"But Father has already agreed to lend troops to Ji Linyuan, and that vicious wolf is about to return to the Arler Grassland!"
The second prince was in great pain, especially when facing his mother, he couldn't stop crying: "A wolf and a snake, he and You Sijin are a perfect match!"
“They’re all in cahoots, but my son is too proud to stoop to their level.” The Queen patted the second prince’s head and comforted him gently, “Our Miao territory is quite large, with many mountains and rivers. It will take your father two or three months to gather and redeploy the troops. By then, if you can draw the Sunset Bow, you might be able to ask your father not to lend troops to Ji Linyuan.”
"After all, Ji Linyuan is an outsider, and we are the family."
Hearing this, the second prince seemed to be comforted, nodding and rubbing his hand against the queen's: "Mother is so good, Mother is so thoughtful."
The mother and son chatted back and forth, unaware that their conversation was being observed by Si Jin, who had hacked into the Xiao Yao system.
The deity smiled and said, "The Queen's birthday has to be postponed. What should we do?"
He said, "The ashes fireworks haven't been sent out yet."
So, after much deliberation, Si Jin decided to set off fireworks in the Queen's palace that day, and told only her that there were her nephew's ashes among them.
Therefore, everyone praised Sijin for being filial, even more so than the second prince in showing respect to the queen.
The queen had no way to express her grievances. Instead of celebrating her birthday properly, she threw her hands up and smashed everything in her palace to pieces.
You Sijin, You Sijin, her second prince is right, You Sijin is a pest! A venomous snake!
She must use the autumn hunt to rid herself of this scourge.
… …
March passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it will be the season of clear skies and crisp autumn air.
In the outskirts of the Miao capital, soldiers would patrol from time to time, and one could always see a young man in black robes with a high ponytail riding a horse.
"Huh, I don't remember our capital having such a large racecourse. When was it fenced off?"
"How long has it been since you left the capital? This is a racecourse that the young master specially designated for that little prince from the grasslands. The border was all low hills, but the young master insisted on having people level them and cover them with grass to make the racecourse!"
"Good heavens! Isn't the young master spoiling him way too much?"
"It's more than just indulgence; it's spoiled beyond belief. Everyone's been talking about it lately." At this point, the soldier leaned close to his companion's ear and lowered his voice: "He's our young master's male concubine, kept in the manor."
"Is that so?" The soldier was about to speak when he saw Si Jin's carriage slowly approaching from not far away. The sound of the bells on the roof of the carriage was an invisible deterrent to the Miao people.
The two immediately shut their mouths and bowed their heads in greeting.
The carriage slowly pulled up to the horse farm. As Si Jin lifted the curtain, she saw Ji Linyuan draw his bow and aim at a bird in the sky. Bang—
The arrow left the bowstring and instantly wounded a wild pigeon in the air.
Just as the pigeon was about to land on the sedan chair, Ji Linyuan's eyes sharpened. He used the momentum to push off the horse and caught the pigeon in mid-air, just before Si Jin fully lifted the sedan chair curtain, and held the pigeon in front of him.
"Jinjin, I'll make you a special lunch; I'll cook it."
Young people always change every day. In just three months, Ji Linyuan has grown to be half a head taller than Si Jin, and he still has the tendency to grow taller.
As her eyebrows and eyes gradually matured, when she wasn't facing Si Jin, her sharpness was somewhat intimidating, and she became increasingly adept at taking advantage of others.
"However," Ji Linyuan said, looking around to make sure no one was there, then secretly lowered his head to get close to Si Jin's lips, his expression both obedient and unreasonable, "I'll only do it if you kiss me."
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