After crying on Jing Zhe's shoulder for a while, Zhu Xinning calmed down considerably.

He then stood up, took Jing Zhe's hand, and said, "I'm telling you this so you know that although the Prince of Jin is our enemy, sometimes revenge isn't so easy. What good is revenge if it costs you your life?"

When your fifth sister first became a general, she was filled with righteous indignation and wanted revenge. She even used her connections to investigate a lot of evidence about Prince Jin recruiting soldiers and offered advice to His Majesty, but in the end, nothing came of it. Later, your fifth sister even blamed me for not helping her. It wasn't that I didn't want to help her, but I had already mentioned what she said to His Majesty many times before, but His Majesty couldn't do anything about it!

After listening, Jing Zhe couldn't help but ask, "Second Sister, even if the Prince of Jin has considerable power, surely His Majesty wouldn't just let him do nothing even though he's already recruiting soldiers and horses?"

Zhu Xinning shook her head. "When His Majesty first started investigating, Prince Jin had already prepared a countermeasure. He recruited soldiers in Jinxi not in his own name, but in the name of the Jinxi garrison commander. Moreover, he had infiltrated the small towns around Jinxi. If he wanted to rebel, they would respond with overwhelming support!"

In recent years, he has devoted so much energy to this that he seems to have almost forgotten about Pengzhou. He was originally planning to go and take a look in Pengzhou after a few more days…”

At this point, he sighed again.

"Although His Majesty could not do anything about him, he could not just watch him continue like this. So, under the pretext of accompanying the Crown Prince in his studies, he summoned Su Xinping, the heir of the Prince of Jin, to Jingzhou and arranged for him to stay in the Eastern Palace, preventing him from returning to Jinxi at will. To put it bluntly, he was just using him as a hostage. Because of this, the Prince of Jin finally calmed down a bit."

Jing Zhe nodded, this was the same thing he had heard from Crown Prince Su Moyan.

"Zhe'er, the reason I've told you so much is to let you know that Prince Jin is not so easy to deal with! Even His Majesty is helpless against him. You've only just obtained an official position. If you really drag Prince Jin's heir into this, who knows what Prince Jin might do if he's pushed to the limit!"

Zhu Xinning said with concern.

Jing Zhe smiled and said, "Second Sister is right. Of course, I won't be so reckless. Actually, I've already figured out what to do this time. I can both teach Su Xinping a lesson and trick him badly, while also making him suffer in silence!"

"real?"

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to my sister?"

Jing Zhe smiled, then said seriously, "Second Sister, just because we don't touch him this time doesn't mean we won't touch him in the future. His deep-seated hatred for our family will surely lead to a blood feud! In a few days, I will make them pay for their blood debt!"

His eldest sister was forced to become an outlaw because of the Prince of Jin. Moreover, this young woman had to guard a mountain and couldn't show her face or contact anyone. What kind of miserable life was she living?

The thought of this made him angry.

"Zhe'er... I'll say it again, safety is the most important thing. I'd rather you not seek revenge than see you get hurt because of it. With our parents gone, you're my only hope for survival. If anything happens to you, how can I live?"

As she spoke, Zhu Xinning snuggled against Jing Zhe again, showing no trace of her strong, independent woman demeanor.

Jing Zhe patted her on the back, but his eyes were unusually firm.

"Second sister, the grudge against Prince Jin must be avenged no matter what. You may not need to concern yourselves with this, but I am a member of the Jing family, and I cannot ignore it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinning got up from Jing Zhe, glared at him, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Are you blaming me too? Blaming me for not avenging our parents and for stopping you from doing so?"

Jing Zhe was greatly embarrassed and quickly explained, "Second Sister, what are you saying! That's not what I meant. I was just worried about your safety! I have my own ideas, and I definitely won't act rashly. I'll only take action when I feel I'm ready. I don't want you to get involved because I'm afraid you'll be in danger, after all, my surname is Jing..."

It would have been better if she hadn't said the last sentence. But after she did, Zhu Xinning got even angrier and stood up abruptly.

"Your surname is Jing, so you're a member of the Jing family. We're no longer members of the Jing family, right? Fine, I'm leaving!"

After saying that, he pushed open the door and left without looking back. His fiery temper left Jing Zhe somewhat stunned.

...

While Jing Zhe was in a daze, Zhu Xinning had already arrived in the courtyard. Jing Zhe, snapping out of his reverie, immediately ran out and stopped Zhu Xinning.

"Second sister, don't go!"

"Why don't you leave? This isn't my home, I'm just a burden here!"

"Second sister, I was wrong!"

Seeing that Zhu Xinning was still angry, Jing Zhe quickly hugged her and said with a smile, "Of course, Second Sister is a member of the Jing family!"

"No, my surname isn't Jing, I'm not! Humph!"

"Second sister, I was wrong! Second sister is my sister, how could she not be a member of the Jing family?"

Zhu Xinning wasn't really angry; she was just having a little tantrum. Besides, she couldn't possibly be angry with her beloved younger brother, so Jing Zhe easily coaxed her with a few words, and she was fine immediately.

But she still curled her lip and suddenly blurted out, "Hmph, not only am I a member of the Jing family, but my future children will also be members of the Jing family!"

Perhaps in her eyes, she was the daughter of the Jing family, and her future children would naturally have an inseparable relationship with the Jing family.

But Jing Zhe didn't understand at first and thought that Zhu Xinning was even bolder than Liu Jinghong.

Without even thinking, he said, "Yes, Second Sister's child is not only a member of the Jing family, but also bears the surname Jing!"

"..."

Zhu Xinning was taken aback at first, then kept thinking about the sentence in her mind, and her face turned red.

"Zhe'er...you...you're talking nonsense, I'm ignoring you!"

Zhu Xinning didn't dare to look at Jing Zhe anymore. She lowered her head and tried to walk out, but Jing Zhe was unwilling to let her.

He picked her up by the waist and said, "Since you're a member of the Jing family, it's so late, how can we let Second Sister leave?"

After saying that, he strode into the house. Zhu Xinning, whether out of fear or unwillingness, didn't even make a move to resist, only muttering under her breath, "Put me down..."

Relationships need to develop gradually; it's unrealistic to expect things to progress in one step.

There are many reasons why his relationship with Liu Jinghong progressed so quickly. For example, the two had been close since childhood, being childhood sweethearts. Moreover, he and Liu Jinghong often had heart-to-heart talks alone, so they were very clear about each other's feelings.

The previous methods were clearly not suitable for Zhu Xinning, so Jing Zhe did not force his way in. He put Zhu Xinning on the bed, then lay down on top of her, his head against her body. After a moment, he began to snore softly.

I'm exhausted from running around all day.

Looking at Jing Zhe sleeping peacefully beside her, Zhu Xinning suddenly wished time could stand still, so she rested her head on his shoulder and fell asleep as well.

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