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Qian Zining chuckled: "Maybe I'm too sensitive and insightful, which is not a good thing! My family background is not bad. My mother spoils me, and my father feels guilty about me but doesn't have the heart to force me. The Empress is my supporter. When I want to get married, the Empress will arrange a marriage for me, but..."

Qian Zining shook her head. "So far, no one has been able to make me give up my free and easy life to get married! I'm afraid that in a few years, I'll really have to rely on the Queen Mother's decree to be a true old maid."

Prince Yu's voice rolled over: "Don't belittle yourself. You are the general's only legitimate daughter. The other rich young men must be eyeing you covetously! His Majesty will definitely not ignore it."

Qian Zining sighed, "Your Majesty did have some thoughts about me, and mentioned me when he was arranging marriages for the Second or Third Prince. But my father refused, so His Majesty never mentioned it again. The royal family is too complicated. My father is a general with real military power. He is also half-mentor to the Crown Prince, and a natural royalist. Whether Your Majesty was testing me or sincere, my father would never agree."

In fact, this was also one of the reasons why Qian Zining's marriage was difficult. Due to their different positions, her father was in a high position and did not dare to easily marry his precious daughter to anyone else. The royal family was even more afraid of getting involved, for fear of harming his daughter's life and the future situation of the Qian family. After all, when the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked.

"Sometimes I think it would be nice to spend my whole life guarding Qingciyuan like this, with the sun rising and setting, the clouds rolling and unrolling, without all the conflicts of interest, intrigues, and calculations. Brother Ashan, am I just daydreaming?"

The island king's green eyes flashed with astonishing light, and an idea slowly formed in his mind: "Little sweetheart, if that's the case, why don't you come with me? Come with me to the Sea Kingdom, where you can be free and unrestrained. I'll be your backer, and you don't have to get married if you don't want to. In the Sea Kingdom, you can also open a charity house to help the poor and the weak, or go sightseeing and travel all over the Sea Kingdom. When you get tired, I'll be waiting for you in the palace!"

The words of the Prince of Islet were undoubtedly thunder in Qian Zining's ears. She stared at the Prince of Islet blankly: "Brother Ashan..."

The King of Islet went from being at a loss at first to being extremely calm. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was feasible: "Xiaoguai, if you stay here, sooner or later you will marry someone you don't like, and you won't be happy. Come with me to the Sea Country, you can do whatever you want, and you won't have to worry about these problems anymore."

Qian Zining slowly lowered her eyes and said, "Go to Haiguo with you? Haiguo is still at war, right?"

King Yu said, "Yes! But it was our suppression of the pirates. Although they burned, killed, and looted, they dared not run wild in the waters of our Sea Kingdom. We have absolute autonomy. When you arrive in the Sea Kingdom, as long as you don't go to the chaotic sea areas, you will be safe."

Qian Zining: "I'll go to the Sea Country with you. It's quite far from here!"

King Yu said, "Yes, it's very far! But if you miss home in Haiguo, we can come back together! Haiguo and Dasheng have established diplomatic relations, and envoys from Haiguo will travel back and forth between the two countries every year!"

Qian Zining finally raised her eyes and looked at King Yu: "But Brother Ashan, what is my status when I go to the Sea Country with you?"

Without waiting for the King of Islet to reply, Qian Zining continued, "How could my parents possibly agree to this? Our two countries are thousands of miles apart. Who would care about me if I were wronged?"

Prince Yu looked at Qian Zining seriously and said, "I am your strongest supporter! I will never let you suffer any injustice. If you are willing, I beg you to marry me and be my only queen! The most honorable queen in the Sea Kingdom! No one can bully you or look down on you! Of course, if you don't want to be the queen, you can return to Dasheng at any time. I will never stop you! Xiaoguai, you can pretend to agree to me, and then avoid the pressure from your family and come back at any time!"

"What about you? Why would you do this? What do you get out of it?"

Prince Yu looked into Qian Zining's beautiful eyes and smiled faintly, "Just think of it as my way of repaying you for really liking my heterochromic eyes! When my father was alive, he didn't arrange a marriage for me. Now, those noble ladies of the Sea Kingdom who once hated and despised me are dreaming of becoming the Queen of the Sea Kingdom. It's really annoying! My dear, we can cooperate and each get what we need. You don't have to worry about marriage anymore, and I can also give an explanation to the Sea Kingdom without having to deal with those old ministers forcing me to marry!"

Qian Zining curled her lips and said, "Then I still lose out. I have to leave Dasheng and my parents. What about you? What if I meet someone who likes your eyes again? I won't be able to take another concubine. No, no!"

Qian Zining shook her head: "Even if we're not really together, it would be very annoying if you took a concubine!"

Prince Yu's face darkened. "I will only marry you in this life, and I will never take any concubines! I've seen enough of my father's concubines' hypocritical and scheming faces. My mother was harmed by a concubine, and she trusted Youjia, my cousin who grew up with her. I was stranded in the Dasheng Dynasty, and I was also schemed by those women. So, my dear, I will not take any concubines. I can't help but feel sick when I see them!"

Qian Zining said blankly, "No, what if I want to come back after staying in Haiguo for two years? What if I never come back to Haiguo again?"

The Islet King said sadly, "Little Darling, I'm already twenty-five years old. In a few years, when the pirates are almost wiped out, I plan to find a few children from the royal family and raise them well."

"Of course, Xiaoguai, if you are willing to stay in the Sea Country, I will not let you down!"