As if he had seen Su Zhiruan's hesitation, Shen Qingman took advantage of the situation and continued to add, "Don't worry, what I said is true. My parents just want a backbone. They are weak, so they want to force me to stay. I will add fuel to the fire. You and the child can live in the palace peacefully. You don't have to worry about anything else."
His eyes were clear and genuine.
"You are now in the territory of our country. Why don't you go and take a look? I have a carriage that can take you for a ride." Shen Qingman is young, but has a high emotional intelligence. In just a few words, he judged Su Zhiruan's current situation and knew that she would agree.
Su Zhiruan thought about it for a moment and agreed.
"Obedience is worse than courtesy. Thank you very much." She picked up the basket and bowed.
When the two aunts saw that their task was completed, they looked at Su Zhiruan and Shen Qingman curiously.
At the beginning, when Shen Qingman, who claimed to be the prince, came here, none of the villagers, including them, believed that he was the prince. Most people also scoffed at his statement that he wanted to find a woman to be his sister. However, the price he offered was very high, and the two aunts were willing to take the job. After all, no matter how well they did, they would get the money in the end, so why not do it.
But now that the person has been found and they are about to leave, the two of them, separated by the sunlight, suddenly feel that what Shen Qingman said might be true.
* During the day of traveling, Su Zhiruan had a new definition for this small border country.
The country is not big, but it is rich in resources and has a good geographical location. It has been able to hold out for such a long time without being conquered, which is considered strong.
There are quite a few people coming and going in the several cities, but most of them are merchants from the five surrounding major countries, who regard the small country half-surrounded in the middle as a hub station.
"Well, how about it, is it dangerous to be in this country?"
Shen Qingman watched Su Zhiruan close the book, and he suddenly sighed, "The five surrounding countries are eyeing our country covetously, wishing they could swallow it up. I guess the day of our country's demise is not far away."
Su Zhiruan glanced at him dimly, "If His Royal Highness's father knew what you were thinking, I'm afraid he would punish you first."
"He won't." Shen Qingman muttered, then lifted up his cloak with his sword and covered his face directly, unwilling to show his face again. He just said, "We were planning to run away some time ago, but you insisted that I stay."
"Don't worry, the country won't be destroyed so quickly," Su Zhiruan said lightly. She lifted the carriage curtain and looked out the window, then said, "On the contrary, if we find the right strategy, a small border country can also take down five big countries. Do you believe it?"
Shen Qingman sneered, and quickly took off his cloak. He looked at Su Zhiruan lazily and said jokingly, "Okay, this is what you said. If you can take down these five big countries, I will let you be the crown prince. It won't be a problem for you to be the emperor. How about it?"
"Why don't you guess, Your Highness, why is it that your country has been able to survive until now?" Su Zhiruan seemed to be thinking about something. She already had the answer in her mind, but she didn't say it out loud.
"They feel sorry for us," Shen Qingman said lazily, wrapping his cloak around himself, "or maybe they're just afraid of a quarrel over the spoils!"
"Almost, almost right." Su Zhiruan looked at him and expressed his affirmation.
Now Shen Qingman became interested, "I was just talking nonsense, tell me what I am talking about."
Originally, he thought Su Zhiruan was just a beautiful woman he met by chance on the road, and wanted to take her back to pretend to be the royal bloodline and then get his job done, but he didn't expect that she also knew a lot about state affairs. (End of this chapter)