After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Although Prince Ning was ready to die, he still felt sad when he heard that he would be dismembered.

His hands hidden in his sleeves also began to tremble.

"Take him away!" the emperor ordered.

In an instant, the imperial guards rushed in from outside and took Prince Ning and his followers away.

"Where is Xiahou Xi?" the emperor suddenly asked.

Xiahou Xi immediately stepped out and said, "This humble official is here."

"Prince Ning and his followers will be handed over to your Dali Temple for investigation. Make sure to find out the other followers." The emperor ordered in a deep voice.

"I obey your command." Xiahou Xi responded respectfully, and then left with his men.

The emperor then turned his gaze to Lu Xingzhi, "This time we were able to successfully identify Prince Ning's followers, and Lord Lu has made an invaluable contribution. Also, where is the Jianzhou Army now?"

"I and others have already controlled several generals of the Jianzhou Army. The rest of the soldiers have been temporarily placed outside the city and are under the guard of the soldiers from the Xishan camp." Lu Xingzhi reported.

The emperor nodded and felt relieved when he heard this. He looked at all the guests and said in a gentle voice, "Today is my sister's wedding day. The wedding banquet will continue. Everyone, please return to the banquet."

Upon hearing this, the guests' previous fright was gone and they all calmed down.

The wedding banquet became lively again.

It was as if the thrilling experience just now was just an illusion.

After drinking, the emperor returned to the palace under the escort of Lu Xingzhi.

The eldest princess and Qin Xuan also returned to their bridal chamber.

The guests drank until late at night before leaving.

Qiao Jingjing helped Qin Moyuan see off the guests before returning to the yard with Yu Feier.

In the new house, the scent of sandalwood was faintly diffused, the candlelight was flickering, and the curtains embroidered with gold thread were hanging low, revealing a mysterious and warm atmosphere.

Qin Xuan lifted the curtain and stepped in, only to see the eldest princess with her long hair loose, lying lazily in the bright red wedding quilt.

The bright red color made her look more beautiful than flowers. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains and her lips were like red dots. She looked like a peerless beauty walking out of a painting.

Seeing him come in, the eldest princess propped herself up slightly and looked at him without any reservation.

The young man had a tall and straight figure, handsome features, fair skin, and his eyes, which were usually as cold as stars, now had a hint of warmth.

He had taken off his wedding gown and was only wearing a white shirt. He looked casual, but his slightly clenched fists showed his nervousness.

Seeing this, the eldest princess curled the corners of her lips slightly with a hint of playfulness.

Qin Xuan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her. He stood in front of the bed, not knowing whether to move forward or backward.

"Prince Consort, come here." After a moment, the eldest princess raised her hand and beckoned at him.

Qin Xuan pursed his dry lips and walked towards her.

Almost as soon as he approached, the eldest princess suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled it down hard.

However, Qin Xuan was prepared this time and held onto the edge of the bed in time, thus avoiding falling on her.

The princess paused, her eyebrows slightly raised, "So polite?"

Qin Xuan looked at her helplessly and said, "I'm too heavy and I will crush Your Highness."

The eldest princess said with a half-smile, "Tonight is our wedding night. You are afraid of crushing me. Does that mean you don't want to consummate the marriage with me?"

Hearing this, Qin Xuan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his fair and handsome face turned red uncontrollably.

Seeing this, the princess hugged his neck and whispered in his ear, "Do you want to or not?"

Looking at the woman's red lips so close to him, Qin Xuan's Adam's apple rolled, then he lowered his head and covered them, answering with action.

In the jade vase on the low table in front of the bed was a peony, a symbol of good fortune, with crystals between the petals. The lively atmosphere of the wedding night became more intense, and the two hearts were closely connected in this environment of gorgeousness and tranquility. …

The next day, the newlyweds were served tea.

The eldest princess followed Qin Xuan to Yu Feier's Tinglan Courtyard.

When the two arrived, Qin Moyuan and Yu Feier were already waiting, with Qiao Jingjing accompanying them.

"Dad, Mom." The eldest princess followed Qin Xuan and called people, then took the tea handed over by the servants and brought it to the two elders.

Qin Moyuan took a symbolic sip and said some trying words.

Yu Fei'er followed suit and symbolically took a sip of tea, then took out the bracelet she had prepared in advance and put it on the eldest princess's wrist.

After thinking about it, she took the princess's hand, placed it on Qin Xuan's hand, and said with a smile: "Xuan'er must treat the princess well. Well, don't let her suffer any grievances."

"I understand, mother." Qin Xuan held the eldest princess' hand tightly.

The eldest princess smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."

Yu Feier clapped her hands and said happily, "I have a daughter-in-law now, and I can be a grandmother in the future."

When the eldest princess heard the second half of her sentence, her face turned red and she inexplicably thought of last night.

Her legs were still weak, but she was holding on so as not to lose her composure.

Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Qiao Jingjing planned to go back to the Lu family.

When leaving, Qin Moyuan took Yu Feier and a few others and sent her to the carriage.

"No need to send me off. You've been very busy during this period, especially Dad. You should rest well." Qiao Jingjing waved her hand.

Qin Moyuan was very warm-hearted and said in a gentle voice: "I'm fine. You're pregnant. Don't run around during this period. Take good care of your pregnancy."

"Got it." Qiao Jingjing agreed.

After saying goodbye to the Qin family, she took a carriage back to the Lu Mansion.

As soon as I entered the mansion, I met Lu Xingzhi.

Seeing that he was about to go out, she hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

"I was going to pick you up, but I didn't expect you to come back by yourself." Lu Xingzhi said gently, "By the way, Qiao Zhou is here and staying at Qiao's father's house. Do you want to go over and see him?"

"Qiao Zhou?" Qiao Jingjing was surprised. "Didn't he go to Xinzhou?"

Lu Xingzhi explained: "At the beginning of spring, he took the recommendation letter I gave him to Xinzhou, but some time ago, when General Fan Hucheng went hunting, he encountered the Jianzhou army. Knowing that the situation was not good, he sent Qiao Zhou and several other confidants to the capital to report the news.

Yesterday when I led my troops to intercept the Jianzhou army, I met Qiao Zhou at the city gate.

Fortunately, thanks to the information he provided, I was able to learn the movements of the Jianzhou army and ambush them accurately.

Moreover, in the battle against the Jianzhou Army, Qiao Zhou fought bravely, and with his superb archery skills, he successfully shot down the leading general of the Jianzhou Army.

Qiao Zhou has made a great contribution this time, and I have already reported this to the Emperor and requested credit for him."

Qiao Jingjing really didn't expect that Qiao Zhou would actually make a contribution in yesterday's turmoil.

She was very happy for him.

Thinking of something, she hurriedly asked, "Yesterday I asked my father to go out of the city to help you. He should have made a contribution. Remember to ask for credit for him."

Lu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Dad helped a lot, but he didn't think about any credit, and he didn't want to be in the limelight. After helping to deal with the Jianzhou army, he returned to the city first."

"That's really a pity." Qiao Jingjing said.

Lu Xingzhi shook his head. "It's not a pity. Dad has a casual personality and doesn't like being bound by rules. If he were to become an official, he would be very uncomfortable." (End of this chapter)