The national teacher had grown accustomed to a carefree life in recent years and had never encountered such a critical moment. Now he was in a complete panic and couldn't find a way out.
"Amnesia? Uncle means that they don't remember anything after meeting me?" Long Xiaojiu thought carefully. Didn't it mean that the emperor uncle also didn't remember that General Su had once been his queen, nor that they had exchanged identities? Could it be that he didn't remember all the old things of these years?
"Then can all the old grudges between them be wiped out?" Long Xiaojiu had a sudden inspiration and blurted out such a sentence.
"Yes, wiped out. What should we do?" The national teacher was really worried. His hair was getting sparser, and he could hardly hold his hairpin. But suddenly he slapped his head. Right, wiped out. This might not be a bad thing.
"My Xiaojiu is really smart. Don't worry about it. Don't mention your identity as a princess and the adopted daughter of the queen for the time being. In a few days, you will still marry from my mansion as a county princess. Don't worry about the things in the capital for the time being."
Wiping out the grudges was also a good thing for the two of them. In the past two days, he had already seen that the emperor was pestering General Su. As an experienced person, he could naturally guess the love and hatred between the two of them clearly. He originally thought that the emperor had cleaned up the harem for General Su. Now that the war was over, General Su Yu's injury and General Su's old injury were almost healed. Once General Su stepped down from the position of marshal, he didn't know what trouble the emperor would cause.
"Uncle means to let them forget like this? No, Xiaojiu won't agree. In this way, won't General Su remember Xiaojiu?" Long Xiaojiu seemed to care very much about her friendship with Su Wan'er. Compared with the illusory status in the Jin Kingdom, such real friendship was more important.
"This is only temporary. I think the problem with the spiritual object is just a wrong combination of some medicine. The effect won't last long, only two or three years. Besides, Elder Yuwen was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in the early stage and even sent a letter. You will marry to the Southern Border in a few days. Anyway, you won't see him for a while. Don't cause any more trouble." The elder thought carefully again and found that this strategy was really feasible.
"Uncle, are you sure? Can they really recover? Now they really seem to have forgotten everything." Long Xiaojiu looked far away at Si Junlin, who seemed out of place with the soldiers at the banquet, like a stranger.
"Well... you don't have to worry about this. You should prepare well. It is estimated that we will return to the court tomorrow. By then, you will be the county princess of the Jin Kingdom in my mansion. Then let the elder send the three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts properly, and you can marry in a grand manner." The national teacher was very happy when he mentioned this. After all, there was still a relative of his in the world. Although she was going to marry far away soon, it was still a kind of redemption for his lonely life.
"Uncle, the elder has already sent over all the etiquette and auspicious time. Please don't make things difficult for him and don't make the atmosphere between the two countries worse. It's better for me to get married now and reach the palace soon. Otherwise, if we return to the court and then he comes, it will take more than a month. How can he wait?" Long Xiaojiu was very shy but also very helpless.
The national teacher frowned immediately. "Nonsense! This is simply improper. How can you get married so casually from the military camp? Since you have recognized me as your relative, I haven't done anything for you. You also know that now the Southern Border has become a vassal state of the Jin Kingdom. If the elder does something absurd one day and is sorry for you, as a fallen daughter of the Long family, there won't be anyone in the palace who will stand by you."
Long Xiaojiu seemed to have made up her mind. "Uncle... don't worry. He has taken so much trouble to take me back. He will never be sorry for me. Moreover... moreover, I already have his child in my belly. I used this reason on the day I became the queen. This child already has the title of heir. At that time, he will never be bullied and will become my backer. I will also have some foundation in the Southern Border. Uncle, please go back with peace of mind."
The national teacher still seemed very unhappy. "Silly girl, think it over clearly. If you get married in the capital, you will be a proper county princess of the Jin Kingdom marrying in the name of peace - making, which is like marrying down to a vassal state. At that time, your status in the Southern Border will be higher than that of the elder. If you just go there casually from the military camp, even if the elder treats you well, the aristocratic families and officials may not think highly of you." The elder knew this very well, because he had been excluded by the people in the Southern Border back then.
"Uncle, I know what you are worried about. But if we delay like this, it may be bad for the just - stabilized situation. Uncle, don't worry. In the years when I was a saintess, I didn't deal with those aristocratic families. I just won the hearts of the women in the Southern Border."
"You!" The national teacher looked at his niece who had just recognized him with pity. "You girl are really a bit like me back then. Well, it's his good fortune. You can go with the people who come to propose marriage tomorrow." The national teacher stroked his beard helplessly.
"No, it won't do. He still has to come to pick you up in person. It's such a short distance. He can rush over overnight and arrive just in time tomorrow morning. You still have to put on the airs of a county princess. Don't let those people in the Southern Border look down on you." The national teacher seemed to put forward his last bit of dignity.
"Yes, Xiaojiu guessed that uncle would do this. I've already written a letter to him." Xiaojiu covered her face and smiled. It felt so good to be protected by her family. "When he comes to pick me up tomorrow, uncle should prepare well. It's best to prepare some good spices and pepper."
"Hmm?" The national teacher didn't react for a moment. "Why do we need to prepare spices? You are marrying down. It's the Southern Border that benefits from our Jin Kingdom. Why do we need to give back gifts?" The national teacher was very imposing.
"Hehe, it's not a back gift. Uncle, have you forgotten? According to the etiquette in our Southern Border, when a woman gets married, she should shed tears with her relatives. Xiaojiu's parents are both gone, and you are the only one left. Won't uncle shed a few tears?" Although Xiaojiu said so, she knew that her uncle was either high - and - mighty or carefree on weekdays. He was even at odds with the people in the Southern Border and the elder. When they met, he would surely hate them in his heart. How could he shed tears?
"Is there such a rule?" Sure enough, the elder looked embarrassed. "I'm the national teacher of the Jin Kingdom. Naturally, I should follow the rules and etiquette of the Jin Kingdom. We'll skip this custom tomorrow. I'll just arrange some land deeds and gold and silver for you on behalf of your mother..."
"Hehe, Xiaojiu knew that uncle would surely be too proud to shed tears." Xiaojiu covered her mouth and snickered. "But there's no need for gold and silver. Xiaojiu is going to marry there to be the queen. There's so much gold, silver and land in the Southern Border. How could they let me starve?"