Qianru chuckled upon hearing that, she thought Xiao Jun would get angry, but apparently he was still in good mood, despite a little bit sullen."I think that"s creative enough. Don"t you hear how they gossip about you and your back pain?" Qianru hugged his waist while locking her eyes with his.
"You make a fun of me." Xiao Jun"s frown deepened. "But I am glad, at least there is one of us who is happy."
"Are you not happy?"
"With story of my lumbago? No, I am not." Xiao Jun shook his head decisively.
Qianru laughed with his sulky expression as they continued to walk. Today was a nice day to begin with and she hoped everyday would be like this.
But, since she knew that their current condition wouldn"t allow them to live that way, she wouldn"t ask for more. And, while they were still in the right mood, she really wanted to ask something to him.
"Jun, may I ask something?" Qianru peered at him through her long lashes, her voice sounded more stern than she wanted, she was clearly nervous.
"You want to ask what I did since we arrive here?" Xiao Jun"s words saved them both from the long and awkward conversation.
Qianru was visibly surprised, but she nodded eventually, she knew Xiao Jun wasn"t someone who would like to make unnecessary talk. He wouldn"t beat around the bush for something that was crystal clear for him.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
And since they were growing up together, it was as easy as reading a book to understand Qianru.
"Only if you don"t mind." Qianru still preserved his willingness to tell her.
At this point, the palace hall could be seen as many official walked around them. Actually it wasn"t the perfect place for having discussion about this matter.
"Qianru, I still offer you the chance to return to Azura." Xiao Jun said solemnly as they stop and talk. "Listen to me…" He cut her off when she was about to defy him again.
"No, you listen to me." Qianru glared back at him stubbornly. "I will not going anywhere."
Heaved a heavy sighed, Xiao Jun knew how stubborn his wife could be if she really determined on something, and honestly, part of himself didn"t want her to go.
He wanted to be with her, though it would endanger her life.
Xiao Jun grabbed her shoulder and looked at her firmly. "I just want you to know that you have another choice." He reiterated his offer.
The same offer, the same chance that he gave to her years ago when he asked her hand for marriage, for convenient, in the name only. He let her to choose.
And her answer remained the same too…
"I want to be with you." Qianru said without losing a breath. She knew what she wanted, whether it was years ago or now.
"Alright." Xiao Jun relented. "Whatever you will see later, I hope you will judge me fairly."
A frown formed on her forehead, her lips slightly apart as if she wanted to ask something, but hesitant to voice it.
"Probably you will not see me in the same way again." Xiao Jun smiled bitterly. His words held something heavy and horrid as if the weight of his responsibility had drove him insane.
"What is it Jun?" Qianru couldn"t help but worry for him.
However, Xiao Jun didn"t intend to answer her, at least not now, but he would show her what he had been doing for these past weeks.
What he had done the moment he wasn"t in her sight and all of those worries about her that led to the plan on sending her away.
When they were talking, suddenly a clamoring sound erupted from the palace hall direction, many people rushed over to see what was happening.
At this moment, right in front of the palace hall, there were many people crowding on something. Not many people could see what was the thing drew their attention as five to six guards covered it.
However, whatever it was, it was definitely something horrified.
Qianru could hear they were gasping in shock the moment they opened a wooden chest. Two of the guards were staggering and fell on their back.
From the high rank official, general and guards to the servant were talking in panic. Their voices were buzzing in Qianru"s ears as she walked closer with Xiao Jun beside her.
However, Xiao Jun didn"t seem very fond of to see what was the source of the commotion. He seemed had known it.
"INFORM THE EMPEROR!" An old officer shouted to the crowd. His voice was shaking as horror filled his eyes. "SCRAM! ALL INSIGNIFICANT PEOPLE SCRAM AT ONCE!"
He was the veteran member of the Emperor advisor, Zhao Hua, Zhao Tianqi"s grandfather. He held an immense power of Rockstone"s politic state.
From the pa.s.sing whispers around Qianru, from those guards and servants, who were shunned away by Zhao Hua, she heard something that made her tripped over her own feet and her legs went weak.
"It is a head." One of the guards whispered to his fellow.