"I was just about to tell you this. I don't know what's going on with Princess Xitong. She challenges me to a duel every day, rain or shine. Your father's old bones can barely take it anymore."
General Jin held the tea with a troubled look on his face.
"Hurry up and think of a way to stop Princess Xitong from coming to fight with me."
No wonder my grandfather looked as limp as a frost-bitten eggplant; it turned out he was tortured so badly by my aunt.
My aunt goes to my grandfather every day to compete with him. Could it be that this is because my mother said she should cater to his preferences? After all, my uncle cares about his family, so there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
When Empress Xian heard this, she felt inexplicably guilty.
She did say that she wanted to please the other person, but shouldn't she also please her brother?
"Dad, just tell Princess Xitong that she wants to rest."
Jin Ting'an thought it was just a small matter and didn't understand why his father was so concerned about it.
General Jin glared at him and disagreed.
"It's easy for you to say that. Look at your attitude towards Princess Xitong. I said I needed to rest. What if Princess Xitong misunderstood and thought I looked down on her as the daughter-in-law of our Jin family and made up an excuse?"
He had talked with Princess Xitong these days and knew that Princess Xitong was also a poor child.
They are all daughters, and he feels sad when his own daughter is wronged. There is no reason for him to let other people's daughters suffer in his own home.
Even the troublesome Jiang from the past was never treated unfairly by him.
What's more, she now has a satisfying daughter-in-law.
"I'm not saying anything," General Jin continued, noticing Jin Ting'an remained silent. "Since you've agreed to this marriage, it means you've accepted her. It's impossible not to be enthusiastic. What kind of a thing is that?"
"Dad," Jin Ting'an added some tea to his cup and interrupted his chatter, "I'm busy, right? I'll go talk to her later."
Grandfather is also quite talkative.
"That's more like it," General Jin nodded in satisfaction, looking at Yu Yiluo who was standing beside him, "Look, Luo'er can even call him grandpa, but you haven't even done anything yet."
Jin Ting'an stood up and said, "Dad, I'm going to find Princess Xitong now."
Looking at Jin Ting'an's fleeing back, Yu Yiluo stood up and secretly followed him out.
[Don't miss the opportunity to get close to each other. 】
Empress Xian shook her head and laughed. She also wanted to go and take a look, but it was too embarrassing to be caught last time, so she decided to restrain herself.
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After leaving the main hall, Jin Ting'an slowed down and walked slowly towards the courtyard where Princess Xitong lived.
Walking into the yard, he let out a long breath and paced to the door.
Before I raised my hand to push the door open, I heard a voice from inside.
"Princess, when we came to Tianqi, we heard that the Second Prince was being tortured every day. When you were here before, we could still go and see the Second Prince. Now that you're here, I don't know if the Second Prince can still hold on."
If the Second Prince is such a good person, and could become Khan, he would surely be able to save the people of the Qiang Kingdom from the dire straits.
Thinking of her brother covered in wounds, Xitong lowered her eyelids and said in a low voice, "Now that I've come to Tianqi for marriage, it's as difficult as climbing to heaven to go back."
She looked up at the maid in front of her, a hint of fragility flashing across her eyes.
"Tell me, shouldn't I have come to Tianqi?"
"No," the maid held Xitong's hand, "Princess, if you come to Tianqi, you may be able to save the Second Prince. If you don't come, not only will the Second Prince be tortured, but the Khan will not let you go either."
Jin Ting'an pursed his lips at the door. Although he didn't see Xitong's expression when he spoke, Xitong's fragile look involuntarily emerged in his mind.
In his perception, Xitong has always been bright and beautiful, both in appearance and personality.
But at this moment he suddenly realized that she was just a girl.
Was I really too cruel to her?
[Why didn't my uncle go in? I feel bad for him. Maybe he feels that he's too cold to my aunt.]
Jin Ting'an glanced at the door and felt that it was not appropriate for him to go in at the moment.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Yu Yiluo say crisply, "Uncle, what are you doing at the door? Aren't you going in?"
Her voice was so loud that Xitong in the room could hear it clearly.
Xitong stood up and opened the door. She looked at Jin Ting'an standing at the door and said with her red lips: "General, why don't you come in?"
"Aunt, uncle wants to talk to you about something."
Yu Yiluo pushed Jin Ting'an into the house.
Seeing this, Xitong's maid tactfully retreated, and Yu Yiluo silently gave her a thumbs up in her heart.
The door was closed by the maid, and the two people stood facing each other in the room.
Jin Tingan touched his nose uncomfortably.
"Sorry, I just overheard it."
When Yu Yiluo, who was standing at the door, saw the maid close the door, she suddenly had an idea.
She grabbed the maid and whispered, "Find a lock and lock the door."
The maid was stunned, then nodded.
"I will go right away."
Soon, the maid found a lock and locked the door while holding Yu Yiluo.
The two people in the room were still talking, and they were completely unaware of the movement outside.
Xitong turned around and walked to the small table by the window, sat down, and calmly poured a cup of tea for Jin Tingan.
"Now that you've heard it, General, what are you thinking?"
Jin Ting'an raised his hand to take the tea, but Xi Tong did not let go immediately. Instead, she stared at Jin Ting'an with a smile on her face and said coquettishly, "For example, do you feel sorry for me at all?"
Seeing that Jin Ting'an didn't say anything, she stopped smiling, withdrew her hand, and pretended to be indifferent.
"General, you don't have to tell me..."
"have."
Jin Ting'an spoke without any hesitation, leaving Xitong at a loss as to how to react.
"General, do you feel sorry for me?"
"Princess Xitong said she wanted to use me, but was it because of your brother?"
Jin Ting'an took a sip of tea and changed the subject.
"General, are you planning to let me take advantage of you when you mention this?"
Xitong smiled instantly, and this smile made her already beautiful face even more charming.
She suppressed her smile and sighed softly.
"If I had known that pretending to be weak would easily make the general feel distressed, I should have done it earlier. This way, maybe I could have won the general's heart faster."
"This matter is not something I can decide alone. It depends on the emperor's intention. Princess Xitong, do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand," Xitong stared at him intently. "I know this involves state affairs. General, don't worry. Although I really want to save my brother, I will not let you break the military rules for me without the emperor's consent."
Although she was a woman, she had been to military camps many times when she was in Qiang State, so she naturally knew the rules of the military camp.
Even if Jin Ting'an is highly valued by the emperor, he cannot ignore military regulations.
Moreover, as a general, he should set an example himself so as to restrain the soldiers who would attack him.
He admired Jin Ting'an's decisiveness in killing on the battlefield, and even more so his compassion for the people. He did not deliberately kill even the people of other countries during the war.
It was probably because of this that Dad agreed to sign a treaty with Tianqi and submit to Tianqi.
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