This time he entered the palace, if not to choose a concubine for him, then it might be to grant him a marriage.

The affairs between Chi Wanyue and him cannot be concealed, and someone with troubles must gossip in the emperor's ears.

If the emperor wanted to find out his true intentions, he would definitely mention the marriage.

Thinking of the last time he talked about the matter with Chi Wanyue in front of the emperor, he just used a playful sentence to explain it away.

Seeing Chi Wanyue turning around to leave, Ning Huaizhao quickly put his arms around her waist and brought her back.

Chi Wanyue was suddenly pulled into his arms, all the scrolls in her hands fell to the ground, and her back hit Ning Huaizhao's hard chest.

Before he could react, he heard Ning Huaizhao's voice ringing in his ears, as tight as the strings on a guqin.

"Chi Wanyue, listen clearly. No matter what the emperor says, don't believe it. That's not my intention."

Chi Wanyue was a little confused. She couldn't help but blinked her eyes and turned her head to look at Ning Huaizhao: "What are you talking about?"

"No matter what you say, don't believe it."

Chi Wanyue saw that his expression was tense and his brows were knitted tightly, so she couldn't help but reach out to smooth the wrinkles between his brows.

"Don't worry, Azhao. I only believe what Azhao says. I don't believe what anyone else says."

Ning Huaizhao looked down at the person in front of him, smiling softly and with bright eyes, as if he had borrowed the light of the Milky Way.

When she smiles, she opens her mouth and looks a little silly, but everyone who looks at her feels happy and wants to laugh with her.

Ning Huaizhao looked at her blankly, her appearance deeply imprinted in his eyes, and he wanted to imprint every inch of her into his heart.

Seeing that he kept staring at her without speaking, she didn't know what he was thinking, but she could see the uneasiness hidden in Ning Huaizhao's eyebrows.

"Azhao, what's wrong?"

Ning Huaizhao pursed his lips, and suddenly used strength in his arms to lift Chi Wanyue onto the desk. He placed his hands on both sides of her body and leaned over slightly to look at her with a serious expression.

Chi Wanyue sat on the desk and looked at Ning Huaizhao doubtfully.

"Chi Wanyue, have you ever thought that he might grant you a marriage?"

Chi Wanyue was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood the reason for Ning Huaizhao's serious concern, and felt as if a handful of sugar had been sprinkled in her heart.

She stretched out her hand to hold Ning Huaizhao's face, and moved slightly closer to him. Her voice was ups and downs, with a bit of pride: "It turns out that A-Zhao is just like me. He is worried that I will be promised to someone else."

She thought she was the only one who was foolishly worried, but it turned out that Ah Zhao had the same worry.

Ning Huaizhao pursed his lips, reached out and took her hand down, with a serious expression: "Do you know that since he promised me such great power, he also needs to hold a bargaining chip in his hand?"

Chi Wanyue blinked her eyes, feeling blessed.

"So Azhao wants to tell me, will the emperor use me to threaten you?"

Ning Huaizhao didn't say anything, which was tantamount to acquiescence.

Chi Wanyue smiled even more heartily, as if she didn't take this matter to heart at all.

"So Azhao admits that I am a very important person to you, right? Important enough that others can threaten you with me, right?"

"Chi Wanyue, this king is not joking."

Ning Huaizhao's expression became more serious, and even his tone became a little more serious.

Chi Wanyue tilted her head, thought for a while, then looked at Ning Huaizhao, and her tone became serious.

"Then why does Azhao think I've been following you like this?"

Ning Huaizhao looked into her eyes, the deep blue in his eyes was as deep as the bottom of the sea, boundless.

"Azhao, do you think I'm just acting on a whim or do you really want to walk the same path with you?"

Ning Huaizhao did not answer her question. He lowered his eyes, half-lighted, and rarely spoke to others honestly: "Do you know what you will face if you really marry this king?"

Chi Wanyue nodded: "I know that the emperor summoned you back to the capital this time to help you balance the forces in the court, protect the young prince, and ensure his successful succession. When the new emperor ascends the throne, you will..."

She didn't finish her sentence, she couldn't bear it.

Ning Huaizhao answered her words: "When the new emperor ascends the throne, I will not die well..."

Chi Wanyue suddenly covered his lips and raised her voice a little higher: "I don't allow you to say it, Ah Zhao, I won't let anything happen to you."

He raised his eyes and looked at Chi Wanyue. There seemed to be tears in the little girl's eyes, feeling sad for the eventuality that might come true.

Ning Huaizhao stretched out his hand, held her hand in his palm, slowly removed it from his mouth, and opened his mouth to analyze the pros and cons with her.

"Since my return, there will be no peace in Kyoto. The road I have walked will be thorny and thorny. If you marry me, you will also have such a frightening life."

"No one can say for sure what will happen in the future. Whether this king can find a way to survive for himself is still unknown. Have you ever thought about this?"

Chi Wanyue had long known that Ning Huaizhao would not wait to die in vain, and he must have a plan.

In this Changjing, whether he comes back or not, he will be pulled into this whirlpool by Ning Yun. Ning Yun had no intention of letting him stay out of it from the beginning.

And she too, in her previous life, the Hou Mansion was taken advantage of and became a victim in court battles. When she came back this time, didn't she just want to save the Hou Mansion and Ning Huaizhao?

That being the case, what is there that she can't let go of?

Chi Wanyue reached out to hold Ning Huaizhao's hand, with determination, she looked at Ning Huaizhao without blinking, and said word by word: "I know and understand what Ah Zhao said.

And it’s not just you, the Hou Mansion has also been drawn into this fight a long time ago. This is no longer something I can just withdraw if I want to."

"I had already figured out all the stakes before I offered you the job, so I wasn't joking around, let alone doing it on a whim.

After a pause, Chi Wanyue said firmly: "No matter what A Zhao does, I am willing to sacrifice my life to accompany him."

Ning Huaizhao didn't speak, his thoughts were in confusion.

He always thought that Chi Wanyue was a child at heart. If he fell in love, he wanted to be together. He must have only wanted a happy life for his children and never thought about the consequences of marrying him.

But when I asked today, I found out that she understood everything clearly, was not fooling around, and was even prepared to lay down her life.

Seeing his silence, Chi Wanyue felt unsure. She stretched out her arms to hug him, burying her little face on his shoulder, and said in a muffled voice: "Azhao, I know that a stranger suddenly approached you and said he likes you. You feel it is strange.

I understand, tolerate and accept all doubts and suspicions."

"I told you so clearly today that I am willing to cut open my sincerity and show it to you. You have to look at it carefully. We have a long way to go."

Hearing this, the hidden panic in Ning Huaizhao's eyes suddenly came out, the hand holding her couldn't help but loosen, and his thin lips pursed again and again.

As expected, she knew everything. She knew all about his previous embarrassments, suspicions, and all kinds of temptations.

Even though she knew his despicable secret thoughts, she still accepted everything.


Chapter completed!