I was flattered after crossing

"Yes, my parents must be worried about me." I felt depressed and took out an oil-paper bag from my bag. There was still a piece of milk cake inside and I quickly stuffed it into my mouth. It's best to turn grief and anger into appetite.

"If the opportunity arises, I will definitely go back. Don't be sad." Xiao Zhengxuan comforted me.

I nodded at him but couldn't say anything, so I raised my hand and saluted him.

Look at each other and smile.

"On the fifth day of next month, the eldest princess will hold a lotus viewing banquet in a farm outside the imperial city and has invited princes, nobles and their families. If you want to attend, I can take you there." Xiao Zhengxuan spoke slower and slower, as if he was carefully considering the use of each word.

"Of course I want to see the world, and this is a very good marketing opportunity that will take our silk shop to a higher level!" His eyes sparkled.

"What else do you care about besides money?" I always feel that Xiao Zhengxuan is a little angry?

"Besides money, it's all about making money. What else can it be? You princes and nobles were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, so you naturally don't know the importance of money to ordinary people like us. Speaking of which, if I go to the banquet, what identity should I have to attend?

It would be fine if she was a maid, but the ready-made clothes cannot be sold at a high price. Since it is not of much help to us, there is no point in going. I won't go. You can go by yourself!"

As we were talking, we returned to the palace. Xiao Zhengxuan said, "I'll think about the identity issue. I'll tell you when I have a solution."

I made an OK gesture to him and strolled back to my yard.

I was thinking of asking Uncle Li to use the remaining scraps of cloth to make some more bags, headbands, etc. tomorrow.

If Uncle Li is too busy to handle it himself, he may have to ask the shopkeeper to find another tailor. If the work takes too long, the ladies will be unhappy.

Seventeen kept raising his hand and looking at the OK sign, and asked in confusion: "Master, do you know what this means? Why aren't you curious at all?"

"I think she agrees with me, because she didn't refute me just now."

"That makes sense. So, what identity do you want Miss Xiao to have to go to the princess' banquet with you?"

Xiao Zhengxuan said without hesitation: "Princess Rui."

"What!" Seventeen stretched his ears.

Xiao Zhengxuan glanced at him and quickly returned to the bedroom, leaving Seventeen disheveled in the wind.

In fact, Xiao Zhengxuan wanted to tell Xiao Xiaoxu this just now, but he didn't know how to say it without being rejected, so he didn't say it.

Now I have to think carefully about how to get her to agree to be the princess.

The next morning

Knock knock knock "Miss Xiao, are you up?" It was Xiao Cui's voice.

"Get up, come right away!"

When I opened the door, I saw Xiao Cui and Seventeen with a pair of panda eyes behind her.

I wondered what was wrong, was he hungover from drinking too much yesterday? No, he was fine when he came back last night!

"The master wants to see you about something, let me take you there." He said listlessly.

"Okay, let's go!"

"Can you please put on some clothes? You've been here for such a long time! Why don't you change your bad habits?"

"Hey! Okay, okay, wait for me." He went back to the house, picked up a long gown and ran out, putting it on as he walked.

Seventeen whispered: "How can you be a princess with your condition?"

I asked him what he said and he didn't say anything because I didn't hear him clearly.

When I walked into the room, I saw Xiao Zhengxuan having breakfast with a pair of chopsticks next to him.

He gave me a look to signal me to sit down: "Let's eat together!"

Of course I took the chopsticks and started eating without hesitation. The breakfast was just some light porridge and side dishes, and the taste was very bland.

But when you see Xiao Zhengxuan, who is wearing a sky-blue robe with bat patterns and is eating elegantly, you will completely understand what a beauty is as delicious as a feast to the eyes.

Xiao Zhengxuan said with red ears: "Eat quickly and stop looking."

I responded and ate while watching.

"I have decided what role you will play at the Lotus Banquet." He looked at me steadily and continued, "After much thought, Princess Rui is the most suitable."

I nodded deeply! Princess Rui, who is the King of Rui? Wait... King of Rui?

The porridge in my mouth choked and spat out. He seemed to have anticipated this scene and immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe my face.

I coughed for a long time and then asked him, "What's going on? What do you think?"

Xiao Zhengxuan said frankly: "Since you want to expand your business, you should have the highest status, so that your words will have weight and others will be convinced by you."

"That makes sense, but you are a prince! Don't you care about the matching of family backgrounds when getting married here, like a legitimate daughter of a marquis or a legitimate granddaughter of a prime minister? And it has to be arranged by the parents and the matchmaker, right?" I asked him in surprise.

"My father and mother would never give me such a marriage." He lowered his head, feeling a little aggrieved.

"Are you afraid that you might have rebellious intentions?" I asked in a low voice.

He nodded and said, "I have been marching and fighting outside for the past few years and have made great achievements. Of course, I have been feared and calculated by other princes. In order not to cause trouble, I returned the military power to father as soon as I returned to the imperial city. After eliminating father's doubts, he named me King Rui so that he could use me to check and balance the other princes. Now I dare not even go to the Ministry of War, nor do I dare to interact too much with court officials. I am afraid that some unscrupulous people will report the matter of forming a clique for personal gain in front of father, and then be framed and end up with the result of having their property confiscated and being executed." He spoke so sincerely that I felt a chill on my neck. The emperor's mind is really hard to predict.

"So after I came back, my father and my mother didn't look for any girl for me." He became more and more frustrated as he spoke, his tone full of grievance.

I saw that his eyes seemed to be red.

Alas, he is just a kid in his early twenties, and he hasn’t even graduated from university in modern times.

After leaving his hometown to fight for so many years, I became wary of him after returning from a victorious battle.

But if he really lost the battle, he would be said to be dull and unable to inherit the great cause. Anyway, Zhu Bajie looked in the mirror and found himself neither human nor ugly.

Seeing how pitiful he was, I couldn't bear to reject him. But sooner or later I would have to travel back in time, and it would be inappropriate to occupy the seat of the princess.

I could only take a step back and asked timidly, "Can I be a concubine? Or a favored concubine? A position that can take advantage of the power of others will do."

Xiao Zhengxuan quickly put aside his aggrieved expression and looked at me with wide eyes: "You don't want to be the main wife and want to be a concubine. You are the only one in the world who dares to do this!" If Xiao Zhengxuan had a beard, it would probably fly up on both sides of his mouth...

Seeing that he was about to overturn the table, I hurriedly said, "No, no, Your Highness, please calm down. Listen to me, you see, I am not originally from your family. If you give the princess to me, and if I travel back in time one day, what will you do with your position as princess? If you marry again, I will be a concubine. Which girl would be willing to do that, right?" I looked at him carefully and persuaded him.