Yi Er looked very uncomfortable. "Let go."
Ning Sheng hugged him. "Yi Er, since you're here, why don't you come with me to meet my father?"
Yi Er was taken aback. "No, I was just passing by. I didn't come to see you."
Ning Sheng gave an ambiguous "Oh," and said, "Really? But the roads here are not connected to the capital. This is Lingbai Town, and the local officials are all in the city... What are you doing in this town that looks like a village, as the Regent's bodyguard?"
Yi Er fell silent and did not speak.
"Besides, since you miss me, why don't you be brave and stop running away from me?"
Yi Er was stunned when someone hugged him tightly from behind.
The sensation on my back just now...
"You...you're a woman?"
Upon hearing his shock and confusion, Ning Sheng realized that although she had become the top courtesan as a man, she had never hidden her true female identity...
Is Yi Er still unsure of her gender, hence her awkwardness?
Seeing the shock in his eyes, Ning Sheng couldn't help but laugh out loud, "How can you be so cute? Just because you think of me as a man, you're struggling with whether or not you should fall for a man???"
Yi Er was completely stunned.
He had just realized that he liked Ning Sheng, that he liked men, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly turned into a woman?!
Holy crap.
What the hell is this?!
"No, you...you're really a woman?"
"What, you don't like me anymore just because I'm a woman?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Er immediately replied, "No, no, I'm just a little shocked..."
Ning Sheng said "Oh," and then asked, "So that means you like me?"
Yi Er remained silent, but Ning Sheng laughed instead. Her voice was clear and pleasant, quite different from usual. "You, do you usually speak in a low voice?"
Ning Sheng hummed in agreement, “Since I’m a woman disguised as a man to become the top courtesan, I naturally need to be careful, otherwise those high-ranking officials and nobles will find out and try every means to make me entertain guests.”
Yi Er asked in confusion, "Didn't they say they would only sell their art, not their bodies?"
"That's only for those who have power and influence and someone backing them up. I don't have any backing, so I naturally have to be careful in my actions."
Besides, she went in someone else's place, so there's no need to worry about her being discovered as a stand-in...
Yi Er was dragged to town before he could even react...
………
Prince's Mansion.
It was already dark when Murong Jin, who was reading a book, heard a sound coming from outside as she put it down.
"I've come to see my brother."
Troublemaker is here.
Murong Jin closed the book. "Sit down."
Di Junlan sat down next to her without ceremony. "What book are you reading, brother?"
Murong Jin: "Some geographical records, and some strange tales and anecdotes, what brings Your Majesty here?"
Di Junlan picked up the books from the table in front of Murong Jin and glanced at them. They were indeed some geography and literature books. "Why is Brother interested in these?"
Murong Jin's gaze fell on him, then she took a sip of the tea beside her. "I'm thinking about which part of Da Cheng still has people who can't afford to eat. I'll send someone to check on the situation."
Di Junlan was taken aback, then his gaze fell on the latest page: the northwest of Da Cheng, where the weather was dry, crops were difficult to grow, and water resources were scarce…
“What do you think, brother? Here.” Pointing to the contents of the book, Murong Jin glanced at it and said, “We sent people to investigate some time ago. Water has already begun to be stored, so the people won’t have to worry about water anymore.”
Di Junlan was taken aback. "When did this happen?"
Murong Jin thought for a moment, "When the late emperor was still alive."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Junlan wondered if his brother had already arranged many things while the late emperor was still alive.
Murong Jin, seemingly lost in thought, suddenly chuckled, "Back then, I fought there once and made some arrangements there as well."
However, she was using her father's power at the time, since she was only a deputy general and didn't have much real power.
Di Junlan looked at the person whose eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, especially the way the corners of their eyes were upturned, which was dazzling and captivating.
"Back then, my brother probably hadn't become a general yet, right?"
Murong Jin hummed in agreement, "He's just a minor deputy general."
A smile was hidden in Di Junlan's eyes. If it was a deputy general, it was probably when his brother was eighteen years old.
At that time, he was only thirteen years old, having just left the palace to practice martial arts with his master and the others...
"Brother, can you tell me about your past achievements? And your deeds in the army?"
Murong Jin shook his head. "That's all in the past. Besides, apart from brotherhood and national righteousness, all that's left is life and death and separation."
Good memories are few and far between; most are images of watching soldiers and generals die... and then personally cremating them...
Although Di Junlan listened to his seemingly casual words, he could still sense the danger within them...
Yes, how could there be any pleasant memories of war?
Most of them are about life and death separations and being covered in wounds.
"Brother, are you sad?"
Di Junlan suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the person in front of him.
Murong Jin looked at him, a smile that Di Junlan hadn't expected appeared on her lips. "Sad? Why should I be sad? For the sake of Da Cheng, for the sake of the people of Da Cheng, everything now is worthwhile. I'm not sad for them; on the contrary, I'm proud of them. They created what we have today with their own flesh and blood. They are the heroes of Da Cheng. The word 'sad' is not suitable for them."
Emperor Lan (??灬??) couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
Loving his older brother is the thing he's most proud of in his life.
Such a Murong Jin is dazzling, great, and worthy of the love and respect of everyone in the Great Cheng.
No wonder there are two imperial stars. Murong Jin is well-deserving, while he is ashamed.
“Brother, do you want to be the emperor? If so, I can give you the throne.”
Murong Jin paused, then chuckled, "Your Majesty, do you think this empire came easily?"
Emperor Junlan sat up straight. "No, I just feel that if you were to take this position, you would be the one who deserves it."
Murong Jin glanced at him, "No, I have no interest in such things."
Besides, who knows if you're testing her?
She had considered the throne before, but now she no longer had that thought.
The person before us still needs some proper guidance on how to become a good emperor. That is, a good emperor is one who wholeheartedly serves the people.
"Your Majesty, since we're bored, let's do some exercises."
The topic suddenly changed, and Di Junlan watched as Murong Jin, who had wheeled herself to the bookshelf next to him, took something out of it, came to him, and placed it on the table.
"These are questions I did years ago. Now, Your Majesty, please give them a try."
Di Junlan was completely dumbfounded, "???"
It's late at night, and I came here to build a relationship with you, to confide in each other, and you're making me do math problems???
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