The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

Ming Huaixi looked at the Seventh Prince in front of him. His face was truly amazing, so delicate that it didn't look like a real person. His skin was also fairer than other people in Zhao State. He just looked a little cold.

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince." Ming Huaixi also returned the gift to him.

"Follow me." The seventh prince said these two words coldly, then turned around and left the post station.

Ming Huaixi was stunned when he heard the word "catch up". What he meant was, let me, catch up?

Ming Huaixi didn't understand but still followed with Caiyun, wanting to see what kind of person the seventh prince was.

"Princess, he is so rude." Caiyun said as she followed Ming Huaixi.

Ming Huaixi did not reply to Caiyun, because at this moment, the Seventh Prince had walked a long way away and it was a bit difficult for him to catch up.

Just as Ming Huaixi was struggling to catch up, the seventh prince in front stopped, looked back at Ming Huaixi, and frowned, as if he didn't expect Ming Huaixi to walk so slowly.

Ming Huaixi chased him breathlessly, "I say... huhuhu... Seventh Prince... Your Highness... where are you... going?"

When the Seventh Prince heard Ming Huaixi's question, he replied, "We are here."

Ming Huaixi looked up and around, seeing people selling lanterns all around him. Then he remembered that today was October 15th. The tradition of the Zhao people was to release river lanterns on this day to pray for their deceased relatives.

The Seventh Prince bought two lamps from a street vendor, handed one to Ming Huaixi and held the other in his hand, "Let's go."

"Light the lights."

"Your Highness, aren't river lanterns usually released at night?" Ming Huaixi was a little confused. Is it appropriate to release lanterns at this time?

"In Zhao State, lighting lanterns in the daytime has a meaning."

Ming Huaixi found that the seventh prince spoke a little strangely, as if he was... stuttering? It was the same, but the news did not say that the seventh prince stuttered. Ming Huaixi was not sure, so he decided to observe for a while.

As for the other meaning of lighting lanterns in broad daylight mentioned by the Seventh Prince, Ming Huaixi didn't know. Based on the principle of asking questions without shame, Ming Huaixi asked, "What is the other meaning?"

The Seventh Prince glanced at Ming Huaixi and turned away. He did not answer her, but instead asked her to continue following.

The seventh prince took Ming Huaixi to a river that ran through the entire capital of Zhao State. The river went straight outside the city. It was sourced from the water flowing down from the Puni Mountain not far from the city. It flowed through the capital of Zhao State and all the way to the Fei River which was connected to the ocean.

When the Seventh Prince brought Ming Huaixi to the river, there were already quite a few men and women there. They were all there to release river lanterns. There was also a huge Albizia Julibrissin tree on the river bank. The lower branches of the tree were hung with red prayer boards and red ribbons. When the wind blew, the boards jingled and rubbed against each other, and the red ribbons moved with the wind.

Ming Huaixi seemed to know what the other meaning was.

At this time, a young couple walked by and said, "Brother Dazhuang, you brought me here to release river lanterns. When will you come to my house to propose marriage?"

"I will go to your house to propose marriage tomorrow. I have done some small business in the past two years, and I can marry you now."

"Yeah, I'll tell my parents when I get back. They've always been worried about my marriage. Now that's good, they can rest assured."

The young couple took the lantern and put it into the river, saying, "I hope the river god will bless us and bring us happiness and a smooth life."

It turns out that releasing river lanterns during the day is for the river god, who is in charge of marriage.

Ming Huaixi didn't quite understand what the Seventh Prince meant by this. Admiration? Impossible, that meant he had other purposes, and at the moment, it seemed that this purpose would not do her any harm.

The Seventh Prince led Ming Huaixi to release two river lanterns, then took Ming Huaixi to sit in the carriage that had been prepared long ago, and took Ming Huaixi to the highest building in the capital of Zhao State, Wangque Tower.

The Wangque Tower is a hundred feet high, and you can touch the stars with your hand. This Wangque Tower is the tallest building in Kyoto. Although it is not really a hundred feet high, it is worthy of the word Wangque.

Wangque Tower has a total of seven floors. It faces the Zhao Palace from afar, with a river cutting through the middle. It looks very much like the Chu-Han dividing line in chess, but it has the special charm of the Zhao capital, making people feel that the river is very natural and indispensable.

Yang Xiuyuan took Ming Huaixi to the seventh floor of Wangque Tower. Ming Huaixi stood on the high platform and looked down. The entire capital of Zhao State was in sight. As far as the eye could see, only the huge complex of the Zhao Palace was very conspicuous, and all the other houses looked small.

Ming Huaixi had a feeling as if she was stepping on everyone under her feet, and had a secret pleasure. She didn't know if it was because she liked high places or because she was standing above everyone.

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince, do you have something to tell me?" Ming Huaixi froze in the wind for a while, then looked at the Seventh Prince beside him and said.

Yang Xiuyuan nodded and looked at Caiyun beside Ming Huaixi.

Ming Huaixi understood as soon as he saw his eyes, so he took the initiative to let Caiyun step away first.

After Caiyun and the other figures left, Ming Huaixi spoke, "Now, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince can speak, right?"

"I want to marry you." Yang Xiuyuan said these four words concisely.

This shocked Ming Huaixi so much that he didn't know what to say. It took him a while to find his voice.

"Why? And why are you talking to me like this? I've never heard that the Seventh Prince of Zhao has a mouth disease."

"I get nervous and have a mouth disease. On normal days, I am fine, so no one notices."

Now Ming Huaixi understood. So that's how it is. No wonder he had never heard of it. Suddenly Ming Huaixi came to his senses and thought, Nervous? Are you nervous in front of me? Why? Am I scary?

Although the Seventh Prince had a slight oral illness, he had good eyesight and a good mind. When he saw Ming Huaixi's expression change, he knew that Ming Huaixi might have had some wrong thoughts, so he explained,

"It's not your problem." Yang Xiuyuan paused and blushed, then continued, "I get nervous in front of the person I like."

Ming Huaixi now felt even more strange. He knew the meaning of these words separately, but when they were put together, there were some problems. He thought, she likes him after just meeting him twice?

Ming Huaixi looked at Yang Xiuyuan with wide eyes, confusion still in his eyes.

Yang Xiuyuan saw that there seemed to be doubt in Ming Huaixi's eyes, but he still nodded to her firmly.

"I, the emperor, also want to let me marry you." Yang Xiuyuan revealed another shocking news.

Ming Huaixi: Okay, okay, I've given all this work to you and your son. One moment you told me to choose for myself, and the next moment you said you wanted me to marry me. Why bother?

Ming Huaixi was motionless for a moment. She was also thinking whether marrying the Seventh Prince would be a good thing for her. After thinking it over, she found that marrying the Seventh Prince seemed to be best for her. First of all, it would comply with Emperor Zhaoming's wishes, which meant that Emperor Zhaoming would be her backer in the future.