Qi Jue did not answer immediately, but raised his hand and carefully wiped away the mist from her temples.
"I am going to the military camp for inspection today, and I will be very late when I come back."
As a straight woman, Yan Mingzhu naturally did not understand the implication of Qi Jue's words. After hearing this, she just nodded and said, "Your Highness, please be careful along the way."
Qi Jue was really about to laugh out loud, but he had already prepared himself. He must not hear the answer he wanted to hear from Yan Mingzhu's mouth.
He could only sigh slightly resigned to his fate, "The injury on your ankle has not healed completely, so you can't do dangerous things anymore. If it's difficult, let Feiyu follow you, okay?"
Yesterday, Qi Jue appeared in Qingyuan Mountain and rescued her from the mouth of a poisonous snake at the critical moment. Yan Mingzhu thought that the man would ask her why she ran so far to such a place.
But until now, he has never asked her why, and now, he has no intention of asking, but respects her privacy extremely.
As long as she didn't take the initiative to mention it, he wouldn't ask any more questions.
"No need, I really won't do anything dangerous today. What happened yesterday was actually an accident. Your Highness...don't you ask me why I was in Qingyuan Mountain yesterday and why I was assassinated?"
Qi Jue looked at her and said in a calm tone: "If you want to say something, I am all ears. If you don't want to say it, I will never force you. Whenever you want to tell me, I will be here.
"
This man has an excellent sense of proportion every time.
"It will take some time, and I will tell you when everything is settled."
Qi Jue slightly raised the corners of his lips, "Okay, I have to go back to the palace before dark."
Yan Mingzhu didn't think much, she just nodded and hid her hands in her cloak.
"I know, Your Highness, if you don't go out for a long time, it will be daybreak. I'm afraid you won't be able to complete the inspection at the military camp today."
This little girl dared to tease him for being verbose.
He has lived for twenty years, has he ever been so delicate? He has always been decisive and decisive, never wasting time on meaningless things. Now facing his sweetheart, even if she is standing in front of him at the moment, he is extremely worried.
Not at ease.
"The carriage is outside the palace gate. I will take you to the carriage. It will not be too late to go to the military camp."
Yan Mingzhu couldn't resist Qi Jue, so she went out with him.
From the other courtyard to the main entrance of the palace, Qi Jue held an umbrella with one hand and held half of the edge of the umbrella on Yan Mingzhu's head. Even though half of his body was wet and the back of his hand was cold and even blue from the cold rain, he did not shake it.
Lift the umbrella handle.
Along the way, two pairs of shoe prints of distinct sizes were left on the bluestone.
When the servant who was cleaning up in the morning saw Qi Jue coming towards him, he quickly lowered his head and saluted. When Qi Jue and Yan Mingzhu walked away, the servant looked at their backs and sighed.
"Your Highness and Miss Yan are truly a talented and beautiful woman, a perfect match!"
"No, I have been serving in the palace for many years. When have I ever seen His Highness get up so early just to wait for Miss Yan to get up and send her out in person? Only when you really care about someone can you do such a thing.
No matter how big or small it is.”
"It seems like the happy event for our palace is not far away!"
All the servants in the Dingbei Palace like Yan Mingzhu very much.
This Miss Yan acted in a dashing and neat manner, never pretending to be a master, and even spoke for Qi Jue when he wanted to punish his servants.
With such a kind heart, if she becomes the mistress of the palace, it will be a great blessing to the servants like them!
When getting on the carriage, Yan Mingzhu suddenly turned around and looked at Qi Jue.
"Your Highness, be careful all the way. I will come back early and wait for you at the palace."
This sounds like the husband is away from home and the wife is waiting at home.
The smile in Qi Jue's eyes was thick, and he nodded softly and said: "Okay, I will remember it. Come up quickly, it's windy outside."
After the carriage disappeared into the rain and fog, Qi Jue withdrew his sight.
At this time, Feiyun and Feiyu had led Zhui Feng over.
"If Your Highness is worried about Miss Yan's safety, your subordinates can follow you quietly and protect her secretly."
Qi Jue quickly got on his horse and said in a clear and calm tone: "No need. Since she said she won't do anything dangerous, there is no need for it."
More importantly, Qi Jue guessed that she was going to do something secret. She didn't tell him because she didn't want him to know. Even if she would tell him in the future, as long as she didn't tell him now, he wouldn't follow her.
The act of revealing her private affairs.
He admires Yan Mingzhu and respects any of her choices and decisions.
In the carved carriage, a table of breakfast dishes was placed on the low table, still steaming hot, all of which were Yan Mingzhu's favorite foods.
Yan Mingzhu asked Liu Xiang to eat with her. Liu Xiang enjoyed the meal and did not forget to eat people's soft lips. She said a kind word to Qi Jue: "Girl, His Highness Dingbei King is too attentive. Even breakfast is not included in the meal."
The carriage is ready, just to save time for you, girl.
Moreover, the food in the palace is so good. This slave only stayed with you for two days, and there was plenty of meat and fish every day. Look at your waist, you can even pinch out the flesh."
Hearing this, Yan Mingzhu actually stretched out her hand, "How much meat is there? Let me see if it can be sold by the pound."
"Oh, girl, this slave is ticklish, hahaha..."
After fighting for a while, Liu Xiang saw the smile on Yan Mingzhu's eyebrows, which was enough to tell that she was in a very happy mood.
"Girl, are you happy when you are with His Highness Prince Dingbei?"
Liuxiang didn't dare to ask too openly, so she asked tentatively.
Yan Mingzhu paused for a moment while holding the chopsticks, "He is very good, very good, but I still have a lot of things to do. Before that, I cannot and cannot think about other things."
He treats her with all his heart and respects all her privacy and decisions. In this world, apart from her blood relatives, he is the only one who can treat her so wholeheartedly.
Although Yan Mingzhu has never tasted love in two lives, she is not really a fool and doesn't understand anything.
But now she can't promise Qi Jue what he wants.
She couldn't deny that she did have feelings for Qi Jue, but her feelings couldn't outweigh the big things she had to do now. In her heart, these small loves could only be put in the back burner.
It's not that Yan Mingzhu doesn't understand, it's just that as a person who has lived two lives, she has always lived too clearly.
Before a person is loved by others, he must first love and respect himself. She does not want to be a dodder protected by Qi Jue. She must use her own hands to protect the people she wants to protect. She must be strong enough to stand by Qi Jue's side.
No one would think that she was superior, but that they were evenly matched.
She wants the world to see that women are never inferior to men!
This road is difficult, even more difficult than in her previous life, but since God has given her the opportunity to live a new life, she will move forward bravely even if the road ahead is full of thorns!
The carved carriage slowly stopped in front of Baekje Hall.
As soon as Yan Mingzhu got off the carriage, shopkeeper Peng hurriedly came to greet her.
"My boss, before dawn today, a patient came in. He was seriously injured and was hanging with only one breath left. I didn't dare to accept him, but the girl who came with me said that I am an old acquaintance with you, my boss."