"Hehehe..."
Xia Tian was confident and spoke calmly: "Miss Sima wants to see if I... am as weak and incompetent and as timid as a mouse as the legend says."
"You want to know more... I know that asking to marry you is a dead end, why do I do it?"
Sima Lan was a little surprised, and there was no hint of contempt in his beautiful eyes: "Why?"
Xia Tian suppressed his smile and stood solemnly: "I will put myself to death and live again!"
"Instead of lingering in the palace, like a pig being fed by farmers in a pen, with life and death not up to you, why not go out of the palace and fight for a chance of survival?"
"Without freedom, it is better to die!"
Sima Lan's eyes flashed with brilliance: "If you don't have freedom, you'd rather die... That's so well said!"
"So, this was all part of your plan?"
"yes!"
Only by being honest can you hope to gain the trust of this beautiful girl.
Only then can we hope to win this huge gamble in life.
now.
There was less contempt in Sima Lan's eyes: "Last night, the imperial edict granting marriage arrived at Prime Minister Zuo's residence. My father wanted to protest the marriage on the spot, but I stopped him. Do you think why?"
"Hehehe..."
Xia Zhizhu was in hand and smiled faintly: "Because, resisting the decree is the last resort!"
"You have a better way, how about becoming my bride!"
Sima Lan's shocked look is also very beautiful...his eyes are fixed and his mouth is dumbfounded, his cherry mouth is slightly open and can fit two quail eggs.
According to rumors in the imperial capital, the Ninth Prince is a nerd who doesn’t understand the world!
It looks like now, definitely not!
It's more like being wise and foolish!
After a while.
Sima Lan woke up with a start. She bit her red lips lightly and asked with complicated emotions: "What method do you think it is?"
Xia Tian stared at her smart eyes: "Drag the word tactic, drag me to death!"
"You think I can't make it to the fief alive!"
"Or, even if I can make it to the fiefdom alive, in front of the vicious Sirius army, I will be a lamb to be slaughtered and I won't live long!"
"As long as I die, you can regain your freedom. Maybe... you can also escape the Sima family's political marriage and choose the life you want."
Sima Lan was shocked again!
Can he read minds?
"How do you know what I'm thinking?"
"Hehehe..."
Xia Tian smiled wildly and uninhibitedly: "I have read the poems and essays you wrote. The meaning of freedom and ease, and the yearning for freedom are contained in every word."
"I wish I could see all over the world, I don't want to hide my beauty in a small space, I wish I could be drunk among the flowers when I have a happy life, I wish I could wear rough clothes and learn to farm... Isn't that your favorite sentence?"
Speaking of this, Xia Tian stared at Sima Lan's beautiful eyes and paused every word: "The most important thing is... you... are also... unwilling!"
"You don't want to do anything in exchange for benefits!"
"You don't want to be an accessory to power!"
"You want to be yourself!"
"This king is your only chance to freedom."
When Sima Lan was told the central issue, he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Am I... unwilling to accept it?"
Yes.
She was unwilling to do so.
Don’t be reconciled to the fact that all you have learned is useless!
If you can't do a career like a man, you can only be trapped in the palace and be a caged bird from now on.
Make a beautiful plaything!
The contempt in Sima Lan's eyes disappeared and she looked straight at Xia Tian!
The one who understands her is actually this legendary good-for-nothing prince who is bound to die.
now.
The sun rises above the horizon.
Under the morning sun, a stunningly beautiful girl looked at a handsome young man, like a pair of golden boys and girls. The picture was astonishingly beautiful.
Sima Lan's heart is in chaos!
She stretched out her jade hand, straightened the scattered hair around her ears, and opened her red lips lightly: "His Royal Highness Prince Huang, do you know what the fiefdom of Huangzhou looks like?"
Xia Tian nodded: "I know!"
"Of the nine states in Daxia, Dahuang State is the smallest in area!"
"And it is located in the far west. Most of the state is barren mountains and ridges. 80% of the land is covered by forests. Miasmic poisonous insects are everywhere. The environment is extremely harsh. Throughout the ages, it has been a place where prisoners of various dynasties have been exiled!"
"The people there are strong and strong, and there are many ethnic minorities. They set up strongholds on dangerous peaks and ridges. They are barbaric and ferocious. People often turn into bandits. There are many killings of officials in Dahuang Prefecture!"
"It has only been twenty years since the founding of Daxia, and twenty state officials who went to serve in Dahuang Prefecture have died."
"So, if you go to Dahuang State to be an official, you will either die... or you will be on your way to death."
Speaking of this, Xia Tian frowned slightly: "In recent years, the imperial court has exiled some prisoners to manage Dahuang Prefecture. As a result, the officials and bandits there have become a bad land."
"The emperor and the prince think that even if I reach Huangzhou, I won't live long!"
"Because the hatred in the hearts of the people of the wilderness for the imperial court will kill me!"
Sima Lan smiled slightly: "Since you know this... aren't you afraid?"
"Hahaha......"
Xia Tian smiled and looked at the rising sun: "Are you afraid it will be useful?"
"Afraid, these things won't happen?"
"Can you survive if you are afraid?"
Sima Lan shook his head lightly: "I'm afraid not!"
Xia Tian asked: "Then why should I be afraid?"
Sima Lan smiled sweetly, like a flower in full bloom, as beautiful as any other: "Thinking about it this way, there is really no need to be afraid!"
"What else do you know about the barren state?"
Xia Xia knew that Sima Lan was testing him: "Dahuang Prefecture has no counties and counties, only one state city. According to the latest statistics from the 20th year of Daxia Kaiyuan, the number of long-term residents in the state city is only one thousand households and ten thousand people, which is equal to other states. ...People from one county.”
"Of course, those prisoners exiled in the Wilderness State don't count!"
"If included, there are about 20,000 people."
Sima Lan put his hands behind his back, raised his toes, and asked delicately: "Then do you know why the population of Dahuang Prefecture is so sparse?"
Xia Tian's eyes suddenly turned sad: "I know a little bit."
"The main reason is... the Great Wilderness State is bordered by the Sirius Empire. Every year, the army of the Sirius Empire rushes into the Great Wilderness State to loot, and brings the captured civilians back to the grassland to be slaves. They call us Daxia people two-legged sheep. Wanton killing."
"People in the Wilderness State have always lived in the shadow of death."
"The current peaceful and prosperous era of Daxia has nothing to do with them!"
Sima Lan blinked her beautiful eyes and suddenly asked: "If you enter the Wilderness State alive... what will you do?"
Sima Lan is very curious about Xia Tian's answer!
Xia Tian's eyes were firm and he spoke his mind directly: "As the king of the barren state, I will pledge my territory to anyone who violates my territory - kill!"
"Anyone who bullies my people - kill!"
"Anyone who molests my sister - kill!"
"If you insult my people, they will be killed no matter how far away they are!"
"Kill my people, no matter how strong they are, they will be killed!"
Three kills and two executions showed Xia Xia's responsibility and attitude as the king of Huangzhou.
Sima Lan's eyes lit up.
He is such an ambitious person!
Sima Lan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes were watery: "His Royal Highness Prince Huang, now, I am willing to go to Dahuang State with you."
"Sister, I will accompany you for a ride!"
"If you die, I will not enter your Xia family when I return to the imperial capital, nor will I remain a widow for you!"
She became curious about this handsome young prince.
According to rumors, he is timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
After some contact, I found that he was full of wisdom, heroic and ambitious.
Of course, it is also important to be able to understand her, Sima Lan's heart.
There are some people she wants to know more about.
There are roads where she can accompany you.
Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, having passed the Sima Lan level is equivalent to passing the Sima family level.
He can now focus on dealing with the emperor and prince!
"Thanks!"
Sima Lan is not only the most beautiful woman in the imperial capital, but also the most talented woman in the imperial capital. She knew what she meant when she heard this: "I hope your highness will not disappoint Lan'er!"
She held up the handkerchief and waved it three times, as if it were some kind of signal.
Suddenly.
In the woods outside the city, a group of dead soldiers from the Sima Mansion rushed towards them with murderous intent...
