Listening to Shen Jing, Ye Li couldn't help but be slightly stunned, then let out a bell-like laugh.
Ye Li smiled brightly.
But, it was also very inexplicable.
Su Yourong looked at Ye Li in confusion, not knowing why Ye Li was laughing.
Shen Jing touched his nose. Were his words that funny?
Ye Li laughed for a long time before gradually calming down, looking at Shen Jing with a proud expression, "You think too highly of yourself! If I wanted to deal with you, would I need to make you come to the Capital?"
Hmm?
Shen Jing was slightly surprised.
It has nothing to do with Ye Li?
That was a bit unexpected!
"Alright, are you relieved now?"
Su Yourong patted Shen Jing and then said to Ye Li with a smile, "Princess, you don't know, this guy was worried all the way back to the Capital that you would make trouble for him! I told him that you are so magnanimous, you definitely wouldn't bother with such a small matter."
"Don't flatter me!"
Ye Li immediately reacted, "I will definitely deal with him! However, seeing him like this now, I'll let him off for now! After his injuries heal, I'll slowly deal with him!"
Su Yourong was slightly choked and could only cast a helpless look at Shen Jing.
Shen Jing said nothing, only pondering in his mind.
If Emperor Zhou's urgent decree for them to return to the Capital had nothing to do with Ye Li, then what was it for?
Was it really just to let them return to the Capital to receive rewards?
Was he overthinking it?
Or, was Ye Li lying?
Seeing Shen Jing remain silent, Ye Li couldn't help but tease, "What, are you scared already? Didn't you say your biggest advantage is your tough life? Someone with such a tough life should be able to withstand some torment!"
"That depends on how Princess torments me."
A mischievous smile flashed across Shen Jing's face as he spoke with a double meaning.
However, Ye Li clearly didn't understand Shen Jing's other meaning and said cunningly, "I've been practicing archery diligently recently. When your injuries heal, I'll give you a chance to practice with me! Don't worry, I won't use you as a target, I'll just put an apple on your head..."
Ye Li vividly described her archery practice methods to Shen Jing, clearly intending to scare him.
However, Shen Jing didn't care at all.
Ye Li was still young after all, with a bit of a childish disposition.
From the current situation, the matter of issuing the decree for them to return to the Capital should indeed have nothing to do with Ye Li.
Well, he hoped he was overthinking it!
"Princess, don't scare him anymore."
Su Yourong smiled helplessly, "He's already injured, don't let you scare him into something worse."
"Looking at him, he doesn't seem injured at all."
Ye Li glanced sideways at Shen Jing.
Shen Jing looked back at Ye Li speechlessly, "I say, Princess, you didn't specially come here today to make sarcastic remarks, did you?"
Ye Li snorted, just about to retort to Shen Jing, but then suddenly remembered the main point and changed her tone, "You're just ungrateful! I came specifically today to invite you two out for an outing!"
"An outing?"
Shen Jing and Su Yourong exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
"That's right!"
Ye Li smiled sweetly, "I heard that the autumn scenery of Fairy Lake is exceptionally beautiful this year. I wanted to visit Fairy Lake before, and now that you're back, let's go to Fairy Lake together tomorrow. We can also find a quiet place nearby to treat you to a meal and welcome you back."
"Princess is too kind."
Su Yourong pursed her lips and said, "How can we let the Princess welcome us back?"
"Oh, don't be so polite with me."
Ye Li took Su Yourong's hand, "I've already chosen the place to eat."
Facing Ye Li's enthusiasm, Su Yourong found it difficult to refuse and could only cast an inquiring look at Shen Jing.
"Since the Princess has kindly invited us, you should go with her!"
Shen Jing smiled, "Don't worry about me, I'll just rest at home, nothing..."
"You're coming too!"
Before Shen Jing could finish speaking, Ye Li said in an unquestionable tone.
"Why would I go?"
Shen Jing immediately became unhappy, "I'm still sick!"
He didn't want to go out with Ye Li at all!
That girl might be up to something mischievous!
Mainly, it was uncomfortable to go out with her, a Princess.
"I say, why are you, a grown man, so delicate?"
Ye Li lightly kicked Shen Jing, "Look in the mirror, do you look like a sick person? I'm inviting you to eat, and you still want to reject me?"
"I'm just afraid that the Emperor might suddenly summon me and not find me!" Shen Jing found another excuse.
Summon him?
Ye Li chuckled inwardly and then snorted, "You're overthinking it. My Imperial Father is very busy recently and has no time to summon you."
Damn it!
No time to summon me, then why the rush to call us back to the Capital for nothing?
Shen Jing secretly complained in his heart, unable to find any other excuse, and could only reluctantly agree.
Go if I must!
She couldn't possibly eat him, could she?
If it was really uncomfortable, he would just let them enjoy themselves and find a place to hide and rest.
"That's more like it!"
Ye Li smiled with satisfaction, "Then I'll wait for you at Fairy Lake tomorrow!"
"Mm."
Su Yourong agreed and then casually asked, "Is the Emperor busy because of Prince Ji's rebellion?"
"Not entirely, no!"
Ye Li frowned slightly, "I heard that Yong Country has already sent an envoy to the Capital. Nine times out of ten, they don't have good intentions..."
Speaking of Yong Country, Ye Li couldn't help but grit her teeth in hatred.
In previous years, Yong Country was among the countries that besieged Great Zhou.
Although Great Zhou later reached a secret agreement with Yong Country to make them retreat, Yong Country definitely hadn't given up their wicked intentions.
It was too much of a coincidence that Yong Country sent an envoy to Great Zhou just as Prince Ji raised an army in rebellion!
Presumably, Yong Country wanted to seize another opportunity to take a bite out of Great Zhou.
Listening to Ye Li's words, Shen Jing couldn't help but inwardly complain.
Your father is already in a state of anxiety, and you still have the heart to go out and play?
But then again, she probably couldn't help much.
Her not causing trouble for her father was probably the biggest help she could offer.
Afterward, they talked about the situation on the Qu Prefecture front.
Ye Li didn't know much about the situation on the Qu Prefecture front.
She only knew that there seemed to have been two victorious battles there.
Additionally, the commander-in-chief leading the suppression of the rebellion this time was Cao Yuan, who commanded the troops guarding the Su Prefecture border.
Most of the troops for the rebellion suppression were also drawn from Su Prefecture, which was adjacent to Qu Prefecture.
After chatting with them for a while, Ye Li got up to leave.
Before leaving, Ye Li looked at Shen Jing again, "By the way, my Imperial Father asked me to ask you first, what rewards do you want?"
Shen Jing was surprised.
This... he could even make requests?
Could he ask her father to grant him a marquis title?
However, since the words were already spoken, Shen Jing was not polite, "As for other rewards, it's up to the Emperor's discretion. It's just that the residence of the Yu family, who were involved in the rebellion, is my ancestral home. I hope the Emperor can bestow it upon me."
"Okay! I will relay that."
Ye Li agreed, then widened her eyes and glared at Shen Jing, "I know you're a troublemaker! My Imperial Father is already annoyed enough recently, you'd better behave and not cause him any more trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jing immediately looked innocent.
This girl, she hadn't even understood the situation clearly and was just randomly accusing people.
Was this causing trouble?
If his father-in-law hadn't died, this might have been a timeless tale similar to 'General and Prime Minister Reconcile'...