MTCCP: Chapter 2

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      Yue Yiwan watched him leave first, and was caught off guard by his brother patting his shoulder. 　　

      "What are you thinking about?" Yue Zhigu said with a frown, "Are you in a hurry to get married after returning from studying abroad? Don't delay other people's blind dates, okay?" 　

　

      "Wait a minute, I'll go meet him." Yue Yiwan said and gave his father a look that says: 'I'm super reliable', and then strode off. 　

　

      On the side of the banquet hall, there is a resting area for the royal family, where they can change clothes and take a nap.

 　　The screen at the door is embroidered with swimming goldfish with fine silver threads, and the countless petals of hydrangeas are decorated with light golden edges.

 　　It is secluded and elegant here, and you can faintly hear the subtle sound of water brewing tea.

 　　The broken white and red tea is soaked to produce an amber tea, and the warm and rich aroma silently fills the room.

 　　The gray-robed palace maid silently bowed to the two of them again, then she turned her back to the door and retreated. 

　　Yue Yiwan sat in front of him and raised his hand to touch the edge of the cup. 

　　It's a British product, and the texture is quite heavy.

 　　"To be honest, there is indeed a misunderstanding between us." He raised his head, his jawline was quite beautiful: "I studied abroad for a few years, and I am not very familiar with the rules of the royal family here."

 　　"Yeah." Hua Muzhi looked up at him, his smile deepened: "But your attitude doesn't seem to want to reject me."

         "Yes." Yue Yiwan looked at him straight in the eye: "I don't object to this marriage." 　　

          This is a rare choice.

 　　Arranged marriages lasted for thousands of years in ancient times, and now everyone likes free love.

 　　Even if it is love at first sight, you have to cultivate feelings before getting married and having children.

 　　It is obviously too hasty to get married as if you were buying cabbage.

  　　"To be more honest," Yue Yiwan paused for a long time before speaking: "I don't believe in marriage."

 　　Hua Muzhi raised his eyebrows slightly. 　　

         "It's better to live a lifetime with strangers who treat each other with respect than to grow tired of each other when you are old with your loved ones." His voice was cold and clean, but mixed with a sudden sense of world-weariness: "At least when two men are together, the relationship is probably not that bad."

 　　Even if it is just friendship between girls, there may be ups and downs, and it is quite possible that they will never get along with each other because of something. 

　　Although men also have a delicate and serious side, they can always get along quite comfortably with the same sex. It is difficult for rough creatures with big hearts to tear their faces and quarrel.

 　　If two buddies spend their lives together, there will probably not be too many twists and turns. "

 　　Have you... been hurt by love?"

 　　"On the contrary," Yue Yiwan lowered his eyes and smiled: "I have never been in love so far."

 　　There must be something hidden. 　　

         "What do you know about sexual orientation?"

 　　"I am purely bisexual, and there is no issue of being attracted to men." Yue Yiwan took a sip of red tea, feeling the slightly sweet feeling at the root of his tongue, and slowed down his tone and said: "What about your situation?"

 　　Hua Muzhi laughed. 　　

        "You are a very interesting person."

 　　His identity is the crown prince of this country. Since birth, his fate has been tied to the entire royal family. He is a gorgeous bird in a cage and an aristocrat who has been permanently deprived of political rights. 

　　Before entering the elegant room, he had never considered discussing such a straightforward topic with this gentleman. 

　

     　But it is not a bad idea.

 　　"Before participating in here my relatives gave me a list." Hua Muzhi said slowly, as if someone else was deciding his marriage.

 　　On this list, there are daughters of politicians, sons of wealthy people, and important figures from other countries. 

　　Everything is considered from the perspective of maximizing benefits, but he pretended to be tolerant and said, "In the end, it depends on your own choice." 

　　Yue Yiwan raised his head, and the small moon earrings on his left ear glowed under the colorful chandelier.

 　　"Am I also on this list?"

 　　Hua Muzhi looked at him for a few seconds, and suddenly he was not willing to admit it.

 　　He paused for a long time.

 　　"Well.....yeah."

 　　"In fact, it can be regarded as-no choice?"

 　　"Indeed..."

         Hua Muzhi smiled and poured him another half cup of tea, and said slowly: "Although I have no choice, you still have time to leave now."

         He was clearly the crown prince who came to choose a consort, but he seemed to have already determined that he would be abandoned, and even took the initiative to persuade people to leave.

　　"Even if you really consider entering the palace, there is still a three-month etiquette training period, and the royal family itself hopes that candidates will think it over and over again--" He looked at Yue Yiwan sweatshirt and earrings, and his tone became more serious: "It will be difficult to leave after the wedding ceremony."

　　Yue Yiwan looked at him steadily, as if he was ready to sign a lifelong contract.

　　He knew that his father and brother expected him to get married and have children, but there were some things... he is afraid he wouldn't dare to ask for in this lifetime.

　　"Let's give it a try."

　　"Okay."

　　Hua Muzhi took out the jade pendant carved with snapdragon from his sleeve. It looked like a whole round pendant connected from head to tail, but it could be divided into two pieces that were embedded like magatama. The white jade was transparent and felt warm and friendly.

　　Both jade pendants were hung with strings, and they would be hung next to the wedding clothes in the future as a symbol of eternal love.

　　"This is a token. If you accept it, you will move to the palace from tomorrow and start a three-month etiquette training period." He slowly stood up, his posture quite solemn: "Remember what I said - the etiquette training period is the last time for you to regret this."

　　"Yes, I know."

　　Yue Yiwan carefully took the jade pendant and turned to leave.

　　"Wait," Hua Muzhi called him again: "Yue Yiwan."

　　"What?"

　　"You really don't know that this party is used to select concubines?"

　　"I know." Yue Yiwan put the jade pendant close to his body, looked at him and laughed: "I just accidentally drank your glass of wine, so I just made the best of it."

　　"I thought you were tricked by them." Hua Muzhi was stunned for a moment: "So are you here for a formality?"

　　"Not really." Yue Yiwan thought about it seriously, blinked and said: "There is a little bit of Cinderella fantasy."

　　Everyone has a narcissistic side.

　　Want to be a person picked out of a million, want to be favored by fate.

　　Before coming, he thought to himself that he was well behaved, and if he was chosen, it would mean that the Crown Prince had good taste.

　　"Cinderella?"

　　"Yeah," Yue Yiwan smiled frankly, "If the cocktail party needs a Cinderella who is one in a million, maybe I am suitable."

　　Hua Muzhi stared at his smile and responded after a long while.

　　He had a lot of things on his mind, but after meeting this person, he was relieved for no reason.

　　"See you at Yuanyong Palace at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."

　　When Yue Yiwan returned home that night, he was scolded by his father and brother. They wanted to use the ancestral washboard to wash the water out of his brain.

　　They are afraid he drank too much foreign coffee to do such a stupid thing!

　　Yue Yiwan waited until both of them finished talking, then slowly took out the half jade pendant in his arms: "Here - I will move to the palace tomorrow."

　　"You -" Yue Zhigu took the jade pendant and said stiffly: "Are you really going to get married?"

　　"I told the housekeeper that the things can be moved one by one, and the people in the palace will come to count and calculate." Seeing that his father was about to choke again, he helped the old man to the side to rest, and said solemnly: "I will be crowned a prince later, and I will treat you to dinner."

　　... He said it like he will just attend a postgraduate entrance examination.

　　Yue Pin knew that this kid had been naughty since he was seven or eight years old, but to be this careless was beyond his imagination.

　　He was about to speak, and Yue Yiwan showed an innocent expression again: "I fell in love with him at first sight, and from now on, the mountains and the sky will be united, and the morning and evening will be endless."

　　The father and son of the Yue family: ???

　　

        Where did you learn all this nonsense?!

　

　"Forget it, Dad. Just treat it as a military training." Yue Zhigu felt that his younger brother was really a headache: "There are too many rules and things are complicated in there. I'm afraid he will come back crying after staying for half a month."

　　Yue Yiwan nodded seriously: "I think so too."

　　On the way home, he took a new "Royal Common Sense Handbook" and flipped through it carefully for a long time.

　　The royal family has been through ups and downs for hundreds of years, and there are indeed many troubles in the palace.

　　There are ladies who seem to be well-educated and well-mannered, but suddenly elope with foreigners halfway through marriage, and there are young people who have watched Princess Huanzhu too much and insist on promoting free thinking and popular culture in the royal family. 

       The etiquette training period was originally only ten days, but later it was changed to three months by a certain Empress Dowager with a dark face, so as to conduct sufficient assessment and screening.

　　If you want to leave during this period, even the royal family will rush to help cover it up, calling it "unsuitable". 

        In this era, there are fewer and fewer people who respect the word "royal family", and there are more and more opportunists who want to get promoted, so they must be on guard.

　　The next day, the driver got up early and found three Bentleys parked under his underground garage.

　　There was no number on the license plate, but a deer emblem with snapdragons and sambar deer.

　　Yue Yiwan carried a small box and appeared in front of people like a primary school student going on a picnic.

　　He wore a layered shirt and slim jeans, like a street model.

　　His silver-gray hair, which had just been dyed, was tied back again, and his earrings were still the same little moon.

　　The small mint green box only contained simple clothes and a computer, and the other things would be sent in later.

　　An old man in a dark blue robe with flowing cloud patterns was waiting in front of the car, with three attendants standing on both sides behind him.

　　As soon as he appeared, the attendants behind him all bowed deeply, and the old man bowed slightly, with his gray hair combed neatly.

　　Yue Yiwan was not intimidated, and returned the greeting generously.

　　"Please get in the car, Mr. Yue."

　　If this was a in drama, he would probably be sent in by a sedan chair carried by eight people.

　　Yue Yiwan sat in the back seat of the middle car, sitting behind the driver as a VIP.

　　It was the safest and most comfortable place.

　　The old man dressed as a butler sat in the front seat as a temporary master attendant, with a very steady posture.

　　It was quiet all the way and quite awkward.

　　Yue Yiwan felt that the two people in front of him didn't even breathe, and it seemed that a robot was driving. He coughed lightly and asked, "Excuse me..."

　　The old man nodded slightly: "Please go ahead."

　　"My dyed hair and earrings, will I change them after entering the palace?"

　　He seemed to have seen this episode.

　　The stupid and arrogant modern people went to the deep palace, and were forced by the nanny who was like a dean to learn the rules and change their sitting posture. Like a clown, they were at a loss in the aristocratic life.

　　However, he was an excellent young man with good upbringing and family background... He didn't behave like a bumpkin.

　　"According to the usual rules, it is indeed not allowed to dye your hair rashly, and wear jewelry outside the regulations." The old man said respectfully: "But you are probably one of the luckiest people in the palace."

　　"...Huh?"

　　"The crown prince asked for grace from His Majesty before."

　　"In the future, no matter who enters the palace, except for necessary public occasions, he will be allowed to keep all reasonable habits of life outside the palace at other times."

　　Yue Yiwan blinked.

　　He didn't know much about the strange fiancé, but today because of this sentence, he had a new understanding.

　　'No matter who enters the palace in the future.'

　　It sounds gentle, considerate, and compromising.

　　He responded, lowered his head and flipped through the "Royal Knowledge Handbook", looking at the snapdragon on the footer thoughtfully.

　　A child who is too sensible deserves a hug.

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