The daughter of the emperor is reborn to be beautiful and cool, and the King of Zhenbei loves her wi

Xiao Chuyun, who was usually so powerful that he seemed omnipotent, was now as fragile as a piece of white jade porcelain that would break at the slightest touch.

Anyone who sees it will feel sad.

Shen Nanzhi is naturally no exception.

She hugged Xiao Chuyun's waist back, opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but any words seemed a little redundant at this moment.

She just leaned silently in Xiao Chuyun's arms, letting Xiao Chuyun hold her, slowly digesting those negative emotions alone.

But even so, Xiao Chuyun, probably out of consideration for her body, only gently held her shoulders and did not dare to get too close to her, as if he was afraid that his cold body temperature would freeze her.

Just like that, after an unknown amount of time, Xiao Chuyun finally let go of Shen Nanzhi.

When Shen Nanzhi looked up again, he still looked as cold and clear as the moonlight, except when he looked at her, there was a hint of tenderness between his brows.

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

Xiao Chuyun took Shen Nanzhi's hand and took Shen Nanzhi away from Youlan Valley.

Mo Yun had already been waiting at the entrance of the valley in his carriage, and he also brought news from the capital.

Last night, a fire broke out in the Yuquan Palace, which had been abandoned for a long time. By the time the palace people found out, it was too late. Although the fire did not affect other palaces in the end, it burned the entire Yuquan Palace into ruins. Emperor Shunqing happened to be coming out of the Imperial Garden and rushing to the Chaohua Palace where Concubine Zhen lived before her death. He was also burned by the fire when he passed by here.

In addition, the news of the death of the seventh prince Xiao Qian'an, which was reported from Yuzhou just yesterday, and the second prince Xiao Shihua's attempt to murder the eldest prince failed and also lost his life. In one night, he lost two beloved sons. Emperor Shunqing was traumatized physically and mentally and fell seriously ill. He handed over the government to the eldest prince Xiao Huaimin, who had been the regent.

Almost no one in the court opposed this. The only voices that remained were related to the Fifth Prince Xiao Ziyi and the Liu family. They rushed to the Fifth Prince's mansion overnight, and even risked the house arrest order issued by Emperor Shunqing on Xiao Ziyi, and forcibly or secretly broke into the Fifth Prince's mansion. Only then did they discover that the Fifth Prince had already died of poisoning, and that Emperor Shunqing had suppressed the death because he did not want the court to be unstable.

The Xiao royal family declined, and by the time of Emperor Shunqing, there were only a few adult princes. Three of them died overnight, leaving the only ones who could take on the responsibility of ruling the country were the eldest prince Xiao Huaimin and Prince Xiao Chuyun of Zhenbei.

Moreover, compared to the Liu family who jumped out first, the Zhang family is still waiting and watching.

Although the news of Xiao Qian'an's death was passed on, Concubine Zhang and the Zhang family were still unwilling to believe and accept it until they saw his body. But things had come to this point, and Xiao Qian'an was not there, so they could not argue.

At this point, Emperor Shunqing ordered Xiao Huaimin to be regent, and Prince Zhenbei Xiao Chuyun had no objection, and other court officials dared not disobey.

Obviously, this was the result announced to the public after discussion between Xiao Chuyun and Xiao Huaimin. Even the fact that the Liu family discovered the death of the fifth prince should have been instigated or condoned by them.

Mo Yun reported all the news to Xiao Chuyun and Shen Nanzhi one by one.

At the end, Mo Yun couldn't help but remind him, "Master, the eldest prince said that after the morning court session, he will go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to discuss important matters with you."

Judging from the time, if they go back now, they will be able to catch up with Xiao Huaimin.

Xiao Chuyun nodded: "Let's go."

Mo Yun quickly lowered the curtain and the carriage sped all the way towards the capital.

Xiao Chuyun naturally took Shen Nanzhi's hand and placed it on his chest: "Are you cold?"

Although it is summer, the morning fog in the mountains has not yet dissipated and it is still a bit chilly.

There was a layer of mist on Shen Nanzhi's eyebrows, which made her already beautiful face look even more ethereal and fairy-like.

Seeing this, Xiao Chuyun couldn't help but stretch out his fingers and gently trace Shen Nanzhi's eyebrows.

He looked so cherished, as if he was copying some rare treasure.

His originally cold fingertips had already condensed his internal strength in his hands before they touched Shen Nanzhi's skin. The warm touch almost gave Shen Nanzhi the illusion that his body temperature was the same as that of a normal person.

However, the corners of his lips were slightly pale, obviously because he was very cold.

Seeing this, Shen Nanzhi quickly pulled her hand out of his grasp and directly stroked his cheek.

It was freezing cold, as if she was touching an ice sculpture.

Shen Nanzhi was worried, and quickly reached out to touch Xiao Chuyun's arm and chest. However, even through the thick cloth, the biting coldness made Shen Nanzhi's heart sink, and he immediately asked nervously: "Prince, why are you so cold?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Chuyun grabbed her hands and held her in his arms.

However, perhaps fearing that she would be frozen, Xiao Chuyun quickly let her go and wrapped her hand with his warm hand, and said calmly: "It's nothing, the effect of the pills that temporarily expelled the cold poison has taken effect. It will be fine in a while, don't worry."

Speaking of which, if Shen Nanzhi hadn't wanted to explore the secrets of Yuquan Palace, he wouldn't have asked Xiao Chuyun to take the pill.

There would not be the current situation.

Although it was mostly good, thinking of Ning Wang's wife Shen Nanzhi, he subconsciously lowered his eyes and didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Xiao Chuyun pinched Shen Nanzhi's fingertips and said softly: "You don't need to blame yourself. In fact, I should thank you. Otherwise, I would have been kept in the dark, and... this is her own choice."

Shen Nanzhi understood the truth, but she always felt depressed.

This made her think of her previous life.

Just as Xiao Chuyun said, in the previous life, Shen Nanzhi discovered that the eunuch named Xizi was behaving strangely, but before he could investigate, he was knocked down by Xiao Qian'an with a glass of poisoned wine. How could he have the chance to investigate these things?

Later, the scene she saw in her dream was Xiao Chuyun's blood-stained sword and battle robe, as well as the flames rising into the sky in the palace... She was afraid that Xiao Chuyun in his previous life did not know this secret until his death, and he had no chance to meet Princess Ning.

As for the final ending of Princess Ning in the previous life...

With Emperor Shunqing's personality, if anything happened to him, all the secrets in Yuquan Palace would be buried. He would never let others know about his ugliness and misery.

Otherwise, it is impossible that Xiao Qian'an, who took over power from Emperor Shunqing, was unaware of the death of Emperor Shunqing. But if Xiao Qian'an knew Xiao Chuyun's life experience, it is impossible for him not to use this to plot against Xiao Chuyun after his rebirth. Considering Xiao Qian'an's previous reaction, he didn't even know the relationship between Xiao Chuyun and Prince Ning's rebel party.

Therefore, in the previous life, it was very likely that after Emperor Shunqing's death, his secret guards or Xizi attacked Princess Ning.

Comparing it this way, at least the mother and son have met once in this life, Princess Ning has no regrets, and Xiao Chuyun also knows the truth.

Shen Nanzhi's originally heavy mood was slightly relieved.

However, thinking of the death of Emperor Shunqing, Shen Nanzhi remembered another important matter.

Since Emperor Shunqing knew Fang Hongyi and allowed Fang Hongyi to do those things under his nose, he should know about Qin Suyi's existence.

If this is the case, Emperor Shunqing in his previous life should have known that Qin Suyi entered the palace to assassinate him.

But why did he promote Qin Suyi to the position of his favorite concubine, and even let her kill him in the end?

Shen Nanzhi couldn't understand it at first, but after thinking about Emperor Shunqing's dark and selfish character, he felt that he was most likely trying to use the names of Fang Hongyi, Qin Suyi and other anti-king remnants to eliminate those people and forces in the court whom he wanted to get rid of but couldn't do so directly because of his reputation.

It is definitely not possible that he let Fang Hongyi go for so many years out of kindness. He must have his considerations.

It's not like he hasn't used this method on the eldest prince before.

But even he himself probably didn't expect that he was careless and got pecked in the eye by the eagle, and finally fell on Qin Suyi.

Otherwise, it is impossible that Emperor Shunqing was really attracted to Qin Suyi, to the point of ignoring her identity and purpose and being completely deceived by Qin Suyi's beauty trap?

Of course, this is just Shen Nanzhi's guess. Several parties involved are dead, and Shen Nanzhi can no longer hear the answer.

Her thoughts had wandered a little too far, and when she came to her senses, Shen Nanzhi realized that Xiao Chuyun was looking at her.

Such an affectionate look made Shen Nanzhi's ears feel hot.

If he wasn't so cold and afraid of freezing her, she would have been held in his arms by now. It wouldn't be like this now, with him just holding her hand against his heart.

The temperature in his heart began to warm up little by little, and Shen Nanzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. The next moment, a key appeared in his palm.

Shen Nanzhi was puzzled: "Prince?"

Xiao Chuyun smiled and said, "This is the key to the palace's storeroom. I have also asked Jiang Liang to sort out the account books and send them to you in the past two days."

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi suddenly understood.

Before she even got married, Xiao Chuyun had already handed over the power of housekeeper to her.

Xiao Chuyun pinched Shen Nanzhi's fingertips and said apologetically, "The situation in the northern border cannot be delayed. I will leave in the next two days. I'm sorry to have to put up with you when the wedding comes."

The news of Emperor Shunqing's death cannot be concealed for long. Before that, Xiao Chuyun must rush to Beiyi as soon as possible to prevent Beiyi from taking advantage of the turmoil in Da Qi and the instability in the government and the country to cause chaos.

As such, they would naturally not be able to make it in time for their wedding.

Xiao Chuyun had no way to marry Shen Nanzhi in person.

He was filled with guilt.

Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "It's just a formality, Your Majesty, don't mind it."

However, hearing this, Xiao Chuyun's eyes darkened, and he said with a melancholy look: "So, Miss Shen marrying me is just a formality?"

There was a sense of grievance in his words.

On the contrary, Shen Nanzhi, who should have felt aggrieved for not being married off personally, was made to feel unfaithful.

Shen Nanzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly explained: "That's impossible, I really like the prince and want to marry him!"

But Xiao Chuyun didn't let her go. He grabbed her fingertips and leaned close to her ear to ask, "How much do you like it?"

His body was cold, but his breath was scorching hot, falling on Shen Nanzhi's ears, making her cheeks slightly hot.

How much do you like it?

This made Shen Nanzhi at a loss for words for a moment.

But she didn't want to avoid the issue.

Shen Nanzhi also discovered that when facing her, Xiao Chuyun's heart was not as strong as he appeared on the surface.

Because he cares about her, he is sensitive and fragile, even worried about gains and losses, so he urgently needs an answer from her.

Shen Nanzhi certainly didn't want to disappoint him, and she also wanted to give him enough sense of security.

So, Shen Nanzhi thought about it, looked at Xiao Chuyun's expectant eyes and said seriously: "I like him very much, but because I have never had this feeling towards other men before, there is no comparison, so I can't answer how much I like him. I only know that I like him very much, in an unprecedented way, and in a different way from other people."

Hearing this, Xiao Chuyun's eyes brightened a little, but he still pretended to be wronged and said: "But, Miss Shen clearly wanted to marry Young Marquis Xie before."

At this point, Xiao Chuyun lowered his eyes and said apologetically, "After all, you two were childhood sweethearts, and you promised to spend your lives together. You even almost got married. Young Marquis Xie is not as weak as I am, and he still needs Miss Shen to take care of him. He is young and full of vigor and vitality, and if it weren't for me, Miss Shen would probably have worn the Xie family's wedding dress by now."

Shen Nanzhi didn't expect that Xiao Chuyun was still brooding over the fact that she and Xie Changyuan almost got married.

Moreover, they had clearly not reached the city gate yet and were still far away from the vinegar factory. Shen Nanzhi inexplicably smelled a sour taste.

But she didn't want Xiao Chuyun to misunderstand, nor did she want any rifts to arise between them, so she quickly explained: "Ayuan and I did grow up together, but there is no romantic relationship between him and me. The reason I decided to marry him was to avoid marriage with Xiao Qi'an, just like... just like when I agreed to marry the prince."

Hearing this, Xiao Chuyun pinched Shen Nanzhi's earlobe and asked, "What about now?"

Shen Nanzhi was very ticklish, especially her earlobes. The tingling sensation made her shudder. Before she could react, she blurted out, "What do you mean now?"

Xiao Chuyun said softly: "You agreed to marry me before because you weighed the pros and cons. What about now?"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi was stunned.

Didn't I explain it just now? And she had already expressed her feelings so clearly, but Xiao Chuyun still asked again and again.

Shen Nanzhi was puzzled and looked at Xiao Chuyun with raised eyebrows.

But Xiao Chuyun chuckled and said gently but firmly: "I want to hear you say it a few more times, even countless times, and I want to hear it for the rest of my life."

Shen Nanzhi: “…”

Hey! This guy...

The temperature in my cheeks continued to rise.

Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but glare at Xiao Chuyun coquettishly.

She was about to tease him that he spoke as if wrapped in honey, but she was suddenly embraced by Xiao Chuyun, and heard him sigh softly: "I was very sad when I came out of Yuquan Palace. It was as if a heavy weight fell on my heart. I was so uncomfortable and depressed that I almost suffocated. But with you by my side, listening to your voice, and listening to you say that you like me, I feel that I have someone who loves and protects me. I feel that this world is worth living. This life is not all suffering and humiliation, but also joy."

The playful smile on Shen Nanzhi's face froze at this moment, and turned into eyes full of heartache.

Thinking of what he had experienced in the past two days, Shen Nanzhi's heart softened, and she couldn't help but reach out and hug his waist, resting her head on his chest, and said softly to him again: "I love you, Your Majesty, and I will always be with you. The country is so beautiful, and I am willing to grow old with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Nanzhi heard a satisfied chuckle coming from Xiao Chuyun's chest.

Shen Nanzhi suddenly realized, oh, the dignified King of Zhenbei is also like a child and needs to be coaxed.