Chapter 50 (Catching Bugs)
Everything was going as Yunmian had planned and calculated at the beginning. The border town of Tu State was captured, and Tu State made the fourth prince, the final winner, the crown prince. The Snow Kingdom discovered the unusual movements of the Daqing army and began to frequently harass the neighboring Daqing border troops.
And Yunmian, while several countries were caught in the vortex and ready to make a move, was playing with the gambler's dice.
She came today to collect her gambling money.
Who in Qiliang City wouldn't know Little Princess Yunmian now? After she shot and killed two people in the refugee area that day, the people of Qiliang City began to respect her even more.
They don't think the little princess's behavior is cruel. The border residents living on the border between the two countries know best what kind of devastating disaster they and their families will suffer once the city is broken.
So they affectionately called Yunmian "Little General". Although it was a bit rebellious, the people would not care or think too much about it. They liked this bold, decisive, bright and delicate little girl. They hoped that she would grow up well and be able to protect them longer and longer like she did last time.
Now Yunmian was throwing the dice in his hand, listening to the dealer's tearful mumbling with a smile.
"Young General, this is definitely cheating. Do you have any inside information? Otherwise, how could you have bet on the fourth prince so early... Why didn't you reveal any news at all? I almost lost a lot of money!"
The dealer was still the same dealer, but his hands were shaking slightly as he took out the banknotes. He did not look as high-spirited and confident as he was when he urged people to place bets that day.
Yun Mian's palm dropped slightly, and after accurately catching the two falling white jade dice, she curved her eyes and smiled softly, "I don't have any inside information, as for cheating..."
She raised her eyebrows slyly, and under the curious gazes of the dealer and other gamblers, she laughed heartily and said, "After placing the bet that day, I felt that I couldn't let myself lose money, so I went back and thought of a way overnight to push the Fourth Prince from the prison cell to the throne step by step. If you feel unconvinced, you can also try like me. We will continue to gamble next time, hahahaha..."
She left with a smile, leaving behind a group of people with their jaws dropped.
Everyone came back to their senses from their shock, looked at each other, and then couldn't help laughing heartily.
"No wonder I heard from others a few days ago that the Crown Prince of Tu used to be a prisoner here!"
"Yeah, yeah, I thought they were making it up at the time, but now it seems to be true!"
"Not only is it true, but according to the young general, the reason why the fourth prince was able to return alive and become the crown prince was actually because of our bet!"
"Hahahaha, stop flattering me, but how old was the young general at that time? She really is worthy of being the daughter of our great general. I will also teach my daughter to learn to read well in the future. Maybe she can even go to the battlefield with the young general in the future."
"Just brag. You spend every day in the casino. Do you have money to buy writing brushes, inkstones, and paper for your daughter? You are daydreaming."
"Bah! Don't look down on me. At worst, I won't gamble anymore! My daughter has been smart and well-behaved since she was young. If I take good care of her now, she will definitely be as successful as the young general in the future!"
"Zhou Laosan, stop bragging..."
Leaving all the excitement behind, Yun Mian held a stack of banknotes in her hand and flicked them gently next to her ears. The sound of the money made her squint with pleasure.
"Xiaobai, do you think this money is enough for me to buy a manor with hot springs?" Yun Mian placed a stack of banknotes on the table, holding his chin and lost in thought.
Bai Lie's pupils first dilated at the sight of so many banknotes, then he swallowed and asked her suspiciously, "You, you went to rob? Did you rob the governor of Qiliang City?!"
The pitch became higher and higher, and the voice trembled because of his own horrifying speculation.
Yunmian: “…”
She clenched her fist and threatened him without hesitation, but raised her chin proudly the next second: "Would I do such a thing? I worked so hard to save this money!"
Since she came into this world at the age of five, she had never been willing to spend her 1,000 taels of silver and the gold she got back from Yun Yi.
Later, living in the palace, he had no shortage of food and clothing, and everything was arranged well by his aunt, the queen.
Until she arrived at the border, her daily expenses consisted of buying a few big meat buns from an old man, or leading a bunch of snotty-nosed little kids to chase after the vendors selling sugar men and candied haws.
Therefore, over the years, she has more and more money in her hands...
"Now it's time to spend them!" Yun Mian said with some caution in her tone.
Maybe he was too serious, but Bai Lie also became serious and asked in a deep voice, "How do you want to use the money?"
Yunmian: "Buy a farm for mother!!"
Bai Lie: “…That’s it?”
Hearing the surprise in his tone, Yun Mian bent her straight back again and lay on a pile of banknotes, saying sadly: "I don't know if the land in the imperial city is expensive now. I have worked hard to save money for so many years. What if it is not enough?"
Bai Lie was a little dazed: "Don't you know how valuable this money is?"
It's a bit confusing, but he really wants to knock open Yunmian's head to see if it's full of water!
"Are they enough for me to buy a manor?" Yun Mian counted on his fingers and carefully stated his requirements: "It must have mountains and water, not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter, and it must have a hot spring pool, a martial arts arena, horse racing, and hunting."
Bai Lie's confidence just now gradually turned into self-doubt as Yun Mian asked: "I should be able to afford it, right?"
"But don't you think your requirements are too high? Unless it's an imperial manor, which manor in the world can meet your requirements?"
Bai Lie's questioning made Yun Mian nod thoughtfully: "That's right, then I'll ask my uncle first to see if he is willing to sell me an imperial farm. If the money is not enough, I will work hard to earn it back to him later!"
"…Are you serious?"
"Of course!"
Bai Lie held his forehead weakly and lamented, "But Xiao Mianhua, you and Her Royal Highness the Princess are members of the royal family, don't you have your own royal estate?!"
Yun Mian looked up blankly, her clear eyes full of stupidity: "I actually have an imperial manor?"
Bai Lieqiang forced out a smile: "Little Cotton, are you deliberately trying to provoke a poor guy like me?!"
He asked with gritted teeth, and Yun Mian was really confused: "Wow! Xiaobai, am I so rich?!"
If Bai Lie continued to endure it, he would pick up a knife and kill Yun Mian. In order to prevent his fellow disciples from killing each other, he snatched a silver note from Yun Mian as a consolation, and then left this sad place angrily.
The little boy Yun Mianmian, who lost a silver note but realized how rich he was, was left behind. He was holding a pile of silver notes and squinting his eyes with joy, looking like a little fool.
Yunmian's statement about buying the manor was not empty talk.
Because of the great victory on the border, my mother is going to take those who have made contributions back to the imperial city to receive rewards, and Yunmian has to go back with them.
Although her mother is very powerful now, Yunmian has already made preparations for a rainy day. She counts her banknotes every day and secretly plans to buy a farm for her mother. Then, when her mother is no longer on the battlefield, she can go to various farms to play and cultivate herself at will.
This is not called enjoying a peaceful retirement. In Yunmian's heart, mother will always be young and the most powerful. This is just a small gift from Yunmian to mother.
It’s not that she feels that the Princess’s Mansion and the General’s Mansion are not comfortable enough, but they are both in the Imperial City. Ever since Yun Mian knew that he was rich, he has been planning to buy big farms for his mother in all four countries.
Buy one wherever the scenery is beautiful, buy another one wherever it is warm in winter and cool in summer, and buy another one wherever it is unique and beautiful.
In this regard, Yunmian told the system: "Mother has fought for Daqing and my uncle for so long, but most of what she saw were battlefields with rivers of blood. So when the world is stable, I just want mother to see more of the country's peace and prosperity!"
He and Bai Lie had only gone through that one war, and it took them a long time to wake up from the bloody nightmare.
But my mother has seen it again and again, from the day she joined the army until now, going back and forth on the brink of life and death. Will she also have the same nightmare every night?
In Yunmian's eyes, although her mother is the most powerful, she is also the person she needs to protect the most.
"Uncle System, my mother's mother can't protect her like my mother protects me, so I have to protect my mother even more."
As a relative, my uncle cares about the world, and my mother protects my uncle's world.
But she is different. She puts her mother at the top of her heart and won't bear to make her mother unhappy in the slightest.
Whenever Yun Mian was determined to protect Yun Peijin with a filter of a hundred or eighty layers thick, the system wanted to send Yun Mian to the doomsday world for testing.
I heard that zombies don’t eat the brains of virgins or those in love, I wonder if they will eat the brains of mama’s girls!
The host herself is simply the number one fan of her mother. Everyday she either says that her mother is so great and awesome, or she feels sorry for her and wants to protect her. I only love my mother the most.
It is exactly the same as the fan talk in some circles in modern society!!!
The most terrifying thing is that others need word of mouth, internet trolls and marketing, but Yun Mian doesn’t need that... she just does it naturally!
And his stance is firm. For three worlds... he has never wavered once.
So terrible!
Yunmian was unaware of the system uncle's sigh. She was obsessed with writing letters to everyone she knew, asking them to help her find a suitable farm.
There is also an additional request: Don’t tell your mother.
Awakening with knowledge of the situation in advance is no longer a surprise.
So on the way back to the imperial city, Yun Mian's letters came and went. Bai Lie asked curiously, but the little girl refused to tell him mysteriously.
"You have a big mouth, I can't tell you!" Yun Mian said to Bai Lie, but she consciously covered her mouth with her hands.
Because she knew very well that she was also a big mouth in front of her mother. If her mother asked her twice more, she really would not be able to keep any secrets!
Bai Lie rolled his eyes, pointed the red tasseled spear at Yun Mian's nose and gritted his teeth: "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me! Do you think I really don't know? I already knew that you were going to give... um!?"
Yun Mian covered Bai Lie's mouth tightly, as if she wanted to suffocate him to death. Chu Tian and Wei Wu, who were hiding nearby to watch the fun, were so scared that they quickly rescued poor Bai Lie.
As a result, in the blink of an eye, the red tassel spear in Bai Lie's hand was inexplicably transferred to Yun Mian's hand.
The little girl used the same posture, with the tip of the gun against his nose, and smiled with her eyes curved: "Xiao Bai, do you know who is the best at keeping secrets?"
There is murderous intent!
Wei Wu and Chu Tian were stunned. Bai Lie was so frightened that he burped. He covered his mouth with his backhand and nodded quickly.
I know, I know. He promised not to talk nonsense anymore!
Seeing that he finally understood, Yun Mian threw the gun back to her in a friendly manner, ran into the carriage and continued to write the letter busily.
Outside the carriage, Chu Tian and Wei Wu let Bai Lie go, and the two of them huddled together and whispered.
"At the beginning, the little princess said that Xiaobai couldn't beat her. I didn't expect that she was not just bragging?"
"Yes, I thought the little princess was bragging at the time, but I didn't dare to expose her. I didn't expect it to be true!"
"To be honest, the way the little princess robbed the gun just now was amazing. I want to learn it!"
"I can. I'll teach you later. But Xiaobai can fight four people at once now. How strong must the little princess be?"
"Yes, yes, the little princess can even suppress Xiaobai, blah blah..."
Bai Lie stood behind the two with a gloomy face, listening to them talking more and more excitedly. Finally, he couldn't help but cough violently. Then, after the two turned around stiffly, he angrily said: "What do you know? I was just giving in to her!"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes..."
"Yes, yes, let her..."
"..." Bai Lie's throat choked and he almost got hurt from anger.
As soon as he returned to the imperial city, he ran home to complain to his grandfather. He was determined to tell his grandfather about the bloody history of being bullied by Yunmian at the border this year before Yunmian did.
As for Yun Mian, after meeting her elder and second brothers Yun Lin who came to greet her mother and the soldiers, she could not wait to pull them aside and ask where there were good farms.
"Don't worry, little cotton." Yun Lin patted his chest and answered, "I've got people keeping an eye on it for you. If there's anything good, I'll buy it for you first!"
Considering his current wealth, which is not huge but definitely not small, buying a house and land is a piece of cake.
Yun Zhao took Yun Mian's hand and asked her expectantly about her life as a border soldier in the past few years, his tone full of longing.
Yun Chen waited patiently for them to finish talking, and then poured a cup of tea for his brothers and sisters as he did in the past, and then asked her if she had suffered any hardship at the border in the past few years.
Facing several pairs of concerned eyes, Yun Mian thought seriously for a while, and then shook his head honestly.
"If I was guilty, Xiaobai would take the blame for me." She pursed her lips a little embarrassedly when she talked about this: "Xiaobai always looked down on me and scolded me, but when I got into trouble, he would stand up and take the blame for me."
Although most of the time my mother knew exactly who the culprit was, she had a bad taste and was not satisfied with punishing her alone, so she also punished Xiaobai and Chu Tianweiwu who also tried to cover up for her.
She didn't punish them with flogging or deduct their wages, but just deprived them of food!
That was the first time Yunmian used the words "cruel" and "vicious" to describe her mother.
After all, judging by her efficiency in getting into trouble, her mother was definitely going to starve her precious daughter to death! !
Speaking of this, Yunmian got angry, puffed up her cheeks and her eyes bulged with anger, and said angrily: "So when I grow up and my mother can't control me, I will eat three bowls of rice for every meal!!!"
The three brothers: "... But, there's no need to torture yourself like this?"
But no matter what, the sister who had been separated for three years was still full of energy when they couldn't see her. She caused trouble when she should and made people angry when she should, but she didn't suffer too much injustice. Now she stood in front of them full of life and energy. That was enough.
"Let's go. I've arranged a banquet at Yunshui Pavilion to celebrate that Little Mianhua is one step closer to the position of general." Yun Lin clapped his hands and wiped off the pastry crumbs left on his paws from feeding his sister.
Yunshui Pavilion is one of the best restaurants in the Daqing Imperial City.
Yun Mian had been living a life of poverty and thirst at the border, but when he arrived at the Yunshui Pavilion, which was decorated in an elegant and refined style with careful attention to detail, he lay on a stool like a salted fish and sighed in enjoyment, "It's worthy of being the imperial city..."
Seeing her like this, who wouldn't know that the little girl who had previously spoken highly of the border had actually suffered enough?
Yun Zhao ruffled his sister's hair and left her lying there in a daze without any image. He called the waiter and ordered many dishes in one go.
I had been thinking about compensating Yunmian for her hard work, but when I turned around, I was met with the girl's round, shocked eyes. She exclaimed, "You ordered so much. It's such a waste if you can't finish it!"
System: "...Host, you now feel like a country bumpkin entering the city."
Yun Mian didn't care. She was just really heartbroken. She covered her chest with her hands, her voice trembling: "With such a large sum of money, I can buy thousands of meat buns to share with everyone."
There's still a lot of money left after eating...
Hearing this, Yun Lin pinched her cheek fiercely and said, "Eat your meal honestly. Eat whatever the brothers order. Don't worry too much. If you want meat buns, ask the imperial chef to make them for you tomorrow."
Yun Mian felt pain from the quilt being pulled, and slapped his hand away in annoyance: "Eat it if you want! I must make up for all the delicacies I didn't get to eat before today!!"
Anyway, it’s not her money!
As long as it is eaten, it is not wasted. Yun Mian gritted her teeth fiercely and simply turned her heartache into appetite, vowing to eat the bastard Yun Lin down.
In the end, she lay in Yunshui Pavilion for the entire afternoon, and only walked out slowly after having dinner.
Yun Mian also had a share in the reward this time. Although she originally had no military position, she checked for loopholes in the rear and decisively shot and killed the enemy's spies. In addition, most of the ideas in the memorial about the attack and encroachment were from her. So not only did she have a contribution this time, but her contribution was quite significant if you counted it carefully.
But this made Emperor Yun Peishu very troubled.
The little girl is so young, no matter how she is given this title, it would be inappropriate.
Originally, he wanted to simply raise the princess' status, but not only did the Queen think it was not possible, even the Crown Prince shook his head and denied it.
He also said that he would rather not give her a title and let Xiao Mianhua continue to stay in the military camp, and he would not promote her to the status of a princess, otherwise it would be a denial of her contributions on the battlefield.
"I heard that Xiao Mianhua is in the border town, and the people there affectionately call her the little general instead of the real little princess." Prince Yunchen bowed to him and said softly, "Xiao Mianhua has always wanted to be a general like her aunt. Father, even if you let her be a soldier in the barracks, it is better than letting her continue to be a princess or even a princess."
In Daqing, and even in the Four Kingdoms, being a princess means being chosen for marriage. Xiaomianhua once vowed in a letter that when she grows up, she will make Daqing the most powerful country among the Four Kingdoms, so that her second and third sisters can escape the fate of marriage. Yunchen also hates the practice of sending his sisters to other countries to stabilize the situation, so when he heard that his father was going to promote Xiaomianhua's status as a county princess to a princess, he found it absurd, but he was eager to change his sisters' future paths.
"Father, if you really let Little Mianhua become a princess." Yun Chen lowered his head, closed his eyes and said slowly, "Then she will never come back in the future, and my aunt will definitely be estranged from you."
Yun Peishu looked at his son who was gradually growing up and sighed: "...Are you threatening me?"
"It's not a threat. I just promised my sisters that I would support them and allow them to freely choose their own lives."
Yun Chen said those words not only to Yun Mian, but also to Yun Ying and Yun Shang. If he had more sisters or daughters in the future, he would still say the same thing.
Perhaps he wanted to say it but was unable to do it in the past, but now, as long as he does not make any mistakes and as long as he stays on the throne of the crown prince, even his father cannot depose him without reason. Sooner or later, he will become the most powerful support for his brothers and sisters.
The man sitting on the dragon throne cast a heavy gaze on him, his expression difficult to discern. After a long moment, a smile of relief and satisfaction escaped from his chest.
Yun Chen looked up in surprise and met his father's gentle and satisfied smile.
"You are worthy of being my son!" He rarely spoke his mind so directly. He did not use "Zhen" but "I" instead. He said cheerfully, "You are better than me. At the beginning, your aunt used her body as a daughter to secure the throne for me, but I could only watch her compromise with the court officials because of me and could not marry freely."
"If you can do what I couldn't do for your aunt in the past for your sisters in the future, I will be able to say that I have done it with no regrets to my sister."
Yun Chen was stunned for a long time, then he realized that his father's eyes had turned red without him noticing.
No wonder he had so easily allowed his brothers to drag Little Mianhua into the Shangshufang, no wonder he not only did not detain Little Mianhua in the imperial city, but also personally appointed 500 soldiers and promised her to go to the border, no wonder...
No matter whether it was the guilt of youth, the kinship of dependence, the transaction for the dragon throne, or the military token to stabilize the world... at least most of the love and status that Xiao Mianhua had in her childhood came from her aunt's life-threatening sacrifice.
So Little Mianhua can learn military books and martial arts, can unscrupulously ask the emperor to punish the princes for her, and can ignore all the rules and constraints that no girl dares or can ignore.
That’s why little cotton can live so openly and vividly.
Like the brightest color in a black and white ink painting, bright and bold.
The young prince's eyebrows also slowly softened, he bowed slightly, nodded and said gently: "Yes, I will live up to your expectations."
A happy and free bird should flap its wings and fly in the sky, instead of becoming a sparrow whose feathers have been clipped and imprisoned in a golden cage forever.
This is true for Little Mianhua, the second sister, and the third sister. Perhaps this is true for all the girls in this world who are trapped in the backyard and bound by rules and cannot break free at all.
"Host." The system suddenly spoke, and Yun Mian just pressed a bright red handprint on a farm deed.
"What's the matter?" She let go of his hand and asked silently.
The seller in front of him smiled happily and carefully folded a sales contract and put it in his arms.
At the same time, Yunmian heard the system's voice: "Host, do you want to know the current task progress?"
After everyone left, it opened the task progress panel and displayed it in front of Yunmian, allowing her to clearly see the changes on it.
Main mission progress: 57 percent.
Side quest progress: 28.9 percent.
"The day Yun Chen was announced as the crown prince, Yun Yi's mission progress has been increasing, and it has continued to increase intermittently until now."
"The side quests are also increasing. When Tuguo is completely devoured, perhaps the side quest progress can increase to about 35%."
Yun Mian seemed to be thinking: "My second brother being the crown prince has caused Yun Yi so much frustration... is it really that big?"
Yunmian: Wow, is this the legendary easy win? !
This chapter has 6,000 words. See you tomorrow.
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution:
I wish I could sleep forever and never wake up, and waste 10 bottles of fish;
A ball of plush balls 5 bottles;
2 bottles of Jing;
Luobai, 37464308 1 bottle;
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