Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything after hearing this. He seemed to think about this problem very seriously, and finally shook his head.

"That's impossible. Sleepwalking is just sleepwalking after all."

Qin Peng laughed angrily, threw the pillowcase on Qin Shuhuai's head, turned over and jumped off the couch.

Qin Shuhuai held the pillowcase on his head and smiled silently.

After recuperating for a few days, Qin Peng went to the morning court, and then returned to Huai'an Palace to take care of Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai said that he was blind, but he could always find his way to Qin Peng's bed accurately at night.

At first, Qin Peng was sleeping on the small couch, and he could touch her.

Later, Qin Peng moved next door, but he was still able to get over there.

Later, Qin Peng simply locked the room. When he woke up the next day, he saw someone had opened the window and jumped in.

Finally, Qin Peng locked all the doors and windows. In the morning, Qin Peng found that the tiles on the roof were gone...

Qin Peng was basically certain that this was not a one-man crime. She called Zhao Yi and Jiang Chun over and told them, "If the prince shows up in my room tonight, you will be my concubines tomorrow."

Zhao Yijiangchun immediately shuddered, and Lu You fell down from the beam: "Princess, do you think I can do it?"

"Get lost!"

Jiang Chun immediately threw a hidden weapon over, scaring Lu You so much that he immediately shrank back.

At night, Qin Peng fell asleep in the room. She turned over to her side and for some reason, she felt a little worried.

This person probably won't be able to come in tonight.

She pondered.

As a result, she tossed and turned until midnight and couldn't fall asleep. She vaguely heard someone outside the door tinkering with the lock. She pursed her lips and listened. The other party tried to lock the door for a long time, but it seemed that it couldn't be unlocked. Qin Peng couldn't tell what her mood was. She just lay on the bed with her eyes closed. For a moment, she didn't know whether she hoped that the other party would open the door or not.

After a while, there was no sound outside. Qin Peng felt a little uneasy. After thinking about it, he got up, opened the door, and planned to take a look.

As a result, when I opened the door, I saw Qin Shuhuai leaning against a pillar, seemingly in a daze.

Hearing the door knock behind him, Qin Shuhuai turned around, a little dazed. Qin Peng immediately closed the door, and Qin Shuhuai stepped in and leaned against the door.

"etc!"

"No more sleepwalking?"

Qin Peng taunted, Qin Shuhuai pursed his lips, and after a long time, he finally said: "It's cold at night, I'll warm your bed..."

Qin Peng burst out laughing: "You are really amazing. You got here alone?"

Qin Shuhuai said nothing and turned his head away.

"Go back to sleep." Qin Peng softened his voice and patted his shoulder: "Be good."

Qin Shuhuai opened his mouth but said nothing. He just lowered his head and said nothing.

Qin Peng pushed him, and he finally spoke: "I can't sleep..."

"Stop it."

Qin Peng pushed him out: "Go back."

As he spoke, Qin Peng looked up and said, "Lu You, send the prince back."

After saying this, Qin Peng closed the door. Lu You's voice came from outside: "Prince, please come in."

Qin Shuhuai seemed to wait for a while, then turned and left. Qin Peng sat on the bed for a while, hugging the pillow, and Zhao Yi's voice came from outside: "Princess."

"Um?"

Qin Peng responded, and Zhao Yi seemed to be a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, he finally said, "Actually, after the princess left, the prince has never slept well. He basically takes medicine or wakes up."

Qin Peng stayed where he was. Zhao Yi leaned against the door and said slowly, "For a while, the prince went to see a doctor because he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Recently, the princess came back, and the prince finally went to sleep. When the prince said he couldn't sleep, he really couldn't sleep."

Qin Peng didn't say anything. She felt a little distressed. After hesitating for a moment, she finally got up and chased after him, holding the quilt.

When they arrived at Qin Shuhuai's room, Qin Shuhuai was still awake. He lay on the bed and felt a rustling sound next to him. Then he smelled a familiar smell and asked with joy in his tone: "Peng Peng?"

"Go to sleep."

Qin Peng patted his shoulder and lay down beside him.

He didn't move, answered, and lay down beside her. She closed her eyes, listened to his breathing, and couldn't help asking, "How were you when I was away?"

"I'm fine," he said softly, "I just miss you a little."

Hearing this, Qin Peng felt a little sad.

She probably already knew whether he was doing well or not. She couldn't sleep, and couldn't stand staying awake. Even an outsider like Liu Shuyan would tell her that Qin Shuhuai was not in his right mind.

"Zhao Yitong told me that you couldn't sleep well at night," Qin Peng said in a soft and hoarse voice, "Why?"

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. He just placed his hand next to hers. He closed his eyes for a long time and then slowly said, "I miss you."

"I miss you so many things. At that time, I always felt that you were still alive and beside me. Sometimes I dreamed that you were lying in my arms, slowly closing your eyes. I would wake up at that time, and I would never dare to sleep again."

"When I'm awake, I think about your kindness. When I'm dreaming, I dream about your death."

Qin Shuhuai's voice was trembling a little. Qin Peng didn't say anything. She recalled the moment of her death. She remembered the feeling of despair, but listening to Qin Shuhuai's voice, she began to be willing to believe that this was not the man who killed him.

How could such a person torture himself and kill her?

But people change. Maybe Qin Shuhuai didn't understand at that time that his death would have such a big impact on him?

She was thinking a lot in her mind, and Qin Shuhuai's body trembled slightly, as if he remembered something.

Qin Peng noticed it, she pursed her lips, reached out and held Qin Shuhuai's hand.

The moment the temperature spread over his body, Qin Shuhuai could no longer bear it and pulled Qin Peng into his arms.

"Promise me," he hugged her tightly, tears falling, "Don't leave again, okay?"

Qin Peng didn't say anything. After thinking for a long time, she raised her hands and hugged the man who seemed to treat her as his only hope.

Qin Shuhuai's muscles slowly relaxed. Qin Peng hugged him and said gently, "Then you also promise me not to feed me poison anymore, okay?"

"If you don't let me feed you," Qin Shuhuai said with a wry smile, "How can I bear to do that?"

Qin Peng's head buzzed, and the past seemed to become clearer.

It was indeed Qin Shuhuai who fed her the medicine.

But she had already been poisoned, she was in great pain, and she was destined to die.

It was she who asked Qin Shuhuai for help.

But why was she resisting at the last moment? Trying desperately to stop him?

Qin Peng wanted to question, but she didn't dare to speak. Qin Shuhuai was the most important person in this matter. If he really had other intentions to kill her and exposed her amnesia, then she might never find the truth in her life.

She didn't say anything, closed her eyes, and was held in Qin Shuhuai's arms, as if she had fallen asleep.

Qin Shuhuai felt the person lying in his arms, and his breathing gradually became even.

He closed his eyes and whispered, "Now that you're back, I can fall asleep."

You don't have to worry about the despair that the person will never come back once you close your eyes, and you don't have to suffer the pain of an indelible past and a future that you can no longer possess once you open your eyes.

Now that she is back, she is his. He is so lucky.

Qin Shuhuai recuperated for half a month, and the wound on his shoulder healed. Qin Peng then helped Qin Shuhuai to go to court. During the court session, Qin Shuhuai hardly spoke, but listened quietly. The people Qin Peng had planted in the court last year finally took root in their positions, and occasionally said a few words.

Seeing that Qin Shuhuai was blind, Zhang Ying became even more rampant, and tried overtly and covertly to force Qin Shuhuai to give up his power. However, Qin Shuhuai remained calm and never paid any attention to what Zhang Ying said.

Whenever there was a dispute, Qin Shuhuai almost always had one thing to say - listen to the eldest princess's opinion.

Not long after, rumors spread in the court that Qin Shuhuai had become Qin Peng's lover and his subordinate.

Duke Zhou Yucheng and others heard this and rushed over when Qin Shuhuai was dealing with the memorial. Zhou Yucheng whispered, "Prince, I heard that you and the princess have some feelings for each other, is it true?"

Zhou Yu had already said it in a very tactful way, so Chengguo Gong Tao Ran asked directly: "My Lord, are you and the Princess planning to get married, or are you secretly having an affair?"

"Go away," Zhou Yu pushed Tao Ran away, "What do you mean by secret communication? Don't slander the prince!"

Tao Ran frowned and said solemnly: "The eldest princess is Wei Yang's wife. If you can't marry her in a formal way, please think twice."

Qin Shuhuai paused for a moment while holding the pen. Zhou Yu saw that Qin Shuhuai looked unhappy and immediately said, "Tao Ran, are you mentally ill? This is a matter of no consequence. For a prince like us, is it necessary for him to be unhappy with a widow? It's obvious that the eldest princess is paying for him..."

"Aran is right." Qin Shuhuai nodded and interrupted Zhou Yu, who was still talking: "Our prince...what?!"

Zhou Yu turned his head suddenly: "What do you mean, Lord?"

"Oh." Qin Shuhuai said with a calm face: "I really want to propose marriage to the eldest princess, but she is afraid that she will not allow it. So I settled for the second best, hoping to be the eldest princess's guest and minister, but at present she does not even allow this. What do you think I should do?"

After saying this, everyone present swallowed their saliva. After a long while, Zhou Yu trembled and said, "Prince, are you speaking seriously? Are you not being sarcastic?"

"I don't say things in a sarcastic way."

Qin Shuhuai said very seriously: "What do you think?"

No one said anything, only Tao Ran answered seriously: "I think that the prince should first obtain the consent of the princess."

"Yes, yes, yes," Zhou Yu responded, "We can do it step by step, and strive to be a guest of honor first. If we can't be a guest of honor, we can also be a concubine. Anyway, we will ambush the princess first, chase her slowly, and take it slowly. After all, the eldest princess has an unusual personality..."

Zhou Yu's words were euphemistic. Ever since Qin Peng bluntly said at the last spring banquet that the princess could openly take a lover, everyone's impression of Qin Peng has almost become that this princess would take a lover at the slightest disagreement.

This girl is too fierce, and everyone doesn't know how to start. Zhou Yu pondered: "If the princess really doesn't want to give the prince a title, we can have a little prince first."

"What nonsense!"

Tao Ran shouted angrily, Zhou Yu hit him with a fan, and the two started quarreling, but Qin Shuhuai was thinking seriously.

At night, Qin Peng heard Qin Shuhuai tossing and turning. She was a little puzzled: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I'm thinking of something."

"Um?"

"Peng Peng," Qin Shuhuai turned over, blushing, and said seriously: "I was wondering, when will the Huai'an Palace have a little prince?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Peng kicked Qin Shuhuai down.

Qin Shuhuai was kicked unexpectedly. After rolling down, he was stunned for a second, then climbed up quietly without saying a word.

After waiting for a long time, Qin Peng heard Qin Shuhuai sigh.

"Peng Peng." He was somewhat helpless: "Girl, you are too dishonest."

Qin Peng said nothing, and Qin Shuhuai turned over and moved closer to her. His warmth enveloped her, as if he was hugging her, but without touching her.

Qin Peng squinted his eyes.

She remembered what Liu Shuyan said. Liu Shuyan also said that she had to follow her heart.

But she didn't know what she was really thinking or what she wanted.

She is scared.

No one understood what she had been through.

She trusted the people around her, but was tricked into poisoning her own mother;

She believed in Qin Shuhuai, but he fed her poison;

She died three times.

Others' lives are one life, but she has already lived three lives. In these three lives, Liu Shuyan, who she thought was irrelevant, was actually the one who participated in her murder; Bai Zhi, who she thought knew nothing about, revealed things she dared not guess; Zhao Yu, who she thought was innocent, gentle, coquettish and clingy, was completely different from what she remembered.

There was thick fog all around her and she couldn't see clearly. She could only hold on to herself and move forward with difficulty, as if walking on thin ice.

She didn't dare to tell anyone about her worries, and even avoided them herself, not daring to think deeply about them. She couldn't be honest, and didn't dare to be honest.

While Qin Shuhuai was recuperating from his injuries, war broke out on Qi's southern border with the neighboring Western Liang.

Xiliang was originally just a small country, but it suddenly led an army of 100,000 to attack Qi. The whole country of Qi was shocked, but fortunately Wei Yan was guarding the south, so there was no major incident of losing several cities in a row.

Qin Shuhuai's eyesight gradually improved, and he began to see things vaguely. He took the border battle reports every day and worked with Zhang Ying, Qin Peng and others to make deployments with the Ministry of War.

Qin Shuhuai fought in the north for three years and was a famous general who was as famous as Wei Yan in Qi. He and Wei Yan cooperated well with each other, and with Qin Shuhuai's iron fist in the court, there was no chaos.

There were people in the Ministry of War who wanted to take advantage of the war to make a fortune from the military pay. Qin Shuhuai didn't say a word and asked Qin Peng to investigate the case. Qin Peng directly cleared out the group of people.

Many positions were vacated in the Ministry of War, many of which were occupied by Zhang Ying's people. Zhang Ying was so angry that he was shaking. Qin Shuhuai and Qin Peng each arranged their own people in the ministry.

When Li Shu heard about this, she summoned Qin Peng into the palace.

Now Li Shu almost stayed in the palace to take care of flowers and plants, and Qin Peng didn't pay much attention to her. Li Shu didn't dare to call her, but this time she mustered up the courage and called Qin Peng over.

After Qin Peng left, Qin Ming was still there. Li Shu asked Qin Peng to sit down, and then said nervously, "Actually, I don't know if I should talk about this."

"Mother, please tell me." Qin Peng took a sip of tea.

Generally speaking, words that are inappropriate to say are what you want to say. Qin Peng did not stop her. Li Shu said with a sigh of relief: "Ming'er is already ten years old this year. He has been smart since he was young and is not an ignorant child. You are the eldest princess, but sooner or later... this court will still belong to Ming'er."

As she spoke, Li Shu raised her eyes and looked at Qin Peng with some trepidation. Seeing that Qin Peng showed no emotion, Li Shu continued, "Ming'er is your brother. No matter what, you don't have to worry about your wealth and glory."

"Mother," Qin Peng said. Li Shu shuddered. Qin Peng was amused and said helplessly, "Just be frank. Ah Ming is the emperor of Qi. I am only in charge of him now because he is young. When he grows up, I will naturally step aside."

"Well... I heard that the Ministry of War is short of a few people..."

Qin Peng understood immediately and said, "Does mother have a suitable candidate?"

"You have a distant uncle..."

Li Shu's explanation was difficult, Qin Peng nodded, and said: "Ask him to come over and take a look. If he can be used, then use him. It has nothing to do with whether he is my uncle or not."

"And Ah Ming," Qin Peng turned to look at Qin Ming: "If you have the right person, you can also tell me."

As she spoke, she stroked Qin Ming's hair and said gently, "You are not a child anymore."

Ten-year-old children in ordinary families are naturally still children who are held in the palm of their hands. But the royal family has never been like that.

When Zhao Yu was ten years old, he was already able to conspire with her to get out of the cold palace.

Thinking of Zhao Yu, Qin Peng was a little dazed. She looked at Qin Ming in front of her, and couldn't help but feel pity in her heart: "Sister is paving the way for you now, do you understand?"

"I understand." Qin Ming nodded and said seriously: "A Ming will definitely not let my sister down."

At night, Li Shu sent the person over.

Qin Ming glanced at her distant uncle "Li Cheng", and then looked at the several people recommended by Qin Ming.

The people Qin Ming recommended were all relatively young, but they were well-organized and looked promising. Although Li Cheng was a little timid, he was steady and could be used.

After Qin Peng settled the people, she returned to the house and saw Qin Shuhuai waiting for her.

His eyes were almost healed. Qin Peng looked at his sparkling eyes, stood at the door for a moment, pursed his lips and said, "Well, your eyes are almost healed, and I should go back to the Wei Mansion."

Qin Shuhuai froze for a moment, and said with difficulty: "Actually, it's not completely healed yet..."

Qin Peng ignored this and asked Lu You to pack his luggage. He turned to Qin Shuhuai and said, "The Wei family is full of old and young people. I have to go back and take care of them."

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything, he just knelt in front of the table with a bad look on his face.

They didn't have much in the Qin Mansion, so Lu You quickly packed up his luggage and said happily, "Princess, let's go."

"Well," Qin Peng said with some difficulty standing at the door, "I'm leaving?"

Qin Shuhuai responded stiffly: "If you want to leave, I can't stop you."

Qin Peng nodded and took Lu You back to Wei Mansion. As soon as they walked out of the Qin Mansion gate, Qin Shuhuai stood up and kicked over the table.

Zhao Yi and Jiang Chun heard what was going on inside. Jiang Chun glanced inside without leaving a trace and said calmly, "He has not changed his habit of kicking the table whenever he quarrels with the princess after so many years."

"It has changed a lot," Zhao Yi said calmly, "It's not smashed anymore."

Qin Peng was also worried about the health and thoughts of Old Lady Wei. Qin Shuhuai came back as soon as he got better. When he came back, the Wei family was having dinner. Old Lady Wei held a big chicken leg in her mouth and gave vegetables to her five grandchildren. She said while chewing on the chicken leg, "Let's eat more while your aunt is not back."

Old Lady Wei likes to eat delicious food, but she has been restrained since Qin Peng and Wei Yan came back. Now that Wei Yan has gone to the border and Qin Peng has gone to the Huai'an Palace, Old Lady Wei is very comfortable.

When Qin Peng came in and saw this scene, he cried out, "Mother."

The old lady Wei immediately got the meat stuck in her mouth and started coughing rapidly. Qin Peng hurried over to help the old lady Wei breathe. The old lady Wei's face turned red from holding her breath. It took her a long time to catch her breath. She looked at Qin Peng and said, "My eldest daughter-in-law, why are you back..."

The old lady Wei's tone was almost tearful, and she didn't look happy at all. Qin Peng found it funny, and took a look at the dishes on the table, and said helplessly: "Ask the chef to make some vegetarian dishes."

After hearing this, Old Lady Wei's face fell.

After Qin Peng took his seat, many vegetarian dishes were served after a while. Qin Peng picked up some dishes for Old Lady Wei. Everyone at the table had a blank expression on their faces as they ate the green leafy vegetables.

After the meal, Qin Peng sent Old Lady Wei back home. Old Lady Wei was supported by her and sighed, "I heard that you slept with that boy Qin Shuhuai. Why didn't you sleep more? Why are you back so soon? Did you have a fight?"

Qin Peng: “…”

"He's a good-looking guy, why can't he keep you? Pengpeng..."

"Mother, there's nothing between him and me." Qin Peng gritted his teeth. Old Lady Wei's eyes widened: "You don't lie to an old lady like this. Everyone around you has told me that you sleep in the same room with him every day, and you've grown in love with him over time. It's been two months, and you don't have any feelings for each other at all?!"

Qin Peng was frightened by what Old Lady Wei said, and staggered. Old Lady Wei caught her and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I was too straightforward, don't scare you, we used to say this in the barracks..."

"I understand." Qin Peng calmed down and explained, "Mother, the prince and I are still in the stage of cultivating our relationship. Don't worry. If I see someone I like, I will do it myself. Don't worry."

After hearing this, Old Lady Wei showed disappointment on her face.

Qin Peng knew what she was disappointed about, so he didn't continue. Old Lady Wei sighed and suddenly remembered, "I heard there's another war in the south."

Qin Peng nodded, understanding what Grandma Wei meant: "My uncle will be fine at the border, don't worry, I will keep an eye on him in the court."

Old Lady Wei's expression darkened, and she sighed, "When will the war end?"

Qin Peng was slightly stunned and thought of the tablet in the Wei family ancestral hall.

She couldn't help but feel sad, and said hoarsely, "It will be soon. I will bring my uncle back soon."

While Qin Peng was talking to Old Lady Wei, at the southern border, Wei Yan was looking at the Xiliang army and couldn't help but frowning.

“I always feel that this time things are different.”

Wei Yan said to his deputy general Wei Chun: "Do you think that the deployment of the Western Liang army this time has some flavor of Northern Yan..."

Wei Chun looked at it for a while and shook his head: "I have never fought with Beiyan, so I can't tell much."

Wei Yan said nothing, frowning: "Just wait and see."

In the Xiliang military camp, a young man in gorgeous clothes sat in front of the tea table.

His brown hair was scattered on his shoulders, and his peach-colored features were calm and elegant. He raised his hand, fiddled with the tea leaves, poured them into the pot, and then added water.

The sound of water was calm, and he said gently: "You said Qin Shuhuai and Princess Qin Peng hooked up?"

As he spoke, he raised his eyes, his eyebrows full of smiles. The soldier kneeling on the ground swallowed his saliva and trembled and said, "Yes... The spies from the Huai'an Palace sent news that Qin Shuhuai has been blind recently, and Qin Peng has been staying in the Huai'an Palace every day..."

The young man said nothing. He poured the tea onto the filtered tea tray, his face calm and composed, like a hermit living among the mountains and rivers, untainted by the mundane world.

"Sure enough..." He said in a low voice, "He should have been buried with my sister back then."

"Qin Shuhuai..." He raised his eyes and looked towards Qi State, then drank the tea in the cup. There was a coldness in his eyes, but the smile on his lips did not diminish: "Sister must have missed you a lot..."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone standing nearby knew what the young man meant.

The emperor's wrath needs no words.