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The Prince's Love Dilemma
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They have come!
Tonight is the perfect opportunity to escape!
I wrapped myself in all my belongings and planned to flee under the cover of night.
But just as I was climbing over the courtyard wall, a cold hand grabbed my ankle.
My body stiffened.
A chill shot up from my feet to the crown of my head.
Could it be... a ghost?
“May I ask, are you human or a ghost?”
“What do you think?”
Xiao Yi stood under the tree, catching me just before I hit the ground.
A smile played at the corners of his mouth: “Princess, it’s been three years, and you still love to joke.”
“I...”
I gazed at the handsome face before me.
A scream caught in my throat.
Xiao Yi!
It was the Xiao Yi who should have died long ago!
My legs went weak, and I dropped to my knees.
“Your Highness, I was wrong!”
“It was my audacity that led me to offend someone of your stature!”
“If you could overlook this small offense, just treat me like a passing breeze!”
Xiao Yi leaned down and pinched my chin: “You have quite a bit of courage.”
“I underestimated you.”
I trembled like a leaf in the wind, repeatedly bowing my head: “Your Highness, please spare me!”
"Back then, it was all a misunderstanding!"
"I..."
Three years ago, my father wanted to marry me off as a concubine to someone who could be my father's old prefect.
I would rather die than comply, so I orchestrated a grand scheme.
I took an old seal from a brocade box and pretended to be Xiao Yi's former lover, deceiving the Prince Zhongshan’s Mansion.
At that time, Xiao Yi had just quelled the Xinye Rebellion, sacrificing himself for the country.
To honor his achievements, the emperor ordered a lavish burial for Xiao Yi and posthumously conferred him the title of Prince Zhongshan.
I took advantage of this to create a story.
I told everyone that in life I belonged to Xiao Yi, and in death I would be his ghost.
At Xiao Yi's funeral, I cried so hard that I could barely catch my breath.
I appeared deeply affectionate and sincere.
With the seal in hand, everyone believed I was his "former lover."
I successfully married into the Prince Zhongshan’s Mansion and became the Zhongshan Consort.
The the Qian Family was already a fallen noble house.
By deceiving everyone about my connection to Xiao Yi, I could avoid the fate of becoming the concubine of the old prefect and also climb the social ladder.
Why not take advantage of it?
But I never expected that Xiao Yi, this dead man, would actually come back to life!
All the wrongs I committed over the years...
Wouldn't they all be exposed?
"When you married into the Wangfu back then, did you ever think it would come to this?"
Xiao Yi's tone was calm, yet it carried an inexplicable chill.
I trembled all over and fell to my knees: "My lord, please spare my life."
"It was all my foolishness back then!"
Xiao Yi let out a light scoff: "You are quite honest."
"I thought you would at least try to defend yourself."
"The prince is wise and mighty; how could a lowly person dare to lie in your presence?"
I cautiously glanced at Xiao Yi.
He stood tall and elegant, his demeanor cold and aloof.
He seemed like an immortal who had stepped out of a painting.
No wonder I was so captivated by him.
Xiao Yi joined the army at thirteen, became a general at fourteen, and was granted the title of marquis at sixteen.
Before the establishment of the New Dynasty, he was a warlord, a dominant figure with immense power in his territory.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was further honored with titles and power, commanding respect even from the emperor himself.
Who wouldn't admire such a person?
I felt the same way.
I coveted his power but admired his talent even more.
That’s why I chose him among all the young nobles.
Xiao Yi's former subordinates were brothers who had fought alongside him through life and death.
Seeing my "deep affection and loyalty," they were naturally moved beyond measure.
The seal I stole helped immensely as well.
It was a token that Xiao Yi had given to a deceased general.
After that general's sacrifice, the seal was returned to his hometown.
Eventually, it ended up in my hands.
When the former subordinates saw that seal, they believed me without question.
Not only did they obtain an imperial decree for our marriage, but they also organized the wedding for me.
Thanks to this, I escaped a calamity and no longer had to marry that elderly Old Prefect.
But who would have thought that the "dead man" I had once extorted would actually come back to life!
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