Marrying the Crown Prince

"No need, I don't like weaklings..." Zhou Zhou explained weakly.

Su and Wan Ying said with some regret, "Okay."

Since things had come to this point, Zhou Zhou chose to be frank, "You keep talking about the Crown Prince of our dynasty, but do you know the Crown Prince's name?"

"This……"

"What is the Crown Princess's name?"

"I don't know either." Su He and Wan Ying pursed their lips, thinking to themselves: What would I need to know this for?

but……

"However, I know that the royal surname of your Chen Kingdom is Li."

Looking at her bright eyes, Zhou Zhou swallowed back the words, "Li is the imperial surname, as everyone knows."

“Great.” Zhou Zhou nodded in approval, then said, “The Crown Princess is a woman of the Zhou family, and her given name is Zhou.”

"Oh~, so it's not Zhou Zhou." Su and Wan Ying repeated blankly, only realizing what she meant after the words left her mouth, "Then it's... the same as your name?"

Zhou Zhou: "..."

Is it possible that the world is actually quite small, and there aren't that many people with the same name?

"What do you think?" Her gaze drifted to Su and Wan Ying, the gentleness on her face vanished, replaced by a faint smile that carried an unquestionable authority.

Zhou Zhou's bright, cold eyes were unfathomable, like the gaping maw of an abyss, from which no one could escape being swallowed.

Suhe and Wanying's hearts trembled. "I...I..."

Zhou Zhou reached out and patted her shoulder, her gentleness returning, her voice sweet, "Okay, okay, didn't we say we were best friends?"

Su and Wan Ying: "..."

Waaaaah, if I'd known you were this scary, I wouldn't have become best friends with you.

After a moment, Suhe and Wanying tentatively asked, "Then what about that man in the courtyard...?"

Seeing her hesitation, Zhou Zhou sensed that what followed might not be anything good, so he didn't dare to nod casually. "Just say what you have to say."

Ask what you want to ask directly; don't give half-hearted answers.

“Sister Crown Princess,” Suhe Wanying leaned closer and asked mysteriously, “Did you elope here?”

Zhou Zhou frowned, puzzled—what were Su and Cao thinking, wanting to marry such a dim-witted child into the family? Either the brother and sister were both dim-witted, or they had a feud.

Seeing Zhou Zhou's distorted expression, Su He and Wan Ying thought they had guessed correctly. They quickly covered their mouths, raised their right hands, and swore, "Sister Zhou, don't worry, this matter is known only to heaven, earth, you, and me. I will definitely not tell a third person."

Zhou Zhou covered her face, both amused and exasperated, "Stop talking, that's His Highness the Crown Prince."

Su and Wan Ying were stunned.

Just then, a servant rushed over and was clearly stunned when he saw Zhou Zhou and the other girl. "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Zhou asked, amused, "Why can't we be here?"

"Oh, no, no." Realizing he had misspoke, the servant's eyes darted around. "I meant, young lady, have you seen my young master?"

Zhou Zhou snorted, "You're so clueless. You don't even tell me your young master's name or what he looks like. How am I supposed to know if I've seen him or not?"

The servant bowed hastily, "Young lady, it was my fault, my young master is..."

"I don't care who your young master is, get out of the way!" Su He and Wan Ying realized that this guy was with that pervert's gang, so they rushed out, glared at him fiercely, and pulled Zhou Zhou away.

"Eh……"

The servant wanted to chase after her to find out the details, but he was afraid of delaying his search for her, so he paced anxiously in circles.

Su and Wan Ying walked away cursing, "What a bunch of rubbish!"

Zhou Zhou smiled indulgently and obediently let her lead him away.

Beneath the high mountains, nestled beside the water, shrouded in mist, the further down one goes, the more the mist dissipates, revealing lush green trees, a gentle breeze rustling the branches, lifting a strand of Zhou Zhou's hair, which floats and flutters, brushing against Su He and Wan Ying's faces.

Suhe and Wanying reached out and touched her hair.

As the nebula shifted, that strand of black hair was still being played with in someone's hand, but the person playing with it had become Li Ziyan.

He sat on the soft couch, a leisurely smile spreading from his heart to the corners of his mouth. "Oh? It seems Zhouzhou had a lot of fun today."

Zhou Zhou took the strand of hair back from his hand. "It's alright. Princess Suhe is lively and cheerful, loves and hates fiercely, and acts on her own whims. She's a good girl."

Zhou Zhou was unwilling to take action against such a person.

Although Zhou Zhou had invited Su and Wan Ying on this trip with a specific purpose in mind, after truly understanding their personalities, he didn't want to try to get them to talk. However, without his prompting, Su and Wan Ying kept rambling on and on.

Zhou Zhou was left speechless, both amused and exasperated by the result.

"I heard from the princess that Su and Cao both attach great importance to their engagement with Jiafu."

The other matters were inquired about for the sake of court politics, but Su and Cao's attitudes toward Li Zixi were due to Zhou Zhou's personal motives.

After marrying into the Eastern Palace, Zhou Zhou and Li Zixi often met and chatted about everyday things. Inevitably, their conversations turned to her engagement.

She said that she often corresponded with Su and Cao. Although she was not happy when she first met them and initially rejected the marriage, as time went on, she found that Su and Cao were not only good-looking, but also witty and knowledgeable. They were not vulgar people.

“In any case, the outcome cannot be changed, so let’s think more about his good points,” Li Zixi said with a smile. “Thinking about it, I think marrying him would be a good thing.”

Seeing that Li Zixi had already fallen for him, Zhou Zhou couldn't help but worry. So today, he asked Su He and Wan Ying a question, wanting to know the attitude of the Qixi Kingdom's monarch and ministers towards Princess Jiafu.

"All the ministers were happy to be able to marry the princess of Da Chen. Even when the king wanted to renovate the palace to welcome the queen, no minister had any objection."

Princesses born to emperors are vastly different from the princesses of the previous imperial family who were specially granted titles for the purpose of marriage alliances.

"I am relieved that the King of Ling Kingdom values ​​our princess so much."

At this point, Suhe and Wanying perked up, "Oh, Crown Princess, you don't know, my brother..."

The following section describes how much preparation Su and Cao had made for the wedding.

Judging from the envy in her tone, either Su and Cao are genuinely interested in Li Zixi, or they are just good actors.

Regardless of the outcome, Zhou Zhou felt it was a good result. After all, being able to pretend meant he was clear-headed. Since he was clear-headed, as long as Da Chen was powerful enough, he could continue pretending peacefully for the rest of his life.

Upon hearing Zhou Zhou's words, Li Ziyan's eyes deepened, as if they contained a vast and boundless world.

“Both Su and Cao are intelligent men,” he said slowly.