Tuoba Ling saw Qin Yanning get off the sedan chair from a distance. A hint of inquiry flashed in his eyes, and then he whispered to the deputy general beside him, "Is this the first time Princess Pingkang has gotten off the sedan chair in broad daylight?"

Although it was a question, Tuoba Ling's tone was very affirmative.

The deputy general thought for a moment and replied, "Your Highness, if you're not mistaken, this is also the first time I've seen the princess get out of her sedan chair in broad daylight."

What Qin Yanning was sitting in was not actually an ordinary sedan chair, but a carriage decorated like a sedan chair.

The original owner was timid. Since leaving the Dazhang Imperial City, she had rarely asked to get off the carriage except to rest at the post station every day. She knew that she was not familiar with various etiquettes and was afraid that she would make a mistake and implicate her mother in the palace.

After getting the answer from the deputy general, Tuoba Ling couldn't help but look in the direction of Qin Yanning. It was quite interesting that he didn't stay in the carriage as soon as he left Dazhang.

Is Princess Pingkang really as innocent as she appears?

Thinking of the various information about Qin Yanning and Lin Meiren sent by his men, Tuoba Ling's eyes became a little gloomy.

If Qin Yanning knew what Tuoba Ling was thinking, she would definitely cry out in injustice. There really was no necessary connection between her transmigration and the marriage party leaving Dazhang and entering the desert.

Seeing that Tuoba Ling was silent, the deputy general reminded him quietly, "Your Highness, let's go have dinner as well. We have to travel soon."

Tuoba Ling hummed when he heard this, then turned over and jumped off his horse. He was very tall, with a pair of straight and strong legs. The movement of getting off the horse was not only smooth but also beautiful.

The deputy general raised his eyes to look at Tuoba Ling, and finally his gaze rested on the bronze mask on his face. The mask was hideous, but it did not cover the entire face of his prince, revealing the lower half of his face which was not fair but had sharp edges.

The deputy general couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His prince was good in every way. He was an invincible god of war on the battlefield. When it came to marching and fighting, the Khan's other sons could not compare to him even if they were tied together. It was a pity that he was the well-known wolf boy and was looked down upon by the royal family of the desert.

Most importantly, he is not yet able to have children.

Otherwise, with His Highness's ability, as long as he wanted, the position of Khan would be just a stone's throw away from him.

Tuoba Ling seemed unaware of the deputy general's gaze and walked straight into the temporary shed. In fact, he knew very well what these old subordinates who had followed him for many years were thinking, but he also knew that his hidden illness was actually their amulet.

The eldest prince and the fourth prince were eyeing the military power in his hands. Given the power of their mother's family, if he really gave birth to his own child, they would have been planning how to get rid of him long ago.

He has many confidants in the army. If he is eliminated, those who are loyal to him will sooner or later be eliminated by them.

I just don't know, if the eldest prince and the others knew one day that the reason he hadn't given birth to a child wasn't because of a health problem, would they regret not getting rid of him when he was still young and feeble?

Although no one in the royal family of the desert looked down on him, he was also a prince. Why could they sit on the position of Khan but he couldn't?

People in the Central Plains have a saying: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.

Tuoba Ling sat down in the pergola with a stern face. The soldiers who were carrying bowls of food not far away greeted him when they saw him.

The people of Dazhang regard Tuoba Ling as a devil, but his prestige in the desert army is extremely high. After all, the army following him has always had the least casualties and the most rewards. Who would not love such a capable commander?

What's more, although Tuoba Ling was a prince, he never put on airs in front of the soldiers. Over time, more and more people in the army supported him.

Tuoba Ling saw a passing soldier holding a bowl of black soup. He stopped the soldier and asked, "What's in your bowl?"

Seeing this, the soldier quickly stopped and handed his bowl to Tuoba Ling. "Your Highness, this is the cold tea that Her Royal Highness the Princess gave us. Although it tastes a bit strange, it has sugar in it. I heard it can cool you down in the summer. There are more of them over there. If you want to try it, I'll serve you a bowl."

Tuoba Ling followed the direction of the soldier's finger and looked towards the shed where everyone was queuing for food. Sure enough, there were several large pots under the shed. He lowered his head again, and the faint medicinal smell of the herbal tea rushed into Tuoba Ling's nose.

Herbal tea? He had heard that the people in Dazhang and Qiongzhou Prefecture liked to drink it, but why did Princess Pingkang show her courtesy to her for no reason?

Tuoba Ling was not worried that the herbal tea had been tampered with. He had a strict rule, and since the soldiers could drink this tea, it must have been inspected and confirmed to be non-toxic.

What's more, they are now in the desert. If this little princess from the Central Plains really wants to harm someone, the few people she brought with her cannot protect her.

Qin Yanning followed Yuzhu's instructions and came to the shed where Nanny Ming and other maids were cooking.

Qin Yanning looked down and saw that in addition to the six dishes on the table, there were also two plates of pastries. Although they looked a bit rough, they were in a hurry now, and the fact that they could make them like this was enough to show the intentions of Nanny Ming and others. It seemed that the two gold leaves today were not given in vain.

Qin Yanning knew that although these people who followed the original owner to marry into the desert had no background in the palace, there was no completely simple and pure person in the deep palace. The reason why Nanny Ming and others were willing to do things according to her wishes today was because they also realized that she and Concubine Lin were different people.

Whether in the harem or the deep palace, the most taboo thing for women is to remain silent and not fight for anything.

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