When we came out of the cave, Lan Ling refused to return the sword to me. He kept saying that it was a trophy he had captured and that he would hang it in the house for self-improvement. It was not like he had seized Brother Guan's Qinglong Yanyue Sword and snatched it from me, a handsome scholar.

What is there to encourage yourself about?

All said and done, I finally managed to get the scabbard back with two kilograms of cumin and the unlimited use rights of Jiuhua Jade Dew. The knife was definitely not given to me, and the euphemistically called it: attempted murder, suppressing the murder weapon.

I reserve the right to sue. The scabbard is also ready. I came out under the pretense of going up the mountain to look for the lost sword, and I will have an explanation when I go back. The scabbard is there, but the knife has not been found, leaving a good problem for the next meeting.

Today's trip was not in vain. Not only did I get a thorough understanding of the two girls' life experiences, but I also understood the reason why Lan Ling had always been so brooding about her. Although she didn't say anything about erasing the grudges of many years, it was obvious that she no longer cared about it in her heart. When she left, she and

Judging from the way I bargained and blackmailed Jiuhua Jade Dew and Cumin, Lanling already looked like a little woman. When she was with me, she had given up her status as a golden princess and had no scruples about showing off.

"Show your true thoughts. You would never say such a thing because of little things like spices and perfumes.

Even so, I will never think that I have Lan Ling in my hands. Not now, and it is unlikely in the future. There are also people who come from the royal family who are infatuated, but they have a deep love for forever, and a side that will last forever.

There are many people like this in all dynasties who have the qualities of sharpening their swords with murderous intent. The love between men and women is not everything in their lives. When necessary, their wealth and life are just a pile of chips. They will never be soft when it is time to play.

.I admire such people, I admire them with admiration.

I'm secretly jealous of that damn monk who took advantage of my father-in-law's excuse and actually led the princess to seize power and rebel at the risk of harming the country and the people. It's so cool that the two girls in our family have such parents. We must be careful when we go back.

Observe my unique second wife, I am quite capable of marrying such a girl as my wife.

If I become the emperor, I will definitely be a foolish king, the kind that will be reviled by people for eternity; if I want to fight for the throne, the end will be very miserable. As long as they capture Ying and the two daughters, or even Lan Ling, they will stab her a few times.

With my neck hanging, I immediately packed up my luggage and voluntarily exiled myself to the primeval forest to become Mount Tai without a second thought. Thinking of this, I took out the white and flexible remodeling paper from my arms and carefully kneaded it.

Comfortable! Squatting on the wind vent, in the picturesque mountains and forests, holding hands with your hands in a happy mood and thinking wildly, it is a beautiful thing in life!

When we returned to the yard, Lan Ling had already brought a lot of things over, and he and Ying were happily pulling home things. When they saw me coming back, their expressions were still the same, and they were simply polite and cooperative.

As usual, the second daughter would hide in the bedroom and play with needlework and other things whenever Lan Ling came. Maybe she didn't know her life experience, but the smoky living environment and the tragic experience of her family being broken up made her full of hostility towards the royal family members, especially the members of the royal family.

After she discovered that Lan Ling and I had an unusual relationship, she had no idea what kind of plans she had in mind.

The two girls were sitting cross-legged on the bed, embroidering handkerchiefs. The buns on their heads had been pulled up like women. They looked gentle and virtuous. They didn't stop when they saw me coming in. They lowered their heads and said, "My husband has gone to the back mountain."

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"Yes." I raised the scabbard in my hand and walked closer to admire the two women's craftsmanship. "The scabbard is bare, but the knife is not found. What are you embroidering?"

"Magpie." The two women carefully pulled the needle and thread and were giving the "hair" and "color" to the magpie on the handkerchief. "Husband, you have to go up the mountain to find a knife tomorrow, right?"

"Oh?" He took the embroidery from the second girl's hand and raised her chin, "Baby girl, after you finish speaking, what do you want to express?"

The two girls giggled and said, "No. My husband knows it in his heart."

"What do you know?" I lifted it up to the second daughter and put it on my lap. "You've only been smart in a day. Have you drank the hawthorn water? Be careful of having a stomachache in the middle of the night."

"Giggle..." The second daughter likes to mention the matter of her having a stomachache, and she can't stop laughing every time she mentions it. "I'm going to have a stomachache, my husband is here to take care of her. It's not bad."

I gently held her in my arms. Facing this little fairy who was just fifteen years old, my heart was full of doting. "I just went to the back mountain to meet Princess Lanling, okay?"

"Yes." The two girls raised their heads, wrinkled their noses, and looked satisfied, "Princess Lanling is my aunt. I had an impression of her when I was young. She was pretty when she was young."

"What do you think?" I asked her on the nose. The little girl changed her strategy and started talking about her seniority and age. I avoided the important and ignored her words.

"I forgot, haha..." Seeing that I was trying to protect Lan Ling, the second daughter pushed her head into my arms, "Princess Lan Ling brought many things over, and she didn't know what to say to the lady all day long.

, Madam has a good impression of her."

"Are you fifteen?" I pulled the second girl's little head out of my arms and stared into her big eyes, "What kind of things are inside the heads of fifteen-year-old girls?"

"I have grown up, and my husband can no longer resist me." The two girls shook their small waists and showed off their curves. "What my aunt can do, I can also do."

The title of aunt is too evil. It makes me an out-and-out unethical beast. "Second daughter, let's change the name to Princess Lanling. It's good. Besides, you have so many aunts, so it's not good to blame them all on me."

Let's do it." It was as if all Li Shimin's daughters and I had done something, and we felt awkward.

"Yes! Aunt Lanling." The two girls nodded seriously and kept rubbing their small breasts on my arms, "Husband, do you feel any fleshiness?"

"Your aunt is fatter than you! Goblin, you must die!" I threw her on the bed, spanked her on the butt, and said angrily: "You're only a little older, don't learn well in one day."

The two girls laughed so hard that they looked like they were celebrating their victory. They were beating their little feet on the bed like drums, and they were overjoyed.

"Okay, don't laugh." I pulled her up and sat up, "Don't talk about this matter, Lan Ling is not a bad person." The two girls heard me praising Lan Ling, with a look of dissatisfaction in their eyes.

, I changed my words: "Even if she is a bad person, she doesn't have bad thoughts towards our family. Being together means talking, talking about some academic things. It is not easy for her to be a widow, and she can usually get along well with her.

I'm just talking to have some fun, nothing else, don't think too much."

The second daughter nodded, got out of bed and poured me a glass of water. She handed it to me obediently, "The second daughter is young and not sensible. My husband should discipline me more."

"Slippery!" I took the water and drank it in one gulp. I originally wanted to persuade the second daughter not to be so focused on guarding others, but after thinking about it, I forgot. Being too narrow-minded is not necessarily a bad thing. When she gets older, she can be my personal adviser.

It's not bad, so he changed his words: "In the future, if you have time to read and write, don't always keep sewing and sewing in your hands. You will definitely not make shoes anymore. Don't be tired. From now on, when Princess Lanling comes to our house, you don't have to do it all the time."

Stay away, be generous, and do whatever you have to do, as long as you look good. It was getting dark when the sky turned dark, so Lan Ling took a lot of delicious food and we ate them all for her."

The two girls nodded, happily hugged my arm and went out to sweep.

The villa is as warm as spring and life is comfortable. Fishing has become my best pastime. Every morning when I get up early, my second daughter and I go fishing on the edge of the pond. Ying and Lanling sit aside and chat with each other, looking affectionate.

Very good.

Cheng Chu seized the rare free time. The pleasure of Xiaoao Mountain Forest made him change his job and become a professional hunter. He would go up the mountain alone before dawn and not come back until dusk. He could carry some prey back every day. Sometimes he was a little muntjac, and occasionally he would

Mountain rabbits and pheasants that don't have eyes to come out of their nests in winter, and fresh game barbecued for dinner have become the mainstream food. Now I feel uncomfortable even when I smell the cumin, and I keep eating candied haws.

On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Chu took a can of Zairan from me and brought half a car of wild game back to honor Mr. Cheng. He had been out for seven days and it was unreasonable not to go back. It was only right to bring some fresh things to make the old man happy. On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year

When Cheng Chu came back, he brought news that Qin Yu had entered Shanzhou (Xining) with the customs troops, and brought back more yak jerky.

Wasn't it in Suzhou earlier? Why were there mobilizations in the middle of winter? Shanzhou is already the junction of Tang Dynasty and Tubo. If a war breaks out, it will be the front line. According to Cheng Chu, there are a large number of soldiers in the pass this time.

All the troops were mobilized to Shanzhou, which means that the army is pressing down on the border. This era is in a period of warm climate, and it is relatively simple to mobilize the army in winter, but I still feel surprised that the army gathered in Shanzhou. Maybe the imperial court used an offensive-defensive strategy to

Contain Tibet and reduce the pressure on the Liaodong war zone. Of course, it is not ruled out that after the new emperor came to power and worked hard for a few years, the national strength will greatly increase, and he will be full of confidence and want to fight on two fronts when the spring warms up. If this is the case, this emperor will be in danger of following in the footsteps of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
Chapter completed!