Chapter 699 Sleep with me for a while
"What's wrong with that?"
Xiao Yan raised his eyelids slightly. "Although the General's Mansion has more than one son, Qi Cheng is the eldest son of the legitimate wife. He is outstanding at a young age, with outstanding looks, character, and family background. There are countless girls in the capital who want to marry him. I'm sure A'ru would be willing too."
"She doesn't want to!"
Di Tao's eyes widened. "Aru doesn't care about those things! Besides, I'm the only son in the Di family! Qi Cheng is full of schemes, and the Qi family is in chaos. The relationship between the sisters-in-law can give Aru a headache. He's not worthy of Aru!"
Xiao Yan smiled but didn't say anything when he heard this.
Di Tao felt uneasy under his gaze: "Your Majesty, you are not really going to randomly match people up, are you?" Seeing no response, he turned his head and said: "Sister-in-law."
Tang Ning couldn't help laughing when he saw her looking at her pitifully. "Your Majesty, you're just kidding. A'ru's marriage is naturally up to her own approval. Your Majesty and I won't arrange a marriage for her casually. But you have a whimsical and impulsive personality. You really need to be careful when you lead your troops out of the capital."
"You've seen the news General Di and Hang Li sent back to the capital. The situation in the northwest is getting increasingly chaotic. Once the news of the change of throne in the capital reaches them, they might take advantage of the situation and move in. The war in the south can't be dragged on any longer. Fenglin County and the King of Luochuan are particularly crucial."
"Brother only lets you leave the capital because he trusts you. Don't let him down, understand?"
Di Tao listened to Tang Ning's words and his originally nonchalant expression subsided: "I know, sister-in-law."
He understood the current situation and knew that the war in the south could not continue to escalate and had to be resolved quickly so that the court could concentrate its forces to deal with the possible chaos in Beiling. Although he was a little confused when he first entered the capital, after this period of time he understood why his father agreed to let him follow His Majesty to the capital.
Given his status, His Majesty's agreement to let him lead troops out of the capital showed the utmost trust in the Di family, and he was naturally grateful.
Di Tao said seriously to Xiao Yan, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will not bring disgrace upon the Di family, nor betray your Majesty's trust."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly, "That's good. Let's go back to the camp and prepare. Later, I'll go to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War with Qi Cheng to collect military supplies. I'll discuss the rest with Minister Qian and the others."
"yes!"
Di Tao's face was full of fighting spirit and excitement.
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After the others left with high morale, Xiao Yan laughed and shook his head. Then he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to rub his eyebrows, but before his hand got close, he felt a pair of soft hands landing on both sides of his head.
Xiao Yan sat there with his head tilted slightly, and found that Tang Ning had knelt behind him at some point, with his hands on the sides of his head pressing gently.
"Jinyun said you didn't get enough rest last night, so you have a headache?"
Tang Ning applied a little pressure to his hands. Seeing that he frowned slightly and felt a little uncomfortable, she couldn't help but whispered, "It's been seven or eight days since you took Xie Tianyong. You only sleep for one or two hours a day, and sometimes you stay up all night. If you continue like this, it will hurt your body."
Xiao Yan closed his eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice, revealing a sense of fatigue: "There are too many things to do in the court. Xie Tianyong and his men have left a huge mess. Besides those restless court officials, the capital has been snowing heavily recently, so we have to send people to check everywhere to prevent any disasters."
"Although Xie Tianyong confessed that day, there is still a lot of evidence needed to investigate the case involving my father and the He family. I have to keep an eye on the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to get things done as quickly as possible so that I can announce to the world that my father and his family have been completely exonerated. Only in this way can we put an end to some people's hopes."
He seized the throne by virtue of his status as a descendant of the Xie family and "royal orthodoxy", so he had to solidify this identity, and it had to be "clean" enough.
The morning court session that day was just the beginning. If he wanted to convince the people of the world, he had to produce more evidence to completely overturn the charges against the Crown Prince. Only his identity as the eldest grandson of the emperor was convincing enough to stop the princes from wanting to raise an army under the pretext of defending the emperor and eliminating traitors, and only then could he secure the throne faster and more easily.
"If there were no threats from Beiling and Nanqi, I could naturally take my time to sort out the court and deal with those treacherous people, but right now..."
Xiao Yan sighed softly, there was too little time left for him.
He wished he had three brains and eight hands to use twenty-four hours a day.
Tang Ning naturally understood what Xiao Yan meant and also knew why he was so urgent.
She pressed the acupoints on his head, and when she saw that his brows were gradually relaxed, she slid her hands down to the back of his neck and continued kneading it. When she wanted to press his shoulders, Xiao Yan reached out and pinched her fingers.
"Don't press it."
Xiao Yan moved around and pulled the person in front of him: "Your injuries haven't healed yet. You've been guarding Grandma these past few days, and it's not much easier than mine."
Although he was busy with court affairs, he always knew the news from the Empress Dowager. Tang Ning did not hide her illness from the Empress Dowager for fear that he would feel uncomfortable. He naturally also knew that Tang Ning and Lady Qin had been taking turns in the past few days and were almost always by the Empress Dowager's side.
Xiao Yan pulled the person into his arms and said hoarsely, "Sleep with me for a while."
Tang Ning leaned against him: "I have to go change Sister Qin..."
"Let Yuejian and Huawu stay here, and you stay with me for a while."
Xiao Yan didn't let her go. Instead, he picked up Tang Ning and walked to the side room. When she lay down on the small couch for rest, Xiao Yan stretched out his long arms and held her in his arms, gently resting his chin on the crook of Tang Ning's neck.
"Brother..."
The person in front of me felt cool, but the breath he exhaled was extremely hot.
Tang Ning felt a severe itch on her neck, and she pushed the man sideways to avoid it, but Xiao Yan held her waist and pulled her back. After she fell into his arms again, the man kissed the corner of her mouth, stroked her back soothingly, and whispered to her like coaxing a cat.
"Go to sleep."
Tang Ning thought she couldn't sleep. She had something on her mind. She was worried about the Grand Empress Dowager, and the imperial examinations were finalized. Shi Changan from the academy said he wanted to see her to discuss something. Besides that, there was also the matter of Zhou Yuchang, and her aunt and the others...
Tang Ning's mind was in a mess with many thoughts. At first, he thought he couldn't sleep, but who knew that while leaning on Xiao Yan's arms and listening to the strong heartbeat in his ears, he fell asleep in a daze.
Xiao Yan felt the person in his arms' breathing become longer, and when he looked down, he saw that Tang Ning had fallen asleep.
He gently stroked Tang Ning's slightly blue eyes with his slender fingers, then bent down and kissed the corner of her mouth, gently rubbing her for a moment, then closed his eyes again, and fell asleep in a moment.
"Your Majesty..."
When Jinyun came in with the memorial, he saw what was happening inside through the bead curtain. He quickly fell silent and retreated cautiously.
The door closed again, and heavy snow fell outside.
The two people inside were lying neck to neck, breathing deeply.
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