"In fact, I really didn't expect to get married so soon..." Li Yu said with a smile.

King Jing: "..."

King Jing was very depressed. He had discovered that Xiaoyu never mentioned status in front of him. As a fairy, she didn't care about these things. Why didn't Xiaoyu want to marry him even after giving birth to a fish cub?

King Jing felt even more uneasy. He lowered his eyes and grasped the marriage certificate, his knuckles slightly white.

Li Yu really didn't think much of being a princess and then an empress in the future. This was the truth. He was still very young, and his vision for the future was mostly about mutual love and down-to-earth, rather than fighting for his own name or status. In his original world, men couldn't get married, so Li Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with this now.

But he also noticed the other party's depressed mood, and knew that he spoke too quickly, so he quickly asked for the marriage certificate back.

"I didn't expect it, but I didn't refuse it." Li Yu, who had said the wrong thing, hurried to make amends.

King Jing raised his head and looked at him with his dark eyes. For some reason, Li Yu actually tasted a trace of grievance from the other's eyes, and his heart trembled.

King Jing... is this acting like a spoiled child to him?

Li Yu stammered, "Your Highness, don't be like this, I, I promise you!"

After Li Yu finished speaking, King Jing still didn't move, as if he was extremely aggrieved.

Li Yu's heart was so soft that he quickly wrote his name on the blank space on the other side of the marriage certificate.

In addition to signing, there is also a seal. Li Yu didn't have a seal, and was thinking about finding a piece of ink to press his paw print on it. King Jing silently took out a small seal from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yu.

This small seal was carved from crystal, with a lively little goldfish embedded on the top of the crystal, and printed on it was Li Yu's name.

Li Yu: "?? Your Highness has even prepared this!"

King Jing nodded and handed the seal to Li Yu.

Li Yu immediately used such a beautiful seal, and then he and King Jing pressed their handprints next to each other's seals.

The moment the handprints fell, his heart beat fast, thinking of Ye Qinghuan and his wife, and the ordinary couples he met in the town. He was about to start a family in the true sense of the word, just like them.

The feeling he had at this moment was not hesitation, nor worry about the future, but a faint joy of settling the dust.

Only then did he realize how happy it was to marry the one he loved.

King Jing looked at the marriage certificate again, and after confirming that it was correct, he handed it to Li Yu for safekeeping.

Although the emperor has the final say on the prince's marriage, the marriage certificate written by the emperor himself is also valid.

This is enough for the emperor to clearly see his intentions.

Don't worry, I will take care of your father's affairs.

King Jing handed Li Yu a note.

"I'm not worried, and your highness shouldn't be too anxious."

Li Yu was really not worried. Since the marriage certificate had been signed, the position of princess and queen would naturally be his. He did not question King Jing's feelings for him, but it would not be easy to ask for a title for him who had no background. Li Yu was quite open-minded. If the emperor did not agree this time, he would wait until King Jing ascended the throne in the future to confer the title.

"Your highness, don't force yourself. If you are not happy for the time being, just let it go. I can wait. It's okay." Li Yu said half hintingly and half encouragingly.

King Jing shook his head. He knew that Xiaoyu didn't care about these things, so he cared for Xiaoyu.

I have my own way, King Jing kept it a secret.

Since he gave such a hint, Li Yu was also full of confidence and waited and saw what would happen.

Since Li Yu had signed the marriage certificate, King Jing asked Wang Xi to start arranging the wedding. It was still too hasty to just have the wedding ceremony. King Jing wanted to give Xiao Yu a formal wedding. He had personally written the memorial requesting the title and sent it to the imperial city in an emergency of 800 miles. On the other hand, his arrangements were also being made at full speed. He believed that by the time the imperial edict arrived, everything would be almost ready.

King Jing would take care of the outside affairs, and Li Yu would just wait. Right now, he had a more important task, which was to raise the fish cubs.

King Jing could help him hatch the fish, but he could not help him teach these fish cubs. Only as a fish himself, could he try to communicate with the fish cubs.

After two days of living together day and night, Li Yu finally recognized who was who. Dabao had a slightly longer tail fin, Erbao had a round belly even when he didn't eat, Sanbao was the first to grow scales of different colors, and Sibao was the one who was often confused. If the four fish gathered together to eat, the one who was always late must be Sibao.

In addition to feeding them, Li Yu began to try to talk to the fish with his body. Except

for Sibao, the other fish were very smart and quickly learned "eat" and "swim".

When Li Yu said "eat", they would gather around to wait for food, and when he said "swim", they would follow Li Yu.

Li Yu was worried that the fish would get lost while swimming, so he gently shook his tail in front of Dabao and made a biting motion. The clever Dabao bit his tail fin at once, and Li Yu taught Erbao to bite Dabao's tail fin, and so on. The fish cubs were linked with him, and no one could get lost.

Three of the four fish quickly linked with the fish father, and only the fourth cub was still at a loss. Li Yu noticed that this cub's reaction was always a beat slower, but he didn't blame him. He nudged the fourth cub with his mouth in a friendly manner and pushed this cub to his head.

In this way, all the fish cubs can move with him again.

But he took special care of the fourth cub, and Dabao, who was holding his tail fin, refused to do it, and swam to Li Yu with the two younger brothers behind him.

Li Yu: "..."

Should he be happy that the other cubs became jealous so quickly!

Li Yu also experienced the dilemma of his old father. It is not a good example to be partial to some and neglect others. Li Yu simply put all the fish babies on his head. The little fish babies were so excited that they imitated him and wagged their tails. They all looked happy.

Li Yu continued to teach the fish babies to speak.

"Daddy!" He demonstrated loudly.

The little fish babies looked at him in confusion, at a loss.

Li Yu realized that his method was wrong. He thought about it and took a piece of peach blossom cake and tore it into very small pieces.

Li Yu circled the peach blossom cake and continued, "Daddy!"

Only the ones who said it right can eat peach blossom cake!

The sweet peach blossom cake attracted the attention of the fish babies. Dabao tilted his head and said tentatively, "Daddy?"

Dabao is so smart!

Li Yu wanted to blow his fins. Really, who said that we fish are stupid!

Li Yu gave Dabao a small piece of peach blossom cake as a reward. Dabao happily wagged his tail and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Erbao and Sanbao saw with their own eyes that Dabao had something to eat, and they were probably jealous. They all imitated Dabao and said, "Coquettish?"

Li Yu: "..."

Li Yu thought, although Erbao and Sanbao didn't pronounce it completely correctly, it was not bad for the first time.

Li Yu also gave Erbao and Sanbao peach blossom cakes to eat as encouragement.

The brothers all set a good example, and only Sibao was left. Li Yu nodded gently to Sibao.

Who knew that Sibao was dazed and still didn't seem to understand. Li Yu was wondering what was wrong with him, and this fish cub sank suddenly.

Li Yu: "..."

Li Yu, who was frightened, rushed over and held Sibao, who was also frightened.

Did he fall asleep? Li Yu was angry and amused. Who does this cub look like!

"Daddy!" Li Yu taught Sibao seriously again.

Sibao felt aggrieved, and under the instruction of Fish Daddy, he blew two small bubbles.

Li Yu: "..."

No, no, you must learn to call daddy!

Li Yu used peach blossom cakes as temptation, and Sibao finally managed to pronounce it correctly.

King Jing came to see the fish wife and fish sons. Li Yu was playing with a string of fish babies.

"Your Highness, the sons can call daddy!!" Li Yu said happily.

King Jing didn't understand the fish language, and smiled as he watched the little fish swinging back and forth.

Li Yu deliberately took a piece of peach blossom cake, wanting to try it again in front of Lao Gong, and by the way tell the fish babies that this tall and handsome man is also daddy.

He just took out the peach blossom cake, and before he could explain anything, the fish babies were already calling "Dad" in unison. Led by Dabao, the four fish babies happily rushed towards the peach blossom cake together.

Li Yu: "..."

I always feel that the fish babies seem to have misunderstood something.

King Jing originally only kept one fish in his house, and now there are four more small ones, which will always attract attention. King Jing simply told the people in the house that these are the children of the little fish, so as to save the fish babies from hiding all day long. King Jing

's fish is now very big, and it is normal to have fish babies. The people below don't think it's a big deal, and no one asks where the legendary "mother fish" is, because even horses can be bred, so it's more appropriate to bred fish.

Wang Xi likes the little fish master very much. With a few more little fish, Wang Xi is so happy that he can't stop smiling. King Jing told Wang Xi to pay special attention to the safety of the little fish babies and make it a top priority. Wang Xi soon understood.

Eunuch Wang was thinking quickly:

Your Highness values ​​Master Xiaoyu, just like Master Li, so your Highness values ​​Master Xiaoyu's son, isn't it just like you value Master Li's son?

By the way, if Master Li really has a son, whose son could it be?

Hey, isn't this just a roundabout reminder for him to treat these little fish as little masters?

Wang Xi wanted little masters so much that he almost went crazy, and immediately went to do it without any hesitation.

Imperial City, Qianqing Palace.

Since King Jing arrived in the western frontier, the emperor would ask about the situation in the west every now and then, and he would read the memorials from the west several times.

When King Jing first arrived in the western border, he encountered a killer. The emperor was very worried about King Jing's safety. Later, he sent many guards and doctors to the border, and secretly ordered the generals near the west to send troops to rescue immediately if they received King Jing's request for help.

The emperor began to feel that he might have taken a very bad step. It was a small matter that King Jing could not complete the trial, but what if he could not come back at all?

The emperor was worried for more than a month. Before the doctor arrived in the west, the emperor received the second news from the western border, which was a battle report.

King Jing fought against the bandits and won the first battle.

The battle report detailed the reasons why King Jing decided to fight and the specific strategy of the attack.

The emperor was first furious at the rampant bandits, and then shocked by King Jing's decisiveness in killing. In the past, the emperor had sent many experienced soldiers to the western frontier, but they all failed to defeat the bandits. King Jing had never fought a war, but he had the courage to fight the bandits and repel them. The emperor was extremely worried and then extremely happy.

It seems that King Jing can still shoulder the heavy responsibility and has not let him down.

Although the emperor was happy, he would not praise him lavishly, lest King Jing become arrogant. The emperor also wanted to continue to see what King Jing did in the western frontier, so he ordered General Luo to send a set of fine armor to the western frontier.

The emperor was still very proud of his son. He asked the Ministry of War to analyze the detailed battle report and simulate the game on the sand table. Even the Minister of War praised King Jing for his military prowess. The emperor was very pleased.

In addition to the battle report, King Jing also mentioned a young man named Li Yu in the memorial sent with the battle report. It is said that this young man had experienced bandits and helped King Jing a lot. King Jing also admitted in the memorial that he was able to win the battle against the bandits because of the young man's strategy. King Jing wanted to reward the young man according to his merits and asked the emperor for permission. The emperor

was very happy, but King Jing even asked for instructions for such a trivial matter?

The emperor approved it with a stroke of his pen.

The distance between the imperial city and the western frontier was far, and the transmission of news was extremely inconvenient. When the emperor received the second and third memorials from Prince Jing, another month and a half had passed.

Since the emperor had approved Prince Jing's reward based on merit, Prince Jing calmly listed the various rewards given to Li Yu in the next two memorials, but after weighing them, he found that there were always some unsatisfactory aspects.

The emperor saw Prince Jing's attitude and was very willing to discuss it further. The emperor was a little impatient and felt that Prince Jing was too cautious, but because Li Yu had made great contributions, he replied to let Prince Jing consider it.

Another month passed, and the emperor received Prince Jing's fourth memorial.