Xiao Ji's desolate and bleak writing didn't last long, because Shang Changge returned after leaving.
Shang Changge: "Your father is back?"
Xiao Ji, who thought the little rascal had come back to kiss and hug him: ...
General Xiao was heartbroken, but he didn't say anything.
With a sigh, he obediently replied, "It arrived last night."
Shang Changge regained her senses and nodded: "Then wait for me a moment, I'll go back with you to visit the old general later."
Turning to Qingyao, she instructed, "Send someone to tell the head steward that I am going to visit the old general and ask her to prepare a gift."
This time, Xiao Ji didn't stop him, and watched with a smile as Shang Changge looked radiant.
A wolf in sheep's clothing, valued by its partner, will have its hidden tail wagging high.
Shang Changge couldn't help but chuckle, and beckoned to General Xiao, who was staring intently at her.
Xiao Ji obediently lowered his head as usual, and was rewarded with a soft kiss on the side of his face.
In an instant, General Xiao's inner voice, clutching his wildly pounding chest, burst with joy.
Sure enough, his little rascal still likes him just as much as he did yesterday!
Shang Changge seemed to know exactly what Xiao Ji was thinking; she said whatever General Xiao wanted to hear.
"General Xiao is so cute. I like General Xiao very much today too."
In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of everyone!
Another gust of cold wind swept by, and Xiao Ji's tall and burly figure swayed, looking rather frail.
Swaying once, swaying twice, swaying three times, she naturally leaned against Shang Changge's shoulder, appearing vulnerable and affectionate like a little bird nestled against him:
"What should I do, Your Highness? I'm so happy I can barely stand. Hmm... let me lean on you for a bit, I'll be fine in a moment."
The servants stared wide-eyed and their mouths were slightly agape; they were all wide-eyed with disbelief.
This? This!
The shameless person in front of them, feigning ingratiation with the princess, is... is their Qingyan's Great General, who bears the name of a killing god!?
Shang Changge, however, was used to it and patted the man's big head in a very cooperative and affectionate manner.
"Are you hungry? If you are, go to the dining hall to eat first, and I'll change my clothes and come over."
Xiao Ji closed his eyes, took a deep breath of the peony fragrance emanating from his beloved woman, and felt relaxed and at ease.
Tilting his head, his perfectly shaped, thin lips pressed a kiss onto Shang Changge's graceful swan-like neck:
"I wish to eat with the princess."
The fact that the couple's marriage was brought forward was not only confirmed by imperial decree but also by a royal proclamation.
Soon, the good news that Princess Anguo's marriage to the general had been brought forward spread throughout the entire capital city.
The pale golden morning light spilled across the streets, where all sorts of people came and went.
Jing Xiuming, dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, stopped in front of the imperial edict and looked at it for a long time.
"Brother Jing, what does it say on it?"
Nannan gently shook her little hand, which was holding Jing Xiuming's big hand, and asked a question out of curiosity.
Has something big happened in the city? Otherwise, why would Brother Jing be watching for so long?
The weather is getting colder, but the sun is not glaring.
Especially since it was still morning, Jing Xiuming found the few rays of golden sunlight falling on the imperial edict particularly dazzling.
"It's nothing, let's go."
Jing Xiuming withdrew his gaze, took Nannan's hand, and turned to walk towards the residential area of the people on South Street.
So what if he's blindingly beautiful? A lowly poisoner like him can't give his sister anything.
He should be content to stay by his sister's side and do his part to atone for his past mistakes when she needs him.
At the same time, in the imperial palace.
In Xirou Palace, the Imperial Concubine had just finished breakfast with Emperor Mingde and was now leading a group of palace servants to respectfully see Emperor Mingde off.
Once the emperor left, the smile on the beautiful concubine's face faded, and she walked back into the palace with her personal maid supporting her wrist.
After resting for a while, he dismissed the palace servants, leaving only the nanny who had been with him for decades and whom he had brought from his maiden home.
After a brief whisper between master and servant, the nanny obeyed and went to carry out her orders.
Consort Yunrou then summoned her personal maid and, with the maid's assistance, returned to her warm chamber and lay down on her soft couch.
I don't know what she was thinking, but after regaining her senses, she glanced around the warm pavilion and giggled, covering her mouth.
"Sister, your reign as empress is coming to an end soon."
Time passed little by little, and the sun grew higher and higher.
At the General's Mansion,
Shang Changge had already met Xiao Zhen with Xiao Ji's full accompaniment and had completed the most basic set of polite greetings.
It doesn't matter that Xiao Zhen is not good with words; Shang Changge is a social butterfly who can chat with anyone whenever he wants.
A tea room facing the courtyard, a seat by the window.
Shang Changge and Xiao Ji sat on one side, while Xiao Zhen sat opposite them.
Shang Changge: "I've always been curious about how the old general won that battle where he defeated a larger force with a smaller one."
Xiao Zhen had just returned to the capital city he had been away from for so long, and now that the glory of the past was being mentioned again by others, he felt a deep sense of nostalgia and emotion.
Xiao Zhen: "I'm not afraid of the princess laughing at me, but the reason we were able to win that battle was because of favorable timing, location, and popular support... Heaven blessed Qingyan..."
Xiao Zhen wasn't bad at speaking; he was just bad at speaking in areas where he wasn't good at it.
Shang Changge noticed this and started by talking about Xiao Ji and then about Xiao Zhen's glorious past achievements.
Then we move on to the wine Xiao Zhen loves to drink, to Xiao Zhen's pastoral life over the years, and finally back to Xiao Ji.
Why do I know this?
Don't ask, the answer is that she's improved after the awkward experience of meeting her boyfriend's family for the first time, and she's learned to do her research beforehand.
In the end,
Xiao Zhen's opinion of Shang Changge had changed significantly. He glanced at Shang Changge's son, who had remained silent and held Shang Changge's hand the whole time, and smiled.
Let's look at Shang Changge again.
Perhaps even at his age, he still doesn't know how to play the role of a father. Xiao Zhen's words are always surprising:
"Xiao Ji is a good boy. Please treat him well in the future, Princess."
Xiao Ji: ?
Shang Changge: ...
Shang Changge suppressed a laugh, withdrew her hand from General Xiao's palm, and personally poured a cup of fresh tea from the teapot, presenting it to Xiao Zhen with both hands:
"I will take good care of Aji. General, you can rest assured to entrust Aji to me. General, have some tea."
This cup of tea was truly unreasonable, and Xiao Zhen, though he wanted to rise, politely declined.
Seeing that Shang Changge's expression was sincere and he had no other intentions, he reached out and accepted the cup of tea.
in this way,
This meant entrusting Xiao Ji to Shang Changge.
Xiao Ji: ...
...
Xiao Ji had never been so speechless in his life, but when he saw Shang Changge's wildly upturned lips, he suddenly felt relieved.
Oh well, as long as the little rascal is happy.
Over the next few days, the four stewards of the Imperial Palace, the Empress's residence, the Princess's residence, and the General's residence, including Xiao Ji, were all busy with various matters related to the wedding.
Shang Changge was also busy, flipping through the booklet given to her by the Empress.
Don't overthink it, it's not a yellowed booklet, but a very proper booklet.
The content describes how to be a wife after marriage, how to manage the affairs of the household, and so on...
Shang Changge turned the page once and glanced at it, but never turned to the second page again.
She didn't look at it again, but her excuse to the outside world was that she was busy flipping through this booklet on 'how to be a virtuous wife'.
As for what he's really busy with?
Of course, I'm busy working with my beautiful younger brother and my cunning, cheap grandfather to accelerate the progress of the 'Old Emperor Ga's Plan'!
So far, everything is proceeding according to plan and everything is going smoothly.
However,
Just three days after the imperial edict and proclamation announcing the wedding to be moved forward were issued, something unexpected happened.
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