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Chapter 105 Each other
"Did you notice those people just now?" Zhu Yu returned the water bag to Lu Qing and watched him open the curtain and pour the wine inside the water bag out of the car. He then put the water bag back into his sleeve. "They are the ones who crushed the cup earlier."

Lu Qing nodded: "Jie people.

The song I played tonight was a Jie song, and those people responded after hearing it, so I am sure of it."

Zhu Yu had this suspicion before, but he was not sure. Unexpectedly, Lu Qing made such a firm judgment.

"They deliberately dressed like people from the Jin Kingdom, but they couldn't hide the fierceness in their aura and eyes." Zhu Yu was embarrassed to say that there was a kind of arrogance in the eyes of the Jie people, like wolves, which was exactly what the Jin people didn't have. "Why do they do this? Are they here for the Jie princess?
Could it be that the Jie princess was unwilling to marry Lu Zhang, so they had other plans?
Or... do they want to take advantage of the princess and Lu Zhang's wedding to do something?"

"Whether the princess was willing to marry Lu Zhang is hard to say." Lu Qing shook his head, "But those people probably didn't intend to cause any trouble. They just wanted to secretly ensure that their princess's trip went smoothly and that nothing went wrong until she married into Prince Yi's mansion.

If the Jie King wanted to do something, he should have done it before sending the princess here. Otherwise, if the situation really got tense, it would be hard to say whether his beloved daughter, whom he cherished like a jewel, could be saved.

"Will I be safe after marrying into Prince Yi's Mansion?" Zhu Yu was puzzled. Her own situation seemed to be just the opposite. Originally, there was no danger, but it was only after marrying into Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion that she felt the dangers all around her.

Lu Qing seemed to have guessed what was going on in Zhu Yu's mind and said, "The Jie Kingdom Princess's situation is different from yours. Lu Zhang is the emperor's biological son and the grandson of Duke Yan. Such power is probably unique in the world.

The reason why his marriage with the Jie Kingdom's princess was facilitated was that His Majesty and the Jie King had their own considerations."

Zhu Yu frowned.

As for Emperor Jin's considerations, she could actually fully understand them.

Asking the princes of the four directions to marry their daughters to the prince, or recruiting the princes' sons to come to Jin State to be the prince consort, this behavior itself is a test. If anyone has any ill intentions towards the Emperor Jin, the common ruler of the world, he would never dare to agree to it.

The children of the princes who were married or recruited, as well as the offspring born after the marriage, would become hostages used by Emperor Jin to control the vassal states. By using both kindness and force on these hostages, and changing his attitude towards the princes, he could easily draw an invisible line between him and the vassal states and control the actions of the princes.

Of course, Zhu Yu and Lu Qing were an exception. It was obvious that Emperor Jin did not think that Zhu Cheng could do anything with his small piece of land in Shuo Kingdom, so there was no need to arrange a marriage for his daughter that could be used to win over and promote him in the future.

But she really couldn't figure out what the Jie King's considerations were.

She only knew that the Jie King's family was exactly the opposite of General Cao's. He had countless sons but very few daughters, especially this princess who was married in. Although she was the eldest daughter, she already had several older brothers, so she was naturally treasured and loved very much.

Before Emperor Jin granted the marriage, the Jie King had considered holding a martial arts competition for his daughter. Who should he compete with? His most courageous and skilled son.

The Jie King announced to the public that the opponent not only needed to fight his son on equal terms, but also needed to be open and honest. If the tactics were too despicable and insidious, even if he won, he would never marry the princess to him.

So it was obvious that the Jie King's original plan was to find a son-in-law and keep his daughter by his side. But why did he suddenly accept the arranged marriage and marry his daughter to the Jin Kingdom? What happened in between and what considerations did the Jie King have? She had no idea and was puzzled.

"General Situ doesn't go to the northern border just to welcome a bride." Lu Qing leaned over and leaned comfortably on the cushion beside him. "But the Jie King is a soft-hearted person. If Your Majesty wants to force him to marry his daughter, I'm afraid there will be another war between the two countries. So this isn't just because of General Situ's great reputation.

If the other party wasn't Lu Zhang, perhaps the Jie King wouldn't have agreed so easily. Lu Zhang was the emperor's biological son and the grandson of Duke Yan. Even if the emperor himself wanted to touch him, he would probably have to think carefully and weigh the pros and cons.

In this way, the Jie Kingdom princess married Lu Zhang and became Lu Zhang's fellow traveler, which in turn provided an additional layer of protection for the Jie Kingdom, and the check and balance became mutual."

"So, are those people afraid that someone doesn't want to see this marriage happen, so they're trying to sabotage it, and that's why they're lurking in the capital, watching and protecting from the inside?" Zhu Yu understood a little.

“That’s a possibility, but it’s said that the people of Jie Country have always been open-minded and unrestrained, unlike the conservative Jin Country, which insists on following the orders of parents and matchmakers.

So it is hard to say whether the Jie princess has a lover who shares her feelings with her. Maybe she doesn't want to marry a weak and lazy prince like Lu Zhang.

The Jie King was probably afraid that his daughter, who had always had everything going for her, would cause trouble at this critical juncture."

As Lu Qing spoke, he suddenly raised an eyebrow at Zhu Yu: "You..."

Zhu Yu held out his hand: "Stop, don't use your smart brain for messy things."

Lu Qing was amused by her reaction and laughed softly, his face tilted to one side and his shoulders shaking.

Zhu Yu looked at his smile and sighed softly.

Lu Qing looked at her strangely.

"I think you've had a hard time." Zhu Yu spoke without him asking, "You need to think three steps ahead and consider everything very carefully."

Lu Qing glared at her: "It's the same with you. I see that you are always tense and your true personality is hard to discern."

Zhu Yu was stunned and didn't know how to respond.

When she first arrived, she was full of doubts and anxieties, but later she gradually adapted to everything around her and found that in the Zhu family of Shuo Kingdom, no one cared about her personality. Their only requirement for the women in the family was not to interfere with the men's work.

When he arrived at the Xiaoyao Palace, he accidentally revealed his extraordinary abilities. Later, Lu Qing's interest and attention to his autopsy skills did, to some extent, allow Zhu Yu to find a sense of identity and self-worth.

But she thought that this was all Lu Qing cared about her.

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