Chapter 386 General Kobayashi
The weather has cooled down again at this time of year, and this year is another bumper harvest.
Ye Wan has been free lately, and Lin Anyuan is also resting at home today.
While the couple was chatting, Lin Mingqian rushed in.
"Mother, is it true that Father is going to become Emperor?"
I don't know where this kid went off to play; he's running around all sweaty.
"Who told you that?" Ye Wan looked at her son, who was fair-skinned and as round as a steamed bun, his forehead covered in sweat. She tossed him a handkerchief with a hint of disdain.
Lin Mingqian wiped his sweat. "It's all over the place. Father, if you ascend the throne, will I become the emperor's son? Will I be able to become the crown prince, just like His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Lin Anyuan said, "The Crown Prince will always be the Crown Prince. He is my brother, and you are my son. You are even a generation younger than him."
"What did I tell you last time in the study? As long as the Crown Prince doesn't go astray, he will always be the ruler."
"So you know that as long as your mother and I are here, the Crown Prince won't go astray, and this throne has nothing to do with you."
"Just listen to what those people outside say, don't believe them. If you do, you're a fool."
Lin Anyuan reached out to wipe his son's sweat, "It's not hot outside, why are you all sweaty?"
"A dog is chasing me." Lin Mingqian said, then plopped down in Lin Anyuan's lap.
His mother sometimes complained that he was dirty, but his father didn't.
Once, he ate something wrong and couldn't poop, so his dad helped watch over him.
"Are you afraid of dogs?" Lin Anyuan used his arm to stop his chubby son from falling.
The child is a little over three years old and hasn't fully grown yet; he looks chubby no matter how you look at him.
"I'm not afraid, I'm just too lazy to play with it. My parents are off today, can you take me out to play?" Lin Mingqian gave his father a kiss on the cheek.
Lin Anyuan raised an eyebrow. "Okay, I'll take you there."
Having achieved his goal, Lin Mingqian jumped down from his father's arms again. "Okay, then I'll call her Auntie. Auntie has been teaching me how to throw knives recently. Dad, I'll show you when I've learned it."
Lin Anyuan agreed, and Lin Mingqian had already run out.
"Just keep spoiling him." Ye Wan rested her chin on her hand as she looked at Lin Anyuan.
She was more lenient with the children. Lin Anyuan mostly spoiled the children, to the point of being unruly.
Her son probably took after Lin Anyuan; he's really smart, much smarter than other children his age. He's very easy to take care of, but sometimes he gives her a headache.
No matter what, Lin Anyuan could control him.
"I don't expect him to be successful, so it's fine to spoil him a bit." Lin Anyuan folded the handkerchief his son had used to wipe his sweat, intending to give it to his son again next time.
Having grown up in hardship, even now that he's wealthy, Lin Anyuan no longer appreciates the extravagance of aristocratic families. He finds it a waste to throw away handkerchiefs after just one use.
Ye Wan chuckled, "I heard that the small island to the east has been captured. Does that mean Sanya can come back too?"
It was a small country, and Sanya's reputation grew ever stronger.
"They'll be back soon."
Lin Anyuan looked at Ye Wan and touched her face.
"Wanwan, you've worked so hard with me all these years, and now I'm afraid you'll have to suffer with me again."
Emperor Jing's decision took Lin Anyuan by surprise.
After the unexpected event, I felt deeply lost.
When he was young, he thought that if one day he stood on high ground, he would make sure that all the people in the world lived a good life and that women in the world would not have to suffer so much.
Now that he's truly standing at a high position, can he still maintain his original aspirations?
Power is the thing that most easily makes people lose their true selves.
Ye Wan grasped his hand, "What are you saying? I'm about to become Empress, a glory and wealth that many people would kill for their entire lives, and you're still complaining about how hard I've worked."
"This is what they call, 'If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.'"
Lin Anyuan couldn't help but laugh.
Sure enough, he felt at ease whenever and wherever she was.
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"General Kobayashi, I...I have loved you for a long time, could you..."
The waves crashed to the east, and a man tanned dark by the sun held a pearl in his hand, stammering as he confessed his love to a woman in silver armor across from him.
The woman was tall and slender, her hair blowing in the sea breeze. "What did you say? Speak louder, I didn't hear you!"
"General Kobayashi..."
Sanya, impatient, yelled, "If you're a man, stop dawdling! Who can hear you with a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz!"
The dark-faced man roared, "General Lin, I love you! Marry me!"
The soldiers around them started to jeer.
They had just won a battle and were in a moment of joy when they were surprised to see such a lively scene.
Sanya chuckled and picked up the spear standing beside her. "Alright, Xu Xiaojiang, forget the pearl, pick up your sword. If you can beat me, I'll agree to marry you!"
The young general surnamed Xu watched as Sanya gritted her teeth, stuffed the pearl into her bosom, and said, "Fine!"
He had heard about it when he arrived: Lin Qingyao had said that she would marry him if he could beat her, and he never expected it to actually be true.
"Young Master Xu, if you defeat our General Lin, you can win the heart of the beauty!"
"Yeah, keep it up, Xu!"
The soldiers laughed and cheered.
Xu Xiaojiang gripped the knife in his hand and took a deep breath.
The two exchanged blows, and within five moves, Sanya subdued the man on the beach.
Sanya's red-tasseled spear stuck to the side, and she punched Xu in the eye socket. "You little brat, you still try to cheat in front of me. You'd better be more careful when you get back."
Xu Xiaojiang closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.
He just used a dirty trick to attack Sanya's feminine characteristics. The method was rather vulgar. He thought he could win easily, but he lost so badly and now he has two black eyes.
Sanya is least afraid of this because she is a woman and has lost her natural advantage. She has suffered countless losses in this regard since childhood at the hands of Huigu. How could she be defeated by a greenhorn?
"Hahaha, Young General Xu, stand up and don't be a coward! Keep fighting! If you beat our General Lin, he can bear you children!"
"Haha, I told you but you didn't believe me. You had to come and try to have designs on our General Lin. You've got a death wish."
Sanya kicked the person on the ground and said, "Do you submit or not? If you don't, get up and keep fighting!"
"Sanya, Sanya!"
A slender and beautiful woman called out from not far away.
Sanya picked up her spear and ran over.
She hurriedly pulled the person away, saying, "Second sister, my dear sister, in front of so many soldiers, could you please not call me by my nickname? Don't I have any dignity?"
Er Ya smiled and handed him a handkerchief. "Tch, General Lin, you've finally learned to care about your reputation now? When you were a kid, even pigs and dogs wouldn't have bothered with you, and you never cared about your reputation then."
Er Ya's smile made the young men blush.
Where in the military camp have I ever seen such a beautiful girl?
A bold soldier shouted at Sanya, "General Lin, your second sister is really beautiful. Is she engaged yet?"
Er Ya has been here for a while now, and everyone knows that the domineering General Lin has a beautiful and charming second sister.
Sanya turned around and spat, "With your ugly face, you think you can match my second sister? Go back and take a piss and look at yourself!"
Everyone burst into laughter again.
"Hey, you guys think that with General Kobayashi's fierce appearance, if she didn't wear women's clothing, who could tell that she's a woman?"
"Who would dare marry a tigress like that! Only the new brothers who joined the gang got interested because she's good-looking."
"Hey, do you guys think I have a chance to become her brother-in-law..."
These people were talking enthusiastically when they suddenly fell silent.
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