A renowned ancient physician transmigrates into the body of an abandoned woman, only to be sold off

When Song Zhili heard He Chengjing say that he hadn't had relations with anyone else, she breathed a huge sigh of relief. She turned her head angrily and slapped He Chengjing's chest, "You scared me to death! I thought..."

"As long as that's not it, that's fine. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

After asking her questions, Song Zhili led He Chengjing into the space. Then, Song Zhili pulled He Chengjing to sit down on the sofa and waited to hear what he had to say.

He Chengjing thought for a moment, then asked, "Ali, do you still remember the woman in red we met at the wonton shop last time?"

Upon hearing He Chengjing mention it, Song Zhili also thought of that woman. At that time, she was very annoyed that the woman's gaze had been fixed on He Chengjing, so she pulled He Chengjing away.

"I remember. What's wrong? Could it be that what you're talking about is related to this woman?"

He Chengjing nodded and continued, "Yes, this woman's name is Cui Xiaodie. She is a princess of Northern Qi. She came here for a marriage alliance. Her country wants to show goodwill. A few days ago, my father called me over and said that she told the emperor that she wanted to marry me. My father asked for my opinion on the spot, and I naturally refused."

Then my father went to the palace and told the emperor about it. In the end, the emperor disregarded my wishes and issued an imperial edict, and he still wanted her to be my principal wife. Naturally, I disagreed. In the past few days, I have frequently gone to the palace and told the emperor about you.

But the Emperor said, "The imperial decree has been issued. She will be your secondary wife, A-Li. I'm so sorry. Let's leave together. Let's leave the capital and hide far away, never to return, okay?"

After He Chengjing explained the whole story, Song Zhili finally understood that the woman had taken a liking to him. She felt somewhat uncomfortable, knowing that she couldn't blame He Chengjing for it. However, she remembered He Chengjing saying that they would leave the capital together, but that was unrealistic.

After all, her second brother and Momo are still here, along with so many of her relatives. If the Emperor gets angry and takes it out on them, she won't feel at ease even if she leaves.

After thinking for a moment, Song Zhili calmly asked, "A-Jing, tell me, what did you say about me to the Emperor?"

"I did tell the Emperor about your actions at the border. After all, you were a great help in winning the battle. When the Emperor heard this, he probably didn't believe me and thought I was exaggerating a bit for you."

Song Zhili lowered her head and thought for a moment. No wonder she saw that woman's eyes were not simple last time. It was indeed not her imagination. What should she do now? She couldn't possibly let her marry into the family with her.

Song Zhili thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution. He Chengjing and He Zhixuan were in the same boat. They had entered the palace several times in the past few days, but to no avail. They had even become a little annoyed with the Emperor.

"Ah Jing, why don't you just marry her? All I need to know is that you love me. From now on, you can just treat her as a decoration in the manor. Anyway, I'm not afraid that she will harm me."

Song Zhili couldn't think of a good solution for the time being, so she could only compromise. She would ask Xia Momo and He Miaomiao tomorrow what kind of person the Emperor was.

He Chengjing was somewhat displeased to hear that Song Zhili had resigned herself to her fate. "Ali, do you agree to me marrying her?"

Song Zhili nodded helplessly, "Then what should we do? This is the Emperor's decree. Even if I run away with you, what about my second brother and Momo? If we anger the Emperor and he holds us accountable, our whole family will be in danger."

He Chengjing also thought Song Zhili was right, but he had no other choice. The Emperor knew that his wedding with Song Zhili was scheduled for August next year, but Cui Xiaodie felt that was too long and she couldn't wait that long, so she asked the Emperor if it could be sooner.

Because Cui Xiaodie brought the method for making soft armor, the Emperor agreed to all her requests.

Even though He Chengjing had mentioned to the Emperor that Song Zhili possessed hand grenades, and even said that they were more powerful than soft armor, the Emperor simply didn't believe him. Therefore, he assumed that He Chengjing was just making excuses to avoid marrying Cui Xiaodie.

Seeing that he couldn't reason with the Emperor, He Chengjing went to the post station to find Cui Xiaodie and told her to choose another prince. He said he would not love her and would not have any affection for her even if she married him.

However, Cui Xiaodie didn't take it seriously. She was very confident in herself and felt that no one could escape from her grasp.

She felt that He Chengjing was only bewitched by Song Zhili, and that once he saw how good she was, he would definitely be unable to resist her. So she ignored what He Chengjing was saying and decided to marry him anyway.

When Song Zhili heard He Chengjing say that the date they had agreed on was going to be moved up, she was furious, but there was nothing she could do, as the Emperor had set the date for four months later.

Fortunately, He Chengjing had already sent someone to fetch Hu Cuicui and the others. They should be able to make it by then. He originally wanted to marry Xia Momo, but now it seems that's not going to happen.

Sigh, thinking about this, Song Zhili felt extremely distressed and powerless. In this era of imperial power, it seemed that she could do nothing.

He Chengjing knew that Song Zhili must be in a bad mood. He stepped forward, hugged Song Zhili, buried his head in her neck, and then promised, "Ali, I swear, even if she enters the manor, I will never touch her."

Hearing He Chengjing's assurance, Song Zhili felt a little better. At the same time, she noticed the bloodshot eyes in He Chengjing's eyes and felt quite sorry for him. No wonder she hadn't seen him for the past few days; he had been dealing with this matter.

Hearing He Chengjing's even breathing, she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and was surprised to find that he had fallen asleep on her shoulder. How tired he must be to fall asleep standing up.

She was reluctant to wake him, but she couldn't lift him up.

"Ah Jing, wake up, let's go upstairs to rest."

Song Zhili called out twice before He Chengjing groggily responded. He then followed Song Zhili upstairs, took off his outer robe, and fell into a deep sleep while holding Song Zhili.

The next day, Song Zhili woke up, but He Chengjing was still asleep. She quietly got up and was about to get out of bed when a pair of large hands grabbed hers, and she fell back down. He Chengjing held Song Zhili's head and gently kissed her lips.

"Ah Li, I slept so well last night. It's so nice to have you by my side. I'll keep holding you like this every night from now on."