If not abolished

Neither of them spoke for a while. Hu Shanxiang was waiting for him to ask, but Zhu Zhanji hadn't thought about it for the time being. What if he asked and couldn't do it himself?

For a long time, both of them held back and didn't speak first. Finally, Zhu Zhanji gave in and asked, "What do you want me to do, Shanxiang?"

Hu Shanxiang finally got the answer she wanted. "I am not sure how long your highness's love for me will last, but I don't want your highness to promise me anything for a lifetime. That is unrealistic. But at least your highness should not let me down. As for the other things, I will not force you. If your highness gives me love, I will appreciate it. If you don't give me love, I will not argue with you."

"These words are enough to show that Shanxiang doesn't like me very much. Then why did she ask me if I could marry you during the Lantern Festival?" Zhu Zhanji found that the person in front of him was a little like the queen in his previous life. She had no desires and even said nothing when he wanted to depose her. But did she really not care at all? It seemed not to be the case. I remember that before he died, Shanxiang said in person that she cared and envied his relationship with Sun. However, she must have been desperate when he insisted on deposing her.

In fact, when Shanxiang first entered the palace, when the emperor was still alive, they had a good life. When did they start to drift apart? Was it because Sun repeatedly pretended to be pitiful in front of him, or when he wanted to do something, Shanxiang persuaded him again and again. All these factors combined, and later when Sun gave birth to the prince, he became more and more determined to depose the queen...

But it was obvious that he had already found a way to meet Shanxiang this time, and he thought that Shanxiang's previous statement of marrying her meant that she was also interested in him, but the current situation seemed to indicate that he was wrong, so he still asked his questions.

Hu Shanxiang didn't expect him to be so persistent about this matter. "Your Highness, do you want to hear the truth?"

Zhu Zhanji really couldn't do anything with her. He was the one who asked her the question, but she threw it back to him. The truth might not be very pleasant to hear. "I want to hear the truth."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Shanxiang knelt down and kowtowed: "Everything is my fault, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."

"Okay, you say."

"I have had the honor of entering the palace once. It is indeed very large, but the rules are also very strict. I thought that since I will have to get married sooner or later, I should choose a simpler one. Whether I like it or not is not very important."

"So, you were just trying to avoid the palace selection, and I was just one of the ones you picked at random." Although Zhu Zhanji was mentally prepared, he did not expect this answer.

"Your Highness is right to understand. There are too many women in the palace. I don't want to compete for favors, but it would be difficult to survive. I don't think I can handle such a thing."

Zhu Zhanji thought, yes, Shanxiang really did not seek favor, she could not cope with these things without charm, the position of queen made her feel suffocated, but after she was deposed and moved to the palace, she lived more comfortably.

Zhu Zhanji always felt that the imperial decree from his grandfather made it impossible for him to make Sun the Crown Prince's Consort, and she could only be resigned to becoming a concubine. He also blamed Shanxiang for the incident, and never thought that she was also a victim of the incident. She was originally living a good life at home, and her family might have allowed her to marry into an ordinary family, but she didn't expect that once she entered the palace as a concubine, she would not be happy during the more than ten years of life in the palace.

Since she doesn't want to enter the palace, he won't force her. As for what happens in the future, he will make plans to see if he can stop it. If she doesn't enter the palace, he won't depose the queen, and nothing will happen.

"Since the Third Miss has said so much, I cannot bear to see you continue to force her. The things have been returned, and we can part ways and live happily ever after."

Hu Shanxiang didn't know why he suddenly changed so quickly, but this might not be a bad thing for her. At least it made him give up the idea of ​​letting her enter the palace, which was unexpected.

"Your Highness, I bid you farewell."

"I'll have someone escort you back."

Wu Cheng had been standing outside the door and saw it open from the inside, "Miss Hu San."

Hu Shanxiang nodded.

"Send Miss Hu San back." Zhu Zhanji's voice came from inside.

"Yes, Miss Three, please come this way."

When they were almost at the inn, Wu Cheng said to her, "I'll take you there. It's just ahead. Take your time, young lady."

"Thank you for sending me back."

"It should."

When Hu Shanxiang arrived at the inn, she saw Lingzhi waiting for her at the door. She hurried over and asked, "Why are you here? Did grandma notice?"

"No, no, the maidservant told the old lady that the young lady was tired and was resting. I came down to wait for you. I was gone for such a long time."

“Fortunately, everything was handled.”

"That's good, girl, go and use something."

On the other side, Wu Cheng returned to the teahouse and reported to Zhu Zhanji.

"Has the person been sent back?"

"Return to your highness, send it back."

Zhu Zhanji remained in the same position as when Hu Shanxiang left, without moving a single step.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wu Cheng couldn't help but remind him, "Your Highness, it's getting late, we should go back."

"Then let's go back." Zhu Zhanji collected the things Hu Shanxiang returned and said, "Remove all the secret sentries of the Hu family. From now on, there is no need to report any news about the Hu family and Miss Hu San."

"I obey your command." Wu Cheng thought to herself, it seems that His Highness is really sad this time. His Highness has put so much thought into the Third Miss, but she didn't expect him to be rejected. Isn't he sad? It seems that I can't mention these things in front of His Highness next time.

Hu Shanxiang wanted to go back to her room quietly, but when she reached her grandmother's room, the door suddenly opened by itself.

"Mom Liu, has grandma eaten?" Hu Shanxiang turned around and gave her an awkward yet polite smile.

Madam Liu said seriously, "Old Madam, please ask the third young lady to come in and talk."

Hu Shanxiang said a little fearfully, "Okay, I'll change my clothes and come right away." Before she could move, Madam Liu stopped her and said, "Third Miss, the old lady wants you to go in now, please."

Hu Shanxiang had no choice but to walk in, and after she entered, the door behind her closed.

Hu Shanxiang took a deep breath and encouraged herself mentally before walking over.

"grandmother."

The old lady was originally turning the Buddhist beads in her hand with her eyes closed.

"Where did you go?"

Hu Shanxiang knew that she couldn't hide it from the old lady, so she whispered, "Go... go see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After hearing this, the old lady slammed the table. Hu Shanxiang was so scared that her legs went weak and she knelt down. She knelt down several times today.

"Why are you going to see him at this critical moment?"

"Even if he couldn't have a granddaughter, he would still come to find her. Fortunately, the matter has come to an end."

"What do you mean?"

Hu Shanxiang then told her everything that had happened today.

The old lady was also surprised after hearing this: "It's really strange that His Royal Highness gave up just like that, but it's a good thing, and it hasn't implicated the family yet, which is incredible."

"Yeah yeah."

"You've done more harm than good. Why don't you get up and sit down?"

Hu Shanxiang stood up and sat aside.