The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

Following the sound, Mu Lianzhi turned sideways and saw the Fourth Prince standing on a fork in the road not far from the woods, with his shoulders slumped and a decadent and lonely look on his face, which was very different from his previous bright and elegant appearance.

"I have met His Highness."

"Why did you change the clothes I gave you? Do you know what kind of opportunity this is and how much courage I mustered?"

Taking two steps forward, Xiao Tingrui's face was filled with disappointment and hurt:

"Qingqing, if you wear that dress, I can take you away from the Marquis' Mansion forever and give you a new life. You don't have to live a widow's life anymore. The rest of your life will be different..."

He had clearly received news that she had changed into her audition uniform, so why did she look completely different when she appeared again?

Unexpectedly, after all his efforts, he still failed in the end.

Xiao Tingrui clenched and unclenched the wooden sign in his hand, feeling angry and annoyed:

If I miss this opportunity, I don’t know when the next one will be or whether there will be one?

Then, before Xiao Tingrui could finish his words, Mu Lianzhi suddenly said:

"Have you ever asked me what I want for the rest of my life?"

Xiao Tingrui did not use the honorific title of "The King". She knew that he was putting them on an equal footing when he said this to her. She was secretly moved, but she could not accept his kindness, nor was she qualified to accept it.

"what?"

"Your Highness, once you enter a noble family, it's like entering a deep sea. The imperial palace is even better than a noble family. I know you treat me well and maybe you have some feelings for me, but I am a widow and I have no interest in you and I don't want to be with you."

After he finished speaking, Mu Lianzhi squatted down and bowed to him solemnly:

"I am not worthy of Your Highness. It is my great honor to have a good memory of 'Cao Su Lian Qing'. The past is like smoke. Your Highness should not dwell on it."

"Your Highness, don't say that I'm married. Even if I've never been married, there's still a world of difference between you and me."

They are impossible.

"I don't mind! When I first saw you three years ago, my heart was already moved. At the beginning, due to my status, I gave up. After you left without saying goodbye, I also gave up, but in the end I found that I couldn't let go. When we met again three years later, I was still moved. You were a married woman, so I also convinced myself to let go. But when I learned that you had been a widow three years ago, I felt sorry for you and was happy..."

Spreading out the hanging wooden sign with his fingertips, Xiao Tingrui's lips were still full of bitterness:

"It's not like I haven't tried before. I'm not acting on impulse. I've been determined for three years and I know exactly what I'm doing."

"Qingqing, I want to marry you and make you my legitimate wife."

"I know that asking you to change into the audition uniform today may cause you some criticism, but I have thought about it for you. You don't know. The clothes were sent to you by mistake, and you wore them by mistake. As long as I like you, I gave you my jade token. I have a promise that I will shoulder any mistakes with you."

"As long as I insist, my father and mother will let you leave the Marquis' Mansion."

"You are a widow, not a married woman. Your mourning period has passed. Even the laws of the Red Flame Nation do not explicitly forbid this."

"As long as you want, we can be together forever."

【My beloved】

Seeing the four neatly written words and his signature on the wooden love sign in his hand, Mu Lianzhi's heart seemed to be deeply touched.

What a pity for the original owner, he was such a fool his whole life.

It turned out that there was a man, such an outstanding man, who once loved her so deeply.

Unfortunately, she is not the original owner, and she can't quite understand this kind of love that makes one fall in love to death after just one meeting.

After a pause, she continued:

"Wife or concubine? Your Highness, life is not limited to today. There is a gap between reality and ideal. Even the me three years ago was not qualified to be your principal wife."

"So, even if His Majesty is forced to compromise today, I will be a concubine at most. But because of what happened today, His Majesty, the Imperial Concubine, and even the Marquis' Mansion will feel ashamed. I will become a thorn in everyone's eyes and flesh."

"I firmly believe in your sincere desire to marry me, but it is difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. You cannot protect me."

"Your Highness, unless it is a formal marriage with a sedan chair carried by eight people, approved by the elders, and in an upright manner, I will not marry again even if I leave the Marquis' Mansion. Your Highness is a rare talent with a promising future, and you deserve a better woman to be your companion."

"I wish your highness to find his true love soon and live happily ever after."

After another quick salute, Mu Lianzhi left quickly with Leng Yun, his hand remaining in mid-air. Xiao Tingrui's expression changed several times, as if a century had passed, before he dragged his tired body and turned around.

From beginning to end, neither of them noticed that there were two figures standing beside the tree not far away, and they also did not move for a long time.

Not daring to breathe deeply, Yingfeng secretly hated himself for following her.

At this time, watching the two figures disappear from sight, Beitang Yi's men kept groping for a wooden sign, clenching and unclenching it.

The wooden sign in his hand was blank.

He didn't write anything, but the moment he got it, he wanted to give it to her.

I just didn't expect to encounter such a scene——

[Xiao Tingrui wants to marry her, and will do whatever it takes to marry her]

He didn't know why such a thought suddenly popped up in his mind, but at this moment, his strong intuition told him so. He turned around and looked at Yingfeng:

"Go, help me with something."

He whispered something in my ear.

……

After standing there for a while, Beitang Yi walked forward aimlessly, unconsciously swinging the rope of the wooden sign in his hand, his thoughts still a little vague.

Until there was a slight "pop" sound, the wooden sign was accidentally thrown out and fell to the ground, and Beitang Yi suddenly came back to his senses.

Walking forward slowly, he bent down and was about to pick it up when a crimson skirt suddenly came into his sight. Then, a slender hand picked up the wooden sign before him.

I stood up straight, and a familiar figure that I hadn't seen for a long time suddenly came into my sight.

Yu Hua?

"Ayi, long time no see."

Almost reflexively, Beitang Yi took a step back to increase the distance between them, and saluted her with his fists clasped:

"Meet the Crown Princess."

Why is she here alone?

The surroundings suddenly froze, and time seemed to stand still at this moment. Beitang Yi was wondering when a barely audible female voice, as if she was a little hurt and talking to herself, came again:

"Do you have to be so distant with me?"

Before Beitang Yi could react, he heard the woman say:

"Master Beitang, please don't be polite."

Then, she stroked the wooden sign in her hand as if she couldn't let it go, and then she handed it back:

"Take your things back. I hope you can find a good partner soon, Ayi..."

Mu Lianzhi and Leng Yun had just walked out of the garden path in the lake when they turned around and looked up to see this scene.

Beitang Yi and the Crown Princess?

I'm in a big trough!

On the Chinese Valentine's Day, the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet, the unattainable Lord Beitang gave the wooden token of love to the Crown Princess who was already a married woman, but was rejected on the spot?

Ahhh, heaven and earth, what did she see?

dying!