's agitated reaction, Qing Luan understood that it wasn't someone she liked, but as a princess, she should have been prepared for such things. Why was she still so intense?
"The son of General Bu, Brent!" Xuanyuan Rui revealed the answer, concern flashing in his eyes as he feared that Nishang was being used as a stepping stone.
"Unworthy?" Qing Luan was taken aback upon hearing the name, thinking that General Bu must have lost his mind to give his son such an odd name.
"He doesn't deserve it. Hmph, I would rather die than agree," Yun Nishang said defiantly, raising her tear-streaked face and biting her lip.
"What do they want?" As soon as she heard it was someone from General Bu's family, Qing Luan sensed there was a conspiracy at play and looked at Xuanyuan Rui for answers.
"Anyone with eyes can see it, but the Emperor is oblivious," Xuanyuan Rui said with a sardonic smile. "That old fool senses something is off, but he has already reported it to the court. He can only try to defuse the crisis by bringing Brent into the palace under the guise of Consort De's birthday celebration. After impressing the Emperor with some tricks and receiving his praise, he claims to admire the little princess... which delights the Emperor and leads him to grant the marriage on the spot, shocking everyone..."
"Is the Emperor an idiot?" Qing Luan exclaimed in anger.
" Luan'er, don't speak carelessly," Xuanyuan Rui said, his expression suddenly tense. If anyone overheard her, she would be in serious trouble.
Qing Luan didn't argue back; she knew she shouldn't be so reckless. Pouting in frustration, she said, "Knowing full well that flattery is worthless, how could he push his most beloved daughter into such a pit? Has he lost his mind?" In her anger, harsh words slipped out.
Yun Nishang and Xuanyuan Rui exchanged glances; despite their own fears of the Emperor and their ingrained beliefs, they couldn't lash out at him like she did—even in their deepest resentment.
"What’s wrong with you two?" Noticing her indignation went unanswered, Qing Luan raised an eyebrow at them. They had rushed to find her in a hurry; why were they now staring blankly?
"Um... Qing Luan," Yun Nishang began hesitantly, "you can't just insult my father like that; otherwise... you might lose your head." She knew Qing Luan was standing up for her but wanted her to understand the gravity of the situation.
"Uh..." Seeing their serious expressions made Qing Luan feel embarrassed. She stuck out her tongue in surrender and said, "Alright, alright! I won't speak recklessly anymore. You all tell me—how should we resolve this?" Sighing inwardly, she realized these people had been brainwashed since childhood; it was no wonder they acted this way.
Her question was straightforward, yet they opened their mouths without saying anything, leaving Qing Luan feeling frustrated.
"Qing Luan, you're my only hope now," Yun Nishang said as she remembered her purpose for being there and tugged at Qing Luan's sleeve pleadingly.
"I'm? How can I save you?"
"You... didn't you save Chen Qingyuan last time? You just need to come up with a way to make me disappear, and then my father won't be able to do anything!" The naive tone was filled with deep trust and hope, making it hard to break.
Hearing her words, Qing Luan fell silent. She hadn't expected that after helping Azure Phoenix, she would get into this kind of trouble. Azure Phoenix's status was different from Yun Nishang's; she dared to provoke Chen Xiaode, but could she really stand against the Emperor? Was she thinking too much? Even if she became an Imperial Merchant and changed people's views on merchants, would she dare to openly defy him?
If the Emperor found out that she had hidden the princess and thwarted the marriage, wouldn't that be like giving him a slap in the face?
"Uh!" Just thinking about it made her tremble all over, feeling that getting involved in this matter had plunged her future into darkness.
"Do you disagree?" Seeing her strange expression, Yun Nishang asked disappointedly.
"It's not that I disagree. If you weren't a princess and something like this happened, I would agree without hesitation. But... would the Emperor, who can't even be scolded, allow me to do this?" He certainly wouldn't care about his daughter, but as for herself... she had no connection to him at all.
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