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"Your Majesty, Miss Li Ji."

Imperial residence.

Royal Garden.

Princess Mei, enjoying her time after school, greeted everyone politely.

Time flies.

This youngest princess of Japan is almost ten years old. Her childishness is gradually fading, and her dignified hairstyle, composed attire, and proper manners are making her increasingly resemble a qualified little adult.

"Mei, you should start to change how you address her."

Despite his unattractive appearance, Watari Tetsuya is gentle.

Mei understood something, looking at the couple standing side by side, "Are my royal brother and Miss Liji getting married?"

Fujiwara no Reiki, who once had a teacher-student relationship with the little princess, bowed slightly and asked, "Does Your Highness know what marriage means?"

"Know!"

Mei opened her pure eyes and said, "It's about living together forever."

Fujiwara Reiki smiled.

"Mei, your understanding is too one-sided. Marriage doesn't just mean living together."

When faced with his sister's inquisitive gaze, Watari Tetsuya stopped mid-sentence and didn't continue explaining.

"You'll understand when you grow up."

Mei has grown up.

Mei whispered, her eyes lowered meekly.

A ten-year-old child would be in the third or fourth grade of elementary school. Thanks to the advanced internet, an average child of this age has already formed their own understanding of the world. In addition, Princess Mei enjoys the powerful educational resources of the royal family, so she certainly knows more than an average child.

for example.

She may have gained new insights into the wet stains she had seen before on the sheets in her study.

“I’m going to find my grandfather.”

Fujiwara Reiki nodded.

Watari Tetsuya left temporarily.

After her brother left, Mei raised her head, seemingly much more relaxed. She opened her eyes and looked at Fujiwara Reiki, who was about to become "family."

"Has Miss Liji and my brother set a wedding date?"

"We've discussed it. The specific time still needs His Majesty the Emperor's approval."

Mei smiled, a smile even clearer than the sky. "It'll be quite a lively time then."

If it were still the old teacher, Fujiwara Reiki would pat her head. Back then, they were teacher and student, but now they are ruler and subject.

"should be."

Mei's eyes showed longing. No matter how mature and sensible a child may be under the discipline of home education, their nature will always yearn for brilliance and prosperity.

Will Mr. Jiang come?

The sudden question caught Fujiwara Reiki off guard, and she looked at the child with a strange expression.

"Your Highness has met so many people, why is he so memorable?"

"Isn't he Miss Liji's good friend?"

Mei's eyes remained clear, like crystal, but as they met, Fujiwara Reiki recalled a taboo scene that could not be told to outsiders.

That day.

A grand banquet was held at the Imperial Palace.

She and a certain guy sneaked out halfway to meet in the little princess's study, where they even couldn't help themselves and became entangled in passionate embrace.

Even though he was rushing to get out of bed, he was still caught by the little princess who had suddenly returned.

Fortunately, he was just a child, and I made up some excuse about having business to talk about, and that got me off the hook.

You can think about it carefully.

Did they really manage to fool everyone?

As a ruthless character who dared to act recklessly in the Imperial Palace, Fujiwara no Reiki's mental fortitude was beyond question, and her demeanor was elegant.

"He is not only Li Ji's good friend, but also His Highness the Prince's good friend."

Fujiwara Reiki bowed again, closing the distance between them, and their eyes met closely.

"Does Your Highness have a question you wish to ask me?"

Although she far surpasses other children her age, Princess Mei is still too inexperienced to compare her skills with a prodigy like Fujiwara Reiki. She was intimidated by the other's aura and her eyes darted away.

See this.

Fujiwara Reiki understood what was going on.

It seems.

They've been exposed after all.

There was no panic.

He's still just a child.

Who would believe what a child says?
Furthermore.

This little princess was not an ignorant child; she knew very well what she could say and what she couldn't say casually.

"It seems the little princess has no questions for me."

To ease the pressure she was putting on the other person, Fujiwara Reiki considerately straightened up and resumed her gentle smile.

"Then you have a question you'd like to ask Mr. Jiang. If the little princess wishes, I can help you contact him right now."

"Do not--"

Mei quickly stopped her, "I just wanted to say, if Mr. Jiang comes, could you please bring Brother Wusheng along as well?"

"Martial Saint?"

Fujiwara Reiki was slightly taken aback.

"Yes. He's the boy who was with Mr. Jiang on the day of the Fujiwara clan chief's funeral."

Fujiwara Reiki remained silent, looking at the little girl who had "revealed her true feelings," feeling strange inside.

Could it be that she's being paranoid?

At such a young age, is it possible that she is already yearning for "romantic love"?
She chuckled unconsciously.

"Your Highness, you've really grown up."

Mei blushed slightly. "I just think that Brother Martial Saint knows a lot and is very interesting. He told me many stories that I have never experienced."

"You only stayed for a short while that day, didn't you?"

Fujiwara Reiki still remembered the boy who wore a suit and dressed like an adult; well, he was quite handsome.

“We exchanged contact information. He was my first friend from China.”

Mei asked, "Miss Liji, you've been to Shenzhou many times. Does Shenzhou really have colorful fields?"

Fujiwara Reiki remained silent for a while before speaking slowly, "China is very, very large. There are many places I haven't been to."

"I really hope that one day I can go and see China."

"Didn't that young man say he would take the princess to visit the Central Plains? If not, then he is not a sincere friend at all."

Mei looked shy.

"I mentioned it. But..."

"No buts. Whether he's bragging or not, a woman has the right to demand that a man keep his word once he makes a promise."

Fujiwara Reiki taught.

This is the true meaning of "once a teacher, always a teacher."

Mei stopped talking.

A maid came over.

"Miss Liji, I have to go to class."

"Princess, take care."

Fujiwara Reiki watched the little girl leave, then shook her head. There was no ruthless intent to eliminate the root of the problem; instead, the smile on her lips was humorous and amusing.

"Where's Mei?"

More than ten minutes later, Watari Tetsuya returned.

"I'm off to class."

“I was never valued like this when I was a child. Mei is lucky. She is also unlucky.”

Fujiwara Reiki remained noncommittal.

“Grandfather agreed, on the eighth day of next month.”

Tetsuya Watari gently announced the good news.

Fujiwara Reiki nodded serenely, looking just like a virtuous wife and loving mother waiting to be married.

"To be honest, I'm a little nervous. How about you?"

Watari Tetsuya gazed lovingly at his beautiful bride, whom he was about to marry.

"Is Your Highness not ready yet?"

"of course not."

Watari Tetsuya immediately replied decisively, "I've been waiting for this day for far too long. I can't wait for it to come. When it does, I will be the man that all of Japan envies."

Fujiwara no Reiki smiled without saying a word, her eyelids slightly lowered, as if shy, yet also filled with tender affection. Undeniably.

Even disregarding his status and family background, just considering his beauty alone, marrying her would definitely make him the envy of everyone.

But the problem is.

We'll have to wait until it actually happens.

The eighth day of next month.

If you count the days, there are only about twenty days left.

But twenty days or so is still a future that has not yet arrived.

Overwhelmed by emotion, Watari, in a heartfelt confession, tries to grab his fiancée's hand, but she dodges it.

"Your Highness."

Realizing his mistake, Watari immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, Liji, I was being presumptuous."

Despite the booming cultural and folk industries in Japan, which are renowned worldwide, the separation of men and women in Japanese society is actually more strictly enforced than in most other countries.

Not to mention top-tier forces.

The higher you stand at the top of the pyramid, the more you emphasize procedures and decorum.

Take a step back and say that.

Even ordinary citizens can be sued for sexual harassment if someone touches them inappropriately before marriage.

So even now, from the time they first met to their relationship, which spans such a long period, the two of them have always kept their feelings within the bounds of propriety, which has left them with no choice in how to handle certain issues.

You really can't blame the bride-to-be for being heartless.

Compared to the women in the neighboring country who openly and confidently seek husbands while pregnant, she is, in some ways, kinder.

"Your Highness, there are only twenty days left, why rush things?"

While you may avoid it, your feelings shouldn't be affected.

Watari Tetsuya nodded immediately, without discouragement or anger; his eyes, though trembling, held only a strong longing for the not-too-distant future.

Political cooperation is political cooperation.

But he probably imagined countless times in his midnight dreams after the engagement that he would pin this stunning beauty down and ravage her.

hiss--

It's so exciting!

Look.

Even though he knew perfectly well that the other person could never love him, His Highness the Prince didn't care at all, and hadn't even considered the issue.

"Before the wedding, I want to visit the Yasukuni Shrine to offer my prayers."

To avoid losing his composure, Watari Tetsuya changed the subject and forced himself to shift his attention.

Although Boss Jiang took away several memorial tablets, the toilet is still there.

I hope you can understand.

Marrying into the royal family and using the royal family's supreme status in the hearts of the people to endorse herself was definitely a brilliant move. However, the disappearance of the overwhelming criticism does not mean that the "prejudice" against her has disappeared. In the hearts of many people, she is still a lackey of China and a heinous traitor to Japan.

even.

That's probably how Prince Tetsuya Watari sees it too.

of course.

As royalty and rulers, they certainly wouldn't view things in the same one-sided way as ordinary people. The idea that the victor is king and the loser is villain, and that the strong prey on the weak, is not about yielding to the Central Plains. It's not the will of any one person, but a collective decision at the national level. The last catastrophe did cause the country heavy losses, but that doesn't mean we have to fight to the death with the enemy.

otherwise.

They should be fighting desperately against the Americans who are throwing mushroom bombs at them.

In layman's terms...

Life must go on.

Enduring hardship and humiliation is a great wisdom, and in this respect, the Japanese dare to claim second place, and no one in the world dares to claim first place.

"Your Highness is too kind. Li Ji will always be a Japanese."

Upon hearing that her fiancé was to be married in just over twenty days, Fujiwara Reiki, who was deeply associated with China and could even be said to have been promoted by China, showed no sign of surprise at the idea of ​​visiting a toilet, a place that China utterly despised.

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Upon hearing this, Watari Tetsuya's eyes immediately lit up with a look of satisfaction, and he nodded, thinking, "What more could a husband ask for than a wife like this?"

"Liji, you really think the same way I do. The world is in turmoil, and the situation is more severe than ever before. At this critical juncture, we in Japan cannot make blind bets. Only in this way can we have room to maneuver."

He is successful in all endeavors.

They're opportunistic.

Can understand.

There's absolutely no need to make it sound so high-sounding.

couple.

Why can't you just say it directly?

But it doesn’t hurt.

Fujiwara Reiki could certainly understand that, as the representative of China, she should represent the interests of China, but instead of opposing her fiancé's actions, she clearly expressed her support.

“Your Highness is quite right. Our best course of action is to avoid offending either side, so that we can gain the greatest benefit. I'm just sorry, but Li Ji will not be able to accompany Your Highness.”

Watari Tetsuya quickly waved his hand.

That's how the other person understood him.

How could he not understand the other person?

It doesn't matter to him.

But for the other party to go would be absurd and unreasonable.

Standing in the other party's shoes, not opposing but supporting them, already demonstrates considerable understanding and righteousness.

"You definitely can't go."

He gazed into his fiancée's captivating eyes and said earnestly, "Liji, we both have our own missions to fulfill."

Ok.

I guess he's an anime fan too.

You must have seen Digimon.

The way he speaks gives off the air of someone "chosen by fate."

Why do people say that birds of a feather flock together?

A married couple.

One is pro-China, the other anti-China; their contrasting personalities are quite amusing. Neither of them are ordinary people.

"Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."

"It's not hard work. We're all working towards a common ideal, for the betterment of our community. Of course, the same goes for our individual families."

"Liji needs to go back and tell her brother about the wedding date."

Fujiwara Reiki took her leave.

"I send you."

"There's no need for Your Highness to trouble yourself. Li Ji is already very familiar with the Royal Palace."

Du Zhe smiled knowingly and stopped insisting, "This will be your home from now on."

"No. It's our shared home."

Watari Tetsuya was taken aback for a moment, then smiled broadly.

Does it really matter whether you can hold hands or not?

None of that matters.

Providing sufficient emotional value is essentially the same. It's just that very few women can reach that level of sophistication; they can only rely on their looks to please others.

After turning back with a smile, Fujiwara no Reiki gave a slight bow. Her short, ugly fiancé watched her go with lingering affection until they left the Imperial Garden.

Fujiwara no Reiki walked unimpeded through the Imperial Palace, always with a gentle smile, and would nod in response to the greetings of her maids.

Although they are not officially married yet, she already has the air of a princess.

Stepping out of the Imperial Palace.

I got into the car and opened the door.

The smile on her face hadn't faded.

Why shouldn't we be happy?

Time.

Geographical advantage.

Human factors.

They came together easily by sheer coincidence.

All that's missing is a bang to kick off this joyous occasion.

Everything is predestined.

"Since Watari also wants to visit the Yasukuni Shrine, let's grant his wish to be devout since it's his own choice."

Bulletproof privacy glass covered her face.

The car started smoothly. (End of Chapter)