Chapter 7 — Having been falsely accused by my fiance, I turned around and asked to marry the Crown Prince

Some people even started to fabricate that the royal family intended to force the Crown Prince to be buried with the Crown Prince. After returning to the palace, I wiped off the pale white powder on my face and was left wide-eyed by the rumor. After all, what kind of person with a broken conscience would spread such unscrupulous rumors? You are the one who must be buried! At night, I eat fruit and read books. Suddenly, a big hand placed on my shoulder. Even though I had prepared in advance, I was still startled by his sudden appearance. I turned my head back. Sure enough, I saw Nam Canh Xuyen's handsome but skinny face. I immediately made a panicked face.

"Your Highness! I pay my respects to Your Highness! You... why are you..."

Nam Canh Xuyen burst out laughing.

"To To, wasn't your acting very good today in the temple? Why was it even worse in front of you?"

I reluctantly stood up, swallowing the piece of fruit in my mouth.

“Your Highness is very complimentary.”

Nam Canh Xuyen smiled and sat down opposite me.

“When did To To find out?”

“You always think that everything is tight, without any loopholes.”

"Now it seems, still can't fool smart people."

“I don't know if anyone else out there has seen through it or not.”

I poured a cup of hot tea and brought it in front of him.

“Your Highness has thought a lot.”

"About His Highness's disguise, outsiders will definitely not find out."

"It's been so long, isn't this the only one in the palace who has doubts?"

“Everyone else is convinced that His Highness is truly in critical condition.”

Nam Canh Xuyen slightly raised his eyebrows, waiting for me to continue. I don't hide it from him either.

"In the past, I used to visit His Highness's hospital in the name of visiting the sick."

“Several days ago, the capital had continuous heavy snow.”

“His Royal Highness's courtyard is always unscavenged.”

“The servant's footprints appear extremely clearly.”

“That is the loophole.”

“Some of those rows of footprints are shallow and some are deep.”

“According to common sense, the lighter a woman is, the shallower her footprint will be.”

“But in His Highness' courtyard, it's the complete opposite.”

“There are two rows of footprints that clearly belong to men, yet they step on the snow very lightly.”

“Just by looking at him, you can tell that that person has very high martial arts skills.”

“If His Highness really only has one breath left, his life hangs in the balance.”

“At that time, there was absolutely no need for expert secret guards to enter or exit the room.”

“That is enough to prove that they went back and forth there to discuss important matters with His Highness.”

Seeing Nam Canh Xuyen continuously nodding, I continued to add.

“There are also medicinal herbs stored in the small kitchen room.”

“Although most of them are rare medicinal herbs, they are normally very difficult to find.”

“But since I was a child, I have also studied a bit of military medicine and know that some of them have medicinal properties that conflict with each other.”

“Your Highness has such a noble status.”

“How could the royal physician serving next to you make such an elementary mistake?”

“So it is enough to see that the person in charge of this matter is definitely His Highness's confidant.”

“As for those bowls of life-saving medicinal soup, they are just colored so that outsiders can see them.”

The way Nam Canh Xuyen looked at me had completely changed at this point. He was silent for a long time, then elegantly raised the teacup and took a sip.

“To To is smarter people, that is still secondary.”

“You can tell me the truth about all of this.”

“I'm afraid there's something else in your heart that you want to ask for, right?”

Talking to smart people is indeed very leisurely. I put down the things in my hand and seriously looked straight into his eyes.

"Your Highness, when I first took the initiative to ask to become the Crown Princess, it was truly because I believed in the chess game you played."

"My concubine has no desire to rely on the dragon and phoenix position to climb high, let alone the position of Crown Princess, let alone the position of Queen in the future."

“Your Highness also knows that in the past there were many negative comments about me in the capital.”

"This concubine is hot-tempered, rude, and has difficulty shouldering heavy responsibilities."

"I'm really afraid that I'll make a mistake in the future and implicate my father and the elders."

“So... Your Highness, viewers, if I cooperate with you at this time to finish this play.”

"Waiting for the day when all dust returns to the ground, the overall situation is decided, His Highness is determined to win from thousands of miles away..."

“Then can... um... can I allow this concubine to leave?”

Nam Canh Xuyen smiled as if looking at me, but for a long time still did not respond to that suggestion.