Forced love, an inescapable fate

"I do like her. We're both unmarried, and it's not that hard to fall in love with Miss Mu. I know the young master's identity is not simple, but Miss Mu's kindness to the young master is something that even an outsider like me can deeply feel. The young master shouldn't do anything that would cause misunderstanding."

Mu Qingli felt dizzy. Although she could hear someone talking in her ear, she couldn't make it out clearly. However, she could clearly see the half-smile on Jiang Ci's face. She was a little confused as to why Jiang Ci had such an expression. Weren't they drinking? And Wanyue and Baiyu, why did they look so strange? Mu Qingli was a little confused and wanted to get up to ask them, but before she could get up, she heard a knock on the door.

When he heard the knock on the door, Jiang Ci's expression froze and gradually became cold.

He glanced at Su Minsheng and raised the corners of his lips.

"Then do you know that my sister is engaged? Do you know who is knocking on the door?"

When Jiang Ci said these words, there was a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes. Because of these two words, Su Minsheng felt as if his heart had been hit by a club.

The knocking on the door continued. Although the sound was not loud, it seemed to knock heavily on everyone's heart.

Although Mu Qingli didn't hear the conversation between Jiang Ci and Su Minsheng, she heard a faint knock on the door. Seeing that they didn't move, she stood up shakily, mumbling, "Didn't you hear the knock? Why didn't anyone open the door? Forget it, I'll go. You must all be drunk."

She stood up shakily and walked towards the door with unsteady steps. The moment she stood up, Jiang Ci and Su Minsheng stood up at the same time. Jiang Ci clenched his hands hanging on both sides of his body, with struggle in his eyes, but in the end, he could only let go helplessly.

Su Minsheng's outstretched hands froze in the air, and finally fell down helplessly.

Mu Qingli continued to walk towards the door with unsteady steps, and almost tripped over herself several times. The distance that usually took only a few steps seemed particularly long today. Perhaps she was drunk.

She finally reached the door, and even today's door took her a long time to open.

Under the moonlight, a tall man stood outside the door. Mu Qingli shook his dizzy head, trying hard to see the man's appearance, but his head became heavier and heavier.

"Handsome guy, who are you looking for? We..."

Before she could finish her words, she couldn't control her body and fell down.

Feng Zong was quick to act and supported the person. Mu Qingli was not short. Compared with other women, she was already tall, but when standing in front of Feng Zong, she actually looked like a little bird.

Feng Zong stared down at Mu Qingli, feeling a bit dazed. It had been eight years since they last saw each other. Back then, the ten-year-old girl was sent to Qi State, and he had just turned fifteen. At that time, the Feng family was not very powerful in the court, and the emperor's orders were difficult to disobey. The Feng family was powerless, and in the end, they could only watch helplessly as she was sent to the carriage bound for Qi State.

It was also from that time that I secretly made up my mind that no matter how difficult the future would be, I would one day bring her back from Qi.

He knew from a very young age that the little girl with a pigtail hair that he raised at home was the girl he would marry in the future.

It took him seven years from the time he first joined the army at the age of sixteen to the time he became an unknown soldier and now became the general in charge of the entire Jing State Border Defense Force. He finally had the ability and confidence to bring the people home. The hardships involved were insignificant at this moment.

Mu Qingli had fallen into a deep sleep. Feng Zong looked at the girl in his arms and breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally found her and could finally take her home.

Feng Zong picked up the person and carried him horizontally, then slowly walked towards Jiang Ci in the yard.

Su Minsheng felt hopeless and slumped down on the stool in despair.

Jiang Ci looked at Feng Zong who was walking towards him step by step, but his eyes were always on the person who was already sleeping in his arms.

At this moment, every step Feng Zong took seemed to be stepping heavily on his heart. The poison that had been suppressed for a long time seemed to break out again, and he only felt waves of pain in his heart.

He suddenly smiled, but there was an inexplicable sadness in his eyes.

Feng Zong walked up to Jiang Ci and bowed to him.

"Sixth Prince, thank you for your hard work over the years. Thank you for taking care of Ali. Our people are outside. For safety reasons, we will set off tonight."

Jiang Ci endured the pain in his chest and had his usual obedient smile on his face.

"Then I'll trouble you, General Feng. General Feng, please take my sister away first. I'll go back to my room to get some things."

Feng Zong hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

"Okay, the carriage is outside the door. We'll go wait for you outside."

"it is good."

Before leaving, Feng Zong looked thoughtfully at Su Minsheng, who was obviously distraught, but in the end he said nothing and strode away with Mu Qingli in his arms.

After the people left, Jiang Ci didn't speak to Su Minsheng anymore. Enduring the pain in his chest, he returned to the room. Looking at everything familiar inside, he felt the pain in his chest became even worse.

Bai Yu stood behind him, with reluctance in his eyes.

Although they only lived in this courtyard for two years, the memories left to them during these two years may be the most beautiful and unforgettable in their lives.

Here, there is no open or covert fighting, no intrigue and deception. They have lived an easy and comfortable life in the past two years, but tonight, all these beautiful moments have come to an end.

At this time, the sword that Mu Qingli gave to Jiang Ci on his birthday last year was still hanging on the wall. Jiang Ci stumbled inside. Bai Yu noticed his abnormality and realized that the poison in his body must have broken out again. He hurriedly took out the medicine that Mu Qingli had given him when he came back in the afternoon.

"Your Highness, please take the medicine first."

Jiang Ci waved away the medicine handed to him by Bai Yu, took the sword from the wall as if it were a treasure, stroked the sword, and the words that Mu Qingli said when she gave him the sword emerged in his mind.

"Brother, I hope you can live a peaceful and worry-free life. This sword is for you. If you encounter any trouble in the future, use it to cut through all difficulties. I watched the swordsmith for a whole month to forge this sword. You must carry it with you at all times in the future. It can be used as your amulet, okay?"

Mu Qingli's words were still ringing in his ears. Thinking about the past, Jiang Ci felt a fishy sweetness rising in his mouth.

The blood in his mouth sprayed onto the sword, but he ignored Bai Yu's attempts to stop him and just wiped it vigorously with his sleeve.

"Your Highness, please, take the medicine quickly. I know that Your Highness has developed sympathy for Qingli County in the past two years, but the situation in Shangjing is now chaotic. The other princes now know that Your Highness is about to return to the capital and have been eyeing it covetously. Your Highness's future will not be easy, and you must be cautious everywhere. Now that General Fengzong has stood on Your Highness's side, he will not let Princess Qingli return to Shangjing alive. Your Highness, I have put a lot of effort into your behalf over the years. Your Highness..."