0p0 Chapter 181: I Must Return the Gift
Chapter 181: I Must Return the Gift
Luo Lingyue felt dissatisfied when she heard the sarcastic words of the Grand Princess of Yuewu Kingdom. However, she did not get angry immediately. Instead, she prepared to find a suitable opportunity to fight back.
At this time, Xiao Jinghan gently clenched the hand that was supporting her shoulders, and said in a calm and firm tone: "Thank you for the generous gift, Princess! After the wedding of this prince and Miss Luo, I will definitely work hard to expand the Wu'an Palace. At the same time, my Xiao family army will continue to protect Nanyi and ensure the peace and prosperity of this land!"
The eldest princess' voice floated out from the carriage: "That's great. I will wait for good news from Prince Xiao in Dazhao Kingdom! I hope everything goes well for you. Please go back!"
Hearing this, Luo Lingyue's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sly smile. She responded softly: "Since the eldest princess has given this statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth to Prince Xiao, then we should naturally express our gratitude." After that, Luo Lingyue took out a booklet from her bosom and handed it to the eunuch standing beside her.
The eldest princess's surprised voice came again: "Oh? I didn't expect that you would specially prepare a return gift?"
Luo Lingyue chuckled and replied, "They are just some worthless notebooks. I hope the princess can read them in her spare time as a form of entertainment. If she finds them boring, she can just throw them away." Although her tone was humble, her eyes revealed a barely perceptible sense of pride.
When they returned to their team, Xiao Jinghan approached Luo Lingyue and asked in a low voice, "What kind of book did you give to the princess?"
Luo Lingyue raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, and replied softly: "That is a folk story about several princes! Isn't she coming to our country to marry? Let her know the situation of these princes in advance, so that she can make a wiser choice!"
After hearing this, Xiao Jinghan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "So, is the King of Qin mentioned in this storybook?"
Luo Lingyue pouted her lips and muttered somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, how could my cousin King Qin appear in this script that I specially asked someone to write!" There was a hint of cleverness and mischief in her eyes, as if she was hinting something to Xiao Jinghan.
The eldest princess sat in a spacious and gorgeous carriage, flipping through the book that Luo Lingyue handed to her. However, she only read a few pages, which were all about the ridiculous things that the princes of Dazhao Kingdom did. She threw the book out of the carriage in anger.
The eldest princess' chest rose and fell violently, her face was full of anger, and she said sternly: "Take it and burn it for me! Humph! Wu'an Palace? I must witness with my own eyes that you will completely disappear from the Dazhao Kingdom!"
The Yuewu Kingdom delegation slowly drove out of the canyon, moving forward at a leisurely pace. The team led by Xiao Jinghan followed closely behind, keeping a certain distance.
The envoy of Yuewu Kingdom came to the carriage and asked the princess, "Your Highness, do we need to get rid of the thief Xiao?"
The eldest princess's cold voice seemed to float out from the carriage, with a hint of chill: "No need to do this! After all, we are all going to Shangjing, taking the same road. As long as I am in Dazhao, there is plenty of time to slowly deal with him! Xiao Jingyi is really an incompetent person. With the help of many secret guards of the Yuewu royal family, he still failed to kill Xiao Jinghan!"
Her tone was full of disappointment towards Xiao Jingyi and resentment towards Xiao Jinghan. The eldest princess secretly swore in her heart that she must make Xiao Jinghan pay the price to vent her hatred. In the next journey, she would try every means to find an opportunity to put Xiao Jinghan in a desperate situation.
At the same time, Xiao Jinghan was unaware of the princess's thoughts and continued to lead his team forward. A thrilling contest seemed to have quietly begun...
Ever since An Junyuan saw the Yuewu Kingdom's delegation, he began to feel uneasy and his brows were tightly locked together, as if a thousand worries were entangled in his heart.
Luo Lingyue sat upright on the saddle, looking at An Junyuan's frown, and couldn't help but feel curious, so she asked, "Cousin! Your eyebrows are almost wrinkled into a "川" shape! What's going on? Did you see something scary?"
An Junyuan sighed deeply and responded in a low voice: "You don't know! We must be more careful about this princess! Her grandfather and two uncles were killed by King Wu'an himself! I'm afraid she came here with bad intentions..."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinghan's eyes became even colder, but his tone was still calm. He said softly: "She probably doesn't dare to attack me easily now. At most, she will cause me some trouble! However, we can't take it lightly. We must always be vigilant." After that, he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the distance thoughtfully.
As the sun gradually set and was about to fall behind the mountain, the Yuewu Kingdom's envoys successfully arrived at their destination, Jiangning City, and entered the city smoothly. Huang Zhirui, the governor of Jiangning, who was in charge of the reception, personally took the entire envoy to his residence.
An Junyuan led a group of people towards the Shen Mansion. When Mr. Shen saw An Junyuan in the team, he immediately showed a happy smile on his face: "Could this heroic young general be the cousin of the An family? Please invite him quickly! Someone, quickly make a cup of fragrant tea for General An! Butler, quickly tell the kitchen to prepare a few tables of sumptuous delicacies! In addition, bring a few jars of fine wine!"
After nightfall, everyone enjoyed a delicious dinner. After the meal, Mr. Shen carefully arranged comfortable accommodation for the guests.
At this moment, Luo Lingliu was discussing with Shen Yourong in a low voice: "Rong'er, I think why don't we follow our eldest cousin and his family back to the capital to visit our parents. Moreover, we can take this opportunity to hold a grand wedding banquet in the capital!"
Shen Yourong smiled and responded, "Everything is up to your arrangement! This time when we return to the capital, we can also go and take a look at the Shen family's business!"
Jiangning City was shrouded in darkness at night, without any moonlight. Luo Lingyue used her superb disguise to disguise herself as Dark Moon Fairy, then she carefully climbed over the wall of Shen's house, quickly mounted a horse, and galloped towards Huang Zhirui's mansion.
At this moment, the breath in Dark Moon Fairy's body was still a little disordered, but she didn't care about that. Suddenly, she noticed a slight noise coming, and then a figure flew like a ghost and landed on her horse's back.
The man was dressed in black, like a ghost. He put his hand through her waist and held the reins tightly.
Blood Shadow's deep voice rang in Dark Moon Fairy's ears: "Your internal energy is so chaotic, yet you still dare to risk going out to pretend to be Dark Moon Fairy! In your current condition, even an ordinary warrior could easily take your life!"
Dark Moon Fairy raised her lips slightly and chuckled contemptuously: "Even if I lose my inner strength, I can still kill countless enemies! What's more, I am not going to kill anyone tonight, but to return the gift to the princess!"
Xueying sighed helplessly and asked, "Do I have to return the gift?"
Dark Moon Fairy snorted coldly and responded firmly: "How can I not return the gift if you dare to give it to my fiancé!"