Chapter 594 Extra: Ji Wuwang (9)
Chapter 594 Extra: Ji Wuwang (9)
Ji Wuwang's movement of leaning forward froze in mid-air, the colorful lanterns around him reflecting his stern face and tense jawline.
His hands hanging in the air trembled slightly, but he never spoke.
"Do you agree?" Jiang Wantang pressed on, the corners of her eyes turning even redder. "If you don't want to marry me, then stop caring about me."
Ji Wuwang's Adam's apple rolled, and after a long moment of hushed voice, he spoke: "Except for this matter, the rest... I can do anything, I promise you."
Jiang Wantang smiled softly, and as she smiled, tears began to fall...
A tear fell on the back of Ji Wuwang's hanging hand, burning his fingertips and making them tremble.
She said, “That’s all I ask!”
"Brother Xiaoqi, you know, Atang has always been stubborn. Once he makes up his mind to do something, he won't change it easily..."
Before he could finish his words, a tear fell on the back of Ji Wuwang's hand, burning his fingertips so much that they trembled. He felt unspeakable pain and heartache.
How could he not want to marry her?
He dreams about it, but...
Why now? Why when he couldn't give her a happy life?
Ji Wuwang closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and still refused to let go.
Jiang Wantang's red eyes sparkled with tears: "If brother doesn't agree..."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and pulled out a golden hairpin from her head, and stabbed the tip of the hairpin directly at her snow-white neck, "Then Atang can only return this life to you today——!"
Ji Wuwang's pupils trembled suddenly, and he quickly grabbed her wrist. The golden hairpin fell to the ground with a jingle...
"Atang..." He looked at her red eyes and sighed hoarsely, "Why are you doing this?"
"You knew I couldn't survive..."
However, before Ji Wuwang could finish his words, Jiang Wantang covered his mouth with his hand.
Her voice was choked with sobs, tears welling up in her eyes: "Brother, no..."
"Atang has already lost you once, I really... I really don't want to lose you again..."
As soon as she finished speaking, tears began to fall uncontrollably.
She clutched the corner of Ji Wuwang's sleeve tightly with her fingers, her voice broken and out of tune: "Brother..."
"Brother Xiaoqi..."
"..."
Hearing her call of "brother" made Ji Wuwang feel heartbroken and his liver was broken.
After calming down, Jiang Wantang raised her face, the moonlight reflecting her tear-stained face. She said, "Brother, life is short and unpredictable..."
"I only hope that in the remaining days, I will not have any regrets..."
Her red eyes looked straight at Ji Wuwang, with a hint of pleading: "Promise me, okay?"
Ji Wuwang closed his eyes tightly, and finally had no choice but to compromise and bow his head in front of her.
"Okay..." His voice was hoarse, and he reached out and hugged her tightly in his arms.
Afterwards, amidst everyone's shock and astonishment, the usually aloof, aloof, and unattainable Prince of Zhenbei actually leaned over and picked up the weeping girl in red clothes who had fallen to the ground, then strode away...
Everyone stared at the scene with their pupils wide open, not blinking until the two figures completely disappeared in the shadow of the crabapple blossoms at the end of the long street, and then everyone woke up from their dream.
Everyone looked at each other, unable to believe their eyes for a moment.
Especially the girls present...
Could it be that... the prince likes to cry?
......
That night, at the Zhenbei Palace.
The night is fading, the moon is like water, and the world is quiet...
Jiang Wantang lay on the couch, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. She stood up and walked towards the peach blossom forest in the backyard of the palace.
She stood under the peach tree, looking at the endless peach forest in front of her, and remembered what Shi Lin had said to her after returning home today.
He said that the large peach orchard in the backyard of the palace was planted by Ji Wuwang himself over the years.
The Zhenbei Palace is very large, and this large peach forest occupies half of it.
Jiang Wantang stood in the moonlight, staring blankly, imagining the scene of Ji Wuwang standing alone in the peach forest playing the flute every time...
Soon, she felt a weight on her shoulders, and a long snow-white cloak fell on her shoulders.
The next moment, Ji Wuwang walked to her side.
He said calmly, "It's so late, and Atang is still not asleep. Is there something on your mind?"
Jiang Wantang raised her eyes, and when she saw Ji Wuwang, her moist eyes sparkled with stars, bright and glittering: "Brother..."
"Are you finally willing to come out and see me?"
After Ji Wuwang brought Jiang Wantang back to the Queen of Zhenbei, he instructed someone to take good care of her and then left.
Jiang Wantang knew that even though he was forced to agree by her, he still had some concerns in his heart. He might have been forced into it, or it might be a temporary measure. At the moment, he had no intention of really marrying her.
Sure enough, Ji Wuwang turned away uncomfortably after hearing this.
But Jiang Wantang didn't intend to give him a chance to retreat.
So, she smiled and said, "Brother, Atang is really worried and very anxious..."
Ji Wuwang asked, "What's the urgent matter? Do you need my help?"
Jiang Wantang smiled brightly and said, "Of course!"
"Brother, let's set our wedding date for seven days from now."
Ji Wuwang's pupils trembled slightly. Just as he was about to say something, Jiang Wantang said, "Brother, Atang asked someone to check, and it turned out to be a very auspicious day in seven days."
"If you feel that time is short, then we can keep things simple."
"Brother, what do you think?"
Ji Wuwang looked at her smiling eyes and couldn't say the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He was silent for a moment and said, "Okay..."
After that, the two of them really started talking about matters related to marriage.
Under the moonlight, the two figures were stretched out, creating two lingering shadows...
At the same time, standing in the corridor in the distance were Shi Feng, Shi Lin, and Uncle Snake who had hurried over.
The three of them quietly watched this warm and beautiful scene in the peach forest, sighing in their hearts...
There was no other reason. They had long been accustomed to seeing Ji Wuwang standing alone in this peach forest, and now they had finally waited for the day when they would see their shadows together under the moon.
Their prince finally got his wish after all the hard work...
In the end, Jiang Wantang fell asleep in Ji Wuwang's arms.
The next morning, news of the Zhenbei Prince's upcoming wedding spread throughout Haitang City...
Soon, it caused a sensation throughout the North.
For a moment, everyone was curious about who this Princess Zhenbei was.
The most shocked were the people in the city who had witnessed it last night on Taohua Street. They didn't expect that the King of Zhenbei would actually agree to the woman's request.
As a result, all the girls who had been elected as the goddess of flowers regretted it so much that they crushed the handkerchiefs in their hands, regretting why they were not bolder and braver to make such a request.
Sighs echoed throughout the teahouse: "If only I had known the prince was so easy to talk to..."
"If I had been brave enough back then..."
"..."
Everyone was talking excitedly when they saw a servant running over, panting, holding a notice that had just been taken down - it was written by the King of Zhenbei himself, stating that he had found a fiancée and would get married in seven days.
This immediately shattered the fantasies of all the girls, and all the pretty girls in the room turned pale.
Meanwhile, the Zhenbei Palace was busy preparing for the wedding...
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