Looking into Jin Mulan's bright eyes and seeing the faint smile on her face, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that she wasn't unhappy.
"Um."
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "Dean Liu not only agreed to marry Aoxue to me, but also took me as his apprentice."
"I know, Aoxue told me everything..."
After saying that, she looked Xiao Yu up and down with her beautiful phoenix eyes and said in disbelief, "I really didn't expect that Shi Lang could fight Dean Liu to a standstill. Chu Tianjiao must have been blind to come and break off the engagement!"
Is the fight a back-and-forth affair?
Xiao Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes. It must be Liu Aoxue adding drama to her life.
In just a few simple exchanges, Xiao Yu felt as if his fists were about to be shattered... while Liu Jingtao only used seventy or eighty percent of his strength, well, that's what Liu Jingtao said too.
To save face, Xiao Yu said he hadn't used his full strength!
I was just bragging back then, I hope Liu Aoxue didn't take it seriously? I wonder if Liu Jingtao did take it seriously either!
"If she hadn't broken off the engagement, how could I have had such a wonderful wife as Mulan?"
Xiao Yu quickly changed the subject, saying, "Let's go back to the Prince's mansion and talk..."
Jin Mulan already knows that Liu Jingtao has agreed to the marriage between Liu Aoxue and herself. She came to the Xiao Prince's Mansion to clarify the marriage between them!
Xiao Yu guessed Jin Mulan's purpose for coming and suddenly felt a little nervous!
Unlike Liu Aoxue, Jin Mulan never expressed her feelings for Xiao Yu; it seemed she was simply fulfilling a promise.
In this situation, would she choose to be with him?
Xiao Yu wasn't sure either!
We arrived at the inner hall.
After the maidservant poured tea for him, Xiao Yu waved his hand and dismissed her.
"Mulan".
Xiao Yu decided to get straight to the point and asked, "What are your thoughts on the marriage? I... am not trying to force you to do anything, after all, you were all doing it to stand up for me back then."
At that time, Jin Mulan, Liu Aoxue, Shen Youyu, and Murong Xian were all acting on impulse!
Xiao Yu was well aware of this, so he clearly stated the reason first.
"Now that the Xiao Prince's Mansion is out of danger, you can respect your own heart and choose whether you choose to annul the engagement or marry into the Xiao Prince's Mansion. I can understand!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Mulan remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he asked Xiao Yu in return, "What do you think I would choose?"
"I have no idea."
After thinking about it seriously for two seconds, Xiao Yu shook his head.
Jin Mulan then asked, "Do you like me?"
"like!"
Xiao Yu said without hesitation.
Such a heroic and valiant female general, beautiful, capable, kind-hearted, and loyal... how could I not like her?
Jin Mulan looked at Xiao Yu and continued, "Do you think I like you?"
"have no idea."
Xiao Yu shook his head; he truly didn't know if Jin Mulan liked him.
I like it a little.
Jin Mulan said in a cold voice, "At first, I chose to marry you out of pity, and later out of admiration... These days, although I haven't come to the palace many times, I have been hearing about you. You have grown up very quickly, Shilang."
With a single word, "Shi Lang," all of Xiao Yu's questions were answered.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu could no longer suppress his laughter and chuckled foolishly.
Then he shouted loudly, "Wife, hehehe!"
"He's become silly again."
A faint smile appeared on Jin Mulan's cool and beautiful face.
She has a cold and aloof personality, but she can show a gentle side when she is with Xiao Yu.
"Are Uncle and Aunt... all right?"
Xiao Yu continued to ask.
"My father is very supportive of me."
After Jin Mulan finished speaking, she added softly, "My mother passed away thirteen years ago."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu was taken aback.
He didn't know much about Jin Mulan, and his expression showed some guilt and self-reproach.
"My wife, I'm sorry."
"It's fine."
Seeing that Xiao Yu seemed somewhat remorseful, Jin Mulan said, "I'm not one to be pretentious; I'm used to it."
After saying that, he changed the subject and said, "My father used to be a centurion and experienced more than a dozen battles, big and small. The poem you wrote, 'White bones are exposed in the wild, and for a thousand miles no rooster crows. Of the people, only one in a hundred survives. Thinking of it breaks one's heart,' touched my father deeply, so he copied it down!"
"Father speaks highly of you, saying that your ability to write such poetry shows that you care about the people, especially the case of Liu Guogong, which saved many women..."
There are also some Mulans that haven't been mentioned.
That is, her father was only a centurion and could not influence Jin Mulan's choices.
Jin Mulan chose Xiao Yu not because Jin Wu thought Xiao Yu was good, but because Jin Mulan herself chose Xiao Yu!
"A true man should act this way."
Xiao Yu said.
Then, suddenly remembering the Empress's disguise, Xiao Yu asked, "My lady, is Miss Zhen, who gave me the Dragon Sword, the current Empress?"
Liu Aoxue went to see Jin Mulan and told her about this.
Therefore, Jin Mulan no longer concealed anything and said, "Yes, she is the current Empress!"
"really."
Even though he was already prepared, Xiao Yu still couldn't help but get excited after hearing Jin Mulan's definite answer.
After all, Liu Jingtao was only guessing, while Jin Mulan answered with certainty.
"I didn't tell you that day because since Her Majesty didn't reveal her identity, she wanted to befriend you as an ordinary person. If you had known, it would have backfired... Besides, Her Majesty is a magnanimous person. Even if you unintentionally offended her without knowing her identity, she wouldn't have been angry."
"Furthermore, considering His Majesty's recent gifts to the Xiao Prince's residence, I'm almost certain... His Majesty has a good impression of you!"
Jin Mulan explained.
"I guessed it."
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "In that case, shall I continue to pretend I don't know her identity?"
"this……"
Jin Mulan hesitated, unsure if Xiao Yu could keep it a secret.
"rest assured."
Xiao Yu knew Jin Mulan's worries and said calmly, "I know what I'm doing."
"All right."
Jin Mulan could only nod, then asked, "Now there's only Murong Xian left. Shi Lang, are you planning to go to the Prime Minister's residence another day? As far as I know, Murong Xian has been confined to the Prime Minister's residence since that day! That little girl looks soft and sweet, but she's also very stubborn. She hasn't given in yet."
So Murong Xian was confined to her quarters by the Prime Minister. I even suspected that she had regretted it... Xiao Yu thought guiltily to himself.
Now that I know all this, I'm even more determined to go to the Prime Minister's residence.
"What kind of person is Prime Minister Murong?" Xiao Yu asked.
"He doesn't show his emotions, is shrewd and calculating, and is adept at scheming," Jin Mulan replied.
After saying that, he added, "There are two factions among the officials in the court today. One is the Zhao faction, led by Chief Minister Zhao, and the other is the Murong faction, led by Prime Minister Murong Zhong!"
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