"Do you want to go take a look?" Nan Jinchu appeared beside him at some point, perhaps having overheard what Qingzhi had just said, and asked this question.
Wan Ge shook her head: "What's so interesting about other people's business? But you've been so busy lately, is it because of the triumphant return?"
Nan Jinchu hummed in agreement. Well, not entirely, but she did spend most of her time on it.
Planning and strategizing also requires deduction and rehearsal to take other situations into account, so Nan Jinchu often spends time calculating and organizing information.
The final plan was then secretly handed over to the generals at the front lines.
"You've worked hard." Wan Ge hugged the other person again, but quickly let go because the Princess suddenly appeared.
The eldest princess coughed lightly twice, and Wan Ge stood up obediently: "Greetings, Mother. Mother, are you here to see me?"
Although Nan Jinchu could also be the one being sought, the eldest princess had focused most of her attention on her, which is why Wan Ge was certain that the other party was looking for her.
"Mother has something she wants to say to you privately." The eldest princess nodded, then looked at Nan Jinchu: "Didn't you hear me? I said I want to talk to Wan Ge alone."
Nan Jinchu, of course, wisely left, but before leaving, she still turned back to look at Wan Ge.
Wan Ge gave him a reassuring smile, then silently sat down next to the princess.
After all the doors were closed, the eldest princess spoke softly: "Have you heard? General Qin brought back a woman, but this woman is here to see General Jiang."
Wan Ge nodded. Someone had already told her about this before the princess appeared.
The eldest princess sighed and then said, "I heard that this girl used to have a close relationship with General Jiang when they were on the frontier."
Upon hearing this, Wan Ge spoke up again: "That's between them and has nothing to do with me. Mother, please rest assured, I have already married His Highness, so I belong to His Highness, and no one can change that."
The eldest princess looked at her with a hint of heartache in her eyes: "I know you are a sensible child, but not everyone can marry for love. My son is really good, and you will definitely not regret it."
Although Jiang Shuyan is a good person, how good can you expect someone who already has a female confidante? Who knows what trouble she might cause in the future? She's not even as good as his son! Not to mention women, even men keep their distance from her and won't stand within a meter of her.
“I also think His Highness is exceptionally good, and my relationship with His Highness is very stable, so Mother Consort need not worry.”
Seeing how sensible the other was, the princess was gratified, but also felt a pang of sadness for her. She still couldn't believe that Wan Ge no longer cared; she was just trying to pretend she didn't.
Their relationship of so many years could not possibly have been forgotten in just a few months.
It's hard to say whether Jiang Shuyan can let go, but she feels that Wan Ge isn't the kind of person who can let go easily. Although she seems extremely indifferent now, as a woman herself, she understands her.
"Hearing you say that, I can rest assured. In short, he is not a good match, choosing my son is definitely the right choice." The princess said this seriously again.
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Inside the general's mansion, Jiang Shuyan looked at the woman standing in front of him with great surprise: "Why did you come here? Didn't I tell you that the imperial city is dangerous and you shouldn't come here?"
The woman's eyes instantly welled up with tears: "Is it because the Imperial City is dangerous and fraught with peril, or is it because you don't want me to know about your affair with the Regent's Consort?"
When the woman talked about this, tears kept streaming down her face: "You two grew up together, so what am I? At first I was very angry, but after finding out more, I realized that you two grew up together since you were little, and I was the one who came between you."
"No!" Jiang Shuyan immediately denied it, then grabbed the other person's shoulder, looked into the other person's eyes and said very seriously, "I said I only love you, I have never loved anyone else, you have to believe me."
"Then how will you explain this, Your Highness?" The girl looked at him with unwavering determination, as if she was determined to get an answer.
Seeing how persistent the other person was, Jiang Shuyan closed his eyes as if thinking about the past, but the more he thought about it, the more suffocated he felt. When he opened his eyes again, he still did not answer her question.
I just told her, "I really only ever loved you, believe me. I can't explain what happened to her to you right now, but I will definitely give you an answer."
The girl simply looked at her and asked one last question: "If it weren't for His Majesty's decree of marriage, would you have asked to marry him?"
Jiang Shuyan remembered the betrothal gifts he had prepared, which were indeed made for Wan Ge, but he didn't really love her; it was just for various reasons.
But these things can't be said until they're done, so even with the person he loves most, he can only keep it a secret for now, until the day he's able to tell the whole truth.
"No, no," the other person quickly shook their head, denying the matter.
Even if he had this idea, didn't he not put it into practice?
Seeing him like this, the woman felt a slight pain in her heart: "Even at a time like this, you still won't tell me? In that case, I wish you well."
Seeing that the other person seemed to be turning to leave, Jiang Shuyan quickly grabbed her to stop her from leaving: "Don't go. Now that you're here, don't leave, okay? Don't worry, I can protect you."
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