When grandma saw the prince coming, she smiled and bowed. "Old slave, please see the prince."

"This is my nanny." Shen Ning introduced nervously.

"Since Mammy is Ning'er's nanny, she is an elder, so there is no need to be polite."

Xiao Junhe can always give Shen Ning a sense of security in every detail.

Shen Ning looked up at Xiao Junhe and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Xiao Junhe looked at Shen Ning. "Huh?"

Shen Ning finally came back to her senses, lowering her head and her cheeks were a little burning.

She was thinking that in her previous life, she was crazy and that was why she was deceived to that extent by Xiao Chengyin.

"Your Majesty is really doting on our young lady." Mammy smiled and patted the back of Shen Ning's hand. "I won't disturb you, young lady and uncle, have a good rest."

Grandma left and closed the door thoughtfully.

Xiao Junhe pulled Shen Ning into his arms and asked in a low voice.

"Why aren't you happy when you go home?"

He could keenly detect her emotional changes.

"No." Shen Ning leaned against Xiao Junhe's heart and slowly closed her eyes.

"What did you and grandma talk about here just now?" Xiao Junhe obviously didn't intend to let Shen Ning go, so he picked her up and walked into the inner room.

Shen Ning's ears turned a little red. "Don't... in broad daylight, at night..."

Xiao Junhe raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth. He actually didn't hear clearly what Mammy and Shen Ning said.

But Shen Ning is not asking for it.

"What are you going to do tonight? My husband just sees that you are too tired and wants to hold you for a nap." Xiao Junhe teased with a smile.

Shen Ning choked and buried her head in Xiao Junhe's chest angrily.

In her previous life, she actually thought that this man was stupid and naive, and he was a fool who would go to prison to save her at all costs.

It seemed that she had misjudged him. He was not stupid at all. He was very smart when it came to bullying others.

"On the third day of the wedding... the bride has to choose a concubine for her husband, so that the palace will flourish." Shen Ning walked on the bed and asked tentatively. "Xiao Junhe... what do you think of my cousin?"

Xiao Junhe was stunned for a moment, and his face darkened.

He actually forgot that Qin still had this custom.

Shen Ning was a little unhappy when she came home today. Is it because of this?

"I don't need a concubine." Xiao Junhe held Shen Ning's hand tightly. "As long as you don't want to, you don't have to choose anyone for me."

Shen Ning was stunned for a moment and looked at Xiao Junhe in shock, but...this is the rule of the Qin royal family. "Then your Majesty..."

"Father, I'll tell you, don't worry." Xiao Junhe didn't say much.

He is the kind of man who can't speak sweet words, but he can always make Shen Ning feel safe. "Xiao Junhe, I..."

Shen Ning didn't know what was so good about her that allowed Xiao Junhe to be so protective of her.

"I'm sorry..." Apart from sorry, Shen Ning didn't know what else she could say.

"I know that you were fined and grounded because you violated His Majesty's will and left Kyoto without permission..." It was not because you were nostalgic for the land of flowers and willows or had a bad style.

It was because Xiao Chengyin used her as an excuse to trick Xiao Junhe out of Kyoto.

But Xiao Junhe was so stupid that... he still refused to explain.

"That day..." Xiao Junhe wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. "As long as you're fine."

As long as Shen Ning is okay, he will be relieved.

"You are so stupid." Shen Ning smiled helplessly.

"My mother said that fools are blessed." Xiao Junhe just laughed.

No matter what Shen Ning said, he felt it was right.

"Xiao Junhe..." Shen Ning wanted to say, if you ascend the throne and become emperor in the future, can you always belong to me alone?

But she couldn't ask such a childish question.

Because this is impossible.

Reaching out to hug Xiao Junhe, Shen Ning wanted to cherish every day and night she had with him alone.

"Um?"

"When will we... consummate the marriage... If I don't choose a concubine, and I'm not pregnant yet, what will the people of Kyoto think of me?" Someone must think that she is a poisonous woman who controls the palace and refuses to give the prince a concubine. Will impeach her.

"Don't care about anyone else's words, I'm here." Xiao Junhe hugged Shen Ning and saw her hugging him tightly, her eyes full of tenderness.

…

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty summons you urgently. It seems that there is a war at the border and barbarian tribes suddenly invaded the border. Your Majesty summons you to the palace." Outside the door, his subordinates came anxiously to report.

Shen Ning just wanted to lie in Xiao Junhe's arms and sleep for a while, but her heart tightened and she sat up suddenly.

How could she forget such an important thing...

That year, not long after she married Xiao Chengyin, there was a war at the border. The Liu family refused to send troops and even colluded with the barbarians in an attempt to get rid of Xiao Junhe.

Xiao Junhe committed a crime and sent troops to the barbarians. He narrowly escaped death. He was deeply ambushed and had no reinforcements behind him. He almost died outside the pass.

If he hadn't been lucky...

But that time was also a turning point in Xiao Junhe's life. As a result, he made great military exploits. Even if the Liu family did not want to, they had to hand over the military power of the 100,000-strong border army to Xiao Junhe's hands.

Therefore, Xiao Junhe became a thorn in the flesh of the Liu family and the queen, and they wished Xiao Junhe would die immediately.

Shen Ning nervously held Xiao Junhe's hand. She was a little conflicted. If Xiao Junhe did not go to the war, the military power of the 100,000-strong army would be lost.

If Xiao Junhe had gone...he would have escaped death.

Even if he knew he could survive, he would never recover from his serious injuries, old illnesses would relapse, and there would be no reinforcements behind him...

"What's wrong?" Sensing Shen Ning's fear, Xiao Junhe whispered to comfort him. "You will stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a few more days, and I will come to take you home from the City God's Temple Fair."

Shen Ning watched Xiao Junhe leave, feeling extremely flustered.

If Xiao Junhe goes, it will be a thorn in the queen's side.

How... can Xiao Junhe achieve military exploits while avoiding the Queen's jealousy...

She needs to think of a solution.

…

Royal Palace.

There was a war at the border, so Shen Bozhong, as prime minister, naturally had to enter the palace.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the Queen has asked you to go to Fengyi Hall first."

The maid next to the queen secretly came to cut off the beard.

Shen Bozhong frowned. If it had been before, he would have ignored it. He was the prime minister and he entered the palace for important matters in the court. Why should he listen to the queen's summons?

But remembering what Shen Ning said to him, the Prime Minister had no choice but to sigh.

For the sake of his daughter and son-in-law, he could only do this.

Xiao Junhe is a prince, and he knows better than anyone how difficult his situation is.

If he was really good to Shen Ning, for the sake of his daughter's future, he, as a father, would have to get involved even if he hated participating in the prince's heir apparent.

…

Fengluan Hall.

The queen sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at her face carefully.

She herself didn't expect that... after so many years, she would still care about Shen Bozhong's opinion of her.

"Mother, Master Shen is here."

When the palace maid came to report, the queen was stunned for a moment.

In fact, she thought Shen Bozhong would not come.

Her heart tightened, and the queen actually felt her heartbeat was a little fast.

Both she and Shen Bozhong were no longer the teenagers they were in their prime, yet... they were still nervous.

"I am here to see you, the Queen." Shen Bozhong's voice was cold and distant.

But the queen was very satisfied that he could come.

"Master Shen, it's really difficult for me to meet you." The queen said in a deep voice.

Shen Bozhong frowned, neither humble nor arrogant. "The queen is the master of the palace, and Bozhong is a minister, so he should avoid suspicion."

"Then why did you come today?" The queen was a little angry.

Shen Bozhong was silent for a long time before speaking. "It's the City God's Temple Fair soon..."

The queen froze and held her hands tightly.

He still remembers...


Chapter completed!