"real!"
Overjoyed, Nangong Zeyue revealed her true colors again, opening her arms to give her martial uncle a big hug.
Lin Miaoshou glared at him, "Mind your image. You're a prince now, stop laughing like an idiot all day."
Nangong Zeyue withdrew her hand with a helpless expression and sat up straight. "Junior nephew is happy for Uncle. Aunt Du must be a dignified and virtuous woman. Now that Uncle has a partner, my senior brothers and I are all relieved."
"Aunt Du is not old at all, she's only in her early thirties. If Uncle Lin marries Aunt Du this year, she might give birth to a big, healthy boy next year."
Nangong Zeyue's fox-like eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. "That would be wonderful."
As the three chatted and laughed, the sorrow of parting was greatly alleviated.
When Jiang Shuyue saw Nangong Zeyue's senior brothers coming to move their things, she learned that Nangong Zeyue was staying at the inn tonight and would be leaving the capital tomorrow morning.
Nangong Zeyue didn't need to take much with him; he packed a few sets of clothes.
Only his personal servant knew that he had packed up the wedding quilt and wedding clothes and taken them with him.
The rest were things Jiang Shuyue had prepared for Nangong Zeyue, filling two whole carriages.
Nangong Zeyue said she would return the courtyard to Lin Miaoshou, and Lin Miaoshou did not stand on ceremony.
He said to Jiang Shuyue, "I'll keep all the servants in the manor. I'll come back occasionally. It's not good for the manor to be without a steward. Yue'er, see which servant in my courtyard is useful and help Uncle Lin select a steward."
Jiang Shuyue immediately let Qiuju in and entrusted the matter to Qiuju.
Nangong Jun and his fellow disciples quickly finished moving the items. When he personally went to lift the wooden box containing the gold, he showed a look of astonishment.
Nangong Zeyue handed the wooden box containing the poison to Nangong Jun and said, "Please carry this box yourself, Senior Brother, and do not entrust it to others."
Nangong Jun nodded, "Understood. I'll have my seventh junior brother watch over the things I took from you, and I won't let anyone else get close."
As Nangong Jun spoke, he glanced at Jiang Shuyue.
Lin Miaoshou glanced out the window and saw the figure of an envoy from Liang Kingdom outside.
He lowered his voice and said, "Be careful. It's hard to say whether there are other assassins hiding in the delegation."
"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, I understand."
As the sun set, someone arrived from the palace.
Jiang Shuyue thought that Gao Mu and Qiu Ju would have to wait for her on an empty stomach when they entered the palace, so she simply let Qiu Ju stay behind and boarded the palace carriage alone.
Just as she sat down, Nangong Zeyue lifted the carriage curtain and walked in.
Before Jiang Shuyue could speak, Nangong Zeyue sat down opposite her.
You can tell what Jiang Shuyue is going to say just by looking at her eyes.
"Moon Lady, he was able to break us up, and I only accompanied you for one carriage ride. I wonder when we will meet again."
Transportation was really inconvenient in this era, and Jiang Shuyue was not sure about it. She had thought about taking Sui Sui on a trip, but she didn't know when it would be possible.
"Don't be sad. All good things must come to an end. The moon has its phases. We will meet again someday."
Nangong Zeyue sighed, "These past few days have felt like a dream, a dream that I will regret for the rest of my life."
Jiang Shuyue understood his feelings perfectly. Wasn't she just like him, hoping to find a perfect husband and live a simple and happy life?
After waking up from the dream, one will be drawn back into the chaos and turmoil.
Jiang Shuyue didn't care about other people's opinions. The carriage didn't stop when it reached the palace gate, but stopped outside a palace.
Nangong Zeyue paused in her act of lifting the carriage curtain, then turned around and said, "Yue Niang, he's more than cunning."
Jiang Shuyue was stunned and didn't understand the meaning behind Nangong Zeyue's words.
When she stepped off the carriage, she saw that there was no one outside and suddenly realized what had happened.
Jiang Shuyue looked up at the palace and found that the place where she got off the carriage was the side gate of the palace.
As the two hesitated about whether to go in directly, Xiao Jingzhao led Sui Sui out from a corner of the palace wall.
"Mother, Godfather!"
Sui Sui ran over with her short legs. Jiang Shuyue reached out her hand, and Nangong Zeyue stepped forward, scooped up the soft and cute little girl with her big hand.
Under Xiao Jingzhao's unwavering gaze, a kiss landed on Sui Sui's forehead.
"Sui Sui, do you miss your godfather?"
"Yes, I want to, I really, really want to!"
Every year, it nods like a chick pecking at rice.
"Godfather, are you really a prince of Liang?" Sui Sui tilted her head, staring intently at Nangong Zeyue's eyes, her curiosity evident in her gaze.
Jiang Shuyue nodded to her son.
Nangong Zeyue glanced at Xiao Jingzhao, then deliberately frowned and said, "This question can only be answered by Liang Kingdom. If not, Godfather will immediately head back to Wanling to reunite with you, okay?"
Little did Sui Sui know that he was deliberately trying to annoy her father, so she nodded hurriedly, "Okay, Godfather, come back soon. Sui Sui will be waiting for you."
Jiang Shuyue turned her face away, pretending she knew nothing.
"Cough cough..."
"Don't say such unrealistic things to my son. Now that you're back, just be a good crown prince. When you ascend the throne, I will give you a great gift."
Xiao Jingzhao could no longer tolerate Nangong Zeyue's behavior and spoke up, shattering his illusions.
Sui Sui is still a child, and she was completely confused by what the two of them were saying.
He called out to Jiang Shuyue, "Mother, could my godfather be the emperor of Liang?"
Sui Sui kept calling him "godfather," and Xiao Jingzhao couldn't help but glare at Nangong Zeyue several times.
Nangong Zeyue, feeling secure and fearless, pretended not to see it.
When her son called out to her, Jiang Shuyue had no way to avoid it, so she nodded slightly, "It should be."
"Oh, if that's the case, it will be difficult to see my godfather in the future." Sui Sui's little face was so worried that it almost turned into a little bun.
"Practice your skills diligently, and you can visit him in Liang Kingdom later."
Jiang Shuyue's words enlightened Sui Sui.
Today's banquet was divided into two parts. One part was held in Yiyuan Hall, where the ministers of Wanling hosted a farewell banquet for the Liang Kingdom's envoys.
The other place was the unnamed palace where Jiang Shuyue and the others were.
There were only three tables set up inside. Nangong Zeyue sat on one side, while Xiao Jingzhao's table was next to Jiang Shuyue's.
Moreover, the two tables are placed very close together, supposedly to make it convenient for Sui Sui to eat.
Seeing Sui Sui sitting between the two of them, Xiao Jingzhao peeled a shrimp and placed the plate full of shrimp meat on Jiang Shuyue's table.
Nangong Zeyue secretly thought to himself, "This black-hearted bastard is definitely not here to give me a farewell banquet, but to come and fawn over me."
Jiang Shuyue also sensed something was wrong. The banquet was arranged by the palace, so Jiang Shuyue couldn't say anything.
She watched helplessly as Xiao Jingzhao took the shrimp from her table and continued peeling them.
She had no choice but to place the shrimp that Xiao Jingzhao had peeled in front of Sui Sui.
Sui Sui didn't need palace maids to serve her meals; she would pick up her chopsticks and eat heartily on her own.
Seeing that her mother hadn't eaten a single shrimp from the table, Sui Sui picked one up and put it on the plate in front of Jiang Shuyue, saying, "Mother, try it. The shrimp in the palace are delicious."
Looking at the harmonious scene across the street, Nangong Zeyue felt a mix of emotions.
He would be happy to bless them if this harmonious scene could last a lifetime.
The farewell banquet ended amidst frequent toasts and an unspoken tension.
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