My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

Chapter 68 Found a treasure

Deep in the bamboo stream.

In the small wooden house where the Ninth Princess lives.

Sandalwood curls.

Tea smoke curls up.

The Ninth Princess Tang Xianxian and Dongfang Changying, who had returned to the cabin, sat opposite each other in front of a low table.

Dongfang Changying crossed her hands on the table, her chin resting on the back of her hands.

There was no laziness in her beautiful big eyes, and she looked at Tang Xianxian with great energy.

Tang Xianxian told her what happened in front of Shuxiang's door in vivid detail, and her eyes became more and more joyful.

"So he should have passed the scholarly gate?"

"Master Zhang and the others have gone. I think he should have walked through that door and headed towards the first pavilion... Changying,"

"Ok?"

"The prince and princess are at Lanting."

"I know."

"Then do you know why they came to Lanting?"

Dongfang Changying pursed his lips and chuckled, "Of course I'm waiting for Shaoqiu to enter Lanting."

Tang Xianxian poured tea and rolled her eyes at Dongfang Changying:

"Aren't you worried that they might want to ask me to ask my aunt to speak for you in front of the emperor after I return to the capital?"

Dongfang Changying sat up straight, took the teacup, and smiled slightly:

"If it were before...three days ago, they might have had such thoughts."

"But after Shaoqiu returned from the library, you probably didn't know that Mother saw him at the martial arts arena."

"Well... Shaoqiu's performance is enough to make his parents carefully reacquaint themselves with him."

Tang Xianxian was startled: "Have you gone back to the palace to ask?"

Dongfang Changying shook his head: "They don't even know where I am."

"Shaoqiu has changed so much. Not to mention my parents, haven't you also developed a great interest in him?"

Tang Xianxian's face turned slightly red, and then she heard Dongfang Changying say:

"I think... everyone who has developed an interest in him, after learning about his performance over the past few days, will be tempted to continue watching."

"Me too, there's nothing strange about this."

"I found him to be quite mysterious...Mysterious not only in terms of why he had changed so much, but also in terms of how many stories he was hiding."

Dongfang Changying took a sip of tea, slowly put it down, and looked up at Tang Xianxian: "You too... You also want to know his past and future potential."

"But I still say that he is mine!"

"You're in Kyoto, so don't put your hand in my bowl!"

Tang Xianxian sighed, and a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes.

Her long, thin eyebrows slightly raised, revealing two dimples on her cheeks. She forced a smile and said with disdain:

"There are so many good men in Xingguo. Do you really think I want to steal your husband?"

"Besides, in the six tests of the Zhuxi Literary Competition, he only got two A-level grades!"

"There are still four more trials to go. It's still uncertain whether he can reach Lanting."

"Even if he made it to Lanting, do you believe he could defeat Song Zigui, Qi Shao, Zhuo Yixing and the others in the final test at Lanting?"

Dongfang Changying laughed:

"So what if I can't win?"

"If he wins, he will go to Kyoto."

"For me, if he could once again place in the top ten at the Xiangshan Literary Festival in Kyoto, and if he could actually convince the Emperor to rescind the imperial edict... and he could rebuild his family business and marry me in a formal ceremony, that would be the best."

"If he loses at this Zhuxi Literary Contest, I will find a chance to reveal my identity to him and let him know that I am his wife."

"I think I still have a way to keep his heart with me."

"Then we'll live in the Princess's Mansion, and he can write some poetry...finish that book 'The Story of the Stone' and reopen the bookstore. With the support of the palace, he'll be able to make some money."

"As for me... I occasionally go to the wilderness to gather grass and hunt rabbits, and we can make a living."

"So, whether he wins or loses, I've already thought about it. In the end, isn't it all about living together?"

"You know I don't have any ideals. He likes 'Riverside boat sitting on the mountain, enjoying the leisure time with the birds and flowers.' I like that too."

"This is probably what he meant by a resonance of thought. Hmm... We respect, trust, understand, and tolerate each other. Our lives may be ordinary, but we can live together in harmony until old age."

The girl's face was filled with a happy smile:

“That’s good!”

Tang Xianxian was stunned for a moment.

She knew Dongfang Changying's laziness.

But now I know that such laziness is actually great wisdom!

When she knew that Bai Shaoqiu was not really a loser, she could accept everything about him!

She did not expect Bai Shaoqiu to achieve great things just because of his great talent, nor did she think of tying Bai Shaoqiu up in the Zhenxi Palace and using him for his own purposes.

What she really wanted was to marry into the Bai family!

Only in this way can the Bai family exist.

Bai Shaoqiu's family line can only continue if there is an heir.

Even if she couldn't, she would still stay in her little nest in the Princess's Mansion and live a lazy life with Bai Shaoqiu.

This is something Tang Xianxian can't do!

She is the ninth princess of Xingguo!

Her husband must be a royal consort!

The son-in-law and the son-in-law are slightly different, but they are essentially the same.

The son-in-law can be an official, but he will not be a high-ranking official.

It just means not letting him have any free time.

The prince consort also lives in the princess's mansion, and everything is subject to the princess's orders!

She can't marry down like Dongfang Changying!

The person she married was a poor boy with some talent from the remote Xiling City.

Those are all performed in operas.

It does not exist in reality.

So, Tang Xianxian once again suppressed the seeds that were about to sprout.

"It's good..."

She took a deep breath, "If he can really win the championship and qualify to participate in the Xiangshan Literary Festival next autumn, if he can get into the top ten in the Xiangshan Literary Festival!"

"I promise you, I will go and ask my aunt to ask my father to grant him his freedom."

Her eyes suddenly lit up and her eyebrows raised: "But you have to be careful in this case!"

"Your marriage will no longer exist. He may be among the top ten in the literary competition... but I wonder how many ladies in Kyoto would be interested in him!"

"I'll fight you for him!"

"If you don't get it, don't blame me!"

Dongfang Changying chuckled: "You're saying I don't even have that much confidence?"

The girl leaned on the table again, her eyes filled with longing:

"As long as you don't attack him, I'm not afraid of the others!"

At this moment, the black-armored guard came hurriedly again.

He stood in front of the door and bowed:

"Your Highness, Master Bai has passed the A-level test again on the third attempt and is on his way to the fourth!"

Tang Xianxian was immediately overjoyed: "An, take Mr. Bai's third test and show it to me!"

An walked over, took a piece of paper and returned to Tang Xianxian's side.

She spread the paper on the table.

Tang Xianxian lowered her head and looked for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at Dongfang Changying, her words a little sour: