Three months later, Liu was promoted to be the Princess of Chang. The emperor ordered the preparation of a dowry for her marriage, including jewelry, headpieces and other precious items, which were sent to the residence of the King of Chu in an endless stream.

  Shulan carried the life clothes into Liu Xuan's residence in the East Garden, turned around the screen, and saw Liu Xuan dressing in front of the mirror, combing her big bun, with emerald eyebrows and red makeup, like smoke and clouds. Finally, she applied a touch of rouge, and the girl in the mirror showed no sadness or joy, with a single tear mole under her left eye, shining with charming and captivating light.

  "Old Master," Shulan said with a heavy heart, tears streaming down her face, "are you really resigned to your fate and willing to let them send you to the Xiongnu?"

  "What's the point of being resigned to one's fate?" Liu picked a pearl flower from her hairpin and pinned it on her head, turning around to mock herself with a smile, "What other choice do I have."

  "There will be a way." Shulan clenched her fist excitedly, "In the past, the Xiongnu people were extremely cruel and demanded that Princess Suoping marry their Khan, and last year they asked to marry Princess Chang's daughter again. Didn't they all avoid it? You are also a dignified Han princess, not like Princess Suoping who was powerless and helpless back then. As long as you pretend to be pitiful and ill, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are your closest relatives, how can they bear to send you to Xiongnu to die?"

  "I'm not like Zhang Yan," Liu Jue felt a chill in her bones, hugging her shoulders, "she doesn't have to worry about anything, someone will always protect her. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor both care for her deeply, if she didn't go to Xiongnu, she would still be the Long Princess of the imperial family, the Emperor's niece; as for me, even my own father has abandoned me for a position in the Imperial Clan Court, why should I stay here? I'm disheartened and unwilling to stay because no one wants me to. Even if I were to follow the example of the former Long Princess and sacrifice myself to prove my loyalty, and by chance didn't have to go through with the marriage, losing the favor of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, I would never again be the Chu State's respected princess that everyone admires."

  "It's all my fault." She fell into tears. "My mother passed away early, and there isn't even a single person who truly cares about me."

  Delicate skin torn open reveals hideous blood vessels, hateful and resentful, why must it be torn open? Once torn open, we can never go back to the past, not even having the chance to pretend to be intoxicated.

  "Let's not be the emperor and empress anymore. We can change our names, leave Chang'an, and find a place where no one can find us. Just like what happened in Chang'an recently, it was rumored that the ninth daughter of the Lü family eloped, but she has been gone for so long and nothing has happened to her. Your Majesty, considering our blood relationship, won't you be too harsh on me?"

  "Nonsense!" Liu Jie retorted loudly.

  "It's not about personal feelings between a father and daughter, but the alliance between Han and Xiongnu is a matter of state. How can they be compared? She said sorrowfully, "Even if my father abandoned me, he has given birth to me and raised me all these years, loved me and nurtured me. If I were to escape, the Chu King's palace would be punished because of me, as a daughter, I cannot be so unfilial. Moreover, after all, I still bear the surname Liu. Your Majesty is right in one thing, the blood flowing through my veins is the pride of the Liu imperial clan, it will not allow me to be a deserter."

  "Besides," her eyebrows and eyes showed a hint of desolation. "Even if I wanted to escape, who could I find to accompany me?"

  Lu Yuan has Zhang Jue, Lü Yi has Han Mou, Lü Wei has He Zhen, but I, the one I love. However, he adores another woman.

  "Who says not?" Shu Lan forced a smile. "I just came back from the main hall, and I saw the Marquis's son coming to propose to the King. All these years, the young master has been devoted to you, never giving up. If you speak up, he will definitely agree."

  "Zhang is not suspicious?" Liu was shocked and surprised.

  Her lips slowly pursed a smile, and she was moved to say, "He's actually thoughtful, coming all the way here at this point."

  For the first time in her life, she seriously recalled what that man looked like.

  His face was somewhat square and dull, but his character was honest and his talent was mediocre. For so many years, his appearance had been hidden behind Zhang's back, blurry and unclear. Only at this moment did it gradually emerge, covering everything. She usually treated him like that, never giving him a good face, even humiliating him. So much so that he resolutely said he would not see her again, yet at this point, there was only one person who came to propose marriage, naively thinking that as long as the wedding was settled, she wouldn't have to go on blind dates anymore.

  Liu suddenly burst into tears, feeling pleased and welcoming in a thousand ways, but knowing that one true friend is hard to find. If she had known this earlier, she would have done everything all over again, she thought, wanting to give him another smile, and speak a few gentle words.

  It's just that everything has come too late.

  "Master," Shu Lan saw that she was moved with emotion, thinking that she agreed in her heart, and said with joy, "Then I will go find Shi Zi and ask him

  "It's all right," Liu wiped away her tears, lifted her head and said sternly, "I can't implicate him again."

  Even if he is sincere, what can be done about it?

  The parents' orders, the matchmaker's words, Zhang Buji personally came to the door, can only show that this is just his own idea, Liu Hou will not agree with him making trouble, and even a ice person cannot be invited.

  His own father would not agree with him either.

  He has a hereditary title and a promising future, no need to ruin himself for a husband who is about to marry.

  Liu choked back the blood and tears in her heart, most importantly, Shulan, I've already gotten used to the prosperity and bustle of being a mistress, if you ask me to return to that unknown woman between the countryside, I won't be able to do it.

  Beiqi Army Lieutenant General Luoxu was sent as an envoy to escort Princess of Longlechun to the Xiongnu.

  The carriage of Princess Changping of Chu State passed through the East City of Chang'an, when a spacious horse-drawn carriage with the emblem of Marquis Xuanping's family slowly came from Huayang Street.

  "Let's wait and let the wedding procession pass by first." Lu Yuan instructed in a clear and gentle voice, lifting up one corner of the car curtain.

  "Yes." The house servant on horseback replied respectfully.

  In the midst of the Northern Army's heavy escort, a young girl on the palace carriage suddenly raised her voice and ordered, "Halt!" The charioteer was at a loss, and with a shout, he reined in the horses.

  The envoy on horseback came forward, furrowed his brow and said, "Princess of Chu State, at this time you have not yet left Chang'an, the marriage procession should not stay here."

  Liu raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, coldly smiling. "Are you the princess or am I the princess? This princess loves to leave when she wants to leave and stop when she wants to stop, what business is it of yours?"

  Lu Xiu was stunned by her words and couldn't say anything. Thinking that the girl in front of him was the daughter of King Chu, the younger sister of the Emperor, who had also been betrothed to a barbarian tribe, with an uncertain future, she was indeed a person with a bumpy fate. He sighed and retreated to one side.

  Liu lifted the car curtain and jumped out of the car with a thud, her posture was refreshing and full of beauty.

  That crimson dress fell into the eyes of the people of Chang'an who were watching on both sides of the road, and suddenly it was boiling.

  Six years ago, it was also a princess who sat in the imperial carriage supported by the Northern Army, leaving Chang'an for Xiongnu. She was like a fragrant and warm jasmine flower from Jiangnan, gentle and elegant, refined and lovely. Later, she quietly withered away in the harsh wind and sand of Xiongnu. On the other hand, Princess Chuguang was the opposite, a bright and dazzling red peony, blooming loudly and proudly under the sunlight of Chang'an.

  The spring breeze in April blows Liu's skirt wildly. Brilliant and resplendent like the spring light by the Wei River.

  She pushed through the crowd and walked towards the blue cloth carriage parked by the side of the road, smiling from afar, "Is this Sister Manhua's carriage?"

  The hand that held the curtain shook slightly. Lu Yuan laughed in the carriage, "Chu Guo's long journey is tiring, sister was afraid of delaying her younger sister's trip, so she planned to let her younger sister go first, but unexpectedly her younger sister had sharp eyes and could still see her older sister inside the palace carriage."

  Liu Xuan smiled slightly, "Sister, where are you going?"

  Family affairs are not to be made public, and Lu Yuan's mouth was full of bitterness. Not wanting to say much more, he just sighed and said, "Because of some things, I want to take Ah Yan and Yan Er back to Xuanping to live for a while."

  "Oh?" Liu's smiling eyes curved, "So Ah Yan is also on the bus."

  The carriage creaked with a faint noise. Before long, Zhang Yan lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. Standing in front of the wheel, she bowed from afar, "A Yan pays her respects to Auntie."

  It's been months since I last saw her. Zhang Yan had grown even taller than before, but for some reason, she looked a bit haggard and weak, with a pale complexion like snow, and her eyebrows and eyes were even more delicate and refined.

  That youthful and beautiful face made Liu Jue's heart fill with envy and hatred.

  "Hehe," Liu Yan couldn't help but smile slightly, "I originally thought that before going to Xiongnu, I wouldn't have the chance to see you again, yet unexpectedly heaven has eyes and sent you right in front of me."

  "Auntie," Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she forced a smile, "I don't understand what you mean."

  "Look at these magnificent things?" She laughed brightly and proudly, but her eyes hid a hint of resentment. "These should have been yours originally, but because you didn't want to go, you used your tricks, and in the end, I had to suffer for you. Tell me, shouldn't I resent you and hate you?"

  That venomous gaze made Zhang Yan's heart fearful, and she couldn't help but take a step back, her expression slightly changing.

  "Enough!" Lu Yuan's anger grew as she listened, her love for her daughter making her impatient. How could Liu Yan speak like this? She lifted the curtain and raised an eyebrow to scold him, "I know you're resentful in your heart right now, so you're enduring everything. But don't go too far! The marriage was decided by the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, what does it have to do with Ah Yan? You're a senior member of the family, instead of taking good care of the child, you're speaking ill words, isn't that too unkind?"

  "Who doesn't know that the Empress and Your Majesty favor you mother and daughter? And who did I discuss this with?" Liu plucked her eyebrows in retort, then suddenly smiled. Her smile was both beautiful and evil, with a hint of madness, like a poppy flower stained with blood. The people of the Ping Hou Mansion looked on, dazed and frightened, and for a moment didn't dare to step forward to stop her. They just watched as she walked step by step in front of Zhang Yan. "Ah Yan," she whispered softly into Zhang Yan's ear, "your mother said I should take care of you, so I'll give you a gift:"

  "I curse you, in this life and the next, the one you love will never return your love."

  She had never heard the rumors that had been circulating wildly in Chang'an City recently: Empress Lü wanted to make a marriage between Emperor and Princess Long, and betroth Princess Long as the Empress. She just instinctively found an object she could trust most with her grievances in mind, and then spoke out in what she thought was the most vicious language.

  "Ayao, since I have spent my whole life traveling to the distant land of Xiongnu for you, then you should return me with a lifetime of love that cannot be obtained. This is only fair." She said softly.

  Having said that, she turned around and boarded the carriage, leaving with her entourage without looking back.

  "Ah Yan," Lu Yuan hastily got off the carriage, not having heard Liu's last words, and just held his trembling daughter in his arms. "The Princess of Chu is now heartbroken, don't take her words to heart."

  Although it seems to be getting harder and harder to see.

  But this is really not a tragedy, not a tragedy, not a tragedy.

  My intention was really just to write HE HE HE

  So I continued to look at the rehabilitation learning to go.