nycdaug Chapter 332 The Empress, the Hostage from the Neighboring Country Has Returned in Battle (Part 16)
Chapter 332 The Empress, the Hostage from the Neighboring Country Has Returned in Battle (Part 16)
"He'er, what if Ji Yu'an is willing to stay and marry the second son?"
"Then consider it as raising a canary for the Second Princess."
If you're afraid he'll fly away, just break his wings and put him in a cage.
"What if Ji Yu'an chooses to leave?"
"Your Majesty, this man is a hostage and cannot be allowed to get into trouble in Fengming Kingdom."
"If anything unexpected happens outside of Fengming Kingdom, it won't be related to our Fengming Kingdom anymore, right?"
The Empress and Jiang He exchanged a smile, understanding each other's meaning.
The second princess went directly to the villa to find Ji Yu'an.
Ji Yu'an was somewhat disappointed to learn that the Second Princess had left the palace so soon.
It seems nothing major has happened on the Empress's side.
Otherwise, the second princess wouldn't have been able to leave the palace so quickly.
He should have stayed in the restaurant a little longer.
This way, the Second Princess can pay the bill.
Ji Yu'an told the servant to tell the Second Princess that she had left in a hurry today without paying the bill, and that the innkeeper had stopped them. Some people even said that they had tried to dine and dash.
Ji Yu'an pretended to be in a bad mood and waited inside the house.
The servant went outside to invite the Second Princess in.
"Second Princess, you've arrived. Let me show you inside. Our young master isn't in a good mood."
"Really? Yu'an is celebrating his birthday today, aren't you happy?"
Is it because the Empress Dowager won't release him that Ji Yu'an is unhappy?
"Second Princess, I shouldn't have told you this, but I really can't bear to see the young master being bullied."
When the young master sees the second princess later, he will probably force a smile.
"I must explain today's events to the Second Princess."
"Then tell me, what happened?"
The second princess stopped walking and listened to what the servant had to say.
"Second Princess, didn't you rush into the palace today? My young master was stopped by the shopkeeper when he was about to leave."
The shopkeeper said we couldn't leave because we hadn't paid the bill.
Unfortunately, my young master left in a hurry and didn't bring any money with him.
Then they said that the young master was here to dine and dash.
There were still people, there were still people who made our young master kneel down, kowtow, and call them father.
The Second Princess, how can this be tolerated?
The young master is being bullied like this, even I can't stand by and watch.
After the young master was detained, the servant returned and retrieved two hundred taels of silver notes before the young master was allowed to leave the restaurant.
As soon as the young master returned, he locked himself in his room.
I noticed that the young master's expression was very bad; he seemed extremely angry.
But our young master is powerless and has no way to seek justice for himself.
We hope the Second Princess will stand up for our young master.
The servant recounted the day's events to the second princess with great emotion.
After hearing what the servant said, the second princess realized that she had indeed left in a hurry today and forgot to tell the steward to settle the bill.
This was due to my own improper handling of the situation.
But it's not entirely my fault.
Today was originally meant to celebrate Ji Yu'an's birthday.
Ji Yu'an is the real birthday celebrant today.
Actually, it should be Ji Yu'an who treats him to a meal.
The gift she gave out today was quite valuable.
She said she was treating everyone today, and Ji Yu'an actually went out without taking a single penny?
Does this mean she's planning to pay for all the expenses?
If Ji Yu'an had any silver on him today, none of this would have happened.
"I understand. Your young master was wronged today."
The second princess arrived at Ji Yu'an's room.
Ji Yu'an sat there, looking dejected.
She looked very aggrieved.
When Ji Yu'an saw the Second Princess enter, he immediately adjusted his demeanor and put on a smile.
"Second Princess, you've arrived. Did something urgent come to the palace? Has everything been resolved?"
"Everything's fine here in Yu'an. If the Second Princess has anything to attend to, please go ahead and take care of it."
"Yu'an, I have some good news to tell you. Can you guess what it is?"
Ji Yu'an saw that although the Second Princess was saying good news, there was not much joy on her face.
"Does the Second Princess have any good news to share with Yu'an? Yu'an really can't guess."
"The Empress is going to arrange a marriage between my eldest sister and Yan Qin. Don't you think that's good news?"
"It seems Yu'an should congratulate the First Princess."
Ji Yu'an felt little joy.
This is hardly good news for him either.
Ji Yu'an disliked the eldest princess.
However, Ji Yu'an hoped that the eldest princess would always put him first in everything.
I never imagined that after liking him for so long, he would suddenly stop loving me.
He's already marrying someone else after only a few months.
However, this might actually be good news for the Second Princess.
The eldest princess has already married someone else.
This means that the eldest princess will have absolutely no further contact with him.
The second princess no longer needs to worry about the eldest princess pursuing him again.
"Yu'an, my eldest sister is about to get married."
Shouldn't we start thinking about our own relationship too?
I also wish to ask the Empress Dowager to grant me a marriage, so that you may become my rightful ruler.
Yu'an, are you willing?
Upon hearing the Second Princess's words, Ji Yu'an thought to himself, "Just as I thought."
"Yu'an thanks the Second Princess for her kindness."
Yu'an felt it was too early; they should get to know each other better before discussing marriage.
Ji Yu'an had no intention of actually marrying the Second Princess.
He only wanted to use the Second Princess to make his life in Fengming Kingdom more comfortable.
I don't know how the servant told the Second Princess what happened at the restaurant today.
Why didn't the Second Princess mention giving him the two hundred taels?
And those other people, shouldn't the Second Princess teach them a lesson and make them apologize to her?
Ji Yu'an remembered those people.
They strongly support the eldest princess, but those few people come from ordinary families, so the second princess's status allows her to teach them a lesson.
Moreover, he is about to return to the Kingdom of Vientiane to become the fourth prince.
He had no desire to remain in Fengming Kingdom as a legitimate ruler.
Even if he were to become the eldest princess's rightful husband, he would have to think it over.
Not to mention making him the legitimate husband of the second princess.
"Yu'an, we've been together for so long, and we've always had a great time together. We'll continue to have a great time together in the future."
Don't you want to marry me?
You said you'd only be the one, and I can guarantee that there will only be one of you.
I will only ever have you as my principal husband; I will never marry any concubines.
Or is it that you don't want to marry me and want to go back to Vientiane?
As agreed, you will return on your twentieth birthday.
You have one more year before you leave.
If you marry me, you can stay in Fengming Kingdom forever, and we can be together forever.
Or perhaps you never actually considered marrying me.
When the time comes, you will leave and return to the Kingdom of Vientiane, and from then on, we will go our separate ways.
Were all those feelings during that time fake?
Yu'an, can you tell me what you're thinking?
The second princess didn't want to play games and directly asked Ji Yu'an what he wanted.
Choose her, choose Fengming Kingdom, or choose Wanxiang Kingdom and abandon her.
The second princess spoke so bluntly that Ji Yu'an didn't know how to respond for a moment.
To be honest, I definitely can't say that.
If he were to confess, wouldn't that be admitting that he had been deceiving the Second Princess's feelings during this period?
Moreover, if he were to reveal his true colors now, his days in Fengming Kingdom would certainly be very difficult.
Having offended both the eldest and second princesses, Ji Yu'an didn't know if he would ever be able to leave this room.