The fifth line is a very strange person.
The fifth line is a handsome man, but he is not romantic. He likes to be a loner and doesn't want to make too many friends, but he is admired by others. He thinks women are troublesome and doesn't want to interact with them too much, but he also likes women very much.
For a man who doesn't like dealing with women, getting married is undoubtedly his biggest fear. Although after many things happened between the Fifth Line and Princess Qingying, some feelings developed between the two, and the Fifth Line no longer strongly rejected her in their hearts. However, the fifth line felt that he and Princess Qingying had known each other for less than half a year. If they were to get together now, he just felt that he couldn't accept this fact for a while, and he wasn't completely ready yet.
Since he himself is not ready, he naturally cannot guarantee that he can give Princess Qingying a happy life. What's more, he is marrying a princess. If he really married her, he would undoubtedly be suspected of clinging to the powerful. He doesn't want to be bound by a woman so quickly, nor does he want to be seen as someone who clings to power.
In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, the fifth line undoubtedly thinks too much. If you like her, marry her; if you don't like her, just refuse her. This was originally the best way to make a decision, but Zhu Zhizhi was a princess, and the Queen Mother had to come forward and her mentor made the decision. In the fifth line, if you reject it righteously and face to face, it will undoubtedly make everyone lose face, Master and Prince Xiao will not be able to step down, and the Queen Mother will be more likely to be furious because of this.
After Master Zhang Yu entered the palace to see the Queen Mother, he came back and mentioned the matter directly to the fifth line. The fifth line didn't know how to face it, so he didn't answer directly and only remained silent for the time being.
It has always been difficult for Zhang Yu to figure out this disciple. He couldn't guess what Wu Xing was thinking at this moment, so he didn't dare to rush him too hastily and just let Wu Xing think on his own.
The fifth line actually knew that he didn't dislike Princess Qingying herself, he just couldn't accept the identity of Princess Qingying. If Princess Qingying was not Princess Qingying, but just the Wu Zhizhi who pestered him all day long, then he would definitely agree readily at this time. However, she is a princess after all, and if he marries her, he will become the consort.
After they get married, will the princess travel with him in the world? Or do they live in the palace together?
This is indeed a big problem.
If the princess was allowed to follow him around the world, perhaps the princess would agree, but the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and even Prince Xiao would definitely not agree. They would not let the princess follow him to live such an erratic life in the world. But if he were allowed to stay in the palace, he would undoubtedly become a caged bird, except facing the princess and the maids around her. Not counting the few outsiders he saw all day long, no matter the emperor, the queen mother, or Prince Xiao, they had to be carefully served. On days like this, how could he receive the fifth line?
This problem is also the most distressing problem for the fifth line at present.
It's even hard for him to mention it to outsiders, because no matter who he tells it to, others will advise him to live in the palace. It is also possible for the consort to live in the palace or to build his own palace in the capital. But this kind of life is exactly what he least wants to see.
When the fifth line was worried these days, he didn't care about other things, but Prince Xiao was taking care of everything. Seeing that Wu Xing did not refuse directly, King Xiao thought that he had acquiesced. After the temple affairs were gradually arranged, he had already planned to arrange a marriage for Wu Xing and Princess Qingying.
Many heroes, including the Tang Clan and Xiaoyao Clan, originally planned to say goodbye, but when they heard that Wu Xing and the princess were getting married, they all agreed to stay for a while, just to drink the wedding wine of Wu Xing and the princess.
In the fifth line, he is upset. He doesn't know how to be a consort, and he is not ready to be a consort yet, but things are getting closer and closer, and there are even guests waiting for his wedding banquet. The fifth line has never been so restless. He doesn't want to be restrained prematurely, nor does he want to hurt the princess's heart. He is already in a dilemma. However, at this time, his junior sister Mu Xianxin came to cause trouble, just for the fifth line's marriage to the princess.
Mu Xianxin has always cared about the fifth line, but the fifth line only regarded her as his little sister. Mu Xianxin originally wanted to use this incident as an excuse to make a big fuss in front of the fifth line, but she didn't expect that the fifth line was more angry than her. Instead, she was frustrated and left in disgrace.
After the fifth line choked the little junior sister, he thought for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "No, if you keep cutting off, you will suffer chaos."
As he said the fifth line, he resolutely returned to his room and quickly wrote a very tender farewell letter to the princess, to the effect that he was a commoner and was not worthy of her status as a princess. Then he immediately packed up Xinrou, and when no one was paying attention, and without telling anyone, he secretly left the palace with his baggage on his back. He knew that King Xiao had many spies near the capital, and he had to leave the capital as soon as possible, so he went to the horse market and bought a good horse, then rode the horse straight out of the south gate and traveled around the world alone again.
When he walked on the fifth day, it was already after dinner and nightfall. During this period, no one came to see him again, and no one noticed his whereabouts.
It wasn't until the next morning that Princess Qingying came to the palace to look for Wu Xing, only to find the letter that Wu Xing had left in the room. She was so angry that she cursed, and she didn't know that Wu Xing had left without saying goodbye.
At this time, the court was preparing to hold a wedding for the princess, but at this moment, the prince-in-law suddenly left without saying goodbye. It must be said that this was another major event that shocked the government and the public. Fortunately, Prince Xiao's wedding invitations have not been sent out yet. If they had all been sent out, it would really be a big joke.
But even so, the fifth line still annoyed the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother sent a princess to the palace with good intentions, but the fifth line did not appreciate it. Naturally, the Queen Mother was disgraced, so she quickly ordered the Emperor, Prince Xiao, and Zhang Yu to be summoned into the palace, and then reprimanded them one by one. However, now that the matter has come to this, even the Queen Mother scolding the three people has no effect. What's more, Zhang Yu and his family are all meritorious officials, and the Fifth Bank has worked hard on the official bank case, which is even more meritorious. If the imperial court had just put down the chaos and started to order the arrest of the fifth line, it would inevitably be suspected of being a dead end.
The Queen Mother had no choice but to order Prince Xiao and Zhang Yu to quickly retrieve the fifth line and then give her a reasonable explanation.
Zhang Yu also felt sorry for his face, so he wandered away with only three other disciples. Seeing that the groom's official had run away, the others felt bored, so they all left the palace and prepared to go home.
