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To Princess Zhuo Hua, that was the most beautiful period of time.

From that day onwards, to the time they had reached the Kang City, it had originally been a mere five days of journey, but they had actually taken seven to eight days. The extra three or four days were all spent at the request of Princess Zhuo Hua. The two of them went out to sightsee and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

Although Helian Jing was still a noble and cold person, but when Princess Zhuo Hua's gaze drifted away from him, a faint smile would surface on her lips.

And once Princess Zhuo Hua's gaze returned to Helian Jing's face, he regained his cold and prideful appearance.

Princess Zhuo Hua did not care about all these. He accepted her, and for her, this was already a great joy!

She had been willful all the way, and although he had appeared to despise her, he had satisfied her and obeyed her in everything. Several times when she had intentionally acted naughty and pretended to fall off her horse, he would immediately rush over to save her.

When he felt that she was purposely teasing him, his face hardened into a cold expression. "If you continue to be willful, I'll throw you off the mountain!"

At that time, they had already stepped into the borders of Kang City, and in order to pick a few peach buns for her, they had taken a detour far away into the mountains.

At that time of the spring, her face was completely red from the wind. He looked at her and coldly said, "Dismount, come here."

"For what?" She was stunned.

But since he called to her, she jumped off her horse and ran to him.

He took her reins and pulled her up on to the horse and held her in front of him and put her in his arms. "Is it warmer this way?"

So it turned out that his indifference was all an act, he was actually so concerned about others!

Her heart felt so warm that it felt like it was about to melt!

That time, was the first time he took the initiative to approach her. His warm breath melted on her snow-white neck, and his strong arms protected her completely.

"You know, you're the best person in the world for me." she murmured, as if in a dream.

"Nonsense."

"It's true!"

"You are the princess of a powerful country, and I have a bunch of servants surrounding you like the stars surrounding the moon. How can no one treat you well?"

"Although the subjects treated me with respect and the servants did their best to serve me, it was only because of my identity. It was because I was a princess that they treated me so respectfully. If I remove my identity as a princess, you can see who will treat me well. "

"..." At least your Royal Father and Mother are truly good to you. You have quite a few royal brothers, one of them must truly feel sorry for you, right? "

"Speaking of royal brother, my third brother treats me very well. But, Royal Father and Mother, if my happiness conflicts with the Royal Family's interests, do you think they will still protect me? From the ancient times till now, there have been many emperors and emperors who used their daughters as liaisons! "

At that time, she had not meant to say these words. He didn't expect that he would be able to predict his own fate!

If she could imagine how she would be used to get along with the Western Xia later on, Princess Zhuo Hua would definitely urge Helian Jing to quickly take her away, and she would definitely not linger on the road any longer.

Princess Zhuo Hua was a rarely seen cynic, she was different from her usual lively and cheerful, wilful and unreasonable. Helian Jing withdrew his arms, and held her even more tightly in his embrace, "You aren't worried, am I treating you well because of your status as a princess?"

"You're not!" She was so sure, so sure, so smiling again.

"Why are you so sure?" He was surprised.

She pursed her lips and smiled sweetly. "Because I can feel it! Besides, even if you accept me because of my identity, so what? I truly like you and want to be together with you. If you have any needs, I can do it for you.

Stunned, he slowly reined in the reins and wrapped his arms around her.

Time seemed to stop at that moment. Even the air was sweet, for Princess Zhuo Hua.

She turned her head and placed her small face against his warm neck. She closed her eyes sweetly, enjoying this rare moment of warmth. Hmm, it really wasn't easy for her to receive a true hug from him!

"I'm not doing this for you. But from now on, I will sincerely treat you well. " He gently kissed her hair and helped her up. He looked into her eyes: "Zhuo Hua, let's go back."

"Go back where?" She was stunned.

"Go back to your Ji City." "No," he said.

She blinked and instantly collapsed, "This day has finally come! Just a moment ago, you said that you would treat me well in the future, and now, you want me to leave? "

"I'm not trying to drive you away." "Listen to me, no matter what, you are your Royal Father's most beloved princess, so leaving the Ji City like this without a sound is definitely not a wise move. — — Don't be anxious, listen to me. You are here for me, and I am very touched. I have also decided that I will treat you well and not let you down. But you have to return to Ji City now. "Listen to me —"

He interrupted her again, not giving her a chance to speak. "I'll come back," he said. Come back and propose to your Royal Father, and ask him to marry you to me. "

Princess Zhuo Hua opened her eyes wide: "Really?"

A rare smile appeared on his face, his gaze solemn and warm. "I will keep my word."

Princess Zhuo Hua happily turned around and hugged Helian Jing, "Really? Helian Jing, I'm really too happy! Will you really come to propose marriage? "

"Yes." He nodded seriously.

Princess Zhuo Hua released her hand, her eyes opened wide as she looked at Helian Jing, she could not believe that the person who had always been rejecting her, would actually have such a huge change! He actually decided to propose!

After receiving a serious and sincere confirmation from Helian Jing, Princess Zhuo Hua happily hugged Helian Jing once again. "I'm really so happy, Helian Jing! Even if you don't really want to marry me, I'm willing to marry you! It's true, it's true! "

A gentle smile appeared in his eyes, but he intentionally straightened his face, and patted her back: "Alright, then go back to the Ji City and wait!"

"But if you fail to trust me, what should we do?" She released her hand and asked with some worry.

"I won't lie to you." he said seriously.

It was so sweet that it almost overflowed from Princess Zhuo Hua's heart! She nodded vigorously: "Okay! So be it! But I want to stay with you for two more days — or shall I send you again? — one more day, one more day! "

She asked for his opinion as if she were bargaining, and it was very lovable. He sighed helplessly and said, "Alright, then let's go to Yellow Sand Town and stay there for the night. I'll send you back later!"

Suddenly confirming her feelings, Zhuo Hua felt relieved as if he had given her a pill to swallow. Princess Zhuo Hua's heart, finally calmed down!

Now that she had settled down, the little girl became very cute and cute, yet she did not lose her wits. That night, they settled in the town of Huangsha, which was the closest to Kang City, preparing to spend the last night before parting.

However, on the last night before they parted ways, because of Princess Zhuo Hua's willfulness, she had gone out for a midnight snack, in the end, she had heard a news that was like a bolt from the blue — —

Someone from Yellow Sand Town actually talked about how Western Xia intended to use troops for Dongluo, and in order for Dongluo to temporarily stabilize and prosper, they might even plan to use marriage to stabilize the situation in Western Xia.

And the target of the marriage alliance, the commoners said, was Princess Zhuo Hua.

She was shocked, stunned, and at a loss for what to do!

Then she rushed over angrily and asked, "What are you talking about? The Emperor wanted to use Princess Zhuo Hua to marry him? "How is this possible!?"

Being asked by this little girl who suddenly appeared, the commoners were also stunned, "This …" It's all just a legend! "

"You must have heard wrong!" Princess Zhuo Hua shouted angrily.

The great reaction of this little girl caused everyone to be astonished. Helian Jing slowly pulled Princess Zhuo Hua back and said warmly: "That's enough. Sit down and eat! "

"I'm not eating anymore!" She stomped her foot angrily and turned to leave.

In her room at the inn, she was infuriated beyond words. "They are all talking nonsense. How is this possible?! How is this possible!?" How could I possibly be afraid of such a small devilish place like Western Xia, with my great Dongluo! My Royal Father dotes on me so much, how could he possibly use me as a matchmaker! "Bullsh * t, you can really say eight things at once!"

Only after venting out so much did he realize that he had not said anything after sitting quietly to the side.

She turned back angrily and looked at him with her hands on her hips. Helian Jing! "Why aren't you talking?"

Helian Jing slowly raised his eyes and looked at her calmly: "I'm afraid that it's true that Western Xia has plans for the Dongluo."

"What did you say?" Her eyes widened in astonishment.

"The Dongluo has just calmed down the Southern Barbaric Nether Domain, and I'm afraid they really don't want to waste their energy fighting the Western Xia." he added.

She was stunned. Then, he forced himself to calm down. "But Royal Father loves me the most, so how could she use me to reconcile!"

Helian Jing looked at her silently, and did not say anything.

Remembering what I said during the day, "If my happiness conflicts with the interests of the royal family, see if they will still defend me. From the ancient times till now, there have been many emperors and emperors who used their daughters as liaisons! "

She had only said these words during the day, and she understood that she was of no importance in the face of the royal family's interests … But could this be true? Could it really be her?

In the royal family, the Eldest Princess and the Second Princess were already married, and the Fourth Princess and the Fifth Princess were still young, so they weren't at the age of marriage yet.

Would she really be forced to marry into the Western Xia?

A feeling of despair suddenly clenched Princess Zhuo Hua's tiny heart!

Seeing the unusual expression on Princess Zhuo Hua's face, Helian Jing stood up and gently supported her. Before she could even finish comforting him, she pounced into his embrace and broke into tears, "Helian Jing, I don't want to marry Xi Xia, I want to marry you! I want to go with you! "

Helian Jing quietly embraced Princess Zhuo Hua, caressing her hair softly.

Princess Zhuo Hua cried for a while, then stood up straight and wiped away her tears. Her eyes became determined: "I want to go with you, Helian Jing! Take me with you! "

He was silent for a long time. "Do you really want to come with me?"

"Of course it's true — don't you want to?"

Silently, he took her hand. "Okay, let's go!"

"Alright, let's go." These two words seemed to have imbued Princess Zhuo Hua with a strong power. She broke into laughter as she wiped away the tears in her eyes.

Slowly, he continued to lead her horse, holding her in his arms. Two people, two horses, heading toward the Kang City overnight.

That night, Princess Zhuo Hua did not say anything. She had always been indifferent, but now she was so preoccupied. She silently nestled in Helian Jing's embrace, as though she could only face reality if she could draw power from Helian Jing.