Chapter 184 You are my blessing
Chapter 184 You are my blessing
The bustling streets of Kyoto are filled with all kinds of hawking sounds on both sides.
The sun had just risen, and the blue sky was covered with wisps of golden light, which also fell on the earth.
In a wonton restaurant, Fang Luoji and Ling Yao sat at a table. They looked at the bowl of wontons in front of them, and then looked at each other. Both of them had their eyes wide open, as if shocked by the scene before them.
Even for Ling Yao, who has always been unconventional, when discussing important matters, she would either invite others to her home or choose to go to a restaurant. She has never tried to eat in this kind of street shop.
This is even more so for Fang Luoji. She has been an official for many years. Even though she is honest and incorruptible and lives a frugal life, no one has ever invited her to dinner in such a simple place. At most, they just eat some home-cooked meals at home.
At this moment, both of their eyes were focused on the woman in front of them who was eating with relish, and the sound of her slurping wontons echoed in their ears.
"Mr. Fang, Mother, why aren't you eating? Aren't you hungry?" Lin Qingyan asked while eating, looking at the two petrified people in confusion.
However, the two were still immersed in surprise and could not respond to her question immediately. They just stared blankly at Lin Qingyan eating.
"Since you are not hungry, I will not be polite. Food cannot be wasted. It is shameful to waste it." Lin Qingyan said as she was about to bring the wontons for the two of them to her side.
The two men came to their senses, and in perfect sync, they picked up the soup spoon and hit Lin Qingyan's outstretched hand, then lowered their heads and ate the wontons in silence.
Lin Qingyan grimaced in pain and retracted her hands, but she also showed a sly smile.
The two of them followed Lin Qingyan's thoughts inexplicably. It was only after eating two wontons that they realized that they were being led by the nose by this little girl, but neither of them was angry.
When they saw Lin Qingyan eating, they were already drooling with greed. It was really delicious.
Although Lin Qingyan tried to adjust the atmosphere, she did not forget her business. After eating the wontons and filling her empty stomach, she invited the two to her teahouse for tea.
This time, Lin Qingyan went straight to the point: "Mr. Fang, Qingyan knows what you are worried about. You are just worried that our country will be attacked from both sides and our soldiers will die tragically on the battlefield."
Fang Luoji picked up the teacup and said nothing.
Lin Qingyan continued, "But has Mr. Fang ever thought that blindly tolerating will only make the other party's appetite increase?"
"What's more, the soldiers in my Land of Heroes are all first-class warriors. None of them are cowardly. They were able to repel the enemy in previous years, and they can still do so now."
"Once a war breaks out, death is inevitable, but Qingyan dares to assure Mr. Fang that she will try her best to achieve victory without losing a single soldier."
Fang Luoji put down the teacup and looked at Lin Qingyan, recalling in her mind the scenes she saw when she was a grain escort officer going to the border.
On the bloody battlefield, corpses piled up like mountains and body parts flew everywhere. It was impossible to tell whether they were the bodies of our own enemies or our own.
She looked at those young children, each of whom went to die with a determined look on his face, and her heart ached.
After many years of peaceful life, another group of children were going to die. She couldn't bear it, so she proposed peace.
But she did overlook the fact that war is not something that can be avoided if one wants to, and it takes two to tango.
"Well, the southern Xinjiang is still okay. But in the northern Xinjiang, batches of people freeze to death every year when there is no war, let alone a war." Fang Luoji sighed deeply.
"Mr. Fang, just wait and see. This beautiful land will be peaceful forever. I, Lin Qingyan, will return it to everyone."
Fang Luoji felt lonely as he looked at the young woman drinking tea and talking nonsense.
This is a problem that so many talented people in the land of women cannot solve. Even if she is more unexpected and her husband is more intelligent, I am afraid he will not be able to solve it.
But the Queen has issued an order, what else can she do?
The three of them chatted in the teahouse for an hour, and Lin Qingyan was anxious to go home.
"Mr. Fang, Qingyan is in a hurry to go home to accompany her husband to receive the imperial edict. Now the time is almost up. I guess the imperial edict from the empress should come down soon. Why don't we go another day?"
Lin Qingyan asked cautiously.
Fang Luoji laughed: "Okay, Qingyan is anxious to go home to accompany your extremely intelligent husband, so we will talk another day."
When the two disappeared from his sight, Fang Luoji took a sip of the tea in his hand before reacting. He gritted his teeth and said, "You little girl! You haven't paid me yet!"
However, the two of them only showed their backs to her.
Lin Qingyan and Ling Yao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. The imperial edict had not arrived yet. They saw Xiao Ran and Ling Nianxiao in the main hall, so they walked over.
"Nian Xiao, look what I brought you?" Lin Qingyan took out a fried cake from her arms like a magic trick.
Ling Nianxiao didn't care about that. He just looked at Lin Qingyan affectionately.
Lin Qingyan was confused: "What's wrong, Nian Xiao?"
Ling Nianxiao didn't say anything, but just hugged her waist tightly and leaned into her arms.
Lin Qingyan handed the thing in her hand to Xiao Lan, and then hugged Ling Nianxiao.
It turned out that it was the cook who went out to buy vegetables this morning. She heard the senior officials passing by talking about what happened in the hall in the morning. She came back with a happy face and told Xiao Ran and Ling Nianxiao.
Ling Nianxiao was shocked after hearing this. Even though he was the best man among women, he did not expect that Lin Qingyan would speak for a man in the hall in front of the emperor and so many dignitaries.
She gave him the credit for the seafood, praised him for his intelligence, and even found him a position with the Queen so that he could go to southern Xinjiang smoothly. This had not happened in hundreds of years.
He was shocked and moved at the same time, watching the woman he loved deeply walking towards him in the light. She did not say a word about what happened in the hall, but only brought back the food she had told him about in the morning.
How lucky he is to think and say so.
He leaned into her arms and murmured, "My dear wife, the greatest blessing in my life is meeting you."
Lin Qingyan smiled softly and replied: "It is my blessing to have you."
Xiao Ran looked at the two of them, gave Ling Yao a look, and called all the servants out of the room, leaving the space for the two young men.
"The words that the cook learned were not complete. Can you tell me in full what our son-in-law said in the hall?"
The imperial edict might be arriving soon. Xiao Ran asked Ling Yao as the two of them walked to the hall to wait.
Ling Yao told Xiao Ran everything.
"Hahaha, our son-in-law is really different now than he was in the past."
"Yes, in the hall, he debated with the scholars and ignored the emperor. It was quite similar to my style when I was young."
"What are you talking about? You are not old now. You are strong and very good." Xiao Ran whispered this to Ling Yao's ear.
Ling Yao raised her eyebrows and imitated Lin Qingyan's tone: "Then I definitely can't let my husband down. After all, having you is my blessing, hahahaha."
As expected, Xiao Ran rolled his eyes.
Inside the main hall.
After hearing what Lin Qingyan said, Ling Nianxiao's nose felt sore, his eyes turned red, and two lines of tears flowed down.
Lin Qingyan felt her chest was wet, so she straightened Ling Nianxiao: "Nianxiao, don't cry, it will hurt me."
"I'm crying because of happiness." Ling Nianxiao explained.
Lin Qingyan raised her hand to wipe away his tears: "Don't cry even if you are happy. If you cry, I will cry too."
As he said this, he made a face that looked like he was about to cry. Ling Nianxiao burst into laughter and said, "Okay, okay, I won't cry."
The woman who was under so much pressure in the hall did not back down, but she was as naive as a child in front of him. Ling Nianxiao liked this contrast very much.
Lin Qingyan took the wet towel and wiped the tears from Ling Nianxiao's face.
"Okay, Nian Xiao, let's go to the main hall. I think mother and father have already gone there, and the imperial edict will be coming soon. My husband, the housekeeper, must be happy to receive the edict. Let the people in the palace see that my husband is not only smart, but also handsome."
Ling Nianxiao looked at Lin Qingyan who was serving him with a smile, and he couldn't help feeling fortunate that he had given her and himself a chance, which allowed him to be so happy now.
As I was thinking about it, my attention was attracted by the pink lips of the person in front of me, and I couldn't help but move closer.
Lin Qingyan was concentrating on wiping Ling Nianxiao's tears and tidying her hair, so as to properly receive the order, but she was startled by Ling Nianxiao's sudden approach.
But he reacted quickly. His clumsy biting caused Lin Qingyan's lips to hurt a little. In order to be able to receive his command properly later, she had to take the initiative.
Otherwise, the cut on her lip would take at least three to five days to heal. She didn't care and was thick-skinned, but if outsiders saw it, they would know what Ling Nianxiao looked like in their eyes.
Ling Nianxiao, who was still biting Lin Qingyan hard, suddenly felt a hand pressing down on him from behind his head, and then something slippery and tender came into his mouth and swept through it.
After a while, Ling Nianxiao felt his body getting softer and softer. At this time, she also released the hand behind his head. He was out of strength and simply leaned directly into Lin Qingyan's arms, breathing heavily.
"My little housekeeper, you used too much force. Fortunately, I know a little bit, otherwise my lip would be broken and people would ask me if I was bitten by a dog when I go out."
Listening to Lin Qingyan's joking words, Ling Nianxiao looked up and saw that her lips were already red and swollen. He suddenly felt a little shy, and his eyes wandered around, not looking at her.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's pack up and go out to receive the order." Lin Qingyan suppressed the heat deep in her heart that was seduced by Ling Nianxiao, helped him up, and prepared to go out.
Unexpectedly, I failed to pull him, and turned around to look at him in confusion.
Ling Nianxiao's face was as red as the cooked prawns last night. Lin Qingyan was a little anxious: "Why is your face so red? Did you catch a cold?"
Ling Nianxiao shook his head.
"Is it because you are wearing too many clothes and it's too hot?" Lin Qingyan felt relieved when she learned that it was not a cold.
Ling Nianxiao still shook his head.
"Then what's wrong with you? Say something?" Lin Qingyan was a little anxious. It wasn't this or that, and her face was so red. What was wrong?
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