After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Both of them were secretly thinking about each other, but neither of them showed it.

Nian Susu smiled and shifted his gaze to the window.

She had noticed when she came that the people were indeed in high spirits. From time to time on the road, she could hear words like "General Zhenyuan" and "Xiao Family". One can imagine how popular the Xiao Family was among the people.

But this is not necessarily a good thing. If one's achievements surpass those of his master, he might be killed.

I just hope that General Xiao is brave and resourceful, and can see the current situation clearly. He should act carefully during his time in Beijing and not be caught by people with ulterior motives.

Otherwise there will be another bloody storm.

Nian Su Su sighed.

Qin Junyu followed her gaze and looked down. He saw several young men hanging flags. Thinking she was confused, he explained, "General Zhenyuan will arrive in Shengjing tomorrow, and the people are preparing to welcome him."

Zhihua had already said it, so Nian Susu nodded lightly.

Qin Junyu raised his eyebrows, wondering: Isn't this what she was thinking?

He added: "General Zhenyuan took his whole family to guard the southern border and was gone for six years, so it's normal that you don't recognize him."

When he heard “the whole family went to southern Xinjiang to guard it”, Nian Susu suddenly remembered.

In Mulan Paddock, in front of her and Li Yaoyuan, Qin Guanqing once teased Qin Junyu: "When she was eighteen years old, the young lady of the general's mansion had to follow her father to the southern border. Before leaving, she said goodbye to you and cried bitterly. I felt pity for her. My brother, you took a big step back and said: Get on the carriage quickly, tens of thousands of people are waiting for you."

When she was seventeen years old, the young lady of the general's mansion confessed her love to Qin Junyu in public. He took a big step back and said: Thank you, you are not allowed to like me anymore.

Nian Susu remembered everything. At that time, she thought it was just a joke and laughed it off. She didn't expect that the bullet shot that day would now hit her right in the middle of her forehead!

The young lady of the general's mansion that Qin Guanqing mentioned is the daughter of General Zhenyuan and the third young lady of the Xiao family.

She liked Qin Junyu so much six years ago, but what about now? Would she still miss him?

Qin Junyu saw that her face looked even worse, and he didn't know what he had said wrong, so he asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"

Nian Susu felt mixed emotions, a feeling that was hard to describe.

She shook her head and said nothing.

After a while, the waiter brought all the dishes.

My favorite Jinling pressed duck and jade-belt shrimps became tasteless at this moment.

Nian Susu almost picked up the rice with chopsticks.

"Is it not tasty?" Qin Junyu noticed that something was wrong with her.

Nian Susu still shook his head.

Qin Junyu pondered for a moment and guessed, "Is it because of Miss Xiao?"

She was silent.

"There is nothing between me and her. Besides, I haven't seen her for six years. She should have let it go." He didn't even say this confidently.

After all, he had personally experienced how stubborn Xiao Yunzheng was.

He met Xiao Yunzheng when he was twelve years old. He treated her as his sister, but she wanted to marry him!

And she had been in love with him for six years, and no matter how much he rejected her explicitly or implicitly, she was determined to marry him.

When he was eighteen years old, people from southern Xinjiang provoked them. General Xiao moved his family to southern Xinjiang and vowed to defend the land of Liuli to the death. He was gone for another six years.

Back then, Xiao Yunzheng cried at the city gate and said she couldn't bear to leave him. She pulled his sleeves and refused to let go, but she never said she wanted to stay. With red eyes, she resolutely followed her father to southern Xinjiang.

So Qin Junyu felt from the bottom of his heart that she was a girl with spirit.

To this day, his impression of Xiao Yunzheng still remains on that tearful yet stubborn face.

Nian Susu didn't know what he was thinking during the time he was silent, but she figured it out when she looked at the bustling crowd downstairs.

Whether Miss Xiao likes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or not has nothing to do with Miss Nian.

This is their past. As an outsider, she has never participated in it and has no right to comment on it.

Even now, although she had some friendship with Qin Junyu, she had no right to blame him or demand anything from him.

You should not treat the innocent Miss Xiao as your imaginary enemy.

Nian Susu took a deep breath, and before Qin Junyu was about to speak, she spoke first: "Your Highness, you don't need to explain. I know that you and Miss Xiao have a clean relationship. Miss Xiao is as brave as any man, and I admire her very much."

This simple sentence showed her attitude towards Miss Xiao.

Qin Junyu was startled at first, then suddenly laughed, "You haven't even met Miss Xiao yet, so how do you know that she is as capable as any man?"

Nian Susu also laughed, "A little girl of fifteen or sixteen followed her father and brother to the front line to defend the country. Not to mention whether she fought in the battlefield, just this courage and determination, how many young ladies in the capital can compare?

Besides, Miss Xiao liked Your Highness so much at that time. If she really wanted to stay, she could have asked the Emperor to grant you two a marriage, or have General Xiao come forward to entrust her to Your Highness's care. But she didn't do either. How many girls can do that?

The conditions in the frontier were harsh, and many men could not endure it. She stayed there for six years without returning to Beijing. How many people can have such perseverance?"

Qin Junyu was speechless.

Indeed, what she said was what he was thinking.

Nian Susu smiled knowingly.

He suddenly said seriously: "Miss Nian can see the good in others, which also proves that Miss Nian is an extremely good person."

This time it was Nian Susu's turn to be speechless. He even felt a little embarrassed. He was clearly talking about Miss Xiao, so why was he praising her again?

"Let's eat, the food is getting cold." She quickly changed the subject.

Qin Junyu nodded and picked up some food for her.

Nian Susu was relieved. She was very uncomfortable eating the meal last night, and today she finally had a good meal happily.

……

Zhongcui Palace.

The Queen looked at Concubine Ning, whose face was beaming with ruddy glow, and had a bad feeling in her heart, but the person had already entered Zhongcui Palace, and she couldn't chase her out, so she could only invite her in.

Concubine Ning walked in gracefully while looking at the layout of the palace, with a bit of disdain in her eyes, "Empress, the patterns on this curtain are outdated from last year, why are you still using it?"

The Queen could tell that she was picking on him, and her tone was equally hostile: "There have been constant wars in recent years, and money is needed everywhere. I should set an example, be frugal, and spend the money where it is needed."

Concubine Ning didn't care about her attitude. She walked to the vase and stroked the withered branches. She sighed and said, "Why are these flowers still here when they are already wilted? How do the people in the Office of Internal Affairs do their work? How about my sister ask someone to bring two flowers in full bloom from the palace for you?"

"No need, sister, please keep it. I don't like the smell of flowers." The queen's face turned pale.

There are few flowers blooming in winter. If it weren't for Concubine Ning's special favor and everything in the palace from the Office of the Imperial Household had not been in her hands, Zhongcui Palace would not have become so desolate, with not even a single fresh flower.

Concubine Ning smiled complacently and sat down with the Queen to drink tea.

"My lady, I came here to ask you something."