Chapter 36

(71) Xiaping Thirteen Tan

After I dealt with Sun Liu, there were indeed fewer rumors about me in the military camp.

Soon, good news came from the front line. Wei Zhen won three battles in a row. In the last battle, he fought a beautiful ambush and successfully drove the Sayas back hundreds of miles.

On the day Wei Zhen returned triumphantly, I happily showed off to him my bravery and courage, and my ability to help him manage military affairs.

"Sir, you won't be angry with me for doing this, right?" I said coquettishly with a pout.

Wei Zhen was wearily taking off his armor. He glanced at me and said, "You did the right thing. Teach them a lesson. But since you are the expedition general, you can naturally exercise your authority. Just pretend I don't know about this matter."

I happily rushed forward to help Wei Zhen take off his heavy armor.

"Have you missed me, sir?" I asked Wei Zhen happily.

Wei Zhen looked at me and smiled.

"Of course... No, I'm so busy. I'm afraid I'll be killed every day. I can't even think about you."

I immediately got angry.

"Hmph, you talk as if I think about you every day. I hope you never come back so I can find another rich kid near Baihua City and live a comfortable and affluent life." I turned my head away angrily. "It's not like I'm following you and staying in this desolate place forever. Not only will I not have enough food and drink, but I'll also be gossiped about by the people in the barracks."

Wei Zhen grinned, "What a pity! I'm too lucky to die. What should I do in this situation?"

"Oh, it really is a waste of my prayers day and night." I said with a heavy sigh.

"Pray for my safe return?" Wei Zhen raised his eyebrows.

"Didn't I tell you to pray that you die in battle, brother?" I said impatiently.

Wei Zhen's face twitched and he seemed a little angry.

"It's bad enough to pray for me to die in battle, but you have to pray day and night?" Wei Zhen said unhappily.

"Please, things like this can only be successful if you are sincere." I said unhappily.

Wei Zhen bit her back teeth, then smiled.

He pulled me close, and with our noses almost touching, he said, "Shang Shisan, do you want to die?"

Just as we were staring at each other, we heard the hurried cough of Guard Zhang behind us.

"General... General Wei, there is, that." He suddenly noticed that Wei Zhen and I were almost face to face at the moment, and he left the room awkwardly and knocked on the door again.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was too flustered and disturbed the General and the Guard General."

To be honest, I always feel that it sounds a bit strange for a general like me to be the wife of General Wei.

The love affair between the expeditionary general and his generals always sounds a bit awkward.

Although homosexuality is very popular in the capital at the moment, and people have become accustomed to watching gay romances, I always feel that the names of Wei Zhen and I sound a bit awkward.

Wei Zhen also cleared his throat, probably feeling a little embarrassed.

It's really rare that the shameless devil Wei Zhen would look embarrassed.

I listened to the conversation between Wei Zhen, who was pretending to be calm, and Guard Zhang, looked at Wei Zhen's profile, and fell into deep thought.

In the future, our children must be like Wei Zhen.

At least the body shape should be like his, whether it is a boy or a girl, a straight and broad body shape looks very imposing.

I changed my mind and realized that although I am not tall, I am not bad looking. When I wear men's clothes, I cannot be described as handsome, but I am definitely a capable person.

Then I thought again, Wei Zhen seems to look more handsome than me in men's clothing, so our child must look like him.

After thinking about it again, it seems that Wei Zhen is smarter than me, so our child must also inherit Wei Zhen’s intelligence.

"It's up to you." Wei Zhen said to me after learning about my strange idea, "You can be naughty as you like, it's also very cute. I snatched you away because of your mischief. I wouldn't like you if you were a lady from a wealthy family."

"Wei Zhen, you actually enjoy my mischief. Do you know how much others avoid me? You're such a pervert."

Wei Zhen smiled in response.

"Thank you so much, you're not bad, you little pervert."

(72) Xiaping Thirteen Tan

Seven years later

"Palaces are opposite to pavilions, seats are opposite to niches, north of the water is opposite to south of the sky. Mirages are opposite to ant counties, great theories are opposite to lofty talks. Lining the Chinese cypress and elm trees, planting the cypress and nanmu trees, I have obtained a pair of three boxes. Eight-treasure coral pillows, double-pearl tortoiseshell hairpins. King Xiao treats scholars with a sincere heart, while Prime Minister Lu deceives the emperor with a blue face. Jia Dao is a poet, his hand is ready to knock on the door, and he thinks about it wherever he goes; Zhang Dian is a master of cursive writing, his head is so wet with ink that he is engrossed in writing."

In the school in Baihe City, a group of children are learning the 13th level of Xia Ping Tan from Wang Ao's "Zhen Ze Chang Yu Yin Yun".

"Mother, Xia Ping is the Shang in Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. Shisan is your name, and Tan is pronounced the same as Tongtan. Putting them together, Xia Ping Shisan Tan means the story of Shang Shisan, doesn't it?"

A girl with pigtails pestered Shang Shisan and said.

"Xue Lin, you are so annoying. Stop sharing your wonderful ideas with me all the time." Shang Shisan covered his ears and shouted in despair.

Wei Zhen, who was reading quietly at the side, looked up at Shang Shisan.

"Why do you still find your own child annoying? Compared to you when you were young, Xue Lin is nowhere near as good as he used to be."

"That's right, Xuelin would never brush feces on the neighbor's door; nor would he pick up other people's homework and hide it from them, causing them to get spanked by their mother; nor would he dress up as a boy to pursue Xiaomei from the neighboring village, and then tell her that you are a girl and see Xiaomei crying for you." The little girl said to Shang Shisan in her childish voice, pinching her waist.

"Wei Zhen, you tell my little girl all the embarrassing stories about me when I was young, as if you were a very honest child." I immediately jumped up from the chair, picked up Xue Lin, rushed to Wei Zhen, and stuffed Xue Lin into Wei Zhen's arms.

"Your father, Wei Zhen, broke the eyes of the Emperor's twelve sons when they were young. When he was sixteen, he was besieged while on a campaign. He was so hungry that he led his troops to steal the sheep of the shepherd next door. The shepherd came to demand an explanation, and he beat him up. Even your mother, I, was taken away by him!"

"You make it sound like I'm some evil force dominating the area. We got angry and beat up that shepherd because we ate one of his sheep and he insisted we spit it out and refused to accept our money. And you, Shang Shisan, it's been so many years and you still say that I've robbed you. Why have you suffered any injustice by following me?" Wei Zhen hugged Wei Xuelin, feeling a little aggrieved.

"You feel wronged, and I feel wronged too. I am the dignified Lord of Baihua City, but you describe me as a trouble-making and annoying street hooligan." I pointed at Wei Zhen and said.

Wei Zhen refused to budge. "I am Wei Zhen, the patriarch of the Wei family, the Prince of Pingnan, and the first general of Baihe City. You're making me sound like some idle dandy."

Wei Xuelin was forced to be sandwiched between the two people who were spitting everywhere, and covered his little ears helplessly.

At the same time, her mother Shang Shisan and his father Wei Zhen were still arguing about their image in each other's minds.

"I have the support of Baihua City..."

Wei Zhen sneered when he heard Shang Shisan's words, "You're talking as if Baihe City doesn't belong to me now."

Wei Xuelin suddenly thought of something and shouted, "But, since Daddy forced Mom to marry him, why didn't you take advantage of the Wei family's decline to abandon Daddy and marry that rich kid near Baihua City you've always talked about?"

Shang Shisan was stunned by the question, and Wei Zhen then chuckled.

"It must be because your mother is a masochist, not because your mother loves me but can't express it to me."

Wei Xuelin turned to look at Wei Zhen, "Dad, you're not much better. When my mother liked the young marquis, you were still secretly in love with her. You're so pitiful."

Wei Zhen couldn't laugh anymore and his expression became uncertain.

Wei Xuelin was a child after all, and after saying whatever he wanted, he went off to play by himself.

Leaving behind was Shang Shisan, who looked a little embarrassed, and Wei Zhen, who looked gloomy because his self-esteem was obviously hurt.

Wei Zhen suddenly glanced at Shang Shisan.

"What are you looking at?" Shang Shisan yelled at Wei Zhen to ease the awkwardness, "If you keep looking at me, I'll pop your eyeballs and crush them."

Wei Zhen then smiled.

"Shang Shisan, you're really getting more and more aggressive. Are you entering menopause?"

The End