Chapter 293: Wanting to Marry Ah Bao is Nonsense!

However, the first step was to restore her voice.

Although her space was empty, the system was reactivated after the red-clothed evil spirit departed.

Her throat couldn’t speak, but she still had her hands and feet.

She couldn’t believe she would be defeated by a sudden imposter.

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Ah Bao was sleeping soundly in the imperial study. After being so tired from the Lingnan region, Ah Bao had slept for two full days after returning.

When she opened her eyes and heard voices outside, she waddled over to take a look.

【Wow, where did this person come from?】

Person?

The tyrant was seated at the desk, and in the hall, there were only the Prince Han and his wife, and the princess.

Who was Ah Bao referring to?

【This girl is really bold】

Seeing the fake Di Hongluan, Ah Bao couldn’t help but walk over. “It’s the little princess.”

She looked at Ah Bao with uncontainable fondness.

Ah Bao nodded her little head and smiled, “I know who you are.”

The fake Di Hongluan shivered and quickly covered Ah Bao’s mouth.

“Luan’er, don’t be reckless. The little princess is a precious flower. She’s your younger sister. Your Emperor Uncle is here; you must be considerate of your sister.” The Princess Han said sternly. She knew her daughter had always been at odds with Di Jiaoyang.

The fake Di Hongluan chuckled. “Emperor Uncle, Mother, Father, may I take the princess to the garden to play for a while?”

She held Ah Bao’s small hand.

Ah Bao showed her little milk teeth and said, “Daddy, let’s go play.”

The tyrant nodded, not worried about Ah Bao and the fake Di Hongluan fighting. They had fought before, but Ah Bao always came out on top.

By the small lake, the fake Di Hongluan was so scared she sat down on the ground, abandoning her princess demeanor. “I was so scared. Little princess, you don’t really know my identity, do you?”

Ah Bao smiled beside her, “Aren’t you just Fire…”

“Shh, shh, shh. Little princess, you’re really amazing! Let me tell you a secret: I’m the fake Di Hongluan. My real name is Yuan Qingyan. I came here specifically to find you. Heaven rewards the diligent, and I finally met you. You’re so cute, like a painting.”

Ah Bao looked puzzled. “Find me?”

【Although I know Yuan Qingyan’s real identity, what does she want from me?】

【I didn’t know her before】

“I want to thank the little princess for saving me. If it weren’t for you, I’d probably be dead by now.”

“Ah?”

“In Yue City, you saved me.”

Ah Bao was even more confused. 【I’m familiar with Yue City, but I didn’t save anyone. Did this girl mistake her savior?】

Yuan Qingyan waved her hand. “To be precise, it should be in Yue Village. I escaped from a marriage and ended up in Yue Village. For some reason, I fell seriously ill and was about to die.

That night, I suddenly saw a flash of light in the sky, and then I fainted. I thought I had died, but when I woke up, the village chief and others said someone had saved the whole Yue Village. It was you, little princess.

I didn’t know you before, but the village chief painted a portrait of you.”

【Yue Village was plagued by illness. I gave Old Bai a protective talisman to disperse the illness and protect the land.】

【Yuan Qingyan benefited from the protective talisman】

“After I recovered, I had nowhere to go, so I came to the capital. Then… I disguised myself as Di Hongluan and entered the Prince Han’s residence. Only by doing so did I have a chance to meet you.”

Yuan Qingyan was exactly the same age as Di Hongluan this year, and both in physique and age, they were extremely similar.

Furthermore, she had been skilled in disguise since she was young, which is why she had directly replaced Di Hongluan.

“What do you want from me?”

“To stay with you. I really have nowhere else to go,” Yuan Qingyan said pitifully.

“You, a princess, have nowhere to go?”

Yuan Qingyan pouted. “Don’t mention it. My father wants to marry me off to a wimp. I refuse to marry! Who says a woman must marry? Women can have their own careers and futures. Why must they rely on men? Relying on oneself is far more reliable than relying on men.”

“Ha!”

“Who’s there? Come out, you dog!” Yuan Qingyan immediately protected Ah Bao and looked toward the bushes.

Out came the Third Prince, Di Li, from behind the bushes.

“Third Brother,” Ah Bao called out.

The Third Prince waved a white fan, looking a bit embarrassed. “Hehe, hello, two little… princesses.”

“Third Prince?” Yuan Qingyan had never seen the Third Prince but had heard Ah Bao call him Third Brother.

“Cough, yes,” the Third Prince said.

“What did Third Brother hear?” Ah Bao asked.

“Well…” he had heard everything that needed to be heard.

“When did Third Brother arrive?”

The Third Prince cooperated. “I was here before you two arrived.”

He had been taking a nap in the flower bushes and, to his surprise, overheard a huge secret.

It turned out that the Di Hongluan before him was a fake. The real Hongluan was nowhere to be found, and this imposter seemed to be a young princess from the Fire Kingdom, or at least a fan of the younger princess.

What shocked him even more was that this princess not only ran away from an arranged marriage but also boldly declared she would not marry!

Historically, most royal princesses couldn’t escape the fate of being married off to form alliances.

The Third Prince thought of Ah Bao…

Ah Bao was also a princess. If one day she were to be married off, the Third Prince felt his heart would break. No man in the world was worthy of Ah Bao!

Wanting to marry Ah Bao was absurd!

Neither Ah Bao nor Yuan Qingyan knew the Third Prince’s inner thoughts.

“Your Highness, Third Prince, you won’t report me, will you?” Yuan Qingyan asked uncertainly, considering that Hongluan was his sister.

The Third Prince looked at Ah Bao. “That would depend on my sister.”

“Little princess, please, keep me here. I will do whatever you ask. I really have nowhere else to go. If my father’s people catch me, they will take me back to the Fire Kingdom, and not only will I be forced to marry a wimp, I might even lose my life.”

“Sister Yuan, I and Third Brother won’t interfere with your affairs.”

“Really?”

The Third Prince cleared his throat. “Although my sister and I won’t concern ourselves with where you go, you’re not planning to stay in the Prince Han’s residence under a false identity forever, are you?”

After all, Di Hongluan was his cousin.

“As long as the little princess agrees and you two don’t disclose my identity, I will handle the rest myself,” Yuan Qingyan said happily.

【Yuan Qingyan is skilled in disguise and chose to impersonate Di Hongluan. These two are indeed bound by their fates to cross paths. Everything is destiny, and whether they can set things right depends on Yuan Qingyan’s luck.】

The Third Prince was stunned by what he had just heard.

It wasn’t a coincidence that Yuan Qingyan was impersonating Di Hongluan.

“Little sister,” Di Zian came over, looking dispirited.

“Seventh Brother, why are your eyes swollen? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

The Third Prince and Yuan Qingyan also noticed Di Zian’s odd appearance.

Di Zian waved his hand. “Don’t mention it. It’s a long story full of bitterness.”

It was only then that he saw Yuan Qingyan and wondered why Di Hongluan was here.

Di Zian didn’t think much of it and picked up Ah Bao, who helped Di Zian with his panda eyes. “Sister, I have nowhere to go. You must take me in.”

【Goodness, how come everyone seems to have nowhere to go?】

Two?

Who else was without a place to go besides him?

Could it be Third Brother?

His grand mansion was quite spacious.

【Yuan Qingyan has nowhere to go, but why does Seventh Brother also have nowhere to go? Yuan Qingyan is fleeing from marriage, but Seventh Brother can’t be fleeing from marriage too.】

Yuan Qingyan…

Who was she?

“Seventh Brother, what happened?” The Third Prince was curious.

Di Zian sat down with Ah Bao. “General Lei and Lord Lin have taken over my mansion. They’re acting like lunatics, abandoning their own residences to stay in my place. That’s fine, but they insisted on sharing a bed with me.

Imagine, three grown men sleeping in one bed. What kind of situation is that?

The worst part was that I was sleeping soundly last night, and they silently appeared, each with longer hair than the next.

They stood at the head of my bed, gently calling ‘Seventh Prince, Seventh Prince.’ I groggily opened my eyes, and I nearly had a heart attack.

I thought I had seen ghosts, but it turned out to be Lin Xuanzhi and Lei Yun!”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!” The Third Prince couldn’t contain his laughter.