The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 258 Rongrong wants me to marry someone else?

Mu Rong's arrival injected a touch of clarity into the originally quiet room.

After the court session, the emperor left him alone in the study and talked with him for a long time. He did not leave the palace until it was getting dark.

As soon as he left the palace, Mu Yi came up to him and told him in a few words about how Princess Lingxi had broken into Zhuxiang Yayuan.

A sharp look flashed across Mu Rong's eyes: What does that woman want to do?

"Did you do anything out of the ordinary?" he asked.

Mu Yi shook his head. "The Marquis ordered that no one should enter the young lady's courtyard without permission, so the people I sent were only guarding outside the courtyard. Shortly after Princess Lingxi entered the mansion, they saw Madam Lu from next door coming over, so they didn't dare to move. About two cups of tea later, the young lady and Madam Lu saw the princess out together. So it seems that Princess Lingxi didn't do anything to embarrass the young lady."

Mu Rong nodded when he heard this.

But he immediately led his men straight to Zhuxiang Yayuan.

As soon as he entered, he saw Xu Rongrong slumped in an armchair, lost in thought. His previously relieved worry was rekindled: "Did the Princess of Northern Frontier give you any trouble today?"

He knew that his little girl had a strong character, but the Princess of Northern Frontier was a stranger to her. Moreover, she had shown good skills during the New Year's Eve family dinner. Facing such a person, even she would inevitably feel nervous and uneasy.

Xu Rongrong raised her head and met Mu Rong's slightly nervous face.

She couldn't help but feel curious. Did he treat her like a child? Did he think she was in danger? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile. "What dares she do to me in my house?" Mu Rong finally felt relieved. "What is she doing here?"

"I'm worried about this, too." Xu Rongrong held her chin and told him about Princess Lingxi's invitation to be a sponsor. Then she looked puzzled. "Although she didn't force me after I rejected her, it's just that this is so strange that I can't figure it out for the time being."

Mu Rong thought for a moment and then said, "I have some news here. I wonder if it is related to this matter."

"what news?"

"After the morning court session today, His Majesty summoned me and said he wanted to strengthen the northern border defenses. I think there might be some unrest in the northern border."

"How could this happen? The border between Northern Xinjiang and Great Zhou has been peaceful for decades. Why are they suddenly strengthening border defenses?"

"In recent years, the Northern Frontier has been plagued by severe desertification. The King of Northern Frontier has repeatedly sought to lead his tribe to a more lush area, and His Majesty has granted permission. However, last winter, they again requested to reside within the Great Zhou territory, but His Majesty did not agree. This is why Princess Lingxi came to the Great Zhou at the end of the year. Her trip to the Great Zhou ostensibly involved delivering tribute, but in reality, it was to strengthen relations between the Northern Frontier and the Great Zhou, hence the deliberate mention of the coming-of-age ceremony. However, in my opinion, the coming-of-age ceremony was merely a test; her real intention was to arrange a marriage."

"A marriage alliance?" Xu Rongrong was stunned. She was a little incredulous. "Isn't Princess Lingxi the Northern Frontier King's most beloved daughter? How could he be willing to let her marry so far away in the capital?"

Mu Rong smiled and said, "Rongrong, you may not know this. Because the Great Zhou is so wealthy, marrying far away is a difficult task for noble ladies. But for a place as poor as Northern Frontier, marrying into the imperial family of the capital is something they long for. It is precisely because Princess Lingxi is the most beloved daughter of the King of Northern Frontier that she has this opportunity."

"I see..." I didn't expect that there would be such a difference in the matter of marriage.

"But she hasn't even reached adulthood yet, and the King of Northern Frontier is already making such hasty plans. I guess the situation in Northern Frontier must be very urgent as well," she guessed.

"That's right." Mu Rong nodded. "My third brother is currently in the northern border. I've already sent a message asking him to return soon."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of his previous life. When His Majesty mentioned the matter of the Northern Frontier to him in the study today, he was also a little surprised, because he remembered that he had not received these arrangements in his previous life.

But... at this time in his previous life, Lin Yunce was promoted from the General of the Capital Guard to the post of Guarding the Northern Border, and two years later he served as the Governor of the Northern Border.

Thinking about it this way, in the previous life, His Majesty asked Lin Yunce to solve the crisis of the King of Northern Frontier, and now that Lin Yunce has become a disabled person, this task has fallen on his head.

Just after he pacified the Wu Tianqi incident, the King of Northern Frontier rebelled... I wonder what role the Lin family played in this matter.

But no matter what, he must resolve the hidden danger of the King of Northern Frontier as soon as possible, so as to prevent the war from reigniting like in the previous life and causing great suffering to the people of the northern border.

Xu Rongrong, trapped in the inner chambers in her previous life, had died saving Mu Rong before the Northern Frontier King rebelled, so she was unaware of these events. Right now, she had only one thought in mind: "It seems Princess Lingxi's visit to the capital is a two-pronged strategy: personally delivering the tribute demonstrates Northern Frontier's sincerity; and, if a marriage alliance with the Great Zhou is achieved, it will also benefit Northern Frontier."

Mu Rong nodded.

"It seems she's going to find a suitable royal family member for herself this time..." Xu Rongrong finished speaking, looking at Mu Rong who was so close to her. Suddenly, a thought came to her mind, "This Lingxi Princess...could she have set her eyes on the Marquis?"

Mu Rong: "..."

"If not, why would she come and bother me?"

"What are you thinking!" Mu Rong shook his head helplessly. How much did this little girl not want to marry him? She wanted to put all kinds of hats on him.

He raised his hand and poked Xu Rongrong's forehead with his fingertips. "The whole capital knows about our marriage, so how could she interfere?" Xu Rongrong subconsciously stepped back and glared at him. "She is the favorite daughter of the King of Northern Frontier. If she really wants to marry you, it won't be difficult to ask His Majesty to cancel our marriage for the sake of family and country. Her actions today are just to test the relationship between you and me. If I agree to be her sponsor, and you go with her on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, she will have a chance to get close to you. But if I go alone, it means that our relationship is average. No matter the result of the test, she knows how to deal with it in the future."

After she finished speaking, her eyes sparkled: "It seems that I have to congratulate the Marquis!"

Mu Rong's face darkened. "Why do you look so happy?"

His voice was hoarse and his eyes were deep, as if holding a hint of anger.

Xu Rongrong subconsciously wanted to step back, but the back of a chair was behind her and she had nowhere to go.

Mu Rong had already leaned forward, his hands resting on either side of her chair's armrests, as if to pull her into his embrace. "Rongrong, do you really hope that our marriage will be over?" He approached again, his gaze blazing as he stared at the girl so close, a hint of threat in his voice.

This feeling of oppression was something Xu Rongrong had never experienced since her rebirth, and she felt a little panicked for a moment.

Yes, she had forgotten that the man in front of her was a powerful general who was feared and killed countless people. His aura was naturally not to be ignored.

"Rongrong wants me to marry someone else? Hmm?"