dognovel Chapter 354 Mu Li's Thoughts
Chapter 354 Mu Li's Thoughts
"Ah Miao is already asleep, so I came out for a walk." Mu Li smiled and glanced at Yun Yi.
Yunyi sighed: "General Mu, I think you should stop laughing."
Jian Hou, who was not far away, twitched his lips. He had reminded the general not to laugh easily, since he had a serious face and a smile would be even more frightening.
Mu Li's expression immediately turned strange, and his smile became even more chilling. Fortunately, he had strong self-control and quickly returned to normal, but he raised his hand and rubbed his face with some helplessness: "Sorry, I know I look scary. I originally thought... a smile would make me seem more amiable." Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain, at least He Miao was no longer afraid of him.
Whether you're kind or not, people who get to know you over time will know; you don't need to be deliberately kind.
"Alright then." Mu Li breathed a sigh of relief. "This way I feel more at ease." Otherwise, I would have to force a smile every time I saw people in the compound, which was too tiring.
"You're here to see me, right? Is something wrong?"
Mu Li couldn't help but touch his nose: "There is something, um... shall we find a place to talk?"
Yunyi nodded and took a few steps to the side: "The view is good here, there's no risk of being eavesdropped on."
Mu Li followed and said, "I'm a rough man and I don't like beating around the bush, so I'll just get straight to the point. I want to ask what your plans are, young lady."
"Hehe." Yun Yi laughed. "I say, General Mu, is it appropriate for a general from an enemy country to come and ask me what my plans are?"
Mu Li's expression was very serious: "Miss Yun, as you know, my mother is from the Great Zhou Dynasty."
“But your father is a king of a different surname in the Northern Liang Kingdom, and you are still the Grand General of the Northern Liang Kingdom.”
"Hehe." Mu Li chuckled coldly. "You know, the men of Beiliang... have many women. Any man with a little money or ability will have many women and many children. Take Wang Liangyou of Beiliang for example. She has dozens of women and has given birth to hundreds of children, but some have died or died young. There are still more than twenty alive now. Sometimes she can't even tell who is who."
What are you trying to say?
"What I want to say is that although I am a member of the Mu family, it was Mu Yuan who raped my mother. Later, my mother became pregnant and gave birth to me. My original name was Song Zili, but Mu Yuan was injured and could not have a son. So he forcibly took my mother and me to Beiliang, and that's why I changed my name to Mu Li."
Yunyi's eyes flickered; so that's how it is.
"The reason I climbed up the ladder so desperately was to protect my mother. In Beiliang, if a woman wanted to live well, she could only please a man. A woman's role was to give birth to sons for men. If I, as a son, wanted to live well for myself and my mother, I had to have the power to crush them. Later, I really gained power, but my mother died in depression. Fortunately, I was able to send her back to Yangzhou Prefecture for burial."
Yunyi nodded: "Please accept my condolences."
“I originally didn’t want to get married because I think that kind of thing is a bit… disgusting. I feel that men are like studs and breeding sheep. I instinctively reject it. But when I came to Da Zhou and something unexpected happened, I couldn’t help but think about that woman. So, I desperately wanted to find her… I feel that no matter what her identity is, I am willing to keep her by my side.”
"understand."
“You are my benefactor.” Mu Li grinned again. “Without you, my woman and son might…” He had been taking care of He Miao these past few days and naturally knew about He Miao’s ordeal, so he was grateful to Yun Yi.
"Good to know, then we'll just have to fight less in the future."
"Jing Han is your man?"
"Yes."
“His suggestion is excellent, so my woman and son will continue to stay with you.”
Are you planning to go back and rebel?
“Yes.” Mu Li nodded. “Liang You has a vile personality and cruel methods, and is no longer suitable to be king.”
"If you become the king of Beiliang, I hope we can be good neighbors, exchange goods and resources, and achieve common prosperity."
Mu Li's eyes lit up: "You're absolutely right. Then you should hurry up and rebel too. After all, the current Emperor Zhou Shun is a tyrant. I've heard he's been seeking immortality."
"You know so much."
Mu Li chuckled twice. Did he know that much? Everyone in the world knew perfectly well, right?
"Since we've reached a verbal agreement, let's get to work." Yunyi shrugged.
"But I need your help."
"How to help?"
“As you know, there is no arable land in Beiliang. It is all nomadic tribes. So, if there is abnormal weather and the grass does not grow well, we will starve. At that time, the only option is to invade.”
"You want me to help you provide food?"
"Yes, I can trade cattle and sheep for them. Of course, we also have precious medicinal herbs in our area."
"let me consider it."
"Of course, I'll head back now. My son should be awake by now. He's not afraid of me. He doesn't cry when I hold him and sleeps soundly in my arms." Mu Li said, then turned and left.
Yunyi touched her nose. A baby less than a month old can't even see people clearly yet, how could it know fear? But that's not important, what's important is cooperation.
Actually, she had originally prepared herself to return to the capital and engage in palace intrigue, since the original owner of this body was harmed by people in the Chengen Earl's mansion. But now it seems that her vision was too narrow before.
How can those petty family squabbles compare to the grand scheme of things?
The current emperor is utterly inhuman; just look at the fact that he ate children's brains—she doesn't believe that Yi Guan would have dared to be so arrogant without the emperor's tacit approval.
Now the entire Longxi region is almost under their control, and the Gu family has also infiltrated Tianyang City. So, if they were to develop this place into a base...
"Young Miss, they've left." Yun Hong waited for a while but found Yun Yi still standing there in a daze, so she had to come over and remind her, "Today is Qi Bao's birthday. Didn't you say you were going to make him a birthday cake?"
"Right, I almost forgot, have you prepared everything I asked you to prepare before?"
"Everything is almost ready."
After class, Qibao was going to call his older brothers and sisters to walk together, but he found that they had already disappeared. He was a little sad. Today was his birthday, but had everyone forgotten?
Just as his eyes were reddening and he was about to shed tears, a familiar voice suddenly came from the doorway, seemingly singing: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Xiao Qibao, happy birthday to you.
Qibao looked up in surprise and saw Yunyi pushing a large cake with candles stuck in it into the air, followed by a group of people. She immediately rushed over happily: "Mom, I thought you forgot."