20 Let’s Get Married!

Feng Xi looked out her window as she stared at the snow covered trees with a smile on her face. She was truly looking forward to this term. She wanted to show everyone she was no longer the stupid Feng Xi.

As the car made its way up the road, the scenery changed and entered a more populated area. Feng Xi knew they would need to stop at the next crossing where the first checkpoint was. In total to get to the lift leading to the Academy you had to pass through five checkpoints. Each checkpoint was guarded heavily by the Academy's own military force.

"Eldest Miss, there seems to be an issue up ahead." The driver reported to Feng Xi.

Feng Xi rolled down her window to see a familiar figure arguing with one of the guards. "What do you mean I can't go in!? If I can't go in, who will take care of his highness!?"

Letting out a light chuckle Feng Xi turned to Prince Jin with a smile. "It seems we will need to part ways here or you little eunuch might be arrested." On the inside though, she was cheering the eunuch on to cause more trouble! She could finally have some peace and quiet!

Prince Jin's face turned black. He heard the voice and knew it was Eunuch Li, he couldn't help but curse the damn servant for not doing his job right! "Then Xi'er, if you will."

Feng Xi nodded and opened the door allowing Prince Jin to climb out of the car. But what she did not expect was as soon as he climbed out that he would grab her hand and pull her into his embrace! Feng Xi stiffened and did not react until she felt a warm, moist set of lips touch lightly on her neck before letting her go. Her eyes filled with rage as she stomped her feet and pointed at Prince Jin yelling "You rouge!" While vigorously rubbing her neck with her other hand.

"Xi'er, do not get mad. You only have yourself to blame for the sexy outfit you wore for me last night. And then this morning you put your hair up as if you were inviting me to take a bite!"

"Blame your ass, get out of here!" Feng Xi yelled before getting back into her car and slamming the door. She wasn't so much as mad at Prince Jin but mad at herself for letting her guard down against the damn pervert.

Sitting in the car rubbing her neck she turned to Ru'er and asked: "Ru'er get the disinfectant out, I do not want to catch some kind of contagious pervert disease. "

Ru'er giggled and did as she was asked. But she still couldn't help asking: "Young Miss you treat his highness differently."

"Hmm, what do you mean?"

"Well, it's like you seem more lively when he is around you. Compared to your old self, you seem more confident than you used to be." Ru'er knew her young miss was not like this before. The sudden change was like a whole new person. She didn't know what it was but now it seemed that maybe it was because of her Young Miss's love for Prince Jin!

If only Ru'er knew how far off her thinking truly was. But Feng Xi planned not to correct her either. It was easier if her change was seen as her being in love than trying to explain why she suddenly was good at so many things.

As the car drove through the checkpoint Feng Xi's phone rang. She looked at the number and nodded her head. She had expected as much. She knew her father would be calling her after slapping and leaving behind Feng Lan.

"Hello, father?"

"Feng Xi what did you do to you, little sister!? I heard you slapped and even left her stranded at the hotel!"

"Father, I disciplined Lan'er because she was making a fuss about me having to give Prince Jin a ride. You never contacted me to tell me Feng Lan was coming and I had already offered Prince Jin a ride when he lost his way while going out for a stroll. I have no idea why he was out walking by himself but I couldn't leave him stranded on the side of the road."

"Speaking of that, I heard that you also spent the night in the same hotel room with him! You didn't!?"

Feng Xi heard her father's voice starting to get excited and pulled her phone away from her face staring at it. 'Father, are you mad or happy that I spent the night with Prince Jin?' That was when an idea came to Feng Xi!

"Father, I did sleep in the same hotel room with Prince Jin in a double room. But Prince Jin did ask me to be his woman but since I am engaged I had to turn him down..." Since Prince Jin was so adamant about her becoming his, why not use it to her advantage. If she could use this to get out of her engagement with Tang Zhi then why not?

"Hmmm… " Feng Shun was not dumb he knew his daughter did not want to marry Tang Zhi, but to make a connection directly with the imperial family by having his daughter marry Prince Jin was a good thing as well. "Alright if you like Prince Jin and he likes you I will cancel the engagement..."

Feng Xi became excited, her eyes lit up and her mouth curled up into a beautiful smile, but that all came crashing down when she heard Feng Shun's next words. "But only if Prince Jin has intentions of marrying you. So unless he asks for your hand in marriage, your engagement with Tang Zhi will stand. "

Grinding her teeth Feng Xi wanted to scream and yell injustice! But she could not since it was her father on the other end of the phone. "I understand father. Is there anything else?"

"No, just be mindful of your sister. I understand you disciplined her but think of the time and place from now on. I need to go, call me if there are any problems." Feng Shun after hearing about Prince Jin, cared nothing about the incident with Feng Lan as he left these words, and hung up.

Feng Xi was in a dilemma, she had two ways of breaking off the engagement with Tang Zhi, first was to do well in all her classes and become top of her class. This was an easy task but it would give Feng Lan, her mother, and the Tang family time to set up traps. Which one misstep would send her back into that spiraling hell from her past life. Feng Xi's whole body shivered just thinking about it. She did not want to end up like that again.

After thinking it over for a while Feng Xi finally came to a decision, she picked up her phone and dialed a number. "Oh? Xi'er did you miss me?"

"Jin'er, let's get married!" *Pfft* Prince Jin who was on the other line had just taken a sip of tea instantly spitting it out all over the place. The unlucky person Eunuch Li who was sitting across from him felt very wronged.

He was thinking he might have heard wrong after a bout of coughing he asked: "Xi'er what did you say?"

Taking a deep breath Feng Xi tried to calm her nerves as she replied: "I don't want to get married. But my father is going to force me to marry Tang Zhi. I do not want to get married to Tang Zhi. I do not care if you toss me into the back court and leave me there to rot. It would be better than marrying Tang Zhi and living a life of living hell."

Feng Xi decided to explain a bit about how her family situation was. She told him how her mother died five years back due to an illness. That her father remarried Feng Lan's mother two years ago and became the head, madam. But all assets in the General's Manor would never go to his second wife, they would go to her. She explained how Feng Lan and Feng Lan's mother wanted her dead and even explained how Tang Zhi was in on it and was already with her sister.

Prince Jin hearing all of this was boiling in rage. Someone dared to plot against his woman!? He wanted to turn around right then and there and take all three of these people and behead them. Feng Xi could sense Prince Jin's anger. "Jin'er do not do anything. I want to deal with it myself. Otherwise, how can I grow as a person?"

"I won't touch them but is the reason you wish to marry me instead?" Prince Jin was a little unhappy with the reasoning but he could see why she was doing this as well.

"Well, that and as time goes on, with the two of us engaged, I will get to know you better and maybe just maybe I might fall in love with you..." Feng xi was saying the last words through clenched teeth. She hated the word love the most! It was the cause of her downfall in her past life!

"Hmm, then let's get married. I will have Father Emperor call your father to the palace tomorrow and propose marriage." Prince Jin knew Feng Xi was only doing this to escape her fate but this was also good for him. It would give her the title of being his fiancee which would keep other men away while he worked to get her true love.