Mistress of the Mysterious Inn - C196

Ling Chaofeng smiled and did not speak, he walked forward with large strides, and even if Xiaowan did not have anything in her hands, she could not keep up with her master’s footsteps. He jogged beside him, talking about Little Pei at home.

“Even saying so much is not as realistic as doing so.” Ling Chaofeng suddenly stopped and looked at his lovely wife with a smile. “You miss one now?”

Xiaowan’s smile was like a flower, her face was red as she said: “Then we still can’t do it right now, wait till you finish helping the general, we will discuss this after we return home.”

Ling Chaofeng said: “Once this is done, there will be another thing. This kind of promise is unreliable.” He actually had the strength to release a hand, holding onto Xiaowan, he slowly walked, and said, “Let’s do as we agreed, everything will be settled as it comes.”

“I want to talk to you, but you can’t laugh at me.” Xiaowan smiled mysteriously. Her eyes were brimming with happiness as she said, “Master, I have a feeling that we were husband and wife in our previous lives.”

“Is that so?” In Ling Chaofeng’s heart, he had the same thought.

“Would you laugh at me?” The Xiaowan said, “But I really feel like we met a long, long time ago.”

“You and I are both at the Baisha County, perhaps we have actually met before?” Ling Chaofeng said, “I also have a similar thought, we seem to have known each other for a long time.”

“Foolish husband, foolish wife …” Xiaowan pointed at Ling Chaofeng, then at herself. Ling Chaofeng grabbed her hand and kissed her on the back of her hand, only to see Xiaowan say in a soft voice, “Hubby, thank you.”

“Thank me for what?”

“Come find me by the river.”

Ling Chaofeng looked at Xiaowan deeply: “Then should I thank you too? Thank you for waiting there for me? “What are you thanking me for, husband and wife …”

But he couldn’t help but put down the wooden basin in his hands, hug Xiaowan’s waist and kiss on his soft lips deeply.

The autumn wind blew, rustling the grass and trees. The last rays of the setting sun shone down, lengthening their silhouettes.

In the distance, when Wei Tengfei wanted to find the Xiaowan by the river, he saw the husband and wife embracing and kissing in the bushes. The man was startled for a moment, and then quickly turned his back to her, but he couldn’t help but take a glance back.

Now, he suddenly understood one thing, but it was unknown if it was because of the love he had gained from looking at Ling Chaofeng and Xiaowan, or because there was another person in his heart.

The situation here reached the capital three days later. The emperor was extremely nervous when he found out that Wei Tengfei almost died in the mountains. If something really happened to Wei Tengfei, not to mention the fact that the imperial government had lost a large general, the death of Siyan’s dearest brother, how sorrowful would her life be in the future?

Xiang Run was still very afraid. Without waiting for a conclusion to be reached, he first sent out a order to prevent Wei Tengfei from entering the dangerous region again until the mountain was stable.

Then, he came over to tell Siyan that he had originally planned to calm Siyan’s nerves, but due to the fact that she was not in danger, Siyan instead muttered under her breath, “That Miss Bi is also miraculous.

The Emperor had long heard from Siyan that the Grand Councilor Counselor-in-chief Bi wanted his daughter to seduce Wei Tengfei. Thinking about it now, he could not help but smile: “I wonder what kind of fate exists between them.”

“Even so, we still have to be in love. If we can’t hurry, we won’t be able to get her to join us.” Siyan laughed and said, “Big Brother’s marriage is delayed by so many years compared to ordinary people, so it’s even more impossible to deal with it casually.

The Emperor nodded, extremely proud. “I want to be like me and marry my beloved woman.”

Siyan smiled slyly: “Then I reluctantly married my beloved man.”

Xiang Run said with a face full of anger: “How could I force you? Tell me, let us hear you call me.”

As she said that, she reached out and pulled Siyan into her embrace. Just as the two were about to get close to each other, someone from the palace came by and reported that it was the Prince of Xiluo that had requested an audience.

Ever since he had arrived in the capital, unless the Emperor was holding a banquet or had an appointment to meet with him due to matters between nations, he had almost never come to see the Emperor on his own accord. Meanwhile, Xiang Run had been waiting for him to present the marriage proposal of the Emperor of Xiluo.

However, that letter had long been thrown into the Baisha County by Haas, and after spending a beautiful period in the capital, he finally completed his mission. Even if he did not have the emperor’s documents, he had personally come to ask the emperor to bring a beautiful woman from the Daqi back to the Xiluo.

Indeed, what was to come had finally come.

His own daughter was not even two years old yet. In return, he asked Haas how he wanted to marry him, but Haas replied with Chinese that was becoming more and more fluent: “Your Majesty, I want to marry a beautiful Daqi girl to become my imperial concubine. Daqi girls are as precious as diamonds in my eyes.”

This person from the Xiluo had an elegant demeanor and beautiful, moving speech. He was not stingy with his beautiful words, causing others to feel that he was exaggerating but not sincere listening to him.

It was as if everyone was like that, Xiang Run once thought, how exactly did they judge whether their words were real or fake.

“It is a matter of the nation to be amiable with others. I understand your wish and sincerity. Wait a moment.” The emperor said coldly, “I cannot forcefully order a girl to marry you. Since you are familiar with Chinese, do you know that there is a saying among the Chinese people called ‘mutual love’?”

Haas said politely: “Even in the Xiluo, there are words like that.”

“Since that’s the case, we’ll discuss the marriage after that. You can withdraw now.” Xiang Run said.

“But …” Haas’s dark blue eyes, which were like gems from the ocean, carried a bit of mystery and allure. If they were grown on a woman’s face, they would definitely captivate one’s soul.

“What is it?” However, in Xiang Run’s heart, he was already prepared.

“In twenty days, Xiluo’s fleet will arrive at Daqi Coast.” Haas lowered his gaze.

“To take you home?” Xiang Run was calm and composed.

Haas raised his eyes and looked at the young emperor. “… “Yes.”

The emperor was unmoved and only said, “We will send someone to prepare some fine wine and delicacies from Daqi to welcome the guests from afar.”

Haas wanted to say something but hesitated. After bowing, he left politely.

As Xiang Run sat behind the desk, his heart surged with emotion. He didn’t know where his royal father and mother had gone to, but he really wanted to go tell his father that someone was finally coming to threaten this powerful nation.

He did not want to bring the country and its people into war or danger. To a ruler, the only thing that could truly help them grow up was their enemy.

“Someone, come.” The emperor said in a clear voice.

“What orders does the emperor have?” The chamberlain hurried over.

“Imperial Uncle and Shen Yun are here to meet.” Xiang Run stood up excitedly, “Tell them to come quickly.”

On the other side, Prince Haas gracefully walked out of the palace. Although he had already stayed in the capital for a long time, those who saw him were still curious and looked at all sorts of people.

On the road to the Imperial Palace, an extravagant carriage slowly approached. Shen Qing sat upright in the carriage, the servant girl beside her suddenly said: “Princess is a prince of the Xiluo.”

Shen Qing lifted the curtain and saw that the blue-eyed prince was walking in the opposite direction. He had most likely just met the Emperor, and with a calm and graceful smile, he was very polite to everyone he met.

“Princess, could it be that the thing he saw with his eyes was also blue?” The servant girl smiled curiously. “How can he have blue eyes? His skin is still so white.”

The palanquin from the Longevity Palace was already waiting for her at the entrance. She got off the palanquin and sat in it, but not long ago, she heard her grandmother and the rest of the palace saying that the prince and eldest young master had entered the palace.

The Empress Dowager muttered: “Every time father and son enter the palace together, something big is about to happen. What’s going on?”

Shen Qing comforted her aunt gently: “Maybe they discussed to go hunting.”

The Empress Dowager laughed: “Then you have to be envious of me again, I can’t walk anymore.”

As Shen Qing accompanied her grandmother, her heart was also thinking about his father and brother coming to see the emperor. At sunset, she returned home, but his brother and father had not come back yet. It was only when the sky turned dark did the servants hear that the prince and the eldest young master had returned.

However, as soon as they returned home, the father and son pair entered the study room. The other officials also came, and there were a lot of people gathered in the study room.

It was only when it was deep into the night that everyone dispersed. Shen Qing had his servants watch the movements in the study room, upon hearing that they had dispersed, she immediately brought food and soup over. It was likely that her father and brother had not eaten anything for a long time.

When she arrived, her brother had just walked out of the study. He smiled and said, “I’m going home. Your sister-in-law will definitely be waiting for me. Don’t make her wait too long.”

Little Qing laughed: “Anyway, after I had my sister-in-law, big brother had already forgotten about me.”

Shen Yun rubbed her head. The brother and sister separated, but after walking a few steps, his brother called her down.

“What is it?” Shen Qing asked.

“In the past few days, no matter the occasion, do not come into contact with that Prince of Xiluo.” Shen Yun said, “Don’t let anyone see it, what misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding what?” Shen Qing asked.

“I’ll tell you later.” Shen Yun refused to answer.

“I know it even if you didn’t say it.” But her little sister, Linglong, came forward and asked softly, “So you’re finally going to find someone to make you a friend, right?”

“Not necessarily. Right now, the thing that the Emperor is more interested in is seeing the fleet from Xiluo.” Shen Yun laughed, “If there is a chance, brother will bring you and your sister-in-law to have a look, the legendary Sea Lion.”

Little Qing could not imagine it, “How can we fight at sea?”

Shen Yun laughed and said, “I am also very curious, there is a mountain outside the mountain, and my Daqi is merely a hegemon.”

Three days later, this news reached Wei Tengfei’s ears. Although the emperor had not sent anyone to tell him about it, Wei Tengfei himself had spies in the capital, and he had no intention of becoming enemies with the emperor. The emperor had never wanted to touch this uncle of his, but they were both prepared for each other, and it wasn’t a bad thing.

When Xiaowan brought the prepared food over to the general, he frowned as if he had a heavy load on his mind. She placed the food down gently and said, “General, you should remember to eat while it’s warm.