After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Nian Susu frowned, held the white porcelain cup and rubbed it for a long time, and did not answer his question immediately.

Xuan Ji took a sip of tea leisurely, and seemed to be in no hurry, giving her enough time to think. …

After a long while, the heroine said, "I have no other choice. I was just dizzy and hot-headed when I thought of this idea. If I really leave everything behind, it will be very difficult..."

Zhihua, Jingzhe, Xiao Yunzheng, her parents, and Qin Junyu...

There are too many people she cares about here, and she can't give up easily. If she wasn't at the end of her rope, she would never want to take such a risky move.

Her situation is different from Li Yaoyuan's. Li Yaoyuan could escape easily, but she might not. At least the queen would not let her go easily.

Xuan Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was not determined to leave, there was still room for maneuver. At least... he already had a solution.

He raised his eyes to look at her and asked tentatively: "Is it because there is someone here that you care about and can't let go?"

He asked this question with some anticipation in his heart, but this question was actually a bit selfish.

Nian Susu's eyes rolled around, feeling that there was something else behind his words, as if he was trying to test something, or expecting something... In short, his tone was different from when he usually spoke.

She even felt that this was a question that Qin Junyu would ask.

Xuan Ji and she have a delicate relationship, more than friends but less than confidants. He is too sensible to cross the line and ask these questions, but he does not rule out the possibility that the current situation is special and he wants to ask for clarification.

"That's partly the reason," she replied calmly.

Part of it is because of the system.

She got so angry a few days ago that she said during the argument with the system that she would rather be electrocuted to death than let Nian Qiaoyue take the blame. These were just words spoken in anger. Now that she has calmed down and thinks about it, she was just too impatient at the time. How could she accept death by electrocution, as she is afraid of suffering, fatigue, death and even more pain?

So although the plan of escaping from the capital is good, the risks she has to take are also great.

Xuan Ji did not ask her what the other part of the reason was, but asked: "Who is it?"

Nian Su Su was puzzled: "Who is that?"

Xuan Ji realized that he had crossed the line, but the words had already been spoken and there was no reason to take them back. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask on his face, which concealed his discomfort and prevented him from feeling too embarrassed.

"Who is the person you can't let go of?" he continued to ask with gritted teeth.

Nian Susu chuckled and answered naturally, "My parents and friends, they are all things I can't let go of."

Xuan Ji lowered his eyes and said nothing.

She did not notice his change in mood and was still immersed in her own thoughts - if she did not fake her death, how else could she escape this disaster?

At this moment, Xuan Ji suddenly said, "Why don't you ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for help?"

"Ah?" Nian Susu widened her eyes in surprise, and secretly complained to herself: How did Xuanji know that she and Qin Junyu were friends?

She smiled awkwardly, "Doesn't the Lord of the Manor care about the royal family's affairs? Why would he mention His Highness..." She lowered her head guiltily.

But Xuan Ji did not answer this question. Instead, he said something that shocked her even more: "If you let the crown prince marry you, you won't have to marry Prince Qing, and you won't be coerced by the queen. If the Xiangfu and the East Palace are married, your father won't have to bear the crime of forming a clique for personal gain."

"The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, don't they?" Xuan Ji said hurriedly, eager to get her approval.

Nian Susu was confused by his analysis.

Although I mentioned the Queen and Prince Qing in a few words in the letter I wrote to him, it shouldn't have caused him to analyze the situation so thoroughly.

He even knew that his father had been accused of colluding with the party, and this had clearly happened not long ago.

If it wasn't for the information in the letter, then it could only mean that he had connections in the court, or knew someone in the royal family. She had suspected her a long time ago, and now it seemed that it was not groundless.

Nian Susu looked at him with an increasingly strange gaze, with a hint of wariness in his unfamiliarity.

Tianxuan Villa was not as completely cut off from the royal family as it seemed, at least the owner Xuanji was not like that.

Since Xuan Ji could confidently say that he wanted Qin Junyu to marry him, does this mean that Qin Junyu is his connection in the court?

If this was true, she would know why Qin Junyu reacted so strongly when he saw the box of golden butterfly headdresses on his birthday night.

Seeing her reaction like that, Xuan Ji panicked for a moment, thinking that he was too hasty and pushed her too hard.

"Are you very close to His Highness?" Nian Susu asked.

Xuan Ji hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "Not bad."

Nian Susu was dumbfounded. She had known these two people for almost a year, but she had never known about this. She couldn't describe how she felt.

Xuan Ji quickly explained, "I didn't know you had any contact with him before, and the rules of Tianxuan Villa... You know, it's not convenient for me to reveal my relationship with him, so..."

He hesitated to speak many times, but Nian Susu understood what he meant.

Everything happened for a reason, and she didn't blame him.

Perhaps Qin Junyu only knew that she and Xuan Ji knew each other when she saw that headdress a few days ago.

In short, they were not wrong and they were not hiding anything from me.

In that case... a bold idea came to Nian Susu's mind.

She blushed and asked, "Then...did he ask you to tell me this?"

Xuan Ji also froze, his face under the mask turned red instantly, and even his body posture was unnatural. His fists on the table loosened and tightened, and then loosened again.

"No." He breathed out, "Then are you willing?"

Hearing this answer, Nian Susu felt empty for some reason. She played with the teacup and said absentmindedly, "Marrying His Highness is better than marrying Qin Fengtian."

It doesn't matter whether she is willing or not, because she has no idea what Qin Junyu is thinking. Maybe he doesn't mean that at all. Wouldn't she be the one who will be embarrassed then?

Xuan Ji's eyes dimmed as he murmured to himself, "Is it just that, in comparison, the most urgent choice..."

Since both of them had their own thoughts, there was no point in continuing this conversation.

Before leaving, Xuan Ji gave her some reassurance, saying that Qin Junyu would definitely propose to the Emperor before the Queen, so she could rest assured.

Of course, if she doesn't want to get married, she can refuse on the spot, and the choice is still in her hands.

From the tone of his voice, Nian Susu had the illusion that Qin Junyu had asked him to deliver a message. Otherwise, how could he dare to swear that Qin Junyu would definitely propose marriage?

She couldn't guess how close their friendship was.

Two days before the Queen's birthday banquet, Nian Susu had been thinking about whether she should agree to marry Qin Junyu.

But after thinking about it, she had no better solution, and Qin Junyu was her best choice.

And...she really liked him, and she was actually happy to marry him.