The eldest princess in a white long dress was still sitting there, with curved dark eyebrows, a straight nose, and slightly pursed red lips. There was no expression on her frosty face.
Her eyes were indifferent, and she looked at Lin Jiangnian calmly, as if she was talking about something trivial.
If you dare to marry her, she will marry him?
Lin Jiangnian frowned slightly.
The woman in white in front of him had a calm expression. There was no emotion on her face, nor could he tell what she was thinking.
What does she mean by this?!
Was it intentional, or...
After a brief moment of daze, Lin Jiangnian stared at her: "If this prince dares to marry you, will you dare to marry me?"
"Are you serious?"
The woman in white was extremely elegant, cold and aloof. She glanced at Lin Jiangnian and said indifferently, "Of course I take it seriously."
The tone was light and without any emotion.
silence!
The room fell into a dead silence.
The action of the woman in white caught Lin Jiangnian off guard.
You guys were clearly chatting happily, both of you were sure of each other's feelings and neither of you wanted to get married... and you suddenly backstab me?!
Suddenly saying you're willing to marry?
Okay, okay, let’s play it this way, ok?
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and sized up the princess before him. "So, the princess is willing to marry this prince... and you don't plan to cancel the engagement?"
"If you want to withdraw, you can withdraw."
The eldest princess said calmly, "I will not stop you."
"What if I don't go?"
Lin Jiangnian met the eldest princess's cold and emotionless eyes. She remained calm and asked indifferently, "Then, will you marry me?"
There was a moment of silence.
Lin Jiangnian suddenly sneered and said, "Since Her Royal Highness the Princess dares to marry, this Prince will naturally dare to marry her."
The figure in white was slightly startled when he heard this. He raised his eyes and looked at Lin Jiangnian, but saw that Lin Jiangnian's eyes gradually changed.
"Before I came to the capital, I heard that the eldest princess hated me to the core and even threatened to break my legs if I dared to enter the capital."
The eldest princess's face showed no emotion: "I never said that."
"Whether I said it or not is unimportant, but the princess does dislike me, right? I don't intend to force her, but I came to the capital to discuss this matter with the princess..."
Lin Jiangnian looked at the figure in white in front of him with unscrupulous eyes, and said with a smile: "I thought that since Her Royal Highness the Princess was unwilling to commit herself, this prince would not force her, and we could part ways amicably. But I didn't expect that it was actually me who misunderstood Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess admires this prince and is willing to marry him... then there is no need to discuss today's matter."
The eldest princess raised her eyes and stared at him: "What do you mean?"
Lin Jiangnian's smile grew wider. "This time, I came to the capital, already prepared to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess... Since that's the case, I must go back and make thorough preparations. I'll pick an auspicious day, go meet His Majesty, and then marry Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
As he spoke, Lin Jiangnian slowly stood up and said, "Your Highness, Princess, please prepare yourself and wait for me to come and marry you."
After saying that, Lin Jiangnian said no more and turned to walk out the door.
The princess seemed to be stunned on the spot, her expression froze for a moment, and then her beautiful eyes were filled with coldness. She stared at Lin Jiangnian's back and asked, "Do you really dare to marry me?"
Lin Jiangnian paused, "Why not?"
"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill your close friends?!"
The eldest princess had no expression on her face and looked at him coldly: "There is no room for them in my eyes."
She was anxious!
Lin Jiangnian sneered inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged. He turned slightly, and with a slightly aggressive gaze, he scanned the eldest princess up and down, as if he wanted to see through her. His tone was frivolous and meaningful: "With a beauty like the eldest princess marrying me, I will be completely overwhelmed with joy, reveling every night... How could I care about other confidantes?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the room dropped sharply.
The eldest princess's expression remained unchanged, but one could clearly see a hint of coldness in her eyes.
He seemed to be angry at Lin Jiangnian's words.
Lin Jiangnian didn't wait for her to respond and waved his hand: "Princess, you should go back and prepare as soon as possible. Pack up and return to Linzhou with this prince..."
Walk to the door and open it.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a figure standing stealthily at the door, with his ear pressed against the door. When Lin Jiangnian opened the door, he immediately stood up straight, pretending to be calm.
"Hey, His Royal Highness is coming out?"
Jinxiu blinked, with a blank and innocent expression: "How was the conversation with my princess?"
"fine."
Lin Jiangnian looked at the delicate and quirky Jinxiu in front of him and took a step closer to her.
Jinxiu's eyelids twitched, and she took a step back in panic: "Your Highness, what are you...doing?"
"Let this prince take a good look at you."
Lin Jiangnian glanced around and said, "I didn't expect that Miss Jinxiu, who looks so young, could be hiding a murder weapon!"
Jinxiu's eyes are confused, is there a hidden weapon?
When did she hide...
The next second, Jinxiu subconsciously glanced down, and as if realizing something, her almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened, and her pretty face flushed red: "Your Highness, you..."
"Miss Jinxiu, are you shy?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at her with a smile and patted her head: "Don't be afraid, when this prince marries your princess, you will be the first one to sleep with me!"
"Sleeping with you?"
Jinxiu's pretty face was as red as blood, burning hot, as if she had not expected that the Crown Prince would be so bold today.
At such a close distance, with such ambiguous and provocative words and actions, Jinxiu's breathing became rapid, her heartbeat accelerated, and she felt extremely ashamed and angry.
For a moment he stood there in a daze, motionless.
After teasing Jinxiu, Lin Jiangnian's face was full of smiles. He waved his hands triumphantly and left with a happy pace.
Jinxiu stood there, staring blankly at Lin Jiangnian as he disappeared from the courtyard. The red flush on her face took a long time to dissipate.
She lowered her eyes and touched her face. She could still feel the heat on her delicate cheeks. Her eyes were full of water, her mind was in a mess, and she gritted her teeth secretly.
"Jinxiu, ah Jinxiu, how can you be so useless?"
"This Prince Lin's words are vulgar and his behavior is bad. He is truly a pervert..."
"But, he's really handsome..."
"Pah, pah, pah, what's the point of being pretty? You're still such a filthy bastard, and you actually want her to sleep with you? It's just wishful thinking, how could it be possible..."
"But if the princess really marries him, won't I really have to serve him in bed?"
“…I heard it hurts a lot…”
“…”
Jinxiu stood outside the door, hesitating for a long time before walking into the room.
Inside the room, the tea on the table had gone completely cold and remained untouched. Beside the table, the eldest princess, dressed in white, remained seated, motionless.
Like a cold statue, he showed no emotion.
Jinxiu cautiously walked to the princess' side, looked her over quietly for a few times, and then she couldn't help asking, "Princess, are you really going to marry him?"
The eldest princess's eyes fell on the door, her expression calm: "No."
"But you just..."
Jinxiu couldn't help but speak, she clearly heard what the princess said herself.
As long as Prince Lin dares to marry her, she will marry him!
Now that Prince Lin has dared to marry, then the princess must...
The eldest princess didn't say anything, her brows slightly furrowed, and a hint of coldness appeared on her beautiful and cold face.
Jinxiu, who was standing by, was silent for a moment, then spoke softly, "Princess, what you said just now, are you trying to force the Prince of Lin to cancel the engagement?"
The eldest princess lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Seeing this, Jinxiu sighed.
It is true.
The princess was unwilling to marry, and so was the prince of Lin. But cancelling the marriage between the two was extremely difficult.
The meeting between the two today was a game of tug-of-war. The eldest princess didn't want to marry, but she couldn't possibly take the initiative to ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement, as the consequences would be too great.
Then, naturally, the only thing to do is to put the blame on the Prince of Lin.
But what no one expected was that the Crown Prince of Lin would not fall for his trick. Faced with the Princess's retreat, he simply... flipped the table?
He actually said he wanted to marry a princess?!
"So what do we do now?"
Jinxiu sighed softly: "Princess, are you really planning to marry..."
"No."
The eldest princess remained expressionless, her cold eyes looking out the door as she said calmly, "He's competing with me."
In the game between the two, whoever takes the initiative first loses!
Neither of them wants to get married, but both say they are willing to get married. This is simply to put pressure on the other and force the other to give in first.
Lin Jiangnian knew it, and the eldest princess in front of him naturally knew it too.
"But……"
Jinxiu couldn't help but ask, "What if he really comes?"
"Princess, didn't I tell you that this Prince Lin is a pervert? He has many female confidantes around him. Your Highness is as beautiful as a flower, stunning the whole country. Now that you have taken the initiative to say that you are willing to marry him, what if he is attracted to you?"
The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of solemnity in her eyes.
"He just bullied me and had bad intentions towards me... The last time I tested him, he wasn't polite at all. And, he also said..."
At this point, Jinxiu secretly glanced at her own princess and whispered, "He also said that Your Highness should learn some sex skills... He also said that he wanted to have fun with you every night. This clearly exposes his evil intentions..."
"What if he really wants to marry you, the princess, and take you home to spend every night... that, what should I do?"
The room was still silent.
There seemed to be a chill spreading and raging, accompanied by faint and rapid breathing.
The eldest princess, dressed in white clothes as white as snow, was still sitting there, but her cold face seemed colder than the thousand-year-old snow-capped peaks.
The eyes looking out the door were extremely solemn.
…
Leaving the courtyard and walking out of the alley, Lin Jiangnian got on the carriage at the entrance of the alley.
"go back."
Lin Jiangnian sat in the carriage, the smile on his face gradually fading.
This eldest princess is really not very honest.
The purpose of meeting today, in addition to announcing our identities, is to discuss the marriage between the two of us.
But it was obvious that the princess was not stupid and even wanted to pass this mess to Lin Jiangnian. Lin Jiangnian was naturally not a pushover either. Since the princess wanted to pass the blame, he simply played along.
Does she dare to marry?
Does she really dare to marry?
Lin Jiangnian sneered.
Then let's see who can keep calm first.
…
Jiang Mansion.
Lin Jiangnian returned to Jiang Mansion and found Lin Qingqing.
"Your Highness, what do you want from me?"
"How many people are left in my personal army now?" Lin Jiangnian asked.
"Your Highness, we still have over forty of our personal soldiers hiding in the capital, ready to be deployed at any time."
Lin Jiangnian nodded: "Tell them to do something for me."
"Your Highness, please give your orders."
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and said, "Send someone down to spread the news in the capital. Let's say... This prince and Her Royal Highness the Princess are in love and are in love. We plan to go to the palace to ask for marriage from Your Majesty on a certain day..."
Upon hearing this news, Lin Qingqing was visibly stunned, and looked up at His Highness with some doubt: "Your Highness, is this... appropriate?"
"That's fine, just do as I say... Remember, you must spread the news, the more truthful the better!"
"yes."
Although Lin Qingqing was puzzled, she nodded and did as she was told.
"Also, bring out all the betrothal gifts we brought from Linzhou and create the appearance that the prince is really going to marry the princess, and..."
Lin Jiangnian quickly gave instructions for several things to be done by Lin Qingqing.
Lin Qingqing was puzzled and didn't know what His Highness was trying to do.
Didn’t Your Highness come to the capital to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess?
Why bother?
However, Lin Qingqing did not ask any more questions and left in a hurry after receiving the order.
Lin Jiangnian stood there, expressionless.
Since the eldest princess wants to play with him, let's see who gets impatient first?
It is natural and logical for the Prince of Lin to come to the capital to marry the eldest princess. There is naturally nothing wrong with Lin Jiangnian's move.
But for the eldest princess, this was undoubtedly putting her on the fire.
Once Lin Jiangnian entered the palace to meet the emperor, the marriage would be finalized. By then, it would be too late to regret.
Then, it depends on whether she can keep her composure at that time.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian felt happy. He turned around and was about to leave, but he caught a glimpse of a cold and graceful figure that appeared under the eaves.
Her delicate face was without any makeup, her eyes were full of spirit, her facial features were exquisite, her skin was white, soft and delicate, she was cool and elegant.
The girl had skin as white as cream and was dressed in a thick goose yellow long skirt. She looked quite childish and cute, yet cold and lonely.
"Kite?!"
Lin Jiangnian showed a look of joy, and walked quickly towards the girl. Looking at her cold face, he habitually grabbed the girl's snow-white hands hidden under her sleeves, wanting to hold them in his palm and play with them.
But just as he stretched out his hand, the girl in front of him took a step back and avoided him.
Lin Jiangnian paused his movements, a puzzled look on his face. He raised his eyes and saw that the girl in front of him was staring at him with a neutral gaze.
There seemed to be some emotion in his eyes.
Lin Jiangnian was very familiar with this look.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Jiangnian was nervous and quickly recalled whether he had offended or bullied her yesterday.
No...right?
The girl continued to stare at him indifferently, with a hint of coldness in her eyes, as if questioning him, and an expressionless face.
"You're going to marry a princess?"
“…”