Chapter 943 - Chapter 943: Chapter 941 She Wants to Show Blatant Favoritism
Chapter 943: Chapter 941 She Wants to Show Blatant Favoritism
Chu Xiaotian’s expression softened, and he smiled, thinking Su Han would give him a chance. “Han’er, it’s good that you understand. Your Highness truly loves you, so don’t marry him. Come back with Your Highness.”
He would always love her from now on!
“Alright, if Your Highness will do one thing for me, then I will agree to your request,” Su Han said in a soft voice.
Zhifen, standing behind her, widened her eyes. “Miss, how could you agree to go back with the Prince of Yong’an County!”
Wasn’t this just jumping back into the fire pit?
As she was worrying, she heard Su Han say, “At the last banquet, I was humiliated by Miss Xia Family. I want Your Highness to avenge me by killing her.”
“What? The Young Miss Xia Family… How can that be! Between you women, it was nothing more than some harsh words. She might have been overly aggressive, but how can you harbor the intention to kill! This is not…”
Before he could finish saying “not right,” Chu Xiaotian had already realized that something was amiss.
Su Han said with a cold laugh, “Your Highness, do you still dare say you love me? At the previous banquet, when Young Miss Xia Family humiliated me, Song Chengyi didn’t say another word and drew his sword for me. Had I not stopped him, Young Miss Xia Family would be nothing but bones now. Does Your Highness still think you love me more than Song Chengyi does?”
“Just hearing that I was humiliated, Song Chengyi was willing to draw his sword and kill for me, no matter who that person was! And what are you thinking, Your Highness? Your first thought is never for me; it is to accuse me, to counsel me.”
This is righteousness, the vision a Regional Prince should have.
But it is not love.
Love is to be willing to make enemies of the entire world for her sake.
It’s a blind and unwavering support.
These are things Chu Xiaotian could never give her.
If it had been before she met Song Chengyi, she might have been moved by the current Chu Xiaotian, even slightly muddled into wanting to be with him again.
But she had met Song Chengyi, a man who loved her without looking back, who was willing to fight to the death to protect her, to cherish her.
In front of Song Chengyi, Chu Xiaotian’s feelings for her were utterly insignificant.
“Your Highness, Su Han does not seek glory or wealth, nor a noble status. I only wish for someone to blatantly favor me, to cherish and protect me no matter what I do, and to shield me from the outside storms and frost with his body, ensuring that spring surrounds me at all times.”
After these words, Su Han took a deep breath.
The night breeze was cool but carried a fresh scent.
This time, Chu Xiaotian did not try to hold onto her.
He looked at his empty hands, feeling extremely unwilling, even desperately wanting to grasp onto Su Han, but in the end, he did not take another step forward.
He never knew what Su Han wanted was not the title of Regional Princess, not the praise of everyone, but his exclusive affection and partiality.
Exclusive affection.
Partiality.
These two words, upon reflection, truly are beautiful.
Two days later, the great army returned to the capital.
Chu Jinling led the civil and military officials to personally welcome them at the city gate. When he saw Chu Yihan approaching on horseback, he knelt down and proclaimed loudly, “Nephew congratulates the imperial uncle on his victorious return! Long live the imperial uncle!”
“The Ninth Prince returns in victory! Long live Your Highness!”
“Your Highness is valiant!”
At the city gate, the cheers of the populace almost broke the sky, greatly admiring Chu Yihan’s heroic demeanor.
The citizens all followed the rules, kneeling by the roadside. No officials or soldiers blocked their way, and no chaos ensued.
Wherever Chu Yihan passed, there was a neat line of kneeling obeisance.