Shen Pingjin once again realized that she seemed to have been a fool in her past life. Now, as she carefully recalled the events of her previous life, she realized that many things had been foreshadowed, but she was not wise enough to notice them and avoid them.
She believed in Lu Qingxiao; after all, in her previous life, this young general Lu's final fate was to behead someone on the execution platform, shedding his blood.
Shen Pingjin nodded thoughtfully, "Then you may take Jiajia away."
Hearing this, Lu Qingjia, who was behind him, was so anxious that tears were about to fall again. He shook his head and said, "Pretty sister, I don't want to go back to the manor yet. I... I want to play with you for a while."
Shen Pingjin was actually a little puzzled. She had only met Lu Qingjia once, so why was Lu Qingjia acting so trusting of her now?
She leaned down, her eyes fixed on Lu Qingjia. "Jiajia, I know you also want to go to the Regent's Palace, but you should know that your mother and father have been worried about you at home for a long time. Perhaps you should go back and see them."
Lu Qingjia looked terrified, staring at Shen Pingjin in disbelief, his eyes filled with shock. "But, but..."
Lu Qingxiao then said calmly, "If you wish to go to the Regent's Palace, that's certainly possible."
Lu Qingjia was taken aback, then immediately stepped forward and hugged her older brother's leg, "Second brother, can you let me go?"
Lu Qingxiao said calmly, "Okay, but you must come home with me first."
Lu Qingjia's round eyes widened, her expression pitiful. "Second brother, you're making things difficult for your little brother, waaaah!"
Lu Qingjia plopped down on the ground in a huff, refusing to do it anymore.
Lu Qingxiao was almost laughing in anger. He reached out and grabbed his younger brother by the back of his collar, then lifted Lu Qingjia up from the ground. His tone was cold but contained a hint of threat, "Do you know how worried your father is about you at home? Yet you still want to stay at someone else's mansion for a while. Tell me, are you just throwing a tantrum, or do you have some other reason?"
Lu Qingxiao had suffered many injuries from years of martial arts practice, the most obvious of which was a diagonal scar on his left cheek. That scar added a touch of hardness to his otherwise gentle features, making him look somewhat ferocious at this moment.
Lu Qingjia shrugged her shoulders timidly, her head held low, and tears welled up in her eyes again. "Second, second brother, I, I'll go back with you, okay?"
Lu Qingxiao was taken aback. He never expected Lu Qingjia to agree so readily. He released his grip and gently placed Lu Qingjia on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly. "Are you telling the truth? Don't try to play any more tricks on me."
Lu Qingjia nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Second brother, I, I'm telling the truth."
"Alright." Lu Qingxiao looked at Chen Ping and Jin Yanjue beside him, raised his hand to bow, and said respectfully, "Regent, Regent Princess, I thank you for today. If there is an opportunity, I will definitely bring my younger brother to visit you in person to express my gratitude."
Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue were right next to them, so they naturally heard the entire conversation.
Although Shen Pingjin also wanted to let such a cute little child come to her residence to play, she nodded when she thought of the people in the Zhenguo General's Mansion who were worried about Lu Qingjia. "Young General Lu is too kind. I have heard that General Lu and his wife dote on Jiajia. Now it seems that it is not an exaggeration. Young General Lu should go back to the mansion first, so as not to let her worry in the mansion for too long."
Shen Pingjin walked to Lu Qingjia's side, bent down, and patted his little head. "After you go back and let me know you're safe, you're welcome to come anytime you want."
Yan Jue frowned slightly. This little guy is coming back again after he went back?
Lu Qingjia raised her hand to wipe away her small tears, and choked out, "Okay, sister, I'll go now."
"good."
As the two mounted their horses, Shen Pingjin stood beside Yan Jue, her robes fluttering gently in the wind. With a shout, the steed galloped swiftly away from the market.
Shen Pingjin frowned slightly. She noticed that just as the two figures were about to leave her sight, Lu Qingjia, who was behind Lu Qingxiao, turned around and made a face at her.
It's a pity that the distance was too far and Chen Pingjin couldn't see it clearly.
What did Lu Qingjia want to say to her?
Shen Pingjin frowned slightly, but before she could come up with anything, Yan Jue pulled her onto the carriage.
Shen Pingjin was a little taken aback, "Yan Jue, you..."
Shen Pingjin turned around to ask Yan Jue what he wanted to do, but before she could finish speaking, she was thrown out of the room like a stone, her back slamming hard against the carriage wall. Then came the cold breath on her earlobe, yet warm breath.
Yan Jue was very close to Shen Pingjin; his entire body was almost pressed against her. He raised his hand and squeezed Shen Pingjin's shoulder repeatedly. The gold-striped black cuffs of his sleeves rubbed against the woman's delicate skin with the swaying motion. Shen Pingjin felt as if her head had exploded.
Like a bag of fish food suddenly thrown into a calm lake, causing the fish to scramble for it and creating a huge commotion. Surprise, confusion, doubt... all sorts of expressions appeared on Chen Pingjin's face as she watched Yan Jue get closer and closer to her.
The man's voice was husky and deep, truly beautiful. A tingling heat from his breath brushed against her earlobe and spread throughout her body, giving Shen Pingjin goosebumps. "My queen, have you finally remembered me?"
Yan Jue stared intently at Shen Pingjin's profile, as if trying to anticipate what she would say next.
But Chen Pingjin was already dumbfounded.
She never imagined that Yan Jue would one day turn the tables and take the lead.
She reached out and slowly pushed the man in front of her away. "Husband, what are you doing?"
The next moment, a soft, boneless hand climbed up the man's shoulder. Their arms intertwined, their eyes met, and in a flash, the air seemed to be filled with heat.
Shen Pingjin asked herself honestly, and she was an absolutely vengeful person.
She raised the corners of her mouth in a smile, her gaze drifting towards Yan Jue in front of her, before resting her head on the man's shoulder and asking softly, "Husband, why don't you answer Pingjin?"
Yan Jue was also completely dumbfounded.
He felt somewhat lost.
He was always calm and self-possessed. Before meeting Shen Pingjin, he always thought of himself as a carefree prince who was a womanizer, a lazy bum, and a scheming playboy. But now he realized that he was wrong.
It was completely wrong.
He doesn't understand himself at all.
For example, right now, he felt extremely hot all over. Looking at the woman in front of him smiling so sweetly, he really wanted to tear off his current hypocritical facade and show her his true heart.
Sincere, passionate, vibrant...
But he knew it wasn't the right time yet.
He knew that Shen Pingjin was clever and vengeful, and that she was only angry at his abrupt words just now. But he had really lost his temper just now because he was right next to her, yet he had been ignored.
He did it despite knowing it was impossible, perhaps to see what Shen Pingjin really wanted.
Yan Jue's gaze darkened, and he slowly spoke, "Ye Ting, go to the Imperial Capital Clothing Shop."
The carriage immediately sped forward, the dust left by the rolling wheels and the axle tracks flying all the way.
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