Jiang Lianyue arrived at the Jade Pool Palace and met the Empress.
He relayed the requests of his ministers to the Queen.
The Empress's expression changed instantly, and she frowned, displeased, saying, "Then what is this? Me, leading all the civil and military officials, going to surrender to the Gan Kingdom? I'm going to negotiate peace, not to surrender!"
Jiang Lianyue whispered, "It seems there's no difference between the two..."
"Lianyue, you..."
The Empress glanced at Jiang Lianyue with a fixed gaze, speechless for a moment.
It seems she's actually quite right...
Thinking of this, the Empress said softly, "Very well, give them half a day. Tomorrow, I will take them and set off to find Qin Chuan..."
Then, she picked up the letter Qin Chuan had written from the table beside her and asked Jiang Lian Yue, "Lian Yue, have you met this Qin Chuan? Tell me, what does he look like?"
Jiang Lianyue was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, "It's one thing for Jiang Ran to be infatuated, but why is Your Majesty also infatuated with a romantic...?"
Thinking of this, she said in a completely emotionless voice, "Qin Chuan is not good-looking, but he can't be called ugly. He's seven feet tall, with a bulbous nose, a wide mouth, a round face, and bright eyes. Anyway, he's not ugly, but he's not handsome either..."
The Empress's bright eyes flickered, and after a few breaths, she said softly, "It's good that you're not ugly, and you're young and talented... No one can be perfect, and no one is flawless. I can't ask for too much..."
"Your Majesty, what are you saying...?"
Jiang Lianyue sensed something was amiss in her words and cautiously asked a question.
The Empress quickly changed the subject to cover up the matter, saying, "Then let the ministers bring their families. When we meet Zhang Chaozong, I will show him the letter from Prince Yan and have him escort the ministers to Ganjing..."
Jiang Lianyue was speechless for a moment, "What escort? They're clearly surrendering voluntarily..."
"You may leave. I want to read Qin Chuan's letter again..."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Jiang Lianyue left, the Empress read Qin Chuan's letter intently. After finishing it, she murmured softly, "If only I had known then what I know now. I should have done as he said long ago. I was so foolish back then..."
...
A major undertaking, in the capital.
A group of Imperial Guards quickly passed through the west gate of the capital, causing passersby to scatter.
At this moment, a female official from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, with a heroic air, reined in her white horse. Looking at the large number of Imperial Guards and Embroidered Uniform Guards surrounding a sedan chair, her eyes shimmered with a hint of fierce killing intent.
"Brother-in-law! Don't even think about making me dismount and bow! Either come out, or I'm leaving!"
Xiao Yue pulled on the reins, stopping the horse in place.
As soon as she shouted these words, the person inside the sedan chair came out.
"Hey Xiao Yue, it's been over two months since I last saw you, and you've gotten quite temperamental, haven't you? Get off your horse right now, or I'll spank you, you hear me!" Qin Chuan said, looking at Xiao Yue.
When Qin Chuan saw Xiao Yue again, she seemed to have gotten a bit tanned, and her face looked travel-worn. However, her face was thinner, which added a touch of heroic spirit. The murderous intent in her eyes was also undisguised. Of course, Qin Chuan knew that this murderous intent was left over from her killing of the corrupt official, and was not directed at him.
"If that's what my brother-in-law says, then I, the princess, will not dismount today!"
Xiao Yue remained seated on horseback, her eyes filled with amusement as she smiled at Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan walked over, standing only a few feet away from her, and patted her black boots.
Xiao Yue looked somewhat frightened and whispered, "Brother-in-law, what... are you going to do?"
She had initially thought Qin Chuan would really spank her, but to her surprise, he didn't. Instead, he gazed at her and said, "You've worked so hard, Xiao Yue. You've done so much for Da Gan, it's been so tough. In a while, I'll take you sightseeing..."
"Really?" Xiao Yue blinked.
In that instant, all the resentment she felt from the past two months of running around vanished.
She dismounted from her horse, and Qin Chuan reached out his hands to receive her.
She didn't refuse. The moment she got close to Qin Chuan, she couldn't help but whisper in his ear, "Brother-in-law, you smell so good..."
Qin Chuan felt her softness and was suddenly aroused with desire, but because there were many people around, he did not dare to go too far. After touching her lightly, he put her down.
Xiao Yue led the horse, walking side by side with Qin Chuan. The two were surrounded by a large number of Imperial Guards and Imperial Bodyguards.
"Brother-in-law, I was having a great time killing corrupt officials, why did you call me back to the capital?"
“A few days ago, the King of Zhao rebelled. I sent Zhang Cheng with the Embroidered Uniform Guard to arrest the King of Zhao’s relatives and family members, waiting for you to return to interrogate them and see if you can find out who was behind the plot. This King of Zhao is a complete fool. I suspect there must be a force behind him instigating him to do this…”
"Well, I'll handle this."
The two walked and talked towards the palace.
After discussing this matter, Xiao Yue suddenly asked, "What about my elder sister? How has she been lately?"
"She's practicing driving."
"Driving practice?"
Xiao Yue was slightly taken aback, not understanding whether the "cart" he mentioned referred to a war chariot or a horse-drawn carriage, but Qin Chuan had already pulled her sleeve and led her to see it.
In a small square outside the palace, Xiao Yue stared in surprise at her elder sister driving a strange, boxy vehicle with four wheels. "The car you're talking about... is this it?"
The Empress drove the car to Xiao Yue's side, slowly lowered the window, and used her slender fingers to pull down her sunglasses to the tip of her nose, her phoenix eyes gazing intently at Xiao Yue:
"Royal sister, you're back! Tonight I'll host a welcome dinner for you."
After saying that, she patted the steering wheel domineeringly and laughed, "This is the BMW that my husband made for me. Would you like to come in and have a seat?"
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