Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

After listening to Gulimiza's words, Xiao Ce slowly put down the book in his hand.

Then she looked at Gulimiza.

Gulimiza, under Xiao Ce's gaze, felt her emotions, which had calmed down considerably, tense up again in an instant.

Fortunately, I haven't forgotten.

"Your Highness, I...I was thinking that since you promised my father, I...I would be your woman. Now that you've arrived, I thought I should come and pay my respects..."

"Your Xiao Kingdom has this rule, right? I thought you could come to me if you need anything."

"No...no...that's not what I meant by needing."

"Of course, if that's what you mean... you can certainly come to me..."

Gulimiza spoke incoherently.

Xiao Ce didn't say a word, but Gulimiza made herself nervous.

She even said herself that she had started 'driving' (driving).

However, Xiao Ce understood what she meant.

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "Alright, I know what you mean. You don't need to be nervous! I won't eat people..."

"Also, although you say you did it voluntarily, it's obvious that you don't need to see me as a monster."

Upon hearing this, Gulimiza quickly waved his hands and said, "No...no...Your Highness...no! I just..."

Xiao Ce didn't let Gulimiza continue: "Don't be nervous. What I mean is, if you can, stay with me during this time. Let's get to know each other, get to know each other..."

Gulimiza was somewhat stunned.

Seeing that Gulimiza did not answer, Xiao Ce quickly asked, "What? You don't want to?"

Gulimiza shook his head and said, "No... Your Highness, I am willing, I am willing."

Looking at Gulmiza's expression, Xiao Ce said calmly, "Since that's the case, don't be nervous. Let's get to know each other during this time. Although I agreed to your request, I was only attracted by your youth and beauty. And I understand that your agreement is largely for the sake of your country, Uzbekistan..."

"If you feel that after spending this time together I am different from the person you remember, I won't force you. You can refuse! I won't change my policy in the Western Regions just because you became my woman or not!"

Hearing Xiao Ce's words, Gulimiza quickly shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you misunderstand... I truly admire you as a person... My father has always said that I have too high standards. From childhood to adulthood, I have seen many young masters from prestigious families throughout the Western Regions... but I have never been interested in any of them!"

"Only Your Majesty! You made my heart flutter at first sight!"

"I believe that Your Highness is a man who can win me over! Just as you said, you will not change your policies towards the Western Regions for my sake. And I will not, likewise, marry a man I do not love for the sake of personal gain!"

When Gulimiza said these words, she appeared quite domineering.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's right! Don't be afraid, just be yourself!"

Gulimiza nodded: "Would it bother you if I stayed next to you?"

Xiao Ce shook his head: "Of course not."

Gulimiza nodded: "Okay, then you can come to me if you need anything."

Xiao Ce smiled without saying a word: "Have you finished speaking?"

Gulimiza nodded.

Xiao Ce stopped talking and continued reading.

He had assumed that Gulimiza would just stand by and wait foolishly.

As a result, Gulimiza picked up the book that Xiao Ce had finished reading and started reading it too.

Xiao Ce found it amusing and asked her what she was looking at.

Gulimiza replied with a smile that if Xiao Ce were to read these books again, there must be a reason for him to do so.

As she spoke, Gulimiza asked Xiao Ce, "What are you looking at?"

Xiao Ce then said to Gulimiza, "As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' Although your Western Regions have learned from the Xiao Kingdom and your customs and culture are very similar to those of the Xiao Kingdom, your Western Regions are still your Western Regions after all... To truly understand you, I must understand all your history. Only by knowing the character of your Western Regions people can I truly understand you!"

Gulimiza listened with admiration: "I told you, there's no such thing as a god descending to earth with perfect foresight. All of this was calculated and known through your efforts..."

Seeing this, Xiao Ce said to Gulimiza, "As for you, have you read all these books?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, it was now his turn to be surprised.

"Your Highness, how did you know?"

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "Because you read these books very quickly... and the way you were reading just now didn't seem like you were pretending to read. There's only one reason why you read so fast, and that's because you've read them before..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Gulimiza was impressed.

“Your Highness is right, I have read all of these… In fact, I also enjoy reading. I have read almost all the books in the Western Regions.”

Seeing this, Xiao Ce also became interested and began to ask a few more questions.

That's when they realized that Gulimiza wasn't exaggerating.

Gulimiza was able to answer almost every question Xiao Ce asked.

Moreover, he has his own unique insights into many events.

This made Xiao Ce look at him with new respect.

Before Xiao Ce took a liking to her, there was absolutely nothing else to it.

It's because she's young and beautiful.

I thought of using her as a decorative vase for myself to admire, and that would be quite nice.

Looking back now, I realize I underestimated her.

...

At this moment, Hu Yidao, who was outside the house, was eavesdropping by pressing his face against the door.

The laughter coming from inside really worried him.

After all, he had heard about some of Xiao Ce's abilities.

Now all I can think about is eavesdropping.

As it turned out, the facts surprised Hu Yidao.

The two men sat down and discussed philosophy in a very serious manner.

"Hey... Mr. Hu, what are you doing?"

The sudden sound behind Hu Yidao startled him.

After a shudder, he quickly turned his head, about to start cursing.

However, the words that were on the tip of his tongue got stuck in his throat when he looked at the person in front of him…

"Your Majesty, why...why have you come?"

Seeing Hu Yidao's embarrassed state, Nan Xi smiled and said, "Mr. Hu, what are you doing..."

Hu Yidao said to Nanxi, "Hehe, I'm listening to what's going on inside to see if the prince needs protection!"

Nanxi took Hu Yidao's words to heart.

He asked Hu Yidao, "Your Highness, are you receiving guests?"

Hu Yidao nodded.

Nan Xi's face immediately turned awkward, and then he said, "It seems that I came at the wrong time."

As he spoke, Nanxi was about to bow and leave.

Hu Yidao immediately said to Nanxi, "Your Majesty Empress Nanxi, you must have come here on urgent business!"

Hu Yidao was very clever; he stayed by Xiao Ce's side the whole time.

Therefore, he knew very well that the empress of Shanshan was very knowledgeable about rules and boundaries.

If it's something urgent, they won't come over at night.

Nanxi waved his hand and said, "It's nothing serious. Dawuleti and Hanati have already arrived, so I was wondering if Your Highness was in a hurry. If so, I would have let Your Highness go see them first... Now that Your Highness is entertaining guests, I will..."

Before Nan Xi could finish speaking, Xiao Ce's door was opened.

"Your Majesty, the Prince invites you in..." The speaker was Gulimiza.

Nanxi was still somewhat surprised to see Gulimiza.

She had expected Gulimiza to take the initiative, but she hadn't expected her to be this proactive.

Upon seeing that it was Gulmiza, Nanxi said awkwardly, "Gulmiza, I... I actually didn't have anything to say. Did I... did I disturb you...?"

Seeing Nanxi's expression, Gulimiza knew that Nanxi must have misunderstood something.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking... Nothing! Your Highness, please let me in."

As she spoke, Gulimiza came out and pulled Nanxi inside.

After entering the room, Nanxi subconsciously took a sniff.

The smell in the air was normal, and the two people were dressed very conservatively with no problems.

Clearly, she was overthinking it.

Upon seeing Nanxi enter, Xiao Ce said, "Your Majesty, Dawulieti and Hanati have arrived!"

Nanxi's eyes widened as she looked at Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, you...you are truly a genius..."

Xiao Ce didn't give Nan Xi a chance to boast about her, and quickly interrupted, "Alright, stop praising me! I'm not some kind of divine strategist. The voices you were talking outside weren't quiet. Besides, I'm not deaf, am I?"

"I heard it, it wasn't some divine calculation!"

Hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nan Xi's face immediately became very embarrassed.

He then said, "That's right, both of them are back!"

Xiao Ce nodded, then asked, "Has Da Lei returned?"

Nanxi shook his head subconsciously.

Xiao Ce then looked at Hu Yidao beside him.

Hu Yidao also shook his head, then said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, judging by the time, even if everything goes smoothly for him, he won't arrive until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. It won't be that fast!"

Xiao Ce nodded.

Before he could speak, Hu Yidao said, "Your Highness, however, I think your plan can proceed as scheduled. After all, Da Lei is very reliable. There is nothing he cannot accomplish if he sets his mind to it!"

Xiao Ce nodded as he listened, then turned to Nan Xi and asked, "Your Majesty Nan Xi, have you met them?"

Nanxi shook his head: "No, I don't know what your plan is. Neither Bairdda nor I showed up. We were just received by our subordinates."

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement, then said, "Alright... Now that we're here, let's get moving."

Nan Xi was taken aback: "Your Highness, do you mean..."

Xiao Ce said, "Let's go see them tonight. The fact that they came so late shows that they're anxious too!"

Nanxi nodded: "Your Highness, then... what is your plan..."

Nanxi still doesn't know Xiao Ce's true purpose in inviting these two people.

Xiao Ce revealed a mysterious smile: "You all just need to agree with me from the sidelines, and the rest is up to me!"