Listening to Ye Ying’s relaxed tone and seeing the smile on his face, Jun Ning couldn’t bring herself to pursue the matter further. Any more probing would only make her seem unreasonable and aggressive, as if she were forcing Ye Ying to say sothing he didn’t want to.
No one likes to be forced.
Forget it, forget it.
If he doesn’t want to say, then let it be.
Jun Ning didn’t dwell on it anymore, "Since it’s nothing, shall we head back? As for what you’re worried about, there’s really no need to worry. With here, no one dares to say anything about you."
Ye Ying noticed that Jun Ning had stopped asking and felt a huge sense of relief, "Alright, let’s go back. This wound of mine needs redressing, I can’t leave it like this."
Jun Ning said, "You ntioned it yourself? The servant boy who was supposed to change your bandages couldn’t find you today and was almost driven mad with worry. When he reported to , I was equally concerned."
"Didn’t he send you a ssage?" Ye Ying said, "I told the servant boy that he could write to inform you about matters on my side."
Ye Ying still wanted to be open and honest in front of Jun Ning and was willing to share everything about his whereabouts and deeds without concealnt.
Jun Ning understood his intentions.
But actually, Ye Ying didn’t need to do that. She trusted him.
However, since Ye Ying insisted on doing it this way, there was nothing she could do, so she let him be!
Thinking of this, Jun Ning couldn’t help but sigh slightly, "He did tell and wrote to , but I still can’t help worrying about you."
"What’s there to worry about? I’m not a child, I won’t get lost, and not returning for a night won’t kill ..." Ye Ying said as he protected Jun Ning while walking forward. Despite having injuries on his body and feet, he walked steadily with a normal expression, showing no signs of his wounds.
He had always been soone who could restrain and endure.
Qi Xiao saw Ye Ying supporting Jun Ning as they walked on, chatting and laughing, appearing very close and without any barriers. This made Qi Xiao feel envious and uneasy, clenching his fists tightly within his sleeves.
But he was also soone who could restrain and endure, and he said nothing, quietly following behind them, straining his ears to hear what they were discussing.
He assud that with their seemingly great relationship, they must be talking about matters of the heart. Yet not a single word touched upon emotions.
All Qi Xiao heard were the battle plans for the next phase.
Talks about cleverly using catapults at different points, flanking from the left and right wings, personnel deploynt, the elent of surprise in warfare... all military terms, with no ntion of personal feelings.
One had to admit, Ye Ying had his own ways.
Problems raised by Jun Ning were t with Ye Ying’s quick and apt responses, delivering the best solutions and answers after a brief consideration. These were things that Qi Xiao, at the age of fifteen, couldn’t achieve or even conceive.
Qi Xiao was still only fifteen. Although brimming with youthful pride, he was ultimately young, with limited experiences and knowledge. On matters of tactical experience, he couldn’t surpass Ye Ying and needed ti to accumulate.
So, listening to Ye Ying’s ticulous analysis, apart from a touch of jealousy and resentnt, Qi Xiao felt a deep admiration for Ye Ying.
Ye Ying truly deserved to be the Crown Prince’s most trusted person.
Qi Xiao was determined to work hard so that he could beco soone even more trusted by the Crown Prince than Ye Ying.
...
With these thoughts, the group soon returned to the camp. Jun Ning needed to continue discussing battle plans with the main commander, and Ye Ying was supposed to attend as well.
But after a night of exhaustion, Jun Ning worried about his health and the fact that his wounds weren’t attended to. She decided it would be best if Ye Ying returned to rest and let her handle it alone.
Ye Ying had no choice but to return to his own tent to rest.
Just as he stepped out of Jun Ning’s tent, he noticed Qi Xiao, who seed to have been waiting for him at the entrance.
Ye Ying had known for a long ti that from the mont Qi Xiao was born, the marriage between him and Jun Ning was set. Qi Xiao was to be Jun Ning’s future Prince Consort and her destiny.
Everyone had acknowledged this, and Jun Ning herself had consented.
There was no room for regret.
He was powerless to change anything.
At this mont, looking at the youthful and vibrant Qi Xiao standing before him, Ye Ying’s emotions were complicated.
There was resentnt, sadness, jealousy... emotions that were difficult to control.
But when he thought of Qi Xiao as Jun Ning’s acknowledged husband, soone she cared about, those negative emotions were suppressed.
He respectfully clasped his hands towards Qi Xiao and said, "Commoner pays respects to Young Master Qi."
"No need for such formalities," Qi Xiao replied.
Ye Ying said nothing more, nodded at Qi Xiao, and moved forward past him. Just a few steps away, he heard Qi Xiao call out from behind, "Ye Ying, you like Ah Ning, don’t you?"
Ye Ying halted, his body stiffened.
"You might fool others, but not ..." Qi Xiao confidently said, "You like her, a lot, a lot. Every word, every action screams you like her, I can tell..."
At the sa ti, he could see that Ye Ying liked her quietly and had no intention of revealing his feelings to Jun Ning.
He just wanted to like her silently, not seeking reciprocity.
And the reason Qi Xiao could tell was because he felt the sa way, liking soone silently, not daring to express his feelings.
In this aspect, he and Ye Ying were very similar.
"Young Master Qi, you’re overthinking..." Ye Ying replied without turning, "I and Ah Ning are just friends..."
After that, Ye Ying continued walking forward, ignoring whatever Qi Xiao said. Even when Qi Xiao chased and questioned him, Ye Ying did not respond.
Qi Xiao, being persistent, couldn’t let go without a definitive answer.
He chased Ye Ying back to his tent, persistently saying, "Tell , is it true or not? If you’re a man, admit it?"
"Liking soone isn’t sothing shaful, what is there to hide or cover up?"
"If you just admit it cheerfully, I will respect you as a man?"
Heh heh!
This was baiting!
This Young Master Qi, though young, was not lacking in depth.
However, who was Ye Ying?
Having road the martial world for half his life, having dealt with cunning court officials, how could he be tricked by Qi Xiao?
Even though Qi Xiao was from a prestigious family and considered to be outstanding for his age compared to other noble youths, he was still a bit too naive for Ye Ying.
Ye Ying said, "I don’t quite get why a dignified young man like you is entangled in frivolous matters of love. Don’t you see the fires of war burning? Everyone is busy with military affairs every day, and yet you’re the only one concerned with this? Don’t you want to achieve great feats and then return for a grand wedding with Ah Ning?"
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