Chapter 76: A Gentleman's Word is His Bond, One Promise Can Shake a City

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  "Brother-in-law......" Hearing Junmu's words about putting a hairpin on himself, Qingjin's tone unconsciously carried a hint of shyness and embarrassment as he called out.

  Long Han Yuan didn't need to turn around to imagine the intimate atmosphere between Jun Mu Xie and Gu Qing Yu, this pair of cousins. For some reason, he suddenly felt a bit annoyed in his heart, feeling that the people behind him were making too much noise, and Jun Mu Xie was somewhat getting on his nerves. Thinking of Jun Mu Xie made him think of the things he had investigated a few days ago, which he had originally not intended to get involved in. Thinking about the unpleasant scene he had just seen, and the annoying conversation behind him, Long Han Yuan secretly made a decision in his heart.

  As he walked to a corner, Long Han-Yuan stopped in his tracks. A black figure appeared behind him and bowed respectfully, saying: "Master!"

  Long Han saw the respectful person standing in front of him and said faintly: "That thing, you go tell him!"

  That black figure heard Long Han's words, and a strange color flashed in his downcast eyes. He didn't understand why the master wanted to intervene in this matter, which was something that the Emperor had personally ordered to be sealed off. If the Emperor were to find out that the master had leaked it, he would be furious. He couldn't believe the master didn't know this, but why did the master want to get involved in this matter?

  Thinking of this, he hesitated and spoke to Long Han Yuan: "Master..." He hoped that the master would consider it, at least for now, he felt that the master didn't need to intervene in this matter at all, he wanted to advise the master to think again.

  Long Han-Yuan raised his head and gave a faint glance, the black shadow originally wanted to speak out and let Long Han-Yuan reconsider, but he couldn't say anything more. Having followed Master for so many years, whenever Master made a decision, what time was it that allowed others to advise? He unintentionally sighed in his heart, while also comforting himself, since Master did this, there must be a reason for doing so. Thinking of this, the black shadow respectfully opened its mouth towards Long Han-Yuan: "It's subordinate's mistake, subordinate will go and do as Master says!" After finishing speaking, the shadow disappeared.

  On the other side, Qing Jin watched as Long Han's figure disappeared into the crowd. She put away her shy expression and opened her mouth to speak to Jun Mu Xuan in a light tone: "Brother..."

  "Jun Mu looked at Qing Jin who had quietly approached him, and with a gentle smile on his face, he asked: "Is there something you want to tell me, cousin?"

  "Does Brother have any misunderstanding about Qingjin and the Third Prince's relationship?" After asking this question, Qingjin looked at her brother Junmu Xue.

  Jun Mu listened to Qing Jin's question and waited quietly for Qing Jin's next words.

  "I just saw my brother buying something at a small stall over there, and I thought of giving him a surprise. Unexpectedly, I accidentally bumped into the Third Prince. My sister thought it was my brother, looked up and didn't expect to see the Third Prince. My sister also didn't know why the Third Prince would appear on the street, and she just happened to run into him." She said, looking at Junmu Xiang.

  Jun Mu heard Qing Jin's words, and smiled faintly. His hand unconsciously reached out to touch Qing Jin's hair. With a smile at the corner of his mouth, he said: "Is my cousin afraid that I will misunderstand? Don't worry, I am not someone who doesn't understand things, so of course I believe you. However, as a man, try to avoid the Third Prince in the future, he is someone who already has an empress."

  Upon hearing Junmu's words, Qingjin gazed at him. "Elder brother, you wouldn't think that the Third Prince has any thoughts about me, would you? You should know, he is a prince after all, and the kind of woman the Third Prince likes are those like Fourth Sister - elegant as white jade, gentle as water." Her mouth curved with sarcasm.

  Jun Mu heard Qing Jin's words, and with a thoughtful look at Qing Jin, he immediately withdrew his gaze when Qing Jin didn't notice. He then asked Qing Jin: "It seems like you have some prejudice against the Third Prince?"

  "How could I? Brother said he's a prince, and I'm just a young lady from a noble family. How would I dare to have prejudices against a prince? And brother must have seen that the Third Prince doesn't seem to like my cousin at all!"

  "Alright, let's not mention the third prince. Let's just have your brother accompany your sister and take a good stroll instead. However, this time, sis, don't run around randomly, or you might bump into someone you shouldn't, and that would be troublesome for bro."

  "Brother, you'd better take good care of your sister, just now it was you who accidentally lost her!"

  Two people walked towards the bustling crowd, chatting and laughing, seemingly unaffected by Long Han's sudden appearance. However, only Qing Jin knew that seeing Long Han had added an invisible layer of worry to her heart. She hoped she was overthinking it. She looked up at her cousin Jun Mu Xuan, who remained as elegant and refined as ever, with a calmness like bamboo.

  It's settled, she already has a marriage agreement with her cousin Junmu Xue, and the emperor must have known about it. Adding to that, the incident involving the Jun family back then, she is 100% confident that as long as the Jun family and the Anji Marquis' manor do not back out of the engagement, even the emperor cannot easily interfere with her marriage agreement with Junmu Xue.

  The attitude of her brother-in-law, Jun Mu, was already clearly stated, and she also wanted to go all out to preserve this marriage. As long as she and her brother-in-law didn't back down, there shouldn't be any major problems. Thinking about these things, Qing Jin's unease in her heart finally weakened a lot.

  "Why is my cousin looking at her brother like that?" Just as Qing Jin was thinking this, Jun Mu Xi's voice sounded softly in her ear with a hint of amusement.

  Hearing Junmu's words, Qingjin opened his mouth to Junmu: "I'm thinking about what my brother said just now, and I shouldn't regret it, right?" Although he had already made up his mind, Qingjin couldn't help but ask Junmu in front of him again.

  When Qing Jin spoke, Jun Mu Xi was taken aback, then thought that Qing Jin was asking him about the promise he had made earlier. He looked deeply at Qing Jin in front of him, perhaps sensing the unease in her heart. Jun Mu Xi opened his mouth again: "Of course, Brother's words are all sincere, can't Brother's words be enough to make people believe?" The latter half of his sentence was tinged with a hint of resentment.

  "No, of course, cousin believes her brother's words, it's just..."

  "Is it just some unease? Don't worry, cousin, as long as you don't regret it and acknowledge me as your brother-in-law, our engagement will not be broken by anyone." The last sentence was spoken with profound meaning.

  The sister-in-law took her brother-in-law's words to heart, the sister-in-law had heard a saying: A gentleman's word is his bond, one promise shakes the city! The sister-in-law believed that someone like her brother-in-law was definitely a man of his word.

  "A gentleman's word is worth a city, right? It seems that Brother Biao has indeed picked up a treasure! Alright, Brother Biao will grant Sister Qing this one promise!" Jun Mu said firmly to Qing Yin, with an inexplicable glint in his eyes.

  Upon hearing Junmu's words, Qingjin, who had been feeling somewhat uneasy after meeting Long Han, finally felt at ease. She smiled radiantly at Junmu and said: "Thank you, Brother-in-law, after hearing your words, I feel much better..."

  "Why should the cousin sister say thank you to the cousin brother? If this thank you must be said, it should be the cousin brother who says thank you to the cousin sister for meeting such an excellent cousin sister!"

  Perhaps she had already adapted to the elegant and refined Junmu. Tonight, was it these sentimental words? Qingjin said to Junmu, without the emotional fluctuations as before, but instead smiled brightly at Junmu, saying: "Then Qingjin also wants to thank Brother for letting Qingjin meet such a handsome and extraordinary brother like you."

  Looking at Qing Jin, he immediately picked up his own words, without the previous embarrassment and confusion. Jun Mu Xie's eyes showed more appreciation, so he jokingly said: "Is Brother really that good in Sister's eyes? That's truly Brother's honor."

  "Brother, is this a lack of confidence?" Qing Jin unconsciously asked this sentence, and after saying it, she thought that not long ago she had also asked Jun Mu Xuan the same question, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

  "Ah, I never thought that I would have a day like this where I'm so lacking in confidence. It seems like ever since I met my cousin, I've been...different. Why else would she ask me the same question twice tonight? Looks like I've been acting very..."

  "Is Brother Shu trying to tell Sister Qing a sentence: Can heroes pass through the beautiful woman's barrier?" Qing Yu said with self-mockery.

  Who knows that after Junmu heard Qingjin's words, he turned around and seriously sized up Qingjin from head to toe. Just as Qingjin was about to ask what was wrong with herself, Junmu finally spoke up: "Cousin is right, cousin is indeed a beauty, and not only a beauty, but also a peerless beauty. No wonder even cousin brother, who claims to be steady, has been made to lose confidence by cousin... it seems that it's really not cousin brother's fault for lacking confidence..." After finishing speaking, he smiled at Qingjin and nodded in approval.

  Even if Qing Jin thought he had thick enough skin, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when Jun Mu said something so serious. After all, his older cousin was still one step higher!

  "Hey, brother, there's a lantern riddle over there, let's go guess the lantern riddle!" Qingjin said to Junmu Xiang, changing the subject.

  "As you wish, I will grant it!" Although he knew Qing Jin's words were meant to divert the conversation, Jun Mu Xi still solemnly said these eight words to her.

  As long as you want it, I'll give it to you! This should be the greatest indulgence and pampering a man can give to a woman. Qing Jin doesn't know how others would feel when they hear this sentence, but hearing it from Jun Mu Xi makes her heart feel touched.

  In life, there is someone who would say such a thing to you. If not for being in the midst of bustling streets, Qing Jin thought she should have been crying like rain.

  At this moment, it's not about love, nor is it about being moved; it's just because there's someone by your side!

  When you've been through the ups and downs, wounded and exhausted, after the glamour has faded, at the end of a long street, with a numb and tired heart, living in this mundane world like a walking corpse, there's someone who is willing to say such words to you, it's really a kind of fortune that can't be sought!