Zhong Liyun's small face looked even more slender and delicate under the heavy cloak, and a trace of sadness appeared on her face when she heard Meng Yanwan ask her.

"Seeing that the end of the year is approaching, I am a little worried."

Meng Yanwan raised her eyebrows, a little puzzled, "What are you worried about?" ”

"It's been a few months since I came to Shinonome, but now I'm still living in the State Guesthouse, and I don't have any will." Zhong Lixuan lowered his head slightly and sighed.

Meng Yanwan comforted her and said, "It's the end of the year, and there are many affairs between the DPRK and China, so maybe the emperor will issue an order after the New Year." ”

She comforted Zhong Liyun for a few words, and suddenly thought that if Zhong Liqian entered the palace as a concubine, she would see that Zhong Liyun would still salute and call her mother in the future, Meng Yanwan was a little unhappy in her heart.

Zhong Liyun lowered his eyes and said, "Actually, I also know that the situation I am in now is precisely because I have angered His Majesty the Emperor of your country. ”

"It's a pity that I really can't help myself, although I know the consequences of angering His Majesty the Emperor, but I can only obey the requirements of others, and deliberately say those frivolous words to make His Majesty the Emperor unhappy, so that he will give up the idea of accepting me as a concubine."

Hearing Zhong Liyun say such a thing, Meng Yanwan's expression froze, "Thirteenth princess, you can't talk nonsense. ”

"What I said to Miss Meng was heartfelt, and there were no lies." Zhongli said.

Meng Yanwan turned her head at this time and glared slightly at the personal maid standing behind her, who hurriedly took a few steps back and stood in the distance.

Meng Yanwan frowned, glanced at Zhong Liyun seriously, and said with some disbelief, "Thirteenth princess, if you let the emperor know what you said, you will definitely be punished for the crime of bullying the king." ”

"I'm sure Miss Meng won't reveal what I've said." Zhong Liyun raised his head and looked at Meng Yanwan, with a determined look on his face.

Meng Yanwan frowned, and said with some displeasure, "What does the thirteenth princess want to say, don't sell it in front of me." ”

"What I'm going to say is actually related to Miss Meng's sweetheart."

Zhong Liyun's voice was soft, but in Meng Yanwan's ears, it was like thunder on dry land, and she was so frightened that she looked at Zhong Liyun sharply.

Seeing Meng Yanwan's eyes widen and seemed to open her mouth to refute her, Zhong Liyun preemptively said, "I know that Miss Meng's sweetheart is the prince of Dongyun. ”

Meng Yanwan's face turned red, and she subconsciously glanced at the maid standing not far away, lowered her voice and said hurriedly, "Don't talk nonsense here!" ”

"Miss Meng, don't worry," Zhong Liyun smiled, his voice still unhurried, "It's better to listen to me." ”

Zhong Liyun took a step closer to Meng Yanwan, and the two of them looked very intimate, standing side by side on the verandah, as if enjoying the scenery in the garden.

"When I was on an envoy to Shinonome, someone corresponded with my father and made my father agree to one thing with a benefit that was difficult to refuse."

Zhong Liyun's voice was soft, and he listened tactfully, "That thing is, no matter what method you use, you must let me marry the three princes of Dongyun. ”

Meng Yanwan was shocked again.

Zhong Liyun continued, "My father trusted Wen Gongzi very much, so he handed over this matter to Wen Gongzi, and Wen Gongzi led our Nanning mission to Dongyun. ”

"Before, at the state banquet, let me deliberately be hated by His Majesty the Dongyun Emperor, which was also in the plan."

"The purpose is not to let His Majesty the Emperor accept me as a concubine."

Meng Yanwan's thoughts were confused for a while, and she was confused by Zhong Liyun's words.

She clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves, and when she rolled her eyes, she didn't know what she thought, and her eyebrows stretched slightly.

Zhong Liyun looked at the expression on Meng Yanwan's face, and then turned his eyes to look at the garden, "But the third prince is the queen's concubine, and he is also the eldest prince in existence, and it is unlikely that His Majesty the Emperor will give me a marriage to the third prince as the main concubine." ”

"That's natural, if there is a foreign woman as a concubine, wouldn't she lose the qualification to inherit the throne." Meng Yanwan opened her mouth at this time, the flush on her face had disappeared, and her emotions calmed down a little.

After saying this, Meng Yanwan realized something in an instant, and her pupils dilated slightly, "So you guys want to..."

"It seems that Miss Meng understands our purpose." Zhong Liyun nodded.

"Directly proposing marriage will definitely not succeed, so we thought of other ways to let His Majesty the Emperor have no choice but to give me marriage to the third prince."

Zhong Liyun said lightly, "It's a pity that that method failed. ”

"After that incident, I don't know why, Gongzi Wen actually gave up the idea of attacking the third prince," Speaking of this, a trace of jealousy flashed imperceptibly in Zhong Liyun's eyes.

"The second most relenting is that I want to be given marriage to other princes, for example, the Seventh Prince."

Hearing this, Meng Yanwan couldn't help but say, "Why did you choose the Seventh Prince?" ”

"I mean, the Seventh Prince has no power, no power, no threat, what's the benefit of marrying him." Meng Yanwan added in a hurry, hiding her annoyance.

Zhong Liyun explained, "Among these princes in Dongyun, in addition to the three princes mentioned earlier, there are only five, six, or seven adult princes left. ”

"The fifth prince has half foreign blood, and he has long been excluded from the throne, while the seventh prince is not from a high background, but he is also in the same year, and he must be more threatening than the other princes."

"As for the princes who rank nine or higher, after all, they are still young, and there is no possibility of marrying a concubine."

Although Meng Yanwan noticed that the only thing Zhong Liyuan didn't mention was the sixth prince Ling Chengxi, her heart was turbulent, it turned out that the person who communicated privately with the lord of Nanning was...

Zhong Liyun watched the expression on Meng Yanwan's face change, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly.

Meng Yanwan came back to her senses, tried to pretend not to care, and said, "The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes." ”

"Whether what I said is true or not, Miss Meng must also understand a little bit in her heart." The smile on Zhong Liyun's face made Meng Yanwan more and more uneasy.

"Even if that's true, what does it have to do with me. Our Meng family is one of the three major families in Dongyun, and even if the dynasty changes, our Meng family will still stand. Meng Yanwan raised her head slightly and said a little strongly, and after speaking, her heart was also a little calmer.

"Isn't Miss Meng worried about the Seventh Prince?" Zhong Liyun asked softly.

"You..."Meng Yanwan was a little angry, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm worried about what the Seventh Prince will do..."

"If I am given a marriage to the Seventh Prince, there is no possibility for the Seventh Princes to inherit the throne," Zhong Liyun interrupted Meng Yanwan, "and his position as the concubine will no longer be yours." ”

When Meng Yanwan heard this, she looked at Zhong Liyun's somewhat dark eyes in a little daze, and suddenly felt that the always gentle and graceful Nanning princess in front of her suddenly became very unfamiliar.

It's like a little white rabbit that seemed to be weak and harmless, but suddenly peeled off its skin and turned into a fox with a sharp beak and fangs.