At dawn in Yinjing, Ma De drove his carriage around the Yan army camp outside the city. After He Yunxiao killed two teams of Yan scouts, they arrived at the city of Yinjing without incident.
There were no grand ceremonies, and no unnecessary personnel.
The city gates opened on time, allowing He Yunxiao to enter.
After entering the city, He Yunxiao first went to the protagonist's house to drop off Chu Chu, and then went straight to the palace.
Nan Zhu's wife needs to be sent back, the border map needs to be handed over to Meng Bao, and her mother-in-law Liang Yulu also needs to be settled.
Regardless, she is a princess consort of the Yan Kingdom, and keeping her in the Qi Kingdom's palace is safer than letting her live outside. Moreover, He Yunxiao hasn't mentioned to Jiang Wuyou that he wants to personally rescue her mother, so the matter of Jiang Wuyou meeting her mother will have to be postponed for a while.
After settling Nan Zhu's wife and mother-in-law in, He Yunxiao took the border map and went to find Meng Bao.
Changhe Palace is naturally impossible, because Mengbao is still "Li Qingmeng" and not "Meng Qingqian".
Without saying a word, He Yunxiao headed straight for the side hall of Fenghua Palace.
Upon arriving at the palace gate and seeing Jian Ling, He Yunxiao understood everything.
Meng Qingqian's personal bodyguard, Jian Ling, is a reclusive and taciturn individual whose sole mission is to protect Meng Qingqian's safety. However, these two traits are completely useless in front of He Yunxiao.
First, he was aloof. When Jian Ling saw He Yunxiao arrive, he took the initiative to greet him, "Young Master He."
He Yunxiao smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Jianling."
Jian Ling said, "Compared to you, young master, my hardships are nothing."
He Yunxiao said, "Of course. I'm going in now. You keep an eye on things outside for me."
Jian Ling replied, "Yes."
He Yunxiao then stepped over the sword and entered the hall.
Jian Ling consciously moved several steps away from the bedchamber, and temporarily abandoned her second characteristic: "protecting Meng Qingqian's safety."
For a while, no matter how much the master inside "saves" and "begs for mercy," Jian Ling will remain indifferent.
Although Jian Ling was aloof, she wasn't stupid.
Going to "rescue" her at that time would not only be futile, but would also risk incurring the wrath of one's own master. It would be a thankless and arduous task. Therefore, it was impossible for me to actually go and rescue her.
She found a capable husband, so she has to accept it; it's only natural. Other women can only envy her. This kind of "begging" is nothing but showing off.
...
There was supposed to be a court assembly in the morning, but Meng Qingqian found an excuse to postpone it. Then she specially bathed, burned incense, dressed up, and sat in the bedroom of Fenghua Palace waiting for He Yunxiao to arrive.
She believed he would come. After all... they had communicated telepathically many times and were already on the same wavelength.
Since her heart-to-heart talk with He Yunxiao, Meng Qingqian has come to a clearer understanding.
She did love the State of Qi, but it cannot be denied that she also loved He Yunxiao.
Meng Qingqian knew He Yunxiao's attitude; he loved her more than he loved Qi, so his willingness to go to Yan was entirely due to his feelings for her.
She served her country day and night, while her lover risked his life to retrieve border defense maps from the Yan Kingdom...
Having gone to such lengths, it wouldn't be unreasonable to postpone a court session and take half a day to play with the meritorious official He Yunxiao, would it?
Others may not be able to say, but Meng Qingqian felt it was not an exaggeration at all.
To put it another way, since she's currently in complete control, she's prepared to dismiss anyone who dares to impeach her or gossip about her on the spot!
Unreasonable?
That's just unreasonable!
You court officials all have families and children, what's wrong with me spending time with He Yunxiao!
Keep working! Are you trying to kill me with exhaustion?!
Why isn't He Yunxiao here yet? I've been waiting for him for so long...
Just as Meng Qingqian was sitting alone in the chair, lost in thought and sulking, He Yunxiao quietly pushed open the door of the bedroom and slipped up behind her.
He Yunxiao slowly lowered his head and whispered in Meng Qingqian's ear, "Mengbao..."
Meng Qingqian, who had been sulking, suddenly showed surprise and then turned her head sharply.
"What... um..."
He Yunxiao kissed her red lips, making it hard for her to breathe.
...
He Yunxiao's system seemed to be malfunctioning. Even though Li Qingmeng's favorability rating had long since reached 100, it kept repeating to He Yunxiao like a broken record, "[Li Qingmeng's favorability rating has reached 100]". Sometimes the prompts were as fast as a 100-meter sprint, repeating the prompts four or five times per second.
This time, Jian Ling stood further from the palace entrance than before. She listened to the creaking sound of the wood rattling and clicking, silently admiring the superior quality of the palace furniture. Beautiful, sturdy, durable, and exuding an aristocratic air—most importantly, it was endorsed by He Yunxiao.
This seems to be a business opportunity.
Later, He Yunxiao sent a telepathic message to Jian Ling from afar, asking her to find a set of bed sheets and a mattress.
Jian Ling did as instructed.
Later, when He Yunxiao asked Jian Ling to find bed sheets for the second time, Jian Ling's gaze towards the side hall of Fenghua Palace was filled with awe.
...
Meng Qingqian originally intended to stand up for herself, but this was already the umpteenth time she had overestimated herself.
As it turns out, she was never in control of her own destiny under He Yunxiao's control.
At this moment, Meng Qingqian's face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, and she lay lazily in He Yunxiao's arms.
She was so tired that she didn't want to say anything more.
"Mengbao?" He Yunxiao called out.
Meng Qingqian let out a soft "Mmm" and replied wearily, "Mmm."
"Let's talk about my trip to Yinjing this time."
"I don't want to talk about it," Meng Qingqian said weakly and reluctantly.
He Yunxiao smiled. He knew perfectly well how much Mengbao had suffered. But he couldn't be blamed; he hadn't intended to exploit her, but then he thought of Li Xiangjun, and… he couldn't resist… M.cascoo.net
Mengbao was wronged.
Both of them vented their anger on her alone.
No wonder she didn't want to talk.
He Yunxiao first fed Mengbao a sip of water, then lowered his head and kissed her forehead.
After coaxing the exhausted Mengbao to sleep, He Yunxiao dared to leave the palace to find his Ruobao.
Sister Jiang, along with her father and aunt, were unaware that she had gone to the Yan Kingdom, but Ruobao did. Therefore, she needed to reassure Ruobao first before returning home to report that she was safe.
After leaving the palace, it had already turned from dawn to morning.
He Yunxiao went to the study in the Fan family mansion with ease; his precious baby would always be waiting for him there.
He Yunxiao pushed open the door and entered. As agreed, Fan Ziruo sat down at the desk, looked up at him and smiled, "You're back." Just like an old married couple.
Upon seeing his serene and gentle wife, Ziruo, He Yunxiao's heart calmed down. Of course, this might also be related to the fact that he had just vented his anger on Mengbao.
He Yunxiao took two steps forward, put his arm around his precious baby's waist, and said gently, "Did you miss me, precious baby?"
Fan Ziruo lowered her head and smiled, "I wanted to ask you before, what exactly does 'Ruobao' mean? But you didn't say, you just called me that, which made me search through all the classics but I still don't understand."
He Yunxiao kissed his wife Ziruo's cheek and said, "'Ruobao' means 'Fan Ziruo is my favorite treasure'."
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