"Mother, these two children have misunderstood your words. Everyone knows that our Princess Mingzhu was found not long ago and is the apple of our eye. It was you who gave her the name Mingzhu," the king said with a smile, "You were just joking with the youngsters, but they took it seriously. They are really worried about you."

Xu Zhiyi pursed his lips, wanting to laugh but feeling helpless. His father was used to playing the game of peacemaker, and now he was helping here and there, but together, it seemed that he was implying that the empress dowager was being rude by arguing with the younger generation.

The Queen Mother was in a high position, and her words could be interpreted in many different ways. Naturally, she could hear the impatience beneath the King's gentle attempts to smooth things over.

No one likes a powerful in-law, and the king had long been dissatisfied with her for helping her natal family. The Queen Mother clenched her fists, pulled the corners of her lips, temporarily put aside the matter in front of her, and snorted: "Yes, they are really not easy to tease, they were still cute when they were children."

Everyone just laughed and got over the embarrassment.

After the birthday celebration, the king winked at the steward, who then stepped on stage and continued to say with a smile: "Today, on the occasion of our Queen Mother's birthday, everyone is here, and our Anxu Kingdom has a happy event to announce.

Princess Mingzhu is the only daughter of the king and queen. She was engaged to the prince of Honghou Kingdom when she was a child. Now, in just over a month, she will be turning eighteen...

So, in front of everyone, we will announce their engagement. Once we have chosen a wedding date, we will sincerely invite all the distinguished guests to attend..."

This was a very normal marriage, and everyone understood that, but they all had an expression of watching the fun on their faces.

If Princess Mingzhu was raised by the king and queen from childhood, then Honghou would definitely give her the highest treatment. However, she has been in the civilian world for more than ten years. How could she be trained in just three or four years? She is still petty, vulgar, narrow-minded, short-sighted, poor in taste, and lacks substance. Going to the Temple Academy to gild herself is just fooling the common people.

In the circle, there are really few people who can look down on Princess Mingzhu, and they are all just pretending.

What's more, the prince of Honghou Kingdom, who was engaged to Princess Mingzhu, broke his leg when he was a child. He missed the best time for treatment and refused to use a mechanical leg. He is afraid that he will have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

This engaged couple has had so many misfortunes!

The Queen Mother's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and she said lightly: "What a coincidence, our dearest will also announce the news of her engagement today."

Xu Zhiyi looked up and saw a girl who was about her age, with delicate makeup, a haughty look, and eyes that were 30% similar to the empress dowager's. She was smiling at her provocatively.

She pouted and whispered to Qiu Ze and Wei Jing, "My cousin is only a few days younger than me. She has always been competing with me since she was a child, even giving me a similar name.

With the Empress Dowager's support, she wants to put one over me in the marriage matter!"

Qiu Ze and Wei Jing also learned about Xu Zhiyi's true identity after they boarded the shuttle. Only then did they understand from the information provided by the girl who her childhood fiancé was.

"She definitely can't win," Qiu Ze said with a smile, but in his heart he was amazed at the wonder of fate. It's really a coincidence that the brothers who made up their minds are acquaintances.

Xu Zhiyi looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded: "Yes, birds of a feather flock together. What kind of husband can a person like her find? She never knows what it looks like to respect others. Her future life will definitely be a mess.

So what if she is more powerful and wealthy than me? Does she have a partner like Ze Ge and Jing Ge who love and care for their wives?

A woman's heart is very small. She doesn't want anything outside of her body. She only wants the lover's heart to last forever!"

Wei Jing pinched her palm with amusement, "I heard that your childhood sweetheart has difficulty walking. Do you still want to insist on the marriage?"

Xu Zhiyi looked a little dazed, chuckled and nodded vigorously: "Yes, I saw him when I was very young, I just remember that the little brother was very handsome, I always chased after him, clamoring to become his bride.

Later, I got lost, but I still remembered him. He also helped me find my way back. However, when I came back, I wanted to thank him in person, but he refused.

I was also quite opposed to the arrangement made by my family before, not because of his legs, but because I felt that how could two strangers with no feelings for each other be together?

Now my view on marriage has changed a lot, and I am quite satisfied with this arrangement."

They were muttering quietly below, but the queen was furious. She gritted her teeth and twisted the tender flesh on the king's waist, "King, explain to me, why is there someone waiting for my daughter's engagement?"

"Queen, I learned the news with you. I guess the old lady is dissatisfied that we did not follow her wishes and let Xue Zhixin replace Yiyi as the princess of Honghou Kingdom." The king guessed.

When the queen mentioned this, her eyes were red. "What do you think of this? I have advised Yiyi. She has suffered so much in the folks, and we don't expect her to bear too much burden in marriage after she comes back. As long as she can be happy, we can find someone else to contact, but she doesn't want to.

Unexpectedly, this time when she came back, she was more determined to renew her previous marriage. Alas, the child has a strange temper after his leg was broken. Can he bring happiness to Yiyi?"

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, let everything take its course, Yiyi has experienced hardships before finally getting rich," the king was open-minded, "Look at the two young men she brought back this time, they have clear vision and are very caring towards her, there will be happiness in the future..."

The queen sighed. "I hope so."

At this moment, everyone made way for a handsome young man wearing rimless glasses and a white suit, with a curled lip corner, pushing a wheelchair over. The young man in the wheelchair was casually wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and lowered his head slightly, making it difficult to see his appearance. Only a vague and cold outline could be seen, as if he was more handsome than the young man behind him.

Pushing the wheelchair in front of Xu Zhiyi, the young man in the white suit strode onto the stage and said with a smile, "Let me introduce myself. My name is You Jing, the third prince of Honghou State, and the fiancé of Princess Zhixin."

Everyone was shocked. Although You Jing was not born to the queen of Honghou Kingdom, he was the king's favorite and talented prince. With an SS+ cultivation level, he stood out among all the princes and was the most competitive in pursuit of the throne.

However, the queen was slightly surprised, "Mother, this You Jing already has a princess, right? And she's pregnant with two little grandchildren."

Yes, You Jing already had a queen and a concubine. Under his precise control, he became a father at a young age before he was promoted to S-level, which was also a major advantage for him in competing for the throne.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Yes, if Zhixin marries him, she will be a concubine. There is no way the two children like each other, and I, as an aunt, will not be the evil person who forcibly separates the couple.

Besides, Honghou is a strong country, better than Anxu, so it is not a big injustice. "

Most importantly, they were as sure as everyone else that You Jing was the next king. Isn't it normal for a king to have three harems and six courtyards?

She looked at the young man in the wheelchair with a cold gaze: "Is this the Seventh Prince? How come you look even thinner than the last time I saw you? Well, it's because our Princess Mingzhu kept her promise to fulfill the engagement with you, otherwise, with your health condition..."

Xu Zhiyi stepped forward to block the young man, and looked at the Queen Mother with a slightly angry look in his eyes, "Queen Mother, Brother Xiu is in good health, you don't have to keep emphasizing it."

"Look at this child. She hasn't even gotten married yet, but she's already turned her elbows outward," the Queen Mother said coldly, "My dear, you can't learn from your cousin."

Xue Zhixin nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, auntie, no matter who I marry, I will always think of you and always be loyal to you."

The Queen Mother smiled and patted her hands. "You are a sweet-mouthed little girl, and you are always good at coaxing me. You are not like some..."

"Mother!" the king called out in a low voice, with a strong warning tone, "If you continue to talk, Princess Zhixin's wedding will be arranged by you yourself."

"That won't do," the Empress Dowager retorted immediately, "When Mingzhu was lost, Zhixin stayed with me, an old woman, otherwise I would have lost half my life. At that time, I treated her as my own granddaughter, and you can't be partial to one over the other!

When the two girls get married together, the standards must be the same..."

The queen could no longer bear it and said, "Madam, I only have one child, Zhiyi, and Anxu Kingdom only has Princess Mingzhu. A princess's marriage is unique! If she were to marry the same as a princess, wouldn't my Zhiyi become a joke?"

"Isn't this simple? Zhixin will soon become the queen of Honghou Kingdom, and she will be given an additional title of princess..." The Queen Mother had long wanted to promote Xue Zhixin from the position of a county princess to a princess.

The queen sneered, "Old lady, if you really have a conscience, you should know that if Yiyi is lost, there is no way to find someone to replace her! To put it bluntly, she didn't crawl out of your belly, and she is just a little girl, so naturally you can't like her.

I have no right to interfere with your doting on your own niece, but you should never covet my daughter's position as a princess.

She couldn’t replace him before, and now that Yiyi is back, she can’t be on the same level as my Yiyi!”

"You, you shrew, you don't know how to consider the overall situation at all," the Queen Mother was furious and cursed in a low voice: "Zhixin will soon be the princess of Honghou Kingdom. We should raise her status and show respect to Honghou Kingdom. Don't get angry over such a national event just because of a little grudge or dissatisfaction with me."

The queen was so angry that her teeth itched. She was a mother-in-law who was good at putting on a show.

Xu Zhiyi was close by and could hear some of it, but she didn't care. Since she came back, she just wanted to live her life peacefully.

She squatted down and looked up at the young man in the wheelchair. The little brother had grown up, his face was sickly pale, and as a man, his facial features were handsome, with narrow eyebrows and eyes. He looked back at her nonchalantly, with a hint of indescribable evil and indifference.

She couldn't help but swallow nervously, "Hello little brother, I, I'm Xu Zhiyi, I wonder if you still remember me?"

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