An Yi is naive, but not stupid. Last time at Boliangtai, she realized that this princess from Northern Zhou liked Ling Xiao.
It would be fine if Ling Xiao also liked her now, but it seems that Ling Xiao has no romantic feelings for her.
"Princess." Shang Wu nodded to An Yi. "It's not that I didn't see you. I went to talk to General Ling about adults' matters, but you don't understand yet."
The meaning of Shangwu's words was very clear. Between adult men and women, what could there be that a little girl couldn't know
"Something happened at home, so I won't stay for long." Ling Xiao said coldly to Shang Wu.
Then he was about to bypass Shangwu and leave.
Unexpectedly, Shang Wu refused and turned sideways, blocking Ling Xiao's way.
"I heard that Jinhuayuan's play is very famous in Da Yue. It would be a pity if we didn't watch it to the end." Shang Wu grinned, her smile was particularly bright. "If you are in a hurry, I can tell you the rest of the story."
"Didn't Princess Shangwu hear what my brother said?"
Ling Qingwan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, and several people turned their eyes to her.
Ling Qingwan walked in front of Ling Xiao and motioned him to step back.
"My brother said that he had something to do at home and couldn't stay here any longer."
The two looked at each other.
Shang Wu looked at Ling Qingwan with a condescending expression and felt an inexplicable anger in her heart.
"Minding my business." She complained softly.
"Wanwan is my sister. If my affairs are nothing to her, then I have no one close to me in this world."
Ling Xiao originally planned to keep things quiet because Shang Wu was a princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but he did not expect Shang Wu to go too far and even speak ill of Ling Qing Wan.
"Besides, I know the relationship between Wanwan and I best, and it's not your turn as an outsider to butt in on it."
The more Ling Xiao thought about it, the angrier he became.
"Ling Xiao you..."
"I told you I have something going on at home, and I don't want to repeat it a second time. Princess, please don't bother me anymore."
Ling Xiao was too lazy to get entangled with Shang Wu, so he said coldly and left Jinhua Garden with the three of them. When passing by Shang Wu, An Yi and Zhang Shuying, who were walking at the end, did not forget to make faces at Shang Wu.
Shang Wu stamped her feet in anger.
"Ling Xiao."
She turned around and shouted at Ling Xiao.
"Remember what you said today. Soon, I will no longer be an outsider to you. Then I will see what you can say."
Ling Xiao paused, then left quickly without looking back.
Shang Wu stared at the backs of several people with sharp eyes.
"Wait."
If she hadn't been determined to win, how could she have asked her father to allow her to marry into Dai Viet
After this incident, Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao lost interest in traveling anymore. An Yi and Zhang Shuying also understood, and they got off the carriage on the road.
Ling Qingwan was preoccupied and didn't speak a word along the way.
"Wanwan, it's my fault. Because of me, you were blamed by that wild woman." Ling Xiao couldn't help it, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally apologized to Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan shook her head.
"Brother, you don't have to apologize to me on behalf of Shangwu."
After all, Ling Xiao couldn't predict who he would meet or know on the battlefield.
Besides, who could have known that the fifth princess of Dai Viet would be such a narrow-minded and selfish person.
Last time at Boliangtai, Ling Qingwan only thought that Shangwu liked Lingxiao, but today she really saw Shangwu's true face.
It is not surprising that a woman who will never give up until she achieves her goal will do extreme things to get Ling Xiao.
What else can we do except to fight back with troops and block the water with earth
Ling Qingwan had a headache.
"Oh, brother." Suddenly, Ling Qingwan thought of something. She raised her head and looked at Ling Xiao. "Tell me the truth, do you have any feelings for Shang Wu?"
"Even a tiny bit counts, even a sesame seed."
This matter is very important, Ling Qingwan must get to the bottom of it.
"No, not at all." Ling Xiao answered without hesitation. "I like gentle and dignified women, how could I be interested in that wild woman. What's more, she bullied you."
A gentle and dignified woman? Ling Qingwan shuddered.
Then An Yi is probably out of luck.
The two returned to the general's mansion and heard that Shen Chengzhou was in the study, so Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao went straight to see Shen Chengzhou and told him everything that had happened today.
The atmosphere in the study was particularly heavy.
"That Shang Wu even dared to set her sights on my grandson." Shen Chengzhou snorted coldly. "I should have known not to accept the surrender of Northern Zhou and directly destroyed Northern Zhou!"
Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao were speechless.
The most urgent task now is to find a way to make Shang Wu give up the idea of marrying Ling Xiao.
"But you don't have to worry. Xiao'er is my grandson, and he has fought in several major battles. He is on the rise. There are many rumors in the court that Xiao'er will be able to take over my position in the future. Even if Shangwu overestimates her own abilities and asks the emperor for a marriage, the emperor will not agree."
Shang Wu really took herself too seriously by marrying the most powerful young general of Dai Viet.
"I'm afraid that she will make trouble and keep pestering my brother. Even if the emperor disagrees, we can't stand her pestering us." Ling Qingwan sighed helplessly.
"The only way now is to find a good girl for Xiaoer as soon as possible and arrange the marriage first." Shen Chengzhou said softly.
In this case, even if Shangwu wanted to marry Lingxiao, she could only be a concubine. Shangwu was a princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and she came all the way to Dayue to marry, so it was impossible for her to be a concubine.
She could agree to it, but the emperor of Northern Zhou could not agree to it.
"However, there are so many young ladies of marriageable age in the capital, who should I choose, brother?" Ling Qingwan fell into deep thought.
After all, it is a lifelong event. Even if time is urgent, we cannot be careless.
"Let me... let me think about it carefully." Ling Xiao felt a little embarrassed.
"I'll talk to your mother tomorrow. Your mother knows a lot of ladies, ask her to help you look for one." Shen Chengzhou said to Ling Xiao.
The matter was settled, and Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan went back to their rooms to rest.
As soon as we settled down, Luoluo brought back news.
About Ling Chuchu's uncle and aunt.
"Ling Chuchu's biological mother had a son and a daughter. The daughter married into the Ling Mansion as a concubine, and the son grew up steadily and married an honest man. It was Ling Chuchu's biological mother who was sold into the Ling Mansion. Ling Chuchu's uncle learned the habit of favoring sons over daughters from his parents and married his two daughters as concubines."
"How can they have the heart to marry their daughter to a wealthy family as a concubine?" Ling Qingwan sneered.
She herself came from a wealthy family, and Ling Feng had several concubines in the backyard. Ling Qingwan saw how they lived.
This is a good-tempered lady like Ling Shen. If you are unlucky and meet someone with a bad temper, you will only be bullied.
"And they all married older men."