General Long immediately waved his hands and said, "Please excuse my laughter, everyone. It was because I saw the handsome appearance of the county prince that I became greedy and wanted to marry her into my Long family. I really didn't think it through, and I didn't ask the county prince if he already had someone in mind."
Although the people of Beimo are not open-minded, they are better than Daliang, so it is not a big deal to ask Qin Zhou about his lover in front of the ministers.
Zi'an saw that the emperor's complexion had improved, so he held Old Seven's hand and said softly, "The emperor may like Qin Zhou."
Murong Jie said calmly, "What's so strange about that? Love comes from respect."
Next, there was drinking and chatting, and it was quite lively.
Lao Qi has always been a wine lover, but tonight he managed to resist the urge to drink and only had a few glasses of wine, which in the past would not even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
Qin Zhou's eyes occasionally drifted over, and when Zi'an looked at her, she smiled faintly and turned away.
Zi'an couldn't tell whether she was looking at him or at Lao Qi. Anyway, he felt that Qin Zhou was acting strange tonight.
But fortunately, they were going back to their country. Although things in Daliang State were a mess, it was their own territory after all and it was easy to do things there.
After the banquet, the emperor pulled Murong Jie aside and talked a lot of drunken words. He said a lot, but the main idea was just one: we have given peace, but I hope the regent will be lenient when talking about the things in the northern desert, and give him some face when he mentions it when he returns to the country.
Murong Jie walked unsteadily, patting his chest with great pride and talking about how wise and powerful the new emperor of Beimo was. Just like that, you admired me and I admired you. We admired each other for three minutes, and then bowed and left.
After leaving the palace, Murong Jie's steps became steady, and he said to Zi'an: "We will leave early tomorrow morning."
Zian smiled, "So anxious?"
"It's not a good place to stay for long!" A hint of coldness flashed in Murong Jie's narrow eyes. "The new emperor has a new style, so there must be some rectification. If we stay here, we will only cause trouble."
"I just feel worried about Rouyao." Zi'an sighed.
"Gao Fengtian has already sent people to look for him, and old Prince An Ran has also stayed."
Speaking of which, Zi'an hasn't met old Prince An Ran yet, he seems to be avoiding her.
"If he were here, I'd feel more at ease."
No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, I packed my bags and prepared to return home.
Qin Zhou arrived early and prepared a long team of carriages. Dozens of carriages were loaded with gifts from the emperor.
Qin Zhou was wearing a white brocade suit today, still dressed like a man, riding his horse slowly, like a real man.
She looked at Zi'an and Murong Jie, and said with a cupped hand, "Brother Murong, Princess, I have come specially to see you off."
Zi'an said with a smile, "Thank you, Prince."
Murong Jie was about to speak when he saw Prince Qi coming and pulling Murong Jie aside.
Qin Zhou dismounted and walked in front of Zi'an. Zi'an was also dressed in plain clothes today. Standing next to Qin Zhou, he was indescribably gentle and warm.
Zi'an reached out to help her straighten her collar, then brushed away the fallen petals on her shoulder. He looked at her with the eyes of a mother-in-law looking at her daughter-in-law, and smiled warmly, "Very good."
Qin Zhou's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, and he stared at her blankly.
The seventh brother was talking to King Qi. He glanced over and sneered, but continued talking to King Qi without changing his expression.
Liu Liu and Ling Li were carrying things out. When they saw Qin Zhou coming, Liu Liu stepped forward to greet him. Her enthusiasm separated Zi An and Qin Zhou.
"Your Highness, you are here? You are so polite that you even come to see us off in person." Liu Liu seemed particularly happy today as she could finally return home.
"Yes." Qin Zhou responded absentmindedly.
"Your Highness, please come visit our Daliang when you have time." Liu Liu invited her warmly.
Qin Zhou nodded, "Yes, I'll go if I have a chance."
However, she was just being perfunctory with Liu Liu, but when she looked at Zi'an, she suddenly felt that she really should go.
So, she immediately smiled and said to Zi'an: "We'll see each other again."
After saying this, she suddenly understood. Since the two countries are now brothers, wouldn't it be common for them to travel in the future? Moreover, the distance between the two countries is not far. If they take a small road, they can reach the destination in a few days.
When everything was ready, Su Qing came and shouted, "Let's go."
Murong Jie bowed and said goodbye to King Qi, then came over and grabbed Zi'an's arm, but he forgot that Zi'an had been injured before.
"Hey," Zi'an cried out softly and frowned.
Qin Zhou kicked over and said sternly: "Don't you know that her arm was injured? How can you be her husband?"
This kick naturally missed Murong Jie. Although Murong Jie felt sorry for Zi'an and regretted his own recklessness, looking at Qin Zhou's anxious and concerned face, he couldn't help but said lightly: "My wife, I feel sorry for her myself, what does it have to do with you?"
Qin Zhou's face suddenly darkened, "Murong Jie, I warn you, if you dare to treat her badly, I will..."
Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Zi'an quickly tried to smooth things over, dragged Qin Zhou aside, and comforted him, "It's okay, he treats me well, it was just careless just now, I'm fine."
But she was secretly wondering why Qin Zhou cared so much about her and even quarreled with Lao Qi over her.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her strangely, Qin Zhou felt that she was making a big fuss, so she said calmly: "You are our Beimo's great benefactor. Anyone who dares to bully you is making things difficult for us Beimo."
Liu Liu put her head on Xiao Tuo's shoulder in a daze, "Your Majesty is so considerate."
Xiao Tuo pushed her head open and said in a muffled voice, "Get in the car."
The team returning to the capital marched away slowly, and the people of the capital came to see them off. Zi'an stuck his head out from the side of the carriage and waved to everyone.
Zi'an seemed to see Princess An in the crowd, but when he looked closely, it was not her.
I remembered that I hadn't seen her since the new emperor ascended the throne, and I didn't know where she had gone.
Qin Zhou rode his horse and followed her, just to the right of her carriage, neither too fast nor too slow.
Zi'an smiled at her and said, "Prince, take care!"
Before Qin Zhou could say anything, Zi'an was pulled back by Murong Jie. She glared at the carriage angrily, but couldn't vent her anger.
Zi'an said unhappily, "Why do you want to ride a carriage when you have a horse? Xiaosun has to sit outside as well."
Murong Jie said coldly: "I am a little tired, can't I take a rest in the carriage?"
Zi'an was about to stick his head out, but Murong Jie said sternly, "If you still want to mess with Qin Zhou's mind, then continue flirting with her."
Zi'an exclaimed, looking at Murong Jie, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"She likes you, can't you see?" Murong Jie wanted to split her head open to see if there was a bunch of grass stuffed inside.
"What?" Zi'an was really shocked this time. Qin Zhou was a lesbian? Oh no!
She swore that she really did not discriminate against Lala. In fact, she supported everyone to pursue their own happiness and love as long as the purpose was pure.
However, she never expected that she didn’t meet Lala in modern times, but met one in ancient times. This is really... Lao Qi, you are talking nonsense!
(End of this chapter)