"Okay!"
Su Nianniang felt a little uncomfortable under Cen Xi's gaze and nodded awkwardly.
"Princess, are you really alright?"
Eunuch Qin watched Cen Xi grow up and always felt sorry for her.
"It's alright! That man is my husband. We love each other very much. There was some misunderstanding before, but we've already cleared it up. Father-in-law, there's no need to worry."
Cen Xi smiled and explained.
"He...! He's a descendant of the previous dynasty's royal family?"
"I asked, my brows furrowed."
Didn't the Imperial Astronomical Bureau say that the princess was a lucky star for the grand banquet? How could she have married a descendant of the previous dynasty?
"Yes, that's right! The entire Grand Banquet is now in his hands. If you were to say I'm some kind of lucky star now, even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it! If I were a lucky star, I wouldn't have been tricked by the founding ancestor of the Grand Banquet and lost my soul, nor would I have ended up marrying a descendant of the previous dynasty's royal family."
"So, Father-in-law, if you consider it as destiny, then everything is destiny. If you don't consider it destiny, there are still solutions. We don't need to be too attached to it."
These are Cen Xi's most genuine feelings. Perhaps God simply sent her to quell the war. As for which country it was, God doesn't care.
"Understood! This old servant will not ask any more questions in the future. I never imagined that all the suffering the princess endured back then was left behind by our ancestor. This old servant... this old servant has nothing to say!"
"Was the princess waiting for her husband because she didn't want to go back before?"
Eunuch Qin sighed, then his smile became much kinder. He seemed to have come to terms with it; being able to see the princess again in this lifetime was already his greatest fortune.
Now that even a grand banquet could lead to the downfall of a nation, why should he still adhere to those rules?
"I guess so. There are some other things to take care of, but we'll still be spending the New Year here. You've lived here for two years now, so it's nice for us to leave a memento here."
Cen Xi sighed and remarked with emotion.
"Alright! Then let's spend the New Year outside. The New Year celebrations in the palace are different from those here!"
Eunuch Qin smiled and then strode out first.
Seeing that they had reached an agreement, the plump aunt chuckled and said, "I'm going to lose weight," and then she tried to run away.
"Don't run yet. Today is the perfect day to go to the market. Didn't we agree on that yesterday? Fat Auntie, you want me to ask you what you ate today, right?"
When Cen Xi saw that she was about to run away, he raised his hand and grabbed her.
"No, I didn't eat anything. The pork knuckle in the kitchen wasn't for me."
The plump woman's eyes darted around, not daring to look at Cen Xi, fully aware that Cen Xi had betrayed her with just one sentence.
"With your brains! If someone sold you out, you'd probably still stupidly follow them. Ugh! Why did I, this princess, have to be so impulsive and pick up another troublemaker? Come with me first, I'll settle the score with you when we get back!"
Cen Xi held her hand tighter and tighter, and the plump aunt couldn't pull it off no matter how hard she tried.
"The carriage is ready, Ah-Xi. Come with me, and the others can follow behind!"
As Shen Jinchen approached, he saw the two of them pulling at each other, and he couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
"Alright! Get in the carriage as he instructed. Today I'll show you all what it's like. Fat woman, today I'll show you how comfortable your life can be without your cowardly man."
Cen Xi exchanged a glance with Shen Jinchen, then casually gave the order.
"Don't call me fat old woman. I have a name. My name is Gu Chunhua. Princess, you can call me Aunt Gu or Chunhua. If you give me another nickname, I'll crush you with my fat!"
After a day of testing her, the plump woman knew very well that Cen Xi wouldn't do anything to her. So she grew bolder and said whatever she wanted.
However, she overlooked one thing: Cen Xi might not be angry, but someone else wouldn't tolerate anyone running wild over his wife. So, unsurprisingly, the plump aunt was targeted. She could sensitively feel another gaze falling on her, icy and murderous, as if her neck would be snapped at any moment.
Danger prompted her to reflexively seek a lifeline, and it was clear that only Cen Xi could save her life, so she didn't hesitate to crawl behind Cen Xi and steal glances at Shen Jinchen.
The latter merely gave a flippant glance, then smiled and took Cen Xi's hand, successfully seizing the topic:
"The carriage is all ready, and I've even prepared two hot water bottles for you so you won't get cold on the way. Fengqin has made arrangements for them, so they won't treat you badly. My wife, don't worry too much. Worrying will cause wrinkles, and then you won't be beautiful."
Cen Xi rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking, "You just threatened someone, and now you're starting to use sweet talk. Shen Jinchen, you're really something else."
But I decided to hold back. We've already argued long enough today, there's really no need to argue anymore.
She's already compromised, so what's wrong with compromising a little more?
"The ground is cold! Your feet are icy, let me carry you to the carriage."
Seeing that Cen Xi didn't speak, Shen Jinchen started catching demons again, wanting to hug her.
Cen Xi quickly stopped him and said:
"My feet are hot! I like walking on cool surfaces. Either we go together, or you don't go and I'll just go with the others and have some fun."
"Ha! Ah-Xi is really joking."
Shen Jinchen chuckled, ignoring her disgusted expression, and continued to hold her hand as they walked out the door, not letting go even after they got into the carriage.
The plump aunt, who had been glanced at by Shen Jinchen, seemed to have lost her soul and spirit. She walked out of the courtyard in a daze and was dragged onto the carriage by Su Nianniang. She was still in a daze.
She felt that if she had uttered another word of complaint, that man would have made her explode and die on the spot.
Oh my god! How terrifying.
It seems I need to control my temper in the future and be more respectful to that so-called princess. I should avoid provoking that man, or I might end up in serious trouble.
The journey was quiet. After thinking for a while, Cen Xi finally asked about Tian Ying and Lu Duling.
“What’s wrong with Lu Duling? Even if he hadn’t joined the war, this battle should have been over soon. What’s wrong with him that he’s trying to kill himself?”
"We don't know the specific reason. Bai Ze told me this news. I heard that he and Tian Ying had a conflict. Tian Yan said that she could only forgive him if he died. Lu Duling was stubborn and rode his horse and charged into the chaos of the army with his sword."
"Later, when Tian Ying saw that he actually took action, she regretted it very much. She immediately found a horse, ran to Haicheng, asked Bai Ze for the loudspeaker you made, and shouted wildly on the city wall. Lu Duling probably heard it and started killing people at the bottom of the city wall."
"Geshu Kuang had already been provoked by you, and being provoked again would make even a clay figure angry. Geshu Kuang was known for his temper, so he did everything in his power to kill Lu Duling. Tian Ying was furious the moment Lu Duling died, and she probably didn't want to live when she jumped off the cliff, so the two of them died together."
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