The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 16 Lin Jiaoyue's Reluctance

During his patrol of the western suburbs, Mu Rong was busy with military affairs all day and had no time to take care of other things.

Most of the soldiers in the western suburbs are children of officials, and the military discipline is lax. He has punished more than a dozen people in the past five days. Even so, it is still far from the standard he set.

Therefore, the reputation of "Black-faced Military Marquis" spread among the army.

It was not until Mu Yi sent a message saying that Xu Rongrong accepted the banquet he arranged that he smiled.

When he hugged her in the carriage, her thin and weak body made him feel a little distressed. She should eat more.

Just as he was thinking about it, a young general came in to deliver lunch. Just as it was set, Deputy General Mu Ai came in to report: "My Lord, the princess is here to visit." Mu Rong was momentarily confused: "Which princess?"

Mu Ai was stunned, and after a while he replied: "Master...it's Miss Lin, the Princess of Qingyang."

Mu Rong's confidants all knew their master's feelings for Princess Qingyang. Military regulations prohibited women from entering the camp, but this rule never applied to Princess Qingyang. When Mu Rong was on patrol in the suburbs, visits from the princess were commonplace, sometimes to discuss military strategy, other times simply to play. Just three months ago, when Mu Rong was on a mission to the northern suburbs, he took Princess Qingyang with him to hunt deer in the woods and barbecue them.

How come now that the emperor has just granted the marriage, his master has completely forgotten about Princess Qingyang?

Mu Ai looked at his master with a look that was hard to describe:

Man.

Mu Rong put down his chopsticks, wondering: Wasn’t what he said on the night of Qixi Festival clear enough?

He waved his hand: "Let her go back."

Mu Ai had a heart attack: "It takes two hours to get from the capital to the western suburbs. The princess has come here at this time and I'm afraid she hasn't even had breakfast."

"Then give her your meal."

"I dare not! I will reply right away!"

Mu Ai ran to the camp gate and relayed the marquis's original words.

Lin Jiaoyue dismounted and threw the whip to the maid: "I don't want to go back! If he doesn't see me, I'll go in and find him!"

After saying that, she rushed into the camp.

...She has always been so unbridled, and no one dares to stop her because of her status as a princess.

When he lifted the tent, he saw Mu Rong had just finished a mouthful of soup.

"Brother Rong, why don't you see me?" She rushed to the table, pouting, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"The military camp is an important place, the princess should not break the rules."

"What rules? Brother Rong is going to be estranged from me!" Lin Jiaoyue's eyes reddened. "Is it because of Xu Rongrong? Brother Rong doesn't want me anymore because of her?" Mu Rong put down his chopsticks and stood up. "Why? Is the princess willing to let me have her?"

Lin Jiaoyue widened her eyes in surprise: "Rong...Brother Rong...you...what's wrong with you?"

Mu Rong approached step by step, his tone resolute, but his face was cold and without a trace of flirtation: "I want to see, does the princess really dare to let me have it?"

Lin Jiaoyue clutched her collar in panic. She had been keeping Mu Rong company for so long, and he had always been gentle and patient, never as oppressive as he was today.

Looking at his handsome face, I thought of Xu Rongrong who amazed everyone at the Qixi Festival banquet.

Lin Jiaoyue made up her mind and said tremblingly, "I...I am willing."

The corners of her eyes are slightly red, and her eyes are full of water waves, revealing a hint of tenderness.

Mu Rong stopped, turned around with a sneer, walked back to the table, sat down, picked up his chopsticks and continued to eat slowly. Lin Jiaoyue stood there in shock, a feeling of shame rising from the bottom of her heart: "Brother Rong, you..."

Is he playing a trick on her?

Mu Rong didn't even raise his head. "My Lady, what do you think I will do? I'm already married."

For the first time in her life, Lin Jiaoyue felt a pang of pain in her heart and lungs when Mu Rong's words touched her.

He would never treat her like this!

But the purpose of her trip was not simply to accuse, she wanted to find out the real reason why Mu Rong abandoned her and fell in love with Xu Rongrong in such a short time.

Lin Jiaoyue collected her thoughts and when she raised her head again, her eyes were misty with tears and she felt extremely wronged: "Brother Rong is really angry with me."

Mu Rong: “…”? ?

"After I went back that night, I thought about it over and over again. You and I grew up together, and I've never heard of Xu Rongrong. I naturally didn't believe Brother Rong's sincere words of marriage proposal." "Brother Rong, are you angry with me because I gave the Fourth Prince a sachet? But I did it because of you. His sachet was accidentally scratched by you and me while dancing with the sword. If I don't give him a new one, wouldn't I offend him? Even though he's not favored, he's still a prince after all."

"Besides, you knew about this matter, Brother Rong. You weren't angry at the time, but why did you turn around and use Xu Rongrong to anger me?"

As she spoke, she gathered her tears, and big tears slowly slid down from her eyes, seemingly a silent accusation.

She knew how damaging this look was to Mu Rong. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what mistakes she made, even if he was angry, as long as she put on this soft and aggrieved look, he would surrender immediately. It always worked!

But today, Mu Rong did not move at all.

Mu Rong looked at her coldly, as if he was watching an actor.

She panicked a little and continued to complain in a crying voice:

"Brother Rong, I clearly went to please the Fourth Prince for your sake, but why did you treat me like this?"

What she just talked about was the incident that happened at Minister Lin’s fiftieth birthday three months ago.

When Mu Rong went to Lin's house to celebrate his birthday, Lin Jiaoyue proposed to dance with a sword to celebrate his birthday and to duel with him. In order not to spoil the fun, he agreed.

Fencing duels were a common occurrence for him, but something went wrong that day. Lin Jiaoyue was getting closer and closer, and to avoid hurting her, he had to step back. In a moment of carelessness, he scratched the sachet worn on the waist of the Fourth Prince Wu Tianqi.

Although the Fourth Prince was not favored, having his personal ornaments slashed with weapons was considered disrespectful. Ultimately, Lin Jiaoyue gave the Fourth Prince a personally crafted sachet to defuse the situation.

Mu Rong was so angry that he lost the jade pendant given by Lin Jiaoyue without checking.

This action angered Lin Jiaoyue, who said harshly, "You and I should keep our distance from now on."

She had been thinking about it over and over again these past few days. It was after that incident that Mu Rong's attitude towards her changed drastically.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of ambiguity was the interest between men and women, but Mu Rong suddenly proposed to marry someone else, which made her panic.

On the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, Mu Rong's decisive words made her reflect.

Therefore, he came today fully prepared. His attire, demeanor, and movements were all what he liked best in the past.

But why is he so indifferent?

Lin Jiaoyue stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and pleaded softly, "Brother Rong, please don't be angry with Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao knows she was wrong and won't dare to act so willfully again."

"Brother Rong knows that you are the one I care about most. Please don't hurt me by marrying someone else, okay?"

Mu Rong shook her off: "The princess is wrong."

“???…”

"What happens between the Princess and the Fourth Prince is your business, not mine. Besides, I'm henpecked. If Miss Xu learns of the Princess's continued entanglement, I'm afraid she'll misunderstand and be hurt."

"You..." Xu Rongrong widened her eyes.

But Mu Rong did not stop, he continued:

"Ever since the princess came in, everything she did has been self-righteous. You and I are just childhood friends. What qualifications do you have to point fingers at my marriage?"

Lin Jiaoyue was stunned. The man in front of her was clearly still Mu Rong, who was deeply in love with her, but why did he become so different!

No! No! She needed to calm down and think carefully.

Thinking of this, she raised her hand to cover her chest: "Okay! Okay... As long as Brother Rong is happy, I... I'm leaving."

She lifted the tent door and "escaped" with a heartbroken look on her face.

She was very flustered. Since she met Mu Rong on her fifth birthday, he had never treated her like this in the past twelve years.

"Princess!" Her maid, who had been guarding the camp gate, rushed over to greet her. Seeing her princess's red eyes, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you? Did the Marquis bully you?"

Just as Lin Jiaoyue was about to speak, she heard someone shouting from behind, "Princess Qingyang, please stay!"

This... is Mu Ai's voice!

Lin Jiaoyue turned around suddenly: She knew it! Mu Rong would not be so cruel to her.

Mu Ai came running over, looked into Lin Jiaoyue's wet eyes, and stammered for a long time, "The Marquis has told me to warn you that the military camp is a restricted area, and from now on the princess is not allowed to enter without being summoned."

After that, he shouted to the guards at the gate: "Remember this! This is a strategic area of ​​the military camp. Only soldiers are allowed to enter or leave."

guard:"……"

Lin Jiaoyue was completely dumbfounded.