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Under Su Mu's slightly surprised gaze, she shyly and boldly fed the half piece of fish she was biting into his mouth.
Their lips touched, their breaths mingled, and the subtle sensation of the food's aroma sent a shiver through them both.
This lunch was eaten for a long time in this intimate way, with each person taking a bite and their lips and teeth unconsciously rubbing together.
The food in the lunchbox was not sweetened, but both of them felt that they had never tasted such sweetness before.
After the meal, Su Mu took out a clean silk handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of Li Zhaoning's lips.
Li Zhaoning gazed intently at his focused profile, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly, her heart filled with immense happiness and peace, almost to the point of bursting.
Immersed in this gentle sea.
However, she suddenly remembered the engagement and instantly became more sober.
She quickly grasped Su Mu's wrist as he wiped it, trying her best to adopt a stern demeanor befitting an elder.
"Mu'er," she took a deep breath and said seriously, "Aunt Ning has something important to tell you."
Seeing that her expression suddenly became serious, Su Mu also suppressed her smile and sat up straight: "Aunt Ning, please speak."
Li Zhaoning lowered her gaze slightly, her fingertips unconsciously fidgeting with her sleeve, and after a long while, she whispered:
"Mu'er, you... actually have a marriage contract."
Even the usually composed Su Mu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this news.
A marriage agreement? With whom?
"The person you know is Lin Qingyue. Although she is a disciple of the Shuyu Sect, she said that she is willing to leave the sect for you."
"I see." Su Mu felt a warmth in her heart. This seemingly carefree little bird had actually made such a significant decision for herself in secret.
I need to find an opportunity to properly reciprocate her feelings.
Then... he would punish her for keeping it from him all along.
But before that, he had to deal with the "little rascal" in front of him first.
"I know about the engagement, but Aunt Ning, could you tell me why this engagement was made?"
"And why has Aunt Ning been keeping this from me all this time?"
With a mischievous smile, Su Mu approached Li Zhaoning.
"This, this one"
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"It was Aunt Ning who orchestrated this, right?" Su Mu whispered in her ear, analyzing the situation.
“You were afraid to face your own feelings for me at the time, so you chose to cut off your own escape route in this way.”
"But after the engagement was made, you regretted it, which is why you kept it from me, right?"
"Hmm!" Li Zhaoning's heart tightened.
This child really knows himself inside and out!
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Chapter 137 Prince Su Mu
"Mu'er," Li Zhaoning stretched out her cool fingertips and gently hooked Su Mu's wrist, "You, you sit closer."
The seat she wanted Su Mu to sit on was naturally the Ning Prince's throne, which symbolized the highest authority in Qingzhou.
Su Mu lowered his eyes, meeting the complex and unreadable emotions in her eyes, and understood without saying anything.
He calmly stood up, lifted Li Zhaoning from her seat, and sat down in the prestigious main seat himself.
After they sat down, Su Mu naturally pulled Li Zhaoning into his arms. Li Zhaoning seemed to have all her strength drained away; her body went limp, and she buried her face in his chest.
She buried herself deep in his warm neck.
Sensing the familiar, crisp scent emanating from Su Mu, feeling the steady heartbeat from his chest and the warmth enveloping him, Li Zhaoning felt restless.
An's emotions quickly calmed down.
"It's a long story. Qingyue, that girl, has been thinking about you ever since she met you at the Prince's Mansion many years ago."
Even after joining the Shuyu Sect, I still found opportunities to go out and gain experience, and went to find you.
"After returning to her clan, she always mentioned you in her letters to her grandmother, and her words were full of admiration."
Seeing her like this, Lin Xiang brought up the matter to me, half-jokingly and half-probingly.
She paused, a hint of self-deprecation in her voice: "And Aunt Ning was in a state of mental turmoil at the time, unable to face her own thoughts, thinking perhaps she could use this..."
"I was able to sever some inappropriate thoughts, and... I impulsively agreed."
"I see," Su Mu chuckled, his fingertips twirling the soft, black hair that fell over her shoulders.
"So, Aunt Ning, you beat my fiancée to it and got to be with your Mu'er..." He trailed off, his voice rising at the end, carrying...
A strong sense of teasing lingered as his warm breath brushed against her ear.
"Hey! Mu'er! You...you're not allowed to talk nonsense!" Li Zhaoning was so ashamed she wanted to disappear. She raised her hand and lightly punched his chest, the force of which was...
But it was soft and limp; it was less a protest and more a display of affection.
"Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense." Su Mu tightened his arms around her, holding her even closer, and gently rested his chin on the top of her head.
"But isn't Qingyue's grandmother that powerful Prime Minister Lin? How could she agree to her only beloved granddaughter being engaged to me?"
engagement?"
After Su Mu and Lin Qingyue reunited, Su Mu naturally inquired about her background—she was the only granddaughter of Prime Minister Lin, the only daughter of the current prime minister's family.
successor.
The Zhao royal family has always required powerful officials and ministers to be of one mind with the royal family and to strictly adhere to royal precepts such as "one husband, one wife," in order to test their loyalty and obedience.
from.
The Lin family had served as prime ministers for generations, so they naturally adhered to this precept without wavering.
This is why, when Lin Qingyue lost her father before she was born and her mother also passed away, she became the only bloodline of the Lin family.
As she grew up, she blossomed into the most beautiful woman in the Lin family's history, possessing a lively, cheerful, and intelligent nature, naturally becoming...
She was the apple of Lin Xiang's eye, cherished dearly. She was always kept in the secluded chambers of the Prime Minister's mansion, surrounded by women, and was pampered with utmost care.
Therefore, Su Mu was indeed puzzled that Prime Minister Lin would agree to her marriage with Qingyue.
Li Zhaoning explained, "Prime Minister Lin is not the kind of stubborn person who would force a couple apart because of family ties. She has an extremely accurate eye for people and situations. Firstly, she is sincere."
He dotes on Qingyue, and seeing that his granddaughter is deeply in love with you, he is naturally willing to grant her wish.
"Secondly, she has been secretly observing you for more than a year or two, and she is extremely familiar with your character, temperament, abilities... these unique qualities."
She values you. She trusts you completely to entrust Qingyue to you.
She paused briefly, her voice becoming slightly more forceful, tinged with a hint of unease: "Furthermore, in terms of status, the two of you are... well, you could be considered..."
A good match in terms of social standing and economic status.
"After all, in the household register of Dazhao, Mu'er, you... are my son registered under my name." She almost choked on the last two words.
He stammered out the answer.
Su Mu was taken aback again upon hearing this. According to the laws of the Great Zhao Dynasty, children must register for citizenship upon reaching the age of ten.
Xiaoxiao was still young at the time, while he was exactly ten years old. However, he left the palace soon after and joined the Mianhua Sect, so he no longer needed to register.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Ning had already registered him as her son.
According to this logic, wouldn't I be...
“Yes,” Li Zhaoning confirmed his guess, “Mu’er, you are the rightful heir of the Prince of Qingzhou.”
"I see," Su Mu digested the sudden information. Although she felt a little unsettled, she quickly calmed down.
These titles and titles meant little to him, but they provided an excellent excuse for him to continue "bullying" the woman in his arms.
The embarrassed "Mother".
He chuckled softly, leaned close to her flushed ear, and asked leisurely, "So, Aunt Ning is now... seducing me?"
"His son?"
As he spoke, he tightened his arms around her, almost melding the beauty in his embrace into his very bones.
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"Ugh, please stop talking!" Li Zhaoning was so embarrassed by his words that her whole body burned, and she simply buried her face even deeper in despair.
He gently squirmed in his arms.
Her voice was tinged with shyness and reproach, "Now you should know why Aunt Ning always avoided expressing her feelings before!"
"Aunt Ning has already done a remarkable job by taking this step, hasn't she?" She raised her shimmering eyes, a hint of...
She looked at him with a mixture of grievance and a hint of self-satisfaction.
Her appearance showed none of the usual princely dignity, let alone the identity of "mother." She was clearly a little girl coquettishly pouting at her sweetheart.
Looking at the person in his arms, so charming and adorable, a stark contrast to their usual self, Su Mu's heart softened, feeling both amused and tender.
He couldn't resist lowering his head and planting a kiss on her smooth forehead, softly coaxing her:
"Yes, yes, our Aunt Ning is the bravest and the most amazing." He gently patted her back, like comforting a frightened cat.
"Alright, stop overthinking. How about we go for a walk with Mu'er, inspect the formation, and relax a bit? How does that sound?"
"Okay." Under his gentle reassurance, Li Zhaoning's emotions gradually calmed down.
She took a deep breath, slowly stood up from his embrace, turned her back to him, and carefully straightened her slightly wrinkled python robe.
When she turned around again, although a faint blush still lingered on her face, her eyes had regained their usual coolness and composure. She put her hat back on...
The mask enveloped him once again, giving him the imposing aura befitting the ruler of Qingzhou.