Chapter 245: Zhaoyue Extra: Pearl (Part )
Lord Suo Jing was waiting for Situ Jiuyue in the palace.

Situ Jiuyue walked over.

In fact, her last name is not Situ, but it was the last name she used when she was hiding from being hunted down and wandering around the world. But as time went by, even the name became a habit. Now she is the "September Princess", but sometimes she would think of the time when someone in Yanjing City called her "Doctor Situ".

Suo Jing bowed to her and said, "Your Highness, Princess, I greet you."

"Sit down." Situ Jiuyue said.

She looked indifferent, and Suo Jing sighed in his heart. This princess was beautiful, but her temperament was really unpleasant. No wonder even the common people were afraid of her. He thanked Situ Jiuyue for the seat, sat down and said, "Your Highness... the matters for the ceremony have been prepared."

In the royal family, there is only Situ Jiuyue now, and with the support of the Emperor of Yan, the world should naturally belong to Situ Jiuyue. It is the ceremony of enthroning the princess, and the future king of Molan City will be Situ Jiuyue.

Suo Jing was not one of the people left by the new king. On the contrary, he had been suppressed by the new king. After Situ Jiuyue returned to the palace, he promoted Suo Jing. If Suo Jing wanted to keep his position, he had to firmly grasp Situ Jiuyue's life-saving straw. So these days, Suo Jing was sincerely running for Situ Jiuyue.

"Okay." Situ Jiuyue replied.

"These past few days, Lord Zong has mentioned something to me... It's about your Highness choosing a husband."

As soon as she finished speaking, Situ Jiuyue gave Suo Jing a cold look. Suo Jing was frightened by her eyes and fell silent, not daring to continue speaking.

Situ Jiuyue is a princess, and during the enthronement ceremony, she should be enthroned as a husband. But Situ Jiuyue is still unmarried, so the ministers began to urge her. After all, Situ Jiuyue is a woman, and in the history of Molan, there was no woman as the king. Even if the Emperor of Yan was backing them up, the Jinwu Army would not stay in Molan forever. In the end, Situ Jiuyue had to deal with the troubles herself.

Among all the troubles, this one is completely unavoidable. Even if Suo Jing doesn't say it now, someone else will say it in the future. If Situ Jiuyue doesn't choose a husband and give birth to her own children, then the throne may have to be chosen by someone else.

This has been the rule of Molan for a long time, and Situ Jiuyue must also follow the rules.

Seeing that Situ Jiuyue remained silent, Suo Jing boldly asked, "Your Highness, if Your Highness does not make a decision, I am afraid that the outer palace will have to select someone."

The selection of princesses in Molan was similar to the selection of princesses in Beiyan. However, it was probably the first time that a man was selected as the king's husband. In the Molan royal family, the marriages of princesses and princes were arranged very early. When Situ Jiuyue was young, she encountered an unexpected change, and later she was always displaced, so she never got married.

"If it really doesn't work, let's just select it." Finally, Situ Jiuyue said.

Suo Jing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Situ Jiuyue, but saw the cold-looking girl showing a half-smile. She said: "The so-called king's wife is just a puppet. Since we have to choose one, it's better to choose an obedient one in the end. You don't need to tell me these trivial matters, you can take care of it, Lord Suo Jing."

Suo Jing felt a chill in his heart.

He couldn't figure out what Situ Jiuyue was thinking. This was her lifelong event, why didn't she care? An ordinary girl would still have expectations for the man who would accompany her for the rest of her life. But listen to what Situ Jiuyue just said, a puppet? Obedient and easy to manipulate? If this got to the ears of the people of Molan, I wonder how much the princess would suffer.

Suo Jing sighed, really not knowing what to do.

……

As the days passed by in the busy preparations for the ceremony, Haitang discovered that Situ Jiuyue was becoming more and more indifferent.

Although Situ Jiuyue was not a naive person when she was in the Duke's Mansion, she would help the Xue family if she could. Xue Zhao also said that Situ Jiuyue was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. But now that she has returned to Molan, it seems that the last bit of her warmth has evaporated. She has really become a heartless person from the inside out.

The selection specially held for Situ Jiuyue also gradually began. Among the officials of Molan, except Suo Jing, the other officials had to choose to support Situ Jiuyue under the pressure of Emperor Hong Xiao, but they were not convinced in their hearts. Suo Jing alone could not compete with the power of other officials. However, the selection itself gradually showed some problems.

Situ Jiuyue is beautiful, but unfortunately she is cruel and good at poisoning. Although she is a princess, even if she is chosen as the king's husband, she may not have much power. She is afraid that she will still be controlled by Situ Jiuyue. If she does something wrong and angers Situ Jiuyue, even her life will be over.

Therefore, those noble young masters from the ministers' families with good reputations also learned about the selection in advance. The noble sons of the same age as Situ Jiuyue had already been engaged, and those who were not engaged had their families arrange marriages for them in the past two days.

Therefore, the ones who were left to be selected in the end were either the spoiled young men at home who had become unruly, had no real abilities, and were philandering, or the impoverished men whose families were no longer as well off as before and who hoped to find a princess to feed and support the whole family.

In short, at a glance, they were all ugly. Even if they were really the kind of obedient and easy-to-manipulate person that Situ Jiuyue told Suo Jing needed, they would be extremely cowardly, not to mention being able to take on any responsibilities. They would just look like an extra servant, and the most humble one at that. If Situ Jiuyue really chose such a person as her husband, she would be laughed at by the world and become the most ridiculous princess in Molan's history.

Suo Jing was helpless. When the better families heard that it was Situ Jiuyue, they would not even have time to hide. How could they take the initiative to nominate for selection? It was really unbelievable. Situ Jiuyue was not bad-looking, so how could she fall to the point where no one in such a good family was willing to commit to her?

Haitang was also extremely anxious.

Situ Jiuyue herself didn't think there was anything wrong. She had seen those ugly things before, but she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she seemed to have guessed it would be like this and had an expression of "as expected".

If she wanted to choose a husband before the enthronement ceremony, then Situ Jiuyue had to make a decision during this period. But there was no reliable person. Suo Jing couldn't bear to look at those people, so he asked Situ Jiuyue which one she thought was okay. Situ Jiuyue pondered for a long time, pointed to a young master from a civil official's family and said, "That one is not bad." Suo Jing almost fainted when he saw it. That one... did look good, at least his family background was not bad, and he didn't have any bad habits, but he was just too ordinary. Whether it was his appearance or his bearing, or his own talent or his temper, he would be gone if he was thrown into the crowd. Such a person would be the husband of Princess Molan in the future? Suo Jing couldn't accept it.

"He looks very well behaved and timid. He shouldn't do anything to kill the king." Situ Jiuyue said.

Regicide? Suo Jing was startled. What? Her Highness's requirement for choosing a husband is just "as long as he doesn't want to kill me"? Besides, who would kill the king for no reason?

Situ Jiuyue seemed to have thought of something and suddenly smiled. She knew what Suo Jing was wondering about, but was it strange to regicide, no, should I say, to kill one's wife? At least the Xue family she knew, Xue Zhao's sister Xue Fangfei, died at the hands of her husband. It was very rare for couples to grow old together, whether they were close relatives or distant relatives. Most people became resentful couples. She didn't want to be a resentful couple, nor did she expect to grow old together. So, being a pair of strangers who respected each other was not bad. At least they could live in peace and security.

Suo Jing wanted to say something more, but seeing that Situ Jiuyue didn't want to talk any more, he had to give up. As he was talking, a palace servant suddenly came to report that the guards outside the palace had caught an assassin, but the assassin kept saying that he wanted to see the princess.

"There is no shortage of assassins in this palace." Suo Jing said unhappily. From what he knew, there were assassins every few days. Fortunately, this princess was a powerful one, otherwise she would have died countless times.

"No, just kill him." Situ Jiuyue said lightly.

The palace servant was a little hesitant and said, "Princess, this assassin... said he knew you in Beiyan. Although we don't know who he is, he is a cripple. The guards checked and it's not fake. If he is really an assassin... a cripple... he doesn't seem to pose any threat. Is it a mistake?"

Hearing this, Haitang and Situ Jiuyue were both stunned. Haitang said excitedly: "Master, it must be the Master!"

Situ Jiuyue asked sharply, "Where is he?"

Suo Jing had never seen Situ Jiuyue like this before. The palace maid was also shocked and replied hastily, "He is in the garden in front of Si Yin Palace. The guards have caught him."

Situ Jiuyue turned and left, and Haitang hurriedly followed. The palace maid looked at Suo Jing at a loss, and Suo Jing was also confused. Haitang called that person "young master"? It turned out to be a man? But why did Situ Jiuyue react so strongly? It seemed that this person was very important to her.

Suo Jing made up his mind and decided to go up and take a look to see what kind of sacred person this person who could affect the emotions of Her Royal Highness the Princess was.

……

Situ Jiuyue came to the garden in front of Si Yin Palace. The young man sitting on the ground, with the swords of two guards pointing at him, was none other than Xue Zhao.

Haitang called out, "Master!"

Xue Zhao followed the voice and came over. When he saw Situ Jiuyue and Haitang, he immediately smiled and said, "Miss Jiuyue, Haitang."

The guards around and Suo Jing who followed behind were all shocked. This young man actually called the princess "Miss Jiu Yue". If Her Royal Highness had been traveling in Bei Yan before and concealed her identity, now that he is at this point, if he is not a fool, he knows the princess's true identity. Why is he still calling her like this?

Situ Jiuyue angrily shouted to the guards: "What are you doing? Let him go!"

The guard quickly put away his sword and leaned forward to apologize. Haitang ran over and helped Xue Zhao up. His wheelchair was thrown aside and fell to the ground. Haitang placed him on the wheelchair and said, "Master, when did you come here? Why did you come to Molan?"

When they parted, Xue Zhao was still in Yanjing. Molan and Yanjing were not far apart, so he was... alone?
Suo Jing originally thought that this young man was handsome and had a noble bearing. Just as he was thinking about something, he saw Xue Zhao's wheelchair and felt sorry for him. He was indeed a cripple and could not even walk. What a pity.

Situ Jiuyue said, "Come in and tell me." She said to Suo Jing, "You leave first. I will summon you if there is anything else."

Suo Jing retreated.

Situ Jiuyue brought Xue Zhao to her palace. After sending everyone away, Haitang went to serve tea. Situ Jiuyue sat at the table and asked Xue Zhao, "Why are you here? Where are the others?"

"I came here alone, no one else is here." Xue Zhao replied with a smile.

His smile was as bright as ever. With him around, it seemed as if the gloom of these days had dissipated a lot in an instant.

"This is not the place you should come to." After a while, Situ Jiuyue said, "You are taking too much risk, Xue Zhao."

The young man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said seriously: "I came here for you."

　Ali expressed his satisfaction: the pigs at home finally learned to dig up cabbages!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)