The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Xiao Mubei gently helped her sit up, his eyes clear.

Chu Yunxi immediately stood up and took a step back, her face red as a cooked shrimp. She coughed in panic, "The prince is drunk."

Xiao Mubei spoke in a low voice, "No, I am very sober, I have never been so sober before. Yunxi, I just said that I came to the Marquis' Mansion today on purpose. I want to see the place where you grew up. I want to propose to you again here!"

Chu Yunxi opened her eyes wide and looked at Xiao Mubei, unable to believe what she had heard.

Xiao Mubei was a little embarrassed. "I was chatting with Senior Brother Wen that day, and he said that in your place, men have to kneel on one knee, holding flowers and tokens in their hands, and propose to the woman they love. Only when the woman agrees, will they get married, and from then on they will fly together as a couple for the rest of their lives. So, these past few days I have been thinking, where should I propose to you?

After thinking about it, I still think that it should be in the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion, because this is your home, and in the future, it will become your mother's home. Only if you agree can I take you away from here, so, Yunxi, are you willing to marry me?"

Xiao Mubei really got off the bed, slowly knelt on one knee, and took out a pair of white jade and red agate rings from somewhere. "This is what my mother left behind, called the Heart Ring, which was passed down to her by my grandfather. She was supposed to wear it with her husband, but my mother didn't give it to my father, but left it to me. She said that if I meet a girl I like in the future, and I decide that she is the one I want to marry, then I can give it to her. Giving it away means a lifetime commitment. Now, I want to give it to you, Yunxi, are you willing to accept it?"

Under the moonlight, Xiao Mubei was dressed in white, with his black hair tied up high, and his eyes were full of affection. Chu Yunxi saw the helplessness of herself in his eyes. She had never been proposed to in her two lifetimes, so this was really unexpected.

She remained silent, and Xiao Mubei did not urge her. He just knelt steadily, holding up the pair of rings.

Chu Yunxi was flustered for a moment, but quickly calmed down. She did not take the ring, but stared into Xiao Mubei's eyes and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, you are the prince and I am the coroner. Even though we are engaged, I understand that you really don't care about my identity, but I still want to ask you, have you really thought it through?"

"I've thought about it a long time ago." Xiao Mubei answered without hesitation.

"Your Highness, please don't rush to answer. Listen to my request first and then answer. My husband, first of all, cannot take concubines, even if I have no children. Can you do it?"

"I can."

Xiao Mubei answered without hesitation.

Chu Yunxi was shocked. "You are a prince, the dignified King Dingbei. Have you ever thought about this: if I have no children and an imperial decree is issued to grant marriage, will you disobey it?"

Xiao Mubei curled his lips, "If I disobey the order, I can just kneel in front of the door of my father's study until he takes back his order. My father has so many sons, even if I don't have any heirs, there are still others."

Chu Yunxi was speechless for a long while before she said, "Silly boy, why don't you just marry them and not touch them?"

"Then you will feel uncomfortable, and I don't want to. What about the second one?"

Chu Yunxi originally thought that he would definitely not be able to do the first one, but she didn't expect him to give her a firm answer. She didn't know what to say.

After a while, she said, "Second, I don't like socializing. I only like working. If I continue to do this as a coroner, it may affect your reputation."

"Aren't you a coroner now? Everyone knows that you are the concubine of the King of Dingbei, but no one says anything?"

"That's different. A concubine can do it, but how can a main concubine do it?"

"What others say has nothing to do with me, Yunxi, just do what you want to do, I'll take care of everything."

"Really?" Chu Yunxi laughed at herself, "If your father or your grandfather objects in the future, can you just ignore it?"

In her previous life, when she had just started working as a forensic doctor, her mother could not accept it no matter what. She always felt that how could a girl get married if she did this job? She had indeed been on several blind dates but all ended in failure. Her mother kept nagging her to change her job. She understood how uncomfortable it was to be disapproved of and threatened by her relatives.

Xiao Mubei thought about it this time, "Grandfather will not object. I know him. He will only praise you and recognize you. As for Father, I still say the same thing. If he doesn't agree, I will kneel. He wants a daughter-in-law who follows the rules. My brothers have plenty of them."

Chu Yunxi covered her face. At this moment, she suddenly felt some sympathy for Emperor Sui Ming. If her son was so disobedient in the future, she would be angry to death.

But it is very useful at this moment.

"Is there a third one?" Xiao Mubei looked at her.

"Third," Chu Yunxi paused for a moment before saying, "My husband, you must always believe in me, never betray me, and never lie to me, not even with white lies. Can you do that?"

"Sure." He answered without hesitation.

"What if it can't be done?"

Xiao Mubei thought about it, then suddenly turned around, facing the moon, knelt down with his other leg, raised three fingers and said, "I, Xiao Mubei, swear to the moon that I will believe in Chu Yunxi for the rest of my life and will never betray her or deceive her. If I break my oath, in this life, everything I want will be lost forever, and everything I like will leave me."

Chu Yunxi was shocked again. Did Xiao Mubei really like her so much? But they hadn't known each other for that long?

A chuckle suddenly came from the roof. Xiao Mubei reacted quickly, jumping up and protecting Chu Yunxi behind him.

But I heard Wen Rulan's voice slowly saying, "Chu Chu, I can't listen to it anymore. How else are you going to embarrass him?"

"Senior Brother, why... are you still eavesdropping?" Chu Yunxi's face was burning, as if she had done something shameful.

Wen Rulan laughed loudly, "I was wrong. I just wanted to visit the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion, but I didn't expect to see a confession drama. Xiao Mubei, you are a teachable young man. I am optimistic about you. I will leave first, you guys continue."

After he finished speaking, there was no sound from the roof. Xiao Mubei breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't even recognize that the chuckle just now was from Wen Rulan's voice.

Turning around, Xiao Mubei saw Chu Yunxi lowering her head, revealing her snow-white neck, and twisting the corners of her clothes with both hands. He couldn't help but feel pity for her, and gently hugged her into his arms, saying, "Yunxi, did I pass?"

Chu Yunxi buried her face in his arms and stopped struggling. She smelled the aroma of alcohol on him and thought that she might be drunk too. She actually made a "hmm" sound for some unknown reason.

Xiao Mubei was overjoyed. He held Chu Yunxi's shoulders and pulled her up, confirming again, "Do you agree to marry me? To be my real princess?"