808 Identity (3)
“But you don’t know him.” Shen Qiu said anxiously, “How do you know if he’s a good person?”
“Isn’t this how it works?” Shen Miao said indifferently, “Some people spend their entire lives together without knowing what kind of person they live with. Marrying Prince Rui is not as bad as you think. If I stay in the capital, given my identity, I will be most likely to be schemed against again. The Shen family can’t protect me everytime.”
A sadness of pain flashed across Shen Xin’s eyes.
The more military power he had, the more he would be shackled. The more afraid the emperor was of him, the more the emperor wanted to restrain him. If Shen Miao’s marriage couldn’t be used by the crown prince, it would naturally be used by others. It was indeed impossible for the Shen family to protect Shen Miao at all times.
For the first time, he hated having so much military power.
“Daliang is a good place.” Shen Miao smiled and said with a yearning tone, “It’s written in the travelog that the Daliang Dynasty is rich and peaceful. At night, people are singing and dancing in harmony, and they don’t even need to lock their doors. It’s a good scene.”
“No matter how beautiful the scene is, you’re alone…” Luo Xueyan couldn’t bear to continue.
“No one dares to bully the princess consort of Prince Rui.” Shen Miao thought for a moment. “Since Prince Rui wants to marry me, he might be deeply in love with me and will naturally treat me well.”
She rarely teased herself like this, which made Luo Xueyan and the others laugh. Luo Xueyan smiled and said, “Silly child, he might not…” She suddenly paused. Shen Miao was smart. How could she not know that what Prince Rui wanted was most likely the Shen family instead of her?
At the thought of this, Luo Xueyan felt extremely sad.
Shen Miao smiled. “It’s a joyous thing. Why don’t we celebrate it?” She said, “Since the imperial edict is issued, it won’t be long before it’s announced. I have to start preparing my dowry.”
There was no resentment or unhappiness in her tone. Instead, it was very natural, as if this was a marriage that had been proposed for a long time. The more this was the case, the sadder Shen Xin and his wife were.
After chatting for a while, they started eating. The meal was tasteless to everyone, and everyone had their own thoughts. After eating, they went to rest. Luo Tan held Shen Miao’s arm and had something to say to her. Just as she was walking towards her courtyard, she was stopped by Luo Ling.
“Cousin Ling, what’s the matter?” Shen Miao looked at him and asked.
Luo Ling asked, “Cousin, do you really want to marry Prince Rui?”
Luo Tan looked at Luo Ling strangely. Shen Miao smiled and said, “The imperial edict has been issued. It doesn’t matter if I really like him or not.”
“I thought you would say no straightaway.” Luo Ling’s eyes darkened, but he still smiled. “Just like how you rejected those young masters in Spring City in the past.”
Shen Miao smiled and did not say anything.
“Congratulations.” He smiled bitterly.
Shen Miao nodded in thanks.
After sending Luo Ling off, Luo Tan pulled Shen Miao into the house. After closing the door, she lowered her voice and said mysteriously, “Little Cousin, you know about this, right?”
“What?” Shen Miao was puzzled.
“About Prince Rui forcing the emperor to allow him to marry you!” Luo Tan said anxiously.
Shen Miao’s heart skipped a beat. Luo Tan was usually carefree and not sensitive to anything, but she had a surprisingly sharp intuition when it came to things she wasn’t supposed to know.
She replied vaguely, “How is that possible?”
“Why not?” Luo Tan was suddenly enthusiastic. “Do you still remember the last time we were kidnapped? When I woke up, I told Prince Rui what you said. It didn’t take Prince Rui long to find you. At that time, I was curious about your relationship with him. You must be quite close. Otherwise, why would he help you? It’s like the hero saying the beauty in the novels.”
