This gesture greatly comforted Xie Changling. Song Lingxi's lack of resistance warmed his heart, and the kiss became gentle and affectionate.
"Xi'er, I really miss you at the border. Every time I close my eyes, I dream of you, and you boldly seduce me."
"Nonsense... No way..."
Song Lingxi opened her eyes somewhat groggily, her watery eyes filled with a misty haze. She pouted her little mouth in dissatisfaction, accusing the other person.
"Hahaha, okay, I was just talking nonsense."
Xie Changling obediently admitted his mistake. He wouldn't want to upset Xi'er. The two of them had finally managed to get together, so they should naturally spend some time together.
Then, the man leaned down and kissed her with the kiss he had longed for. His movements were more urgent, leaving Song Lingxi unable to think.
"Not here..."
For some reason, Song Lingxi felt as if she were betraying Xiao Jin if she were on this bed, so in a daze, she put her hand against Xie Changling's chest.
Her attempt to stop Xie Changling did not displease the man. Xie Changling sighed slightly and listened to her opinion.
"Then let's go to the General's Mansion. There's a secret passage in the peach grove."
This secret passage was something he had requested from Xiao Jin; it led directly to his residence outside the palace. The two had a long argument about it, but he ultimately prevailed.
"A secret passage?"
Song Lingxi had never heard of this before, mainly because Xiao Jin usually kept it well hidden, and she hadn't caught a single sound from him.
"We'll explain to Xi'er later. Right now, let's sneak out before those two brats finish school."
Xie Changling swept Song Lingxi up in his arms and swaggered out of Fengyi Palace, following the sparsest area to find the entrance to the secret passage.
"It's so dark."
Song Lingxi clung tightly to Xie Changling's collar, shrinking into his arms in fear, which made the man chuckle.
"Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up~"
"Mmm~"
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Xiao Junlin's Chapter.
I am Xiao Junlin.
Days passed by like this. I had just come of age when my father, the emperor, couldn't wait to have me ascend the throne and become the great emperor.
At this time, the emperor was still in relatively good health, but he was no longer young due to years of working at his desk and living under such high pressure, toiling for the country every day.
In contrast, his mother was practically a generation younger than him. She was slender and graceful, with smiling eyes and a face that was almost wrinkle-free, still possessing that stunning beauty.
After each victory, General Xie would return to meet with Empress Dowager Song.
At such times, the Emperor would pretend not to know, but he was secretly calculating and continued to plan the next step of the strategy, hoping to send General Xie out as soon as possible.
From the beginning, Xiao State was frequently provoked, but later it began to truly recover its territory, wage wars abroad, and annex other countries and tribes. Most of these battles were led by General Xie.
Now that the world is united and the Xiao Kingdom has annexed the last remaining country in the south, General Xie has stepped down, voluntarily relinquishing his military power and resigning from his post before his father, the emperor.
He valued his life and dared not act rashly. Therefore, General Xie looked very strong and younger than men of the same age, and he and his mother were a perfect match.
When the Emperor saw that General Xie was about to elope with his mother and had stopped thinking about state affairs, he quickly dumped the mess on me.
The Emperor believed that he had already conquered the country for him, and it was now his responsibility to protect the entire Xiao Kingdom. He turned around, packed his belongings, and left the palace with the Empress Dowager.
It caught me off guard, but fortunately, with the help of the Northern Army, I was able to gradually get the hang of government affairs and manage the country quite well.
The Empress Dowager often sent me letters. They traveled and stopped along the way, seeing the most beautiful scenery in the world, and each of them had two people by their side.
He only returned to the capital when he could no longer walk, and lived in the palace with his father, the emperor, and General Xie. The two had argued all their lives, but in the end they made peace.
During that period, not only did I visit them every day, but even Bei Zhan returned to the capital to spend every day with them. Until the very end, the Empress Dowager passed away with a smile on her face.
I buried my mother, father, and General Xie together. Although General Xie's affairs cannot be made public, I still fulfilled his wishes.
After all, he was the father of the North Station and the lover of the Empress Dowager.
I am not as lucky as my father. I have never met my true love in this life. In order to balance the power of various tribes, I have married many women.
He knew that there were many people who genuinely admired him, but after living in the palace for a long time, even those genuine feelings became tainted with self-interest, and I could see that clearly.
For a while, the women in the harem frequently suffered miscarriages, which caused me great distress. After investigating, I discovered that everyone in the harem had unclean hands.
I am utterly disgusted by this kind of thing. In the end, my younger brother gave me a suggestion: if it happens again, once it is discovered, the entire family of the perpetrator will be executed.
I have never executed anyone's entire family before; my temperament and methods have always been too mild. But that day, I still listened to his advice.
Despite my warnings, the Imperial Concubine still harmed my child. I disregarded her noble family background and had her entire family executed to deter others from harming the harem.
Gradually, I had more children, and I sent people to protect them very well. But inevitably, a few of them were ambitious and even tried to collude with the Northern War to usurp the throne.
It's ridiculous. Bei Zhan and I are brothers, how could he possibly agree? He turned around and told me the secret.
Later, I demoted these two unfilial sons to commoners and sent them to work on the Great Wall.
In the end, I only trusted Xiao Beizhan. I made my favorite prince the crown prince and had Beizhan guard him for me.
I'm relieved. I'm very sleepy and tired. I need to go find my father and mother...
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