Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Seeing Dugu Xin's worried look, Chu Xiaoyi asked in confusion, "Brother Dugu, Jingyao will be the mistress of this huge palace from now on. Why do you still look so worried?"

After hearing this, Dugu Xin secretly shook his head: Chu Xiaoyi, it's not his daughter's turn to get married yet, so he doesn't feel sorry for her. But if Xinyu gets married in the future, who knows how he will find fault with his future son-in-law, so how can he feel sorry for his daughter?

Then he explained to Chu Xiaoyi and everyone present: "Don't you all say that I am a daughter slave? My daughter is going to get married soon, of course I can't bear to let her go!"

Then he continued, "Furthermore, Yang Guozhong's niece is marrying in. Although she's not a princess, she must be treated as one. Furthermore, her family is in Chang'an, and I'm away. I'm afraid that even if something happens, there's no one to support my Yao'er. What if my Yao'er gets bullied?"

After saying that, he looked at Dugu Jingyao, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten. Dugu Jingyao was moved by what her father said, and her nose was sore.

However, Dugu Jingyao wasn't worried about being bullied. She believed that if someone truly held a place in his heart, he would do his utmost to protect them. Moreover, even when Shen Zhenzhu's family was massacred, Li Chu had always protected her. Furthermore, she wasn't the type to submit to being bullied, so she wanted to persuade her father not to worry.

Unexpectedly, before Dugu Jingyao could even speak, Li Chu spoke first: "Uncle, don't worry. As long as I'm here, I won't let anyone in the palace go over Jingyao, not even if it's Cui Caiping, the niece of a favored minister or concubine! To be honest, if it weren't for the emperor's birthday and Yang Guifei's persuasion, I would have rejected the marriage for fear of angering the emperor!"

Although Dugu Xin was still worried, Li Chu's confident words alleviated much of his worries.

Dugu Jingyao watched her father's face improve and continued what Li Chu had said, "Yes, Father, I am your daughter. How could I, your daughter, be so easily humiliated? At worst, if I am really bullied and can't survive in this palace, I will ask His Majesty for a divorce and go home! Father, please don't despise me!"

Dugu Xin laughed heartily after hearing this, but Li Chu became flustered again. He frowned, his heart full of doubts and uneasiness.

"How come we ended up talking about divorce?" Li Chu muttered to himself, a hint of anxiety in his voice.

Li Chu's eyes turned worried. They hadn't even gotten married yet, so why were they already talking about divorce? Hearing the word divorce filled him with fear. He clenched his fists tightly, trying to control his emotions.

However, in a flash, Li Chu figured out the reason. Yes, Jingyao married far away, and her family was not around. Although her status was not low, if he really did something to let Jingyao down, or failed to protect Jingyao, causing Jingyao to suffer injustice, Uncle Dugu, as Jingyao's father, would be distressed. Jingyao said this, probably to let her future father-in-law not be too nervous.

After figuring it out, Li Chu used Dugu Jingyao's words to continue: "But uncle, don't worry, I will definitely treat Jingyao well and won't let her be bullied. If someone really bullies her, I will never let those people go! And I won't divorce Jingyao unless Jingyao wants to divorce me!"

Everyone was amused by Li Chu's words, and the anxious atmosphere was immediately dispelled.

Dugu Jingyao even teased Li Chu deliberately, "Oh? Are you serious? Can I divorce you?"

Li Chu nodded heavily, then looked at Dugu Jingyao with a firm gaze and said, "Yes, Jingyao, I'm serious about what I said!"

Then he raised his hand and held up three fingers as if swearing: "Uncle, Jingyao, I swear here that I, Li Chu, will do my utmost to protect Dugu Jingyao for the rest of my life. I will grow old with Dugu Jingyao and never leave her. If I break this oath, I will not die a good death!"

Liu Jingyue chimed in, "Looking at His Highness's expression, this oath is probably truer than pearls! Sister, you are so lucky to have met such a good person like His Highness!"

Chu Xinghan thought to himself: Yue'er, don't worry, if I succeed in asking you to marry me in the future, I will also take good care of you like my cousin, and will be with you till death do us part!

Although Dugu Jingyao didn't know what Chu Xinghan was thinking, she still touched Liu Jingyue's head and said, "Yuer, don't worry. You have been well-behaved and obedient since you were a child. You will definitely meet the right person and grow old with him!" After saying that, she glanced at Chu Xinghan out of the corner of her eyes and found that Chu Xinghan was staring at his sister with burning eyes.

Liu Jingyue seemed to have noticed the gazes from the opposite side, and coupled with Dugu Jingyao's words, a blush appeared on her face: "This damn Chu Xinghan! In public, in front of both parents, just looking at me like that, damn it! I'm an adult, maybe the original owner hasn't figured it out yet, but I have!"

So she could only pretend to be shy and said, "Sister, what are you talking about? It will take me many years to get married, so let's talk about you and your future brother-in-law first!"

In fact, they had basically lived together these days. Chu Xiaoyi might not have noticed anything, but as a mother, Wei Jiayan did find that her eldest son seemed to be very concerned about Dugu Jingyue? And this concern was not between a brother and a sister, but seemed to be... a love between a man and a woman.

Then he thought, Jingyue is only 9 years old, and his son is 5 years older than her. If he waits until Jingyue reaches the age of 20 to get married, then his son will be years old! But thinking from another angle, he originally wanted his eldest son to marry Dugu Jingyao, and now Dugu Jingyao is the princess bestowed by the emperor to Chu'er. If he can marry Jingyue, and his son likes her, it can be barely accepted!

God knows, in just a few words, Wei Jiayan had already thought so much...

Seeing the good atmosphere, Dugu Xin stopped dwelling on the trivial matters. As long as his daughter was happy, that was all he wanted. He knew his Yao'er was a thoughtful person, so he didn't interfere. So he said, "Well, since you've sworn, Chu'er, I believe you. After all, parents love their children and plan for them long-term. If one day you truly betray my Yao'er, it doesn't matter. At worst, I'll come to your house and give you a beating, and then take my Yao'er back to Yunnan!"

When Li Chu heard that he would be beaten, although he was a little scared, he was more afraid that Jingyao would leave him, so he secretly made up his mind that he would not let Jingyao down no matter what!

Li Chu said: "Uncle, don't worry, this day will never come!"

Dugu Xin then changed the subject: "Okay, since that's the case, we've almost had enough time to rest here, so let's go to the palace to pay our respects to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess!"