Chapter 650: Straight to the Point

Chapter 650: Straight to the Point

Even his own son might not receive such favor from the emperor!

Su Youyue was puzzled.

However, she wasn’t concerned about the relationship between Emperor Xuanming and Tuoba Xiao. Instead, she pressed further, "What about the situation in Dasheng?"

Zhe Jing replied, "The Emperor, the Su family, and the Xiao family have all secretly discovered the whereabouts of the master and my lady. They remain in Jiuyuan, ready to escort the master and my lady back to the mansion at any moment."

Su Youyue nodded.

Zhe Ying entered from outside and handed her a letter: "My lady, this is a letter from your home."

Su Youyue was thrilled and eagerly opened it.

After reading it, her smile faltered.

"My father and mother are coming too? This..."

This is really not a good idea!

She has already stirred up a lot of trouble here, and now she has no idea how many people are out to get her. If they come, she will naturally worry about their safety.

But by the time she read this letter, her parents were likely already on their way, so she couldn’t help but sigh in frustration.

"My lady, don’t worry. The Emperor has discreetly dispatched a team of shadow guards to protect Lord Su and Lady Su. Their skills surpass even mine and Zhe Jing's," Zhe Ying said.

Hearing that the Emperor’s elite guards were protecting her parents, Su Youyue felt somewhat reassured. Since they were already en route, she could only instruct the shadow guards to intercept them discreetly.

"When is Xie Yuan coming back?"

Xie Yuan left early this morning for a secret meeting with Priest Yiman and hadn’t returned yet.

Su Youyue had just reunited with him, and now she was already missing him after just a short time apart.

"Priest Yiman appears to have urgent matters to discuss, so the master will be back later."

Hearing this, she had no choice but to wait.

As they spoke, Jin'er entered from outside.

"Miss," she greeted her in fluent Dongrong.

Su Youyue raised an eyebrow.

"Miss, what do you think of my progress in Dongrong?" Jin'er continued in Dongrong.

During her bedridden recovery, her Dongrong skills had improved rapidly.

Now that she was finally up and about, she stopped pretending to be mute at home.

After all, her identity as the young lady was already out in the open.

The only regret was that the master had come yesterday, but she hadn’t known and missed him.

"You’ve done well, thanks to Zhe Jing," Su Youyue said, pinching her soft cheeks.

Jin'er already had a bit of baby fat on her face, but Zhe Jing’s care had made it even rounder, and her skin fairer and smoother. Pinching her cheeks was simply delightful.

Hearing her tease her, Jin'er's face turned red, and she couldn't help but steal a glance at Zhe Jing. Seeing him looking back at her, she instantly blushed a deep red: "Miss..."

"If your face is already this red now, what will it be like when we return to the Dasheng and hold your wedding? Like a monkey's bottom?"

"Miss!" Jin'er's face flushed a deep red, and she buried her head in Su Youyue's embrace.

Su Youyue quickly patted her back but couldn't stop laughing, in high spirits.

She then looked at Zhe Jing beside her.

Zhe Jing's face showed no sign of shyness; instead, his eyes were intense as he stared at Jin'er.

Zhe Ying, watching the two from the side, felt genuinely happy for his brother. He hadn't understood before why his childhood friend had changed so much, but now he fully understood.

It was love.

Seeing the lively scene between the two, Zhe Ying suddenly felt a sense of loneliness.

After all, since childhood, he and Zhe Jing had been inseparable brothers. Because of their roles as shadow guards, they had almost no secrets between them, sharing everything. Now that he saw his brother's life settled, although he was pleased, he couldn't help but feel a bit of a gap.

Just then, Qingluo came in from outside, carrying several bowls of sweet soup.

Seeing Jin'er's red, round face, she couldn't help but ask after putting down the sweet soup: "What's wrong with Jin'er?"

Although Zhe Jing had been visiting the Bai family these days, often staying by Jin'er's side, it was all done discreetly to protect Jin'er's reputation.

So, Qingluo still didn't know that this young man had been visiting Jin'er's room every day.

Su Youyue smiled: "We were talking about Jin'er's wedding. When you follow us back to the Dasheng, you can have the wedding candies of her and Zhe Jing."

Now that she was sure Qingluo would follow her back, she didn't hesitate to talk about these things.

And because she had repeatedly prepared her for this, she quickly accepted her identity as a Dasheng person.

She originally lived near the border, surrounded by people of various nationalities, so she was naturally adaptable. Coupled with her religious beliefs shattered, she was now determined to follow Su Youyue.

"With Zhe..."

Just hearing the miss talk about Jin'er's wedding, she suddenly felt a strong sense of loss.

Yes, at their age, it's time for men and women to marry. Once they settled in the Dasheng, it would be time for weddings.

But as she listened further, her eyes widened.

With Zhe Jing??

She looked confusedly at Zhe Ying.

Wasn't it Ah Ying?

Oh, now she should call him Zhe Ying.

The young man seemed to sense something and looked back at her, a bit puzzled.

Why was she looking at him like that?

She thought Su Youyue had made a mistake, so she asked again: "Miss, isn't it Jin'er and Zhe Ying's wedding?"

"..."

The other three people in the room fell into a simultaneous silence.

Jin'er's face turned beet red: "Qingluo, what are you saying? I and Zhe Ying... no, we're not close..."

They were acquainted, but they hardly spoke to each other.

Zhe Ying was also startled: "That's not true, Qingluo, don't talk nonsense."

At this point, his feelings of unease disappeared, and he just wanted to clear things up for his brother. While he was away, nothing happened between him and Jin'er; he hadn't even spoken two words to her.

Zhe Jing also declared: "Miss Qingluo, I'm the one marrying Miss Jin'er."

"Then..." Qingluo was confused, "Sorry, I misunderstood."

She had wanted to say that after leaving the Shen family, it was clearly Zhe Ying who was in Jin'er's room.

But worried it might cause trouble, she quickly stopped herself.

Su Youyue, however, noticed her misunderstanding and directly asked: "Qingluo, we're all family here, and no one will make a big deal out of it. If you have any questions, just ask."

Having experienced a lifetime of misunderstandings with Xie Yuan, Su Youyue now preferred to speak her mind directly.

Qingluo hesitated. Was it really okay to say it out loud?

But seeing the calm expressions of everyone in the room, she finally remembered that Jin'er was not the type of woman to be fickle; it was impossible for her to be involved with both Zhe Ying and Zhe Jing.

So she voiced her doubt: "Miss, when we left the Shen family, wasn't Zhe Ying alone in Jin'er's room? I thought..."