Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Ruan Haoyu stayed in the general's mansion until sunset before leaving. In order to avoid suspicion, Mu Xiaoqiao could only see him off to the gate of the mansion. The two said goodbye reluctantly at the gate. Mu Xiaoqiao helped Ruan Haoyu put on his hat, and only felt relieved when she saw that his face was completely in the shadow of the hat brim.

"Xiao Qiao, stay in the mansion tomorrow and wait for the imperial edict. I will come to you when I finish my work."

"Well, but my father is not in good health, so I want to postpone my trip to Nanrong." Mu Xiaoqiao said worriedly. Her marriage could be settled and her father could feel more at ease, but she could not leave home for Nanrong, which was thousands of miles away, no matter what.

Ruan Haoyu only found out today that Mu Huanan was in poor health. He held Mu Xiaoqiao's hand and nodded, "I'll take care of this."

After hugging Mu Xiaoqiao again, Ruan Haoyu mounted his horse and rode away. Mu Xiaoqiao had just turned around and was about to go back to her room when she heard an excited shout from behind, "Sister, elder sister."

When Mu Xiaoqiao turned around, a young man in purple with delicate features had already jumped off his horse and ran towards her. He hugged her and spun her around, "Sister, I missed you so much."

If it’s not my second brother Mu Jincheng, then who else could it be?

Mu Xiaoqiao felt dizzy from being turned so much by him and said hurriedly, "Stop, stop. You are already a captain, but you are still acting like a child. What's the matter?" As he said this, he couldn't help laughing.

Among the five brothers and sisters, Mu Xiaoqiao has the deepest relationship with his second brother Mu Jincheng. Although they are half-sisters, they are only one year apart in age, so Mu Jincheng has loved to follow Mu Xiaoqiao since he was a child. Mu Xiaoqiao is also a crazy dote on his younger brother. If there is anything delicious or drink, he would not bear to eat it himself and would always save it for his younger brother.

"When I'm with my sister, I'll always be a child." Mu Jincheng said this as a matter of course, seemingly very proud.

Mu Xiaoqiao laughed, looking at her second brother who now had to look up to see his face, "I haven't seen you for two years. You've grown so tall and handsome."

"Of course. By the way, sister, I met a delegation from the Southern Rong outside the city. Weren't you at war with the Southern Rong before? Why are you back? Why did they send an envoy to Beijing?" Mu Jincheng traveled quickly and had little information. No one told him about Mu Xiaoqiao being captured by the Prince of the Southern Rong because they were afraid that he would worry.

"This is a long story, so don't worry. Go in quickly. Father, mother and aunt will be happy to know that you are back." Mu Xiaoqiao and Mu Jincheng walked into the house side by side and walked towards Mu Huanan's room.

Not far away, Chen Taorui walked out slowly, looking in the direction where Ruan Haoyu left, his eyes extremely sharp.

Early the next morning, Mu Huanan went to court despite his sick body. Today's matter concerned Mu Xiaoqiao's lifelong happiness, so he had to go.

After Mu Huanan left the court, the imperial edict of marriage arrived immediately, conferring the title of Princess of Liyue on Mu Xiaoqiao and granting her marriage to the King of Zhennan of Nanrong. Mu Huanan also told the Mu family about the alliance between the two countries reached in the court today. From now on, Dajin and Nanrong would not invade each other, and would exchange what they had. Merchants of the two countries could trade freely, the people could intermarry, and the currency could be exchanged. The specific matters would be discussed and formulated by the Ministry of Rites and the Nanrong envoys, and then submitted to the emperor for approval.

Mu Huanan's words were full of praise for Ruan Haoyu. Today, he spoke eloquently in the court, shocking all the civil and military officials in the court, and also won the recognition of the emperor. Mu Huanan even felt proud that this man was about to become his son-in-law.

Mu Jincheng curled his lips and said, "In that case, I won't bother with him about kidnapping my sister." Originally, after hearing his sister's account of what happened some time ago yesterday, he was filled with righteous indignation and was ready to find Ruan Haoyu to settle the score. If he hadn't been stopped by his sister, he would have probably broken into the Nanrong delegation last night.

"General, the King of Nanrong Zhennan requests to see you." The servant came to report.

"Please."

"You've come just in time." Mu Jincheng couldn't wait to get up and go out to greet her. He said that he didn't care, but when he heard that Ruan Haoyu was coming, he still wanted to go and help his sister.

Mu Xiaoqiao smiled and shook his head, stood up, bowed to his father and mother, and followed them out.

As soon as Ruan Haoyu entered the door, he saw a young man rushing up, shouting, "Nanrong's Zhennan King, watch out."

"Jincheng!" Mu Xiaoqiao was a step too late and failed to stop Mu Jincheng from punching Ruan Haoyu.

Ruan Haoyu came here today with a dignified manner, so he brought eunuch Zhao Ning with him. Caught off guard at this moment, Zhao Ning subconsciously stood in front of Ruan Haoyu, and was hit in the face by Mu Jincheng. He screamed "Ouch" and fell to the ground.

Mu Jincheng was stunned and said angrily: "Ruan Haoyu, you are a man of seven feet tall, why are you hiding behind a eunuch?"

Mu Xiaoqiao rushed over at this time and grabbed Mu Jincheng, "The Prince of Zhennan doesn't know martial arts, don't make trouble."

Ruan Haoyu also helped Zhao Ning up. Zhao Ning covered his face and cried, "General Mu, who is this guy? Why did he come up and hit me? Fortunately, I am agile, otherwise this punch would have hit my Zhennan King in the face, and his face would have been disfigured. What should I do?"

"Eunuch Zhao, please calm down. This is my second brother Jincheng. He was a little reckless. He heard that the Prince of Zhennan had kidnapped me before, so he was very angry. Xiaoqiao would like to apologize to you two on his behalf." Mu Xiaoqiao bowed to the two of them. Today, Ruan Haoyu came to visit as the Prince of Zhennan, so etiquette could not be ignored.

Mu Jincheng was not convinced, "Sister, why do you like such a weak scholar who can't even tie a chicken?" He used to think that the man who could be favored by his sister must be a peerless hero with unparalleled martial arts skills.

Mu Xiaoqiao kicked him and told him to shut up.

Ruan Haoyu smiled but said nothing. Zhao Ning waved his hands and said, "General Mu, you are so polite. I came here today to apologize for my rude words to General Mu. So, I deserve to be punched by General Mu."

Ruan Haoyu then said: "Although I am weak, I was able to capture your sister who is a master of martial arts. Am I not powerful?" He said this to Mu Jincheng.

Mu Jincheng was not convinced, "You are playing dirty tricks."

"All is fair in war. Warfare is all about deception. As long as it is useful on the battlefield, it doesn't matter whether it is overt or covert. If you only know how to show off and act ruthlessly, you can only be a vanguard, but you will never become a general." Ruan Haoyu looked at Mu Xiaoqiao and smiled gently, "Besides, if I didn't capture your sister, how would I know that she is so wise and brave, so heroic, and so impressive that I am impressed by her?"

Mu Jincheng was speechless. He had to admit that Ruan Haoyu was right. On the battlefield, only victory or defeat mattered. The winner was the king and the loser was the bandit. But the process was not important, only the result was. This was what his father and sister taught him.

He touched his nose and said awkwardly, "You are right, but you are not allowed to bully my sister again. If you use your conspiracy again, I will not let you go."

Ruan Haoyu laughed. He clasped his fists towards Mu Jincheng in all seriousness and said, "I will follow the instructions of my brother-in-law."