Before she knew it, it was Chinese New Year. Yanran thought the fruit wine was delicious, so she secretly drank a few more glasses. She didn't expect it to be so strong that she got drunk.
Cui Xiaoqiu picked the person up in his arms and said goodbye to Linlin.
Linlin glanced at him and said calmly, "You two aren't married yet."
Cui Xiaoqiu said, "I've always considered myself the least likely person in the world to hurt her."
Hearing their conversation, Lang Xuan immediately felt the tension rising.
Actually, Yuwen Duo was being a bit unfair.
When Yanran was controlled by the Gu worms, Yuwen Duo acknowledged their marriage and tacitly allowed them to live together in the same room.
Now, isn't this a bit like crossing the river and then burning the bridge?
After Cui Xiaoqiu left, Lang Xuan whispered, "Actually, Yanran isn't young anymore."
"Are you implying that you're quite old too?"
Lang Xuan blushed instantly and quickly denied it. "No, I didn't mean to offer myself as a bedmate!"
"Did I say you have it?"
Lang Xuan: "..."
How could someone be so wicked!
Linlin's eyes were full of smiles as she peeled a pine nut and brought it to her lips.
Lang Xuan bit into a pine nut, chewing slowly, then warmed her hands in the fire pit and asked, "Your Highness, are we just the two of us keeping watch tonight?"
"Yes. If you want to go back to your parents' home, I'll go with you."
"Now?" Lang Xuan asked in horror.
"Now."
"That won't do!" Lang Xuan immediately stopped her. "That's against the rules."
"We're in Liaodong now, if you don't tell, and I don't tell..."
"But I'll feel guilty," Lang Xuan said. "If anything bad happens in the future, I'll wonder if it's because I broke the rules today."
She can't do that!
She was so sincere when she prayed to all the gods to bless Yuwen Duo's return.
It's wrong to break the rules of the gods when you don't need their help.
"Besides, my parents would be terrified if we went back. Let's wait until it's time to go back."
Linlin smiled and agreed.
The two of them can't just stare at each other like that.
Linlin said, "Tell me about your childhood?"
"I've forgotten some of it. Tell me about your childhood, I'd love to hear it."
"Let me think, when should I begin...?"
Let's start from when you have memories.
She wanted to know so much about him.
Linlin thought to herself, "That won't do."
For him, there is a period of time that is not so pleasant.
He began to tell her about happy things from his childhood, his voice clear and melodious, captivating her completely.
Lang Xuan rested her chin on her hand, leaning against the fire pit, listening intently to his story, and slowly, slowly began to doze off.
Finally, the two of them moved from the floor to the bed. Linlin talked her to sleep, covered her with a blanket, and listened to her even breathing as she gradually drifted off to sleep.
The next day, Lang Xuan woke up first.
She glanced at Linlin, who was still asleep, and stared at her for a while longer.
His eyelashes were long, and his nose was high; his features resembled the emperor more, but he was more handsome...
Sigh, I can't keep swooning over him.
Today is Yuwen Duo's fifteenth birthday, and she wants to make him a bowl of longevity noodles by herself.
Lang Xuan tiptoed over him, but heard Linlin say, "Where are you going?"
Lang Xuan was so excited that she almost fell on him, stammering, "Yes, I must have woken you up."
"No, I woke up a long time ago."
"Ah?"
How early!
Does that mean he knew she was spying on him?
No wonder his eyes were only slightly open. She also said that people don't completely close their eyes when they're asleep!
It turned out he was looking at himself.
She's so stupid she could die!
"I'll go make you a bowl of longevity noodles!"
I'll stay with you.
"No need, it's your birthday today, just enjoy your birthday."
Linlin didn't insist any further. She watched as Linlin dressed, quickly washed up, and then hurriedly left with a flushed face.
He's fifteen, and she's fifteen too far away.
Many people came to pay New Year's visits during the first month of the lunar calendar. Yanran was initially very enthusiastic about accompanying Lang Xuan to meet the local noblewomen, but she quickly lost interest and decided not to go.
She went back and told Cui Xiaoqiu that she should learn a skill!
Cui Xiaoqiu asked in surprise, "Don't you have many skills?"
For example, equestrianism, archery, kung fu...
Yanran shook her head. "No, you don't understand. None of that counts!"
"Why not?"
"Because they would never understand how lonely I am when I have no rivals!"
"So what do you want to learn?"
"If you don't know, just focus on writing your characters well first."
Cui Xiaoqiu: "Because of the Crown Princess?"
"Yes, my sister-in-law has very good handwriting. I think I can do it too, don't you think?"
I think you're more capable.
However, Yanran complains of hand cramps when holding a pen and eye strain when reading, often needing two hours of rest after a quarter of an hour of intense reading.
To avoid studying, she has recently increased her sleep duration significantly.
It wouldn't be a big deal to sleep more, but when others asked Yanran what she was doing, Jiang'er said she was sleeping.
It doesn't matter what others think, the important thing is that this matter has reached Linlin's ears.
After being reprimanded by Linlin, Cui Xiaoqiu finally decided to persuade Yanran to give up studying.
It's impossible to say it directly; you have to go around it.
"Yanran, didn't you say you didn't get enough fighting last time?"
"Yes," Yanran poked at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, "Didn't you and your older brother both try to stop them?"
"Now there's an opportunity..."
"Hmm?" Yanran's eyes lit up instantly.
"Don't you think the issue of Goryeo hasn't been resolved?"
"What? Why isn't it resolved?"
The Goryeo have already been utterly defeated and forced to flee back to their homeland. Isn't that enough to resolve the issue?
Are they going to massacre the entire city?!
She can't do that.
However, if her elder brother were to suffer any harm at the hands of the Goryeo, Yanran felt she might go mad.
"Don't you think the timing of the Goryeo attack was a bit of a coincidence?"
Yanran thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true!
They seemed to be waiting for their older brother, just in time.
Moreover, even before their eldest brother had a direct encounter with them, they already knew about it and went to pursue him...
"I understand. Is there a traitor?" Yanran's eyes widened. "Who? Do you know who the traitor is?"
"Think about it."
Since I've got nothing else to do anyway, I might as well give her something to do.
Please, please, stop studying.
People outside are making all sorts of rumors about him, calling him some kind of monster!
He really didn't!
Yanran thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, "That can't be. I think everyone around us is trustworthy. Very few people know my older brother's itinerary... Who would leak the information?"
She paused, then suddenly said, "Cui Xiaoqiu, you can't doubt your sister-in-law."
"Of course it's not the Crown Princess. Think again..."
Yanran could only mentally search for those close to Linlin.
Holy crap!
Could it be Wei Jun?