Chapter 559 A Powerful Confession
Jiang Fenghua knew perfectly well that he was deliberately plotting this, and that his words were clearly meant to flatter her.
His eyes were full of confidence, full of his determination to rid the people of evil. He was an official, but he had a sense of national duty and a compassionate heart.
She knew he was a good person from how he handled matters in the South.
A good person is one who works for the benefit of the people. This sentence suddenly flashed through her mind. She couldn't remember who had told her this.
Even the tireless teachings flashed through her mind.
Xie Qiyun has the nation and the world in his eyes.
"I'll take your provocation." Jiang Fenghua smiled confidently.
Xie Shang was taken aback. A strong-willed woman.
She said, "What should we do next? Young Master Xie is so calculating, he should already have a plan!"
"Mobilize our forces to encircle and annihilate them," Xie Shang said in a deep voice.
Jiang Fenghua quickly thought, "Since we're going to encircle and suppress them anyway, what would I do there? The honey trap won't work anymore. If I go there, I'll just be walking into a trap. I'm not stupid."
She still has self-awareness.
Xie Shang pulled her into his arms and pressed her down onto his lap, his face full of doting affection. "If you win the battle while watching, it will also be credited to you."
"What...what are you doing now?" She had just thought highly of him, but now she was being irresponsible again.
Jiang Fenghua instinctively tried to stand up, but he hugged her waist and said, "Let's go home and get married. I'll make you my queen."
Jiang Fenghua didn't even consider that he was the emperor. She said, "You're a bandit! Who said I wanted to marry you?"
“Your father and your elder brother have already betrothed you to me. If you don’t believe me, go ask them.” Xie Shang shamelessly said, “Your parents’ orders and the matchmaker’s words cannot be disobeyed.”
He was at his wit's end. If trickery and deception didn't work, he had no choice but to force himself on her. His three children were waiting for their mother to come home.
He knew she wasn't against him; even if she had forgotten, she still had feelings for him. She had been longing for her husband, and now that he was here, she couldn't let go.
Jiang Fenghua no longer disliked him. Holding him in her arms, her heart pounded like a deer, and she was extremely flustered.
She stared at his face—his eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips—every part of him was handsome.
"I..." she stammered, unsure of what to say. She wanted to ask if we had really been engaged.
Xie Shang gently kissed her forehead. "Ruan Ruan, I can't live without you. I love you. Give me another chance. I won't lose you again."
He didn't ask questions, but made a forceful confession. He had never stopped loving her, never thought of letting her go. He gave himself the opportunity, not her. He never even felt that he had lost her. Everything was under his control.
Jiang Fenghua was completely stunned. Her cheeks were flushed red, all the way to her ears. If it wasn't a scam, he was a very nice person, someone who could make a woman fall for him.
He is intelligent, capable, ambitious, and good-looking.
Does he exist in her lost memories?
Xie Shang held her hand. "We still have some time. Let me take you out to play! Let's go and explore the scenery of the South."
Jiang Fenghua pulled him back and asked cautiously, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
"No," he lied without batting an eye.
In that instant, she was moved. She decided to follow her heart, because at least for this moment, she didn't dislike him.
After they left, Lin Yu and Jiang Jinyan watched with worry as the two walked away hand in hand.
Lin Yu said, "Xie Shang is really cunning; he's deceiving her."
Jiang Jinyan was also very worried. "If Ruan Ruan finds out that Xie Shang lied to her, I don't know if she will be hurt again. I am her older brother, but I can't protect her. Now we are right or wrong."
Looking at the two people with gloomy faces, Bai Yuhan said with great composure, "If a man lies to me because he loves me, I will be very moved. What a perfect couple you are! I really don't know what you are worried and distressed about. You should be happy for the Empress. She is so happy now, to be loved and cared for so sincerely by a man. Isn't that happiness? If you try to stop them and make their relationship strained, is that really for the Empress's good? Or do you not want the Empress to be happy?"
After being lectured, the two shook their heads. Their frustration stemmed from knowing that Jiang Fenghua had endured hardship, and they naturally wished for her to be happy forever. Xie Shang genuinely loved her.
But can a relationship built on deception last?
How long can Xie Shang continue to deceive her feelings? What if she regains her memory? Every lie he tells is a bomb when it's exposed.
They were all accomplices.
At this moment, Lin Feng arrived at the inn with a group of people. "Lord Jiang."
Jiang Jinyan said, "You've arrived. Is everything going smoothly?"
Lin Feng said, "Don't worry, City Lord Yuan has taken his men to the customs. I'm coming to meet you. Where are the Emperor and Empress?"
“They went shopping on the street,” Jiang Jinyan explained.
Lin Feng said, "While shopping, the Emperor didn't do anything to the Empress, did he?" He hadn't been away these past few days, but he knew that the Emperor was both angry and anxious, afraid that he would lose his temper when he saw the Empress.
Lin Yu said, "He wouldn't dare do anything to her. She doesn't even remember him anymore. They have nothing in common, so they can't even argue."
Lin Feng was stunned. "Miss Lin is the most amazing. She even dared to abduct the Empress." It caused his relationship with Lian Ye to become distant, and he didn't know why.
Lin Yu knew he was in the wrong and had nothing to say to him. Lin Feng was Xie Shang's man, so naturally he would side with Xie Shang.
Guo Xiao came with him. When he saw Lin Yu for the first time, he straightened his soldier's uniform and said, "Miss Lin, it's been a long time."
Guo Xiao rose through the ranks from squad leader to deputy general through his own efforts. He was one of the troops leading the troops away from the capital this time, and he made contributions in several pirate raids.
He worked so hard because he wanted Lin Yu to see that he wasn't a good-for-nothing playboy, and that he could achieve something great.
Lin Yu looked at Guo Xiao's official robes with a calm expression, "Now I should call you Lord Guo, right?"
"Guard Lin can just call me Guo Xiao."
"I'm not a guard anymore, I am..." She didn't know what she was either. Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang left, and she would go back to Shengjing with her later.
Lin Yu devoted all her energy to Jiang Fenghua. One day, she realized that Jiang Fenghua no longer needed her, and she became very sad.
"Let me host a welcome dinner for Lord Guo!" Lin Yu said. "How about I treat you to some drinks?"
Guo Xiao looked at Lin Feng. Now that he was a soldier, he had to obey orders, after all, he was also following Lin Feng's orders: "Commander Lin."
Lin Feng said, "I'll give you two days off for now, go!"
"Thank you, Commander Lin." Guo Xiao said happily, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I'll spend the festival with Miss Lin."
Lin Yu said, "Is the Mid-Autumn Festival already? Isn't Jiang Fenghua's birthday coming up soon? Xie Shang will be celebrating with her this year, right?"
“Yes, you’re all in the south, but people there celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival too!” Guo Xiao reminded him. “Didn’t any of you know that?”
"Let's go!" Lin Yu said calmly. "There are many restaurants in the Southern Kingdom run by people from the Great Zhou Dynasty. I'll treat you."
Lin Feng has a guard under his command that is directly under the emperor's control. Guo Xiao is an outstanding soldier in the Western Suburbs Camp. The Guo family is of high status. If he wants to be promoted, he only needs to work hard, and becoming a general in the future will not be a problem.
Guo Xiao made many efforts for Lin Yu.
Jiang Jinyan said, "Let's go out for a walk too!"
Bai Yuhan chased after him, "Wait for me, let's go together!"
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