Chapter 246 "The Throne, Perhaps?"

The Great Chu princess's heart suddenly trembled when she heard the question.

Zheng Bo's words truly struck home.

When Xiong Liqing asked about her child's future, she was actually asking about her own future as a "mother."

Did she desire power and position?

Did she desire true authority?

You are a princess; even if you don't marry into the Qu clan, you'll never have the chance to rule the world.

But,

I can give it to you!

Whatever you want, I'll promise you, since it's just a promise anyway.

"The Chu throne?" Xiong Liqing asked subconsciously.

Zheng Fan smiled and shook his head.

"The Yan throne?"

"What is Chu, and what is Yan?

What is a great nation?

What is the entire East?

One day, I will lead my iron cavalry and conquer a vast territory!"

Zheng Bo's words were resounding and powerful.

Frankly speaking,

Since things had reached this point,

It wasn't as simple as just playing around or escaping for a vacation.

This gamble had to be won. Losing wouldn't just be a loss; it would likely cost him his life.

Moreover, he had to administer a strong dose, a heavy dose, to completely tip the scales in the Great Chu princess's heart toward himself, leaving her no room to waver.

Because every time she wavered, it was equivalent to him teetering between life and death.

"I regard the Jingnan Marquis as an elder brother, and the Jingnan Marquis regards me as his successor. The Jingnan Marquis's son is being raised in my place; I am his godfather. Perhaps, in the future, the Jingnan Army will all bear the surname Zheng.

"Currently, my territory is only Snowdrift Pass, but in the future, I may take over the Jingnan Army and directly control most of the Three Jins region!

"I am not a loyal and virtuous general; I am only loyal to myself. Right now, I have to be obsequious to some people, but in the future, I will definitely drag them down one by one. I want to sit in a position where, when I raise my head, I can't see anyone else."

"On the day of the wedding, you will come with me.

"I can't promise you stable wealth and glory, nor can I give you a long-term guarantee.

"Either,

"I fail, and my family is confiscated. You, as my 'legal wife,' will also be exiled, or even accompany me to the execution ground with a knife to our necks;

"Or,

"I win, and you can wear a phoenix coronet, you can rule the world, and the son you bear will inherit… inherit my throne."

Xiong Liqing opened her mouth to say something,

But Zheng Bo preemptively continued:

"Perhaps, what I just said sounds like bragging, or like wishful thinking, like the ravings of a madman, but you must know that a few years ago, I was just a small innkeeper in a small town in Beifeng County;

"Now, I can hold the noble Great Chu princess and imagine the future with her.

"In another three, five, ten, or twenty years,

"Who knows?

"Now, you have the opportunity to help me in my time of need. I will always remember this favor. Believe me, when you look back on this moment in ten, twenty years, or when you are old, you will be very glad that you made the right decision.

"Perhaps,

"When your sons are fighting for the throne in the future,

"You will scold them,

"'What are you fighting for?

"'You are brothers!

"'If only I hadn't followed your father back then; what would you be fighting for now!'"

"Pfft…"

The princess laughed.

Zheng Fan exerted a little force, hugged her tighter, buried his face in the princess's hair again, took several deep breaths, and finally whispered:

"Give yourself a chance, give me a chance. I'm often on the battlefield and often get injured. You, on the other hand, should take good care of yourself and live a pampered life;

"If nothing else happens, you should be able to get a chance to rule from behind the curtain."

"You, you're talking more and more nonsense."

"Also, on the Lantern Festival, after our wedding is held…"

"Our wedding?"

"Qu Peiluo is a good person. He'll go all the way. I think he's willing;

"In short, after the Lantern Festival, you will be my woman. Don't think about your brother anymore; I'll be jealous."

"So overbearing?"

"Yes, I am overbearing." Zheng Fan paused and continued, "Besides, are you wronged to be my woman?"

The princess didn't answer.

Zheng Fan reached out,

"Smack!"

He slapped her, with a little force, making a loud sound.

"What are you doing!"

"Smack!"

"Stop it!"

"Smack!"

"That hurts!"

"Say something nice."

"Zheng Fan, don't push your luck!"

"Heh."

Zheng Fan directly picked up the princess and walked towards the gauze bed in the bedroom.

"Then today I'll show you what it means to really push my luck."

So what if this was the royal villa?

So what if Qu Peiluo had just left?

So what if there was a large group of Qu clan guards outside and even more than ten thousand soldiers on the periphery?

Zheng Bo hugged her very firmly and walked very firmly to the bedside.

Xiong Liqing looked at the face of the man holding her,

Her breathing became rapid,

Her hands rested on his shoulders,

And she said very seriously:

"Put me down."

"Has your body been inspected?" Zheng Fan asked.

Xiong Liqing pounded Zheng Fan's chest with her hand and scolded:

"You bastard!"

"It'll be even more bastardly in a while!"

"Zheng Fan, can you give me some more time?"

"What do you think!"

"Pingyang Marquis, can it be after the Lantern Festival?"

"What do you think?"

"I'm not ready."

"You're never ready for this."

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, I'll be your woman sooner or later."

"Good feelings always come quickly at night, I can stay up all night."

"You rogue, don't be like this!"

Zheng Fan's movements stopped, and half of the princess's brocade robe had been untied.

Immediately,

Zheng Fan personally helped the princess put on her clothes again, signaled the princess to lie down inside, and then he lay down beside her.

Seeing that Zheng Fan had calmed down, the princess took the initiative to curl up in Zheng Fan's arms, resting her head on Zheng Fan's arm.

"Are you angry?"

"No," Zheng Bo shook his head.

Timing, ah, timing.

Zheng Bo never intended to do anything here, especially when the princess was resisting.

Reaching this point was actually enough, showing his wild side and then stopping to leave room for maneuver.

Everything in moderation.

Zheng Bo suddenly sympathized with the protagonists of those category three movies he had watched in his previous life. In this situation, they still had to maintain their clarity and act. It was indeed very difficult.

The two lay there and chatted for a while, but they didn't really talk about anything, probably just to make the two people lying together not feel so lonely.

Finally,

Zheng Bo got out of bed and tidied up his clothes.

The princess lay on her side on the bed and asked:

"Will you stay here until the Lantern Festival?"

"Maybe I will, maybe I won't. There are still many things to arrange. I hope we can go back safely and smoothly, without any accidents."

The princess listened, nodded, and smiled in her eyes.

"I'm going out, is it still the eunuch who leads the way?"

Zheng Fan turned around and walked towards the bedroom door.

If there was a camera angle at this time, pulling a shot from in front of Zheng Fan, and incidentally watching the princess's face through Zheng Fan's neck,

It could be found that,

The originally gentle and smiling faces of Zheng Bo and the princess converged almost simultaneously, replaced by a chilling calm.

After Zheng Fan walked out of the bedroom door,

The princess lying on the bed slowly sat up,

She waved her hand,

A green python slowly poked its head out from under the bed, spitting out its forked tongue.

There are swamps in Chu, and there are monsters in the swamps.

The Yan royal family has raised Pixiu from generation to generation. Because the Chu royal family had long cut off the inheritance of the Fire Phoenix, they have been committed to the development of swamp monsters.

This green python has spirituality and can recognize its owner.

Originally, it had grown up with the princess since she was a child, but it was inconvenient to bring it along when she went to the Xiayong City night market last time.

And after returning this time, the green python basically stayed under the princess's bed, because winter was coming, and it was basically hibernating. Even the newly changed palace maids and eunuchs didn't know that there was a big snake under their master's bed.

The princess reached out,

Gently stroked the green python's body, comforting the green python's somewhat agitated emotions.

The green python slowly calmed down and began to slowly shrink back under the bed again.

The princess supported her chin with her hand,

And said to herself:

"Indeed, I can't find a reason to refuse."

…

"Why are you so slow?" Eunuch Zhao asked, looking at Zheng Fan with a sullen face.

"Responding to Eunuch, the princess was not satisfied with the old-fashioned East Pearl string and wanted to choose a new one. In order not to delay the princess's wedding, I discussed it with the princess for a while.

"Some finished pearl strings may not be in the Xiayong family's shop. Perhaps someone has to be sent to the branch of another prefecture to pick up the goods, so it must be confirmed.

"Furthermore, General Huwei was chanting Yongxue in the courtyard earlier. The princess had been standing at the door listening, not allowing the little one to speak, so there was a delay in the middle."

"I know, I know, hey, by the way, this old one has a sister, who has suffered a lot of grievances with this old one since childhood, so naturally she doesn't have any jewelry or other objects.

"Well, you come with this old one. This old one wants to order some silver-white things for my sister."

"Yes, Eunuch."

The two walked out of the inner courtyard while talking. The Qu clan guards around saw it and saw it, and did not investigate any further.

Zhao Cheng took Zheng Fan to the room where he lived after he left work, and his sister was also here, but as soon as Zhao Cheng entered the door, he asked his sister to go to the inner room.

After that,

Zhao Cheng knelt down to Zheng Fan,

"This servant greets the master, may the master be blessed with health."

Zheng Bo knew that he was here to express his loyalty to himself. It was also difficult for him, having to repeatedly jump back and forth between himself and Xiong Liqing.

Sitting down in the chair, Zheng Fan looked at Zhao Cheng kneeling on the ground, the young man from the other day, now the young eunuch.

"Do you hate me?"

Zheng Fan asked.

"This servant dare not, this servant must thank the master for his kindness and promotion."

"Heh."

Zheng Fan didn't believe this sentence.

"Do you know what you should do?"

"Please show me, Master."

"No, I won't show you, you can handle it yourself, but after it's done, I'll reward you handsomely."

"It is this servant's duty to do things for the master, this servant dares not ask for a reward!"

"Rewards should still be rewarded."

Zheng Fan pointed his finger at Zhao Cheng,

And said:

"For example, in the future, I can help you get back what you lost."

"…" Zhao Cheng.

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Two chapters have already been updated during the day today, so there will be no more at night. I'm going to sleep later and try to adjust my schedule.