Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

As the carriage slowly moved forward, Ji Nuan looked at Song Jinbai with dissatisfaction and asked, "Why didn't I know we were going to Chaofeng Mountain tomorrow?"

Song Jinbai was holding the grapes he had packed from the Ji family. While peeling a grape, he responded, "I made this decision on the spur of the moment. Remember when we made a wish to the Dragon Girl at the Chaofeng Temple together? My wish came true."

It was just a short time ago, how could Ji Nuan not remember it? She said, "I remember you said that when your wish comes true, you will tell me what it was. Can you tell me now?"

Song Jinbai fed the peeled grapes to Ji Nuan and asked with a smile, "Are they sweet?"

"Mmm, so sweet."

"Let me try it." Song Jinbai pecked Ji Nuan's lips quickly, but left without tasting anything, fearing that Ji Nuan would get angry again. But he blinked and said with a look of triumph, "It is indeed sweet."

Ji Nuan glanced at him, ignoring his little gesture, and continued to ask: "Didn't you say that your wish has come true? Why can't you say it?"

Song Jinbai looked at Ji Nuan and suddenly smiled as sweet as the spring breeze.

"I prayed to the Dragon Girl that I could marry you and spend our lives together. Now my wish has come true."

Ji Nuan was stunned. It turned out that Song Jinbai had already fallen in love with her and wanted to marry her at that time.

Why do I feel a little touched?

Song Jinbai's eyes were full of tenderness. "Why are you looking at me like that? Is Nuan'er moved by me?"

Ji Nuan said stubbornly, "Touched? Not at all. I just didn't expect that Lord Song would worry that I would use it as a way to repay his kindness and refuse his offer of marriage, while at the same time harboring evil intentions towards me. Oh well, men, they always say one thing and mean another!"

Seeing Ji Nuan's adorable appearance of rich experience and deep emotion, Song Jinbai's heart softened. He stretched out his long arms and embraced Ji Nuan in his arms: "Dragon Girl helped me realize my wish. I should fulfill my wish and rebuild her golden body. Nuan'er, let's go to Chaofeng Temple again."

This time they were not in a hurry. The next day, they slept until they woke up naturally and took a carriage to travel all the way to Chaofeng Mountain.

At the same time, the emperor far away in the capital received a letter from the old Duke of the North.

After reading the contents of the paper at a glance, he signaled his personal servant Li Banban to take the letter to Crown Prince Xiao Jiting who was also in the conference room.

Xiao Jiting took the letter and read its contents carefully. A puzzled look appeared on his face. "Father, shouldn't the Imperial Uncle be informed of this matter first? The baby girl born by the late Princess is the Imperial Uncle's biological daughter. How come the letter was delivered to you first?"

The emperor sighed and slowly said, "You don't know. When the news of the princess's disappearance came back, the Duke of Zhenguo personally went to the scene to search for the late princess's whereabouts, and eventually traced it back to Duke Cheng'en. However, there was no direct evidence to prove that the Rong family or Rong Yanyan was responsible. But the Xu family has since refused to acknowledge your uncle, and they are even more at odds with the Rong family. The old Duke is not sending a letter to Prince Yu's mansion now, firstly to protect the child, and secondly because he still cares about your uncle's inaction and failure to protect the late princess."

Xiao Jiting still had some memories of the late princess. When they were little, she often brought Xu Zecheng and his aunt to talk with his mother. He was young then and didn't remember many things, but he still remembered the late princess's beautiful peach blossom eyes. Every time she saw him, those eyes would bend like crescent moons, gentle and kind.

Xiao Jiting: "The emperor's uncle has been depressed these years, is it because of the late princess? If he knew that the late princess left him a daughter, perhaps he would have fewer regrets." His tone was full of sympathy and understanding for the emperor's uncle. After all, the pain and regret of losing a loved one is not something that ordinary people can bear.