Chapter 398 I Like You

When Chen Ya heard this, her expression changed immediately.

"Dad, please don't say such things anymore. Qing Ning and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in perfect harmony and have a great relationship. Qing Ning and I are also good friends."

"If she heard this, what would she think?"

"What if it ruins my friendship with her?"

The King of Northern Frontier was stunned: "You, you only care about your friendship with her?"

Chen Ya sighed and helped the King of Northern Frontier to sit down. "Dad, Qing Ning, Jia Min, Zhu Er, and Shu He and I have been through a lot together."

"We are closer than sisters."

"Although I admit that His Royal Highness is indeed an outstanding man, what I care about more than an outstanding man is the lifelong sisterly bond with Qing Ning and the others."

The King of Northern Frontier looked at her distressedly, "But you were harmed so badly by the Third Prince, your body was ruined, and now you are alone..."

Chen Ya: "I'm injured, but Qing Ning and Shu He are helping me recover. Besides, who says I'm alone now? Dad, I have many sisters, adopted sons and daughters, and disciples."

She hugged the King of Northern Frontier's arm and acted like a spoiled brat when she was a child.

"Dad, I really feel like I'm living a good life now."

Perhaps when she was on the verge of death and when she left the Third Prince's Mansion, she had hatred and resentment in her heart.

But now those bad emotions have completely disappeared from her heart.

Chen Ya smiled and said, "Dad, I am very happy every day now. Really, I am happier and more fulfilled than before."

"I never dared to imagine in my dreams that I could become a female general."

"Last time we went to attack Southern Xinjiang together..."

In just a few words, Chen Ya changed the subject. She knew that her father acted like this because he cared about her.

It’s hard to explain, but she will prove to Daddy later that sometimes, happiness is not about marrying a good man.

But do whatever you want to do!

**

East Palace, the sleeping palace.

Lin Qingning stayed with the children for a while, and only returned to the dormitory after they all fell asleep.

She went to the bathroom to take a shower and change clothes. When she came out, she saw Qin Jingyu wearing only a crescent-shaped white undershirt, leaning on the bed, flipping through a book in his hands.

It was obvious that he had bathed as well, with his long hair loose. He lacked the usual sternness of a crown prince, but under the candlelight, he looked handsome and elegant, like a peerless jade-like gentleman.

Hearing the sound, he raised his head and looked into Lin Qingning's eyes.

Lin Qingning came over and sat beside the couch. "What book are you reading?"

Qin Jingyu: "I'm reading a travelogue called "Bamboo Travelogue", written by Doctor Bai's old friend Dongfang Zhu."

Lin Qingning's eyes were full of interest. "Really? Then when you finish watching it, I want to watch it too."

Qin Jingyu handed her the book in his hand and said, "I will be very busy next time. You can read it first."

"After we conquer Xiliang and the Western Regions, when the child is grown up, I will accompany you to travel around the mountains and rivers according to this travel book."

Lin Qingning's eyes were full of stars. "Is it okay?"

Qin Jingyu stroked her long black hair and said, "Of course you can. There will be nothing else to do at that time. You have been working hard in the past few years. It's time to relax."

Lin Qingning: "Will the emperor agree?"

Qin Jingyu: "I don't know, he probably doesn't agree. In fact, he tried to test me before to see when I wanted to ascend the throne."

When Lin Qingning heard this, she sat up straight instantly, "Is your father testing you?"

Qin Jingyu: "My father trusts me and intends to pass the throne to me in the future. There is no doubt about that. But my father is my father, and the emperor is the emperor."

"So no matter how much he dotes on me and indulges me, there is only one thing I must abide by the bottom line."

"That is the throne. I can only take it if he gives it to me."

Lin Qingning: "You are right to be more cautious. Don't let an unintentional mistake affect the relationship between you and your son."

"Besides, Father is still young."

Even if he is in Qin Jingyu's position, he still needs to remain calm and sober.

Lin Qingning also knows this truth deeply.

Qin Jingyu nodded: "So, after the war is over and the government is completely stable, we will go travel around the mountains and rivers."

"I'll go with you to Jiangnan first to see the place where you lived as a child."

"We will also go to the South Sea Kingdom and show you fish that are bigger than houses. Oh, and I will also take you to the snowy mountains in the northern part of the Great Wall. You can ride on a special sled and experience the feeling of flying."

Lin Qingning was also moved by what he said, and she began to yearn for it.

"OK."

There was a gentle smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and Qin Jingyu's reflection was in her bright eyes.

Qin Jingyu leaned over and kissed her on the lips.

He held her waist with one hand and her neck with the other, kissing her carefully, seriously, and devoutly.

In fact, the two of them haven't been intimate for a long time. After Lin Qingning gave birth to the child, she has been recuperating. They would occasionally sleep in the same bed, but Qin Jingyu just hugged her.

Later, he interrogated Sun Fuhai and Xu Mu, and dealt with the matters of the Queen Mother and the Cui family.

Always busy.

Now those things have finally been dealt with, and I happen to be in a good mood today.

They both fell onto the bed.

Just when he was about to take a step further, Qin Jingyu suddenly paused and said in a low voice, "Wait a moment."

He stood up, took something out from the bedside cabinet, and walked to the copper incense burner.

Lin Qingning was a little dazed. She was kissed so hard that her eyes were filled with tears and she hadn't come to her senses yet.

Then I saw Qin Jingyu light the incense burner, and a fresh and sweet smell wafted from it.

Lin Qingning: “…”

When two people had sex before, there was no requirement to burn incense?

After Qin Jingyu made sure that the room was filled with this sweet fragrance, he came back and pulled down the rope that tied the bed curtain, covering the two of them.

He leaned over and kissed Lin Qingning again.

Lin Qingning subconsciously stepped back and asked curiously, "Why do we need to burn incense?"

She didn't mean to reject Qin Jingyu, but she had doubts in her heart. If she didn't explain it clearly, she was worried that she would be distracted frequently.

Qin Jingyu said truthfully: "This kind of spice is what I asked Doctor Bai for. If you light it during sex, it will be difficult to get pregnant. And I have also confirmed with Doctor Bai that it will not be harmful to the body."

"Qing Ning, I don't want you to have another child, but I can't never touch you again."

The two people already had a very close relationship and were both young, so it was natural for them to become close.

Qin Jingyu is not a greedy person, but he is not a cold and aloof saint either.

He is her man.

After hearing this, Lin Qingning finally understood that it was probably because she frightened Qin Jingyu when she gave birth to Teng Ge'er last time.

She put her face to his chest and said in a low but firm voice:

"Jingyu, I like you."

A man can be very outstanding, but his heart and eyes may not be completely devoted to you.

A man can be obsessed with you, but he may not be able to control the world and protect you and your children under his wings.

Lin Qingning reached out and hugged Qin Jingyu's waist, bringing the two of them closer.

She has made many choices over the years.

But the best choice was that she would rather marry the tablet and become Jing Yu’s wife!

When Qin Jingyu heard the affectionate confession of his beloved, his eyes instantly became as bright as stars, and he hugged the person and kissed him deeply...

The night is long.

Happiness lasts longer.

**

It was a rare sunny day on the seventh day of July.

Qin Jingyu came back from work early on purpose. He planned to accompany Lin Qingning to watch the Lantern Festival and light lanterns tonight.

Before going out, the two of them had to change into casual clothes.

Brother Teng didn’t quite understand, but Xiao Xiyao already knew that her parents had gone out to play again and didn’t take her with them!

Looking at her angry daughter, Lin Qingning patted her head and said, "Be good, when you grow up, someone will take you to watch the Lantern Festival on Chinese Valentine's Day."

Qin Jingyu was listening to this and felt a little unhappy.

I don’t know which bad boy will get the chance to marry such a good girl like Yaoyao in their family in the future?

In the evening, the prince and his wife dressed in casual clothes and left the East Palace in a low-key manner.

Qin Jingyu attached great importance to this Chinese Valentine's Day, because he thought his daughter An Ning had had a hard time before, and he wanted to make up for all that she had missed in the future.

"I rented a boat and had people play music on it, while at the same time being able to see the lanterns on the shore."

Lin Qingning: "You are not a playboy, how come you know all this?"

Qin Jingyu: "I asked Lao Liu."

The Sixth Brother he mentioned was King Jing Qin Xuanlang.

He had lifted the house arrest a long time ago, but ever since last year's disaster relief incident, Prince Jing had completely quieted down.

He is not a fool.

Although he had a little selfishness, he was used as a knife many times. That was because his father was kind-hearted... and mainly because he saw that he only had a few sons left, so he let him off the hook.

Otherwise, how could he continue to be this idle prince?

That’s right. Prince Jing completely gave up all the power in his hands, dismissed his staff, and only found a sinecure without real power in the Ministry of Rites.

There's nothing wrong with being a wealthy and idle person with endless money to spend.

Is that so...right?

Before Qin Jingyu and Lin Qingning boarded the cruise ship, they also saw Prince Jing.

It is very rare that Prince Jing, who has many concubines in his mansion, came out to play today and brought Princess Jing with him.

The two brothers and their sisters-in-law nodded slightly from a distance as a greeting.

No one wanted to disturb each other's mood today.

Not only that, Lin Qingning also saw two familiar people not far away, they were Princess Jiamin and Ouyang Rui.

Lin Qingning: "I didn't expect that someone with Lord Ouyang's personality would accompany Princess Jiamin to watch the lanterns."

One of them was smiling sweetly, while the other one had a stern look on his face even though he was not angry.

They are so harmoniously matched?

Qin Jingyu stood beside her and held her waist, "We are more compatible."

Lin Qingning raised her eyes and glanced at him.

At this moment, Zhu Feng jumped onto the boat from the side and said with a folded hand:

"Master, someone from the Northern Frontier Palace has sent a message saying that Princess Nalan is about to give birth. Please ask the Crown Princess to come over."

Lin Qingning's eyes lit up, "Zhu'er is about to give birth?"