On a cool summer night, Li Huaiyu sat cross-legged on the soft couch with her waist straight, while Jiang Xuanjin sat beside her in his changed clothes. His dark eyes glanced at her and saw that she quickly shifted her gaze away, raised her chin and let out a heavy hum.

  She was afraid he wouldn't notice she was angry.

  With a faint smile, Jiang Xuanjin reached out and hooked her little finger, asking in a low voice, "You haven't had dinner, are you hungry?"

  "I'm not hungry!"

  "How about having some tea?"

  "Don't drink!"

  With a fierce tone and an intimidating expression, Li Huaiyu stood up. Looking down at him condescendingly, she angrily said: "You'd better explain to me why you haven't written a single letter to me all this time!"

  He was so angry that he stamped his foot in rage after saying that.

  Jiang Xuanjin lost his smile, and a face that was normally clear and cold relaxed, like a fleeting flower.

  Hua Yu paused for a moment, gritted her teeth: "Even using beauty and charm won't work!"

  "It's not that." He shook his head, his eyes falling on her face. "I just feel like it's been a long time since I've seen you look like this."

  Her deep eyes have a sparkling light flowing in them, reflecting her face, puffed up like a bun, round and lovely.

  Li Huaiyu felt defeated and slumped her shoulders: "I'm arguing with you, can't you straighten up your attitude and argue with me for a couple of sentences? If you keep staring at me like this, how can I live?"

  Jiang Xuanjin shook his head: "The Jiang family's motto is to never speak ill of one's relatives."

  She raised an eyebrow and sat down beside him, her eyes sparkling with amusement. "Is your family's motto also so shameless?"

  A good family education, how can you not know shame? He was a bit dazed, but the person next to him laughed and said: "Don't speak evil words to relatives, don't say cruel words to your wife, ah, shameless!"

  Jiang Xueming: "I don't know"

  Relatives are relatives, what's with all this "darling" and "sweetheart" nonsense!

  "But I'm so wronged, waiting for you every day, and you can't even spare a word for me." Huai Yu pouted, "I know you're busy with the war, but can't you write just one word? Even if it's just the character 'good'!"

  Jiang Xuanjin shook his head: "Can't write."

  "Why?" She glared.

  "A great enemy is at hand, even if we win the battle, there will be countless casualties. If I were to indulge in personal feelings in the army, it would be difficult to stabilize the military's morale." He pursed his lips and looked at her, "Rather than sending a letter back, it's better to return triumphantly ahead of schedule."

  Holding jade, lost in thought.

  Calculating the time, he had only been gone for more than three months. In these three months, Xiliang retreated, Liu Yunlie's army was defeated and fled, and the Northern Wei situation gradually stabilized. It can be said that no one expected this.

  Is he in such a hurry to seize power and occupy territory, or is it because he wants to return early?

  Her throat slightly rolled, and she softly laid her body on his leg, whispering: "Then do you miss me?"

  Jiang Xuanjin didn't answer, he just stretched out his hand and took down the wooden hairpin from her hair.

  Feeling a sense of relief, her long hair cascaded down her back. With the jade pendant swaying against her cheek, she glared at him: "You still know how to address me as 'Madam' when we're outside. You say a few sweet words, but once you return, you become mute again. Do you know that women love hearing sweet nothings?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "Hmm, what's going on?!" Hua Yu gritted her teeth. "I'm teaching you! To make your own wife happy, returning triumphantly ahead of time is not enough. When you return triumphantly, you still have to hold your wife and say: 'One separation for three months is like three years, my wife. I truly missed you so much!' Only then will it do! What are you doing now?"

  Feeling a sudden looseness at her waist, the peony-patterned cheongsam she was wearing suddenly came undone, and Li Huaiyu was shocked, subconsciously stretching out her hand to press against his chest.

  The man in front of her cheated and pressed her onto the quilt, hooked her waist and pressed her onto the quilt that had been stacked behind her head, stretched out his hand to grab her two wrists, buckled them on top of her head, and then leaned down and covered her lips fiercely.

  It's better to think about what you want and then take action to make it happen.

  Hua Yu's eyes widened, feeling his breath lingering around her, and she couldn't help but let out a "gulp" in her throat.

  She had seen many sides of Jiang Xuanjin, but never one like this. He was restraining himself from hurting her, yet his movements couldn't hide his anxiety, as if he needed to hold her tightly in order to feel at ease. Even his breathing had a hint of urgency.

  Hua Yu's heart softened a bit, and she hummed softly, wrapping her arms around his neck, wanting to turn the tables. However, Jiang Xuan didn't give her the chance, crossing one leg over hers and pressing down, his fingertips lightly caressing the skin on her waist, his eyes surging with dark colors.

  Made speechless by his gaze, Li Huaiyu turned her head away: "Can you turn off the lights?"

  Shy?

  "Who's shy! It's just a little dazzling."

  "Just close your eyes."

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  Li Huaiyu thought that as the little overlord of Chang'an Street, with her thick skin honed from years of roaming the jianghu, she couldn't lose face in front of Jiang Xuanjin. With the intention of not giving in to this person, she maintained a calm expression on her face and stared back at him defiantly.

  Tossing and turning, panting with difficulty, even when covered in a quilt, Hua Yu still felt that she hadn't lost.

  However, the person behind her stretched out his hand and wrapped it around her waist, pulling her back. He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "One separation for three months is like three autumns; the iron sword is hard to cut off, thinking of it is endless."

  I miss you, miss you so much.

  Li Huaiyu's body stiffened slightly. She felt as if something in her heart had suddenly burst and scattered.

  "She" had a slightly sour nose tip and stiffened her neck, saying, "Why did you suddenly say this?"

  Jiang Xuanjin hugged her and closed his eyes, saying: "Madam has taught me, why wouldn't I learn?"

  To make your wife happy, just doing things is not enough, you also need to say sweet words.

  Li Huaiyu's face, which had just faded from its usual rosy complexion, gradually turned red again. She was speechless with rage and laughter, turned over to look at him for a while, then hugged him tightly and rubbed against him forcefully a couple of times.

  How can someone be so cute?

  After a long journey, Jiang Xuanjin was quite exhausted and fell asleep soon after holding her. Huai Yu blinked his eyes, looking from his eyebrows to his thin lips, repeatedly gazing at him, feeling that no matter how he looked, it wasn't enough. He stretched out his paws to touch, feeling the slight stubble on his chin. He tilted his head and went up to kiss him.

  The man was harassed by her until he woke up, and in a daze, he pulled the quilt over her shoulders, wrapped her well, and hugged her into his arms again, falling back asleep.

  With a jade-like complexion and a subtle smile, her joyful expression spread across her face.

  Even when she's sleepy and confused, she's still his treasure. This feeling is truly indescribably comforting.

  The next morning, Huaiyu was still drowsy when she was picked up by someone. The person twisted a handkerchief to wipe her face and then put her in his arms to change her clothes and shoes. Everything was ready before he said softly: "There's someone you need to see."

  She yawned, lazily hooked her arms around his neck and responded with a hum.

  Jiang Xuanjin smiled and directly carried her to the main hall, placing her in a purple sandalwood chair.

  Cheng Xiao and Yu Feng entered the house and paid their respects: "Master, madam."

  Holding her chin with her jade pendant, she asked: "Who is it that wants me to meet?"

  Riding the wind and facing each other for a moment, one person went left and the other right, exposing the people standing behind them.

  Half-old dragon robe, pale face, Li Huailian frowned at her, with a very complicated expression.

  She sat up straight, her eyes wide with surprise, and grasped the armrest, pursing her lips: "How could it be you?"

  "Zi Yang Jun's military tactics are like those of a god, defeating Liu Yunlie and capturing me. I have no strength to resist, so I willingly admit defeat." His tone was stiff, with a hint of guilt. He looked away, his voice low as he said, "Whether you want to kill or behead me, it's up to you."

  Silent as a jade pendant.

  What can she be happy about? The person in front of her is the brother she has doted on for many years, but also the enemy who has tried to kill her three times. Seeing him continue to wreak havoc on Jiangshan, she's not happy, but seeing him reduced to this state, she's even less happy.

  "Have you ever thought about why things have ended up like this today?" she asked.

  Li Huailian sneered: "At this time, you still want to teach me?"

  Her heart sank, Li Huaiyu tried to endure. But she really couldn't bear it, and with a slap on the table, she stood up, walked in front of him, grabbed his collar, and shouted with red eyes: "As a ruler, you should know how to use people well, be close to loyal officials, and keep away from petty people! How many times does Ziyang Jun need to teach you before you can understand? Didn't you have any enlightenment when you saw my previous situation?"

  Huilin was startled and subconsciously took a step back.

  Li Huaiyu grabbed his collar and pulled him back: "I took the blame for murdering Sima's prime minister, and I died with seven orifices bleeding. How dare you still plot against the loyal and kind Jiang family? What are Liu Yunlie and Qi Han? You also dare to reuse them! White Dezhong and Xu Xian are so important, you also dare to abandon them lightly! I paved the way for you for so many years, can't it be just to watch you destroy yourself today?"

  "We" (Imperial We)

  "How dare you call yourself 'I'!" Hua Yu angrily shouted, "You being the emperor is only for your own sake, have you ever considered the world? Have you ever considered the people? How did the men of my Li family become selfish and narrow-minded?"

  Scolded until he was a bit dazed, Li Huailian's eyes were blurry, and he softly called out: "Imperial Sister"

  Her throat moved, and Li Huaiyu's nose tip turned red: "Don't you still recognize me as your imperial sister? Don't you want to kill me? Isn't it enough that I died once, but you also want me to die a second time? When you were about to take my life, why didn't you remember that I'm your imperial sister? Why didn't you recall what you said before: the heavens are vast, the earth is vast, but the imperial sister is the greatest?"

  Li Huailian furrowed his brow, with emotions struggling in his eyes. Huaiyu gritted her teeth, wanting to punch him.

  Look at her getting more and more agitated, Jiang Xuanjin stepped forward, held her hand, and pulled her back.

  "Calm down."

  "How can I calm down?" Hua Yu choked. Pointing at Li Huailun, "If he had only told me earlier that Li Shan was his biological father, I would never have laid a hand on Li Shan! He didn't say anything and stabbed me from behind with a knife, do you know how painful this is?!"

  Gently patted her back, Jiang Xuanjin glanced at Li Huailin. The latter stood stiffly in the center of the hall, his hands clenched tightly on his sleeves.

  "I let you see him, I want to hear what you think." Jiang Xuanjin said in a low voice, "He once held your life and death in his hands, now you can decide his life and death."

  Li Huaiyu was taken aback.

  Li Huailian stared at him steadily and sneered: "You also want to overthrow the emperor?"