Jiang Qinyu was still in a daze even as she drove the carriage back to Dingshui Village.

"What kind of riddle are you and the Seventh Prince playing?" She couldn't hold back any longer and lifted the carriage curtain to ask the person who was driving the carriage.

Lu Yanzheng laughed freely, slowed down the car, and turned to look at her. "You want to know?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why would I ask you?" Jiang Qinyu rolled her eyes at him, glaring at him angrily.

Looking at her, who resembled a hamster, Lu Yanzheng couldn't help but think how incredibly cute she was. He really wanted to poke her and pinch her cheeks.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Qinyu slapped his hand away, even angrier. "Are you going to tell me or not?"

Lu Yanzheng chuckled in a low voice, "Sorry, I couldn't help it."

He actually poked it with his hand just now, which made the person very agitated.

Seeing that he still wouldn't say anything, Jiang Qinyu got angry and threw off the carriage curtain, then sat back in the carriage and sulked.

Lu Yanzheng shook his head and chuckled, then stopped the carriage by the roadside a short while later.

"Are you angry?" Lu Yanzheng lifted the car curtain and came in. When he saw Jiang Qinyu with her puffed-up cheeks, the urge to pinch her face popped into his head again.

Jiang Qinyu casually threw a completely thawed bottle of mineral water at them, saying, "Tell me or don't!"

Lu Yanzheng took the bottle, glanced at it, and accidentally unscrewed the cap. He brought the bottle to his nose, smelled it, and then tilted his head back and poured half a bottle of water down his throat without hesitation.

"Really cold!" Lu Yanzheng commented.

Jiang Qinyu was furious. This person was unbelievable... Not only did he not tell her the reason, but he also drank half a bottle of her mineral water!

But it was too late for her to snatch the bottle back; Lu Yanzheng had already taken it and shamelessly sat down next to her.

"Don't be angry. I was busy arranging things at the military base last night, and I was on the road early this morning. I was in a hurry and couldn't explain it to you in detail. I really didn't mean to keep it from you." Lu Yanzheng reached out a hand, wanting to take Jiang Qinyu's hand.

Jiang Qinyu wasn't going to be fooled so easily. She spun around and sat down in the opposite seat, raised her chin, and snorted, "Stop it, I don't want to hear it now."

Who cares? Who cares what their situation is, as long as it doesn't affect her, Shufan, and Pan'er.

"Qinqin, I was wrong, I really didn't mean to." Lu Yanzheng immediately put on a pitiful look, appearing both honest and aggrieved.

He learned this from Qin Shen when he was in the army, when he was talking to other veterans about how to coax their wives.

Sure enough, Jiang Qinyu couldn't stay angry when she saw him like this.

Who would believe it? The dignified General Protector of the Nation was looking at her with the pitiful expression of a puppy. The contrast between his appearance and demeanor was huge, and with such a big difference, he looked incredibly cute. How could anyone be angry with that?

But Jiang Qinyu still didn't want to let her off easily. She turned her head away and snorted, "Then we'll see if you can say something that pleases me."

Lu Yanzheng breathed a slight sigh of relief. It was good that he was allowed to explain. What he was afraid of was not being allowed to speak, because then he would be really doomed.

“I was always wary of Xiao Rui before, and I didn’t know his martial arts were so outstanding until you came last night.”

Last night, because of Jiang Qinyu's arrival, Lu Yanzheng realized that Xiao Rui was also a master, because ordinary people cannot tell a person's identity by listening to their voice.

"After he learned of the emperor's actions, he was truly heartbroken. But even though he knew that going back would likely mean certain death, he still went back to wade into the muddy waters of the court. He was convinced that he wasn't the carefree prince he appeared to be, and he was confident that even if the emperor wronged him in the end, he could still survive."

No one is indifferent to their life; the instinct of human beings is to survive. Xiao Rui has seen the extreme power and influence in the world. Unless one is a foolish idiot, everyone will try to survive.

Therefore, since he chose to go back, he must have been absolutely certain that he could survive.

"My last words to him were that if he needed anything in the future, he could come to Yongshan County and Biancheng to find us. By saying this, I was also telling him that I would not be taken back by the imperial court."

Seeing that Jiang Qinyu was listening attentively, Lu Yanzheng further explained, "The allied forces of Dayuan and Xiqiang have retreated. During this time, we have also cleared out many spies in the city. I am very relieved to hand over the border troops to Qin Shen and the others."

In addition, the blueprints you left behind are sufficient to deal with the next attack from beyond the pass, so it doesn't matter whether I'm in the border town or not in the short term.

"If the messengers sent by the imperial court can't find me, they'll naturally leave. And if anything happens to them on the way, that's none of our business."

He acted as if it had nothing to do with him, leaving Jiang Qinyu completely bewildered.

Isn't this just being a scoundrel?

"Are you deliberately trying to avoid the imperial court? Aren't you afraid they'll find you?" Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but ask.

The key issue is that he still went back to Dingshui Village with her. Won't that lead people to Dingshui Village?

“They didn’t find my chance.” Lu Yanzheng’s eyes darkened, and he lowered his gaze slightly to conceal the murderous intent in them.

The purpose of those people was to deliver imperial edicts to the border troops. Then, since they couldn't find them, they would wait a few days before leaving. Once the spies placed in the border troops by the court sent a secret report to the court, there was no need for the people who came to deliver the edicts to remain in the world.

Seeing that Jiang Qinyu was puzzled, Lu Yanzheng said again, "The spies that the court placed in the border army are our people."

"Huh?" Jiang Qinyu's eyes widened. So there was an undercover agent involved?

In that case, it seems he has arranged everything.

But Jiang Qinyu still didn't quite understand, "But if the imperial court can't find you, they can't just let it go like this, can they?"

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