#Gu Mingwen vel Gu Himbo looks pretty manageable

[orsuliya]

Can we talk about how cool is Awu who is noble by birth, but yet she so doesn’t care less about all of that & happily willing to follow XQ to war. When he gave her the horsie I think that was the best 🎁 she ever received (among all the jewels 💎.. even Daddy Emperor said she had all). I don’t think Wanru will react the same way

No! We are not talking about the terrifying vision that is Xiao Qi/Xie Wanru! Not ever again! Although for all that we know Wanru might have appreciated such a present... if that horse came from a celebrated bloodline, that is. And she certainly wouldn't have run with it only to arrive at "I'm following you to war on my spiffy new ride."

To be fair, Awu's train of thought is entirely too logical. I mean, what would you think if your husband was going to war and then gave you a warhorse five minutes after announcing his plans? A white warhorse, no less! Okay, I'm not sure that its coat being white has any bearing on well, anything, but it's still a pretty meaningful gift with a highly suspicious timing.

Regarding Awu's readiness to follow Xiao Qi wherever he may go, she has never lacked courage nor, I think, a certain thirst for adventure. Okay, the truth it she would have been totally wasted on gilded halls and harem politics, had she become Potato's or even Zitan's Crown Princess. Or perhaps not precisely wasted, but ultimately unhappy and unfulfilled. Let it be noted that I'm not sure she'd have done well living in total obscurity after a sucessful elopement either; even as resilient as she is, at the end of the day Awu is a princess. The Princess, even. Suffering privation and hardship is fine, more than fine... provided it's for a good cause and preferably temporarily. Living entirely without servants, on the other hand, not so much. With Xiao Qi she gets to have both servants and adventure, the lucky, lucky girl!

#ask and answer #the rebel princess #do not ask about XQ/XW #or about Awu/Zitan chances of happy marriage #been there done that oh have I ever #now I do like Xie Wanru and would be glad to see a fix-it what-if with a different marriage for her #but she'd be happiest as a noble matron with an appropriately manageable husband #Gu Mingwen vel Gu Himbo looks pretty manageable #there it is that's my fix-it ship