Chapter 56 I hate you!
After being stared at a few times, Shen Yan'an looked over coldly, revealing a hint of impatience. "Today, instead of going to the hunting grounds to win first place, Lord Lu came here to eavesdrop on other people's conversations. I wonder where the rules and etiquette of the Lu family have been learned."
Lu Mingwei: ...
After upsetting the young lady, he said some really harsh things.
"My time to shine begins after noon, and besides, Young Master Gu and I were the ones who arrived here first. The young master and Miss Chi were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't keep their voices down. We overheard them as we passed by, but how can that be called eavesdropping?"
Shen Yan'an only realized today how annoying Lu Mingwei was.
He stared at her coldly, uttering only one sentence: "Nonsense! If you dare to tell anyone what happened today, I'll make you regret it!"
This was the first time Lu Mingwei had been treated this way by Shen Yan'an, and she felt both curious and fortunate.
Chi Zhao gently reassured him, "Lord Lu is a man of noble character and would never do something like gossiping behind someone's back."
Lu Mingwei raised an eyebrow. "You've already put me on such a pedestal, what am I supposed to say?"
Only Shen Yan'an was unhappy to hear her beloved praising someone else. She puffed out her cheeks and huffed, "She used to complain about me all the time. She's no good at all. You've been fooled by her!"
Chi Zhao:......
Lu Mingwei retorted, "If you hadn't pestered me so much back then that I couldn't do anything, I wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure. But since today's matter has nothing to do with me, I will pretend I didn't see it."
Little did she know that, given the spoiled and selfish nature of the young princess, fearing that her beloved would misunderstand, she would actually turn around and deny it.
"Who, who's bothering you? You're talking nonsense! Nobody wants to bother you. Lord Lu, you think too highly of yourself!"
Lu Mingwei: ...
The person who rushed at me the moment they saw me wasn't you?
That's like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
Chi Zhao was surprised that his little princess could turn her back on him so quickly.
Gu Zhixing, seeing that Shen Yan'an no longer liked Lu Mingwei, breathed a sigh of relief and his impression of him improved. "Alright, you shouldn't have talked about people behind their backs in the first place, so don't argue with the princess."
Lu Mingwei: ? ? ?
How many times have we talked about people behind their backs?
Now it's all my fault?
Shen Yan'an didn't want to stay with this person who used to be always tied to him, for fear of upsetting or causing misunderstandings for his true love.
Then she turned her head and her voice softened again, "Chi Zhao, let's go, I don't want to stay here, it's so noisy."
There were only four people here, so Xiaojunzi naturally couldn't say they were just arguing. Lu Mingwei: ...
Chi Zhao was also somewhat helpless, fearing that her husband would continue to offend people if he stayed, so she nodded, led the horse, and left.
The rider was restless; after riding for a while, he leaned close to the rider and whispered, "Do you know how to ride a horse?"
"I can't, don't move around, or you'll fall."
She hadn't learned to ride a horse in the apocalypse, nor would she have had the chance to learn in ancient times. Practicing those martial arts manuals would have been enough of a headache for her, let alone time for it.
"Oh, okay then."
I was originally planning to ride together, but I should have known better than to bring the horse. Walking together would have been much better.
They strolled around the grassland. Although Shen Yan'an was sitting on a horse, he looked quite tired.
Chi Zhao then took the person back.
Suddenly, several people stood in the courtyard. She recognized them; they were the people who usually followed Princess Qing.
Shen Yan'an didn't notice that the person beside him had silently slowed down and moved a little further away. When he entered the courtyard, he saw the person and casually asked, "Does Mother Queen have something to say to me?"
The man immediately bowed respectfully to the princess and said, "Yes, Your Highness wishes you to participate in the hunt after noon."
Prince Qing guessed that his son should wake up around noon, and that he should come out and join in the fun instead of staying cooped up in the courtyard.
Her little princess used to love going out and having fun.
Although some embarrassing things happen every time we play, it's okay, we'll get used to it.
How could I really blame my own son?
Since the Queen Mother had spoken, Shen Yan'an naturally had to go. He didn't hesitate much and nodded in agreement. After the guard left, he immediately clung to Chi Zhao's side, his voice soft and sweet, "Will you come with me?"
Even if I went, I couldn't stand with you.
The prince was the son of the princess, a member of the imperial family, and his place of sightseeing was naturally different from that of the servants like them.
He could also disguise himself as a guard and stand behind the princess, but if a strange female guard stood next to his beloved son, the princess might ask questions.
No matter how you answer, it won't be right.
Shen Yan'an frowned in thought, then shook his head after a long while, biting his lip and furrowing his brows slightly, "Then you have to go too. You can stand down here, and I can see you from up here."
"Okay, I'll have to stand further away."
Okay.
As Shen Yan'an agreed, he tried to nudge the other person with his head, but Chi Zhao stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, please be mindful of your behavior."
We need to be careful again!
They never stay close for long.
When will we be able to stick together without any restraint?
If you're a bodyguard, you can't be together, but Chi Zhao is a bodyguard!
The young girl looked worried, but finally couldn't help asking pleadingly, "Can you read? Can you study? I'll send you to take the imperial examination, okay?"
Although it's rare for a girl from a poor family to become a noble one these days, Chi Zhao is his person, so she can't be considered from a poor family. As long as Chi Zhao's abilities are decent, he will definitely help her!
"I can read, but I don't want to study."
Before the apocalypse, she already had a headache from reading so much, so of course she didn't want to read anymore.
Upon hearing that he wouldn't study, Shen Yan'an's face immediately fell, and he became extremely anxious. "Then what should I do? If you don't study, how can you marry me?"
He paced around the room in a panic, and finally broke down, clutching his head in despair.
Chi Zhao gained a new understanding of Xiao Junzi's eagerness to get married; she truly didn't want to be a man who was unmarried for even a day.
She lowered her eyes and said quietly, "I will join the army."
Shen Yan'an: !!!
Joining the army is also a good option. As long as you have military merits, you can be promoted. If you fight well, your promotion speed can be much faster than that of civil officials.
Unexpectedly, the young lady, who couldn't wait to get married the next day, disagreed.
The young lady's eyes widened in disbelief at what she had just heard. After a moment, she immediately objected, "No! You are not allowed to join the army!"
Chi Zhao asked in surprise, "Why? I can marry you so soon after I join the army, or do you think I'm not capable enough to go to the battlefield?"
The young prince often saw Chi Zhao practicing martial arts, so of course he didn't think she wasn't powerful. In his eyes, his beloved was even more powerful than his mother. But!
Even the strongest body cannot withstand knives and swords.
The Queen Mother was once pierced by an enemy's sword on the battlefield and almost died, just a hair's breadth away.
He still remembers how dangerous the letter from the imperial physician described; his father almost fainted.
He felt that if such a thing happened to Chi Zhao, he would definitely not be able to accept it. Even if he didn't die, but was just injured, he would be heartbroken.
The little princess gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "No matter how powerful you are, you are not allowed to go to the battlefield!"
Swords have no eyes; he simply couldn't bear to use them.
"At worst, I'll go beg the Queen Mother. I'll threaten to kill myself to force her to agree to our relationship. In any case, you can't go to the battlefield!"
"Stop joking, I can't be your bodyguard forever."
Shen Yan'an puffed out his chest. "I have money. After you marry me, I can open a shop for you, so you won't have to be a guard anymore. You can just manage the family business and I'll help you with the household affairs."
Chi Zhao:......
"No, I want to join the army."
She refused curtly, her expression leaving no room for discussion.
Shen Yan'an was furious; his beloved's betrayal had broken his heart.
"What's so good about joining the army? You'll get hurt! You, you don't care about your own body at all!"
The young princess could already picture him returning from the battlefield covered in blood, and because he didn't have a background like his mother, he was neglected in the army, and his injuries went untreated, leaving him missing limbs. Just thinking about it was enough to make her breathless.
"No, I won't be seriously injured."
Seeing that Xiao Junzi was emotional, Chi Zhao had no choice but to speak up and try to calm her down.
But Xiaojunzi wouldn't listen at all.
"That means you'll get hurt. I don't care. I don't want you to get hurt. You're not allowed to go. You have to study. I want to watch you study!"
Rather than risking injury by joining the army, he only wanted his future wife to be well and stay by his side peacefully.
Chi Zhao, who disliked reading, naturally disagreed and refused without even thinking.
Shen Yan'an: !
I'm so angry!
Xiao Junzi's cheeks puffed up in anger, and she immediately started sulking with Chi Zhao.
He ignored her and deliberately skipped lunch, hoping that Chi Zhao would feel sorry for him and give in to him.
But Chi Zhao stayed outside the door the whole time. After a while, a passing palace servant called him to help move the things that others had given to the princess. He didn't hear the princess's deliberately loud voice, "I already said I don't want to eat. I just don't want to eat. Who would care about me!"
After saying that, Xiao Junzi sat in the room, sulking, waiting for someone to coax him.
But after waiting for a long time without anyone coming, he became even angrier.
Suddenly, he stood up, walked over, and opened the door. Just then, Chi Zhao returned from his work and was already standing outside.
So, in Shen Yan'an's eyes, this scene was that Chi Zhaoming clearly heard him say he wasn't going to eat, but still ignored him. She not only didn't care about her own health, but also didn't care about him!
The little girl instantly lost her composure, staring at her with her big, watery eyes.
While Chi Zhao was still completely confused and didn't understand what he was looking at, Xiao Junzi turned around and slammed the door shut, almost hitting Chi Zhao's nose.
While slamming the door shut, she yelled fiercely, "You're not allowed in! I don't want to see you right now! I hate you!"
That's a bit of a serious statement.
Chi Zhao frowned slightly, but the two servants in the room seemed quite pleased.
Little Princess, please don't do anything outrageous again, or their lives will be saved.
One of them came out and stood guard at the door, watching Chi Zhao warily.
She said in a warning tone, "The princess said you are not allowed to go in. If you disobey her orders, you will only displease her!"
Chi Zhao didn't say anything and quietly stood guard outside the door.
The more Shen Yan'an thought about it, the angrier he became.
He was so angry that he couldn't eat a single bite of lunch. After noon, he deliberately dressed himself up to look extremely handsome and got up to wait for the hunt results with His Majesty, his mother, and his father. The door was opened, and Chi Zhao saw the untouched food inside through the crack.
She paused for a moment, then, disregarding their ongoing cold war, asked, "Hasn't Princess had lunch yet?"
Shen Yan'an was angry at the time, and upon hearing this, he even crossed his arms and pretended to be indifferent, saying, "Whether it's useful or not is none of your business."
Why ask now instead of earlier or later? It's clear you don't care about me at all!
Chi Zhao:......
They were out in public, so she couldn't get too close to Shen Yan'an. Seeing his bad attitude, she simply didn't say anything more.
We can't very well kidnap the young lady in public and take her back to him to eat.
She's not crazy.
I wasn't coaxed, I wasn't coaxed at all!
Shen Yan'an's face flushed with anger. He secretly glanced at Chi Zhao, who was half a step behind him. Chi Zhao was engrossed in being a cold-faced guard and had no time to coax him.
Xiao Junzi felt a pang of sadness.
He puffed out his cheeks and ignored everyone.
My husband is becoming more and more unreasonable with each passing year.
Chi Zhao couldn't take it anymore and turned her head away as if she hadn't seen it.
Shen Yan'an went to pay his respects to His Majesty, his belly full of anger.
The current emperor is Shen Yan'an's aunt. Although he has some reservations about Shen Yan'an chasing after women, he has always doted on him.
Seeing that he didn't look happy, she couldn't help but ask, "Who made our princess unhappy? Tell your aunt, and your aunt will definitely help you punish her."
The Queen beside her tugged nervously at her. The Emperor suddenly realized that he shouldn't have made such a promise. What if An'er casually mentioned the name of a minister? Would she punish her trusted minister for a child's grudge?
At this moment, she was truly afraid of hearing Lu Mingwei's name from Shen Yan'an's mouth.
Fortunately, although An'er was usually mischievous, she was very sensible at this moment. Although she was clearly unhappy, she still shook her head.
"An'er just didn't rest well last night, which made her aunt worry."
The emperor's previously declining good impression of him improved slightly.
The Queen also expressed her concern, saying that if there was anything she needed, she should just tell the head steward in charge of the palace and not to make herself suffer.
Shen Yan'an forced a smile and nodded. Only then did they let him sit down and wait for the hunting officials to bring back the game.
Chi Zhao stood at the bottom, not daring to look up too often, for fear of being mistaken for looking directly at the emperor's face. However, Shen Yan'an could see her just in time.
He was unaware of Chi Zhao's various concerns. He only felt that she had promised to come with him, but she didn't even look at him, which showed that she was annoyed. He became even angrier, and his heart ached with anger.
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