Resisting the Wind and Splendor

That night, Chu Yueli had a very long dream.

In her dream, she was still a toddler, just over a year old, walking unsteadily and in a sorry state.

She kept walking and walking, and suddenly, she accidentally bumped into a small embrace.

He was a seven or eight-year-old boy, with a handsome and charming appearance.

The moment Xiao Ali saw his face, she was captivated. When he picked her up, she suddenly cupped his face and kissed him with a loud smack.

The young boy was stunned, staring blankly at her.

Little Ali, however, was overjoyed and smiled so broadly that her eyes crinkled as she said, "When I grow up, I want to marry you!"

"Ah Li, are you really willing to marry me?" The young boy's voice had become deep and magnetic at some point.

Chu Yueli still held his face in her hands and couldn't help but kiss him again.

But when she finished kissing him and looked up at him, the little boy had grown into a grown man, his face even more handsome and charming.

"Ah Li?" he asked again.

Chu Yue's heart tightened, and she subconsciously said, "I'm willing."

"Miss." Someone gently nudged her. "Miss, wake up! It's getting late. We need to escort the Eastern Zhou entourage out of the city today. The young master is waiting for you! Miss, wake up!"

Chu Yueli rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly opened them, only to see Zisu standing by the bed, looking at her anxiously.

"Perilla?" Chu Yueli frowned. "What... is wrong?"

Suddenly, she sat up abruptly: "What time is it now?"

"It's past mid-morning."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yueli was so startled that she quickly got out of bed: "Zisu, quickly prepare my toiletries."

"Everything is ready, and your clothes have been chosen, Miss, hurry up."

As Zisu helped her wash up, she asked with some confusion, "Miss, you're never one to sleep in, why can't you wake up today? Did something happen last night?"

Chu Yueli, who was washing her face, was startled, and her face turned bright red instantly.

"No, nothing happened. I'm probably just too tired lately."

Nothing really happened, it was just... I chatted with Lu Beimo for a very long time. At first, we just talked about things from our childhood, but later, we even talked about the war.

She then realized that Lu Beimo was not only a military general, but also a strategist with his own unique insights into military tactics.

Perhaps Lu Beimo also found her idea quite interesting, and as they chatted, they inadvertently forgot the time.

Zisu didn't notice anything unusual and asked again, "Then... what did Miss just say about me being willing? What am I willing to do?"

These words made Chu Yueli's face burn even hotter.

She's really shameless. She only chatted with him for one night and dared to say "I do." Didn't she plan to never get married?

No, no, no, it must be because I was dreaming and my thoughts were out of my control that I started talking nonsense.

She genuinely had no intention of getting married.

Lu Beimo... He's fine as a friend, but as a husband, I'd have to be jealous of the women around him.

Moreover, he wasn't actually disfigured, and now it seems he's the most capable of becoming the crown prince.

A person who is about to become emperor cannot possibly have only one person in the future.

Forget it. Relationships are harmful to your health. If you can't be with one person for life, then it's better to give up on them.

"Zisu, hurry up, we're leaving."

"Yes!"

...But Chu Yueli never expected that she would receive bad news as soon as she stepped out the door.