After finishing the dance, Lu Qingyan was almost out of breath. She smiled faintly at the people sitting there and left, not intending to stay any longer.
Yin Shaoqiu laughed and said, "A beauty who stands apart from the world, whose gaze can topple a city, is probably what is described as a beauty like the Third Princess. With a beauty like the Third Princess accompanying us to Jin, this trip to Lu is not a loss."
Even excluding Lu Qingyan, the Jin Kingdom has never suffered a loss.
The people from Jin seemed to be in a hurry, and they prepared to leave after a short stay. Because Jin had made a prior agreement, not many people followed Lu Qingyan.
In July of that year, Lu Qingyan, dressed in her wedding gown, went to the State of Jin with the people of Jin. To Lu Qingyan's surprise, Shen Jiyan was also among those accompanying her to the wedding.
A gust of wind blew, and the carriage curtain swayed, allowing her to see clearly the person outside—none other than Chen Jiyan.
Lu Qingyan rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. She really didn't want to run into Shen Jiyan again and have some kind of torturous romance with him. She wondered what Lu Qinglin's intentions were in making this arrangement. Or was it something that had nothing to do with him, but rather the Shen family's idea?
After a few days apart, Shen Jiyan seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Actually, he was always rather thin, but now he appeared even more frail and solitary. His blue robe accentuated his refined elegance; any more would have been effeminate, any less would have been mediocre.
“It seems that Brother Jiyan and I are indeed destined to meet,” Lu Qingyan said to Shen Jiyan with an ambiguous expression. “I thought Brother Jiyan would avoid me a bit, but I never expected you to take on such a task. I thought the Empress and Sister Shu’er would keep you in the capital and not let you come out again.”
Hearing the noise, Shen Jiyan turned to look at Lu Qingyan.
"This—actually, this is Shu'er's wish, and also Aunt's wish." Shen Jiyan paused for a moment before saying, "Aunt said that no matter what, Ayan and I are siblings who grew up together. Lu Qinglin is now the Emperor and can no longer go to Jin to escort Ayan to her wedding. Ayan and I are very close, even closer than blood siblings. So..."
Lu Qingyan raised an eyebrow, so this guy really agreed to send her off to get married.
Haha, Chen Jiyan is really something else.
“Brother Jiyan,” Lu Qingyan smiled and squinted at him, “I know you can’t stop me from leaving here, and I don’t resent you that much. It’s just that I was quite surprised that you agreed to the Empress’s suggestion so easily to do what guards do.”
After Lu Qingyan finished speaking, she sighed again: "Actually, this is not surprising. In my memory, I rarely see you refuse them. It's just that they don't make many requests. In most cases, you can make choices that satisfy them."
Lu Qingyan thought that if she thought about it this way, it didn't seem like a bad thing to not have any involvement with Shen Jiyan; in fact, it seemed like a good thing.
"This is also Father's intention," Shen Jiyan continued. Lu Qingyan knew that Shen Jiyan was referring to Shen Chen. How could Shen Chen be involved in such a trivial matter? Did he have some ulterior motive?
Lu Qingyan guessed: What did Shen Chen want to do by sending Shen Jiyan to Jin? Was it because she thought that knowing yourself and your enemy would lead to victory in every battle, so she went there to gather information?
There are some things she shouldn't inquire about.
Lu Qingyan looked up at Shen Jiyan but did not ask him anything.
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