Chapter 1501: Her Highness the Princess (51)

Lin Yuexiang was so excited she nearly fainted. Life was becoming more and more exhilarating. She was deeply grateful for the appearance of Her Highness, who had allowed her to witness an entirely different world. Especially with her son about to take the imperial examinations, perhaps one day the two of them, mother and son, would also have the chance to stand side by side.

A woman did not necessarily have to spend her days busily revolving around her husband and children. With her own talents, she could do the things men did, and perhaps even do them better.

Yun Buxiu could sense that, in that instant, Lin Yuexiang had changed.

When he first met her three years ago, she had been a village woman filled with anger, consumed only by thoughts of seeking justice and punishing Lü Qing. Before Tang Guo spoke those words, Lin Yuexiang had merely become a somewhat extraordinary woman through three years of transformation.

But now, she had truly gained her own soul. She was no longer the woman whose entire life revolved around bringing a lawsuit against Lü Qing.

She had goals, aspirations, and a broad future of her own. Perhaps one day, she would rise steadily through the ranks. Suing Lü Qing had become nothing more than a small matter she handled along the way in the course of her life.

The person who had changed everything was the one he wished he could hold in the palm of his hand and cherish.

He loved her desperately. He loved her smile, her voice, everything about her. Even her coldness, her indifference, and her mocking sarcasm all seemed incomparably adorable to him.

He must have gone mad, or perhaps been poisoned by something for which there was no cure under heaven.

It seemed that no matter how hard he searched, he could not find a single thing about her that he disliked.

Setting aside the matter of her refusing to marry him, she truly treated him very well.

How well?

So well that he sometimes felt that if he asked her to marry him the next moment, she would agree.

But he understood that it was only an illusion. In this lifetime, they would never become husband and wife.

He held no resentment. Instead, he felt fortunate—fortunate that his persistence had allowed him to remain by her side, to watch her, to love her, and to experience her kindness.

She had always been so dazzling, and yet she had managed to pull another woman out of the mud and make her shine just as brightly.

That was her ability. The woman he loved was extraordinary.

“National Teacher?”

Tang Guo's voice brought Yun Buxiu back to his senses.

“Your Highness.”

“You were distracted. What were you thinking about?”

“You, Your Highness.” Yun Buxiu answered frankly, making no attempt to hide his feelings.

Not marrying her did not mean he couldn't confess his feelings, did it?

And she seemed not to dislike such things.

“What were you thinking about me for?”

“Because Your Highness is too wonderful. The more I think about you, the more absent-minded I become, and the more I like you.”

System: Damn it, that's so mushy. Your image has completely collapsed again, man.

Yun Yin: He doesn't know this person. This definitely isn't his young master. He must have been possessed by some terrifying demon.

“National Teacher, when I first met you, you were still an aloof master detached from worldly affairs. How is it that after more than ten years, you've become so glib and improper?”

“Could it be that even an enlightened master, once fallen into the mortal world, can be tainted by worldly desires?”

“The mortal world cannot disturb me. Only Your Highness can.”

System: Oh heavens, oh heavens! I can't take this.

He had thought that since the two of them weren't marrying, he wouldn't have to eat dog food.

How could he have forgotten? Even without marriage, even without being together, the dog food was still unavoidable.

“National Teacher, you've changed.”

“I changed for Your Highness. Buxiu is willing to do so. As long as Your Highness does not find Buxiu too bothersome.”

Tang Guo sat to the side with a smiling expression and said, “National Teacher, you've gained another skill.”