After three years of slavery, the entire mansion begged me for forgiveness

Perhaps the coldness in the voice was too familiar, so Qiao Nian panicked and pushed back two steps in a hurry.

But he was so panicked that his feet gave way and he was about to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, King Ming had quick eyes and quick hands and pulled her back.

With just this pull, the distance between the two became a little closer. From a distance, it seemed as if Prince Ming was holding Qiao Nian.

Xiao Heng's already sharp eyes now fell on Prince Ming's hand that was tightly grasping Qiao Nian's arm, and his dark eyes darkened a bit.

"Are you okay?" Prince Ming asked softly with concern.

Qiao Nian shook his head, feeling somewhat guilty for no reason.

But what's there to feel guilty about?

Not to mention that she no longer has any relationship with Xiao Heng. Even if she does, they are only 'relatives' in name only.

Who she was with and what she did had nothing to do with Xiao Heng.

In fact, Xiao Heng probably didn't care.

It was she who was confused!

Taking a deep breath, Qiao Nian suppressed the chaotic emotions in her heart and bowed to Xiao Heng who was not far away, "I've met General Xiao."

Prince Ming also looked at Xiao Heng, "General Xiao entered the palace to resume his duties again?"

The word 'you' is vaguely filled with a bit of yin and yang strangeness.

Xiao Heng finally moved his eyes away from that hand, looked at Prince Ming, and slowly approached, "Recently, bandits have been rampant in Hezhou County, Yongbei. The local government failed to suppress the bandits several times. The emperor asked the ministers to discuss countermeasures. "

Not only did the king know about this, but even Qiao Nian had heard about it.

I heard the maids mention it before in the clothing bureau.

It is said that the group of bandits in Hezhou County are not ordinary bandits, but are composed of some soldiers who retired from the battlefield in the early years. They are well-trained and have extraordinary skills. Let alone ordinary officers and soldiers, there is nothing they can do. Even if you send a serious team, you may not be able to win easily.

Thinking of this, Qiao Nian's face turned a little heavy unconsciously.

Next to him came the extremely gentle whisper of King Ming, "Don't worry, the people in Jiancheng are simple and honest, every household has enough food and clothing, and there are no bandits."

Qiao Nian opened her mouth, not knowing how to explain to King Ming that she was not worried about this.

But Xiao Heng sensed something was wrong.

"Miss Qiao is going to Jiancheng?" He remembered that some time ago, the emperor gave Jiancheng to Prince Ming as a fief.

Before Qiao Nian could speak, King Ming took the lead and said, "Nian Nian will become my princess and go to Jiancheng with me."

King Ming said the second half of the sentence while looking at Qiao Nian.

Qiao Nian was really uncomfortable, so she lowered her eyes and pretended not to see it.

Naturally, he didn't see the extremely strong gloom in Xiao Heng's eyes. .

Xiao Heng glanced at Qiao Nian, who had his head lowered, and even his tone became much colder, "I've never heard of this."

Prince Ming saw clearly what was wrong with Xiao Heng.

He raised his eyebrows lightly, quite provocatively, "It was decided just now. Although I have been interested in this matter for a long time, I still have to agree with it after all."

The implication is that Qiao Nian has agreed to this matter now.

But Qiao Nian knew that she didn't.

But... Prince Ming is indeed a good choice.

She will leave the capital in three months. Although the time is a bit rushed, it means that she will live in Jiancheng with King Ming in the future, and she will naturally completely cut off all contact with the people in the capital.

It is a blessing, but I am a little reluctant to leave my grandmother.

It would be best if King Ming could wait until she had spent the last few days with her grandmother before going to Jiancheng.

Qiao Nian thought this in her heart but didn't say it. In Xiao Heng's opinion, this was the implicit meaning.

The hands behind him clenched tightly into fists. He looked at Qiao Nian with slightly cold eyes, "Jiangcheng is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and the customs and customs are far different from Kyoto. Has Miss Qiao really thought about it?"

Qiao Nian thought that Xiao Heng might have warned her that she would not be able to adapt to the weather in Jiancheng, and then he said with a serious look, "The prince said that the winter in Jiangnan will not be as cold as in the capital. I think, as long as it is not very cold, , I can adapt.”

She is really too afraid of the cold.

Whether it was the biting chill of having her hands immersed in the water or the coldness of being locked out of the door on a winter night, she didn't want to try it again.

Xiao Heng was so choked by Qiao Nian's words that he didn't know what to say.

He stared at Qiao Nian, the chill in his eyes rising one after another.

So much so that even if Qiao Nian didn't look at Xiao Heng, he could still feel the strong anger.

Xiao Heng was angry.

Why are you angry?

Because she wants to marry Prince Ming?

But there is no reason!

Wasn't he looking forward to her getting married?

Wasn't it possible for him to marry Lin Yuan only if she got married?

Oh, she figured it out, he was angry that she married too well.

Who would have thought that she, who had been a slave in the Clothing Bureau for three years, could one day marry a prince and become a princess!

Qiao Nian actually didn't want to think of Xiao Heng in such a humble way, but Xiao Heng's current anger was too inexplicable.

So much so that she had to think that way.

As she thought about it, she felt a little angry in her heart. She raised her head and smiled at Xiao Heng, "No matter what, General Xiao should be happy that I am no longer blocking General Xiao's way."

Instead of standing here and giving her a look!

Xiao Heng's fists were clenched tightly. If there was anything in his hands at this moment, it must have turned into ashes.

Prince Ming seemed to have remembered something, and he suddenly realized, "Oh, by the way, Nian Nian was engaged to General Xiao in the past. You guys..."

"I have nothing to do with General Xiao anymore." Qiao Nian interrupted King Ming.

About her being the apple of the Lin family's eye, Lin Ye's favorite sister, and Xiao Heng's fiancée.

She really didn't want to hear a word of it.

No more connection.

These four simple words successfully stirred up all the anger in Xiao Heng's body.

He laughed in anger.

He raised his lips and raised a hint of contempt, "Yes, the one I am going to marry is Lin Yuan, the legitimate daughter of the Lin family. I hope King Ming and Princess Ming will do me a favor."

He deliberately emphasized the four words "Lin family's legitimate daughter", and the three words "Princess Ming" were said in a very weird way.

Qiao Nian took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and smiled softly, "This is natural."

Naturally?

Xiao Heng stared at Qiao Nian, and the smile on his lips became colder and colder.

But Qiao Nian no longer looked at him, but turned around and saluted to King Ming, "I will take my leave first." After saying that, she turned around and left without looking at Xiao Heng again.

King Ming suddenly spoke, with a melodious voice with some scrutiny and probing, "It seems that Nian Nian really has no feelings for General Xiao, what do you think, General Xiao?"

Xiao Heng's sight was withdrawn from Qiao Nian's back, he looked at King Ming, his eyes were a little cold, "Does Miss Qiao know about King Ming's affairs?"