重生爱上九千岁

Chapter 045

Chapter 45: Only This Person in This Lifetime

Soon there was a rumor in the imperial city that the Xiongnu seemed to express to emperor Jinghui their wish to form a marriage alliance with Great Liang. It was said that the candidate was emperor Jinghui's princess.

However, there were only two among emperor Jinghui's princesses that could form a marriage alliance. This made people anxious.

At the empress's Qin Palace, Situ Ningan was wearing a gorgeous pink-purple pleated dress. It made her face look more delicate and lovely. However, this stunning face was full of sadness and panic at this moment.

There were only the personal maids of Situ Ningan and the empress inside of Qin Palace. Situ Ningan sadly knelt in front of the empress and said, "Empress mother, does emperor father really want to marry me to the Xiongnu? Ningan doesn't want to go. Empress mother, please save Ningan!"

The empress also couldn't bear that. She looked at Ningan's weeping face and sighed secretly. Then, she touched Ningan's head lovingly and comforted, "Ningan, don't panic. The Xiongnu had only expressed this wish so far. Your emperor father hasn't made a decision yet. Perhaps, there was still room for a leeway."

Right, emperor Jinghui hasn't decided yet, but that was only because the envoys who should come with the official document to ask for the marriage alliance haven't arrived yet. However, it was very likely that emperor Jinghui would weakly agree with the Xiongnu. Among his two unmarried princesses, sixth princess Situ Minghui was already engaged. Then, Situ Ningan was the only one who met the criteria.

The Xiongnu was far away from Liang capital and it was the land of savages. In other words, no one would be willing to abandon the glory and wealth and marry to that kind of place. Situ Ningan didn't want to marry. The empress naturally also couldn't bear for that to happen to the person she loved as her own daughter, but she was powerless.

The empress was almost forty-year-old this year. Beauty would fade with age and emperor Jinghui was someone who liked new people and was bored with the old ones. The beauties of the palace changed batch after batch like chives that would newly grow again after a few days. It was endless.

And the empress, this old chive wasn't cut yet, but it was also not delicious. Naturally, there was no chance of swaying the other party with pillow talk. Moreover, it would attract criticism if the harem meddled in political affairs. The officials at court wouldn't allow her to do so.

Ningan was very scared. She was scared that she would become a gift and become the plaything for that old leader of the Xiongnu. She was also scared to be ten thousand li away from home and not having anyone familiar to rely on, and she was even more scared of not being able to see the person she thought about day and night. She was afraid of being forever forgotten by him.

[1] Li: 500m

After knowing that she couldn't get help from the empress, the fear and despair in her heart made Ningan make a bold decision. This decision was regardless of the law and natural morality. It took all the courage she had accumulated for the past ten or more years. She must give it a try and bet it all for her future!

Not long after, Situ Ningan arrived secretly at the residence of her fifth big brother Situ Yuanxiao. After she explained her intention to Situ Yuanxiao, Situ Yuanxiao looked at her in disbelief and said, "Ningan, you are crazy! Have you thought about to consequences of doing this? Moreover, that guy threw off my person last time. I still haven't figured out his identity. How can you like an unknown person? Besides, you are Great Liang's princess! Noble blooded! How can you do such a thing that would shame the entire Great Liang, emperor father, empress mother and the whole imperial household?!"