Zhao Linger took Zhang Wuji's arm and came to her soft bed.
The bright red bedding was also specially prepared by her for Zhang Wuji and herself.
Zhao Linger smiled and said, "Your Majesty, we have been busy all day. Let me help you change your clothes."
Zhang Wuji quickly shook his head: "My dear sister, I don't like you calling me Your Majesty, and I don't like you calling yourself a concubine. Let's just be like before, I'll call you sister and you call me Master."
Zhao Linger hesitated for a moment: "But, but you are the emperor now."
Zhang Wuji said: "So what if you are the emperor? You are still my good sister, and I like to call you sister."
As he spoke, Zhang Wuji's tone became joking again: "My dear sister, if you don't agree, it will be a crime of disobedience, and I will punish you according to the family rules."
Zhao Linger laughed and said, "How dare you? I'm pregnant with your child now. How dare you use family rules against me at this time? Don't you want the child in my belly?"
"However, since you like me to call you Young Master, it's fine for me to continue calling you Young Master. As for what you want to call me, that's up to you."
"Now you are the emperor. As long as you like, no matter what you call me, I have no choice but to agree."
Zhang Wuji said: "Isn't that right? I just like calling you sister, and what's more, I also hope to have a sister."
Zhang Wuji gently pulled the belt of Zhao Linger's bright red phoenix robe and said, "My dear sister, you have been tired all day today. Let's rest early. Even if you are not tired, the baby in your belly must be tired."
Zhao Linger took a look at her slightly bulging belly.
She stopped Zhang Wuji's hand movement and said embarrassedly: "Young Master, my figure is out of shape now. It doesn't look good at all. It gives me a headache just looking at myself."
"Tonight, I'll wear this clothes and sleep with you."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "My dear sister, you will always be so beautiful in my heart."
Zhao Linger was still reluctant: "Young Master, forget it. Just help my sister this time. If a woman's image is not good, it will easily leave a bad impression in the hearts of you men."
"Today, I will sleep with my clothes on. If you don't like it, go find Sister Zhou."
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "My dear sister, if I go to find Zhiruo and the others tonight, will I still be a human being?"
"What's more, what you said just now really underestimated me."
"I'm not the kind of person who judges people by their appearance. Even though you are pregnant now, I still like you."
Zhang Wuji continued to pull at the hem of Zhao Linger's phoenix robe.
But Zhao Linger still made her final effort.
Zhang Wuji pretended to be slightly angry and said, "Let go. It might have been okay before, but what you are doing now is disobeying the imperial order."
Zhao Linger rolled her eyes at Zhang Wuji and said, "You only know how to bully me. On the first day of becoming emperor, you bully your queen. How dare you do that?"
Zhang Wuji laughed: "Good sister, I just want you to sleep more comfortably, I don’t want to do anything else."
Zhao Linger said: "I won't let you do it even if you want to. Don't even think about touching a finger of mine until I give birth to the child."
…
Zhao Linger really underestimated Zhang Wuji.
Zhang Wuji is really not the kind of person who judges people by their appearance.
Today, Zhang Wuji would never touch Zhao Linger. Even if he was extremely hungry and thirsty, he would never choose this time.
…
On Zhao Linger's soft bed, Zhang Wuji just kept stroking her belly.
After a long time, Zhang Wuji spoke and said, "My dear sister, I am where I am today because of you. You exempted the taxes in Hexi for one year, and you had to make up for all the losses out of your own pocket. I don't know what to say to you."
Zhao Linger placed her hand on Zhang Wuji's palm: "I have told you many times, what's mine is yours. It's just a few bucks, I don't care. Even if you don't make me the queen, I will still help you without hesitation."
"The Hexi region has just experienced war, and before that, it was exploited by the Yuan court for decades. This is now your foundation, and you must not cause chaos. Reducing taxes for one year is already the minimum."
"As for the financial deficit in your finances, I can still bear it for the time being. I can still raise several million taels of silver from the major underground banks in Jiangnan."
"You don't need to waste your energy on money. I am your money bag. You should focus your main energy on military affairs. Although the land of Xihe is vast, you don't have many soldiers. You should step up the recruitment and training of soldiers."
"Your enemy is not only Zhao Min, but also Chen Youliang in Jiangnan. After he unifies Jiangnan, the number of soldiers under his command will probably expand to one million soon. Compared with Zhao Min, I think Chen Youliang will be a greater threat."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "My dear sister, didn't I tell you that Chen Youliang would be defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang? You just didn't believe it."
Zhao Linger rolled her eyes at Zhang Wuji and said, "Sir, it's not that I don't believe what you say, but no one in the world will believe it."
Zhang Wuji said: "Okay, I won't argue with you on this matter, but you wait, wait until Chen Youliang is defeated, and wait until you give birth to the child, and then you will see how I will deal with you."
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Jiangnan, outside the city of Hongdu.
Chen Youliang was confused recently. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out why his army of hundreds of thousands couldn't take down such a small Hongdu, a tiny place.
When I fought Zhao Min, I didn't say it was so difficult.
The Battle of Hongdu was the most unsuccessful battle Chen Youliang had fought since he started his rebellion.
The number of soldiers killed on his side was already twice as many as the defenders in Hongdu City.
Despite such heavy casualties, they still couldn't take over this tiny piece of land.
Zhang Dingbian on the side said: "Prince Han, Hongdu can't continue fighting like this. Not to mention the casualties of the soldiers, you have already wasted too much time in this tiny place."
"If we had returned to Huguang with so much time, we would have started a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang long ago."
The admiral of the navy, Zhao Pusheng, also hurriedly said: "Prince Han, you will be the emperor in the future. When encountering things, you must never act on impulse."
"If we go back to defend Huguang and fight a decisive battle with Lord Zhu Yuanzhang now, it is not too late. But if we waste time in this tiny place like Hongdu, it will be hard to say what will happen."
Chen Youliang glared at Zhang Dingbian and Zhao Pusheng fiercely and said, "Stop talking. Wait a minute. I can raze Hongdu to the ground in no time."
"Order the soldiers of the three armies to continue attacking the city day and night. I don't believe that this small Hongdu can be indestructible."
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