"The Prince of Zhenbei".
The one who stopped Huo Xiaolong was the eldest princess, who had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. The woman, helped alight from her carriage by her maids, and came to Long'er's carriage, continuing her story...
Why go to war?
"If it's just because of us princesses, there's no need for that. Princesses are born more noble than other women, enjoying countless luxuries. Marrying for peace is just our duty. What does it matter to the country if we are royal women?"
Huo Xiaolong looked at her with disdain and said...
"You're kidding me. Forget about those little quails in the harem, even you, with your fierce and cunning ways, will be a marriage to a distant land. You won't have any powerful backers, and the inner quarters will be a chaotic mess. You'll be brought down no matter what."
"Besides, am I doing this because of you guys?"
"So even if we win, we'll have to pay with a princess's life. Are we giving them face? Do they think no one in our Great Yan is easy to bully? I'll go over there and give them a piece of my mind!"
"Prince Zhenbei! People die in war!" The eldest princess said seriously, somewhat displeased with Long'er's joking expression.
“Princess, you have seen more dead people in your entire life than I have in a single day on the grasslands. Either I die, or I will swagger around and make them kneel and beg me not to invade their capital, Da’an.”
"This battle was never fought for you few."
"Only bloodshed can bring peace and tranquility; neither marriage alliances nor written agreements can achieve that."
Huo Xiaolong put away his playful smile, looked at her seriously, and said in a firm and resolute voice.
After saying that, Long'er got into the carriage, leaving the princess with a back view that left the woman speechless for a long time.
This is the proper way to be a ruler; she is narrow-minded.
"Then you didn't have any personal motives in this battle?" The princess asked, somewhat unconvinced, as she ran a few steps to catch up with the carriage.
Upon hearing this, Huo Xiaolong stuck his head out and replied.
"Yes, I have."
"If we win this battle, the women of Great Yan will no longer need to be sent to marry foreign rulers, and no one will gossip about women holding official positions."
"Go on, you should go home and get some sleep, Grandma."
She was not as good as Huo Xiaolong at being a ruler, and she was even less of a role model for women.
Yuwen Helan was truly impressed.
While the older sisters were still making arrangements for the children's future, Lan Tingche had already begun packing luggage in the palace, including clothes that Long'er should wear for battle.
Even though it was the middle of the night, the house was bustling with activity.
"Money, we have enough money. Our family has enough money for Long'er to fight for ten years. I just don't know how the other side will deal with our supplies. How about we let Erhei stay in the cook army and escort the supplies on weekdays? What do you say, Er Ya?"
Liu Xu asked while fiddling with the abacus.
Er Ya, whose name was mentioned, was sorting through usable ingredients. She stood up, looked at Liu Xu, and answered.
"Alright, you decide. Anyway, the rear is the most important. How can we fight a war if we don't have any energy?"
"Don't you want to break up with him?" Ruyi teased.
"I want to, but who cares if you're a couple during a war?"
Liu Xu and Man Tuo packed up the children and sent them to the Mo family and Miao village. Lu Siman and Miao Bu Hui stood at the gate with small luggage on their backs, crying.
"Mother, do we have to leave today? Can't we stay a few more days?"
Outside the gate, the Miao and Mo families were waiting in their horse-drawn carriages.
Mando crouched down, looked at her daughter, and said softly
"Go stay with your grandparents for a while, and we'll pick you up when Mom comes back."
"Can't I go with you? I... I'm very good too, Mom. Look at the new one I made. It flies away as soon as someone steps on it. It works! It's great! Can you let me go?"
The alluring woman stared at the small black steamed bun in her daughter's hand, the veins on her forehead throbbing. Her family had repeatedly forbidden her from making such things, not to suppress the child's nature.
If anything Siman makes falls into the hands of bad guys, it would be a deadly weapon that leaves corpses strewn across the land.
"Huo Xiaolong! Lu Wangji! Come out and handle this!"
"Here she comes, sis! What's up? What's Siman up to now?"
When the little girl saw Huo Xiaolong leap out, she quickly hugged the girl's leg and said tearfully...
"Auntie, I don't want to leave. Please don't make me leave."
"I'm really tough. If anyone bullies you, I'll scatter their ashes."
"This thing can really scatter ashes, sending them flying really high, leaving no whole corpse!"
Huo Xiaolong looked down at the aggrieved Siman, then at the switch in her hand. Damn it, this is a landmine!
Why does this child study these things every day? How did he make them?
She and Lu Wangji were afraid that Siman would research these things, so they threw away everything that could be blown up.
The girl reached out, took the landmine, and said softly...
"You're a child, you can't play with these kinds of things, and you can't keep talking about killing people and scattering their ashes, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Buhui jumped out from the side and shouted.
"But Dad and my aunts said that you were already guarding the city gate and fighting the enemy when you were four or five years old. Aunt, why can't we do it? I don't care, I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving!"
After saying that, the little dumpling sat on the ground and threw a tantrum.
Miao Cuifang didn't spoil the child, so she directly lifted Bu Hui onto the carriage, then waved her hand, and the child fainted.
Looking at his sleeping, simple-minded son, Master Miao sighed.
Not all children in this world are like Huo Xiaolong, who possesses unparalleled strength and power, but her son doesn't have that kind of strength.
and……
In case anything happens to him, as his father, he hopes that his son will live on, and live well for him and Liu Xu.
Miao Cuifang turned around and looked at the abacus whirring in her yard, feeling completely at ease.
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