Miao Si said proudly: "I'm not good at studying, so I can only make some simple fruit wine. My father said that drinking too much of these things is not good, so I make a jar of wine every year. Although the wine I make is not as delicious as the master's. , but the taste is very pure.”
Bai Yishu praised it: "It's really a good wine."
"Of course, what I brew must be the best." Miao Si said proudly, "And this wine has good effects. After drinking it, it will not only heal your injuries, but also help your cultivation."
"Oh?" Bai Yishu was surprised, "Can I still improve my cultivation level?"
"certainly."
Bai Yishu was moved and couldn't wait to ask: "Junior sister, how many bottles have you brewed?"
Miao Si pouted: "It's just one jar."
"You've just learned how to make wine. It's already impressive that you can make so much wine in one year." Bai Yishu encouraged her, "Keep working hard!"
Miao Si smiled and nodded: "I know."
Bai Yishu picked up the wine glass and took a sip. As the wine entered his throat, he felt relaxed all over, as if his whole body was soaked in warm spring water, which was extremely comfortable.
Seeing this, Miao Si quickly said: "Senior brother, please drink slowly! This wine is very strong!"
"I just have a taste." Bai Yishu said.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll poison you?"
"I believe you, you are reluctant to poison me."
Miao Si burst into laughter.
She couldn't help laughing, her pretty face was like the spring breeze blowing on her face, making people unable to look away.
"You're so annoying!" Miao Si said angrily.
Her cheeks turned a light peach pink, which was particularly attractive.
Bai Yishu suddenly came closer, stretched out his index finger and lifted her chin frivolously.
Miao Si was so frightened that she quickly backed away, but accidentally stepped on the corner of her skirt and almost fell down.
Bai Yishu helped her in time, put his arms around her waist, and took her into his arms.
"You...what do you do?"
She struggled shyly.
Bai Yishu hugged her tightly, lowered his head and took her earlobe into his mouth.
Miao Si suddenly became stiff.
"Senior brother... don't!" she whispered.
Bai Yishu kissed her neck and said in a hoarse voice, "Junior sister, I miss you so much."
"Um... don't... don't do this..." She begged urgently, with panic in her tone, "If you do this again... your mother will find out..."
Bai Yishu turned a deaf ear and became even more crazy.
He kissed the sensitive part of her chest, making Miao Si tremble.
Bai Yishu gasped and looked up at her: "Junior sister, will you marry me?"
"No...I..."
Before she could finish speaking, she felt her body go limp and collapsed in Bai Yishu's arms.
The two slept in each other's arms.
The next morning, Bai Yishu woke up.
He opened his eyes and saw the girl lying in his arms, feeling happy.
He couldn't help but leaned over and kissed her forehead.
Miao Si let out a sigh and slowly opened her eyes, revealing her misty eyes.
"woke up?"
"Yeah." Miao Si responded, sitting up, suddenly thinking of what happened last night, her face suddenly turned red.
She glared at Bai Yishu angrily.
Bai Yishu smiled and said: "Junior sister, there is no need to be shy. I know your difficulties."
Miaosi stared at him doubtfully.
"I once heard you mention accidentally that the relationship between you and His Highness the Crown Prince is very close, and there are even rumors that you have been privately engaged for life..." Bai Yishu said softly, "Although I don't know the specific reason, I know that the Crown Prince Not suitable for you. He has a noble status and likes to flirt with women..."
He paused for a moment, observing Miao Si's expression.
Miao Si bit her lip, with a hint of sadness between her brows.
"The prince is indeed not as gentle as he appears." She explained in a low voice.
Bai Yishu said: "Since you don't like him, why are you engaged to him?"
Miao Si was stunned and defended in a low voice: "I...I am not engaged to him, it's just a joke from the royal family."
"Then what are you going to do?"
Miao Si lowered her head and racked her brains to think: "Actually, I don't like the prince..."
She didn't tell the real reason for a long time and could only use ambiguous words to deal with it.
"Since you don't want to marry him, why do you have to wrong yourself and get engaged to him?" Bai Yishu asked puzzledly.
Miaosi was silent for a moment and said: "I...can't disobey orders..."
"What order?" Bai Yishu asked, "To save your mother, or to save your parents?"
Miaosi shook his head.
She looked at Bai Yishu and said seriously: "Senior brother, I promised the prince to marry him. Unless the prince cancels the engagement, I dare not go back on my word."
Bai Yishu was shocked: "Why?"
"I don't know either. Maybe I owe him something by nature."
Bai Yishu frowned and asked unwillingly: "Is he not good enough to you?"
"He is very good to me." Miao Si lowered his head, as if it was difficult to say, "But we are not married after all..."
Bai Yishu was even more indignant.
"What kind of excuse is this? The noble prince forced you to do something, and he deserves to have a wife?" He snorted coldly.
Miao Si sighed, gently pushed Bai Yishu away, and walked into the inner room to freshen up and change clothes.
Bai Yishu looked at her leaving figure, clenched his fists and then put them down, finally feeling deeply disappointed.
***
At three o'clock in the morning, Miao Si woke up from his sleep and found that he was lying on the edge of the bed and fell asleep.
She climbed up and rubbed her sore shoulders.
"Oh, I'm so exhausted." She complained, turned around and walked out of the house.
As soon as he took a step forward, a palace maid came towards him.
"Good morning, princess." The maid saluted respectfully and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please go and have breakfast with the young master."
Miao Si was stunned and nodded: "I understand."
The two came to the restaurant.
Miaosi and her brother sat on each side.
"Did you not have any rest last night? Are you so pale?" Bai Yishu asked with concern.
Miao Si touched her face and smiled awkwardly: "No, it's nothing... I'm full."
After that, he hurried out the door.
Bai Yishu frowned slightly.
He looked at the palace maid and asked, "Who was keeping vigil last night?"
The palace maid was blessed with good health: "My name is Lu'er. I guard the princess's palace under His Majesty's orders. It was my turn to stay on duty last night."
"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Lu'er." Bai Yishu thanked him.
Lu'er was flattered and hurriedly said goodbye and left.
As soon as she walked away, Miaosi sneaked into the room and hid herself.
Bai Yishu looked in the direction she left, his eyes flickering, thoughtfully.
After lunch, Bai Yishu found an excuse to leave the palace and visit the Taifu Mansion.
He went straight to the Taifu's house, found the Taifu, and explained his purpose.
After hearing this, the Grand Tutor pondered: "You mean, you want me to persuade the Prince to cancel the engagement with Miao Si?"
"Exactly." Bai Yishu nodded.
The prince shook his head: "I'm afraid it can't be done. The prince is very passionate about wonderful ideas. How can he give up just because he wants to?"
Bai Yishu was dissatisfied: "Then you mean, Miao Si has to be him in this life?"
"The prince is young and has only been on the throne for a few years, so he is not yet stable. If Miao Si really loves him, there is no problem in marrying him." The Taifu said, "As long as Miao Si is older, we can choose concubines for him. , Wonderful thinking will naturally help you find a good son-in-law."
Bai Yishu's face turned pale.
For Taifu to say such words is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
"The prince is a man who values friendship and will never abandon Miao Si to choose another bride. He will take care of Miao Si." Taifu comforted Bai Yishu.
"Taifu, we all know what you are thinking." Bai Yishu's face darkened, "I know you don't agree with the prince marrying Miaosi, but you are worried that Miaosi will be bullied. Now that the prince has promised not to have concubines, you should stay out of this business. Got it!"
The Taifu's expression was slightly condensed.
Bai Yishu has a tough attitude and is uncompromising.
The master had no choice but to give in.
"Okay, let me help you find out what the prince is saying. If the prince insists on marrying Miao Si, I can't stop him." Taifu said.
Bai Yishu breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir!"
**
The prince's residence.
He was sitting at his desk with a serious look on his face.
"Your Highness." The personal guard stood in front of the desk and reported, "The Prime Minister and the Minister of Dali Temple have arrived in Luo City and are ready to take action at any time."
The prince said calmly: "Execute as planned."
"As commanded."
After the personal guards retreated, the prince picked up his pen and started writing quickly.
"Wonderful thoughts, my lonely queen," the prince read, "it is you who must be my master in this life."
——
In the evening, the tutor sent someone to inform the prince that the emperor had summoned him to see him.
The prince tidied up and entered the palace to face the saint.
The emperor was relaxing in the imperial garden.
The prince led all the civil and military officials to kneel down and salute.
"Flat body."
The prince stood up first and raised his eyes to look at the superior.
On the dragon throne, the emperor stood dignified and majestic.
Wearing a bright yellow robe and a jade crown, he looked particularly majestic, but could not hide the traces of time.
"See Father."
"No courtesy, I'll give you a seat." The emperor waved his hand.
The prince did as he was told and sat down in the empty seat on the right side of the dragon chair.
The emperor motioned to all the ministers to stand down, and then asked about the current situation, and the prince replied one by one.
After the greetings were completed, the emperor began to cut to the chase and talked about Miao Si's marriage.
He pointed at the Crown Prince and said: "I have decided to make Miao Si a princess and marry the Crown Prince as his concubine. However, she is still young, and the Crown Prince must wait until she is old enough to consummate the marriage."
The prince was slightly surprised. He did not expect that his father would summon him to the palace for this matter.
He felt a little happy in his heart.
"I will obey my father's teachings." He said respectfully, "As for the betrothal gift... I have selected eight pieces of precious satin and sent them to the princess's house. I wonder if she likes them?"
He specifically mentioned Miaosi because he wanted to express his feelings for her.
He didn't want the emperor to suspect that he and Miao Si were having an affair, so he made a show of it first.
"Yes, I heard it," the emperor said, "Miaoshi is young and has a simple personality. The prince must take good care of her."
The prince said quickly: "My son, I should do my best."
The emperor smiled happily.
Later, the emperor asked the prince whether he had encountered any difficulties as he was busy with government affairs recently.
"There are a few troubles," the prince replied, "but I will overcome them myself."
After talking for a long time, both of them felt bored and fell into silence.
Here, Zheng Zhizhi saw Bai Yishu returning to Xianyun Sect with a serious expression, and couldn't help but wonder, who provoked him?
**
The next day, after Miao Si got up, he found that the maids had gathered outside his bedroom, chattering among themselves.
"Why can't Ms. Miaoshi pay back today?" someone whispered.
"I heard last night that His Royal Highness the Prince and the Tutor were discussing marriage outside."
"His Royal Highness is so infatuated."
The more Miao Si listened, the more confused he became.
She opened the door and shouted, "What are you talking about?"
The maids were shocked.
"Girl!" They all saluted.
Miao Si waved her hand and asked, "What happened?"
One of the more courageous maids had the courage to tell her the whole story of yesterday.
Miao Si was stunned.
The prince has actually prepared gifts!
So, she must marry the prince!
She suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.
She doesn't want to marry the prince!
However, both the emperor and the tutor agreed!
She doesn't want to marry the prince, but she has to force herself to marry the prince...
What's the point of living like this?
Her eyes were red.
The maids were panicked, thinking she was angry.
"Girl..." one of them stammered and explained, "Girl, please don't misunderstand. These are the prince's intentions."
Miao Si bit her lip, lowered her eyes, and said nothing.
She turned around and went into the house to change clothes.
The maids looked at each other.
"What do you think a girl should do?"
"I do not know either."
"Are we going to help the girl make a decision?"
"The girl never said she was willing, so if we interrupt rashly, wouldn't we ruin the girl's reputation?"
"what should I do then?"
Several maids were discussing it.
Eventually they gave up.
Miao Si changed into a goose-yellow dress embroidered with hibiscus patterns, and made two simple buns, tied with tourmaline hairpins.
Her beautiful and charming face was reflected in the mirror.
She opened the door and went straight to the prince's study.
The prince was writing something at his desk. He heard footsteps, stopped writing and looked up, and saw her.
His expression brightened slightly, and he called her softly: "Miaosi, come and sit down."
"I want to ask my father not to marry you today." Miao Si summoned up the courage to say, "I don't want to marry you."
The prince was stunned, then frowned, looking very disappointed.
He stared at Miao Si for a long while before squeezing out a sentence: "Why? Are you unwilling to marry me?"
"no……"
"Why is that?"
"Because..." Miao Si faltered, not knowing how to tell the prince the real reason.
The prince's eyes became even more gloomy: "Miaosi, is there something that I did not do well enough that annoyed you?"
Miao Si pursed her lips.
"I can change it." The prince said seriously, "Miaosi, I will try my best to treat you well. Tell me, what is wrong with me?"
Miaosi shook his head.
She didn't dare to look at the prince.
The prince reached out to help her sit on his lap, wrapping his arms around her slender waist.
Miaosi struggled slightly.
"If you can't tell me, I will go find your mother and ask." The prince said.
Miao Si's face was buried in the prince's chest.
She choked and said, "Please let me go."
The prince's arms suddenly stiffened.
Wonderful thoughts cry.
"Wonderful idea..." The prince was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly, with a gentle and soft voice, as if to persuade, "Don't lose your temper. If you don't want to marry me, I will respect your intention. But don't say you won't marry me again. if……"
Miaosi's tears soaked his clothes.
She refused to say another word.
"Miaosi, don't be like this." The prince said softly, "Speak clearly, I will change..."
Miaosi shook his head.
She lay on the prince's chest and cried until her heart broke.
The prince sighed helplessly and hugged her tightly.
He comforted her.
Miao Si was tired from crying and fell asleep.
The prince wiped the tears from her eyes.
When Miao Si woke up, he found himself lying on the couch in the prince's bedroom. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw the boy keeping watch.
