As the New Year approaches, official banquets of various categories suddenly increase.

Those who returned to Beijing to report on their work, those who were rushing to get promoted next year, or those who had other purposes, made the capital area lively for a while.

As the daughter of the Bohou Mansion, Chu Youyu had a lot more social activities that she couldn't refuse, which also took up many opportunities to visit Prince Gong's Mansion.

Ning Dai was talking to Chu Youyu when she received the news that Chu Youyu came again.

Yuan Zhuo was playing chess for fun. After hearing this, he threw away the black piece in his hand and shouted happily: "No, no, no, I'm going to attend the sisters' tea party."

Yuan Zhuo glanced at the already declining Heizi, smiled slightly, and put down the Baizi in his hand.

"Go ahead."

She was the one who insisted on playing chess with him, and she was the one who ran away when he was about to lose.

It's her, it's her, it's all her.

As soon as Ning Dai left, Qingshan's voice came from outside the door: "Master."

"Come in."

Qingshan walked in, bowed his hands and said, "Master, there is news from outside."

While cleaning the black and white pieces on the chessboard, Yuan Zhuo asked casually: "What's the news?"

Ever since he determined what he wanted, he was no longer interested in news from the outside world.

Even if the outside world is falling, the sky is falling, the clouds are turning rainy, for him, as long as the house is safe, that's all. So when Qingshan came to report the news, Yuan Zhuo was really not at all curious.

Until Qingshan said that the news was related to the crown prince.

"Sir, the matter of establishing a heir apparent has been decided."

Yuan Zhuo twisted the chess pieces, looked up at Qingshan, and motioned for him to continue.

Qingshan said: "It's His Highness Ninth Prince."

Yuan Zhuo lowered his head and focused his gaze on the chessboard.

Qingshan looked at Yuan Zhuo, and after a while, until he received another signal, he continued: "The decree in the palace has been drawn up and is scheduled to be announced to the court the day after tomorrow. In addition, the palace also intends to marry the Ninth Prince Chu from Bohou Mansion.

Miss Youyu is the royal concubine. The marriage plan has also been drawn up and it is reported that it will be announced together the day after tomorrow."

"Really?" Yuan Zhuo suddenly remembered the look in Yuan Jia's eyes when he looked at Ning Dai that day.

the other side.

Before Ning Dai arrived, she said first: "Sister Squid, I'm here."

However, the squid sister in her mouth did not respond to her affectionately and warmly as usual, but instead had a gloomy look on her face.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Ning Dai lowered her expression and asked with concern.

Chu Youyu was in a low mood. After calling out "cousin sister-in-law," she became even more languid.

Ning Dai blinked and sat next to her: "Look at your expression...are you trapped by love?"

Chu Youyu raised her eyes and glanced at Ning Dai.

To a certain extent, Ning Dai came to the truth.

Chu Youyu's expression drooped, and she was depressed for a long time. Finally, as if she had finally prepared herself mentally, she raised her eyes again and looked at Ning Dai, her lips moving.

Ning Dai saw that she wanted to say something, and quickly put on a serious expression that meant she was listening attentively.

Just listen to Chu Youyu ask: "Cousin, are you happy?"

Ning Dai:???

What's the problem?

Chu Youyu looked at her eagerly.

Ning Dai hesitated: "Do I have to answer?"

Chu Youyu thought for a moment and asked again: "There are still people outside talking about the clothes you wore when you attended the tea party that time. They say that cousin Zhuo treats you with such pampering that it is enviable."

Cousin Zhuo has been living a happy life since his marriage?"

Why do you ask this kind of question? Is it really related to love?

However, Ning Dai was eager to answer Chu Youyu's renewed question.

"Not happy, not happy at all."

Chu Youyu didn't expect the answer to be like this, and was stunned.

After a while, he asked uncertainly: "Unhappy?"

Ning Dai nodded solemnly, and her expression turned serious.

How can you be happy when you are guarding a man who cannot communicate deeply every day?

Ning Dai's nod obviously hit Chu Youyu, she opened her mouth slightly with a look of dementia on her face.

"I always thought..."

Ning Dai raised her hand to support her cheek, not intending to argue with Chu Youyu on this issue, and took the initiative to ask: "Why are you asking? Is there something that is troubling you?"

Chu Youyu swallowed back the unfinished words, pursed her lips, and suddenly felt a sore nose.

"I'm going to be accused of marrying Cousin Jia."

"Ah?" This time it was Ning Dai who was stunned.

Marriage to...Yuanjia?

This is really surprising.

Cousins ​​in the world are married.

Chu Youyu pursed his lips and blinked several times in a row, trying to control the mist gathering in his eyes before it became a problem.

"Cousin, I don't have any bad thoughts about Cousin Jia at all." She was also at the age when she first fell in love, and she also had beautiful longings in her heart, but the object of her longings was definitely not Yuan Jia.

"Emmmm..." Ning Dai didn't know what to say for a while. She pondered for a while and could only say: "Then you are really much worse off than me."

Chu Youyu: "..."

Ning Dai looked at her and suddenly thought of the words she just used: "What you just said was 'you want to be married', so you haven't been married yet, right?"

"Yes." Chu Youyu said: "The decree has not been officially issued, but news from the palace has been passed into the palace, and I have heard it with my own ears." It is already a certainty.

Ning Dai said "Oh": "Since the decree has not been made yet, doesn't it mean there is still room for change?"

“How to turn things around?”

"Don't ask me. How could I know?" Ning Dai immediately distanced herself from the relationship and did not want to be a strategist who made suggestions: "What do your family say? Do they agree or are they the same as you? If they are the same as you, you might as well

I beg your family to come forward and politely refuse."

When it came to Bohou Mansion, the little hope that Chu Youyu had just raised was suddenly extinguished.

"Father and mother... are happy to see this happen."

"Ah..." It's too miserable.

Chu Youyu said: "The position of crown prince has already been determined by cousin Jia. My father said that once cousin Jia ascends the throne, I will be the mother of the world. Our Chu family has never had a queen, so this is a matter of honor.

"

Ning Dai continued: "Ah..." That's really too tragic.

However, Ning Dai really couldn't help.

She can't guarantee that she can interfere with Chu Youyu's life happiness. Life is too long, and she has never been used to the word life. Even she can't accurately explain what will happen tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and it is even less possible.

Come and meddle in other people's affairs.

If it is not done well, it will actually harm people.

Chu Youyu came today not only because she was in a bad mood and wanted to talk to someone, but also because after the decree was officially issued, she would no longer be able to freely enter and leave the house, so she came to inform Ning Dai.

After sitting in the palace for a long time, Chu Youyu stood up and left.

Ning Dai thought that she might not have many opportunities to meet her in the future, so she walked her to the door in person.

When Chu Youyu was about to leave, Ning Dai couldn't hold back and said something: "Well... if you want to live a happy life yourself, you must first learn not to care about whether others are happy or not. As long as your thoughts don't slip, there are always ways.

Much more difficult than that.”
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