However, when Ming Chen looked at the exquisite and delicate features on Yue Ran''s face, he suddenly could no longer say the words he initially wanted to say.

    He could no longer say harsh words to send Yue Ran away casually.

    Ming Chen coughed lightly.

    "It is nothing much," Ming Chen started. "It is just that there was a question that has been hovering in my heart for several days."

    Yue Ran blinked with a smile and said, "Brother Crown Prince can always tell me anything."

    Looking at the beautiful face in front of him, Ming Chen did not have the determination he had at the beginning. He was about to give up saying the next sentence, but his eyes suddenly brightened and gradually turned firmer.

    Yue Ran did not know what he was thinking about, nor was she curious about it. She only patiently waited for the man''s next words.

    "If I propose to marry Xue Lu in the end, what are you going to do?" Ming Chen finally asked.

    Yue Ran''s heart clenched painfully.

    Ah, what a scumbag!

    Is it possible that Ming Chen actually expected her to stick with him? What face did he have to ask such a question to her? What does he think she is? His spare tire? Does she look like someone who would impatiently rush to be someone else''s concubine?

    If Yue Ran were to get the position of the empress, then she could still think about it. However, she would not allow her man to find another woman, or else... She will resolutely break his third leg, and thus he will never have any more descendants from that day on.

    Ming Chen is an example of a man who eats in the bowl but looks in the pot.

    (*Eating in a bowl, looking in a pot: Being too greedy. What is in the pot, also what the eater cannot look away from, is something the bowl cannot and will not have.)

    What a selfish man who only thinks about himself!

    Yue Ran showed an embarrassed expression, and the light in her eyes dimmed, misty but firm.

    "If Brother Crown Prince chooses to marry another woman in the end, then Ran Ran would rather shave her hair and be a nun in a temple," she lowered her head and said determinedly.

    The sonorous and powerful words of Yue Ran made Ming Chen feel uncontrollably moved.

    A sneer curled up Yue Ran''s bright red lips.

    What was the use of being moved?

    Although Ming Chen actually expected Yue Ran to answer that she was willing to be his concubine, Yue Ran''s different answer also shook his heart. He could feel the thundering sound in his chest, and his eyes that stayed on the bright girl with a lowered head looked impossibly soft and gentle.

    Yue Ran was willing to be a nun for his own sake. It could be seen just what extravagant hope she had for him.

    How could Yue Ran not see what Ming Chen was thinking from that face of his?

    The only reason she insinuated that she would willingly guard her body and be a nun for him was because she did not want to be his concubine.

    To become a concubine for such an indecisive man, is he worthy?

    Ming Chen thought about the fact that Yue Ran was deeply in love with him in his mind and still could not help but ask what was in his heart.

    "Yue Ran," he said.

    "Yes, Brother Crown Prince?"

    "If there is a way," Ming Chen''s words trailed off, and he let out a light cough. "If I said that there is a way for you to always be with me in this life, but it may be the cause of discussion in the public eye, would you still like to be with me?"

    Ming Chen asked that question tentatively.

    He did not want to give up such a stunningly beautiful woman as Yue Ran. Since he would be the future emperor of this dynasty, the future Son of Heaven, he should have the right to embrace all the beauties of the world.

    As an emperor, he would be a ruler who has a mandate from heaven, is sacred and has power over everything under the sky.

    Darkness churned in Yue Ran''s heart when he heard Ming Chen''s shameless words.

    Does his question not blatantly imply that she, Yue Ran, should be his concubine? This question was even more straightforward than before.

    She is the legitimate and only daughter of the Prime Minister''s Mansion. Does Ming Chen think that she would want to be a lowly concubine for others? Does he even deserve this honor?

    "Is Your Royal Highness humiliating my love for you?" Yue Ran bit her bottom lip and asked tearily.

    Is the man in front of her dreaming? Is he living on clouds?

    Many people cannot even ask for her attention, so what kind of drug did Ming Chen think she eats so that she would continue hanging on his crooked tree rather than continuing to explore the whole forest?

    "As the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister''s Mansion, I, Yue Ran, will never be someone else''s concubine, even if I were to die at this instant!"

    Yue Ran spoke so resolutely, but the tip of her nose and eyes were flushed red. A layer of water misted over a pair of heartbroken eyes, looking so pitiful. She uneasily grabbed the sleeves of her dress, and her long and dense eyelashes kept fluttering like butterflies.

    Ming Chen looked at the little crystal teardrops that stuck on the curled eyelashes of Yue Ran, and his heart could not help but move slightly.

    "I," Ming Chen started, only to realize that his voice was hoarse. He cleared his throat before continuing; his head was raised and his eyes were looking across the distant sky. "I am just making an assumption, not something real." He paused for a moment before adding, "So do not feel sad."

    He did not realize that he had tried hard to avoid meeting Yue Ran''s eyes, which could easily move him.

    Seeing Yue Ran so resolute, Ming Chen decided not to persuade her anymore, especially after looking at those pitiful reddened eyes that made her look like a bullied, docile little rabbit. He suddenly had the urge to rub her head and smooth out the rabbit''s fluffy fur.

    He suddenly felt that it was not a big deal to marry Yue Ran as his crown princess.

    No, why did he suddenly think this way?

    Ming Chen breathed in, closed his eyes, and tried hard to suppress such an absurd urge and foolish thoughts.

    No, just no.

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    This kind of man, like Ming Chen, is always cheap and will always stay cheap. He would lack honesty and moral principles.

    Ming Chen lowered his eyes and stared at the top of Yue Ran''s head.

    He had been chasing Xue Lu for so long, so why did he suddenly think of replacing Xue Lu with Yue Ran? Can he let Xue Lu go when he thinks of letting his feelings for Xue Lu go?

    How could it be? He will never let Xue Lu go!

    Moreover, Yue Ran is just his last choice!

    Ming Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he thought things through. He had finally made a decision and was acting according to Yue Yu''s method.

    "Since you do not want to be my concubine, then do not follow me from now on," Ming Chen said flatly, firmly suppressing the tremble in his heart. "Moreover, do not try and publicize your love for me to find me trouble; you can do it, can you not?"

    Yue Ran''s face no longer had the sweet smile of the past. Her eyes were red with tears, and she was full of disbelief, making Ming Chen feel particularly distressed.

    Ming Chen stretched out a hand, seemingly wanting to wipe away the tear that slipped down her cheek to the tip of her chin, but he quickly curled his fingers and looked away.

    Even though Ming Chen''s heart felt stuffy and uncomfortable, he still continued to say, "There is one more thing." His expression sank, and then he looked at Yue Ran with a serious look and said, "You are not allowed to go against Xue Lu in the future, or I will not let you go."

    The faint sunlight shone on Yue Ran''s pale-looking face. For a moment, it looked as if the golden light of the sun had turned into the silver light of the moon.

    At this time, the already thin body of Yue Ran looked more and more weak and slender, as if she could be blown away by the wind. Tears flickered under her eyelashes, and her hands holding onto the sleeves became tighter.

    Ming Chen''s palm unconsciously attached itself to her cheek, gently wiping the tears from her face for her. However, Yue Ran took a step back to avoid the man''s hand.

    The tears on the man''s hand were hot against his skin. It was so hot that his hand seemed to be scalded, seeping into his skin, into his veins, and into his heart.

    He felt… somewhat uneasy.

    Those words that he said will naturally reach Xue Lu''s ears soon. It was all thanks to his subordinates hiding around.

    These sentences would make it feel like she, Xue Lu, would always be protected under his wings. Xue Lu would definitely be touched by his words, right?