Zhao Qinglian immediately gave Shang Xiye a good scolding.

Shang Xiye didn't refute, but just listened attentively.

Even without Zhao Qinglian saying it, this matter had always been a thorn in his side.

He had already begun planning a wedding ceremony in Chengdu, but before everything was ready, he received news from his mother and came to Jialuo Kingdom first, so he didn't have time to hold the wedding ceremony.

He had no mother before, but he was able to plan and make up for it on his own.

Now that Zhao Qinglian has been found, even though preparations are still underway in Chengdu, he cannot reveal it.

Just as Shang Xiye had guessed.

Zhao Qinglian scolded Shang Xiye for a while, then lovingly took Ji Fengyao's hand and said gently, "Fengyao, don't feel wronged. Ye'er was ignorant back then, and there was no one to take charge of things for him. Now that you've come to your mother, I will definitely uphold justice for you and hold a grand wedding banquet for you."

"Mother, there's really no need. The Prince has already treated me very well. I don't care about those formalities," Ji Fengyao said with a bright and generous smile, but a faint sadness flickered in her eyes.

Zhao Qinglian is also a woman, and moreover, someone who has been through it all;

She only needed to glance at Ji Fengyao to know that her daughter-in-law probably had something on her mind.

Shang Xiye frowned slightly and asked, "My little wife, why don't you agree to hold a wedding ceremony? Are you still angry with me?"

Ji Fengming, unusually understanding, advised, "Sister, didn't you used to always say 'ignorance is no excuse'? I used to want to beat up my brother-in-law every day, but now I think he's pretty good. Don't hold a grudge. Since your mother-in-law brought it up, we can't refuse her. Let's have a make-up party, okay?"

Ji Fengyao pursed her cherry lips, her smile already somewhat forced, and said, "It's not like that, Mother, Your Highness, Brother, I'm not angry. I just feel that since we've already found Mother, there's no rush. If we really want to hold a wedding ceremony, we can do it when my father, mother, and mother are all together."

The little bandit's words were so reasonable that no one could refute them.

Shang Xiye felt a sudden jolt in his heart, a strange feeling that made him very uncomfortable.

But he couldn't force his young wife to hold the wedding when her parents weren't around.

That would mean he was being unreasonable.

Zhao Qinglian knew that her daughter-in-law must have had another reason, but she couldn't say it outright, so she just laughed it off: "Look at me, I was so happy that I lost my composure and forgot about my in-laws. Alright, it's settled then. When my in-laws arrive, we'll discuss the wedding arrangements together."

Everyone was chatting.

Suddenly, a graceful young girl from the Kingdom of Gara came skipping and hopping along.

Beneath her large, double eyelids, her light brown eyes were captivatingly beautiful.

The young girl approached Zhao Qinglian with a confident air, her captivating eyes boldly scanning back and forth between Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao. She took Zhao Qinglian's arm and asked cheerfully, "Auntie, you sent someone to tell me that my eldest cousin has arrived. There are three handsome brothers here. Which one is my eldest cousin?"

"Don't you always pride yourself on being smart? Guess what?" Shi Mi teased the girl in a good mood.

Shang Xiye had no interest in any woman other than his wife, and had never given the young girl a second glance since she arrived.

Black Owl showed absolutely no interest in the girl and never once looked up at her.

Ji Fengming also noticed a small beetle perched beside the black owl's hair;

He found it quite interesting and, smiling, reached out to catch the beetle for Black Owl.