My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

"What?" Mei Xueer was stunned for a long time before she slowly shifted her gaze to An Ran, as if to say, "You explain it first."

An Ran suddenly became ill again: "Master, please drive him out for me..."

Mei Xueer shook her head speechlessly. After all, he was a prince, and it was impossible to chase him away directly. It would be better to meet him first.

When Mei Xueer arrived at the front hall, the King of Chu was rubbing his palms and walking quickly around the room, looking very nervous.

Seeing Mei Xueer coming, he hurried over and actually knelt down firmly in front of Mei Xueer.

Mei Xueer was shocked: "It's still more than half a year before the Chinese New Year. What does the prince mean? Get up quickly. I can't bear it."

"Master!" The King of Chu grabbed her skirt tightly, "This king, oh no, I'm here to ask for marriage from the Master. Master, please betroth An Ran to me, okay?"

He looked at Mei Xueer eagerly.

Mei Xueer didn't come back to her senses for a moment, "What did the prince call me?"

King Chu: "Master, you are An Ran's master, so you are also my master."

After finally persuading the King of Chu to get up from the ground, Mei Xueer felt a little overwhelmed. "Your Highness, I am only An Ran's nominal master. An Ran's parents are still alive. If you want to propose marriage, you have to go find her parents."

"I know. I will naturally ask her parents for help. But right now, I have to deal with you first. Please say a few good words for me in front of her parents when you go back. These vulgar things are my gift to you. Please say a lot of good words for me, Master."

"But..." Mei Xueer was about to refuse sternly, but when she followed the direction of King Chu's finger, she saw the gifts that took up half of the yard, tied with festive red silk.

Her face was immediately filled with a friendly smile. "I can also see that you are really happy with our An Ran. So of course I can say this nice thing. But whether she is willing to marry her daughter to you is not something I can decide."

The King of Chu smiled so much that his face broke into pieces, and tears of emotion flowed from his eyes. "Master, you are such a good person."

"But..." Mei Xueer glanced at the face in front of her that suddenly became nervous again, "Does An Ran like you?"

The King of Chu immediately patted his chest heavily and said, "That's for sure."

"Why do you think so?" Mei Xue'er had just learned from An Ran what the King of Chu had been doing these days. How could she possibly be willing to marry him? Besides, she wanted An Ran to be her sister-in-law. If she hadn't seen the gifts all over the yard, she would have let the King of Chu get out long ago.

"She didn't say it herself, but I can feel it. Master, do you understand this feeling?" The King of Chu was so happy that his mouth was grinning from ear to ear. "These days, she has been living in the King of Chu's mansion. She is very kind to the people in the mansion and keeps my concubines in good order. She even tries her best to protect the old dog in the mansion. In addition, she is also very good to my mother. My mother likes her very much. Tell me, if she didn't regard herself as the mistress of the house, why would she do these things to please me?"

Mei Xueer: To please you? Is the King of Chu a fool?

"Are you sure she is trying to please you?" She looked at the King of Chu as if he were an idiot. Based on her principle of being responsible to An Ran, she said, "Think about it carefully. She is very nice to a dog, but is she nice to you?"

"This..." The King of Chu quickly searched his brain, but couldn't find any good memories of An Ran towards him, so he said, "Hasn't she been recovering from her injuries? You women are like this. When you are injured or sick, you have a bad temper and will get angry with the people closest to you. So, she usually beats and scolds me because she likes me."

Faced with the King of Chu's bizarre train of thought, Mei Xueer felt that her ability to understand was limited.

Well, you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.

The King of Chu left happily, and Mei Xueer happily counted the silver and various rare treasures.

"Princess, are you going to sell out Sister An just like that?" Wen Jia looked at Mei Xueer with shining eyes, with some contempt.

"No way?" Mei Xue'er generously dug out a pile of things, "Here, everyone has a share. This idiot is stupid and rich, it's a waste not to miss these things. Anyway, I've made it clear to him that who An Ran wants to marry is not something I can decide."

Nan Xing: "But you promised him that you would speak well of him in front of Minister An and Madam An."

Mei Xueer: "Silly girl, I lied to him... Come on, An Ran, take one too..."

Everyone: ...despise...

***

The signing of the letters of credence went smoothly without any setbacks.

Before leaving Changguo, Cui Hongjing made only one request: to say goodbye to Princess Wan in person.

Yan Ruobing agreed, but on the condition that he must be present.

Princess House.

Princess Wan was looking absentmindedly at the broken jade comb that had been glued together in her hands, and watched Yan Ruobing and Cui Hongjing come in with no expression.

"Aunt Wan." Cui Hongjing said hesitantly, "I will leave tomorrow."

Princess Wan raised her eyelids and was silent for a long time, "I'll go with you!"

Yan Ruobing's face suddenly darkened.

Cui Hongjing glanced at him and said, "Aunt Wan, I am going back to Zhen Country. It will be very dangerous if you go back with me."

Princess Wan smiled bitterly, "Even if I die, it's better than living like a zombie."

Listening to her words, Cui Hongjing felt sad, "I didn't expect you to still be so miserable after coming back. But, at least here, you are safe."

After Cui Hongjing finished speaking, he felt a little fake.

Princess Wan knew that he was talking about the two of them setting up a trap and pretending to use her to threaten Zhenguo.

She shook her head: "You think too much, I did everything voluntarily."

"Don't worry, Aunt Wan, I will definitely avenge my mother and you. Just stay here and wait for my good news." Cui Hongjing glanced at Yan Ruobing, "I believe that the emperor will treat you well."

Princess Wan shuddered. Yes, she would not be able to rest in peace until she saw Cui Qimo die with her own eyes.

Her pale hands tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, her nails seemed to penetrate through her clothes, digging blood into her palms.

After a long time, she turned her gaze to Yan Ruobing: "You said you owed me."

Yan Ruobing uttered an unnatural "hmm".

"Then you can help him, help him to kill Cui Qimo!" Princess Wan's eyes were burning with hatred, "This will not do you any harm."

Yan Ruobing pointed at Cui Hongjing and said angrily: "I want to know the truth. I want to know why you are so partial to this person? I want to know the relationship between you and this person's mother..."

"Sister Jing is the love of my life!" Princess Wan directly interrupted Yan Ruobing's question.