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Chapter 246: When people are alive, there are always constraints of one kind or another

Doctor Mao chuckled: "You only remember to burn incense and pray to Buddha when you need someone. Do you think it will be useful?"

Ji Yunzhong said confidently: "Of course it will be useful. You will count on me and the little girl to take care of you in your old age. If you don't help me now, I will roll you up with a tattered straw mat behind the little girl's back... hehe!"

Doctor Mao glared angrily: "You little bastard! Are you threatening this old man?"

Ji Yunzhong raised his chin proudly: "If you want a happy retirement life, you have to behave well."

Doctor Mao snorted heavily and said unconvincedly: "Dream on!"

The two of them were arguing while drinking. Jian Yue did not come out until Ji Yunzhong left.

Jian Yue went to the living room in the front yard and found Doctor Mao sitting in the living room drinking tea, as if he was waiting for her.

"Master." She sat on a seat nearby.

Doctor Mao looked at her and asked, "What do you think of that boy's suggestion?"

Jian Yue didn't expect her master to be so direct. She blushed and said embarrassedly: "I'm still young and haven't thought about this. To be honest, I don't want to get married so early."

Doctor Mao was silent for a moment, then said, "You have made contributions to the Nanchang Kingdom, and now your identity as a poison doctor has been exposed. The most important thing is that you are an unmarried girl. The emperor will never allow you to marry into a noble family and help them."

Jian Yue was stunned. She had never thought about this question before: "Master, do you mean that I can't decide my own marriage?"

Doctor Mao laughed: "The Emperor will arrange a marriage for you. Not only can you not make the decision, even your parents can't make the decision."

Jian Yue felt upset: "Is it wrong for me to contribute to the country wholeheartedly?"

Doctor Mao shook his head: "You are not wrong. It's just that the ruler wants to consolidate the imperial power, and he will never allow talented people to fall into other families. And you happen to be unmarried, so you can only marry the emperor's son or become the emperor's concubine."

Jian Yue was horrified: "The emperor is older than my stepfather, he can be my grandfather."

Doctor Mao sighed: "With Master here, I will naturally not let you become the emperor's concubine. But you will definitely marry his son."

Jian Yue said angrily: "I don't like his sons, but I can just stay single for the rest of my life, right?"

Doctor Mao shook his head: "If you are determined not to marry, the emperor will definitely think you have ulterior motives."

Jian Yue was very annoyed: "This is not okay, that is not okay. I have the ability but I still have to be manipulated by others. My life is too frustrating."

Doctor Mao said: "As long as people are alive, there will always be constraints of one kind or another. Don't be too pessimistic. You can use your own abilities to gain more freedom for yourself."

"The Fifth Prince revealed his feelings to you because he sensed the Emperor's thoughts. Before the Emperor arranges a marriage, you should first find someone you like and take the initiative into your own hands."

Jian Yue smiled bitterly: "If you can't even decide your own life, how much initiative do you have? This is such an evil imperial society!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down, be careful, the walls may have ears." Doctor Mao was shocked by her remarks.

Jian Yue was very depressed: "Master, can I retire to the mountains? I don't want to get married, and I don't want to share a man with other women. What's the point of spending my whole life fighting in the harem?"

Doctor Mao glared at her in dissatisfaction: "What nonsense are you talking about at such a young age? You don't have to be pessimistic and negative. In order to win you over, the emperor will definitely try his best to satisfy you. Instead of giving up on yourself, you should think about what is best for yourself."

"Wherever there are people, there is the Jianghu. Isn't the Jianghu a battlefield for conflicts of interest? You should show the courage of the Dou Jian family, so that you can live freely and comfortably."

Jian Yue was silent for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Jian Yue suddenly asked, "Master, what do you think of the Fifth Prince?"

Doctor Mao stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "The Fifth Prince is a man of temperament. He has been pretending to be a playboy all these years to tell everyone that he has no intention of becoming the emperor. In fact, he really doesn't want that position and only wants to be a rich and idle person."

Seeing that Jian Yue had no expression, Doctor Mao continued, "His condition for helping the prince is to wait for him to ascend the throne and let him be a free and wealthy prince. When he left just now, he told me that if you agree to marry him, he will only marry you in this life, and there will be no concubines or other women like concubines."

Jian Yue sneered: "Even if he really wants to, the emperor won't allow it."

"The prince will allow it."

Jian Yue looked at Divine Doctor Mao: "Master, you seem to admire the Fifth Prince very much. Are you not bribed by him?"

Doctor Mao glared at her, feeling a little uneasy, and said in defense: "That boy has lived in the Divine Doctor Sect for a few years, and I know him well. I am just afraid that the emperor will assign you to the crown prince or the second prince. However, the third prince has no chance of the throne, so if he assigns you to the third prince, it is not unacceptable."

When Jian Yue thought of the face that looked exactly like the handsome player, she felt even more upset. She snorted and said unhappily, "That one is even more annoying. If you point me to him, I might not be able to resist poisoning him to death."

Doctor Mao looked at her in surprise: "Do you have a grudge against the Third Prince?"

Jian Yue nodded and said seriously: "I had a grudge against him in my previous life."

Doctor Mao smiled helplessly and pointed at her: "You little girl, you are becoming more and more unruly."

The conversation with her master made Jian Yue sleepless. She lay on the bed, eyes wide open in the dark, with the words of her master and Ji Yunzhong ringing in her ears.

Jian Yue felt inexplicably irritated, and the more irritated she became, the harder it was for her to sleep.

In fact, Master is right. If you have to choose one of the emperor's sons, it seems that only Ji Yunzhong is the most suitable. As for the future, who can say for sure! No matter how much a couple loves each other, they may become enemies. What's more, there is no love between her and Ji Yunzhong. Even if Ji Yunzhong promises her something now, can she believe it and take it seriously?

Before dawn the next day, Jian Yue got up to practice martial arts with dark circles under her eyes. She practiced for an hour and worked up a sweat before returning to the room to take a shower and change clothes.

Just after finishing breakfast, Steward Lei came in and reported: "Princess, Minister Yan is here and wants to see you."

Jian Yue wanted to refuse outright, but then changed her mind: "Let him in."

Yan Xiuyuan walked into the living room. Jian Yue just looked at him coldly without saying anything.

Yan Xiuyuan felt that the calm gaze was like a blunt knife, cutting his heart back and forth, causing him to feel dull pain: "Yue'er!"

Jian Yue looked indifferent: "I wonder what Minister Yan wants to talk to me about?"

Yan Xiuyuan's chest stagnated and he felt uncomfortable: "Yue'er, I'm sorry for you. I was forced to do so at that time."

Jian Yue sneered: "The matter is settled, Minister Yan, please stop making trouble. If you have anything to say, just say it. I'm very busy."

Although Jian Yue's tone was indifferent...