Feng Yunshu didn't know where Helan Yanting had suddenly gone. She was about to follow him, but Helan Yanting told her to wait for him right there, so she had to stop and obediently wait.
"Madam, those commoners were really offensive just now. Yan Qi didn't mean to cause trouble on purpose. I just couldn't bear it any longer..." Yan Qi thought of his own words and actions just now and couldn't help but speak up. In fact, he still felt indignant for his master at this moment.
"Yan Qi, I understand how you feel. Not to mention you, if the prince hadn't stopped me just now, I might have already taken action. I'm still feeling憋屈 right now."
As for what others said about herself, Feng Yunshu felt that she had a relatively thick skin and it was hard for her to really get angry. But somehow, when she heard these people slandering Helan Yanting's reputation, the anger in her heart was really hard to suppress.
"Don't worry. I will surely return to the Dan Kingdom as the Princess of Helan, wipe out those real culprits, expose the conspiracy of the emperor of the Dan Kingdom, and clear the prince's name!"
Just as Feng Yunshu finished speaking, she heard a low laugh from behind.
Before Feng Yunshu could turn around, Helan Yanting stepped forward and rubbed her head. "Madam, I'm very happy that you have this kind of intention."
Feng Yunshu pouted. "Prince, why do you seem to be mocking me? Don't you believe that I can do it?"
Helan Yanting shook his head with a smile. "How dare I not believe what Madam said?"
Just as they were talking, a peddler with a large bunch of candied haws on his shoulder walked up to them and smiled as he offered the bunch to Feng Yunshu.
Feng Yunshu looked at the large bunch of candied haws in confusion. "Brother, what's this?"
The peddler glanced at Helan Yanting and then replied with a smile, "Just now, this young master was very generous and bought all these candied haws. He asked me to give them all to you, madam."
After saying that, the peddler said to Feng Yunshu with a bright smile, "Madam, you and this young master are not only a perfect match in looks but also deeply in love. You are really enviable."
Feng Yunshu took the bunch of candied haws from the peddler in a daze and turned to look at Helan Yanting. "Prince, what's this for?"
"I saw that you were in a bad mood just now. I heard that eating more sweets can improve your mood. Are these candied haws enough?"
Feng Yunshu's nose twitched and her eyes suddenly turned red. A girl's heart was like the weather in June. Her tears fell like raindrops.
Xiaoling seriously sized up her master and silently came to a conclusion. "Master, I think you seem to be more like a girl..."
The momentary feeling of being touched that Feng Yunshu hadn't had time to express disappeared in an instant. "Xiaoling, what do you mean by that? Come on, explain it clearly. Did I seem like a man before?"
Xiaoling quickly shook her head. "No, no. Master misunderstood. What I meant was that you've become more emotional!"
"Wasn't I like this before?"
"Hehe..." Xiaoling just smiled and didn't say anything. She quickly jumped up from Ziyuan's arms and grabbed a candied haw. "Wow, we can have as many candied haws as we want!"
Feng Yunshu didn't continue to argue with Xiaoling about this topic. She turned to look at Helan Yanting with deep eyes and couldn't help but smile. "Prince, thank you. I'm in a much better mood now. Hehe."
"That's good. Madam, don't let irrelevant people and things affect your mood. Do you still want to go shopping?"
Seeing that it was getting late and not wanting to hear the gossips on the street anymore, Feng Yunshu shook her head. "Forget it. I've walked for so long and my legs are a bit sore. Let's go back."
Helan Yanting nodded and then walked in front of her and bent down.
"Prince, what are you doing?" Feng Yunshu was a bit stunned.
"Aren't your legs sore? Come on, I'll carry you back."
"I'm fine. Maybe we'd better forget it..."
Under Helan Yanting's gaze, Feng Yunshu stuffed the bunch of candied haws into Yan Qi's hand and obediently climbed onto his broad back.
This was an indescribable sense of stability, as if Helan Yanting had supported a world for her. In this world, there were only the two of them. As long as he was here, this world would always be stable.
On the way back, Feng Yunshu remembered what the officers had said and leaned over to his ear and asked him, "Prince, why are those people wanted you? Do they really want to arrest you and punish you?"
Helan Yanting's face turned slightly cold and a sneer appeared on his lips.
"I'm afraid there are quite a few people in the Yuan Kingdom who can't sleep or eat because of me. Naturally, they will try every means to find me now."
Feng Yunshu remembered what she had heard about the royal family of the Yuan Kingdom before. "Prince, could it be that the crown prince and the queen of the Yuan Kingdom sent these people to arrest you? Or was it your... father who wanted to do this?"
"Maybe both."
Helan Yanting's tone was a bit low, and there was a complex emotion lingering in his words.
"Then is your mother and younger brother okay in Shicheng?" Feng Yunshu remembered Mrs. Xi and Helan Yanyun whom she had met before and subconsciously asked.
After asking, she suddenly realized that she might have said something she shouldn't have.
Sure enough, Helan Yanting asked her back. "Madam, how do you know that my mother and younger brother are in Shicheng? I don't seem to have mentioned this to you."
"Ah, that..." Feng Yunshu was speechless. Finally, she told the truth. "Actually, I met your mother and younger brother before I came here. I even stayed at your mother's place for a few days."
"Oh? How did this happen? I'm quite curious. Madam might as well tell me in detail."
Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows, looking very interested.
Feng Yunshu really thought he was really curious, so she simply told him everything that had happened to her before.
By the time she finished, they had returned to the military camp.
"That's about it. Your mother is really quite funny. She even wanted to arrange a marriage for me and your childhood sweetheart... Tsk tsk. If I really agreed, what would that be? Your wife and your childhood sweetheart cuckolding you?"
Helan Yanting directly reached out and tapped her on the head. "What on earth are you thinking about all day long? It's been so many years, and you really haven't changed at all."
"Huh? What do you mean by so many years? It hasn't even been a year since we first met. How do you know that I haven't changed compared to before?"
Helan Yanting suddenly fell silent. He looked at Feng Yunshu with deep eyes. After a long while, he said, "I made a slip of the tongue."
"Okay... I thought the prince knew me in his previous life. I was thinking that maybe we really had some connection in our previous lives... But I really can't remember ever seeing someone like you."
Feng Yunshu didn't think much about it. She just muttered to herself a few words without noticing Helan Yanting's complex expression.
...
The issue of the war between the two countries was finally over. Regarding the follow - up matters of how to deal with General Li and the Third Prince and others, Helan Yanting had a good discussion with General Shi and others. Finally, they made a decision.
They made the Duke of Dingguo take a slow - acting poison. This poison required taking the antidote regularly every month, otherwise, he would suffer unbearable pain and would wish he were dead.
Thus, the Duke of Dingguo became a half - traitor. Helan Yanting asked him to take General Li and the Third Prince back to report. As for this war, it would surely end in failure. However, victory and defeat were common in war. Although he might lose face when he got back, he wouldn't lose his life.
Regarding the issue of taking the Third Prince Dongfang Yuan back together, Helan Yanting asked him in advance. "If you go back now, you're very likely to lose your life. The Empress Zheng won't let you off for plotting against the crown prince."
"I must go back! Father was poisoned and framed and is seriously ill. If I keep hiding, the people of the entire Dan Kingdom will surely suffer in the end!"