Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyuan stopped in his tracks, his brow furrowing involuntarily, but he still said earnestly, "I was merely advising the princess."
I don't want the princess to marry such a scoundrel. The princess's marriage is an important matter that needs careful consideration.
Aside from those vague and unrealistic thoughts in his mind, he felt that he had a certain relationship with the princess and really didn't want her to be deceived by that guy Zhang Qiyan.
Xie Yu scoffed, his voice tinged with anger, "What gives you the right to advise me? This isn't a battlefield. I don't need your protection, and I don't need you to worry about me anymore."
"General, please put away your inexplicable admonitions; I don't need them."
Jiang Qingyuan paused, staring at the somewhat blurry figure for a while before saying, "Is the princess still angry about the border matter?"
If so, I apologize, but this time what I said is true.
I really don't want the princess to meet the wrong person and regret it in the end.
A man like Zhang Qiyan is not worthy of the princess's affection.
Now that I have delivered my message, I will take my leave.
However, the moment he turned around, he heard the person behind him say, "Don't you really understand my feelings? Or do you simply not care at all?"
Xie Yu's tone sounded extremely weak, as if he had lost all his strength.
But the moment she said those words, she felt a sense of relief wash over her.
I finally asked the question, and it wasn't as embarrassing as I had imagined.
Jiang Qingyuan froze instantly, looking somewhat dazed. However, he did not turn around. He simply smiled wryly and said, "Princess, please don't joke with me."
I am but a simple warrior, utterly ignorant of such intricacies. Please, Your Highness, refrain from speaking such words in the future, lest you be misunderstood.
He didn't want to be just someone the princess used for amusement; if that were the case, he would rather restrain his heart and stay away first.
Xie Yu felt something was off about the answer, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. She simply asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Qingyuan simply closed his eyes for a moment before turning around and saying slowly and deliberately, "Didn't the princess say that the number of military generals in the Great Jin Dynasty is neither too many nor too few? If one doesn't work, you can just find another one."
It's just a pastime, why would you take it seriously?
Now, do you think I, a military general, haven't been entertained enough and want to continue entertaining you?
If he hadn't heard Xie Yu's words a few days before leaving the capital, he wouldn't have left without saying a word on the day he departed.
He admitted that at first, his feelings for Xie Yu were only out of courtesy to the princess, but with such a good girl by his side every day, doing everything she could to please him, he was not made of stone, how could he not be moved?
When he saw Xie Yu amidst the chaos at the border, surprise and panic overwhelmed him, along with many other things he didn't understand at the time, such as heartache.
Xie Yu was covered in filth and bloodstains, bound and thrown into a crowd by the Tuyuhun people.
He didn't know how Xie Yu had come from the capital to the border.
Even more unknown is how she survived in that city that had already been occupied by the Tuyuhun people.
So he immediately carried the man onto his warhorse and took him back to the military camp.
His later words were spoken in anger, anger at her for not taking care of her own body and for being so audacious as to come to the border without a single guard.
What angered Xie Yu even more was that he had no memory whatsoever and ran away from the military camp alone after finally recovering from his injuries.
Those comments about not being able to do anything and not causing trouble for others were indeed a bit much.
But at that time, he was more worried than angry, and in his anxiety, he said some things without thinking.
But when he heard Xie Yu say, "What right do you have to criticize me?", he was reminded of the joke he had heard in the capital.
He really has no right to criticize her.
At that time, he also realized his own identity and deliberately distanced himself from Xie Yu.
Even after learning that Xie Yu had secretly left the military camp that day only to find herbs to stop the bleeding of the wounded soldiers, he did not apologize again.
Thinking it best to let the misunderstanding continue like this.
They were never meant to be together.
However, after hearing the rumors of Xie Yu's engagement, he couldn't help but go to Zhang Qiyan.
He had only wanted to see what kind of person this was, but he never expected to hear the other party say those disrespectful things to the princess and even dare to go to the brothel while already engaged. He was furious.
While feeling sorry for the princess, he was secretly delighted. He knew the princess would never marry someone like that. He believed that if he told her the truth about Zhang Qiyan's actions, she would definitely cancel the engagement.
So, after several unsuccessful attempts, he came in person.
But now, he's starting to have a bit of a hunch about what he's doing.
Although I initially intended to leave after saying that, I couldn't help but ask the question that had been hidden in my heart.
Perhaps, he did have some expectations.
While they were in silence, Xie Yu suddenly laughed, and the sadness in his heart was instantly replaced by joy.
It turns out that while she was feeling sad and heartbroken because of this person, he was also feeling sad.
"Jiang Qingyuan, do you like me too?"
These words were spoken with absolute certainty, without the slightest doubt.
Jiang Qingyuan's pupils dilated slightly, but he lowered his head for a moment, twitching the corners of his mouth, "Yes, how does the princess intend to continue her amusement..."
Before he could finish speaking, the blurry figure ran straight towards him, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his lips, silencing the rest of his words.
Jiang Qingyuan stood there, stunned and at a loss. He wanted to push the person in front of him away, but he was reluctant to do so.
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