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

The Northern Qi delegation was headed by the second prince of Northern Qi.

The emperor of Northern Qi had many children, but only two princes. The crown prince, who was waiting in Northern Qi to marry Li Shu, was the second prince who came to Daqing.

As the heir to the throne, the Crown Prince was worried about something happening on the way, so he sent the Second Prince to Daqing.

The Second Prince's purpose in coming this time was very simple: to take away Princess Daqing. In recent years, the Northern Qi's national treasury had been depleted, while Daqing had a strong army and a full treasury. Previously, the Northern Qi emperor had written letters many times mentioning the marriage alliance, but the emperor and empress were vague and unclear, clearly indicating that they did not want their daughter to come to Northern Qi. How could Northern Qi give up? So they came directly to ask for her.

Not long after the banquet began, the Second Prince brought up the matter of a marriage alliance. However, since Emperor Mingde and the Empress had agreed to it beforehand, they could not go back on their word in public, so they could only smile and agree.

The second prince of Northern Qi stated that he would not leave unless the legitimate princess was married off to Northern Qi, and he would personally escort her to Northern Qi to ensure her safety.

Finally, Li Shu decided to leave with the second prince of Northern Qi in half a month.

Li Shu had resigned herself to her fate, so she was quite calm when she learned the date.

The Empress was heartbroken in private for a long time, but in public she remained the same.

Jiang Shuwan frequently visited the palace to keep Li Shu company during this period.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Dressed in a bright red wedding gown and wearing a golden phoenix crown, Li Shu walked up to Emperor Mingde and the Empress, escorted by palace maids.

"I don't know when I will see my father and mother again after we part today. I hope my father and mother will take good care of themselves. Please forgive me for being unfilial and unable to be by your side to fulfill my filial duties in the future."

After Li Shu finished speaking, she bowed deeply to the two of them.

The Empress tried hard to control her emotions, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Your mother only wishes for your safety and health."

Emperor Mingde felt a pang of sadness and said, "Shu'er, no matter what happens, your father will always be behind you."

"My daughter knows."

Jiang Shuwan also came today. She stood behind the Empress, looking at Li Shu with reluctance.

Li Shu nodded to her and then turned and left.

The procession for the marriage alliance was very long, with several thousand people including guards, palace maids, and eunuchs, all of whom were part of Li Shu's dowry.

As the princess's wedding procession passed through the streets of the capital, the people all knelt down.

"Respectfully bidding farewell to Princess Yong'an, may Princess Yong'an have a safe journey!" the people shouted in unison.

Seeing these people made Li Shu realize for the first time the weight of responsibility on her shoulders.

She is worshipped by millions of people, so she should pay the price for it.

The resentment in Li Shu's heart vanished at this moment.

**

Du Siyu came to the general's mansion the day after Li Shu left.

"My cousin Lin Ruoqing has been acting strangely lately. I have a feeling that something is about to happen."

In fact, Du Siyu had wanted to come to the General's Mansion for a long time, but she knew that her older cousin and Princess Yong'an were going to get together and that Princess Yong'an was going to be married off, so her older cousin would definitely not be interested in listening to what she was saying.

The spies would send out information about the situation at the Marquis of Huian's residence every few days, but in front of Du Siyu, Jiang Shuwan could only pretend that she knew nothing.

"What happened?"

"Ever since Lin Ruoqing finished her postpartum confinement and left home, she's completely changed. Before, she was always so obedient to everyone in the household, but now she actually dares to give my mother-in-law the cold shoulder." Du Siyu doesn't dare to provoke Lin Ruoqing anymore.

Jiang Shuwan said calmly, "Oh, really?"

"Aren't you curious, cousin?"

Jiang Shuwan thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because she was traumatized by losing her child that her personality changed so drastically."

Du Siyu nodded, "It's possible, but I don't dare to mess with her right now."

Du Siyu didn't know the reason, but Jiang Shuwan did, because she had someone gradually reveal Song Wanqing's actions to Lin Ruoqing.

Although Song Wanqing's status is not as high as Jiang Shuwan's, Jiang Shuwan cannot just imprison and kill someone without any reason. At present, her best option is to use Lin Ruoqing.

According to her plan, Lin Ruoqing should be about to find out the truth.

Lin Ruoqing had originally stopped thinking about the fragrance, but when she heard a maid at the Earl's mansion say that Song Wanqing was a master of incense making and also skilled in medicine, she began to have doubts again. This time, she personally took the fragrance to find a doctor. After visiting several clinics, one doctor noticed that something was wrong with the fragrance.

Lin Ruoqing's face gradually darkened as she listened to what the doctor said.

After leaving the clinic, she took a carriage back to the Earl's mansion. Her carriage happened to be right behind Du Siyu's. Du Siyu looked at Lin Ruoqing's angry back and couldn't help but follow her out of curiosity.

Lin Ruoqing went straight to Song Wanqing's courtyard.

Seeing that Lin Ruoqing's expression was not good, Song Wanqing's maid quickly blocked her way and bowed, saying, "Second Young Mistress, are you here to see our young lady?"

Lin Ruoqing asked coldly, "Where is Song Wanqing?"

"Our young lady is resting, Second Young Mistress, is she still..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Ruoqing pushed her away.

After the maid steadied herself, she shouted, "Hey, Second Young Mistress, you can't just barge into our young lady's room!"

After making incense in the room, Song Wanqing heard a commotion outside and frowned as she went to check what was going on.

Lin Ruoqing kicked open the door, startling Song Wanqing.

Upon seeing Lin Ruoqing, a smile appeared on her face, "Second..."

Lin Ruoqing saw her stride forward.

"Snapped!"

Lin Ruoqing's father was a military general. He learned some martial arts from a young age to strengthen his body, so he was stronger than other women.

Song Wanqing almost fell to the ground.

Song Wanqing's head was spinning from the beating, and her maid quickly stepped forward to support her mistress.

"Second Young Mistress, what are you doing!" the maid scolded Lin Ruoqing.

Song Wanqing's tears then streamed down her face like pearls falling from a broken string.

Du Siyu happened to witness this scene and felt a chill run down her spine; she was far from being able to match Lin Ruoqing's fighting prowess.

Lin Ruoqing's outburst drew out several maids from Song Wanqing's courtyard, with one of them secretly running off to fetch help.

"Song Wanqing, how cruel you are! I considered you my only best friend, but you used incense to harm me!" Lin Ruoqing's face was cold. Thinking of how Song Wanqing had killed her child, she wished she could devour her alive.

"I didn't, Second Cousin-in-law, you've misunderstood me. Is someone deliberately trying to sow discord between us?" Song Wanqing said, then looked at Du Siyu, who was watching the commotion from the side.

Song Wanqing said this because Du Siyu had mentioned to Ye that she wanted He Zhilin to take her as a concubine.

Du Siyu was startled and shouted, "Why are you looking at me like that! I don't know what kind of fragrance you have, I'm just passing by."

Lin Ruoqing glanced at Du Siyu, then her gaze fell on Song Wanqing. "You bitch, even now you're still trying to cling to someone else!"

Song Wanqing made incense for herself before Du Siyu entered the room, so this matter has nothing to do with Du Siyu.

Du Siyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Lin Ruoqing say that. She had just been thinking that if Lin Ruoqing walked towards her, she would run away. She couldn't just stand there and get slapped for nothing.