Long Ba thought for a moment, looked at Princess Jingya seriously, and asked: "Princess, does she like me?" Long Ba did not use the official serious title, but me. In Long Ba's view, in front of acquaintances, I act like ordinary people, naturally. The relationship is real.
Jingya looked into Long Ba's dark eyes, her heartbeat accelerated, her face turned red, she was so nervous that she could only bite her lip and nod desperately. She said frankly: "I like His Highness. In fact, when the Oiran Convention was held in the Jiuzhong Building, I disguised myself as a man and followed the General. At that time, the first time I saw His Highness, I... I fell in love with His Highness," Jingya said He lowered his head shyly, not daring to look at Long Ba.
Long Ba was shocked. It turned out that Princess Jingya liked him at that time. No wonder when he looked at Jingya for the first time, there was a faint hint of admiration in her eyes.
Long Ba was a little flattered, smiling and scratching his neck. Also at a loss.
Jingya pursed her lips and smiled softly, and asked: "Then...does His Highness like me?"
Princess Jingya is a free and smart person. Since Long Ba calls himself me, it proves that he can put aside the constraints of identity and get along with her, rather than the relationship between the two countries' marriage. Therefore, it is rare for her to be so free and easy, so she will naturally treat him in a free and easy manner.
Long Ba is a little confused, what does he like? He has never loved any woman in his life. He is relatively independent and indifferent by nature. He is not as popular with women as Long Shi Long Qi. He does not know how to get along with women, nor does he know how to sweet talk, nor does he understand what love is.
Among all the women, Long Ba admired Feng Xi'er more, but it was not love at first sight and he was not moved. He only knew that getting along with Feng Xi'er was natural and happy. The same was true for Jing Ya. Long Ba thought that as long as the woman liked him, it would be fine. What is true love? Maybe he is used to staying in the Shaolin Temple and doesn't understand the world outside.
Long Ba's hesitation made Jingya's heart instantly fall into the abyss. She was wondering, does Long Ba not like herself? But... is he so gentlemanly and considerate to me? Is it just for the sake of friendship between the two countries? Are you pretending to be nice to her just for the sake of marriage
Free and easy people are actually very sensitive. Because they are sensitive, they easily have random thoughts.
After hesitating for a long time, Long Ba said: "It's hard to say that you like someone in such a short period of time, right? To be honest, I have never liked any woman. I don't know what liking is, but... Jingya, you make me feel good."
Long Ba said what was on his mind and told the truth.
Jingya looked at Long Ba in surprise. She didn't expect that he had never liked any woman before? Only a majestic prince of a country would be so clumsy when facing women.
Long Ba can say this, which shows that he is a very sincere person. There is no polite perfunctory or false expression of love. He just expresses his confused thoughts, which shows that he is really ignorant.
Jingya was shocked by Long Ba's sincerity. Her random thoughts at the last moment were calmed down by Long Ba's words. Jingya didn't expect Long Ba to be so honest. She also chose to be honest, Jingya said: "Then...does His Highness think it is suitable to be with me?"
Long Ba replied: "The princess should know the importance of this marriage. Nanyang and the dynasty must form an alliance, and the princess must marry me. Regardless of her identity, I personally admire the princess very much."
Does appreciation equal liking? Maybe Long Ba doesn't know how important it is for a woman to say "I like you". Regarding love, both of them are ignorant. Maybe in the future, she and he will gradually understand? Jingya didn't hear Long Ba say the word "like" and was a little disappointed, but when he said he admired her, Jingya was still a little satisfied.
The general said that love can be cultivated slowly. Although Long Ba did not fall in love with her at first sight, maybe marrying him will make her fall in love for a long time, right? Jingya comforted herself in this way with a fantasy mentality.
The world is not yet stable, so how can we care about the love between our children
Well, as Long Ba said, a joint marriage between the two countries is the best solution in the current situation. Even if Long Ba doesn't love her, she will marry Long Ba. What does happiness mean if you can contribute to world peace
Princess Jingya nodded solemnly, expressing her state of mind: "Your Highness is right, the love between children is beautiful, but the mountains and rivers of the motherland are the most important. If I marry Your Highness, I can bring a sense of security to the people of Nanyang and the dynasty. Then I, Jingya, will never give up..."
Long Ba looked at Jingya with admiration and praised without concealment: "Jingya is indeed full of heroism and righteousness. There is no need to give in to a woman. If Jingya were a man, she would definitely accomplish a lot."
Jingya was embarrassed by Long Qi's straightforward praise. She smiled charmingly and joked: "I wish I were a man, riding a horse and drinking, singing to the wine, reining in the precipice, hugging each other, just like a man." What a great man to be a strong-willed romantic man."
Long Ba chuckled and joked: "If Jing Ya were a man, he would definitely confuse many women."
Jingya smiled, completely free of restraint, and said: "If I were a man, I would pursue a woman like the eldest lady."
Long Ba became interested and asked curiously: "Oh? Why?"
Jingya smiled and explained: "I just really admire the character of the eldest lady. Among women, it is really difficult to meet someone with a cool personality like her and being herself. I don't have many female friends in Nanyang. Women in Nanyang are generally They are all delicate, quiet, and gentle as water. When I get along with those people, I always keep a straight face. I am worried that if I say something wrong or if I am slightly inappropriate, others will criticize me.
I feel that my life is too useless and too depressing. I feel that I live with those people wearing masks. I have lived for so many years and I feel that I have never really been myself. I know that as a princess and my special status, it is difficult to be free. , but the eldest lady is different. When I was in Nanyang, I often heard storytellers talking about the eldest lady when I sneaked out of the palace to play. I was particularly curious at the time, what kind of shocking woman would she be? Today I finally got to meet the eldest lady... "
Jingya couldn't hide the excitement in her tone, and continued: "I didn't expect that the eldest lady is really as her name suggests, Feng Xiangu, a strange woman. Although she is not like those powerful and cold and arrogant strong women, she is proud and proud. Not afraid of death, don't care about rumors, live your true self, truly live for yourself, and be able to deal with cunning women like Concubine Lian calmly. It's really cool. I hope I can be as cool as the eldest lady. A free and easy woman”
Let me ask, how important is a woman’s appearance? When everyone in the world despised and ridiculed the eldest lady, the eldest lady was not depressed, decadent or inferior. Instead, she faced it calmly and calmly, and even sneered. How broad-minded does it take to achieve that indifferent and unruly attitude
However, Jingya was more curious about Feng Xi'er's disfigurement, so she asked Long Ba: "Your Highness, do you know why the eldest lady disfigured herself?"
Long Ba shook his head: "The Buddhist book says, don't use your own thoughts to speculate on other people's thoughts, because nine times out of ten, you will be wrong... I believe that the eldest lady has her own thoughts, and everyone has everyone's secrets. The eldest lady, she She’s not stupid, maybe she’s doing it for the love in her heart.”