As soon as he entered the Governor's Mansion, Qin Mubai was surrounded and could no longer escape, let alone go home to hug his children who had not yet met after they were born.
The Lanzhou officials headed by Li Daozong and the soldiers of the Kansai Expeditionary Force almost lifted him up and crowded into the banquet.
Then there was a lively celebration banquet. The people in the city surrounded the Governor's Mansion on three levels, and spontaneously decorated the mansion with lights and colors to celebrate. It has not dissipated even at night, with thousands of lights and colorful cannons illuminating the entire night sky as if it were daytime.
Qin Mubai, Li Daozong and others had no choice but to leave the mansion to thank the people, which triggered a wave of cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, which almost shook the city.
Tonight, the whole city of Shanzhou is awake and happy until dawn.
Qin Mubai was finally carried out. Several soldiers sent him to the temporary marshal's house arranged for him by Li Daozong. Princess Gaoyang, who had been waiting at home all night without a wink, was angry and distressed when she saw the man she loved drunk like a corpse, so she summoned several of her attendants. Together, the maids bathed and dressed Qin Mubai and put him to bed.
It was almost dawn, and the surroundings were finally peaceful. Princess Gaoyang was lying on her side next to Qin Mubai. Her jade body was graceful and curved, and her body was as fragrant as orchids.
Listening to his heavy breathing, the thoughts and emotions that Princess Gaoyang had hidden in her heart for a long time began to ripple out. She couldn't help but stretched out her hand to wipe Qin Mubai's short stubble on his chin, and murmured, "Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, we have been separated for more than a year. You are a thief of a military academy, you stinky man, if you don't come back, I will cheat on you Yanghan will show you!"
"How dare you!" Qin Mubai suddenly shouted, reaching out and grabbing Princess Gaoyang's wrist, startling her.
"Bad guy! Pretend to be asleep to scare me!" Princess Gao Yang shouted in surprise, joy and a little annoyed.
"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, and with a strong hand, he pulled Princess Gao Yang over and pressed directly on him.
The two of them were relatively close to each other, and Qin Mubai smelled the unique body fragrance of Princess Gaoyang, but it was slightly different from the past.
It seems to have the unique frankincense of mother's body.
Her chest was so soft that she lowered her eyes and looked at Princess Gaoyang's chest. She saw the bright spring light and a piece of white snow on her chest. As expected, she was more than a little fuller than before.
"What are you looking at, you big thief!" Princess Gao Yang smiled and raised the corners of her mouth, revealing two small and delicate dimples, and her face became a little flushed.
Princess Gaoyang, who became a mother for the first time, is obviously more charming and mature than when she was first. Qin Mubai looked at her now, and she was more similar to Concubine Yin De, especially her natural elegance and dignity that no one could match, as well as her alluring appearance. However, Princess Gaoyang also had a unique wild charm, which made her look noble again. Qi and seductive charm blend into one.
The wonderful person sitting on top of her now can definitely be called a "stunner".
Qin Mubai couldn't help but swallowed.
Princess Gao Yang obviously felt that the man suddenly exuded a more powerful masculine energy. Her eyelashes could not help but tremble, her eyes were blurred with intoxication, and her breathing was a little faster. Her jade fingers gently played on his chin. Jiao said, "What do you want to do? You are a thief of a military academy, you stinky man!"
"Fuck you!"
"Rude, not ashamed - ah, please be gentle!..."
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It wasn't until the sun set in the west that Qin Mubai woke up in a daze. Feeling that his arms were a little numb from the pressure, he looked sideways and saw that Princess Gao Yang was still sleeping soundly next to him, burying her head in his arms as usual, with one leg pressing on him in an unladylike manner.
The two of them are like old trees and ivy, entangled in each other and unable to break up.
"Hey, are you still sleeping? Get up quickly... I need to pee!"
"No, let's sleep a little longer!" Princess Gao Yang moaned like she was dreaming without even opening her eyes, but she wrapped Qin Mubai's arms tighter.
"If you don't go to the toilet, I'm going to be suffocated!"
"Then go quickly!... By the way, help me out!"
Qin Mubai was speechless immediately. He got up from the bed and put on his clothes. He reached into the quilt and slapped Princess Gaoyang's smooth and elastic buttocks twice, "Get up!"
"Hehe!" Princess Gaoyang laughed mischievously, wrapped the quilt tightly and exposed her head, saying, "I want you to wait for me to change clothes and wash up like before, and you have to take my thrush!"
"Yes, Your Highness Princess!" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "I promised you that I will draw your eyebrows for the rest of my life."
"That's right!" Princess Gaoyang smiled with a smile that was so intoxicating and proud, "I don't care if you are a small character, a hero, or a marshal, a hero. When you come home, you will always be my man. You promised me before Everything must be done!”
Qin Mubai smiled slightly, bent down and kissed Princess Gaoyang's forehead gently.
Princess Gaoyang closed her eyes, her expression was intoxicated and warm.
"Wahaha, I caught you!" Princess Gao Yang suddenly stretched out her arms to grab Qin Mubai's neck, stretched out her legs from the quilt to clamp his waist, and laughed completely without caring about the image, "Hold me up. , Hug me up!”
"You're acting like a tree scab again! Look at you, you're a princess, but you're still a mother." Qin Mubai patted her bare buttocks and said with a smile, "Why don't you care about your honorable image?" !”
"Hmph, why should I care about my image in front of you?" Princess Gao Yang said with a raised face, "Even if I am sixty or seventy years old in the future, I will still be like this in front of you! - Come on, come on, I hold it back Can’t stand it anymore!”
"I can't bear it! - I'll ask Die'er and the others to come in and serve you!"
Chen Yan still hasn't come back after a quick meeting yesterday, maybe she went to accompany Xuelian. Those officials and generals also had the good sense not to disturb Qin Mubai, allowing him to have a day of real leisure and enjoy the happiness of family and affection.
When the lights were on in the Wan family, Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang finally sat together and had an authentic family banquet. They also met Qin Ying, the son Wu Meiniang had given birth to for him, and Qin Di, the precious daughter that Princess Gaoyang had just given birth to.
Qin Qiong, the old lady, seemed to have the ability to predict the future and had already named the two precious grandchildren. Now, the eldest son Qin Ying, who is just under one year old, has thick bones and a stronger body than other babies of the same age. Anyone who sees him will think that he is two or three years old. His appearance is also directly inherited from Qin Mubai from Qin Qiong. The face, with starry eyes, sword-shaped eyebrows, a high nose and thin lips, looks as if it was cast out of Qin Mubai's mold. Qin Di, who is only a few months old, now looks a lot like Princess Gaoyang. Her flesh is chubby and tender, and she only knows how to eat, sleep and cry. Xiaolou'er, the "Qin eldest daughter" who is over three years old, appears to be very sensible. She takes care of her younger siblings with her nanny every day, and even plays tricks on them to make them laugh.
Qin Mubai was filled with excitement and uncontrollable excitement and joy. Having children means the continuation of life, which makes him feel proud and satisfied. Princess Gaoyang, a little devil who is fearless, always shows her natural and honest tenderness and motherhood when taking care of her children, which makes her particularly charming.
Qin Mubai enjoys the happiness of his current family relationship very much. The only drawback is that his mother and brothers and sisters have not yet been reunited, and Wu Meiniang also led the caravan to the Western Regions inexplicably.
Princess Gaoyang didn't seem to know very well about Wu Meiniang. Princess Gaoyang was in confinement when she left. All she knew was that she followed Su Dingfang to the Western Regions after he sent out troops. When she left, she almost took away all the wealth of the Wu family business. It seemed that she wanted to do something big. .
Qin Mubai secretly thought that with Wu Meiniang's temperament, in such a special period, she even abandoned her newborn son and suddenly went to the Western Regions to do business. The purpose should not be as simple as making money. In fact, as early as two years ago, Qin Mubai used his "authority" to give Wu Meiniang unparalleled business convenience in the Helong area. Only she could manage all official materials. In just two years, Wu's firm, which is directly linked to the Governor's Office of Lanzhou, has become the largest Han merchant firm in Helong and the Silk Road. Even the Zheng family, the richest businessman in the Tang Dynasty, is not as good as her in Helong. Long's influence is great. Now is the time after the war, when the imperial court wants to collect and resettle the Tibetan population and reorganize prefectures and counties. It can be said that there are endless business opportunities waiting for improvement. Wu Meiniang actually abandoned all the amazing business opportunities and profits in Helong and took the risk to go to war. Western Region, what do you want to do
This time, even Qin Mubai was a little confused. I asked several people in the business and they didn’t know much. I only know that many people were frightened when the Wu Dong family made this decision, but she was quite decisive.
"Mubai, you should ask Sister Yan, she may know better." Princess Gaoyang seemed to have thought of something and said to Qin Mubai, "After you left, Sister Yan has been taking care of us. We all listen to her at home. I will discuss everything with her. Mei Niang has always respected Sister Yan. I don’t know anything about business matters, but Mei Niang has never told me, but I will definitely be on the same page with Sister Yan.”
Qin Mubai felt a little happy when he heard Princess Gaoyang's words. Looking at this situation, Chen Yan, the unnamed wife he was marrying, was now the "uncrowned queen" of the Qin family. Even the two most difficult women to deal with in the world, Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang, are willing to listen to her.
This was beyond Qin Mubai's expectation. Chen Yan is slightly older, calm and sophisticated. The most important thing is that she is open-minded, wise and rational, and can always convince people with her reason. Even Qin Mubai respects her and treats her like a sister, but he doesn't care about others.
Two days later, Chen Yan finally came back, but she did not bring back the blood lotus. When she saw Qin Mubai, she just said, "Don't worry, let her be alone."
Qin Mubai knew that her work was reassuring, so he didn't ask more about Xuelian, and asked her what Mei Niang wanted to do when she went to the Western Regions at this time.
"Of course it's for the future of the Qin family." Chen Yan took a sip of tea and replied briefly.
"How do you say that?" Qin Mubai asked puzzledly.
Chen Yan was silent for a moment as if thinking, and then said: "Actually, Mei Niang should have been born as a man. If she enters an official career, she will definitely be better than you."
"That's right." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Mei Niang is extremely smart and has outstanding vision. I used to come to her for advice when I had many unsolvable problems. She is like my female Zhuge, strategizing and conquering thousands of miles. No problem!”
"Mei Niang has discussed the future of the Qin family with me more than once." Chen Yan said, "Although I don't know much about officialdom, I also know that what she said makes sense."
"What did she say?"
"To put it simply, things must turn to their extremes and prosper to decline." Chen Yan said, "Now that you are sitting in Helong and holding great power, your achievements in wiping out Tubo in one fell swoop are unparalleled. It is estimated that it won't be long before the imperial court will reward you greatly. "As a minister, you have reached your peak before you are thirty. What are your plans for the next few decades?"
Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile, "I haven't considered these things myself yet, so Mei Niang has thought about them for me first?"
"Of course." Chen Yan said, "Although Mei Niang is not in the officialdom, she can be a bystander, and she may be more sober and rational than you yourself. After Tubo was pacified, Mu Bai, your career has reached its peak. If you make meritorious deeds again in the future, It will definitely shock the master; if you just sit back and enjoy the success, it will inevitably decline. No matter what, it is not a good thing... King Wu is back, and she is standing with you again. I feel a big crisis.”
"What crisis?" Qin Mubai asked.
"You two have accomplished an incredible feat by pacifying Tubo together. Although the King of Wu did not do anything, the credit will definitely be shared with him. In this way, he will inevitably be involved in the dispute over the heir apparent. ." At this point, Chen Yan's eyebrows sank slightly, and she said worriedly, "And everyone knows that King Wu's biggest reliance is you. If someone in the court wants to cut off King Wu's thoughts, he will be the first to deal with it. It's you too. So... although you are enjoying great success, you are actually in danger."
"I know that." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It should be said that I have never come out of a dangerous situation. Before, there were barbarians outside who were determined to get involved in the Central Plains, and there were political enemies inside who were determined to destroy me. Now. Now The foreign invaders have been defeated by me, and it will be the internal enemy's turn soon."
"Are you saying that you want to support King Wu to ascend to the throne?" Chen Yan asked.
Qin Mubai was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yan, you are the only one who won't find it rude if you ask me that."
"Is this issue very sensitive and acute?" Chen Yan smiled and said, "In the eyes of an outsider like me, it is an obvious fact. I am afraid that only King Wu and you will not admit it personally. Everyone else knows it. "It's clear!"
"That's true..." Qin Mubai smiled bitterly and said, "The current situation is like this, I seem to have no choice. Thousands of troops can't compete with the world. Except for the King of Wu who ascends the throne, any other prince who is appointed as the heir seems to me. It's no good. If King Wu loses, within a few years King Wu and I will be regarded as political enemies or potential political enemies by the new king and be purged. , No matter how many soldiers and horses I have in my hands now, it’s useless.”
"It's just as Mei Niang expected." Chen Yan said, "And Mei Niang also said, even if you successfully support the King of Wu to ascend the throne, so what? - Then you will have made a greater contribution than pacifying Tubo. In the world, There will no longer be ministers who can keep pace with you! By then, you will have no choice but to dominate the government and the public. King Wu needs you very much now, but when he ascends the throne, he will think you are very important. It's an eyesore. Because no king will tolerate a minister who is more dazzling than him, standing in front of him and enjoying the support and worship of all people. This has nothing to do with whether King Wu is magnanimous or the depth of his feelings for you. This is human. Nature. For example, Mu Bai, you will never allow another man to please us more than you, right? No matter if he is your trusted servant or your closest friend."
This last sentence made Qin Mubai feel very unhappy. He grinned and said with a wry smile, "This analogy is a bit shabby, but the truth is indeed this - after all, what does Mei Niang want to do when she goes to the Western Regions?"
"She wants to carve out her own kingdom in the Western Region with her bare hands - for you and the Qin family!"