Since Empress Ye had spoken, Yue Jiang naturally had to listen to her mother-in-law first. She turned her head and glanced at Jing Yan with a smile, nodding emphatically with the confidence of having a powerful backer.
"Yes, Jiang'er will listen to Mother. If His Highness bullies me, I will definitely ask Mother for help."
Jing Yan: "..."
Time passed by in laughter and conversation, and Jingyan and Yuejiang rode together in a royal carriage on their way back to the palace.
Yue Jiang chatted casually: "Your Highness, it seemed that the Empress Dowager was busy with the banquet list just now. I heard that when Jingning gets married, countries from all over the world will come to offer their congratulations, is that right?"
Jing Yan had just learned about this from his father yesterday. Their Jing Kingdom had wiped out the Feng Clan and was once again displaying its national power to the other nations.
All countries were looking for opportunities to interact with Jing Kingdom, and it just so happened that Jing Ning was getting married to the Emperor of Yu Kingdom, at which time many envoys from Jing Kingdom would come.
Of course, interacting with someone doesn't necessarily mean becoming friends; it's just an unavoidable exchange.
Just like the wedding of the Jade Emperor, An Kingdom not only sent people to Jade Kingdom to offer their congratulations, but also people from other countries came to Jing Kingdom. Considering the attitude of other countries, An Kingdom will also send people to Jing Kingdom.
Jing State has refused An State's offer of congratulations, but An State has instead taken the Yu State's approach to mediate.
Therefore, Yu Guo, being in a position of kinship with Jing Guo, advised Jing Guo to be magnanimous.
With the involvement of the Jade Kingdom, the Jing Kingdom cannot refuse for the time being.
Jing Yan knew that it would not be a simple matter when he thought of the people coming from Anguo.
He truthfully told Yue Jiang, "Not only will people from the four kingdoms of Yu, Yue, Chen, and Qi come, but people from An Kingdom will also be sent."
As if struck by lightning, Yue Jiang asked in disbelief and fear, "Ah, An Chenghuan will come in person?"
Anguo is truly a persistent ghost; even now, he still manages to interfere from time to time.
Although Yue Jiang knew that the chances of An Chenghuan himself coming were slim, she still needed to be afraid and know how Jing Yan would react to the arrival of someone from Anguo.
Jing Yan's bright eyes reflected Yue Jiang's frightened expression, and he asked directly, "Jiang'er, are you afraid of him?"
Yue Jiang nervously grabbed Jing Yan's hand, interlocked their fingers, and nodded vigorously.
"Of course I was afraid. He sent people to kill me. If it weren't for Your Highness, I would be dead."
This is true. When Jing Yan brought Yue Jiang to see An Chenghuan and returned to Jing Kingdom, An Chenghuan did indeed send his personal guards to hunt them down.
He was so unwilling to accept this that he received a secret letter on the night of Jingyan's wedding.
Jing Yan wondered if Anguo would bring up the matter again now that he had sent an envoy, so he needed to be on guard.
He reassured Yue Jiang, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Still shaken, Yue Jiang bit her lip and nodded.
Because of the unexpected guest, they quickly returned to the East Palace after a brief interruption. Yue Jiang got out of the carriage, and the worried look on her face gradually disappeared. She then bid farewell to Jing Yan.
"Your Highness, I'll head back to Yichun Palace now. Please take care of yourself while you're busy."
Jing Yan watched Yue Jiang turn around nimbly, took a deep breath, and then remained aloof from him.
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