Ji Junye looked at her resentfully. After a thousand words left unsaid, he finally bit her lip.
"Are you a dog?"
Shen Qing covered her mouth and complained. However, she finally managed to placate him. At least he wouldn't think about tying her back.
Outside.
The two groups of people stared at each other. Obviously, the people from the Jiang State had the upper hand. Although the people from the Jing State didn't want to lose their momentum, their emperor had intended to kidnap the princess of the Jiang State, so they lacked a bit of confidence after all.
"By the way, second brother, why haven't they come out yet? He won't do anything to our sister, will he?" Shen Si was a bit worried.
They weren't afraid of starting a war with the Jing State. But if their sister disappeared right under their noses, they wouldn't be fit to be her brothers.
Shen Liangzhi also thought it was about time. Just as he was about to say something, the door opened from the inside, and Shen Qing walked out.
Ji Junye followed behind her.
Shen Qing's cheeks were still a bit flushed, and the corners of her eyes were slightly red. On closer inspection, her lips were a bit swollen.
Under the gazes of her two elder brothers, Shen Qing looked a bit unnatural. She coughed lightly.
"Second brother, fourth brother, let's go."
As a man of experience, Shen Liangzhi could roughly guess what had happened. He changed his expression to a gentle one. "Have you reached an agreement?"
Shen Qing replied vaguely. "Sort of."
Shen Si didn't notice anything. He clicked his tongue. "Sister, you didn't sign any unequal treaties with him, did you?"
As he spoke, he gave Ji Junye a sidelong glance.
Although he hadn't had many dealings with Ji Junye, based on his understanding of him, would he let go so easily?
"How could I?" Shen Qing shook her head. "This concerns the two countries. How could I be so childish?"
The national affairs were settled. What was left were just some matters between husband and wife. However, she didn't plan to tell others.
"Alright, then let's go."
Shen Liangzhi led the people away without even giving the people from the Jing State a single look.
The ignored people from the Jing State were still a bit stunned.
To be precise, they had started to look at each other in dismay when they saw their emperor following behind the princess of the Jiang State.
Over the years, their emperor had fought battles in the south and the north, and the territory of the Jing State had expanded a lot. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the most powerful country. Even the emperor of the Jiang State had to be polite to their emperor. How could a princess dare to walk in front of their emperor?
This wasn't the most unbelievable thing.
What they couldn't understand was that their emperor looked indulgent. Even those who weren't familiar with him could tell that he was in a good mood.
Wasn't it tense just now?
Could their emperor be placated so easily?
They had originally thought that their emperor didn't really want to marry the princess of the Jiang State. After all, this princess had been missing for many years and was only found two years ago. There had even been an impostor before. They thought he was just using this as a way to intimidate the Jiang State or even find an excuse to start a war. Now it seemed that their emperor and this princess... were old acquaintances?
They had never heard of it...
However, after today's incident, they had to change their views on the princess of the Jiang State.
Only Zhuiyun knew that this was inevitable. The emperor had no bottom line when it came to Miss Shen.
These people had joined later and hadn't seen how the emperor and Miss Shen got along. It couldn't be blamed that they were so easily shocked.
Shen Qing followed Shen Liangzhi and walked away without looking back, as if what had happened between her and Ji Junye just now was just a routine matter.
Ji Junye let out a silent sneer.
She was really good at distinguishing between public and private matters.
It wasn't until Shen Qing got into the carriage and was out of sight that he withdrew his gaze. He glanced at the people standing beside him, looking at a loss. "Let's go back."
That night, Ji Junye withdrew his troops.
Not only Shen Liangzhi but also the people from the Jing State heaved a sigh of relief.
They didn't want to fight such a trivial war.
When the scout sent back the news, Shen Liangzhi immediately went to see Shen Qing and showed a knowing smile. "Sister, you're really resourceful."
Shen Qing shook her head with a faint smile. "Second brother, you don't have to say that. This incident was originally caused by me. It's a matter between husband and wife, but so many people were involved. If something else happened, I would really become a sinner through the ages."
Hearing what she said, Shen Liangzhi instantly understood her attitude. "I heard that you've been recuperating on the border for the past two years. You might as well stay on the border for a few days and enjoy the beautiful scenery of our Jiang State. I'll report this to Father. You can come back with us when the army returns to the capital."
This was exactly what Shen Qing had in mind. "Thank you, second brother."
Her elder brothers had accepted her very well. It seemed that her father and mother had done a lot of work behind the scenes. Shen Qing felt very lucky and warm to have such relatives.
The next day, Ji Junye received an anonymous letter with an address at the end.
He didn't need to guess who had written it.
Ji Junye snorted lightly. He pretended not to care and put the letter on the table, but he couldn't help but look at it. His heart felt sour and swollen.
Since she wanted him to go so much, he would just go there reluctantly.
In order not to seem too eager, Ji Junye didn't go until after dinner.
When he landed in the courtyard, he scared the maid Liyue.
"Prin... "
Shen Qing was lying on the couch reading a book. Seeing that he had come alone, she couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. "It's okay. You can go down. Serve the dinner."
Liyue was specially sent by the Empress of the Jiang State to take care of Shen Qing in case she wasn't used to it. She would also follow Shen Qing as a dowry maid when she got married. However, it was a negotiation between the two countries yesterday, so Shen Qing didn't take her there. It was normal that she didn't recognize Ji Junye.
Liyue was stunned. "Princess, who is this?"
"Um..." Shen Qing said casually. "A new concubine I've taken in."
Liyue almost fell over. She had originally guessed that this person was the emperor of the Jing State. But now... a concubine?
This was even more shocking than the emperor of the Jing State coming in person!
Ji Junye didn't comment on the title of "concubine". He walked into the room as if no one else was around.
"Haven't you had dinner yet?"
At this time, he had thought that she had already had dinner.
Shen Qing put away the book, put on her shoes, and came out. "Isn't this to wait for you?"
She had guessed that he would come at this time and would definitely be too awkward to eat. So she wasn't hungry either.
Seeing Liyue still standing there in a daze, Ji Junye gave her a cold look.
Liyue shuddered and quickly went down.
Goodness!
The concubine's eyes were so terrifying!
Fortunately, he was just a concubine.
Shen Qing gave Ji Junye a reproachful look. "You're scaring my maid again."
"She just has no sense of propriety." Ji Junye said.
What kind of maid was so distracted and stared at her master all the time.
Shen Qing let out a soft laugh. She pressed him into the chair, lifted his chin, leaned over, and their breaths intertwined. "Your Majesty, this isn't the Jing State. Here, you're just the concubine I've taken in."
"The army will probably take about half a month to return to the capital. I'll be staying here during this period. I wonder if Aye is willing?"
Ji Junye held her hand and took the opportunity to pull her onto his lap. His phoenix eyes were so dark that it was almost terrifying. His hot breath made Shen Qing shiver when he spoke.
"Qingqing doesn't want to have dinner? Or, do you want something else?"