Lin Zhi smiled and said, “This marriage is my own request. I have lived with my father on the border since I was a child. No one knows the situation on the border better than us. Those people are no longer looking forward to living a peaceful life. In the war, the people are always suffering the most. Therefore, when His Majesty told me that he had the opportunity to avoid fighting with the capital, I took the initiative to propose to marry him.”
Yanzhi wanted to say something, but all the words were stung in his heart. At this moment, she admired the woman in front of her very much. She was a real heroine. Compared to her little grudge, this woman was so tenacious that she was shocked and admired.
“Linzhi…”
Yanzhi whispered in a low voice, but looked up and saw Linzhi with a smile on his face, “Are you moved?”
“Actually…”
“Actually, you don’t have to feel wronged for me. I have been in the border for too long, so if I really keep myself like an ordinary lady, I’m afraid I can’t do it. Fortunately, I heard that the people of Beijing are open and women can also be named marquis and generals. For me, this may be a good opportunity.”
Yanzhi didn’t know how to talk, so he could only sit quietly and listen to Linzhi’s words. She seemed to have to say all these years of words. The more she said, the more silent Yanzhi became. Looking at the loneliness and forced smile in the woman’s eyes, Yanzhi felt a sense of indescribable discomfort.
Yan Zhi reached out and held Lin Zhi’s hand, but found that her fingers were trembling constantly. Obviously, she was not as free and easy as she said.
Linzhi was stunned and heard Yan Zhi say, “Linzhi, I’ll ask you again at the end. To be honest, do you really want to go to Beijing? Leaving your hometown to a strange place, marrying someone who doesn’t like at all, and even having no affection for someone you don’t like, and even having to live in a foreign country like a hostage. Is this really what you want?”
The smile on Linzhi’s face condensed, and she slowly pulled her hand back, “So what? Everyone has their own set destiny, just like you. Even if you are in love with Brother Gu, you have to marry the prince. In comparison, I am much lucky. At least, I don’t have such a deep affection, so it doesn’t matter who you get married.”
“Do you really think so?”
Lin Zhi lowered her eyes and then looked up for a long time and said, “I never thought I would sit down and talk to you so calmly. I am older than you. Can I call you sister?”
Yan Zhi nodded. She was very happy with such a friend. In fact, Lin Zhi’s cheerful temperament was something she admired very much.
“Sister Zhi, I really don’t want you to marry so far.” Yan Zhi didn’t say that before, she vaguely felt that Lin Han seemed to have a different relationship with Lin Zhi. If she had married so far, it would always make people feel thatSomething is a pity.
“The Kingdom of Beijing is not too far away. Okay, Sister Yanzhi, let’s talk carefully. Speaking of which, since the prince was dismissed, he hasn’t seen him, and he doesn’t know where he went? Do you have any contact?”
Linzhi looked at Yanzhi with some concern for his friends, and he has no other intentions.”
Yanzhi’s face turned pale. She bit her lip and did not say that Gu Qingchen’s disappearance was, “Everything is fine, you don’t have to worry.”
For a moment, the two of them didn’t know what to say. They were embarrassed, and a eunuch came to pass the message, saying that the palace banquet had begun, and they asked them to go as soon as possible.
Yan Zhi and Lin Zhi stepped into Jiying Hall one after another. Although it was considered a state banquet, they were not as lively as they imagined. Apart from the royal family, only a few ministers in high positions arrived at the scene.
The emperor and the queen sat in the center, and several people dressed in Beijing were obviously sitting at the table on the left. Long Yue had already changed into a dress, and the silver-white gold-edged robe made him look more and more handsome.
Yan Zhi came in and felt Long Yue’s burning gaze falling on him. She frowned slightly. Then she saw Gu Lingtian waiting in front of the table and hurriedly walked towards the position next to him.
“Why are you so slow? My father said you have come here a long time ago, why don’t you go to Ju’an Palace to find me?”
Before Yanzhi sat down, Gu Lingtian spoke with some dissatisfaction. He had been wanting to talk to Yanzhi alone these days, but found that she seemed to always hide from him. It was really helpless and annoying. He was her husband, not a beast, so could he avoid it so much?
Gu Lingtian felt that he was becoming more and more unable to understand this woman. At first, he felt that she was just a simple and gentle little flower, but he found that she was simply a beautiful rose.
Yan Zhi bowed gently and said softly, “Your Highness has been waiting for a long time. I just met Sister Linzhi in the Imperial Garden, so I talked to her for a while.”
“When did you become so familiar with the people in the Lin family?”