After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 201: Shipping Couples!

"Father, how could you think of your daughter like that?"

[I don't believe that two people can fall madly in love in just three days, and besides, this guy's expression clearly doesn't suggest he's that much in love with Princess Jianan.]

Princess Jianan suddenly turned her head to look at the man beside her.

That pathetic attitude of hers made me furious.

No wonder Shen Zhiyi was suspicious; they didn't look like a couple at all.

But it's okay, it's not a big problem.

Princess Jianan scrutinized the other person's appearance.

Very good, not a bad deal.

So he went up and, with lightning speed, slapped the man next to him across the face.

Suddenly, everything went quiet.

The crown prince was instantly petrified.

The trembling man also froze in shock.

Only one person in the entire audience was excited.

[Wow, this is something I can watch! It's a pity it was just a fleeting glimpse. If only we could do it live...]

[Host, hold on, this is ancient times.]

Shen Zhiyi pouted regretfully.

[That's true, in ancient times. So this princess is really going all out. To keep the crown prince from knowing the truth, she's actually willing to sacrifice her own mouth. Impressive!]

The prince was trembling with rage, wanting to tear the mouth off the man who was still frozen in shock.

[This man had been performing in the East Market three days ago to earn money for his journey. Princess Jianan was a talkative girl, and after a few words, she knew that he wanted to join the army. So, Princess Jianan wanted him to take her with him.]

[A lone man and a lone woman traveling together... I can't even imagine it.]

Shen Zhiyi's inner thoughts were full of teasing.

[The man didn't dare to even consider it, naturally he was unwilling, but he was short of money. Princess Jianan was willing to provide the funds, all he needed was for the man to take her to the border to join the army. So, in reality, this man was a bodyguard hired by Princess Jianan, but his current identity is questionable.]

The system didn't understand, so it started asking questions directly.

[They're still bodyguards, so why is that questionable?]

[Nonsense, Princess Jianan already forcibly kissed him, and the guy is quite handsome too. Let me imagine what will happen next.]

The system emitted several mechanical, cold laughs in Shen Zhiyi's mind.

[Heh, it's all just wishful thinking on your part, host.]

The Crown Prince now felt that the strange voice was absolutely right; it was all just Shen Zhiyi's wishful thinking.

He stepped forward, grabbed his daughter, and tried to leave.

Princess Jianan was naturally unwilling to leave.

She broke free from the prince's grasp and grabbed the still-frozen man.

"You can't break us up."

The warm breath hit him directly in the nose, and the man's face instantly turned bright red.

"Miss, young lady, please let go."

Princess Jianan looked at him as if he were a heartless man.

"Are you going to start something and then abandon it?"

The man blinked in bewilderment. How could it be abandoned when it had never even started?

He began to gently persuade her: "Young lady, since your father has come looking for you, you should go back with him. The border is no place to be trifled with; it would be better for a young lady like you not to go."

Princess Jianan: "You look down on women?"

The man blinked in bewilderment again, and hurriedly stammered, "No, no, no, I had no such intention."

[Ahhh, this is so sweet, this is really sweet!]

The Crown Prince and the old emperor not far away: What's so great about this?

[A domineering princess forces her way into the life of her down-on-her-luck husband! Ahhh, Princess, quick, pounce on him and let him know who's in charge between you and her!]

Shen Zhiyi's straightforwardness made Princess Jianan blush for once.

But she was shy for only a second, not a second longer.

"Father, let me be frank with you. I want to go to the border with him to join the army. It was wrong of me to take the money from your treasury, but the border is so far away, and I feel insecure without money."

That was indeed very frank.

The crown prince pinched his philtrum and took a deep breath.

"No, absolutely not. If you go to the border alone, how will your father explain it to your mother?"

"Dad, you can just not say anything."

"Not going to say anything?"

A woman's voice came from behind the group. Princess Jianan froze and hid behind the man next to her.

[Ahhh, I want to ship them!]

[I can't take it anymore, I have to find out who this guy is, I really can't let this whole thing fall apart!]

Shen Zhiyi's eyes were burning with an unprecedented intensity, even more intense than when she was eating melon seeds.

It is something the system cannot understand.

[This man's name is Fang Zhiyun, not bad, nice name, bonus.]

[His family background? His father was a scholar who passed the imperial examination, and his mother was a woman from the martial arts world, so he learned all his skills from his mother. But a few months ago, something bad happened in his family; both of his parents fell ill and died.]

Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but look at Fang Zhiyun with sympathy.

She was only eighteen years old when both her parents died; it was a heartbreaking thing.

The family's money was almost gone after paying for their parents' medical treatment, so they decided to make a living by performing for money before heading to the border. This guy is good-looking and managed to earn some money, but it's still far from enough to get to such a remote place as the border.

The crown prince subconsciously thought: His family background is impeccable.

Poverty isn't a big problem; he's been poor before, it's a minor issue.

Wait, why is he thinking about this?

The Crown Prince shook his head, and when he turned around, he found that the Crown Princess was giving him a fierce glare.

Just as he was about to defend himself, the Crown Princess stopped looking at him and instead addressed Princess Jianan.

"Go back with me."

“My daughter will not go back unless you promise to send us to the border.”

[Haha, Princess Jianan's way of thinking is truly novel.]

The Crown Princess glanced at her daughter quietly and asked, "Why do you want to go to the border?"

[Because she wanted to be a female general.]

Princess Jianan's eyes sparkled as she nodded firmly: "I want to be a female general, not stay at home and be arranged by you to marry and have children."

"But women are destined to marry and have children; everyone does it."

"Just because everyone does it this way, does that mean it's right?"

Princess Jianan bravely looked at her mother and spoke out the thoughts she had kept hidden in her heart for a long time.

“Mother, I am not against getting married and having children, but life is only a few decades long. I don’t want to be trapped in this little courtyard for the rest of my life, nor do I want my ideals to exist only in my mind and dreams forever. I want to go out and try.”

The Crown Princess was still trying to persuade her daughter.

"The border is dangerous; you might die. Are you willing to let your parents outlive you?"

Princess Jianan hesitated for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise.

"Why don't you and Dad try harder and have another one soon?"

[Pfft.]

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess must be furious.

The two were furious, and they ended up dragging both of them back to the East Palace.

Shen Zhiyi, who was forced to come along: ? ? ?

Isn't it inappropriate to forcibly drag an outsider like her into these household chores?

but……

[It's not so bad to ship couples up close!]