klisemfg Chapter 156 You're surprisingly polite
Chapter 156 You're surprisingly polite
Jun Ce led her to a courtyard in the Regent's Palace. He stood by the door with a smile, slightly raising his chin, gesturing for Zhai Rongyu to push the door open and go in.
Zhai Rong raised an eyebrow.
What are you keeping us in suspense about?
She pushed the door open with her delicate hand and was slightly surprised by the scene inside the courtyard.
In the dead of winter, two locust trees were planted in the courtyard, and locust blossoms were falling in abundance on both sides of the pebble-paved path in the middle.
A pleasant fragrance wafts through the air.
Isn't it winter now?
How come there are locust flowers here?
She suddenly looked at Jun Ce.
"I used a little spiritual power," Jun Ce explained, raising an eyebrow slightly.
Because the locust flowers have a short blooming period, he arranged for these two locust trees to bloom in all four seasons to ensure they always bloom.
Let's preserve the springtime atmosphere.
Zhai Rongyu was delighted, but after a moment of surprise, she disagreed, saying, "Your spiritual power is not yet stable, how can you waste it so easily?"
"Don't use it for this kind of thing again in the future," she muttered, her tone full of concern.
Jun Ce's eyes were deep, and he smiled gently, replying, "Okay."
He didn't feel it was a waste as long as she was happy.
“However, that’s not what I want to show you,” Jun Ce said.
"That's not it?"
Zhai Rongyu paused for a moment, then looked ahead following Jun Ce's finger. At the end of the corridor was a small arched bridge.
"That bridge?" Zhai Rongyu asked.
Jun Ce nodded. "Let's go take a look."
Zhai Rongyu walked along the stone path to the arched bridge, looked around, and asked in confusion, "Here?"
Jun Ce pointed to the pond under the bridge.
Zhai Rong leaned over the bridge pillar, peered down, and saw a clear pond meandering below, seemingly encircling the entire courtyard.
She looked closely, and her almond-shaped eyes suddenly lit up.
"This is... a colorful carp?!"
Those swimming around in the pond, aren't they colorful carp?
Some are a single color, while others are multiple colors; in short, they are colorful and very eye-catching.
There were also some colors she had never seen before.
She turned to Jun Ce with some excitement and asked, "A Xu, where did you find so many colorful carp?"
This is so cool!
There's only one path in that Imperial Garden!
Seeing the dimples on her cheeks, Jun Ce felt a surge of joy in his heart.
He smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it."
It took some effort, but it was nothing to mention.
Zhai Rongyu suddenly pouted and asked him, "Why don't you send it to the Minister's residence?"
"Is it really a gift for me?"
Jun Ce suddenly leaned down close to her, pinched the tip of her nose, and whispered, "I deliberately kept you in this palace so that you would crave you every day, and so that you would always think of me and marry me as your princess as soon as possible."
"If I were placed in the Minister's residence, I'm afraid some of them would be ungrateful and forget about me as soon as they turn their backs."
He straightened up, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes.
Zhai Rong's ears gradually flushed crimson. She glanced at him and muttered, "Shameless."
Jun Ce let out a few low laughs.
Zhai Rongyu didn't even look at him. She lifted her skirt and ran excitedly to the pond under the bridge, squatted down, and started paddling the water with her hands.
The colorful carp darted away, hiding quickly.
Like an overturned palette.
Zhai Rongyu's lips curled up, her lively girlish charm impossible to suppress.
Jun Ce looked down at the top of her dark hair, his eyes filled with tenderness and doting affection.
"Rong'er, let's get married as soon as we return from Nansang, okay?"
【us?】
Zhai Rongyu looked up to meet his gaze, shook the water droplets off her hands, and stood up.
"Are you going to Nansang too?"
A fleeting hint of affection crossed Jun Ce's eyes, but he maintained a businesslike demeanor and said, "I will lead a troop of soldiers straight to Nan Sang."
“They have invaded my Guanling City, so Long Yan will naturally return the favor and take back one of their cities as well.”
He spoke in a low, drawn-out tone, adjusting the jade pendant at his waist, as if discussing the weather.
"Only in this way can we avoid being impolite."
Zhai Rongyu twitched the corner of her mouth.
"You're quite polite."
[Nan Sang led his troops to invade Guanling City, and then focused his main force on intercepting his brother. He certainly didn't expect that his own base would be raided.]
Her gaze fell on Jun Ce's deep and handsome face, and she involuntarily got goosebumps.
He really is cunning...
We mustn't provoke him so easily in the future.
Jun Ce was unusually cheerful, and he chuckled as he ruffled her hair. "Once I conquer Hai Mu City, I will come to join you."
【Haimu City?】
Zhai Rongyu lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.
[Haimu City borders Longyan, yet it is a crucial transportation hub in Nansang.]
If Haimu City is captured, it will indeed be a significant blow to Nansang.
But... why choose this location?
"Are you going with your brother?" she asked.
Jun Ce nodded. "If Nan Sang really wants to take your brother's life, she will definitely set up an ambush on his inevitable route."
"Haimu City is the only southern city on this route."
"There is a very high probability that they will first move their troops to Haimu City and then take action in the vicinity."
"Moreover, there is a place called Cangyun Valley there, which is an excellent place for an ambush."
Looking at his composed demeanor, Zhai Rongyu felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
Jun Ce, still unaware of what was happening, said, "When the time comes, your brother and I will split into two groups, one to meet the enemy and the other to attack."
"It will definitely throw that Nansang into disarray."
Zhai Rongyu found this reasonable, but couldn't help asking with doubt, "Why do you need to go personally to attack the city?"
Jun Ce's deep, unfathomable eyes fell upon Zhai Rongyu.
Helian Kuangmo was cunning and treacherous, and he was worried about letting her go into danger alone.
He used to be afraid that he would hold her back, but now that he has spiritual power, he will do everything he can to protect her.
He would go with her to kill whomever she wanted.
If I can't be her blade, I'll be her sheath, ensuring her safe escape.
Despite thinking this, Jun Ce said something else entirely: "The Dragon Clan might come knocking on our door at any time. I have to hold on tight to the Princess Consort. I hope the Princess Consort will have some compassion and take some time to protect me."
With powder flying off her face, Zhai Rongyu glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes and said angrily, "Who is your princess consort!"
She's not married yet...
Jun Ce chuckled softly, then became even more audacious, saying, "I only have one queen, after all."
“If Rong’er doesn’t want me, I’ll have no choice but to go to the Baopu Taoist Temple and become a lonely cultivator, wandering around in front of you every day.”
"If you dare come, I'll throw you out with a broom!"
Zhai Rong stood there with her hands on her hips, feigning anger, her cheeks slightly puffed out.
When did he become so shameless?
Jun Ce reached out and pinched the soft flesh on one side of her cheek, his eyes clear and a smile playing on his lips. "Rong'er, do you really have the heart to do this?"
His long, slender eyebrows curved gently, and as a breeze stirred, the stray hairs at his temples fluttered, causing Zhai Rongyu's heart to race.
[How despicable! Using her beauty to seduce people...]
That's a foul.
She shook her head, banishing the romantic thoughts from her mind.
She took off the Starry Moon Shadow Bracelet from her wrist again, pried open his large hand, and placed it in her palm.
You'd better keep this bracelet safe.
Jun Ce said, "With a wave of the talisman, Rong'er can come to see me anytime."
If he accepts the bracelet, she won't come.
Seeing that Jun Ce was about to refuse again as before, Zhai Rongyu glared at him and said, "You are not allowed to refuse!"
"This bracelet isn't for your protection."
Jun Ce raised an eyebrow and looked at her.