Late at night, Prince An looked at his son who was still practicing swordsmanship. With his beautiful wife in his arms, what worries could he possibly have?
Prince An took the sword handed to him by a guard and began sparring with his son.
In the end, they were at a disadvantage again.
Nan Jinchu stopped her sword in time, avoiding harming her father: "Why is Father here at this hour?"
Prince An sighed helplessly: "Your mother didn't get to eat the chestnut pastries she wanted tonight, and she got angrier and angrier as she went to bed, so she kicked me out."
He was already asleep when he was kicked out of the room.
His mother was just like that; she wanted what she wanted, and if she didn't get it, she would be unhappy, which would make her angrier and angrier.
Nan Jinchu had seen this scene too many times when she was a child, but her father was never angry, and her mother would quickly come out to coax him.
After seeing these things many times, Nan Jinchu got used to it and just felt that their relationship was really good.
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Prince An waved his hand, and the guard beside him opened the food box he was holding and then brought it forward.
"I just went to the kitchen and made chestnut pastries for your mother. Would you like to try some?"
Nan Jinchu shook her head: "I'm not hungry."
"I'm not hungry, but I'm unhappy. Can I tell you, Father?" His son was clearly troubled, and he wasn't blind. So why was his son unhappy?
"I met Jiang Shuyan today. He said some divisive things. I knew it, but I still felt angry."
Upon hearing this, Prince An instantly understood his son's thoughts: "You've fallen for her, so even though you know someone is deliberately stirring things up, you still have worries and reservations in your heart."
Prince An returned the sword to the guard standing to the side and continued, "Some things are better explained clearly, but there are some things you can't do anything about. You either pretend you don't know, or you completely eliminate any future worries."
Prince An patted his son on the shoulder. In this era, how many people have clean hands? Prince An had never harmed innocent people, but if something absolutely had to be resolved, he was certainly capable of taking action. That's why he told his son this; as for what Nan Jin Chu ultimately thought, that was up to him.
"Husband, are you here?" came the princess's voice.
Prince An immediately replied, "My lady, I'm here!"
Finally, Prince An patted Nan Jinchu on the shoulder, then looked at the food box held by the guard beside him: "Since you're not going to eat it, I'll leave it all for your mother." After saying that, he walked out.
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The eldest princess looked at her husband and asked, "Is Chu'er there too?"
As he spoke, he glanced inside.
Prince An did not deny it, but still pulled his wife's hand and led her into the room: "Well, I guess he has too much energy, so he came out to practice his sword in the middle of the night. Let's not worry about him. I've made your favorite chestnut pastry. Try it."
The princess recalled the scene of kicking him off the bed, coughed lightly, and said, "Is my husband feeling unwell? Did my kick hurt you?"
"I'm fine, don't worry. It's just that I couldn't buy what Madam wanted to eat, so it's normal for Madam to give me a little punishment."
"My husband is so wonderful." The princess felt even more guilty and began to try to please her husband.
Nan Jinchu practiced swordsmanship for another half an hour before finally feeling a bit tired. He wanted to go straight back, but then remembered that he had just sweated, so he went to take a bath.
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Nan Jinchu soaked in the cold bath water. Since they weren't at the resort, the water here needed to be boiled. Nan Jinchu hadn't thought about taking a bath, so they hadn't prepared anything at first.
It was just cold water, so Nan Jinchu didn't think much of it and just took a bath.
But while soaking in the pool, I suddenly remembered what I had been doing with Wan Ge here, and the icy pool water didn't seem so cold anymore.
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Wan Ge was so tired that even though she knew the other person had left, she still didn't open her eyes. After the other person returned, she finally fell into a peaceful sleep.
Nan Jinchu looked at the woman who snuggled up to her as soon as she lay down.
He thought back to his earlier worries, but what was there to worry about? He had initially thought he had married someone he didn't really want to, but later found out that it was quite good. This should have been a good thing.
Besides, he had nothing to worry about. No matter what, Wan Ge would always be his wife, and she would only be close to him. So what did he have to worry about? Perhaps he was just overthinking things, worrying unnecessarily.
Yes, as long as she is his wife, that's all that matters. As long as she is the one who can be with him, even if he has someone else in his heart, that person cannot get close to her. What's there to say?
But suddenly I felt uncomfortable for Wan Ge. Wan Ge probably doesn't know that the other party is just using her as a tool. She doesn't love him at all. She just thinks she is a handy knife. Maybe she has some feelings for him, but not much.
What will she do if she finds out she's been deceived? Will she like him less?
It was clearly a good idea, but Nan Jinchu still felt uneasy about it. What if she got upset even more after the exam? And then she might even start to hate herself? That would be a huge loss.
The tiny thought that had just arisen was instantly extinguished by him; it was better not to say such things himself.
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Three days after the emperor summoned Nan Jinchu, a general volunteered to go north, and the emperor agreed. Although the emperor wanted to help his cousin, he had already broken up a marriage, and it was not appropriate to send someone up now.
So after some hesitation, the emperor decided to send someone else. Just then, someone volunteered to go, and the emperor was naturally happy to entrust the task to them.
Of course, it wasn't that any military officer could just apply and the emperor would approve it. The emperor would only grant permission after he understood the situation and knew the circumstances of the application.
So when Nan Jinchu returned to the court after his vacation, he would run into Jiang Shuyan, which he found unlucky.
Jiang Shuyan was naturally not happy to see him either, but the difference in status between Jiang Shuyan and him was obvious, so he could only be polite to him.
Although the two disliked each other, they could not make a move at this time and place. They both answered the questions honestly and then left the court together.
However, after the court session, Jiang Shuyan caused another disturbance by handing Nan Jin a booklet containing all of the original owner's preferences. These preferences weren't actually remembered by the owner himself, but rather by the maids and servants. In the past, one could easily find out these details by asking around, but that's not so certain now, as life can change.
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