My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"surprise?"

Li Bingzhang's eyes flickered, his gaze shifting back and forth between Jiang Xiaobai and Helian Zhaoyue.

Although he still felt it was inappropriate to bring the delegations from both countries to the Jiang family's military camp.

But... my son-in-law has always been shrewd and calculating; he's definitely not a reckless person!

"Alright then!"

Li Bingzhang finally nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll go to your military camp first!"

Indeed, he was also curious about what the surprise Jiang Xiaobai was talking about would be.

"good!"

Jiang Xiaobai's smile deepened when he saw Li Bingzhang agree.

Just then, Jiang Xiaobai remembered something, his gaze falling on Li Zhiwei beside him, and he whispered, "Wei'er, I've also prepared something for you, a little surprise!"

"But... we'll have to wait until we get back!"

He was referring to the perfume and the calligraphy and paintings that Ningxinlan had given him.

He believed that Li Zhiwei would definitely like it.

"Um!"

Li Zhiwei responded softly, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Just then, footsteps sounded again from the direction of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Jiang Xiaobai turned his head to look and saw Jiang Jingcheng leading two generals, accompanied by Zhang Xinnian, as they walked out.

"What are you up to, you brat!"

As soon as Jiang Jingcheng came out, he glared at Jiang Xiaobai.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jingcheng noticed Li Bingzhang standing not far away.

Li Bingzhang also looked up.

The two stared at each other for a moment, then simultaneously snorted and looked away.

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but chuckle to himself upon seeing this scene.

These two are now, at least, related by marriage.

As a result... every time they met, they still looked like they couldn't stand each other.

"My dear son-in-law, I'll get in the carriage now!"

Li Bingzhang ignored Jiang Jingcheng, called out to Jiang Xiaobai, and walked towards his carriage.

Jiang Jingcheng didn't stop him, but instead looked at Jiang Xiaobai again and said, "You brat, I heard from Xin Nian that you're going to bring delegations from both countries to our Jiang family's military camp?"

As he spoke, Jiang Jingcheng glanced at the delegations from Beiyu and Qi.

His brows furrowed noticeably, especially when his gaze fell on Bei Yu.

Isn't that inappropriate?

"Hmm, let's take them for a walk around!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and nodded, saying, "Besides, hasn't the Martyrs' Shrine already been built?"

"Let's take this opportunity to go and have a look!"

"Alright!"

Jiang Jingcheng's eyes flickered, but he ultimately didn't ask any further questions. He looked at Zhang Xinnian and said, "Go, prepare another carriage!"

"Father, there's no need to prepare a carriage!"

Jiang Xiaobai quickly said, "Please go sit with my father-in-law!"

"I'm taking Wei'er and the other two with me in the princess's carriage!"

"Um?"

Jiang Jingcheng paused for a moment after hearing this, then finally replied, "Alright!"

After saying this, Jiang Jingcheng led the two generals toward the carriage where Li Bingzhang was.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled helplessly, then turned his gaze back to Helian Mingchuan and Helian Zhaoyue, saying, "Your Highness, Princess, please!"

"snort!"

Helian Zhaoyue snorted coldly and, without being polite to Jiang Xiaobai, boarded the carriage first.

Helian Mingchuan was more gentle, turning to the side and gesturing, "Young Master, please go first!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded slightly and led Li Zhiwei and the other two to get into the car.

Just as Jiang Xiaobai took a step, the two servants following behind Helian Mingchuan stepped forward almost simultaneously.

One of them raised his hand to block Jiang Xiaobai's path, while the other looked at Helian Mingchuan and respectfully said, "Your Highness, your status is noble; please get into the carriage first!"

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing this scene.

These two servants are quite interesting!

Zhang Xinnian's face darkened, and he took a step forward, ready to argue.

Are you kidding me!

This is right in front of their Duke Zhenguo's mansion!

How dare two servants from Beiyu block their young master's path?

court death?

But Zhang Xinnian had only taken one step when Jiang Xiaobai raised his hand to stop him.

Upon seeing this, Helian Mingchuan smiled slightly and said, "Young Master, my servant is ignorant of etiquette, please don't mind!"

"I don't mind!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "It's just a broken-down carriage. Your two servants messed it up, I thought..."

"Ha, this carriage is your Northern Yu's throne!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the two servants darkened, and their gazes toward Jiang Xiaobai became unpleasant.

The smile on Helian Mingchuan's lips also froze for a moment.

"Alright!"

Jiang Xiaobai waved his hand dismissively and said, "Your Highness, hurry up and ascend the throne... ugh, hurry up and go up, don't keep them waiting!"

"..."

Helian Mingchuan's face twitched.

I had never experienced it before, but now I have experienced it for myself.

I have to say, Jiang Xiaobai has a really sharp tongue!

Finally, Helian Mingchuan glared at the two servants, then looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Young Master is joking. It's just a carriage. Please, Young Master, proceed!"

Upon hearing this, the servant who had been blocking the way had no choice but to withdraw his hand and step aside.

Jiang Xiaobai didn't rush to get into the carriage. Instead, he looked at the servant who had made way and said with a smile, "Go ahead and keep blocking the way!"

The servant's face was grim, his hands clenched tightly, and he ultimately remained silent.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and then led Li Zhiwei and the other two onto the carriage.

Helian Mingchuan was the last to go up.

Since there was no seat for him, Zhang Xinnian simply sat on the outside of the carriage.

After everyone was seated, the procession slowly set off, heading towards the Jiang family's camp in the north of the city.

Inside the carriage, on the road.

Jiang Xiaobai held Li Zhiwei's small hand in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

Li Zhiwei's pretty face flushed slightly, and she tried several times to pull her hand back, but Jiang Xiaobai held it even tighter.

"Wei'er, don't move!"

Jiang Xiaobai pointed earnestly at Li Zhiwei's palm and said, "See this? This is your lifeline, which means I'm in your life!"

"This line is the love line; it means you'll fall in love with me again in the next life!"

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai pointed to another line, clicked his tongue twice, and said, "This is the career line, and that's quite something. It means you're destined to be... well, mine!"

"Hate!"

Li Zhiwei's face grew increasingly red, and she couldn't help but glare at Jiang Xiaobai.

"Charming and endlessly captivating!"

Jiang Xiaobai responded with a smile, still not letting go of Li Zhiwei's small hand.

"Pah, disgusting!"

Helian Zhaoyue sat opposite her and said something with a somber expression.

"Shameless!"

Tang Ningshuang, holding her long sword, spoke calmly before turning her head to look out the car window.

dog man!

The eldest princess sat beside him, and her eyes, hidden beneath her bamboo hat, glared fiercely at Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Xiaobai pretended not to see it and continued to talk to Li Zhiwei in a low voice.

Helian Mingchuan sat there, looking at Jiang Xiaobai, his brows furrowing slightly.

Jiang Xiaobai's carefree and nonchalant demeanor at this moment was completely different from the person his sister had described.

But precisely because of this, Helian Mingchuan felt that Jiang Xiaobai was even more difficult to deal with.

That's right, the hardest person to guard against is someone whose thoughts are completely unfathomable.

Just like this time, Jiang Xiaobai took the initiative to lead them to the Jiang family camp.

In this way, they could take the opportunity to see the layout of the Jiang family's military camp and even learn more about the Jiang family's background.

But is Jiang Xiaobai really that kind-hearted?

Just as Helian Mingchuan was deep in thought, Zhang Xinnian's voice rang out from outside the carriage.

"Your Highness, the Martyrs' Shrine is just ahead..."