The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Yan Jingrong has known her for over ten years and knows what kind of person she is. She usually seems carefree and nonchalant, but when she gets serious, she is more serious than anyone else.

“I received a secret letter before that said the emperor of Northern Qi was not in good health, so I was not surprised by his death.”

"If that's all there is to it, why didn't you tell me just now?" Li Shu still had doubts in her mind.

Yan Jingrong said helplessly, "I was afraid you would worry."

Li Shu looked at him doubtfully, "Really?"

Yan Jingrong nodded.

During the six months of their marriage, Li Shu gained a new understanding of Yan Jingrong. In the process, she couldn't help but develop feelings for him. However, as she was about to become a wife, she kept in mind and advised herself not to have any inappropriate thoughts.

But how could she easily stop the surge in her love for him?

"Does Father Emperor know about this?"

"Judging by the time, the memorial should have already arrived in the capital."

Li Shu looked at him, "Then do I still need to go through with the marriage alliance?"

This time, Yan Jingrong was finally able to say firmly, "No need."

"That……"

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Li Shu didn't know how to say them.

Yan Jingrong looked at her seriously, "What do you want to say?"

Li Shu avoided his gaze and shook her head, "It's nothing."

Yan Jingrong felt somewhat disappointed.

"Then I'll head out now. If the princess needs anything, she can send someone to find me at any time."

"I understand," Li Shu said in a muffled voice.

Yan Jingrong knew she was unhappy, but he didn't know how to comfort her, and he didn't know what his own position was.

Fortunately, once the imperial decree to cancel the marriage alliance was issued, he took Li Shu back with him, and then he went to the emperor to ask for her hand in marriage.

After he left, Li Shu was left alone in the room. The once cheerful and smiling girl was now filled with sorrow and tears streaming down her face.

Li Shu's maid, Lianxiang, pushed open the door and entered.

Seeing the tears on her face, Lianxiang quickly put down her teacup and went to her side to ask with concern, "Princess, what's wrong?"

Li Shu shook her head and wiped away her tears.

Lianxiang looked at her with heartache, "Princess..."

"I'm fine, I just miss home," Li Shu said stubbornly.

"Princess, can we go back?"

Lianxiang knew it was inappropriate to say these things at this time, but the matter was spreading like wildfire, and she heard that even the officials who were escorting her to the marriage alliance had been arguing about it several times in the past few days.

"Go back first."

Li Shu spoke with a lack of confidence, for her father had already chosen to make her sacrifice herself once, and there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be a second time.

"Princess, why don't you run away with Prince Yan?" Lianxiang boldly suggested.

Li Shu looked at her and said, "What are you saying? If I'm going to run away, why would I go with Yan Jingrong?"

She doesn't want to be with Yan Jingrong; he's such a jerk.

"Princess, now that things have come to this, Lianxiang will not hide anything from you. Before we came here, Her Majesty came to see me and told me that if necessary, we would take necessary measures. Her Majesty wants you to be safe and sound. There are many of our people in the marriage procession, and we swear to protect the princess to the death." Lianxiang was full of loyalty.

"What will happen after we leave? Will we have to hide for the rest of our lives?" Li Shu said dejectedly.

Lianxiang stopped talking. If the princess ran away, the entire marriage procession would definitely be in chaos. But the Empress had told her that nothing was more important than the princess.

"Princess, why don't we try to find Prince Yan? He is both wise and brave; perhaps he has a solution."

Li Shu said angrily, "Why do you keep bringing him up? Who is your master, him or me?"

"But Princess, don't you like Prince Yan? Prince Yan likes you too." Lianxiang couldn't understand the two of them.

Li Shu stubbornly insisted, "Who likes him..." She paused halfway through her sentence.

and many more.

"What did you say? You said Yan Jingrong likes me?"

Lianxiang scratched her head, "Isn't that right?"

She had clearly seen Prince Yan gazing at the princess with deep affection on many occasions, his eyes filled with love. Moreover, she had grown up with the princess since childhood, so as her personal maid, Lianxiang could sense whether the princess liked someone or not.

Li Shu fell into deep thought. Yan Jingrong had expressed his love to her before, but she had given up all thoughts of marriage after she was forced to marry him. She never expected that he would be in the marriage procession. Li Shu had tried her best to distance herself from Yan Jingrong along the way.

Yan Jingrong also sensed it, so he dared not make any rash moves, for fear of frightening Li Shu.

Li Shu achieved her goal, but she felt empty inside. Although the two of them were often together, they never spoke to each other.

"Princess, is there some misunderstanding between you and Prince Yan?"

Lianxiang could sense that there was some awkwardness between her princess and Prince Yan.

Li Shu pouted slightly and said unhappily, "What misunderstanding could there be?"

"Actually, I think the princess and Prince Yan are quite a good match."

Lianxiang has had this idea for many years.

"Really? Then do you think if we can go back this time, is there any hope for him and me?"

Li Shu was afraid of too many things. If she went back, she would be a princess who had failed in her marriage alliance. Who knew what those idle officials would say about her? And would the Marquis of Xuanping's family be willing to let a princess who had failed in her marriage alliance enter their home?

"Of course, our princess is not only stunningly beautiful but also incredibly intelligent. Where else can Prince Yan find a woman as wonderful as her?" Lianxiang showered her with compliments.

Li Shu felt much better after hearing this.

***

Capital

The morning court session was quite lively today.

Emperor Mingde, seated on his dragon throne, solemnly declared, "Thank you, my dear minister. I will give you a troop of men. You must bring Princess Yong'an back to me safely."

Xie Huai'an stepped forward, bowed his head, and said, "Yes."

After he finished speaking, someone stepped forward.

"I have something to say."

This person was one of those who agreed to the princess's marriage alliance. Emperor Mingde's voice turned colder, "What do you have to say, my dear minister?"

"The princess went there for a political marriage, how could she come back?"

Emperor Mingde remained silent with a dark expression, but someone stood up to refute him.

"I believe it is just right to bring the princess back."

"How could that be appropriate? A promise made is a promise kept!"

"The emperor of Northern Qi has suddenly passed away, and the crown prince has gone missing. Who will our princess marry? Northern Qi is in chaos right now, so we should bring the princess back immediately."

Xie Huai'an replied, "I think what Lord Fan said makes sense. I will definitely bring the princess back safely."

Emperor Mingde nodded, "Very well, I entrust Princess Yong'an to you. Go back and prepare, and set off as soon as possible."

The opposing official was very uncomfortable to see that Emperor Mingde was ignoring him.

"emperor……"

Upon hearing his voice, Emperor Mingde immediately reached out and touched his head. "I suddenly feel a bit dizzy. If you ministers have nothing important to say, you may adjourn the court."

After Emperor Mingde finished speaking, he strode away with an air of authority.

The man froze.

Xie Huai'an led the way in kneeling down, saying, "Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

The other officials quickly followed suit, kneeling down to perform the full kowtow.

After the court session ended, Xie Huai'an left quickly, as he needed to go to the barracks outside the city to select some soldiers.

Emperor Mingde had already sent out 10,000 troops, ostensibly to the east but actually heading north. This time, Xie Huai'an only needed to select some elite soldiers, and they would ride swiftly to the north city.