His early experiences and years of military service meant that no one could understand better than him the helplessness of hunger and cold.
The officials in the court are scheming and self-serving, and they have no regard for the lives of the soldiers in the army.
They only remember their soldiers when there is war, and send them out to fight, while they hide in the rear enjoying a comfortable, even luxurious, life. When there is no war, they don't think about their soldiers at all, nor do they care about them.
But this girl in front of me is able to appreciate the soldiers' sacrifices and remember their contributions.
Moreover, he could tell that she was speaking from the heart and genuinely wanted to do something for the soldiers.
Gu Linchao's usually calm heart was deeply shaken, and at this moment, a soft spot appeared in his heart.
His dark eyes were slightly closed.
After a long while, he raised a hand and placed it on her shoulder, saying gently, "It hasn't come to that yet. Just now, I said that not because the army was really short of food and pay, but because those officials have always been rolling in money. Since they've come to us, I'll go with the flow and let them bleed a little as a supply for the soldiers. That's a good thing."
Wen Nongnong looked at him in surprise.
So he did it on purpose, just to squeeze some blood out of them?
She blinked, surprised that Gu Linchao had such a cunning side.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Linchao asked, his handsome face slightly flushed and his fingers curling up as he saw her eyes fixed on him. He felt a little awkward.
"It's nothing." Wen Nongnong shook her head. Seeing that he seemed unconvinced, she rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "I just think Your Highness looks especially handsome today."
Gu Linchao's face turned red rapidly, visible to the naked eye.
But Wen Nongnong seemed oblivious, and added, "Perhaps Your Highness doesn't know what 'handsome' means. It's actually a deeper level than just 'good-looking,' possessing both heroic spirit and charm. Everyone who has seen Your Highness is captivated by your bearing and charisma. Your Majesty..."
She paused deliberately, her shimmering peach blossom eyes slightly raised, glancing at him with a captivating light, "Your Majesty, so too."
Even Gu Linchao, who commanded the three armies, experienced countless battles, and was always calm and composed, able to remain unfazed even when Mount Tai collapsed before him, couldn't help but feel his legs go weak at this moment.
This woman...
He pursed his lips, his dark phoenix eyes now filled with the turmoil of a hurricane, no longer calm.
For a moment, his mind went blank.
He practically fled in panic, hastily leaving behind the words, "Wang Houde, open my private treasury and take the princess to pick out some things she likes."
After saying this, he left the palace.
Wang Houde: "..."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
Green Beauty: "..."
After a long while, Wen Nongnong coughed lightly, casually smoothed the stray hairs by her ear, and said to Wang Houde, who was clearly still in a daze, "Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Wang."
Unexpectedly, Gu Linchao was so easily provoked that he was even willing to open his private treasury to her after she teased him like that.
She thought to herself that she should flirt with him more often next time, or write him love letters or something, and then he would give himself to her completely.
Thinking of this, she felt extremely happy, feeling that her day had not been in vain.
Green Beauty looked at her young mistress with admiration.
Miss is really something. Although she returned the gifts from the ladies, she gained even more benefits from the prince.
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