“No need to say anything,” Que’er waved her hand, looking stern. “The princess’s status is different now, and you don’t need to explain anything to us small people. As long as the princess remembers who she is.”
With that, she turned and left.
I was helpless and glared at my sister. She stuck out her tongue, looking somewhat guilty.
“Second Sister, I wasn’t just momentarily flustered… but speaking of which, even if you want to find a second spring, you don’t need to choose someone like Mo Qu, who’s as black as charcoal and basically invisible at night!”
I flicked her forehead. “Then who should I choose? What about General Shen?”
She frowned, her eyes sparking with anger. “Don’t mention him. It seems all men are the same, talking about loyalty and reliability, but they lose their way when they see a beautiful woman!”
I quickly stopped her from continuing. “What happened? How did General Shen provoke you?”
“It’s because—” She pointed towards the guest inn, then suddenly froze. Following her gaze, I saw General Shen walking out alongside a tall, elegant woman in purple. They seemed to be in conversation. The woman was graceful and noble, clearly not from an ordinary family.
I glanced at my sister, seeing her staring intently, her lips tightly pressed.
No matter the outcome, I must get to the bottom of it. So after dinner, I called General Shen into the room and told him everything about the marriage proposal from Yan Huo, asking for his opinion.
General Shen’s expression remained unchanged, and he calmly answered with two words: “Not possible.”
“Why not?” I asked anxiously.
“There’s a conspiracy.”
“A… conspiracy?” I was stunned.
General Shen glanced at me. “Yan Di has ill intentions.”
I understood. “Are you saying Yan Huo has another purpose in arranging this marriage?”
“Nanrui’s military strength.”
Talking to him was truly exhausting. General Shen was a crucial figure in Nanrui, and Yan Huo wanted to use this marriage alliance to have Princess Qinghe marry into Nanrui, thereby investigating their military strength through General Shen.
I had considered this possibility, but I didn’t expect that while he seemed indifferent on the surface, he was actually meticulous, shrewd, and cautious.
However, this reason was quite different from what I wanted to hear.
