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When Ao Congxun returned to the yurt, Xia Ying was fiddling with children's clothes, which Chunhe and several maids had made. The clothes had both male and female designs and were extremely cute.

She wanted to reach out and try, but Chunhe stopped her.

"Princess, you are pregnant, you cannot use needles and thread."

"What kind of statement is that?"

Just as Chunhe was about to explain, Ao Congxun entered, and several maids rose, bowed, and left the main yurt.

"Is Yingying bored?"

Ao Congxun always had a knack for accurately detecting Xia Ying's unusual emotions, and as he asked her questions, Xia Ying's eyes lit up.

"Ah Xun, come for a walk with me. I'm feeling a bit bored."

Looking into the hopeful eyes before him, Ao Congxun couldn't bring himself to refuse. As he nodded, Xia Ying's smile deepened, her bright eyes blinking like those of a cute little deer.

He carefully helped Xia Ying as they strolled slowly outside the yurt, enjoying the sunshine and gentle breeze.

Xia Ying couldn't help but open her arms and breathe in the fresh air.

"Ah Xun, I feel much better. Sunshine really is the most healing thing!"

Ao Congxun was thinking about the envoy from the Central Plains, unsure how to bring it up.

Especially now that Yingying is pregnant and her emotions are fluctuating greatly, he dares not say anything.

Moreover, he was somewhat uneasy, after all, he was the one who came later and surpassed the others, and he was always worried that Xie Chi'an would use the same method to snatch the person away.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a warm touch on his forehead.

It was Xia Ying's hand.

"Ah Xun, why are you frowning? Is something on your mind?"

"No, Yingying, don't worry about me. What could possibly happen to me?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Ying didn't pull her hand back. Instead, she slid it to his cheek and gently pinched it: "Lying. You'd better think it over, lying will be punished."

Seeing that he remained unmoved, Xia Ying lowered her head and said, "Baby, we're ignoring you, Abu. You're so annoying."

"Yingying, don't go, I'll tell you."

Ao Congxun immediately clung to the person, his head bowed, like a child who had done something wrong, full of worry and grievance.

He slightly raised his phoenix eyes, which were glistening with tears.

Xia Ying was startled and reached out to cup his face, asking, "What happened? Were you bullied?"

"Yingying, Xie Chi'an is coming to see you as an envoy."

After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Xia Ying, observing her every expression.

"Xie Chi'an? Let him come, what does it have to do with us?" Xia Ying's face was filled with confusion, as if she were thinking of a complete stranger, her emotions completely unmoved.

"What if he's going to take you away?"

"Why should I leave him? I'm already married to you, Ah Xun. I'm your wife. Do you think just anyone can take me away?"

"Of course not!" Ao Congxun exclaimed excitedly, then cautiously asked, "After all, you two were engaged before..."

"Silly Ah Xun, you're always thinking about such nonsense. I like you, you're my lucky star, what does it have to do with him? And you're even crying, haha, how embarrassing."

A tear rolled down Ao Congxun's cheek and landed on Xia Ying's hand. His voice was hoarse, and he couldn't speak, so he could only put Xia Ying's hand to his lips and kiss it repeatedly.

Xia Ying stopped him in the end, and she gently tiptoed to place a comforting kiss on his lips.

"Ah Xun, I only feel happy when you're here. Let's not be sad over people who are unimportant, okay?"

"good!"

Xia Ying's words dispelled all of Ao Congxun's insecurity, and he became a clingy and cheerful puppy again.

A month later, Xie Chi'an led a delegation to the grasslands and presented gifts.

At the gathering where he met with the Great Chanyu, he saw Ao Congxun and finally learned his identity.

Ao Congxun was the Great Chanyu!

Xia Ying married him!

Initially, she asked Ao Congxun to meet Xia Ying on the Qixi Festival. Afterwards, she also asked him to contact Xia Ying more often and persuade her to change her mind.

So, does Ao Congxun know about the arranged marriage?

Xie Chi'an's mind was in complete chaos; he could no longer hear any sounds from the outside world.

As the officials sat down together, everything suddenly connected in his mind.

He had barely sat down when he immediately stood up, confronting Ao Congxun directly and demanding, "You like Yingying, you knew about the arranged marriage, and you deliberately didn't tell me, didn't you!"

Ao Congxun's expression was indifferent, his eyebrows slightly raised, and his tone carried a hint of mockery and provocation.

"Lord Xie must be overworked. The princess and I fell in love at first sight; how could there be any talk of a marriage exchange?"

"You're lying! How would you know Yingying without me? You took advantage of her vulnerability and stole her away. You're utterly morally corrupt!"

The other officials were already sweating profusely upon hearing this. They stood up to stop Xie Chi'an, but he pushed them away.

"Don't stop me! Ao Congxun, you've already deceived His Majesty by concealing your identity. And you've further abused your status to abduct the princess—your crimes are compounded!"

Ao Congxun remained seated, even waving away several warriors who had drawn their swords.

"Brother Xie, please be careful with your words. It was you who brought the princess and me together when we met on the Qixi Festival. Have you forgotten that day when you went to be with your beloved little princess?"

His words essentially exposed the scars that Xie Chi'an had been trying to hide for the past six months.

"I just... I just wanted to make it up to Yingying..."

"Hahaha, how ridiculous! It's clearly those two who owe Yingying something, yet you still have the high-sounding opinion that Yingying owes them something. You're really good at lying, and you're also good at—hypocrisy."

Ao Congxun's gaze sharpened like an arrow, piercing Xie Chi'an.

He continued, "The late Empress saved you and the Xie family, yet you repaid kindness with enmity, failing to protect Yingying and causing her injury. You even hurled insults at her. That day, you went to find Yingying, and I was also behind the palace gates. I never knew a person could be so hypocritical and vicious. You used the things Yingying least wanted to talk about to hurt her. You hurt Yingying for another woman, and you still say you like her? You don't deserve that!"

"No, no..." Xie Chi'an's face was pale, his lips trembled, and he could only repeat this sentence over and over.

Because he had no way of denying it; what Ao Congxun said was all true.

He lowered his head, his eyes filled with sorrow, looking at his hands, all the things he had done to Xia Ying in the past flashing before his eyes.

When Xia Ying said that the palace had confiscated her things, he said that Xia Ying was petty and didn't know how to comfort the servants.

Xia Ying said that when Xia Jiaojiao destroyed the portrait of the late empress, he said that Xia Ying did it all to frame Jiaojiao. She was really vicious.

Xia Ying said she wanted to eat wonton noodles from outside, to reminisce about the taste of her childhood. But he found it too troublesome and never went to buy them.

One event after another came crashing down on Xie Chi'an, who could no longer hold on and staggered back to his seat.

Ao Congxun maintained his superior's disdain, enjoying Xie Chi'an's loss of composure, and couldn't help but cheer inwardly.

Serves you right for bullying Yingying!

"Thank you, sir. You must be starving. Please have some. This is a special delicacy from our grasslands, meant to entertain guests who have come from afar."

He emphasized the word "guest," and Xie Chi'an, who was in a daze, looked over at that moment.

"No, I need to see Yingying. She's a princess from the Central Plains. Why won't you let her come see me? You're afraid, aren't you!"

Thinking of this, Xie Chi'an's expression became agitated, as if grasping at a lifeline. He continued, "Yingying and I grew up together. How could I possibly forget such a deep bond we've shared over the years? You obtained her through dishonest means, and now you may have her body imprisoned, but you can't imprison her heart!"