Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The moon and stars were sparse, and the palace was silent.
The lights outside the princess’s bedroom were brightly lit, and the maids were walking in and out in a hurry. There was only the sound of very low-pitched conversations and the sound of footsteps.
Which sporadically hit the ears.
“That prince is so handsome. Look at the way he looks at the princess, he didn’t even blink his eyes.”
“After all, people are here to ask for marriage.”
“But the princess doesn’t seem to have any special affection for him, and she didn’t even respond to his words during the dinner.”
“Isn’t that normal. The princess has a person as elegant and handsome as the head guard Xiu by her side. How can there be any appearance that can touch her?”
“Yes, when it came to the marriage, the Princess didn’t object, which surprised me. She even talked back to His Majesty the King over this matter earlier, and ended up being grounded for a long time?”
“I know this. I heard that Your Majesty wanted to wed the princess when she went to conquer the Dragon Territory. They had agreed that as long as she comes back, she would get married immediately.”
“No wonder…”
“She is a heroic princess, but unfortunately she was born as a girl and grew up in the palace. Among all the royal families in the past, which princess could remain unmarried for life? Sooner or later, they would have to marry.”
“That’s right, the princess may only stay in the palace for two years, and the princes and ministers would start mentioning her over and over again, endlessly.”
“Well….”
The sound of the discussion was blown away by the night wind as it receded into the distance. The eavesdropping person moved among the treetops and disappeared into the full moon hanging on the branches.
Two shadows were reflected in the clear light of the full moon, sitting above the corridor where the maids passed through, on the neatly stacked glazed tiles.
The princess didn’t have any princess-like manners at all. She leaned lazily on the middle spine of the glazed tiles, stretched her arms and looked up at the moon in the sky.
“Are you really willing to leave?” The shadow beside her asked softly, as if he was asking it casually.
“Um.”
“Why.”
“The reason, she has already said it.” Gu Nian shook her toes and said in a soft voice, “In the royal family, princesses always have to get married compared to ordinary families. After staying for a long time, it would be hard to avoid the princes and ministers having a different mind.”
“You agree.”
“Of course I agree,” Gu Nian smiled and lowered her head, “If you kill the dragon, then the Princess will have a lot of prestige. Prince Brother has protected me since I was a child, and whenever I caused trouble, he always took the blame for me, so I cannot put him in a dilemma. It is better to get married as soon as possible while he has not returned from the expedition, and while father and queen mother are in good health, so that I can save him worry.”
“…”
The breeze blew quietly, and the long hair was gently blowing as the beauty spoke.
Gu Nian didn’t let him go. She tilted her body, looked at him and asked, “I’m going to ask you. You took the risk to help me lead the way and slayed the dragon on my behalf, what did you want?”
Xiu moved his lips and slowly raised his eyes.
Gu Nian was bathed in the moonlight and the corners of her eyes were slightly curved: “While I still have the last moment in the palace as the princess, please tell me your wish quickly, so that I can make it come true for you – and then I will be sent off as the bride. Once the bridal team leaves the royal city, no one will listen to me anymore.”
Xiu said nothing and just looked at her.
His eyes were extremely deep. In such a night, the brown color was the same as that of ink, both revealing a darkness that made people wonder about the depth.
Gu Nian was anxious, but she waited patiently for him, and played a one-sided game with him: whoever blinks first loses.
Looking at each other like this for a long time, she saw that there seemed to be a little wave of emotion in those eyes: “Your Highness, are you really willing?”
“What am I willing about?”
“That’s it, marry a stranger, leave home, and not come back forever.”
“This is just a matter of fate after being born as a royal princess. I was born to enjoy fine clothes and good food, and I have enjoyed things that others cannot enjoy. What qualifications do I have to be willing to accept the benefits but not the responsibilities when I take them on?”
“Good.”
The long-haired beauty stood up and seemed about to leave.
Gu Nian blinked: “You haven’t told me yet, what do you want?”
“I want something that your Majesty has said she can do already.”
“I have already said?”
“Um.”
“I have already said it,” Gu Nian seemed to believe it and asked half-jokingly, “Then what are you going to do?”
“…”
The beauty had moonlit eyes and a gentle smile, but his eyes seemed to be covered with cold and sharp moonlight.
“The only option is to rob it.”
“?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped from the glazed tile roof.
Gu Nian was startled, and quickly stood up to see——
The courtyard was empty except for the clear shadows of tree branches, trembling slightly in the wind.
The princess paused for a moment but did not look for him. She looked lazy and sat down, lying expressionlessly on the cold glazed tiles.
Looking up at the moon in the sky, she sighed and smiled.
“The beauty is ungrateful.”
On the day when the princess was ceremoniously brought out of the palace by the honor guard of the prince from a neighboring country, the whole city saw her off, and many people shed tears on the streets, as if they were marrying off their own daughter.
Gu Nian lay on the long carriage with three layers of gauze curtains drawn by nine horses. She opened one layer and looked out. The street was extremely lively, and tears and snot filling the sky.
Gu Nian was surprised: “Is this a wedding ceremony or a funeral ceremony?”
Outside the second gauze curtain, the maid carrying a small cloth bag also cried with red eyes. After hearing this, she raised her head and stared at her, the princess, and exclaimed: “How can you be like this!”
Gu Nian shook her head and smiled: “That’s okay. Didn’t you start treating me too casually as soon as I left the palace?”
The maid burst into tears and said in a nasal voice: “Yes, after all Your Highness wants to drive me away!”
Gu Nian smiled and rubbed her handkerchief: “I am not doing this to hurt you.”
“What, then?”
“As the princess marrying in a foreign country, my maid may end up being used as a plaything by the prince, she could end up having my happy ending, so of course I have to let you go first.”
The maid’s mouth was full and her mouth was bulging, obviously she didn’t believe what she was saying.
After a while, she lowered her head and whispered: “Don’t think I don’t know…”
“What do you know.”
“You are not planning to get married at all, are you?”
“…”
Gu Nian was about to lie down, but when she heard this, she blinked and her eyes dropped curiously: “Am I not already following the wedding ceremony guard of honor?”
“That’s because you don’t want to drag down the palace. Of course, you can cause trouble on your own plate.”
Gu Nian smiled: “You understand me quite well.”
“I have been with you for so many years. Would I still not understand your temperament? How can you be the kind of person who is willing to marry a useless prince with only superficial appearance and settle down to be a queen?”
Gu Nian sighed, leaned over, and gently patted the maid’s shoulder: “Then you should also know that the more you know, the more dangerous it is, right?”
Maid:”….”
The maid slowly shrank back a little: “I just knew it, so I listened to you and packed my luggage myself.”
Gu Nian was startled.
The maid lowered her head, “I know I will delay your plan, so I’d better leave as soon as possible…”
As she spoke, the maid’s eyes turned red again.
Gu Nian cried and laughed: “I’m afraid that you will drag me down, but my plan can only let me escape. I can always leave you alone in the wedding party.”
The maid’s eyes turned red: “Then I can follow you wherever you want to go after you escape, but I will just follow you.”
“Why are you following me?”
“Because I am the maid of the palace!”
“You are yourself, I am someone else,” Gu Nian said seriously, but soon she looked lazy again, “Now, if you follow me, what about you and the guard captain?”
“——!”
The maid’s face turned red.
After a long while, she came to her senses, avoiding Gu Nian and narrowing her eyes: “Wha, what captain, I know what your highness is talking about.”
“Oh, so, when I saw you and the guard captain holding hands and flirting with each other along the way. Did he force you to do this?”
“This this….”
“That’s simple. After all, I haven’t left the royal city yet. I still have this power. I will send a message to my father to punish the captain who dares to bully you -“
“Don’t!”
The maid rushed forward.
Gu Nian had not planned to go there at first, but now her eyes were crooked, her eyes filled with a watery smile, and it was clear from her eyes that she was bullying the little maid.
The little maid’s face turned red due to her fuss.
“Okay, you can find your way in the future, and I will leave you some things that will be enough for you to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime – this is called happiness. Why do you have to cry like this?”
“But I can’t give up the palace…”
“It’s okay, I can give you up.”
“…Your Majesty!”
“Haha, just kidding, kidding.” Gu Nian smiled and touched the maid’s head, “When I have had enough fun, I will occasionally remember to come see you.”
“Your Majesty, is it really true?”
“Well, that’s true.”
“…. You can’t lie to me.”
“I lied to you.”
“…”
The bride-welcoming honor guard left the royal city, and no one noticed that there was a little maid in the team, who walked with them all the way to the border.
Until they left the border of the kingdom, then they changed their direction slightly during the journey——
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