Two days later, Jiang Quhan and Prince Sora bid farewell to Emperor Yao and returned home.

The two stayed in the palace for lunch, and Emperor Yao specially ordered Huo Yunjue to lead the Jinwu Guards to escort them out of the city.

At the gate of Kyoto, Ning Ziqing and his party had been waiting beside the carriage for a long time.

Soon, a huge team slowly drove out of the city gate.

Huo Yunjue rode in the lead. When his eyes caught sight of Ning Ziqing's figure, he raised his hand to stop the team behind him.

After the carriage stopped, Jiang Quhan came down and walked up to Ning Ziqing, Su Yan and others, and said goodbye to them one by one.

Before leaving, Huiyi's mother led the Yijiang people to kneel down and pay homage to Jiang Quhan.

Jiang Quhan helped Huiyi's mother up, and told her and the tribesmen to take good care of Ning Ziqing, and then asked Fang Yu to bring a box and hand it to Ning Ziqing.

"I have prepared some medicine for you these past two days. I haven't chosen a name for it yet, so I'll leave it to you to figure out slowly."

Ning Ziqing took the box, her eyes reddened, she stared at Jiang Quhan reluctantly, tears falling down her face.

Seeing this, Jiang Quhan opened his arms and embraced her, half-jokingly saying, "Why are you so crybaby? This isn't a life-and-death separation. I'll be back soon to marry you off. You better take care of yourself and don't make me worry anymore."

Ning Ziqing couldn't stop sobbing when he heard him say that: "Brother Wang... then I'll wait for you... to come back."

As she spoke, she leaned her head on his shoulder, tears streaming down her face.

Jiang Quhan frowned, and immediately let go of her, pushing her onto Huiyi's mother, and complained in disgust: "You crybaby, if you keep crying my clothes will get wet and I will have to change them again."

Huo Yunjue and the others were instantly amused by his words.

Ning Ziqing wiped away her tears in embarrassment, curled her lips, snorted at Jiang Quhan, turned her head and ignored him.

Jiang Quhan sighed helplessly and waved to Fang Yu and the others to get ready to set off.

When he turned around, a beautiful figure came into his sight. He glimpsed Yaoyao, leaning leisurely against the carriage with her arms folded.

Jiang Quhan looked at her warmly, unable to move for a moment, so he shouted to her: "Liang Yinmian, follow me, I have something to tell you."

Yaoyao reluctantly responded, "King Qian, please say what you want to say here. I can hear you."

Jiang Quhan's face darkened, and his tone left no room for doubt: "Could it be that you want me to come and drag you over personally?"

Yaoyao's expression tensed. Although she was extremely unwilling, she could not refuse. She could only complain inwardly, rolled her eyes, and walked towards him.

The two of them went around to a secluded place on the other side of the carriage, and Yaoyao impatiently urged Jiang Quhan to speak quickly.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Quhan suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the back of her neck with force, pushed her against the car wall, and kissed her.

Yaoyao was so frightened that her body tensed up and she instinctively wanted to resist, but her hands involuntarily pushed against Jiang Quhan's solid chest.

How could Jiang Quhan give her a chance to escape? He quickly put his other hand around Yaoyao's waist, pressed her tightly against himself, sealed all her resistance with a kiss, and sucked hard on the fragrance from her mouth.

Jiang Quhan's kiss was so passionate and affectionate that Yaoyao almost indulged in it.

She was trapped in Jiang Quhan's arms, her whole body weak. She could only close her eyes helplessly and let this rude man kiss her for a long time.

Jiang Quhan finally let her go until she felt suffocated and dizzy and almost couldn't stand.

Yaoyao opened her eyes and pushed Jiang Quhan away angrily: "Prince Qian, please respect yourself."

Jiang Quhan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fell on Yaoyao's ears which were red due to embarrassment, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Liang Yinmian, you have caught my eye, and you will never escape from my grasp in this life."

Yaoyao was stunned, raised her eyes to meet his tender gaze, and an unprecedented panic and throbbing surged in her heart.

"King Qian, what do you mean? I have already promised you that we will not discuss marriage within a year. What else do you want?"

She bit her lower lip, trying to calm her inner turmoil.

Jiang Quhan pursed his lips and smiled, leaning over to her ear, his voice so gentle that it could drip water: "Yinmian, one year later, I will marry you and be my princess, okay?"

Yaoyao was shocked. Before she could refuse, she saw Jiang Quhan looking up at her eyes and asking, "Are you willing to marry me?"

Yaoyao stared at the spot with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

Seeing that she didn't reply, Jiang Quhan didn't get angry. He gently pressed Yaoyao's head against his chest and said sincerely, "Yinmian, there's no need to rush this matter. You can think about it."

Yaoyao was delighted and was about to refuse him.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Quhan changed the subject and directly poured cold water on her.

"Do you think you can marry me this year or a year later?"

Yaoyao was immediately enraged, and broke free from Jiang Quhan's hand, pointing at him and angrily cursing: "King Qian, you are too shameless. I don't like being forced, so don't force me!"

Jiang Quhan suppressed his smile and warned her with a stern look in his eyes: "Liang Yinmian, what I said is true. After I leave, you'd better behave yourself. If you mess with other men again, I will never let you and the Liang family go!"

He paused, his eyes becoming more severe: "Especially that guy named Qiu Muzhou, if he dares to bother you, I will kill him!"

Yaoyao was shocked by the determination in his eyes and couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a moment, and Fang Yu appeared at the right time and respectfully invited Jiang Quhan to set off.

Yaoyao didn't want to argue with Jiang Quhan anymore, so she suppressed her temper and compromised, "I understand, you can get on your way."

After hearing this, Jiang Quhan put a satisfied smile on his face again. He kissed Yaoyao between the eyebrows and said something with a hint of attachment.

"Wait until I come back, Yinmian."

On the city wall, Huo Yunhong stared coldly at Ning Ziqing and his group below, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Lu Heng hesitated for a while, and finally asked tentatively: "Your Highness, are you really going to help the Song family?"

Huo Yunhong said coldly: "Who said I want to help her? I just can't swallow this breath, and I want to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

He narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth.

"Huo Yunjue and Ning Ziqing have teased me time and again, causing me to lose face. Naturally, I will make them pay the price!"

Lu Heng knew that he had made up his mind and there was no point in saying more, so he bowed and accepted the order.

"I will arrange it immediately and make sure it is flawless."

In the following days, Ning Ziqing was busy preparing for the chrysanthemum viewing banquet and did not pay much attention to what was happening with Ning Zilan and the Song family.

That morning, the family gathered in the front hall to have breakfast together.

Zhi Xia couldn't help but report to Ning Ziqing: "Princess, yesterday the young lady ordered me to go to Huiyue Pavilion to deliver winter clothes. Unexpectedly, the fourth lady not only did not appreciate it, but also spoke rudely, implying that the young lady deliberately treated her harshly because she lost her mother."

Ning Zijun's face suddenly changed when he heard this. He slammed his chopsticks on the table, furious.

"We didn't kill her, we showed mercy, but she is so ungrateful!"

Lord Ning and Old Madam Ning were stunned by his furious look. They held their breath, lowered their eyes and dared not say a word.

Lin Wanqiao angrily scolded Zhi Xia: "You impudent girl, how could you bring such a small matter to the princess? Why don't you apologize now!"

Zhi Xia was terrified and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Ning Ziqing to admit her mistake.

"I know I was wrong, please punish me, Princess."

Lin Wanqiao stood up and bowed to Ning Ziqing to apologize, "Princess, please forgive me. I didn't discipline my servants well enough, and this girl offended you."

Ning Ziqing became anxious and quickly pulled her to sit down.

"Sister-in-law, that's too serious. We are a family now, so please don't be so distant with me. Sister-in-law, you should just call me Qingqing in the future, it will make us feel closer this way."

Lin Wanqiao looked at Ning Zijun and saw him nod, then she smiled and agreed.

Ning Ziqing turned to comfort Ning Zijun: "Brother, calm down. Since Ning Zilan doesn't like the things my sister-in-law gave her, you don't need to give her anything in the future. Just give her a bite of food every day to keep her alive."

Ning Zijun agreed with her: "Just do as you wish."

Ning Ziqing looked at Zhixia and ordered: "Ning Zilan doesn't want winter clothes, so don't send the charcoal and quilt. If she can survive this winter, it's her ability. If she can't, it's her fate!"

Zhixia understood what he meant, kowtowed in response, then stood up and stepped aside.

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