Chapter 139: Farewell
Chapter 139: Farewell
It was the first time that Jiang Xiyu was stared at by so many people, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
Just as Xu Rui asked his deputy general to inspect the troops, a voice came from behind, "The Emperor has arrived, and the King of Qin has arrived."
Xu Rui was stunned and looked towards the source of the sound.
Then he saw the imperial carriage of Gu Wei arriving, and the carriage of the Prince of Qin's palace following behind.
Soon, the imperial carriage arrived in front of Xu Rui and slowly stopped.
When Gu Wei got off the imperial carriage, Gulin behind him also got off the carriage.
"Greetings to the Emperor and the King of Qin." Xu Rui and Jiang Xiyu hurriedly saluted the two.
The soldiers also followed suit and saluted.
After Gulin got off the carriage, he was surprised to see Jiang Xiyu here too, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Jiang Xiyu felt someone looking at her. She looked up and found it was Gulin. She was stunned for a moment.
Their eyes met, and Xu Rui clenched his hands tightly at his sides, but because the ancient curtain was here, he didn't dare to make any rash moves.
Gu Wei walked up to Xu Rui and patted him on the shoulder, "Ruizhi, thank you for your hard work this time."
Xu Rui said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it is my duty to share your worries."
Gu Wei was very satisfied with his attitude.
Thinking of something, Xu Rui whispered, "It's just that I feel guilty. I haven't completed the task that Your Majesty has assigned to me yet."
Gu Wei turned sideways and said, "It's okay. I know you tried your best. We can discuss everything after you come back."
"Yes, I will complete my mission and return to the capital as soon as possible. I only ask Your Majesty to look after my family."
After saying that, he glanced in the direction of Jiang Xiyu. Gu Wei followed his gaze and saw Jiang Xiyu. He immediately understood what he meant, "Don't worry."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"We are all brothers, why are you being so polite to me?"
Xu Rui didn't dare to really call Gu Wei a brother, so he changed the subject and said, "I want to say a few words to my wife."
Gu Wei glanced at him and Jiang Xiyu jokingly, "Go ahead."
Xu Rui walked over to Jiang Xiyu and suddenly put his arm around her shoulders. Jiang Xiyu was so frightened by his sudden action that she froze. After she came to her senses, she struggled. Xu Rui whispered in her ear, "Don't move. There are so many people watching."
Jiang Xiyu looked at the many people here looking at them, thought about it, and still did not move.
But I felt very uncomfortable.
Xu Rui glanced at Gulin proudly, and when he saw Gulin's face suddenly turned gloomy, the anger in his heart dissipated a lot.
He leaned his head close to Jiang Xiyu's ear and said in a slightly low voice, "Xi'er, can you promise me one thing?"
The warmth coming from her ear made Jiang Xiyu's whole body stiffen and she leaned to the side. "What?"
"Don't fall for anyone until I come back."
Jiang Xiyu thought she was hallucinating and looked at Xu Rui in disbelief.
Is this man crazy? What nonsense is he talking about? She can't quite understand why.
"Promise me, okay?" Xu Rui asked with a hint of pleading.
Although Jiang Xiyu didn't know what Xu Rui meant, she thought that after divorcing Xu Rui, she just wanted to return to the general's mansion and live with her father and brother. She had no intention of getting married at all.
It was not a good time to break up with Xu Rui, so he nodded slightly.
Seeing her agree, Xu Rui said happily: Xier, wait for me to come back.
Xu Rui tilted his head and lowered it. From the perspective of Guwei and Gulin, it looked like he was kissing Jiang Xiyu.
But in fact, Xu Rui just rubbed Jiang Xiyu's cheek lightly.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to kiss her, but Jiang Xiyu is very wary of him now. He is afraid that if he angers her now, and he is not in the capital, and gets close to Gulin, she will be gone when he comes back.
Gulin looked at their intimate actions, his face turned gloomy, and his heart felt very sad.
This was the first time he had this feeling. His heart, which had never been full of ups and downs before, now seemed to be filled with joy, anger, sorrow and happiness that he had never experienced before, but they all appeared on Jiang Xiyu.
Wuyi looked at Xu Rui and Jiang Xiyu hugging each other, and then looked at his own prince's fists that were getting tighter and tighter, and couldn't help feeling distressed.
Your Majesty, what a fool! Why did you provoke others?
Now, they deliberately come to you to show their affection. The key is that they are a serious couple. You can't do anything except watching and feeling jealous.
"Ahem." Seeing that the young couple were hugging each other for a long time, Gu Wei couldn't help but cough lightly to remind them.
Seeing this, Deji hurried forward and whispered, "My Lord, it's getting late."
Xu Rui then let go of Jiang Xiyu and looked at her reluctantly, "I will be back as soon as possible."
Jiang Xiyu nodded.
But I hope he will never come back.
Xu Rui came to the ancient curtain again, bowed to him, and then jumped on his horse.
Xu Rui looked back at Jiang Xiyu for the last time, then kicked his horse and led his 300,000-strong army northward.
Looking at Xu Rui's back getting farther and farther away, Jiang Xiyu silently breathed a sigh of relief.
After Xu Rui left, she felt like she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
When he was not at home, she felt much more at ease and did not have to worry about him wanting to consummate their marriage.
I'm afraid he won't be back for a month or two.
She hoped that during the one or two months that Xu Rui was away, she could find a way to quickly recover her dowry of more than one million taels of silver.
She can't do it by herself, but now with Aunt Wei, she should be able to do it.
Jiang Xiyu was just thinking about going back to learn how to keep accounts and manage the shop with Madam Wei when she saw Gu Wei walking over.
Jiang Xiyu quickly bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
At this moment, Jiang Xiyu's look with lowered brows and eyes was just like the pretty peony on the branch. It was no exaggeration to call her a beauty of heaven.
Gu Wei's eyes darkened uncontrollably. No wonder Xu Rui was worried about Jiang Xiyu. Such a beautiful woman, everyone would want to take a few more glances and get their hands on her.
Just as Gu Wei was staring at Jiang Xiyu without saying anything, Gulin also came over.
Jiang Xiyu felt very uncomfortable being stared at by him. When she saw Gulin, she looked like she saw a savior and said to Gulin, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."
Hearing the voice, Gu Wei came back to his senses, looked at Jiang Xiyu and smiled, "Ruizhi went to war for the country. If you have any difficulties at home, you can come to me at any time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jiang Xiyu hurriedly thanked him, but only regarded Gu Wei's words as a courtesy.
Although Gu Wei and Xu Rui are now brothers, he is suspicious by nature. Even though Xu Rui is now a capable courtier of Gu Wei, he cannot get his full trust.
With such a suspicious emperor, why would she bother looking for him for anything? As long as he doesn't cause trouble for her for no reason, she will do it even if she begs for it.
Gu Wei turned to look at Gu Lin, "Why is the Emperor's uncle here to see me off today?"
Gulin raised an eyebrow and replied, "I was previously responsible for protecting the Northern Territory. Now that the people of the Northern Territory are in trouble, I am naturally concerned. I hope that the Marquis of Yonglin can successfully suppress the bandits and restore peace to the people of the Northern Territory."
Gu Wei was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Gulin was so concerned about the situation in the northern border. You know, he used to be indifferent to everything.
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