The gentleman who received the news about Nalanyu sighed lightly and said, "Your Majesty is too soft-hearted after all. It seems that this war is impossible to avoid."
Nalan Yu looked at him and replied: "General Manager Yan and I wanted to get to the bottom of it, but the Emperor has no intention of investigating further."
"Let's stop here. In the past two years, we will do a good job in training the troops in the four regions, manage the checkpoints in the three towns in southern Xinjiang, and do not allow war horses from the grassland to be traded to the temple region, at least not for five years."
In my opinion, this war cannot be avoided for five years, and it may start within two or three years.
"Does Beihai dare to start a war with us?" Nalan Yu looked at his husband and asked in disbelief.
The husband looked up at the sky and replied coldly: "Originally they didn't dare, but with a wolf leading the way, they became much bolder."
Nalanyu was stunned and closed his mouth tightly.
"The general is back, sir, take care." Nalan Yu felt the seriousness of the matter. He wanted to go back to supervise the training in the military camp and complete several tasks assigned to him by Li Ye.
"Go back and practice hard. If you have a chance to go back to Tianshan, you must break through to the distraction state as soon as possible so that you can help Ye'er in the future."
The gentleman looked at him and said seriously.
Nalanyu lowered his head and thought for a while, looked at his husband and replied: "When the storm of this matter passes, I will go home and return to the imperial city after the situation is over."
The gentleman smiled and said: "Don't worry, tell me when you go back. When you don't want me, I will stay in the imperial city and talk to the emperor about it by the way."
When Nalan Yu heard this, his face immediately relaxed a lot. He looked at his husband and smiled and said, "Everything will be done according to your arrangements."
After speaking, he turned around and left the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion.
Li Hongxiu came over, looked at it, and asked, "Are these five realms going to be no longer peaceful again?"
The husband turned back to look at her and smiled: "No matter how quiet it is, it won't affect the imperial city. I'll be in Fangcun Mountain one night, so I don't need to worry about it."
"Isn't that guy going to the Tianshan Mountains in the Northern Territory again in a few days?" Li Hongxiu looked at him and asked in confusion.
"That's why I asked that boy Nalanyu to go home. Maybe they can meet each other. Nalanyu will naturally tell Ye'er what happened in the imperial city..."
The gentleman smiled lightly, as if he was confident.
Li Hong's sleeves were stunned, and she looked at him like a monster and smiled: "In terms of scheming, I'm afraid no one in these five realms can beat you master and disciple. I'm really convinced. That guy is clearly in the deep mountains and forests, and you can't escape. You’re in control.”
The husband looked at her and smiled: "Don't forget, we are master and apprentice, but we share the same love as father and son."
Li Hongxiu quickly replied: "I understand, that guy is your treasure."
"You haven't broken through for a long time. Is there something wrong with your body or is your mood unstable?"
The gentleman looked at her and frowned.
"How is it possible? I've been feeling like I'm breaking through for the past few days, but I just don't know when it will come."
Li Hongxiu laughed. She understood that her man cared most about her practice.
"This time I have broken through the fifth level, and I am closer to the Nine Tribulations Realm. I think Xu Jingyun's realm is not as high as yours. Do you want to talk to her?"
Li Hongxiu thought for a while, looked at him and replied: "Let's talk to her and see if we can help her. After all, she is an unparalleled master. We can't wait for her."
"That's it, I'll take some time to chat with her in the next two days."
The gentleman walked into the hall with his hands behind his back.
"Don't rush back to the house to read your book. Go and see how that girl Wushuang is recovering."
Li Hongxiu shouted behind him.
...
Just when spring was about to leave, Lin Yueru brought Shangguan Qiu Ming to the imperial city and knocked on the door of the Imperial Prefecture.
The young lady who was lying in the room to recuperate suddenly heard the voices of her mother and brother. She ran out of the back room excitedly and threw herself into Lin Yueru's arms.
Li Xiaoxue, who was standing in the garden, circled around Shangguan Qiuyu twice, looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao Ming, you have to work hard. Now that you are back in the imperial city, I will teach you."
Shangguan Qiu Ming looked at her with a grimace and said, "I heard that Senior Sister went to Qingcheng. Did you bring me some miraculous medicine? Please take it out quickly. I haven't had a breakthrough in a long time, so I'm looking forward to seeing you."
His words made Li Hongxiu, who was making tea at the side, laugh. He looked at Li Xiaoxue and said, "How about it, someone who can deal with you has arrived. Don't ask me to accompany you when you practice swordsmanship in the future."
Lin Yueru glared at her, pulled the young lady to sit down next to her, and said with a smile: "How about it, do you have anything for me? You can't go to Qingcheng in vain, right?"
Li Hongxiu was stunned and pointed at Shangguan Qiu Ming and said, "Are you two born bandits? One is a young robber, and the other is an old robber."
The young lady looked at her and smiled sheepishly: "Master's wife, where's the rest of me?"
Li Hongxiu sighed, took out two jade bottles from his arms, handed one to Lin Yueru, and the other to the young lady.
"Did I really owe you in my previous life? I've already hid from Fengyun City to the Imperial City, and you still won't let me go?"
When Lin Yueru heard this, she immediately reached out and pinched her, and said with a smile: "Even if you hide in Fangcun Mountain, I will still find you."
Li Hongxiu shook his head and said with a smile: "When did bandits appear in Fengyun City?"
Lin Yueru glared at her, looked at the young lady and said, "Wushuang, where is your master? Why didn't you see anyone?"
The young lady looked at her and replied softly: "The two masters went shopping together. I originally called the master's wife, but the master's wife wants to stay and watch Xiaoxue practice her sword..."
"This guy, after all my hard work, she actually went shopping." Lin Pengru said with a smile.
Li Hongxiu took her hand and said seriously: "It's rare for you to come here. This time, you can stay here for a longer period of time to raise the level of both of you. You can't keep dragging our tails."
Lin Yueru was stunned, glanced at her daughter, and then looked at Li Hongxiu and said angrily: "It's my mother, are you out of your mind? Do you want to have a baby with your husband for fun?"
When the young lady heard this, she blushed and stood up and said, "Master, I'm going to try this elixir to see if I can break through one or two realms."
Li Hongxiu waved her hand, turned around and smiled at Lin Yueru: "We won't consider this matter. We have to wait until we go to that world to talk about it. Otherwise, if we have another child, it will be delayed for decades."
Lin Yueru thought about it seriously, nodded, looked at Shangguan Qiu Ming in the garden and said, "You are right. Wushuang is getting better now, and our thoughts are on Qiu Ming again."
When Li Hongxiu heard this, he couldn't help but pat her gently and said with a smile: "Leave that boy to me and I promise not to delay his practice. That girl Xiaoxue left a lot of pills for him, and she couldn't bear to part with it herself. I’ll keep everything I use.”
Lin Pengru was shocked, looked at her and said, "According to you, it's really possible for them to..."
Li Hongxiu glared at her and said with a smile: "Why, aren't you happy? Then I'll talk to Ye Zhiqiu and ask her to find another good family for Xiaoxue as soon as possible."
"Don't cause trouble. These two little guys grew up together and have a deep relationship."
Lin Yueru looked at her son with a satisfied smile on her face.
"Don't forget that you have a daughter who is not young anymore." Li Hongxiu reminded.
At this point, Lin Yueru sighed, looked at her and said, "I am coming back just because of Wushuang's matter, and I have to discuss it with the two of them."
When Li Hongxiu heard this, he also sighed with his new and old love, and said, "You guys go ahead, but I'm afraid that boy won't be able to return to the imperial city in the next six months."
"What's going on? He's been away from home all day long. Which domain has he gone to?"
Lin Yueru looked at her and asked.
"He will be collecting herbs in the deep mountains and old forests of Fangcun Mountain, and then he will go to the Tianshan Mountains in the Northern Territory..." Li Hongxiu told her what he knew.
"This is really a troublesome matter. If I had known, Wushuang would not be allowed to leave Fengyun City." Lin Yueru looked at the two little guys in the garden and sighed deeply.
Li Hongxiu glared at her and said with a smile: "When you come, just stay here. If you are not in a hurry to go home."
...
White Jade City, late spring afternoon, in the palace of the city lord.
Wang Tianhua was making tea and chatting with Wei Qingyu.
A guard came in and said there was a visitor outside the door, coming from the imperial city.
Wei Qingyu was stunned, looked at the guard and said, "Is the person coming a man or a woman?"
The guard replied: "There is a young lady who claims to be a friend of the general."
"Invite her in quickly." Wei Qingyu replied. "I don't know who it is. How can White Jade City be as fun as the Imperial City?"
Wang Tianhua looked at her and smiled: "Maybe I'm tired of staying in the Imperial City?"
Before the two of them could elaborate, the guard had already led an eldest girl in a white dress into the living room.
Looking at the visitor with a sad face, Wei Qingyu couldn't help but ask: "Shanshan, why are you here?"
The visitor was Linghu Kuangyu's granddaughter, Linghu Shanshan.
Linghu Shanshan stepped forward to greet the two of them, took Wei Qingyu's hand and said, "Qingyu, you can save our family. Now I only have you as a good sister..."
Before he finished speaking, he was already covering his face and crying.
Wei Qingyu looked at her and said, "What happened? Tell me slowly and I will help you."
Wang Tianhua poured her a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of her. He frowned slightly. He seemed to have guessed what happened in the imperial city.
Linghu Shanshan drank a few sips of tea and told Wei Qingyu some things that happened in the imperial city.
Then he said gloomily: "It's all my grandfather and father's fault for risking my entire family's fortune and life for the sake of the second prince. Although the emperor won't pursue the case at the moment, maybe one day..."
"Qingyu, you are good friends with the National Preceptor and General Nalan, and the Emperor also knows you two. Could you please give me a solution?"
Linghu Shanshan was already helpless, and her beautiful face was filled with a pale and sad look.
Wei Qingyu glanced at Wang Tianhua and thought for a while before replying: "The Imperial Master left the imperial city more than a year ago and went to practice in the mountains. Not to mention me, the emperor probably won't be able to find him. Now he can only write a letter to Brother Nalan asked."
After speaking, he glanced at Wang Tianhua and thought that you would have to come forward to do this.
Wang Tian was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Why does this matter involve me again? Isn't she your good friend? This Linghu was really the one who fought head-on with the Imperial Master on the Fuchun River.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Linghu Shanshan and replied: "Since the emperor did not pursue the case, it means there is room for relaxation. I will write a book tomorrow and ask Brother Nalan before making any plans."
Linghu Shanshan looked at the two of them and nodded, sighing faintly and said: "If I had known that this day would happen, I should have gone to Southern Xinjiang with you. At least I could have earned some military merit, so that I wouldn't be in trouble right now. Such a mess."
Wei Qingyu looked at her and smiled: "Don't forget, I asked you before I left. You said your grandpa didn't agree. By the way, my grandpa didn't agree either, so why didn't I go?"
Linghu Shanshan glanced at her, then sighed and said, "This matter has passed. I am probably not the only one who regrets it now. Who knows that you will be able to return home victorious?"
Wang Tianhua looked at her and smiled and said, "You only see our beauty, but you don't see our suffering. Not to mention the war, just opening up wasteland and farming in southern Xinjiang is not something you young ladies can bear."
Linghu Shanshan was startled, looked at Wei Qingyu and said, "Qingyu, have you ever farmed? Isn't this incredible?"
Wei Qingyu patted her hand and said with a smile: "No way, the second prince has cut off our military rations. If the imperial master had not led everyone to farm the land, we would have starved to death in southern Xinjiang."
When Linghu Shanshan heard this, she looked at the two of them and was speechless.
Wei Qingyu and Linghu Shanshan have been good sisters since they were young. Seeing her suffering, she couldn't bear it. She thought that her father had done something wrong, but he couldn't bring harm to his children, right? I have to ask Li Ye for a favor later.
"You don't want the imperial city anymore, just live here with peace of mind. The mansion is so big and I don't have any friends. It just so happens that you are here to accompany me."
Before Wang Tianhua could reply, Wei Qingyu made up his mind.
