The unlucky guy was reborn as a lucky girl from a farm

"This..." Prince Li was speechless for once. "This matter has not yet been determined."

The emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I didn't expect that the great general who was feared by the enemy on the battlefield would have such a girl that he couldn't handle? It's unrequited love!"

He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I'll just wait for your good news."

Ni'er originally thought that he would stay in the palace to attend the celebration banquet for several days, but she didn't expect that just after noon, the familiar figure appeared at the door of the restaurant.

"Your Highness?" She couldn't hide her surprise. "Why are you here?"

Prince Li gazed at the light in her eyes, and all the fatigue from days of running around disappeared.

The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his voice was filled with an imperceptible tenderness: "Why, you don't welcome me?"

When Ni'er saw Prince Li step into the restaurant, her heart was agitated, but she didn't want him to notice anything, so she just pretended to be normal and walked towards him.

"Your Highness, you're joking. When you're open for business, how can you push customers away?"

Her eyebrows curved and her tone was cheerful, "What do you want to eat today?"

These words made Prince Li's eyes darken. In her heart, was he just an ordinary guest?

On second thought, the two of them had gone through life and death together. How could this friendship be compared to that of ordinary guests?

He calmed himself down and his gaze became more determined.

Now that I'm here today, I must speak clearly from the bottom of my heart.

When he returned from the border, he learned that Ni'er had been conferred the title of princess.

Before I could even offer my congratulations, I heard that families from all walks of life were vying to propose marriage to me.

Although he was a prince, he was more than ten years older than her.

Those young men from aristocratic families were all in their prime, about the same age as Ni'er, and they had endless topics to talk about when they were chatting and laughing.

Unlike me, I have been fighting for years and can't even speak a soft and gentle word.

But even so, he still demanded an answer.

"I'm not having dinner today," he said in a low voice, "there are some things I want to talk to you alone."

Ni'er had never seen him like this before.

This general, who was feared by the enemy on the battlefield, seemed a little embarrassed at this moment.

She was curious and led him to the study: "This way, please."

The charcoal fire in the study is burning brightly and the aroma of tea is wafting in the air.

Ni'er poured a cup of fresh tea and pushed it in front of him, waiting for him to speak.

There was a faint rustling sound outside the door, but the prince was completely unaware.

He looked at her beautiful face, and the words he had practiced countless times in the mansion suddenly disappeared, leaving only his heart beating like a drum.

He took out a brocade box from his arms and pushed it in front of her solemnly.

Ni'er opened the brocade box and saw a white jade hairpin with a lifelike magnolia carved on the head.

"What's going on, Your Highness?" She looked up at him with questioning eyes.

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Prince Li's forehead.

He had once calmly deployed his troops before thousands of them, but now he couldn't even speak a complete sentence.

"I..." He pursed his lips, then suddenly straightened his back, as if he was taking an oath: "Congratulations on being conferred the title of Princess."

Seeing how nervous he was, Nier couldn't help but smile, "Your Highness, did you come here just to talk about this?"

Prince Li cursed himself in his heart for being so useless.

He took a deep breath and finally said the words that had been lingering in his heart for a long time: "I...I like you."

Before he finished speaking, his ears and cheeks were already red.

Ni'er was stunned, and her fingers holding the brocade box tightened slightly.

Seeing her silence, Prince Li became even more panicked, and his speech speed unconsciously quickened: "I know I am much older than you and have been injured several times on the battlefield, but I have recovered from them all, and it will not affect my future life in any way."

He became increasingly anxious, his words almost incoherent: "It's not that I don't want to get married, but I used to feel that my future was uncertain, and I was afraid of delaying others."

"Now that the border is stable, I can... I can promise you a stable future."

Ni'er finally couldn't help herself and burst out laughing: "Is the prince reporting military intelligence to me?"

Prince Li was stunned, and only then he realized that his tone just now sounded like he was reporting on a war, and he felt immediately embarrassed.

"besides……"

He remembered the most important thing, and his expression became more serious. "Those rumors that I have a hidden illness are pure nonsense. I am in good health. As a doctor, you can check it yourself."

"General Li!" Ni'er stamped her feet in shame, "Who would ask that?"

Only then did he realize that he had spoken out of turn, and he stood there at a loss, without any trace of his general's dignity left.

The study was silent for a moment, with only the crackling of the charcoal fire to be heard.

Ni'er lowered her head and gently stroked the white jade hairpin, and asked softly, "Why now?"

General Li was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I have kept this feeling hidden for too long."

"I knew I was moved the day we first met, but I don't understand romance, and I'm older. You deserve someone better, one of those talented young men, famous and romantic men..."

"But they are not you." Ni'er suddenly looked up, her eyes burning.

Prince Li stood there in a daze.

"What I like is the hero who repeatedly saved me from danger, and the fool who has made great achievements in battle but always feels that he is not good enough."

Her fingertips gently touched his palm, "I've been waiting for you to say this."

General Li's Adam's apple rolled violently, and the huge joy hit his reason.

He held her hand carefully.

"So... you agreed?" He still couldn't believe it.

Nier nodded slightly.

Prince Li finally held Ni'er in his arms.

The eavesdropper outside the door winked at the prince's attendant and said, "Hurry up and go back to prepare the betrothal gifts."

The door suddenly opened, and the people who had been crowding at the door to eavesdrop suddenly scattered like startled birds, each looking away while pretending to be calm.

"We were just passing by..."

"Yes, I was just about to go to the backyard to move some goods..."

Prince Li and Ni'er looked at each other and saw the same helplessness in each other's eyes.

"I'll go back to the palace and prepare." Prince Li's voice was filled with unconcealed joy, but he asked cautiously, "There will be a good day next month, why don't we..."

Seeing how anxious he was, Nier felt both sweet and worried.

But now that she has just been conferred the title of princess, if she were to marry into the palace immediately, who knows how much criticism would be caused.

More importantly, Niu Lichun is about to take the imperial examination. If her brother becomes the target of criticism because of her marriage, won’t all his years of hard work be wasted?

"Your Highness," she advised softly, "why not wait until the results of the Spring Examination are announced before discussing this? Niu Li has studied very hard for years, and now is the most crucial time. I would be deeply concerned if he were distracted by our marriage."

Prince Li understood the profound meaning of her words and knew that Niu Li was extremely talented and that this imperial examination would affect his future.

But the thought of having to wait for several more months made his heart burn with anxiety.

What if His Majesty grants the marriage in advance during this period...

"Then I will first express my feelings to His Majesty," he said, making a compromise, "so that His Majesty won't make any random matches."

Nier nodded slightly.

She had heard that Prince Li's marriage had always been a matter of concern to His Majesty. Now that she was so eye-catching, it would save a lot of trouble if it could be settled earlier.

"it is good."

Seeing that she agreed, Prince Li felt relieved and immediately turned around and went back to the palace.

In the imperial study, after the emperor heard the purpose of his visit, a hint of amusement flashed across his eyes, and he deliberately teased him.

His Majesty took a leisurely sip of tea and said, "You've come at the perfect time. Princess An Ning is very popular right now."

"Every day, noble ladies come to see the Empress Dowager, and my desk is piled high with petitions for her hand in marriage."

He signaled the eunuch to bring all the memorials: "Since you are here, let's take a look at them together."

Prince Li's heart tightened when he saw that the eunuch brought not only a thick stack of memorials, but also several volumes of carefully drawn portraits.

His eyes suddenly darkened.