With a creak.

The door was flung open, and as soon as Qing'er poked her head out, her eyes met a pair of eyes, and the scream that was stuck in her throat stopped instantly.

Qin Ze looked up at the little girl peeking her head out from the doorway.

Watching her round, pink face, the furrowed brows gradually relaxed, then she opened her mouth, her anger turning into surprise, then into panic, and her eyes started rolling around.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent, but it was broken after a few moments by Qing'er, who stammered:

"Your Majesty, why are you here?" After saying this, she hurriedly threw the wooden stick in her hand behind her and into the room.

"Let's come and see how she's recovering."

"She just had a good cry, she should be asleep by now," Qin Ze said.

After the girl in his arms made a creaking sound, her body seemed to stiffen and she fell silent. At this moment, Qin Ze felt that the girl he was holding was not a delicate young girl, but more like a piece of wood.

She couldn't have fainted from excessive grief; she was just sobbing softly.

So she must be pretending to be asleep.

After all, the girl's current appearance was far too delicate and weak, which was quite different from her usual strong and brave demeanor, and Qin Ze did not want to expose the girl's disguise.

Qing'er glanced at Jin Changge in Qin Ze's arms and immediately understood.

So she sighed, put on a sad expression, and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"To be honest, Your Majesty, ever since Miss learned that you led your troops to Nanze, she has been unable to eat or drink. Although she doesn't say it, I know she must be worried."

"As you know, attacking Nanze is no easy task. I think that's why Miss is so restless... unable to eat or sleep."

Qin Ze nodded: "I see."

"Nonsense! That's not true at all! His army is so strong, Nanze will fall sooner or later. He's the king, and he can't possibly lead the vanguard in an attack. Besides, he has a group of very capable generals guarding him. What could I possibly be worried about?!"

"Qing'er, you're talking nonsense! Shut up and go back to your sleep!" Jin Changge shouted in his heart, his head buried and already "asleep".

Qing'er rubbed her eyes, which then reddened slightly. She looked at Qin Ze and continued:

"Yes, Your Majesty, you may not know Miss very well. She is just that kind of person. She keeps a lot of things to herself, but she just likes to keep them to herself. The night before you went to Nanze, I saw that she didn't sleep at all and tossed and turned in bed."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ze was taken aback before saying, "It can't be that bad."

"Although I led troops to attack Nanze, I was in the rear."

'That's right! That's exactly how it is!' Jin Changge agreed in his heart.

Qing'er shook her head and said, "Who knows? After all, I'm not a mind reader, so I can't know exactly what she's thinking. But I'm sure she has a lot on her mind, otherwise she wouldn't have lost so much weight in just a few days."

"I think..." Qing'er paused for a moment, then continued:

"It must also be related to the people in the Prince's mansion."

"As you know, although Miss says she doesn't care, those people are her family after all. She doesn't care about the others, but her second brother treats her very well, and Miss thinks about her."

Seeing Qin Ze remain silent, Qing'er hurriedly added, "I shouldn't have said this, but I thought His Majesty was magnanimous and a rare wise ruler. I hope you... won't mind me saying these things."

Qing'er opened her round eyes and looked at Qin Ze cautiously.

"It's alright, just say it. There's no need to hide it. I won't hold it against you." Qin Ze didn't seem to care.

Jin Changge breathed a sigh of relief, and all her dissatisfaction with Qing'er vanished.

'This girl, she does know how to talk.'

But to his surprise, Qing'er's next words almost made Jin Changge jump up.

All that could be heard was Qing'er's long sigh:

"Your Majesty, you are unaware of this. Miss is only pretending to be strong now. After this great tragedy, she has no one to rely on. Although Your Majesty is kind enough to allow her to accompany you to Jinling in the future, you also know that Miss is, after all..."

Qing'er's eyes dimmed before she continued, "After all, Miss's background is still there. Perhaps some reasonable people won't make things difficult for her, but there are so many people in the world, and there will always be some who will slander Miss because of this."

“Miss is a tough-on-the-outside-but-soft-on-the-inside person. Now she has no one to rely on.. I.. I’m really afraid she won’t be able to hold on…” As she said this, Qing’er’s eyes welled up with tears, and she lowered her head and sobbed.

'I'm not! I didn't! I'm perfectly fine!!!' Jin Changge argued vehemently in his mind.

Looking at this sincere and earnest young girl, Qin Ze couldn't help but feel moved, so he said:

"Don't worry, her assassination attempt that night has proven her determination. When we return to Jinling, I will order people to spread her story far and wide."

Who is criticizing her?

Qing'er wiped away her tears and nodded, saying, "Then...that might be better."

“Actually, I was very happy when I heard that His Majesty wanted to take Miss back to Jinling. However, I was also afraid that in the future, people in the palace might gossip about Miss behind her back. With Miss’s status, I am indeed worried. Alas.” She sighed again.

Qin Ze shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "There's no need to worry."

"Don't you know who I am?"

Qing'er hurriedly replied, "Of course I know, you are His Majesty, the ruler of our Yan Kingdom! You are the supreme ruler, you are..."

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