Of course, the new envoy from Yuan Country could speak endlessly, yet Emperor Xuanjing seemed not to hear a word, with his eyelids drooping and not even bothering to raise them.
Jiu E beside him felt extremely awkward, but the new envoy totally ignored him, eventually just bowing his head and letting the other deliver his grand speech.
The new envoy, called Jin Mai, rambled on for ages but received no acknowledgment from the Emperor, finally sighing and nodding helplessly, "Our king agrees to the proposal of His Majesty, the Emperor of Daxuan, for a public competition."
"Couldnāt you just agree earlier? Wasting so much time," Qi Jingyi couldnāt help but mutter, "Iāve got calluses on my ears." Although it seemed like he was talking to himself, everyone in the hall heard it clearly.
Jin Mai felt awkward for a moment but didnāt say much more.
"Since thatās the case, the competition will be in three days," Emperor Xuanjing simply waved his hand, "Youāve come from afar, so you should rest for a few days." Otherwise, theyād be accused of bullying.
"So, when the envoy from Yuan Country leaves, we can go home?" Yang Ruxin didnāt care about the martial arts competition; she just wanted to go home, thinking of her mother, her siblings, Xiaocang Mountain, and Xiaocang River.
Gu Qingheng chuckled silently but still nodded, "Yes, once this matter is resolved, I can hand over the Xiu Dao Guards, and then Iāll have a holiday." Although heās a general, itās not yet time for him to return to civilian life, but he can accompany her to the Wulin Tournament this year and then return to celebrate the New Year.
"Thatās wonderful." Yang Ruxin excitedly reached out to hug Gu Qingheng.
"But Xinxin, you should know, I have a position now, so..."
"I know." Yang Ruxin nodded, "Donāt worry; wherever you go, Iāll accompany you."
Gu Qingheng smiled.
Crown Prince Residence.
Qi Jingchenās body was getting stronger day by day, so he moved back from the palace to the Crown Prince Residence.
Because of the previous poisoning incident, there was a thorough cleansing of staff, but two good women were kept, although they had no background and werenāt spies.
Shen Junru naturally wouldnāt be jealous of this, as the Crown Princeās status destined him not to have only one woman; what she was concerned with now was heirs.
"Junru, Xinxin said I will have many children," the Crown Prince admired Yang Ruxin greatly, "She also said thereās nothing wrong with our health, we havenāt conceived because we havenāt done it enough..."
"What?" Shen Junru didnāt react for a moment.
Jinhua and Yin Hua smiled and left.
"We havenāt done it enough, so from now on, whenever I donāt attend court, weāll spend more time in bed, maybe..." Qi Jingchen said as he picked up Shen Junru, "maybe weāll soon become parents..."
"Your Highness, you..."
"Call me Achen." Qi Jingchen didnāt stop walking.
"Achen..."
And then, well, it was indescribable.
Before Shen Junru fell into a deep sleep, she thought that luckily Yang Ruxin was a married woman and didnāt fancy the Crown Prince; otherwise... sheād likely stand no chance...
Yang Ruxin naturally didnāt know the situation of others; these days, whenever she had time, she would go to tend to her space, flipping the ten acres of land over and over, planting various herbs on one half, and diverse fruits and vegetables of this era on the other.
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