That was the only memento his grandmother left him. Shen Yun is so cruel.

Even if it's repaired, it won't look the same as it used to.

She had always lived cautiously, but those people only wanted to skin her alive.

She's always the one who pays attention to other people's feelings; this is the first time someone has paid attention to her.

All the grievances mixed with hatred erupted at this moment, her nose tingled, and she could no longer control herself.

“I just miss my mother and grandmother. Do you think they are watching over me from heaven?”

Her red eyes glistened with tears as she pointed to the full moon and asked Xiao Xuan expectantly.

"Yes, when people die, they become gods in heaven. They will always be watching over you and protecting you."

Upon hearing Xiao Xuan's words, Ning Yin cried even harder, shouting at the top of her lungs.

"But why, why, they won't even come to my dreams? I just want to talk to them and tell them about the grievances I've suffered over the years."

“Ah Ning, they’ve been listening all along. Look at the moon, it has its phases, just like their joys and sorrows. When you’re happy, they’re happy; when you’re sad, they’re sad too. So, Ah Ning, we should be happy so they don’t have to worry about us in heaven. What do you say?”

Ning Yin listened to Xiao Xuan's words of comfort, took a deep sniff, and tears blurred her vision.

Xiao Xuan's heart ached at that moment. He mustered his courage and hugged the person tightly in his arms.

She then pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe away the tears on Ningyin's face.

Ning Yin had just cried so hard that she was now leaning against him, her body trembling, like a fragile little deer.

Xiao Xuan frowned, his eyes filled with even more malice. Shen Yun, that bastard, truly deserves to die!

After a long while, Ningyin gradually stopped sobbing. Perhaps she was tired from crying, because she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep in the man's arms.

Xiao Xuan carried her back to the room, tucked her in, gently touched Ning Yin's cheek, and whispered softly in her ear, "Sleep, you'll see them in your dreams."

Back in his room, Xiao Xuan was in a bad mood and ordered someone to quickly summon Li Chengyan.

Li Chengyan had just had a little wine, and after taking off his clothes and lying on the bed, he heard someone calling him.

Li Chengyan hurriedly put on his clothes, muttering curses under his breath.

"Ugh, it's the middle of the night, can't a person get any rest? My goodness!"

As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Xiao Xuan's dark face and the chilling aura emanating from the man.

Seeing such a face on this cold winter night, Li Chengyan couldn't help but shiver.

That's really quite frightening.

"No, Jingyuan, did you have a fight with Tianxian? You have such a dark face?"

Xiao Xuan lifted his robe and sat down, glancing sideways at Li Chengyan, and said indifferently, "Tomorrow, go to the military camp to reward Shen Yun's men with a thousand taels of silver each, plus seven days of leave, allowing them to take turns returning home to visit their families."

After Xiao Xuan finished speaking, he picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea. Li Chengyan also sat down opposite him, and said thoughtfully, "As expected of Jingyuan, he is more thoughtful than me. I will go first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes, I will go to the princess's residence tomorrow. Many of these soldiers have served under my elder sister."

"Does Your Highness intend for Princess Chongning to be the commander?"

Li Chengyan stroked his chin and excitedly leaned closer. Princess Chongning was a valiant and heroic woman. As the only female general of the Great Qi, she had killed countless enemy soldiers.

He truly admired Princess Chongning from the bottom of his heart, and he had also had feelings for her, but the two were five years apart in age.

When Li Chengyan secretly fell in love with her, she already had a son-in-law.

Later, after Chongning angrily beheaded the unfaithful prince consort, she severed all ties with love and affection, and became indifferent to worldly affairs.

Therefore, Li Chengyan could only keep these feelings hidden in his heart until now, and he had never even mentioned them to Xiao Xuan.

"I do have this idea, but I don't know if my elder sister is still willing to come out of seclusion..."

"Yes, I also think Princess Chongning is the most suitable. How about I go to the princess's residence for you tomorrow, and you stay here to keep the fairy company?"

Li Chengyan raised an eyebrow, but his heart was filled with even more surging emotions.

He missed Chongning terribly, having not seen him for so long, but Chongning always treated him like a younger brother.

Xiao Xuan originally wanted to go by himself, but when he heard Li Chengyan tell him to spend more time with Ning Yin, he subconsciously nodded.

Ning Yin was in a bad mood, and since he rarely had a day off, he should spend more time with her.

Seeing her cry like that just now, Xiao Xuan's heart ached terribly, and he wished he could kill Shen Yun immediately.

Now that Shen Yun has been won over by Xiao Ling, he will inevitably try every means to bring these soldiers under his command.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence, but it's always good to plan ahead.

Shen Yun was such an impatient and opportunistic person that his subordinates had long been dissatisfied with him.

If he then rewards his soldiers and shows compassion for their homesickness, he will be more likely to win their hearts and minds.

After the two finished discussing all the matters, it was already past midnight. Li Chengyan yawned and decided not to leave.

"Jingyuan, you still have a soft couch here, I'll just make do here for the night. Going back to Mingyue Pavilion so late at night would freeze me to death!"

Xiao Xuan glanced at him and saw Li Chengyan's expectant look.

They had shared a room before, so Xiao Xuan didn't mind.

"what ever!"

The next day, Ningyin woke up at the crack of dawn.

She went to bed too early yesterday and can't fall asleep now.

Rubbing her red and swollen eyes, she felt a little embarrassed thinking about how she had lost her composure yesterday.

Yesterday, she was held in Xiao Xuan's arms and cried her heart out.

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