Despite Jiang Chen's nagging and scolding, Jiang Qingqing finally got on her horse as she wished and followed Xiao Linting and the others in front of the team.
"When will the plan come along?"
Although Xiao Linting did not scold Jiang Chen like he did, his expression showed disapproval.
Jiang Qingqing snorted. When she thought of what the young soldier had just said, she felt strange. She didn't want to have a good talk with Xiao Linting.
"If I had known that I would meet many girls trying to scam me along the way, I should have come earlier. I missed out on meeting so many friends. I'm really at a loss."
Xiao Linting was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what she meant by what she said.
He looked carefully at the little girl's pouting face, he pursed his thin lips, and finally a faint smile appeared in his deep eyes.
"I haven't seen those women very often. Uncle Lang arranged everything for me." He explained himself truthfully.
Once a stubborn woman gets carried away, no one cares about reason.
"I didn't expect that the emperor's uncle had so many romantic partners. When I think about the fact that I only had one romantic partner like Chi Dao in the five years I've been in the capital, I feel really unlucky."
She said "I lost money" twice in a row, which shows how angry she was.
Xiao Linting lowered his head, raised the corners of his thin lips, and laughed deeply from his throat. Then the horse consciously approached Jiang Qingqing. He freed one hand to pull Jiang Qingqing's cloak straight, and then let go.
The soldiers who were walking behind him looked at the scene in front of them, looked away, and suddenly realized something.
"I heard from the young soldiers that the emperor's uncle has a lover? Who is it?" Jiang Qingqing glanced down at her cloak and became curious.
Xiao Linting paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Yes, but the other party doesn't know."
Jiang Qingqing was completely dumbfounded when she heard this.
In the past, when she was in the capital, she thought that everything should be done slowly. But now that she has left the capital, she feels that in this glamorous world outside, how could the uncle she likes have a lover?
At this moment, Jiang Qingqing felt as cold as a frost-bitten eggplant in her heart. She lowered her head and said nothing more.
Xiao Linting looked at the depressed look of the little girl, but he couldn't suppress the curve at the corner of his mouth.
Although he did not pursue to explain anything, he never got too close to Jiang Qingqing.
In this way, Jiang Qingqing was depressed for three whole days. During these three days, she followed the army to the border area. During this journey, although Jiang Chen was the most legitimate person to take care of his sister, most of her daily life and diet were arranged by Xiao Linting himself.
Others had noticed something. Even if Jiang Qingqing was dull, she understood something after arriving at the border and seeing Xiao Linting's meticulous care.
Although she was in the middle of the game and was a player in it, she gradually felt more and more that Xiao Linting's feelings for her were definitely not just about taking care of His Highness.
On this day, we had already set foot on the road to the border, and in another half day's walk we would reach the border military camp.
It was Jiang Qingqing's first time seeing the scenery at the border, so she was inevitably excited and ran a little further.
After entering the border area, Xiao Linting received more and more intelligence and had to deal with more and more official documents. He was overwhelmed and sent his most trusted military members to pursue Jiang Qingqing.
He was distracted for just a moment when half of his confidants came back and looked at Xiao Linting hurriedly.
"Your Highness was not seen ahead, but someone detected the traces of Li State's horse hooves... This..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Linting's expression suddenly turned gloomy.
The army had been on the march for less than half a month, and with Jiang Qingqing there, Xiao Linting's face had never been gloomy. Even if his subordinates did something wrong, he would at least have them enforce the law with a cold look.
The cold General Xiao with Jiang Qingqing around almost made these young soldiers forget how cold-blooded and ruthless Xiao Linting was when Jiang Qingqing was not around.
When Jiang Chen heard the news, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
Xiao Linting was still calm. "Your Highness, please lead the army back to the barracks as fast as you can to reunite with us. I will lead the elite troops to the Li State garrison area. If something goes wrong, I will send someone to bring the news and reunite with us."
He hurriedly said this, then whipped his horse and gathered his men to rush in the other direction.
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Jiang Qingqing on this side was caught off guard and had a sack put over her head. Just as she was panicking, she felt the bumps on the horse's back. She forced herself to calm down quickly, and then she heard the voices of several people talking.
Listening to the tone, it sounded very much like the Li dialect spoken by Han Qingyi. At this moment, Jiang Qingqing was extremely confident.
Damn it, she was taken away.
She was in the sack and touched the bracelet on her wrist and the soft sword on her waist. These were the self-defense items that Xiao Linting had prepared for her just in case.
After this bumpy journey, Jiang Qingqing could feel herself entering the camp. Then her eyes flickered and a dazzling light shone in. She subconsciously closed her eyes and heard a not-unfamiliar voice in her ears.
"Princess Dunming, long time no see."
Han Qiming changed his appearance, wearing a dragon robe and a jade crown and sitting in the main seat, looking at Jiang Qingqing who was sitting on the ground in an awkward position with a grim smile. He touched his chin, as if he was a sticky cold-blooded animal staring at a piece of food.
Jiang Qingqing guessed early on that the person who kidnapped her was none other than Han Qiming.
She looked around, then looked at Han Qiming who was sitting in the main seat, and went straight to the point.
"You arrested me for two reasons. One was to avenge Tianqi because I beat you in public, leaving you with a black eye and a swollen nose. The other was that you wanted to use me as a hostage to force Xiao Linting to withdraw his troops."
This exposed Han Qiming's old face. Immediately, the expressions of the people in the tent changed. Han Qiming's face also became suppressed and angry.
"Everyone, get out. No matter what you hear, don't come in!"
He can't afford to lose face.
Jiang Qingqing saw that everyone had left. She smiled triumphantly, raised her chin and looked at Han Qiming, with a hint of provocation, "Did I get it right?"
"I haven't seen you for five or six years, and you're still so smart." Han Qiming stood up and looked down at Jiang Qingqing.
Jiang Qingqing stood up and shook her muscles. "Is it possible that you are standing still while I am making rapid progress?"
When Han Qiming heard this and saw that there was no one in the tent, he thought about the huge disparity in strength between men and women, so he walked down the platform and reached out to grab Jiang Qingqing's neck.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stretched out his hand, the other party easily grabbed his wrist with his backhand and pressed Han Qiming's ring finger back without hesitation. The tendons in his arm twitched and he tried to pull it back weakly, but Jiang Qingqing held his fingers tightly and kicked him in the vital part.