Chapter 46: How could Jiang Guo allow the Crown Prince of Liang to kiss her?! ...
After a long journey through wind and snow, the Liang army arrived in Nanjiang before the end of the year.
Jiang Yueying lifted the car curtain and looked out, her eyes looking upwards. The majestic city gate stood tall, covered with fine snow, making every brick and stone look hollow and hazy.
After being away for several months, it felt like a dream.
The last time I faced this city wall was when I got married and was seen off by officials.
It was clearly the place where she grew up, but she didn't feel any homesick at all, and was even unwilling to set foot in it.
After all, no one here cares about her.
The gates of Nanwu City were wide open, and the motorcade entered the territory of Nanjiang in a mighty procession. Both sides of the main street were already filled with people who came to watch the fun. They stretched their heads and stood on tiptoe, extremely curious about Princess Anyi's visit.
Jiang Yueying pulled the curtains tight again to block the fine snow outside, but she couldn't stop the people from talking.
"Have you heard? The Crown Prince of Beiliang is accompanying Princess Anyi back to visit her parents. They didn't even bother traveling all this way."
"I'm still quite puzzled as to how these two can actually get along and why they haven't fought each other."
"The Crown Prince of Beiliang is a spendthrift son who lives for pleasure and extravagance. He may not be able to defeat the princess. Besides, they are married to each other. A real fight would affect the peace between the two countries. How can we act so arbitrarily?"
"I guess they quarrel behind closed doors every day."
"Even if we're respectful on the surface, there's no need to accompany me to visit my parents, right?"
"Perhaps the Crown Prince of Liang wants to come here to enjoy the scenery."
"You guys just guess blindly. I even said they were attracted to each other."
"Haha ...
Their voices were neither loud nor soft. Jiang Yueying could only hear them intermittently by leaning against the car window. Xie Yuting had excellent hearing and could hear every word clearly.
Xie Yuting sighed deeply: "Little Princess, they say that we quarrel every day behind closed doors."
Jiang Yueying paused: "What else?"
"Aren't we just being intimate behind closed doors?" Xie Yuting moved closer to her. "The people have a deep misunderstanding of us. We have to find a way to explain it, otherwise I'll be so wronged."
“…”
How do you explain this? Go out and shout that we have a harmonious relationship as husband and wife?
Jiang Yueying doesn't care what outsiders think, and she is too lazy to explain everything. What's more... she and Xie Yuting don't have a very good relationship as a couple.
Isn't it just that I've kissed a few more times recently...
Xie Yuting saw her hesitation, and the corners of his mouth drooped instantly. He complained: "You don't care about me."
"Don't be unreasonable."
"I don't care, just go out with me."
Jiang Yueying was puzzled: "Will going out be useful?"
Xie Yuting smiled, ordered the driver to stop the car, took her hand and left. Jiang Yueying had no time to react and was dragged out of the car in a daze.
The two of them got out of the car hand in hand, and the people around them suddenly fell silent, staring at them with wide eyes, as if they had seen some rare and wonderful sight.
The vendor selling candied haws immediately covered his mouth in panic, thinking, no way, could it be that Princess Anyi heard the discussions and planned to come out to deal with them?
The old man who was kneading the clay pot narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed on his hands, and raised his head as if thinking about something.
The few people who were chatting together were even more surprised. First, they were stunned by the appearance of the Prince of Liang, and then they were stunned by the intimate posture of the two.
Who knew that this was just the beginning? Everything that was seen afterwards was even more outrageous, and it even made people suspect that Princess Anyi had been replaced.
Xie Yuting was wearing a turquoise brocade robe with wide sleeves and a dark cloak on his shoulders. He stretched out a pair of slender jade-like hands, easily hugged Jiang Yueying's waist, and raised his wrist to carry her onto the horse.
Jiang Yueying was confused. She subconsciously grabbed the reins and quickly turned her head to look at him.
Xie Yuting smiled, then immediately jumped onto the horse, wrapped his arms around her slender waist from behind, took the reins in his hands, pressed his warm chest against the girl's thin back, and locked her tightly in his arms with a possessive gesture.
The hot breath was so close that Jiang Yueying could hear people around her gasping for air.
He seemed unable to believe what he saw.
An inexplicable emotion welled up in her heart. She did not deliberately blame Xie Yuting for being nosy, nor did she show dissatisfaction. Instead, she held her head high with her chest puffed out.
Xie Yuting whispered in her ear: "Are you cold?"
The embrace was too warm, and the gaze focused on her was even hotter, making it impossible for her to feel the coldness of winter.
I never feel cold when I'm with him.
"It's not cold." She said truthfully.
"If you feel cold, just snuggle into my arms," Xie Yuting teased with a smile, "and it can also hide your blushing face."
What do you mean, her face is red?
Jiang Yueying covered her face and felt it, it wasn't hot...
"You're talking nonsense. My face isn't red."
Xie Yuting suddenly lowered his head and pecked the tip of her ear.
A kiss lighter than a snowflake is surprisingly hot.
"It's popular now." He smiled.
It's so shameless, Jiang Yueying pouted.
The onlookers saw their every move and their emotions fluctuated greatly, from being nervous at first, to being shocked later, and finally to being too embarrassed to peek anymore, their eyes widening each time.
Who could tell them what had happened and why their domineering and cruel Princess Anyi looked a little obedient?
How could she let the Crown Prince of Liang kiss her?!
Is she crazy or are we all blind?
The broken snow fell on the hair like stars. In the pure white snow, the man gently stepped on the horse's belly. The red horse shook its mane and carried them towards the Jiang Kingdom Palace.
After a while, they arrived at the gate of the Jiang Kingdom Palace.
In order to show his respect for the envoys from Liang State, Emperor Jiang sent important officials of the court to wait here. A large crowd of people stood there, lowering their heads and whispering to each other.
"What is the Crown Prince of Liang doing here in Nanjiang with nothing to do? He can't be showing off his victory, can he?"
"Why do you treat them like ancestors? It's just a princess visiting her parents, and you send the prime minister out to blow the cold wind. How spineless!"
"It's already this late, and you still have such a nerve? If you have the guts, go fight for those generals. A loser should act like a loser. It's just a matter of greeting someone, but you've been wronged."
"If you ask me, it's because those generals before were useless. Look at this time when we fought against the Kingdom of Yue, didn't the Marquis of Anyang win a great victory?"
The elderly prime minister, with pale hair, stood facing the wind, frowning and glancing back at the officials, with an expression of surprise on his wrinkled face.
The Minister of Rites, who understood the hint, coughed lightly, turned around and scolded.
"Just shut up now, you're afraid the two countries might end up in a war."
All the officials reluctantly calmed down and turned to talk about other things.
"Don't interrupt. Doesn't anyone care why the Crown Prince of Liang is here?"
"Tsk, he's just a soon-to-be-deposed crown prince. He won't be able to show off for much longer." The young official scoffed softly. "If things go wrong, someone might end up buried with him. Princess Anyi has been tyrannical for years, and now she's getting her comeuppance."
"If this gets to His Majesty's ears, you'll be dead."
"His Majesty is so doting on his new daughter now that I think he's almost forgotten about Princess Anyi who's already married."
"Alas, Your Majesty may simply feel that he owes Princess Anle."
"Who says it's not true? The younger daughter is a daughter of a wealthy family, enjoying all the splendor and wealth, while the older daughter doesn't even have the qualifications to appear in front of everyone. I wonder how much she must have felt wronged over the years."
An official shook his head and said, "Misfortune often follows fortune, and fortune often follows misfortune. If this had been announced to the world earlier, Princess Anle would have been the one going to Liang State for marriage."
Everyone agreed with this statement and nodded repeatedly.
When the State of Jiang was defeated, a marriage alliance was inevitable, but the emperor had only one daughter, Princess Anyi, so he had no choice but to let her marry.
If the world had been informed that the babies were twin sisters, the Kingdom of Jiang would have had two princesses, and according to age, the eldest sister would naturally be married first.
So, although Princess Anle lived without status these years, she at least avoided marrying the dandy prince of Liang. After all, everyone knew that Xie Yuting's position as crown prince would be abolished sooner or later, and marrying him would mean a dead end.
Princess Anle can be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing.
As for Princess Anyi, the officials had no sympathy for her. She had committed too many murders, and her current fate was nothing but retribution.
While they were discussing, a large number of carriages and horses from Liang State came.
Even though they had witnessed many extravagant and grand events, they were still shocked by the Liang State's ceremonial guard.
The first sound that came was the cheerful music of stringed instruments, as ethereal as the shattering jade of Kunshan and the weeping lotus in the dew.
When he goes out, he must bring a group of musicians with him. It is undoubtedly the arrival of Xie Yuting, the Prince of Liang.
They stretched their necks to see more clearly.
"Don't push, don't push, let me take a look."
In the flying snowflakes, fine horses led the way in front. Each horse was in high spirits, with embroidered silk flowers on its head and gilded saddles on its back. Its hooves were vigorous and powerful, stepping on the broken snow.
The body of the carriage is carved from rosewood, the roof is covered with jade, and tassels worth thousands of gold are hung. There are glazed palace lanterns on both sides, and the curtains are woven with brocade. The noble and extravagant atmosphere that comes to the face makes the wind and snow behind it pale in comparison.
However, the most shocking thing was not the splendor of the convoy, but the red horse in the center, which was as imposing as a rainbow.
There is a girl with unparalleled beauty on horseback, with cheeks whiter than snow and lips like cinnabar. The man behind her has eyebrows and eyes like jade, and is extremely handsome. The way he raises his eyebrows shows his romantic charm.
Both of them are extremely beautiful. When they hug each other tightly, anyone would sigh: They are a perfect match, made in heaven.
All the officials were stunned. Could they have seen it right? That girl was actually Princess Anyi?!
Then the other one is not Xie Yuting, the prince of Liang?
They all wiped their eyes, wondering if their eyesight was blurry. Otherwise, how could they see Princess Anyi, who was always arrogant, riding a horse with a man so obediently and in such an intimate manner.
Even if they were married, shouldn't there be chaos all day long? Now, why does it seem like there's a strange sense of harmony...
It's really unbelievable.
Before long, the Liang State convoy had arrived at the palace gate.
All the officials immediately smiled and welcomed them.
The eyes of this group of people were burning, as if they wished they could burn holes in Xie Yuting and Jiang Yueying. Everyone was anxious and wanted to know what was going on and why these two evildoers were so close to each other?
Jiang Yueying's hair stood on end when she was stared at by them. She remembered that she was still pretending to be Princess Anyi. She immediately raised her chin, looked at him with contempt, and spoke in an extremely fierce tone.
"What are you staring at me for!"
The officials quickly confessed their crimes and secretly complained: Oh, it’s still the familiar Princess Anyi, so irritable.
Xie Yuting smiled and said, "It's freezing outside, open the door quickly."
The prime minister ordered the guards to open the palace gates wide. Xie Yuting did not bother to be polite with them. He rode his horse, hugged Jiang Yueying, and walked leisurely into the palace.
"Thank you all for your help." He said in a light voice and rode away.
The Prime Minister of Jiang State was dumbfounded. No, you can’t ride horses in the palace!
Rude, extremely rude!
Fortunately, the Liang State's convoy did not rush into the palace, but chose to stop at the palace gate. The accompanying officials dismounted and greeted the Jiang State officials.
In this situation, officials from both countries were very embarrassed. Who could have thought that Xie Yuting and Jiang Yueying would ride in so brazenly?
Whether in Liang or Jiang, it was against the rules to ride a horse into the palace, but no one dared to stop these two ancestors.
Walking on the palace road, Jiang Yueying realized something was wrong and looked up: "Inside the palace, you should ride in a sedan chair, not on horseback."
"Do I look like a person who follows the rules?" Xie Yuting raised his eyebrows.
"You're a bit too arrogant," Jiang Yueying said helplessly, "Besides, do you know the way?"
In fact, she didn't really blame Xie Yuting. She just sighed casually that this guy was so good at pretending to be a rogue that he looked like a natural playboy.
As for the palace rules of Jiang State, they were in name only. The real Princess Anyi never followed the rules.
It doesn't matter if they don't comply.
"I heard your father is hosting a welcoming banquet. It will probably be held in the Linde Hall of the Jiang Kingdom's palace. We can find it if we walk towards where there are many people."
“…”
You're quite smart, she pouted.
"drive."
A slight breeze blew, and snowflakes fell on the hem of my clothes.
Linde Hall, a grand banquet.
Emperor Jiang, Jiang Kui, sat high on the north throne with a serious expression, showing no sign of eagerness for his beloved daughter to return home to visit him.
All the officials had already arrived, and even the envoys from Liang State had taken their seats, but the two protagonists of this welcoming banquet were nowhere to be seen.
The old eunuch beside him whispered a few words to Emperor Jiang, explaining the whole story. Emperor Jiang frowned and it took him a long time to relax.
"Send someone to the palace to look for him." said Emperor Jiang.
The old eunuch was about to accept the order when two figures, a man and a woman, approached from outside the hall door. The moment they stepped into the hall, they shook off the snow on their bodies and strode forward.
The appearance of the two attracted the attention of thousands of people, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.
Jiang Yueying took a deep breath, tried hard to ignore the gazes around her, raised her eyes from afar, and met Emperor Jiang's eyes.
The moment the father and daughter's eyes met, there was no warmth at all.
A fake and perfunctory smile appeared on Jiang Di's face. At this moment, her already silent heart was poured with a basin of cold water and was about to freeze.
At this time, Xie Yuting held Jiang Yueying's slightly cold little hand and spoke to Emperor Jiang first.
"Oh, my son-in-law meets his father-in-law."
He spoke respectfully, but his face was actually full of indifference, and he stared at the Emperor of Jiang with a smile.
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