Su Wanwan's mood gradually calmed down.

These days, Lu Xingjian's feelings for her have deepened, and there is really no need for her and Xiao Bin to continue having any involvement.

Not causing him trouble is the best blessing you can give him.

...

Lu Xingjian was drinking and chatting with high-ranking generals in the border town of Yansui, and didn't return until late at night.

Su Wanwan has already gone to sleep.

He quickly washed up, and, still feeling a bit unsatisfied, shook Su Wanwan awake from bed and pulled her to the window to look at the moon.

"Wanwan, one day we will defeat the Tatars so badly that they will flee to the depths of the grasslands and dare not show their faces, bringing peace to the border for decades!"

His eyes shone brightly in the night.

The moonlight shone on his flushed face, making his features appear even more defined and striking.

He seemed drunk, yet not quite.

Like an ambitious lion, dreaming of how to surround and expand its territory, it has a strange charm.

As expected of a man from the Lu family.

Su Wanwan smiled and touched his face, looking at him with admiration:

"You are most like Emperor Taizong."

This is extremely high praise.

Apart from the founding emperor, Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong was the most skilled in warfare among all the emperors since the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty.

After becoming emperor, he personally led five expeditions against the Mongols and conquered Annam; he established the Nurgan Regional Military Commission in the northeast and the Hami Guard in the northwest, expanding the territory of the Great Liang to an unprecedented extent.

Lu Xingjian was coaxed.

All the flattery and compliments combined are not as pleasing as this one sentence.

How could he not love Wanwan?

Lu Xingjian rested his face on her shoulder, nestled affectionately in her arms, but his voice was low and sorrowful:

"You don't know, on the first day of my reign, the Tatars stormed into the Great Wall, and seven or eight thousand soldiers of the Great Liang were killed or wounded, and their weapons, equipment, food and supplies were almost completely lost."

"The soldiers besieged at Yutailing had no water or food, and they dug up all the wild vegetables."

"The well was dug more than ten feet deep, but not a drop of water was found. The soldiers were extremely thirsty and exhausted, but not one deserted. They vowed to live and die with the position."

His voice grew increasingly muffled, very low, and nasal.

“I once wondered if this was divine retribution sent down by heaven to punish me for not being worthy of my position and for not being virtuous enough to deserve it, which is why such a disaster was brought down.”

He was like a child who had made a mistake, pouring out his deepest fears and sorrows.

Su Wanwan was suddenly startled, and her whole body instantly turned ice-cold.

He gained power illegitimately...

His words contained a lot of information!

He is the crown prince, how could he have obtained the throne illegitimately?

Unless there was something fishy about the late emperor's death.

Su Wanwan stopped herself from thinking any further.

There were many emperors in the Great Liang Dynasty who died young, so one more emperor wouldn't make a difference.

Su Wanwan's shoulders were wet.

She lifted his face, looking seriously into his eyes:

"There has never been any case of someone being unjustly appointed or unworthy of their position."

"As long as you live up to the burden on your shoulders, you can have a clear conscience."

Lu Xingjian stared at her blankly.

Su Wanwan pursed her lips and continued:

"Others say that selling official positions is the act of a foolish ruler. But the imperial treasury is empty, and taxes from Jiangnan cannot be collected at all."

"If a wise ruler can raise the funds to provide timely relief to the famine-stricken areas of Jiangnan, that is what he should do!"

"Instead of seeking fame and reputation, they dare not offend powerful families in order to gain a good reputation."

Su Wanwan lowered her voice: "You did a great job, you know?"

"I am proud to marry you."

He appointed a ruthless and corrupt official like Liu Jin, which at least swindled a considerable amount of silver, filling the empty national treasury and the ten inner treasuries.

Only then can we have money for disaster relief, money for border repairs, money to reorganize the military in Yansui, and money to contend with the Northern Yuan.

An army marches on its stomach.

Without money, you can't do anything.

He wanted to achieve something great, instead of just indulging in debauchery, womanizing, and pleasure. He was already doing a very good job.

It wasn't just him.

Su Wanwan herself was also accumulating wealth.

To get others to willingly work for you, you not only need to offer them a promising future, but also require substantial financial support.

Lu Xingjian hugged Su Wanwan tightly.

A ray of light seemed to shine into a dark corner of my heart.

The man murmured, "Wanwan, I love you so much. You're like another version of me."

Having struggled together in the dark abyss of the palace, she understood him best, recognized him, and praised him.

He is not alone.

What more could one ask for than to have a true friend in life?

Su Wanwan pursed her lips. "If you love me, you have to treat me well. You can't let me down, you can't bully me, and you can't change your mind and like someone else."

The man nodded, "I'll only be good to you and our son. I'll pamper you and love you every day, and I'll never change my mind."

He had even ridiculously wanted to love her a little less.

Instead, they got mired in it even more.

Su Wanwan's heart grew colder and colder.

There are no fathers and sons in the royal family.

Each new emperor ascends to the throne by stepping over the corpses of the previous emperor.

don't want.

She didn't want her son to fight Lu Xingjian to the death.

A cold wind blew in from outside the window, and Su Wanwan shivered.

Lu Xingjian quickly closed the window, carried her to the bed, and wrapped her in a blanket.

"Don't get sick again." The man took off his clothes and wrapped his hot body around her in his arms.

The two of them were stuck together, like conjoined twins.

Su Wanwan was sweating profusely from the heat, but the man still wouldn't let go of her: "My wife's sweat smells wonderful, I love it, I don't mind at all."

Her little mouth was as sweet as honey.

But all they did were utter bastards.

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