Chapter 60 The Return

There were frequent battles on the border, and the Emperor had been waiting for Prince Qing to recover and lead the troops into battle. Coincidentally, she gained another fierce general who happened to have a connection with Prince Qing's mansion, so the Emperor simply ordered her to lead the troops with Prince Qing to attack other countries.

When the imperial edict was issued, Shen Yan'an was dumbfounded.

He looked somewhat dazed, and the whole family silently watched him.

Little Junzi's eyes gradually reddened, and then suddenly, tears fell like a broken string of pearls.

Prince Qing: !!!

Prince Qing: !!!

Just as Shen Huaiyu was about to tell her son with heartache that she would return safely as soon as possible, Shen Yan'an suddenly twisted his body and threw himself into the arms of that hateful horse woman, bursting into tears.

After a moment of stunned silence, the whole family became unusually angry.

Prince Qing spoke in a deep voice, with a hint of warning, "An'er, the nanny is still here. You better behave yourself!"

A stern gaze swept over Chi Zhao, who then paused in her act of patting her back to comfort her boyfriend.

She nuzzled him with her cheek, feeling a little helpless, and whispered, "Get up first, be good."

Shen Yan'an was usually the most disobedient to his parents, but now, just one sentence from Chi Zhao made him obedient, only sobbing with red eyes.

Prince Qing was even more displeased.

It seems sons are always raised by other people!

Prince Qing glared angrily at Chi Zhao, walked over and pulled his son back, carefully wiping away his tears with a handkerchief. His words were tinged with disappointment, "Why are you in such a hurry? Your mother leads troops into battle every year, and I've never seen you so anxious!"

Shen Yan'an's voice choked with sobs as he cried, "My mother often goes to the battlefield, so I naturally don't think anything will happen to her, but Chi Zhao, this is Chi Zhao's first time going to the battlefield, I'm worried..."

Prince Qing gave Chi Zhao a cold look and snorted, "What's there to worry about? If he has real skills, nothing will happen. If he doesn't even have this much ability, I will never marry my son to someone who has no ability!"

With a sob in her voice, Shen Yan'an still tried to speak up for her beloved, saying, "You're not allowed to say anything bad about her!"

After saying that, she seemed to realize something and looked at her angry mother with teary eyes.

Suddenly, her voice became pleading and soft, "Mother, you've always loved me the most since I was little, and you've always been the best to me."

Prince Qing: ...

I used to feel good when my youngest son acted cute, but now I always feel that even when he acts cute towards me, he's thinking about someone else.

Alas, it's true what they say, once a son grows up, he's gone.

Chi Zhao stood to the side, doing nothing and saying nothing, and was glared at innocently again.

"snort!"

Wang Sheng snorted angrily. Shen Yan'an, who could never keep a secret, immediately clung to her, his voice soft and sweet, "Mother, my wife..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Huaiyu roared in fury, "What did you call her?!"

Shen Yan'an shrank back in fright and quickly changed his words, "Chi Zhao is going to the battlefield for the first time, Mother, could you, could you help me look after her?"

Prince Qing said coldly, "She used tricks to kidnap my son, and now she expects me to take care of her?"

Who could be so shameless!

Shen Yan'an immediately muttered in rebuttal, "I didn't kidnap her, Mother, don't talk nonsense. I wanted to go with Chi Zhao myself."

Chi Zhao looked up and saw Prince Qing's ashen face.

I dare not look, I absolutely dare not look.

She lowered her eyes awkwardly again.

Prince Qing gritted his teeth angrily, "You're just siding with outsiders. You weren't like this when you liked Lu Mingwei."

Upon hearing Lu Mingwei's name, Chi Zhao's secretly curved lips suddenly flattened, and Shen Yan'an's reaction was also extremely strong, his voice much louder than usual, "Mother! What are you saying? I, I don't like Lu Mingwei, I've never liked Lu Mingwei, you're talking nonsense!"

After saying that, Xiao Junzi immediately ran to her sweetheart's side, nervously took her arm, smiled ingratiatingly at her, and whispered, "I don't like you, I really don't like you, I only like you."

Chi Zhao forced a smile and responded softly, "Mm."

Looking at her like this, no one would believe she wasn't angry. Shen Yan'an got anxious and tugged at her arm, "Really, really, I didn't know what true love was before, and I made mistakes by accident, but now I do. Don't be angry with me."

The boy spoke softly, not caring that many people were watching, and rested his head on his beloved's shoulder, coaxing her.

Chi Zhao felt as if his mother-in-law's sharp gaze was piercing him, so he could only soften his voice and say, "This subordinate is not angry, Your Highness has misunderstood."

She clearly said she wasn't angry, but the little princess became even more anxious, pushing her hard and saying in a wronged tone, "You still say you're not angry? You've already called me princess!"

She looked up, her eyes piercing like swords, then immediately lowered her head again.

She was actually a little angry, but seeing that Shen Yan'an was also anxious and afraid that she would be unhappy, her anger gradually subsided.

His expression turned somewhat helpless. "Alright, I'm really not angry. Be good, I'll take good care of myself outside. You don't need His Highness Prince Qing to take special care of me."

Shen Huaiyu's eyes widened, her anger growing. "What do you mean by 'be obedient'? How dare you say such things to the princess?"

This is utterly shameless!

But at the same time, she knew that if she spoke up again, her rebellious son would cause trouble again.

I'm so angry!

Hmph, once she gets to the army, let's see how she deals with this woman who dared to seduce her son!

On the day Chi Zhao packed her bags to join the army, Shen Yan'an shed so many tears that they could flood the capital. She had coaxed him yesterday, and he had obediently sat in her lap asking for a kiss, but today, as soon as he saw her leaving, he couldn't help but cry again.

Standing on the city wall, she burst into tears.

Prince Qing regretted releasing him; it was a disgrace to the Prince Qing's mansion!

Chi Zhao secretly glanced at her husband and saw that his eyes and nose were red from crying. She felt a little sorry for him. The system was flying around her, mourning the departure of the sweetness.

After being fed these past few days, it had become much plumper, but now it looks like it's going to lose weight again. Sigh, the system is worried.

[Host, are you really going to war? Do you even know how to fight?]

No, but I can talk about it theoretically.

She had read some military strategies and wanted to skip class but didn't have her phone to play with.

Is that useful? Could it be dangerous?

No, it's not like that, it's because of you.

She had already tested it out; this system wouldn't let her die. If she died, the mission would be considered a failure.

Sure enough, after those words were spoken, all sound went out, leaving only the image of an angry little bee perched in my mind.

Its host entrusted it with such a difficult task.

The Feng Dynasty had long desired to expand its territory, and this time it was well prepared, sending out ample troops and provisions.

They were facing a small country, which they conquered in just three months.

The Feng Dynasty's army returned in triumph, and everyone from the emperor to the common people was very satisfied with the outcome.

On the day the army entered the city, the streets were crowded with people. Chi Zhao rode his horse, only behind his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. He glanced around quietly and did not see Shen Yan'an.

My heart jumped.

Still angry?

Is she so angry that she doesn't want to see me, or has she fallen for someone else while I was away?

Thinking of the latter possibility, Chi Zhao's face darkened, which, in the eyes of others, was the demeanor of a stern and unsmiling general.

Unable to squeeze to the front, I could only stand in the private room of the restaurant and watch Shen Yan'an return triumphantly, wringing the handkerchief in my hands, my beautiful big eyes full of resentment.

They said they'd be back soon, but they made me wait three months. What a jerk.

"Your Highness, the banquet at the Earl's residence is about to begin. Would you like to go now?"

The army had already reached the very end; even if he craned his neck to look, he couldn't see Chi Zhao.

They still had to go to the palace to report on their duties, which would probably take a while. Shen Yan'an, who rarely saw her beloved, sighed in disappointment before turning around and going downstairs.

That wretched Chi Zhao! If she doesn't coax me properly today, I'm definitely ignoring her.

The Phoenix Dynasty won a great victory this time, and even the casualties of its army were reduced to a very small number.

The Emperor was overjoyed and kept a few people in the palace for a long talk. When asked about the details, Chi Zhao recounted them in detail.

Even if Shen Huaiyu didn't like Chi Zhao, he had to admit that she was very talented in military affairs. Several key battles were planned by her, and she deserved much credit for winning so easily this time.

Just thinking about how much her son liked her made Shen Huaiyu's mouth seem welded shut, and she couldn't utter a single good word.

The Emperor kept his close friend behind to question her, and when he asked her about Chi Zhao, she held her breath and remained silent, and he understood what was going on.

Given Shen Huaiyu's personality, if Chi Zhao had done anything wrong, she would have given him a hard time and exposed it in public.

However, she always treated Chi Zhao as if he didn't exist, and even let Chi Zhao speak on some key points, which speaks volumes.

With the addition of another powerful general, the Feng Dynasty has become even more stable.

The emperor was pleased.

Chi Zhao was not a general in charge of troops, so once she finished her report, there was nothing more for her to do.

She was worried about her husband, who might still be angry, so she rushed back to the Prince Qing's residence without stopping.

The older sister-in-law kept calling after her, but she couldn't stop.

However, upon finally returning to Prince Qing's residence, they only learned from the servants that the prince and the princess had gone to a banquet.

Chi Zhao:......

The system, starving to the point of near death, desperately begged its host to quickly get it some food.

Actually, she was planning to go even without 99 saying so. After not seeing her husband for three months, she naturally missed him.

The Prince Qing's carriage was parked outside the Earl's residence. Chi Zhao found it easily and casually sat down cross-legged on the carriage.

The woman who had just become the princess's personal stable girl recognized her. Upon seeing her return, she was immediately too frightened to sit and gave her her seat.

Outsiders may not know, but those in the household all know how infatuated their young master is with Chi Zhao.

I dared not offend her at all, for fear that she would whisper in my ear.

Chi Zhao hadn't had time to change her clothes and came in full armor. Sitting outside was too conspicuous, so soon the servants from the manor brought her out.

Bo Nu's composed expression changed when she saw Chi Zhao, and she hurriedly went to greet him, "General Chi, it's been three months since we last met, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

A fleeting look of confusion crossed Chi Zhao's eyes, but she quickly concealed it, smiled slightly, and bowed respectfully, "Chi Zhao greets Your Highness."

She had no recollection of the middle-aged woman in front of her.

Bo Nu then asked her if she had come on the orders of Prince Qing.

Everyone in the court knew that Chi Zhao came from the Prince Qing's mansion and happened to save His Majesty because he was Shen Yan'an's bodyguard.

It's not exactly a good reputation for a woman to come to someone else's banquet looking for a man, so Chi Zhao nodded in agreement, "His Highness Prince Qing sent me to protect the Prince and the Princess."

The aunt wanted to cultivate a good relationship with the Prince Qing's mansion, so she quickly sent someone to invite her in.

Unexpectedly, while she was concerned about her husband's reputation in every way, Shen Yan'an himself didn't care at all.

As soon as Chi Zhao appeared, the man who had been surrounded by several young men trying to curry favor with him stood there dumbfounded. Then his eyes lit up, and he suddenly threw away the flowers he had just been holding. His wide sleeves fluttered in the wind, and the young man rushed into the arms of the returning general in full view of everyone.

Chi Zhao: Shock!

The young ladies and gentlemen, lagging behind in the news: Shock!

Shen Yan'an had no recollection of how she had resolved to only acknowledge her after being coaxed and pleaded with. She felt that the moment the other person appeared, all her longing surged forth, and she couldn't wait a moment longer.