The next morning, before dawn, Xuanyuan Zhan woke up.
Looking at Su Xuening, who was still sleeping soundly beside him, his heart felt as if it had been sprinkled with sugar, soft and tender.
How could he bear to wake her up so early to see him off? Xuan Yuanzhan leaned down and lovingly kissed Su Xuening's forehead, then reached out to secretly press her pressure point to make her fall asleep.
Before he could even make a decision, Su Xuening suddenly opened her eyes.
"Are you leaving?" Su Xuening glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan groggily, and seeing that he was already awake, she immediately became fully awake as well.
Seeing that he had woken Su Xuening up, Xuan Yuanzhan's gray eyes flashed with annoyance: "I woke you up."
"No, I was about to get up too, I have to take you there."
Su Xuening spent the whole night thinking about the suspicious circumstances surrounding her father's death, and she was also preoccupied with seeing Xuan Yuanzhan off in the morning, so she didn't sleep very well. She kept waking up and falling asleep throughout the night, so she would wake up whenever Xuan Yuanzhan made a sound.
"Actually, you don't need to see me off. It's early spring now, and it's quite chilly outside."
It was still dark outside, and he really couldn't bear to let her go out and get cold.
Su Xuening didn't seem to mind: "It's alright, I'll just put on a cloak, I won't get cold."
Su Xuening was about to get up when Xuan Yuanzhan stopped her: "You..."
Before Xuan Yuanzhan could try to persuade her again, Su Xuening pouted and said coquettishly, "I want to give it to you~"
...Xuan Yuanzhan had absolutely no resistance to Su Xuening's coquettishness!
Left with no other option, Xuan Yuanzhan had to let go and let Su Xuening get up.
Su Xuening went to get Xuan Yuanzhan's armor, intending to help him undress, but before she could bring it, Xuan Yuanzhan went even faster and took the armor himself: "The clothes are too heavy, I'll do it myself."
Su Xuening, however, remained stubborn: "I'll let you wear it~"
It seems that since they got married, she has never helped him get dressed; on the contrary, he often helps her get dressed.
Today he is leading his troops into battle, and she just wanted to help him put on his armor, hoping he would return safely.
Xuanyuan Zhan really had no way to deal with her, so he could only put the armor aside, pick up her clothes and say helplessly, "Then let me put them on for you first, and then you can put them on for me, okay?"
Xuan Yuanzhan looked at her wearing only a thin undergarment and was very worried: "It's only early spring now, it's still chilly. Be careful not to catch a cold if you wear so little."
While muttering to himself, Xuan Yuanzhan picked up the clothes and began to help her get dressed.
Although he had helped her dress before, she had been unconscious several times, so it was rare for her to be awake like this. After all, he had already gone to court every morning when she woke up.
Xuanyuan Zhan was quite adept at doing these things, after all, it wasn't the first time he had helped her get dressed.
Soon, Xuan Yuanzhan helped Su Xuening get dressed.
Su Xuening also helped Xuan Yuanzhan put on his armor. The armor was very heavy, and Xuan Yuanzhan wanted to help her because he was afraid of tiring her out, but Su Xuening rejected him with a sharp look in her eyes.
Helpless, Xuan Yuanzhan could only stand obediently and extend his arm to cooperate with her.
Looking at Su Xuening's gentle eyes and serious expression, Xuan Yuanzhan was immediately captivated.
Suddenly, he understood the mentality of those men who had women serve them in undressing.
The feeling of her being completely devoted to him was wonderful; it made his heart flutter with happiness.
After Su Xuening helped him put on his armor, Xuan Yuanzhan could no longer resist pulling her into his arms: "Ning'er, I may not be back for a while. If anything happens, send me a message."
"Mmm," Su Xuening responded softly, nestled in his arms.
The two hugged quietly for a long time, cherishing their last moments together before parting.
"Your Highness." Not long after, Ye Yun's voice rang out from outside: "Are you awake? It's almost time."
"I understand," Xuan Yuanzhan replied, reluctantly letting go of Su Xuening.
"You go do your makeup, I'll go next door to wash up."
"Um."
After a cup of tea, the two finished washing up and went to Ningxiang Garden together.
Madam Bai woke up early today, and after washing up, she asked Granny Shang to prepare a sumptuous breakfast.
"Your Highness, the Prince and Princess have arrived."
"Mother."
As Su Xuening entered the room, she was about to bow to Madam Bai, but Madam Bai immediately helped her up, saying, "You silly girl, you're too polite."
As Bai spoke, she helped Su Xuening sit down.
Su Xuening laughed and said, "Please let me perform the ceremony. I guess if my belly gets any bigger, even if you want me to, I won't be able to."
Upon hearing this, Lady Bai glared at her and said, "The way you talk is as if you could grow a piece of flesh just by bowing to me."
Su Xuening was instantly amused by Bai Shi.
Xuan Yuanzhan chimed in, "She doesn't care about these formalities. I usually call her Bai Fuya and she doesn't mind. You don't need to be so polite."
Upon hearing this, Lady Bai immediately raised her hand and smacked Xuan Yuanzhan on the head: "Who said I don't care? Call me Mother Consort, call me Mother Consort, how many times have I told you? You keep calling me Bai Fuya, you're just asking for a beating!"
Seeing Bai Shi suddenly bristle, everyone burst into laughter.
Breakfast ended amidst laughter and chatter. Bai Shi wiped her mouth and said, "Alright, weren't you going to lead the troops? Let's go."
Xuanyuan Zhan looked at Bai Shi in shock: "You're going too!"
Bai glared at him disdainfully: "Do you think I'm going to see you off? I'm going with you to protect Ning'er."
...One sentence left Xuan Yuanzhan speechless.
Well, he had nothing to say about protecting Ning'er.
Su Xuening was amused by the mother and son. Actually, her mother must also be reluctant to part with Xuanyuan Zhan.
Finally, Xuanyuan Zhan took Su Xuening and Bai Shi out of the city.
The 100,000 soldiers he personally selected yesterday are already waiting outside the capital city, and the 10,000 dan of grain have also been counted and are being escorted by special soldiers.
When Su Xuening and Bai Shi arrived at the city gate, they saw a huge horde of soldiers.
Just looking at it, Su Xuening felt that 100,000 soldiers was quite a lot.
One can imagine how many soldiers the father had in his 300,000-plus Su family army; it's unlikely he could have mustered that many soldiers on his own.
The father's identity does indeed need to be verified.
Xuanyuan Zhan got off the carriage first, and then helped Su Xuening and Bai Shi get off the carriage.
"Aunt Bai, Cousin Ning'er." Mu Lingchen immediately dismounted and came over to greet them upon seeing the Bai family.
Bai was quite surprised to see Mu Lingchen: "Oh, it's Little Chenchen! Are you going to suppress bandits with this brat?"
Su Xuening nodded to Mu Lingchen: "Cousin."
Mu Lingchen returned the greeting to Su Xuening, then glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan, who had been disliked by the Bai family, and explained with a smile, "Yes, I was afraid that Xuan Yuanzhan couldn't handle it, so I went to help."
Mrs. Bai was pleased and immediately replied, "With you helping this brat, Aunt Bai can rest assured."
...Xuanyuan Zhan watched as Bai Shi treated Mu Lingchen even more affectionately than his own son, and he wanted to roll his eyes in exasperation.
Aside from her son being worthless, it seems everyone else is quite valuable in her eyes.
"His Majesty has arrived!" Just as the group began to speak, a voice announced from afar.
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