"I'm not..." She wanted to defend herself, but she didn't know what to say, so she fell silent again.
There were many things she could think in her heart, but she might not be able to say them in front of him. For example, she was grateful that he had saved their brother and sister, and she also understood that he might have a little crush on her. But she didn't want to obey his arrangements for her life. She wanted to live a life where she could make the decisions herself and didn't need to rely on others.
"Qingjin, how old were you when you came to my side?"
"Ten years old."
"From the age of ten to fifteen, you have lived under my wings for these ten years. In any ten years in the future, I can still protect you under my wings. You can only be under my wings, you know."
"..."
"... As the heir, it is impossible for me not to marry a wife, but I have made the best arrangements for us as much as possible."
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.