The next day, Qin Junxing was awakened by the sunlight. He subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes but couldn't move it.
"Hmm?"
Not only his hand but also his body refused to move. Qin Junxing snapped his eyes open, and what greeted his sight was a warm and elegant bedroom.
The memories of last night came flooding back instantly.
He had drunk with his future father - in - law and got the old man drunk. Qingye said that Xie Fengran was angry, so he followed her here. But...
Qin Junxing looked down. What was going on with his current situation?
Moreover, what time was it?
Where had everyone gone?
Qin Junxing moved a bit and found that the person who tied him up had a good knot - tying technique. He couldn't break free in a short time.
He listened for a while but heard no sound. Considering this was a young girl's boudoir, he didn't dare to make a sound.
Just as he was still trying to figure out a way, the window was gently pushed open from the outside, and a head popped in.
"My lord! Are you awake?"
Qin Junxing turned his head with difficulty and saw his shadow guard sneaking in.
He quickly said, "Hurry up and untie me."
The shadow guard rushed over to untie the ropes for Qin Junxing and then told him what had happened last night. At the end, he didn't forget to claim credit. "My lord, tell me, did I do the right thing?"
"I..." Qin Junxing wished he could knock open his head to see what was inside.
But at this moment, he didn't have the time to worry about this. All he could think about were the words he had said last night.
No wonder the girl had someone tie him up. What a stupid thing he had done!
The lord of the county, who had never suffered a defeat in the northern border, for the first time experienced a setback with the Xie father and daughter.
"Let's go. First, go back to the teahouse."
The good show was at its most crucial moment. If he wanted to coax his girl, he had to make this show even more exciting.
Qin Junxing took a determined step forward, but his feet went weak, and he plopped forward.
The shadow guard had just turned around when he saw a dark figure falling towards him. He instinctively dodged to the side, and then there was a thud as his lord fell flat on the ground.
"!!!" Had he done something wrong?
"Why did you dodge?"
The shadow guard quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake. At this time, voices came from outside the door.
"Is there anyone in the young lady's room?"
"No! The young lady went to the academy. She left early this morning."
"Just now I heard a thud. Don't tell me there's a thief in here!"
"Look at what you're saying, mammy. How could there be a thief in the inner courtyard of the marquis's mansion!"
Hearing this, the shadow guard was afraid of being discovered. He quickly picked up Qin Junxing, pushed open the window, and used his light - footed skill to disappear in an instant.
Qin Junxing had been tied up all night. His arms were numb, and his legs had no strength. He could only let the shadow guard carry him.
When they arrived at the teahouse, the shadow guard put him in a room.
Qin Junxing leaned on the chair and waved his hand weakly. "Call Qingye to see me."
The shadow guard responded. Before he could go out, he heard a soft laugh in the room.
Then a clear and crisp female voice sounded. "Yo, son, why were you carried back? Did you climb over some girl's wall and get beaten up?"
"..." Hearing this voice, Qin Junxing closed his eyes despairingly and slumped on the chair.
The shadow guard's body trembled involuntarily. In an instant, he knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully in the direction of the voice. "This subordinate pays respects to the eldest princess."
"At least little Ying'er is polite. Unlike my stinky son, who doesn't show any excitement at seeing his mother. Sure enough, once you have a wife, you forget your mother!"
The veins on Qin Junxing's forehead twitched. He silently recited in his heart, "This is my mother, my real mother!"
The shadow guard lowered his head even lower, feeling a bit aggrieved.
He wasn't little Ying'er.
"Son, it's been a long time since you saw your mother. Come, let your mother take a look!"
As the voice faded, a woman in a dark red riding outfit walked out from behind the screen. Her hair was tied up high, revealing a smooth forehead.
She had a pair of phoenix eyes with the tails slightly upturned. There was a smile in her eyes as she looked at Qin Junxing, and the smile was full of teasing.
Qin Junxing couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Mother, I'm not a child anymore!"
He really couldn't stand his mother's bad taste. When forcing him to study or watching him practice martial arts, she was as strict as could be. But no one would have thought that in private, she was a person full of bad taste.
The eldest princess laughed. She sat down next to Qin Junxing, reached out and poked his arm, and then saw her son twitch uncontrollably.
She shook her head. "Son, you're too weak."
"..., Mother, did you come back this time because of the Wang family's case?"
Qin Junxing quickly changed the topic.
The eldest princess looked at her son amusingly and stopped teasing him. She got down to business. "The Wang family is not as simple as you think. And your uncle may not be willing to let the Wang family suffer a heavy blow."
"Doesn't the evidence of the rebellion case from back then count?"
"Evidence? Humph!" The eldest princess put away her smile, the corner of her mouth curled up in a sneer. "Do you think just because you say it's evidence, it is? Moreover, your uncle was also involved in the matter back then. Why do you think he would reopen the rebellion case?"
"Just because he doesn't want to reopen it, it won't be reopened?" A look similar to the eldest princess's appeared on Qin Junxing's face. He said word by word, "This case has to be reopened, whether he likes it or not."
"You're stupid!" The eldest princess gave him a disdainful look. "How have I taught you all these years? Going against your narrow - minded uncle. Are you tired of being comfortable in the northern border?"
"I must reopen this case."
"Bang!" The eldest princess punched the table. "I didn't say you can't reopen it. I'm just telling you to learn some skills."
Qin Junxing shrank his neck. "I'll learn. I definitely will!"
"Humph!" The eldest princess gave him a disdainful look, stood up, looked down, and asked, "Your matter with the little girl from the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion isn't settled yet?"
"No! Uncle wants the crown prince to marry her. I don't dare to compete with the crown prince!" Qin Junxing didn't hold back when it came to his mother. Anyway - the capable should do more!
But as the saying goes, the older the ginger, the spicier it is!
The eldest princess saw through her son's plan at a glance. "Do you want me to help you deal with the Xie family?"
Qin Junxing nodded and then shook his head. "Last night, I drank with Marquis Xie and talked about marrying Miss Xie. Marquis Xie promised me that if I want to marry Miss Xie in the future, he will not stop me. But I'm not sure about the old lady of the Xie family!"
"You're just not capable enough! You've wasted your mother's painstaking efforts."
The eldest princess stood up and ordered her son. "Call someone in to change my clothes. Then I'll go and get your wife for you."
"Mother!"
Qin Junxing quickly called the people around the princess to serve her.
Half an hour later, dressed in the court clothes of the eldest princess, with a straight face, looking noble and imposing, not angry but awe - inspiring.
This was the eldest princess of the Great Yue!
The next second, "Son, let's go. Mother will get your wife for you!"
The aura was broken!