Situ Jing picked up a bow and arrow and shot at the horse that Ah Jiu stepped on, the horse fell instantly, and Ah Jiu and Shui Ling'er fell off the horse one after another.

Situ Jing jumped lightly, pulled Shui Ling'er who fell to the ground to protect him, and said to Ah Jiu solemnly, "If there is anything, go back and talk about it."

He grabbed Shui Ling'er's wrist with so much strength that Shui Ling'er couldn't help frowning in pain, and she pleaded, "Brother Jing, it will hurt."

"Why did you leave me when you knew it hurt?" His heart hurt more than anyone else, Shui Ling'er was captured by Ah Jiu, and she didn't even struggle at all, so she did it voluntarily.

Although Shui Ling'er was used to seeing Situ Jing's angry face, her eyes were more sad at the moment, and she said guiltily, "Brother Jing, I didn't mean to leave you, it's just..."

"We'll talk back later." He knew her distress, but why didn't she come to him for advice, so she decided to leave him on her own.

After Situ Jing pulled Shui Ling'er on the horse, he went straight back to King Jing's mansion.

Along the way, he held Shui Ling'er's hand without saying a word, and he didn't let go for a moment, afraid that as soon as he let go, she would leave him.

Half an hour later, in the study, there were only Situ Jing, Shui Ling'er and Ah Jiu, and the three of them were silent, and after a long time, Situ Jing spoke, "How many people still know about my relationship with Shui Ling'er?"

Ah Jiu was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Situ Jing already knew, and he said, "Except for Lord Mingsheng, there is only me." Since King Jing knew, he didn't avoid suspicion, this is not like King Jing who abides by ethics and morals.

Situ Jing said lightly, "There is also Yanhou."

Ah Jiu was surprised and said, "This—how is this possible!" If Yan Hou knew, wouldn't the current situation of Lord Mingsheng be very difficult.

"Yan Hou sent someone to hunt down Shui Ling'er before, plus his recent attention to my marriage with Shui Ling'er is incredible, and the reaction of the county lord of Mingsheng to Shui Ling'er, so I probably guess one or two."

Shui Ling'er said with a sad face: "It turns out that Brother Jing already knew." Is this the end of the relationship between her and him? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Ah Jiu sighed, he did everything he could, but things had developed to this point, he couldn't stop it anymore, and after he saluted in acquainted ways, he said, "King Jing, if you insist on continuing to be with Shui Ling'er, do you know what you will face?"

Situ Jing said flatly, "I know." He had thought about letting go of her, but he couldn't, so he was mentally prepared to face the ethics and morality of society and the eyes of the world, just to be with her.

Ah Jiu nodded lightly and said, "The King of Vision, don't bear the big mud." King Jing is a man, even if he gets tired of Shui Ling'er one day, the world will not comment on him, but Shui Ling'er is different, she has to face the criticism of the world to the end.

Ah Jiu left the room after saluting, and when there were only Situ Jing and Shui Ling'er left in the room, Situ Jing pulled Shui Ling'er into his arms.

Situ Jing said: "I am the one who brought you to the imperial capital, and I am the one who insists on being with you, so I will bear all the things."

"Brother Jing, but that's not right."

Situ Jing chuckled lightly and said, "I don't usually see you obeying the rules, why are you abiding by them now?"

Not to be outdone, Shui Ling'er said, "Brother Jing usually strictly abides by the rules, why doesn't he obey it now?"

"I can't help it." He leaned over to kiss her, but there was a knock on the door.

Fang Yu stood outside and said, "King Jing, the Queen Mother has sent someone to summon you into the palace."

Situ Jing walked over and opened the door, and said solemnly, "So suddenly, do you know what happened to the Queen Mother?"

Fang Yu said respectfully, "Wechen has sent someone to inquire first, it is for the rumors in the palace."

"Rumors in the palace?"

Fang Yu glanced at Shui Ling'er behind Situ Jing, and then looked back at Situ Jing, Situ Jing said to Shui Ling'er clearly: "Shui Ling'er, you go back to the room first, I have business to discuss with Fang Yu."

Shui Ling'er nodded understandingly, and walked past Situ Jing and Fang Yu.

After Fang Yu saw Shui Ling'er's figure disappear, he said, "It is rumored in the palace that Shui Ling'er is the biological daughter of Lord Mingsheng, so King Jing and Shui Ling'er are incest."

Situ Jing frowned, he had just confirmed his relationship with Shui Ling'er, and there were rumors in the palace, he said, "Do you know who spread the rumors?"

"The little boy in the palace sent by Weichen to investigate, and it was Princess Rongye's personal maidservant who spread the rumors, Xiaorou. And Princess Rongye and Xiaorou have been to Yanhou's Mansion."

Situ Jing's face was gloomy, and he said, "I'll go into the palace to see the Queen Mother, you stay and watch Shui Ling'er, don't let her run away." Although it was to calm her down, he was still worried.

Fang Yu thought for a moment and said, "King Jing and Shui Ling'er are really incestant?"

Situ Jing nodded his head and said flatly, "I am related to her by blood."

Although Fang Yu had already expected this to be the case, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Situ Jingkou's confirmation, and he said, "No matter what King Jing's decision is, Wechen will always support you, but please don't hurt Shui Ling'er with King Jing."

"No, it won't." Situ Jing said lightly, thinking that although Fang Yu supported any of his decisions, but said don't hurt Shui Ling'er, wouldn't this make it clear that he should not abandon her.

Situ Jing walked past Fang Yu, and after walking a few steps, he turned around and said solemnly, "Fang Yu, I want you to keep an eye on Shui Ling'er, but don't flirt with her."

Fang Yu hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "Please rest assured King Jing."

Situ Jing glanced at him and turned to leave.

In the room, Shui Ling'er sat at the table, holding her cheek with one hand, and sighed mournfully.

Fang Yu walked in and chuckled, "It's rare to see Shui Ling'er's sad face."

When Shui Ling'er saw that it was Fang Yu, she lay on the table softly and said, "Fang Yu should know the relationship between me and Brother Jing." Just now Situ Jing pushed her away, she guessed that it was just to talk to Fang Yu about it.

"I had already guessed that this would be the case long before I came to the Imperial Capital."

Shui Ling'er sat up abruptly and said, "Then why didn't Fang Yu stop me and Brother Jing?"

"King Jing also guessed at that time, but he didn't want you to leave his side, what's the use of me stopping it, and besides, do you want to leave King Jing?"

Shui Ling'er shook her head and said, "But I'm incest with him."

"You love each other without knowing it, and besides, Lord Mingsheng now has a family, her past is not visible, and there are more people than us who don't want your true identity to be exposed." But the rumors in the palace were deliberately released by Rong Ye.

If she did this to marry King Jing, then she would be too stupid, and what King Jing hated most was this kind of deception in the palace.

Shui Ling'er sighed and said, "Once, I always wanted a mother, but now it's better, but I don't want to have a mother." In this way, she and Situ Jing are not related by blood, but this is just what she wants, but the reality cannot be changed.

"Lord Mingsheng treats you really well, and many things have been sent to you these days."

Seeing that Shui Ling'er didn't reply, Fang Yu continued, "After the matter is over, we will go back to the frontier and leave the imperial capital, which is not a trouble." Even if she and Situ Jing can't complete the wedding in the imperial capital under the eyes of the world, after returning to the frontier, according to King Jing's temperament, he will definitely give her a wedding and a name.

Shui Ling'er looked at the names of the people she used to read on the table, and she said, "Fang Yu, it's good to teach me to read, if I really leave you one day, I want to write to you."

Shui Ling'er saw Fang Yuhu looking at her suspiciously, and said, "I don't want to leave you and Brother Jing, I just said that if there is really that day, I will miss you and want to write to you."

Fang Yu said firmly, "There won't be that day." He didn't allow it, and Situ Jing didn't allow it, he said, "I'll teach you to write letters." He picked up a brush and began to write on the paper what was often found in letters.

In the imperial city, in the main hall of Fude Palace, the Queen Mother and Situ Jing in front of them looked at each other for a long time without saying a word, and finally, the Queen Mother sighed and said, "Let the Queen Mother guess, according to your temperament, you want to continue to be together, even if she is your niece."

Situ Jing affirmed, "Yes."

"So the rumors are true?"

"Yes."

The Queen Mother sighed again and said, "The Queen Mother likes Shui Ling'er very much, why is she the child of Lord Mingsheng."

"Queen Mother, it's not Shui Ling'er's fault, I thought about it before, I insisted on continuing to be with her."

"The royal family of the past dynasties is not without the ugly thing of incest, but this is not on the table after all, so the queen mother has no objection to you being with Shui Ling'er, but she can't be a concubine, she can only be a concubine, so you can marry Princess Rongye as a concubine."

Situ Jing frowned and said, "Queen Mother, the only wife I want to marry in this life is Shui Ling'er." And Rong Ye spread such rumors in the palace, which only made him disgusted with her.

The Queen Mother glanced at Situ Jing, and after opening up all the people in the main hall, only she and Situ Jing were left, she walked up to him, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Rong Ye was born in the palace, and she is used to the methods of the harem, so she will naturally make a few moves, such a woman, the queen mother knows that it is not suitable for you, but she is irritated in the ears of the queen mother all day long, originally I liked her, but now I am a little bored."

"Queen Mother, why don't you choose one of the kings and let her marry."

"She is the princess of Beiyan, naturally she can't be wronged, she can only be a concubine, think about it, among the kings, who is the only one who has not yet had a concubine?"

Situ Jing said with a gloomy face, "It's just me."

"So, you just marry her and use her as an ornament. And after marrying her, let her stay in the imperial capital, and you can go back to the frontier to have a good time with Shui Ling'er, isn't it good?"

"Queen Mother, I can't wronged Shui Ling'er."

"Have you ever thought about it, if you really marry Shui Ling'er as a concubine, how will the world criticize her? You are a prince, no one dares to say anything to you, but Shui Ling'er is different, Lord Mingsheng can't be her backer after all, and without the protection of her mother's family, I'm afraid that sooner or later she will be buried with saliva."

Seeing that he was silent, the Queen Mother said, "The Queen Mother knows that you feel sorry for Shui Ling'er, but this is the best arrangement for her."