Chapter 400: Why are you barking like a dog here?
Frightened by the fierceness in Lin Tingfeng's eyes, Zhuang Shihan's eyes turned red in an instant, and tears seemed to flash in her eyes.
She could feel that he really had murderous intentions at that moment.
Looking at that adorable face, Lin Tingfeng took a deep breath, suppressed the rage in his heart, let go of her hand, turned around and saluted respectfully towards Mo Jinchuan.
He said, "Shihan's words and actions were outrageous. I hope that the prince and General Xu will forgive her recklessness, considering that she had no ill intentions and was innocent."
Zhuang Shihan bit her lower lip tightly, feeling extremely aggrieved for a moment.
Especially when she heard Lin Tingfeng calling on her to admit her mistake, her first reaction was that she was not wrong, so why should she admit her mistake!
Was there any wrong word in what she just said?
It is obvious that the ones who are in cahoots with each other are Mo Jinchuan and Song Yanxi, and the one who is colluding with the enemy and committing treason is Xu Xiao. If there is any fault, it is theirs.
Facing Lin Tingfeng's gloomy eyes, Zhuang Shihan couldn't help but shrink her neck and whispered: "I didn't say anything wrong, why..."
"Shihan, apologize." Lin Tingfeng said with a cold face, not allowing any refusal: "Don't make me say it again."
Although Zhuang Shihan was a little afraid of him, her anger started to rise when she heard his orders that did not give her any respect at all.
She is a princess personally appointed by His Majesty, and her father is the Duke of Jingguo who sacrificed his life for Da'an. In terms of family background and status, no woman in the capital can compare to her.
Mr. Lin is just a third-rank official. How can he have the nerve to speak of her like that?
He couldn't have thought that just because they had been together before, she became his property and he could do whatever he wanted with her!
If he really had the guts, he would kill her on the spot.
Who is he if he wants both face and substance?
After figuring this out, the grievance in Zhuang Shihan's eyes suddenly disappeared, and she asked in a cold voice, "Neither the prince nor General Xu said anything, why are you barking like a dog?"
Lin Tingfeng's face became increasingly gloomy. His hands hanging by his side clenched into fists, and his knuckles crossed, making a teeth-grinding "snapping" sound.
Zhuang Shihan raised her eyebrows and said with disdain, "General Lin, are you planning to hit a woman?"
Lin Tingfeng stared at her for a long while, then suddenly unclenched his fists, bowed to Mo Jinchuan and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for making such a fool of myself. I will go back and pack my things, and return to the capital with Your Highness tomorrow."
He looked at Xu Xiao, who was sitting beside him, and said meaningfully, "General Xu has military orders and cannot return to the capital without being summoned. All subsequent matters in the border city are left to the general."
Without even raising his eyelids, Xu Xiao said indifferently, "General Lin, please don't worry about my affairs."
As he spoke, he seemed to think of something funny and suddenly laughed.
He smiled and looked up at Lin Tingfeng, saying quietly, "I wonder if I will be able to drink in the wedding wine of General Lin and Princess Shihan in my lifetime."
Zhuang Shihan rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "Don't wait, you definitely won't get a drink."
After she finished speaking, she bowed towards Mo Jinchuan and said with a gloomy look, "There are still many things to do in Huichun Hall. I will not see the prince off tomorrow. I hope the prince has a safe journey to the capital."
Xu Xiao asked in surprise, "Princess Shihan isn't planning to leave?"
Zhuang Shihan smiled at him and said half-jokingly, "General Xu hasn't even said he's leaving, so how can I back out early?"
Xu Xiao laughed when he heard this, "It is a blessing for our people that we have someone like Princess Shihan who cares about the people.
This general would like to thank the princess for her righteousness on behalf of the people of the border town."
Zhuang Shihan's eyelids twitched, and she said with a forced smile, "Compared to General Xu, I'm far behind."
She glanced at Mo Jinchuan with a dim gaze, then turned and left.
Lin Tingfeng also said goodbye immediately afterwards.
Seeing them leave, Cheng Duan scratched his head and asked, "Your Majesty, should I leave too?"
Mo Jinchuan curled his lips helplessly, and for a moment he didn't know whether to praise him for his progress in eye contact, or to remind him that some things should just be thought about in his mind without saying them out loud.
Song Yanxi stood up with the medicine box in hand and said, "I just happened to be going to see Ping An and his mother. If General Cheng is free, why not come along?"
Cheng Duan said hurriedly, "That's great! I was just having trouble with the chairs in the General's Mansion, so I'll go with the Princess."
He stood up hurriedly, bowed to Mo Jinchuan, and walked out first.
When Song Yanxi was walking out with the medicine box, she was suddenly stopped by Xu Xiao.
She turned to look at him, but saw that he had a faint smile on his face and had no intention of speaking.
Thinking of something, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Xu, I will never forget what you told me this morning."
Xu Xiao's smile grew wider, and his voice was unusually gentle. "Good boy, your eyes are very much like Brother Changfeng's in his youth."
Song Yanxi raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Really? Uncle Xu hasn't seen my eldest cousin. My grandmother always said that he and my eldest uncle are the most similar. If someone who is not close to him sees him at first glance, they may not even be able to tell the two apart.
If there is a chance in the future, Uncle Xu will definitely meet him to see if it is true that he was mistaken as Grandmother said."
Xu Xiao nodded, looking somewhat melancholy as he said, "The child he and Qingyun have is naturally the one that looks most like him."
Thinking of something, a smile returned to his face, and he said, "I'll have someone send some things to the post station later. Among them is a locked box containing various rare and valuable items that I have collected in the border town over the years.
Qingyun—your aunt—loved to collect these little things when she was young, so she would be delighted if she saw them."
Song Yanxi's words were on the tip of her tongue, but she changed the subject and said, "Uncle Xu is so kind. I would like to thank you on behalf of my aunt."
What she didn't say was that Shen Qingyun, now the mistress of the Yan family's main house, was graceful and dignified, and was no longer the little girl who rode on horseback and acted recklessly twenty years ago.
She hadn't seen her aunt play with these little gadgets for many years.
However, there were a few locked boxes in the cabinet in my aunt's room.
When she was young, she didn't understand what life and death meant. When she heard that the box contained her uncle's love for her aunt, she begged her to open it and take a look.
After opening the box, she was deeply disappointed.
There were no rare things locked inside. There were only worn-out dresses, sword tassels that were so worn that the hair was frizzy that the color was almost unrecognizable, broken red hairbands, boots that were so torn that they could no longer be worn even after mending, and so on.
She even laughed at her aunt at the time for treating those rags as treasures, and shamelessly said that when she grew up she would collect beautiful jewelry to give to her aunt.
What did my aunt say at that time?
She said, "Xi'er, these are the most precious treasures in my aunt's life. Even if you offer me thousands of gold, I won't exchange them for anything."
Xu Xiao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Remember to say hello to your aunt for me. Go and get busy. I still have some things to discuss with the prince."
When Song Yanxi turned around and left, his straight back hunched down. The man seemed to have lost all his energy in an instant and looked much older in an instant.
He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "When did the prince know?"
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