Back in the room, Jun Lixuan did not rest immediately, but sat on a chair with Ling Qiyang in his arms and looked at the room. The layout of the room is very simple, very similar to Ling Qiyang's style. The bedding has just been changed, and the porcelain vases and other ornamental items on the cabinet should have been placed temporarily when the servants were cleaning the room, and it seemed a bit awkward to put there.
"You've been living here?" Jun Lixuan asked.
Ling Qiyang sat on his lap, unable to leave even if he wanted to, so he nodded, "The room is a bit shabby, it can't be compared with the mansion, so you just make do with it."
"Of course I won't dislike my wife Qing's room." Jun Lixuan glanced at the seriousness when he was outside the door, and smiled lightly: "It seems to smell like you here."
"What kind of smell?" Ling Qiyang was puzzled, if it was a medicinal smell, it would be a little bit.
"A very light and clear fragrance, it's your smell. It makes me feel kind." Jun Lixuan buried her face in his neck, looking for this smell.
Ling Qiyang laughed, "Are you going to learn from Mo Yu'er?"
"That little thing can only be hugged by you, but I can hug you." Jun Lixuan whispered in his ear.
Ling Qiyang's ears were reddened by his warm breath, and he slapped Jun Lixuan's hand away in embarrassment, "Nonsense."
Jun Lixuan let him go, "There is no one else here, you are my wife, so I can speak for myself."
Ling Qiyang glanced at it, although he liked Jun Lixuan very much, sometimes he was not used to it when he said too ambiguously.
After pouring two cups of tea, Ling Qiyang changed the subject, "Brother just told me about today's political discussion..." Ling Qiyang told Jun Lixuan exactly what Ling Hongzhi told him.
After hearing this, Jun Lixuan said with a smile: "That's fine, I can spend the whole year with you well. Anyway, everything will come to court after the year, so you don't have to worry too much."
Ling Qiyang nodded.
After Jun Lixuan drank the tea, he picked up Ling Qiyang and walked to the bed. Ling Qiyang was startled, and hurriedly said: "This is very close to Daddy's house, you..."
Jun Lixuan put him on the bed with a smile, and said with a low laugh, "I just want to serve my wife to bed, you are thinking too much."
Ling Qiyang glared at him with red ears, in exchange for a deep kiss from Jun Lixuan...
Night, quiet as water...
The next day, Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang got up early and had breakfast with Papa Ling. No one else was invited during the dinner. The entire uncle family could see Jun Lixuan's attitude, and they were more attentive to Papa Ling.
After the meal, the two of them had a conversation with Father Ling before leaving Uncle Wangyang's mansion. While the three of them were enjoying the family happiness, what happened to Ling Jieyu last night had already spread in the capital, and the rumors became more and more exaggerated. And then spread the word that Jun Lixuan said that he only wanted to marry Ling Qiyang as his concubine.
Although these can become the talk of the common people after dinner, it is clear that the former is a joke, while the latter is a touching story.
The carriage was jogging on the way back to the mansion, and the two of them were chatting about family matters. Ming Li, who was sitting in front of the car, lifted a corner of the cotton curtain in front of the door and said, "My lord, people from the Sixth Prince's mansion are here to invite you over."
The carriage stopped by the side of the road, and Jun Lixuan lifted the curtain to see that he did recognize her.
"You go." Ling Qiyang said.
"You go with me."
Ling Qiyang shook his head, "Brother Six must have something important to discuss with you. I'm not interested in court affairs, so it would be troublesome for Brother Six to entertain me alone..."
Thinking that Ling Qiyang might feel bored, Jun Lixuan no longer insisted. In addition, the sixth brother is not yet married, even though he has a concubine, it is not convenient to sit with Ling Qiyang, so he just does it.
"It's okay, you have been busy with the New Year these days, and you haven't had a good rest. Go back and sleep first." Jun Lixuan said.
"En." Ling Qiyang nodded, he was planning to go back to make medicine, and he didn't know when his elder brother would set out for the expedition, so the sooner he finished it, the sooner he would be at ease.
Jun Lixuan got out of the carriage, watched the carriage gradually go away, and then walked towards Liulin Prince's Mansion with the tea ceremony.
When Ling Qiyang returned to the palace, the manager of the palace began to respectfully report the affairs of the palace to him. After hearing those things and making arrangements, Ling Qiyang was free. Just as he got up to go to the pharmacy, Luo Su stopped him.
"Princess, let's sleep for a while before you get busy. If the prince comes back and finds out that you haven't rested, he will punish Luo Su." Luo Su looked at him pitifully.
Ling Qiyang felt a little helpless in his heart, thinking of Jun Lixuan's possibly unhappy face when he came back, he had no choice but to compromise and nodded, "I'll lie down for an hour, call me when the time comes."
"Yes." Luo Su responded crisply.
Letting go of Ling Qiyang's side, Jun Lixuan walked to the Sixth Brother's Mansion, looking at the four words "Six Prince's Mansion" written by his father and the emperor himself on the plaque, he really couldn't guess what the Emperor was thinking.
In the Kingdom of Ye, the princes had to go out of the palace to build a mansion when they reached adulthood, the sons of the first sons were all crowned kings, and the sons of the bastards were crowned according to their personal virtue, merit and knowledge. Of course, there are also unsealed ones. But Jun Liche is the son of the eldest son, and he should be enshrined after leaving the palace, but the emperor did not give him the throne, and the emperor's wife just smiled and shook her head, saying that the emperor had her own plans.
Although he was not crowned king, the plaque written by Emperor Yanxi himself was enough to establish Jun Liche's status. Some people even speculated that the emperor intended to make him the crown prince. But everything is just speculation, Emperor Yanxi never said anything. Jun Liche was also calm, and he was not at all unhappy because of this incident, which made the queen feel at ease.
"Your Highness, Lord Lin is here." The servant led Jun Lixuan into the main hall, where Jun Liche was drinking tea with Jun Liyuan.
"I said why did you let me come over, so it was the third brother who came." Jun Lixuan handed the cloak to the servant and sat down.
"I heard that you slept in Uncle Wangyang's mansion last night." Jun Liche said with a smile.
"Well, take Qiyang back to have a look." Jun Lixuan said.
"Why didn't he come together?" Jun Liyuan asked. Judging by his younger brother's attitude, it is obvious that Ling Qiyang should be brought along.
"I didn't sleep well last night, so I asked him to go back to rest first." Jun Lixuan took a sip of hot tea and said, "Is this tea a new reward from my father?"
Jun Liche said with a smile: "You know how to taste it, I'll make some for you later, and bring it back for my younger brother to taste."
"Very good." Jun Lixuan nodded.
"When I came this morning, I heard the common people talking about what happened to Uncle Wangyang's mansion last night. What's going on?" Jun Liyuan asked. He originally thought that something had happened to his younger brother, but it didn't look like there was anything wrong with his behavior.
Speaking of what happened last night, Jun Lixuan's originally softened eyes turned cold again, and then he told the two of them about what happened last night.
After listening, Jun Liche said with a smile: "You were too hostile at first, and anyone who saw you would be afraid. That young lady from the Ling family must have heard about your reputation, but she didn't dare to think too much about it. Seeing you this time, Maybe it feels different from the rumors, so I came up with such an idea.”
Jun Lixuan frowned slightly.
Jun Liche went on to say: "If you went to Wangyangbo's mansion alone, if she saw you, it would probably be too late to hide. Whether you have a younger brother by your side directly determines the degree of your hostility."
Jun Lixuan was silent. In fact, he is not a gentle person in his bones, but facing Ling Qiyang, he made himself gentle. It's just that he didn't expect that his love for his wife would be misunderstood by others.
"Since it's the other party's own fault, there's no need to worry about it." Jun Liyuan put down his teacup and said, "I called you here today because of Tamar's matter."
"Father has made a decision?" Jun Lixuan asked.
"The main general has not yet been decided, but the deputy general is Ling Hongzhi. The first prince was grounded, and the concubine Ying pleaded for mercy, and was punished together. Now I just wait for the emperor's order." Jun Li Che paused, and then asked Jun Li Xuan , "If the emperor tells you to go to war, will you go?"
Although knowing that the possibility is unlikely, Jun Lixuan still nodded. For no other reason, as long as he thinks that the Tama tribe in his previous life dared to accept Ling Qiyang to marry him, Jun Lixuan feels angry. In this life, we must get rid of them first, so as to avoid future troubles.
"Winter expeditions, everything else is secondary, food and grass are the key. If food and grass are insufficient, the morale of the army will be unstable. Before the First Prince went to pacify Tarma, you went to pacify the southeast. To deal with these two wars, Daye's treasury is already tight. Now Fighting again, I'm afraid it won't be easy." Jun Liche said.
"Now is not the harvest season, and all living things are hibernating. There is indeed a shortage of food. If it is impossible, we have to ask the prefectures, states, and local wealthy households to donate food to temporarily relieve the predicament." Jun Liyuan said.
"Although this is a good idea, the imperial court has to give back to the rich households who donate food. I'm afraid some people will take the opportunity to claim credit for their own gain." Jun Liche said.
Jun Lixuan listened to the two people's words and only drank tea in silence.
Seeing that he was silent, Jun Liche kicked him lightly, "You are the most thoughtful person, what do you think?"
Jun Lixuan put down the cup, said with a light smile: "Actually, it doesn't need to be so troublesome. Instead of taking advantage of outsiders, it's better to think about your own people. The second emperor's fief is rich in people's livelihood, and last year caught up with a big harvest. It is said that the warehouse is full of oil. Just borrow food from Second Emperor Brother."
Jun Liche laughed and patted him, "If Second Emperor Brother knows your intentions for him, he will definitely stare at you in the future."
Jun Lixuan didn't care about it either, she just said: "If the emperor doesn't mention it, let's not talk about it either."
"Li Xuan is right. The Second Emperor is close to us. If he asks him for help, he will not refuse. We must also speak well of him in front of Father. But if it is someone else, it may not be so." Jun Li Yuan nodded.
"Well, I understand." Jun Liche said with a smile.
The next day, Emperor Yanxi issued a decree that General Anguo would be the commander-in-chief, his son and Ling Hongzhi would be the deputy generals, and the sixth prince, Jun Liche, would be the grain collector. He would lead 600,000 troops to Hanguan City to quell the chaos.
After receiving the imperial decree, Jun Liche did not set out to collect food immediately, but locked himself in the palace for a whole day, making outsiders think that he was in trouble. In the eyes of others, this matter is really difficult to handle. The food collection can only be more than less. If there is not enough food and grass, the first thing to blame is the food collection officer. Fortunately, Jun Liche already had an idea, he was just pretending.
The next day, after expressing his thoughts to Emperor Yanxi and getting his consent, Jun Liche set off for the second prince's fiefdom with the imperial decree and capable subordinates.
Three days later, General An Guo ordered his troops to set off. Ling Qiyang was inconvenient to go, so he asked Jun Lixuan, who was going to see off his father on behalf of his father, to bring the wound medicine to Ling Hongzhi. Jun Lixuan didn't refuse, just asked for a thank you gift.
After drinking with the Lord, I will see you off. Looking at the mighty army going away, Jun Lixuan felt a sense of loss in his heart. The days of those battles made him feel very far away, but he also missed them very much...