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

"You don't need to apologize to me. I was just too worried about Ashu."

“I know. Yan Jingrong came to see me before I went to Northern Qi. He didn’t tell me much then. He only told me everything after I arrived in Northern Qi. I could tell that he was really in love with the princess. I agreed to his request for the princess’s happiness.”

Although Xie Huai'an and Yan Jingrong were acquainted, they were both not very talkative. Xie Huai'an only knew that Yan Jingrong was in love with Li Shu, but he never expected that Yan Jingrong would go to such lengths for her, giving up his family and career.

Jiang Shuwan sighed softly, "I hope everything develops as he wants."

"It will definitely happen, and the Emperor can't let the princess be the queen forever. He will unify the two countries sooner or later."

Xie Huai'an understood Emperor Mingde; he was an ambitious emperor.

Jiang Shuwan was well aware of this.

"At least with Yan Jingrong around, can you feel a little more at ease?"

Xie Huai'an thought that no matter whether Li Shurong returned to her homeland or faked her death to escape, at least she would have someone she could trust by her side.

Hearing Xie Huai'an's words, Jiang Shuwan's brows relaxed a little.

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北齐

A few months ago, when Li Shu went out to pay her respects to Yan Jingrong in private, she found a person who looked similar to him. Without thinking, Li Shu called out to that person.

The man turned around, and Li Shu saw him and tears streamed down her face.

Li Shu said, laughing through her tears, "I knew you weren't dead..."

The man looked at her blankly. "Miss, are you talking to me?"

Li Shu was stunned when she heard his words.

Li Shu said somewhat angrily, "Yan Jingrong's joke is not funny at all. Stop joking."

The man's expression was distant. "I'm really not joking. I truly don't know you, young lady."

After a few struggles, Li Shu disregarded his wishes and forcibly took him back to the palace.

Recently, the court has been quite concerned about Li Shu's marriage, and everyone wants her to get married and give birth to a prince as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Li Shu imprisoned a young man and brought him back to the palace not long after, causing a great deal of discussion in the court.

After finishing her official duties, Li Shu went to find the man she had brought back.

"Wei Chi pays his respects to the Queen."

The man was dressed in a blue robe with long, jet-black hair flowing down his back; he looked like a frail scholar.

Li Shu frowned as she heard him refer to himself as Wei Chi.

Wei Chi claimed to be a native of Northern Qi. He even told Li Shu his family's address. Li Shu sent people to investigate, and it was indeed as he said. But are there really people in the world who look exactly alike?

Li Shu has been troubled by this problem recently.

"I brought you a plate of pastries, see if you like them?"

After Li Shu finished speaking, she instructed the maid beside her to place the plate she was holding on the table.

“What the Queen bestows must be of the finest quality. Wei Chi thanks the Queen.”

After Wei Chi finished speaking, he asked, "When will I be able to go home?"

Li Shu looked at him, "Isn't the palace good enough? Why do you want to leave?"

Wei Chi said calmly, "The palace is certainly excellent, but I'm used to life in the countryside and don't feel comfortable here."

"Eat up, and I'll see you off after you finish." After saying that, Li Shu stared at his face.

Wei Chi's face lit up with joy. "Is Your Majesty truly telling the truth?"

Li Shu nodded, "A ruler's word is his bond."

Without hesitation, Wei Chi picked up a piece and ate it.

Li Shu watched nervously.

Yan Jingrong is allergic to walnuts, so he never touches them.

Wei Chi calmly finished eating a piece, and when he was about to take another, Li Shu grasped his hand.

"Are you going to die?!"

Wei Chi looked at her in confusion, "These pastries are even delicious, how could they be fatal?"

Li Shu met his eyes, wanting to see if he was lying.

The truth was that the man in front of Li Shu was not Yan Jingrong; they just looked alike.

Thinking of this, Li Shu stood up sadly and walked out.

The palace maids inside the room quickly followed, and soon only Wei Chi was left in the room.

He lowered his eyes, then took out a bottle from his sleeve, poured out a black pill, and swallowed it.

He really can't eat walnuts, not even a little bit.

Li Shu came out of the house and thought about the messages from the past few days. She said to Xiang Lian, "Let Wei Chi go."

"Your Majesty, I think it would be better to keep Mr. Wei in the palace?"

Although Wei Chi is not Yan Jingrong, the two look almost identical, so having him in the house to look at would be nice to ease the longing between them.

"Since he is not, there is no need for him to stay in the palace."

Li Shu was very resolute.

Xianglian stopped trying to persuade her, and said, "Yes."

Wei Chi was soon taken out of the palace.

The court became lively again.

Is the novelty of the female ruler worn off so quickly?

Upon learning this, Zheng Congying hurriedly went to see Li Shu.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Li Shu waved her hand dismissively, "General Zheng, there's no need for such formalities."

Zheng Congying cut to the chase, saying, "I heard that the Queen sent Wei Chi away?"

Li Shu looked at him with a slight frown.

Zheng Congying could tell that she was dissatisfied with her words.

"I didn't mean anything by it. I just heard about it and came to check on you."

"Since General Zheng is alright, you may leave now."

Li Shu doesn't want to see anyone right now; she just wants to be alone.

"No, Your Majesty is in a bad mood. I can talk to you to cheer you up," Zheng Congying said with a smile.

Li Shu refused without hesitation, "I don't need it."

"Then I shall take my leave."

Zheng Congying came out and looked at the blue sky, which made her feel much better.

He'd been on tenterhooks for the past few months, terrified that Li Shu would get together with this guy named Wei Chi.

so far so good.

When Wei Chi first arrived at the palace, Zheng Congying tested Wei Chi's skills. In the end, he found that Wei Chi was indeed a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken. He just didn't know if Wei Chi was just pretending or if he really didn't know martial arts.

Regardless, Wei Chi leaving the palace is a good thing for him.

After leaving the palace, Wei Chi discovered that several groups of people were secretly following him, but he pretended not to see them and acted as usual.

A month later, only Zheng Congying's group remained; the others had all dispersed.

Someone in the court, I don't know who started it, said a lot of good things about Zheng Congying and proposed that Li Shu and Zheng Congying get married.

The proposal was met with satisfaction from everyone in the court.

Li Shu did not give a direct response and hurriedly left the court.

Zheng Congying felt a little disappointed when she saw this.

Zheng Qingshan patted his nephew on the shoulder with sympathy.

Keep up the good work, young man!

After much hesitation, Zheng Congying decided to have a good talk with Li Shu. When he arrived at Li Shu's palace, he learned that Li Shu had secretly left the palace again.

Zheng Congying walked out without thinking.

Li Shu's carriage stopped in front of Wei Chi's house.

Wei Chi lived in a remote area, where only a few scattered households lived.

Wei Chi was about to go out when he unexpectedly saw Li Shu's carriage. He paused for a moment and walked towards the carriage.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing Wei Chi's voice, Li Shu lifted the curtain.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Wei Chi laughed and said, "It's only been a little over a month, not long at all."

Li Shu looked at him and said, "I have a deal I'd like to make with you. Are you interested?"