He parted the lotus leaf and immediately saw a small, eye-catching character for "inkstone" embroidered with colorful silk threads.
Jing Yan's heart stirred slightly. He had thought the purse was new, that Yue Jiang had specially ordered it to be made, but his name was carefully embroidered here.
It is rare for the palace to embroider words on embroidery. The delicate and beautiful characters on the purse are clearly the work of Yue Jiang, and it is very likely that she made them herself.
"Your Highness, all the items have been delivered. This humble general will return to report to the Crown Princess," Shan Yi's report broke Jing Yan's thoughts.
Jing Yan carefully put away the two sachets and looked at the continuous rain outside the umbrella. He really missed Yue Jiang. The East Palace was neither too big nor too small. He wondered if she was bored being alone in the palace.
Jing Yan took the opportunity to say two things while Shan Yi was leaving.
"I understand the Crown Princess's intentions and appreciate them. Go back and tell the Crown Princess to take good care of herself. I will return after I finish this busy period."
"This humble general obeys the order," Shan Yi said respectfully.
Before long, Shan Yi led the people who came back along the same route. On Jing Yan's side, only the sound of raindrops falling could be heard. Rong Ying came out of the camp with an umbrella and reported back.
"Your Highness, I have already had Wei You pack the items away. Judging from the weight and size of the weapons, they are quite different from those used by the soldiers of Yue Kingdom, but they are just right for the soldiers of Jing Kingdom."
"The weight and length of weapons held by our Jing Kingdom and An Kingdom are not much different. This shows that our initial guess that Yue Kingdom and An Kingdom had some kind of alliance is correct. These weapons must have been originally intended by Yue Kingdom to be sent to An Kingdom."
"I never expected the Crown Princess to be so generous as to give these things to you again."
Jing Yan is much more indifferent now. He noticed back then that these weapons were very different from those commonly used in Yue Kingdom, and must have been sent to the people of An Kingdom.
Later, when returning Yue Jiang's dowry, Jing Yan did not confiscate these items, because even if he knew these weapons were extraordinary, they would never end up in An Guo's hands.
Jing Yan chuckled as he came to his senses: "Didn't you say that Yue Jiang might have come to help me? She not only solved my problem of finding a Crown Princess, but she is also putting herself in the shoes of the Jing Kingdom."
Rong Ying understood the hidden meaning in her words, and he probed calmly: "According to Your Highness, you are now very satisfied with the Crown Princess and will not have any reservations about a letter or the Crown Princess's true identity?"
Jingyan didn't like hearing this. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. If he stayed outside any longer, even an umbrella wouldn't be enough to keep him dry.
He carefully held the pair of sachets that Yue Jiang had given him in his arms, walked past Rong Ying, and said in a tone that had never been hesitant before.
"When have I ever had any such reservations about Jiang'er?"
If he truly cared about any external title, he wouldn't have impersonated Yue Jiang's prince to humiliate Anguo even if Jing Yan had held a knife to his throat when he abducted Yue Jiang from the road to the Anguo marriage alliance.
Having taken An Chenghuan's place, Yue Jiang could accept any identity he wanted. The only thing Jing Yan couldn't let go of was Yue Jiang's feelings for him.
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When Shan Yi brought Jing Yan's words to the East Palace, the rain had stopped in the afternoon. Every word Jing Yan said was almost exactly what Yue Jiang had initially imagined—a simple and ordinary expression of concern.
However, all of this was within expectations, so Yue Jiang was neither surprised nor disappointed.
After dismissing Shan Yi, Jing Yi rushed over from the inner palace again. This time, she looked at Yue Jiang with an even more radiant expression.
“Sister-in-law, when you go out of the palace again, remember to call me. I went out to play for so long yesterday, and today it suddenly rained and I was stuck in Yongshou Palace. I was about to suffocate,” Jingyi said softly, expressing her grievances.
This was the first time Yue Jiang had heard Jing Yi say that she would feel bored in Yongshou Palace. She fiddled with the incense in her hand, feigning surprise.
"Stay bored in Yongshou Palace? That can't be right. Our Princess Jingyi loves to go to Yongshou Palace to pay her respects to Grandmother Cheng. That's common knowledge in the six palaces. Princess Cheng is also the good cousin that Jingyi talks about. How could she be bored when they're together?"
“That’s not what I meant,” Jingyi shook her head in denial, her young face filled with disappointment.
"It's all because I went out of the palace with you yesterday, and today we went to Yongshou Palace. Grandmother Cheng and Cousin Suyun kept asking me what I went out with you yesterday."
"You even asked me what my brother likes the most? This morning, the commotion of things being moved out of the Eastern Palace has already reached the inner palace."
"My cousin Suyun cried all morning, saying I'd drifted away. Tell me, isn't that unfair? I had no idea you, sister-in-law, could be so capable..."
In Jingyi's understanding, although Yuejiang came from the Yue Kingdom and was rich, she was not yet capable of directly providing military supplies to her elder brother.
If I had told her, she would have at most given up and given up, but who would have thought she would actually do it?
Yue Jiang understood the unspoken meaning and said bluntly, "So you told me so readily yesterday because you wanted to see me make a fool of myself, but you ended up making Princess Cheng cry instead."
"In your heart, you were at least loved and raised by Empress Dowager Cheng. You spent the whole morning feeling upset about the unexpected help you gave me. You said you wanted to invite me to go out of the palace next time, but you were actually trying to blame me for making your cousin Suyun cry, right?"
“Jingyi, I truly consider you my sister. I feel so wronged that you are so angry and upset in blaming me.”
Yue Jiang put down the perfume spoon, turned her face away, and burst into tears. When Jing Yi heard Yue Jiang sobbing so miserably, he panicked.
Even when she initially disliked Yue Jiang, she couldn't stand her constant crying.
Now that he has at least improved his attitude towards Yue Jiang, Jing Yi feels a pang of guilt when he sees Yue Jiang crying again.
"Sister-in-law, please don't be like this. I don't blame you. I just want you and Cousin Suyun to get along well. Grandmother has already agreed to compromise."
"What do you mean?" Yue Jiang didn't turn around. She took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and her words became even more humble.
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