The eldest Princess could only grit her teeth and nod, withdrawing helplessly.
She truly wanted to marry into the Zhou Family.
After all, the Zhou Family was Fan Mo Great Emperor's own clan.
Back when Fan Mo Great Emperor had gone missing, the Zhou Family's status had not been so lofty.
But ever since Fan Mo Great Emperor returned, the Zhou Family had naturally risen with the tide.
There was nothing unreasonable about that.
Yet the affairs of this world truly never went as one wished.
She had racked her brains trying to marry into the Zhou Family, yet they were unwilling.
Yan Qingqiu was unwilling, yet the Zhou Family had now taken a liking to her instead.
The weather in the Furyflame Kingdom was scorching.
But Yan Qingqiu's heart at this moment was an expanse of ice.
In a sense, she was free by nature. She did not wish to be restrained, nor did she wish to get involved in this kind of political marriage.
It was like selling off a daughter, marrying herself away.
But she knew that her strength was limited. Though she could resist for a short while,
in the long run, she definitely could not change anything.
Yan Qingqiu was the Princess of the Furyflame Kingdom, and its most favored Princess as well.
Naturally, the place she lived was the best.
"Sacred Flame Hall."
This was the palace hall where she resided.
The hall took the fire qilin as its symbol.
In truth, for the Furyflame Kingdom, qilin had always existed as a totem-like presence.
The Sacred Flame Hall was filled with qilin everywhere.
At the very top of the hall stood a precious statue carved in the likeness of a qilin, a four-legged divine beast, auspicious and powerful.
Even before the two Great