After leaving the gate of Zhongyong Hou Mansion, Xiao Jialan was still a little angry. She snorted and said: "You damn duck. He has a tough mouth. Let's see how long he can endure it."
Yuan Chen smiled and said: "Since he wants to ask for trouble, let him go."
Xiao Jialan nodded and said, "Let's go to the General's Mansion to have a look. I heard that the chefs in the General's Mansion cook very delicious food. I haven't tried it yet."
Yuan Chen looked at her and said, "So, helping Miss Zhou find a husband is a lie, but going for a meal is the real thing?"
"You can't say that. We work hard to take care of their affairs, so what's wrong with her eating a meal?"
With that said, he confidently took Yuan Chen's arm and said, "Let's go!"
So the group of people arrived at the General's Mansion. When Zhou Mu heard that Xiao Jialan and Prince Beichen were here to visit, he rushed out and greeted them politely.
Yuan Chen looked at Zhou Mu. He was about the same age as General Mu and had a somewhat burly figure, which showed that he had the character of a general.
After leading the people to the flower hall and sitting down, Zhou Mu asked, "Why is Her Royal Highness here?"
Xiao Jialan said: "I'm here to see Miss Zhou."
Zhou Mu thought that his daughter and Xiao Jialan would not deal with each other, but later he learned that they had resolved their misunderstanding and eliminated their prejudice.
He asked people to invite Zhou Jingyi, then looked at Yuan Chen and said, "Your Majesty has hidden His Highness the Crown Prince very well. Today I am finally lucky enough to see the heroic figure of Crown Prince Beichen. I am truly lucky."
Xiao Jialan asked curiously: "How can General Zhou say this?"
Zhou Mu smiled and touched the beard on his chin and said: "When the envoy from Beichen came to Beijing, Your Majesty never received him with state gifts.
The courtiers also asked, but to their surprise, His Majesty said that His Highness the Crown Prince is not a guest and does not need to be entertained with state gifts. Therefore, the courtiers have not yet seen the true face of His Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiao Jialan had forgotten about this. Ever since she fell ill, her marriage to Yuan Chen had been finalized, and Yuan Chen had never formally paid an audience as an envoy.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Zhou Mu say: "Your Majesty is actually doing this to protect your shortcomings. The court officials that day speculated on your Majesty's thoughts and wanted to send their daughter to Beichen for marriage. This angered your Majesty, thinking that they wanted to compete with you, Your Highness, for a husband."
Xiao Jialan knew about this, and her brother was angry because of it and disliked Yuan Chen for being too popular.
Yuan Chen said with a smile: "What my uncle did is very agreeable to me. We are a family to begin with and we don't have so many rules."
Zhou Mu felt that Prince Beichen was indeed unusual, and he heard that he only brought a betrothal gift with him when he came to Beijing, without any extra bodyguards.
This shows his courage and confidence, he is sure that he can marry their Nanyue princess back.
He had never seen Yuan Chen before, but he had heard his daughter praise him. Now that he saw it, he was really shocked.
He said: "I have watched Her Royal Highness grow up. Now that the Princess is about to marry Beichen, I hope Her Highness the Prince will cherish her. If she suffers any injustice in Beichen, I will risk my life to do it."
Seek justice for her."
Yuan Chen said seriously: "Don't worry, General Zhou, such a day will not happen."
Zhou Mu sighed and said: "I really didn't expect that Beichen and Nanyue had always been at odds, and now they would turn enemies into friends.
In fact, this is a good thing. Too many soldiers have died on the battlefield in recent years. I am also old and can no longer fight.
I have guarded the northern border for so many years, and I should enjoy peace and happiness in the future."
Xiao Jialan said: "General Zhou is not old, you are in your prime."