She has always known that this life is beautiful, but after hearing what others said, she actually didn't feel much about it herself.
But for some reason today, when he turned around and asked her with a smile as to why she had been gone for so long, she seemed to suddenly understand what the words of praise in the past meant.
"What's wrong with you? Why don't you speak?" Zhao Yanzhen approached Jiang Nianjiao with concern.
Only then did Jiang Nianjiao come to her senses. She quickly lowered her head and hurriedly spread out the crystal pendant in her hand.
I have to say that the workmanship of this crystal pendant is really crude and rough, and it doesn't match Zhao Yanzhen at all.
If it weren't for its real protective function, Jiang Nianjiao would never be able to get rid of this kind of thing.
But let it be ugly, as long as it is practical. Jiang Nianjiao gritted his teeth and said, "This is for you."
Zhao Yanzhen obviously also felt that this crystal pendant was a bit novel. When he took the pendant from Jiang Nianjiao, he only asked curiously, "Is this a crystal winter melon?"
Then he poked the winter melon man's slightly obscene and evil smile with his slender fingers and said, "Why does this winter melon have a human face?"
Jiang Nianjiao just had to bite the bullet and said, "I asked for this from an expert from outside the world. He said that this crystal winter melon can ward off disasters, so I asked for one for you. Your trip is dangerous, and I can't accompany you." In the past, I am giving this to you in the hope that you will come back safely along the way."
Zhao Yanzhen suddenly chuckled when he heard this. When Jiang Nianjiao looked up, he only leaned down and said, "So this is the token of love that Jiaojiao gave me?"
When Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she just looked at Zhao Yanzhen and said, "If you can always wear it, then it will be a token of love."
Zhao Yanzhen only found Jiang Nianjiao's serious look a little funny. He rubbed Jiang Nianjiao's head and said, "Since it is a token of love, can I ask Jiaojiao to wear it for me personally?"
Naturally, Jiang Nianjiao would not refuse. She only put the crystal pendant around Zhao Yanzhen's neck, and considering that it was actually quite ugly, she just hid the pendant inside his clothes.
After doing this, Jiang Nianjiao was about to pull away and put some distance between them.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanzhen just took Jiang Nianjiao's hand and placed a kiss like a dragonfly on Jiang Nianjiao's lips. Then he whispered "Thank you."
After that, Mr. Kyung’s urging voice happened to be heard outside: “Your Highness, it’s time for us to set off. We will be on the road all day long, so let’s have some food here first.”
After hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen naturally just said "hello".
Then he whispered, "You and I can have breakfast together, and then we'll go our separate ways."
Jiang Nianjiao naturally agreed to his proposal with the intention of staying with Zhao Yanzhen for a moment longer.
Afterwards, the two of them went downstairs to have breakfast together. The food in the inn was naturally not as elegant as in the palace, but each of them had a bowl of hot soup cakes and a plate of cooking cakes in the middle.
However, the warm things still greatly alleviated the coldness of the long night.
After a simple breakfast, Jiang Nianjiao and Zhao Yanzhen officially parted ways.
I don't know if it was because of the nightmare, or because Jiang Nianjiao realized her feelings for Zhao Yanzhen, but she had never felt more reluctant to part with her than she did now.
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao looking like she was about to fly away with Zhao Yanzhen, Cui Qiao couldn't help but joked, "Miss, are you really attracted to His Highness Prince Jin this time?"
Jiang Nianjiao rarely gave a coherent rebuttal this time.
On the other side, Zhao Yanzhen, who was heading towards Yunzhou, only lowered his head to study the strange crystal pendant around his neck after getting on the carriage.
At his feet was a secret guard in black kneeling on one knee: "Your Highness, Miss Jiang did not return to the carriage after leaving your house, but went to a corner of the corridor. I saw with my own eyes that everything was clearly in her hands. No, then like a magic trick, she only conjured up a transparent dress, and the style was quite strange."
"Afterwards, she seemed to be dissatisfied with the shape of the dress, so she turned it into the current pendant."
After reporting what he had just followed Jiang Nianjiao, the secret guard didn't say a word, but he also wondered in his heart, could their Princess Jin be some kind of deity? Otherwise what?
How can we conjure these things?
Hearing this, even Zhao Yanzhen felt a little incredible.
But it's not so difficult for him to accept that the secret guards doubt him. After all, haven't they all experienced such absurd things as resurrection from the dead?
So it doesn't seem surprising that she knows some extraordinary things.
It's just that he doesn't quite understand what the meaning of this pendant she gave him is?
When the secret guard saw that his master was silent and didn't pay any attention to what he meant, he couldn't help but secretly glance up at the master above him. Their master held the crystal winter melon pendant and gently rubbed it, and his face was even more... He looked thoughtful.
Only then did the secret guard remember that he had left out a paragraph, so he just whispered, "Master, there is one more thing I haven't told you."
Zhao Yanzhen said coldly, "Say."
"I only thought that this pendant would have a protective effect." The secret guard whispered.
Zhao Yanzhen heard his guess and looked at the secret guard with interest. He asked curiously, "How can you see it?"
The secret guard whispered, "I saw with my own eyes that when Miss Jiang put this pendant on her body, she pierced an arrow into her arm. She was unharmed, but the arrow was completely destroyed."
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen looked a little strange for a moment.
He seemed not to have expected that the pendant was actually an amulet.
He just stretched out his hand and said to the secret guard, "Bring an arrow here."
The secret guard naturally took an arrow very obediently, and then handed it to Zhao Yanzhen with both hands.
Zhao Yanzhen took the arrow and was about to pierce it into his arm. The secret guard understood Zhao Yanzhen's intention and quickly said loudly, "Your Highness, let me try it on my behalf, in case this jade pendant does not have this effect." , aren’t you going to get hurt?”
Zhao Yanzhen only waved his hand and said, "It's a small injury, it doesn't matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stabbed the arrow hard into his left arm without even blinking.
However, this time there was no surprise that a dazzling white light appeared. After the white light passed, he was unharmed, but the arrow in his hand was completely destroyed.
At the same time, a small crack appeared on the crystal pendant.
I guess the crack appeared after I blocked the arrow attack just now. @
It seems that this crystal pendant is not only a talisman, but also a consumable.
Thinking about Jiang Nianjiao coming to look for him in the middle of the night today and the nightmare she had, Zhao Yanzhen almost thought that she really fell in love with him at this moment.
But is that possible?
He covered his eyes with some mockery. Then he just waved his hand to signal the secret guards to retreat.
After Jiang Nianjiao returned to Jiang Mansion, it seemed as if nothing happened last night. She was just as busy as usual.
But when she was free, she would often go to the palace for a walk. In addition to visiting Concubine Yuxian, she would also often go to Fengchen Palace.
Although Empress Min still had some concerns about Jiang Nianjiao becoming her daughter-in-law, the marriage was now a certainty, and Zhao Yanzhen liked Jiang Nianjiao so much.
Naturally, she couldn't say anything else, so the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could barely maintain a superficial peace.
However, although the relationship between Jiang Nianjiao and Empress Min was neither salty nor weak, Aunt Qiuwan treated her differently from the past after she entered Fengchen Palace. Even when Queen Min had a disagreement with Jiang Nianjiao, this Qiuwan girl would always say something nice for her.
In this way, time quietly arrived at the chrysanthemum banquet that Liu Wanjun had mentioned.
This is the last large-scale banquet outside the New Year Festival, and almost most of the prominent families in Beijing have received invitations.
Although the Duke's Palace of Qi has declined, the Chen family is also the organizer of this chrysanthemum banquet.
Therefore, in terms of financial resources and influence, the Chen family still dominates, while the Qi family only lends their family the largest chrysanthemum garden in the capital.
Since the Chen family was involved in this, the Jiang family was naturally invited.
Therefore, on the day of the chrysanthemum banquet, Jiang Nianjiao only took a car with Aunt Du and cousin Du Zechi to go to Qi's house.
They arrived neither early nor late. When they got off the bus, they were already outside the Duke of Qi's mansion.
There were many carriages parked, and many female relatives of the Qi Mansion were walking in and out.
Although Du Zechi had been in Beijing for a while, he still didn't see much of the prosperity of Beijing because he went to Taixue every day.
Therefore, at this moment, he only saw the fragrant shadows on the banquet blouses and temples, and felt dumbfounded. It happened that some colleagues from Taixue came here this time. Those people only took the initiative to say hello to Du Zechi, and Du Zechi naturally followed those classmates to socialize.
And Aunt Du was also enthusiastically picked up by the group of old friends from before.
Therefore, when Jiang Nianjiao actually entered the chrysanthemum garden, she was alone.
However, she was also happy to be quiet. When she found a pot of green claw chrysanthemum, she felt it was novel and couldn't help but get closer and look at it.
She didn't want to stop for only a moment, but she heard a woman behind her call warmly, "Mr. Lu, do you also like this green claw chrysanthemum?"
The female voice seemed familiar, and Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but turn around subconsciously. Only then did she realize that not far behind her, Lu Zhizhang, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, was standing not far away from her, looking at her side quietly.
But no one could tell whether it was the flowers he saw or the person looking at them.
Next to Lu Zhizhang, he could see that Qi Peipei, who had won praise from the elders for holding a birthday party a few days ago, was standing next to him. There was an unusual light in her eyes when she looked at Lu Zhizhang.
Regarding Lu Zhizhang, Jiang Nianjiao only felt that she did not want to have any contact with him anymore, so she just planned to pretend that she had not noticed the two of them.
Just as she was about to turn around, Lu Zhizhang called out to Jiang Nianjiao, "Miss Jiang, are you also here to attend this chrysanthemum banquet?"
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Qi Peipei, who was full of obsession, naturally also saw Jiang Nianjiao.
