When the princess gets married, the general must not flee

Lihe Palace

"Qier greets his aunt!"

Ye Qi knelt on one knee and said to Concubine Wei, "It's been a long time since I last saw you, aunt. Are you feeling well?"

"Hurry up and get up, good child. Your aunt is fine!" Concubine Wei quickly got up and helped Ye Qi up, looking carefully at this child who looked so much like her sister.

"He's gotten darker and stronger!" Concubine Wei said with pity.

Ever since Ye Qi went to war with the army at the age of fifteen, he seldom entered the palace. One reason was that he was often away at war, and the other was that when he came back he set up his own household and outsiders were not allowed to enter the harem.

So Concubine Wei hadn't seen Ye Qi for two or three years. But after all, he was her sister's flesh and blood, and the emperor also allowed Ye Qi to enter the palace and be raised by his side for a few years, so they had a close relationship.

Ye Qi would only relax his stern face in front of Concubine Wei. He followed Concubine Wei's hand and stood up, standing beside her, allowing her to look at him.

When he was ten years old, his mother passed away. His aunt asked the emperor to take him to the palace. His aunt took great care of him, even more than Ling Hao, but...

"Hao'er pays his respects to mother." Ling Hao also knelt on one knee in front of Concubine Wei with a playful smile on his face.

"You are so grown up, but you don't act serious. You should go out with Qi'er to gain some experience."

Concubine Wei looked at Ling Hao with disdain: "Get up."

"Mother, I haven't seen you for a long time. Don't always look at my cousin. Look at your son too."

Ling Hao rubbed against Concubine Wei with a playful smile.

Concubine Wei looked at her son helplessly and hit Ling Hao hard on the forehead.

"You've been having fun outside all day, and you don't even know how to greet me from time to time. It's enough if you don't make me and your father angry. I don't want to see you. If you were half as steady as Qi'er, your mother would be relieved!"

Ye Qi pursed his lips secretly. If his mother were still alive, at least he wouldn't need to be so cautious in front of her.

"Now that Qi'er is married, Auntie can feel relieved."

Concubine Wei looked at Ye Qi and said with infinite comfort: "Why don't you bring your new bride to see me today?"

Although Concubine Wei also knew that Ye Qi had abandoned his new bride directly in the villa, since the foreign princess had married into the family, she still hoped that their two children could live a good life.

"Mother, my cousin..."

Ling Hao was just about to say that Ye Qi had never even met the princess, but he received a warning look from Ye Qi and wisely shut his mouth.

He wanted his mother to come forward, and it would be best if his cousin could bring the princess to his mother so that he could see what the princess looked like.

"Aunt, I've been busy preparing for the departure of the camp these days, and have not had time to bring my wife to the palace to pay my respects to you. After Hao'er and I return to the capital, I will bring her to pay my respects to you." Ye'er assured Concubine Wei.

Ling Hao rolled his eyes at him and said, "You're just kidding. It will take a long time for you to come back."

Ye Qi was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"Okay, if you live a good life, your aunt will feel at ease, and you will be worthy of your deceased sister!" Concubine Wei was almost crying as she spoke.

"Ah, mother, it's a good day, why are you crying again? My cousin is newly married, it's a bad omen!" Ling Hao hurriedly comforted Concubine Wei.

"Okay!" Concubine Wei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Hao'er, you are going to the battle with Qi'er this time, so be careful. Qi'er, Hao'er is a naughty boy. When we get to Lancheng, don't spoil him and let him do whatever he wants!"

"Please rest assured, auntie. Qi'er will definitely take care of Hao'er's safety and protect him!" Ye Qi bowed to Concubine Wei and assured.

Not to mention that he and Ling Hao have a relationship of monarch and subject, just because Ling Hao is his cousin, and for Concubine Wei, he would risk his life to protect him.

Just when Ling Hao was about to wail about how the two of them actually thought he was not worthy of trust, Eunuch Gui, who was guarding the door, came in and interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Princess and Princess Anyang request a meeting!" Eunuch Gui knelt down and reported.

"Mother, I am here to pay my respects to you!"

As soon as Eunuch Gui finished speaking, a clear voice came in.

At the same time, two graceful and pretty girls of fifteen or sixteen walked in from outside the door. The soft humming of pearls and jade and the rustling of light gauze showed that the two girls were of noble status.

The girl who spoke first was wearing a goose yellow gauze long dress. Her skin was as white as snow, her eyebrows and eyes were as pretty as a painting, and her smile was as beautiful as a flower. She walked lightly in front of Concubine Wei, like a joyful lark, delicate and lovely.

This is the sixth princess of the current dynasty, Ling Hao’s biological sister, Ling Yuran.

"Yu'er, you are becoming more and more unruly!"

Concubine Wei scolded in a doting tone, she loved her daughter but was helpless about it, both her sons and daughters were a source of worry for her.

"Anyang pays respects to the Imperial Concubine, and greets Brother Hao and Brother Qi."

The girl's voice was soft and gentle. She leaned forward slightly. She had a slender figure and was as delicate as a willow in the wind. Her light green gauze skirt made her skin look fair and delicate.

She looked at Ye Qi with a burning gaze, and her temples were inadvertently dyed red.

Ling Hao smiled at her and nodded: "You're welcome, Sister Yuran."

Ye Qi just clasped his fists politely and said, "Greetings, Princess Anyang."

This Princess Anyang is Ling Yuran, the daughter of the emperor's younger brother, Prince Yong. Because she was born on the same day of the same month of the same year as Ling Yuran, the two girls have a very close relationship. Princess Anyang often goes to the palace to study and play with Ling Yuran.

Since she often goes in and out of Concubine Wei's palace, she is considered childhood sweethearts with Ling Hao and Ye Qi.

Two or three years ago, when Ye Qi, who had been on a military campaign, returned to Beijing and paid his respects to Concubine Wei in the palace, Ling Yuran was only thirteen years old. The girl had just grown up, and when she saw the once lonely and handsome boy Ye Qi, who had grown into a heroic and majestic general, her girlish heart was moved.

In fact, the emperor intended to marry Ye Qi, the sixth princess born to him and Concubine Wei. However, since Ye Qi and the sixth princess only had a brother-sister relationship, and the sixth princess was still young, the marriage was not proposed.

But before Ling Yuran could express her feelings to Ye Qi and ask her father to propose marriage, the Wu Kingdom suddenly asked for a marriage alliance and specifically asked Ye Qi for it.

Now that they meet again, Brother Qi has already married and she doesn't even have a chance.

When Ling Yuran saw Ye Qi again today, she couldn't help feeling shy and sad.

"Yuran, there's no need to be so polite. Come to me quickly." Concubine Wei also waved to Yuran.

"Yuran is the most sensible one. I see that you are becoming more and more beautiful."

"Empress!" Ling Yuran looked at Ye Qi shyly and lowered her head coquettishly.

"Brother Qi, Brother Hao, you see, Mother is partial to me. I am obviously good-looking, right? Yet you don't even say I am pretty!"

Ling Yuran was not happy with this. She shook Concubine Wei's hand and said to Ling Hao and Ye Qi, "Brother Qi, you haven't seen me for two or three years. Do you think I have grown more beautiful?"

Ye Qi never participated in discussions of this kind of thing and just nodded slightly.

"I haven't seen you for more than two years, and Brother Qi is still as cold and cruel as ever!"

Ling Yuran covered her mouth and smiled: "I wonder if the new cousin's wife can make my cousin smile."

Ling Yuran's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"Brother Qi, where is the new sister-in-law? Why didn't you bring your cousin's wife here today? I heard that you were going to the palace to pay respects to mother, and I thought you were going to bring the new sister-in-law here. Yu Ran and I came here specifically to see the new sister-in-law!"

Ling Yuran looked back curiously.

"Your brother Qi himself hasn't met his cousin's wife yet, so why don't you go and see her with Brother Hao one day?" Ling Hao blurted out.

"Okay, okay, Yuran really wants to see her new cousin's wife!" Ling Yuran nodded as if to insist.

Ye Qi glared at him fiercely. It was true that the two siblings were of the same character.

Ling Yuran's heart was filled with emotions. Brother Qi hadn't met his new wife yet? Did that mean that Brother Qi didn't like her? Would Brother Qi like himself?

Thinking about it, she bit her lip and slowly looked up at Ye Qi, but Ye Qi's eyes were cold and without any emotion. She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

"Nonsense!"

Concubine Wei angrily rebuked her two children: "Qier is busy with military affairs, you two are not allowed to make trouble."

"Oh..." Ling Yuran responded unwillingly.

"Okay, Yuran, Yuran, I have something to discuss with Qier and Haoer, so you can leave first." Concubine Wei ordered them to leave.

"Okay, Brother Qi, I heard that you are going to the battle again, I wish you a safe trip." Ling Yuran said to Ye Qi.

"Brother Hao, I heard that you will also go on the expedition this time. Please be careful. Mother and Yu Ran will be very worried about you!" Ling Yu Ran walked over and held Ling Hao Ran's hand and said.

"Okay, brother got it, Xiaoliu, don't worry!" Ling Hao touched her head and said lovingly.

"Then mother, brother Qi, brother Hao, Yuran and I will withdraw first." Ling Yuran bowed to them, turned around and took Yuran's hand to prepare to leave.

"Yuran will take his leave first..." Ling Yuran also bowed, glanced at Ye Qi before turning around, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Concubine Wei sighed. She knew what Yu Ran was thinking, but she also knew that Qi'er only had brotherly and sister feelings for Yu Ran and Yu Ran, so she had never mentioned the matter of marriage to the emperor, and she didn't want to add unnecessary troubles to the two children.

Now that Qi'er is married, she will not mention this matter anymore, so as not to cause trouble to Qi'er and his new wife.

"Hao'er, when you return from this expedition, it's time to discuss your marriage." After Ling Yuran and the others left, Concubine Wei looked at Ling Hao and said.

"Ah, mother, I suddenly remembered that I have something to report to the palace. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, Ling Hao also ran away.

"Hao'er..."

Concubine Wei looked at the figure and then disappeared, she cried out helplessly.

"Aunt, if you have nothing else to say, I will take my leave." Ye Qi also bowed to Concubine Wei and took his leave.

"Oh, go back. Qi'er...you and Hao'er, please come back safely!" Concubine Wei looked at Ye Qi like an ordinary mother worrying about her child.

"Yes!" Ye Qi bowed slightly, clasped his fists and took his leave.

When he walked out of the gate of Lihe Palace, he saw Ling Hao waiting for him at the door with a smile on his face. Ye Qi glanced at him, ignored his presence, and walked straight out of the palace gate.

"Hey, cousin, walk slower. Why don't we go back to the general's mansion and go to the other courtyard to say goodbye to our new sister-in-law."

Ling Hao caught up with Ye Qi and said without giving up.

When Ye Qi was considering whether to punch him, a man in green clothes came up and stopped in front of them.

"Brother Qi, Brother Hao!" Ling Yuran bowed to them and looked at them.

They both nodded and looked at her.

"Brother Qi..., I heard that you will be going to war in two months. I made a blessing bag for you. I hope you can wear it and wish you a smooth journey."

Ling Yuran handed an exquisite blessing bag to Ye Qi with a flushed face.

Ye Qi looked at his purse and didn't say he would take it, but his whole body was obviously feeling a little low.

He never accepts gifts from women, and he always treats Yu Ran as his sister, but she is not as good as Yu Ran. He even speaks less to Yu Ran, so he is even more frugal with words when talking to Yu Ran.

"No need, I have a sword." Ye Qi said coldly.

Ling Yuran held the blessing bag in her hand, shaking slightly, biting her lower lip, trying hard to hold back the tears that were about to fall.

She also knew that Ye Qi would not accept it, but she was a little unwilling, especially after hearing that he had never met his new wife, she felt that she still had a chance.

"Sister Yu, your lucky bag is so beautiful. This is my first time going on an expedition, why don't you give it to me?" Ling Hao felt a little bit reluctant to see her like this, after all, she was his cousin.

This night, could you please be gentle and kind to me?

"Well, I hope Brother Hao has a smooth journey!" Ling Yuran chewed her tears, stuffed the blessing bag into Ling Hao's hand, turned around and left. Her delicate back made people feel pity.

"Tsk tsk, cousin, why can't you relax a little with this icy face that never changes for a century? Do you understand how to be gentle with women?"

Ling Hao played with the edge of the Fu Bao in his hand and said, "Sister Yu's craftsmanship is really good, look how delicate it is!"

"You also understand girls' stuff?" Ye Qi glanced at him disdainfully.

"As a woman, when there is nothing to do at home, she will do embroidery. People send you blessing bags with full enthusiasm, wishing you safety and safety, but you respond so coldly. I can only accept it for you reluctantly, after all, she is my cousin." Ling Hao casually stuffed the blessing bag into his sleeve.

Ye Qi snorted coldly, "If the blessing bag can guarantee safety, what's the use of my sword!"

"Cousin, you don't understand romance."

Ling Hao looked at him like a monster: "No wonder you don't want to see your cousin's wife, I'm afraid she can't stand your temper!"

"Well, you do understand romantic matters. Your aunt wants to discuss a marriage for you. Why are you running away? Do you also want to meet the eldest daughter of the Yu family?" Ye Qi looked at him with a smile.

"Let's go, let's go. We'll be leaving in two months. There are many things we need to do. We have to hurry up."

Ling Hao quickly changed the subject and was about to leave.

His mother and the queen mother often teased him for liking to chase after the girls from the Yu family when he was a child, which made him feel very embarrassed.

As the handsome and elegant Third Prince, he could have any woman he wanted, so the daughter of the Yu family could never become his concubine. Moreover, he was currently without freedom and could not let others manipulate his marriage, so he should escape if he could.

Ye Qi raised his eyebrows. In fact, he also knew that Ling Hao, the romantic prince, was just a name in vain. It's not that he didn't have grand plans and strategies, but he just didn't want to do them. However, as a descendant of the royal family, he had too many things he had to do.

Including him, marriage is not up to him in the end. Thinking of his marriage, Ye Qi frowned and walked out of the palace gate with big strides.