Han Yunxi discovered that there was a conspicuous red mark on her collarbone! This was clearly Long Fei Ye's mark … a kiss mark!
No wonder Tang Li was acting so strangely, no wonder Lady Tang's smile was so ambiguous, and Tang Zijin turned his head away immediately!
Heavens, she'd listened to Lady Tang's words and returned to the main hall. All the elders of the Tang Clan were there. If they saw this red mark, where would she hide in the ground?
She'd almost stolen the limelight from Tang Li and Ning Jing and become their most memorable wedding day?
Just the thought of it was terrifying!
Lady Tang didn't even warn her before pushing her into the fire pit. How abominable! Like son, like mother!
Han Yunxi couldn't figure it out. She remembered that Long Fei Ye hadn't used much strength, so how did he leave a mark?
Of course, Han Yunxi calmed down after her initial excitement.
She gently caressed the redness. No one knew what she was thinking, but she suddenly smiled. "Mine?"
The exhausted Han Yunxi was destined to lose sleep that night. She spent an entire night cutting out a dress to make a silk scarf to hide the mark. Otherwise, how was she supposed to face anyone tomorrow?
She couldn't figure out why she never realized that Long Fei Ye was such a bastard.
Han Yunxi didn't sleep at all, nor did Long Fei Ye. Although he was at the Tang Clan, he kept an eye on the battles between Tianning, Western Zhou, and Tian An.
Less than a day later, news of the induced labor had shaken Medical City. The medical academy head personally investigated the matter and ordered the arrest of Head Elder Ling and Lady Lianxin. Academy Head Gu wanted to keep the scandal within the medical academy and prevent it from spreading. Still, Gu didn't let go of such a good chance.
It wasn't clear where Gu found his connections to spread the news, but it only took half a day for Cloud Realm Continent to become a hot topic of discussion.
Even if Academy Head Gu punished Head Elder Ling and Lady Lianxin, he still had to give the world an explanation. Otherwise, the medical academy's reputation would be ruined.
It had to be said that Gu Qishao's contributions this time were the greatest. Because of the haste, many of Emperor Tianhui's old retainers in Tianning Country had raised their troops and rebelled. Some used the excuse of supporting the third and fourth imperial princes, but were actually trying to take advantage of the chaos to establish their own factions and take a share of Tianning's food. Most of them, however, chose to rely on Long Tianmo.
In any case, Ning Cheng not only had to deal with the eastern and western battlefields, but also the various separatist factions within the country. Although they weren't strong, they were enough to scatter part of Ning Cheng's forces and disrupt his battle plans.
On the western front, as Long Fei Ye predicted, Western Zhou's emperor accepted Chu Tianyin's surrender and blamed Empress Xue's death on Ning Cheng and Chu Qingge. The emperor even sent more troops to Chu Tianyin, who had the best understanding of the western regions and ample experience in battle. Tonight, he'd destroyed one of Ning Cheng's elite troops.
On the eastern front, Long Tianmo might have no experience in battle, but General Mu's estate wasn't easy to deal with. Despite their limited military strength, Great General Mu had arranged a good situation. Mu Qingwu was currently on his way to the front lines.
With General Mu's arrangements and Mu Qingwu's personal command, Long Tianmo's victory was guaranteed.
"Your Highness, Long Tianmo really got lucky this time," Chu Xifeng said unhappily. "We shouldn't have left Long Tianmo alive in the first place."
If they'd killed Long Tianmo, the Tian An territories would be under His Highness Duke of Qin's control right now. His Highness Duke of Qin would be the one asking for profits instead of losses.
After all, His Highness Duke of Qin still held the title of Tianning Qinwang. It was perfectly justified for him to deal with Ning Cheng and Chu Qingge.
"Do you think the Mu family is so easy to deal with?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"We should've stopped Mu Liuyue from marrying into the Mu Estate," Chu Xifeng muttered to himself. Chu Xifeng muttered to himself as he brought up the matter. "Moreover, Mu Qingwu joined the Eastern Palace back then because he wanted to investigate the disaster relief grain."
"Mu Qingwu … the Mu Clan isn't under his control," Long Fei Ye said.
Mu Qingwu had pretended to rely on the Eastern Palace for the sake of his hot-bloodedness for the sake of the country and its people. He wanted to uncover evidence of the imperial uncle's embezzlement of relief grain, but who knew that Great General Mu would actually side with Long Tianmo for the sake of Mu Liuyue?
Whether it was Long Tianmo or Mu Qingwu, Long Fei Ye didn't think much of either of them. He only feared General Mu.
The situation in the western regions was growing more and more chaotic. That old fox had managed to convince Long Tianmo to wait until now to send out his troops. It was a skill of his own!
"Your Highness, but Mu …"
Chu Xifeng didn't understand, but Long Fei Ye only said Coldly, "As long as General Mu is around, don't try to scheme against Tian An."
"Your Highness, are we really afraid of General Mu's estate?" Chu Xifeng wasn't convinced. Leaving aside other forces, the Baili Army was strong enough to fight against General Mu's estate.
How could Long Fei Ye really be afraid? He lazily sat on the warm couch and casually said, "In this world, besides the Chu Army and the Mu Army, who else knows the Northern Li's cavalry better?"
Long Fei Ye had said during Tianning's civil unrest that Tianning and Tian An were meant to defend against Northern Li's cavalry. The south central region was a land of fish and rice, a rich and fertile land. It was also the most densely populated area, so he would never allow the flames of war to spread there.
This time, he'd accepted Chu Tianyin's surrender and kept the Chu Clan troops for more than just dealing with Ning Jing.
"Go make preparations. We'll set out for South Ning tomorrow," Long Fei Ye ordered.
"Your Highness is leaving Yaoshui?" Chu Xifeng was astonished. Wasn't it too early to leave Yaoshui now? After all, the war had only just begun. There were bound to be variables.
"As long as Northern Li doesn't make a move, the three countries in the west won't be affected."
Although Ning Cheng was being attacked from two sides, he had enough troops and frightening amounts of wealth. He wouldn't lose much in a year and a half.
Long Fei Ye figured that the situation in the west would continue for another two to three years.
His main concern was still Northern Li. He had to return to South Ning and the Baili Army to figure out the situation there. Moreover, Baili Yuanlong had sent him a few letters saying that the noble families in the south central regions were making a big fuss. It was time for him to go back and suppress their arrogance.
The central regions of Cloud Realm Continent were home to the noble families, the eastern regions were home to the merchants, and the western regions were home to the jianghu.
The so-called noble families were noble clans that passed down generations of official titles.
There were plenty of such families in the south central regions, but they were far away from the emperor. Their influence grew stronger and stronger until the commander-in-chief's estate rose to prominence.
More than a year had passed, but the commander-in-chief's estate hadn't given them any benefits. How could they let the matter rest?
If they stirred up chaos in Western Zhou, Tianning, and Tian An, the commander-in-chief's estate couldn't afford any internal strife.
Besides these two matters, Long Fei Ye still had to go back and check the accounts of his various businesses. He also had to ask Gu about the situation with the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion.
In any case, Long Fei Ye was extremely busy.
But that wasn't what he was most concerned about. Instead, he wanted to go to Celestial Mountain.
There were many unknowns on this trip, so he had to take care of all the matters at hand to prevent any unexpected events. After all, he was going to face a lot of trouble on this trip. He didn't want to run into any more trouble.
Long Fei Ye had made plenty of preparations. Even the change of ownership of the Tang Clan and Tang Li's ascension to the throne were all part of his plans. Aunt Ru hadn't colluded with Duanmu Yao, but he'd still prepared a trap for her to jump into.
He'd put in a lot of thought and effort, but how many people understood him? Even his closest retainer, Chu Xifeng, couldn't make sense of it.
After Chu Xifeng left, Long Fei Ye went to his usual spot, Han Yunxi's roof.
He sat there and stared at Tang Li's brightly lit courtyard. For the first time, he had high hopes for his little brother, Tang Li. He hoped that Tang Li could take control of the Tang Clan and Ning Jing within this year.
Late at night, Han Yunxi was sewing a silk scarf in her room while Long Fei Ye quietly stared at the swing in the courtyard. Years ago, his imperial mother had ended her life on this very swing.
By the third watch of the night, Tang Li's courtyard was still brightly lit. Ning Jing had finally woken up, but Tang Li had already fallen asleep.
There was no one else in the room. He was leaning against the bed with his arms crossed and his head bowed as he dozed off.
Ning Jing's body really was in good shape. She didn't look tired at all, but was in high spirits. Her eyes darted around in their sockets as she prepared to sneak out of bed.
Tang Li suddenly collapsed, scaring her into shutting her eyes and pretending to be asleep.
Tang Li narrowly avoided falling onto the bed, but woke up quickly enough to stretch and yawn at the same time. Ning Jing heard the noise and didn't dare to open her eyes.
She didn't know why her stomach was hurting so badly, but she was sure that Tang Li had saved her.
Tang Li sized up Ning Jing's face and suddenly moved closer to her face.
A gust of wind blew and Ning Jing's heart almost stopped beating. She could clearly feel Tang Li's breath on her face. This guy was very close to her.
What was he trying to do?
Ning Jing was perturbed and nervous, but then she heard Tang Li scolding her through gritted teeth, "B * tch!"
Too much!
However, Ning Jing endured it. She very rationally believed that knocking herself out was the wisest choice. At least, Tang Li would only use his mouth and not his hands.
But unexpectedly, Tang Li suddenly reached over and pressed her forehead.
Ning Jing was furious.
Was this guy still a man? Was he trying to sneak up on her while she was in danger?
She wanted to push him away, but he gently stroked her forehead and muttered to himself, "You don't have a fever at this time. You shouldn't have a fever, right?"
So, he stayed by her side the whole night because he was afraid that she would have a high fever?
He quickly let go of her hand and brought her some warm water as he muttered to himself, "Moisten your lips. It'll be troublesome if you get dehydrated."
He dipped his finger in the water and gently stroked her lips. The water flowed down from the corner of her mouth and into her neck. He quickly took a handkerchief and wiped it for her.
"Hey, I'm not bullying you. I'm just wiping it for you." He really didn't do anything out of line. After wiping it clean, he carefully tucked her in.
"You haven't eaten for a day and a night. Why don't you wake up from hunger?" he muttered to himself.
Ning Jing almost laughed out loud, but fortunately, she managed to hold it in. For the first time, she felt that this guy's babbling didn't annoy her that much.
Soon, Tang Li sat back down and leaned against the side to continue his nap.
Ning Jing waited for a long time. When she was sure that he had really fallen asleep, she carefully opened her eyes. She lay there, looking at the flowers and looking at him. She didn't know how long she had been looking at them, and she didn't know how she fell asleep in the end.
The next day, when she woke up, Tang Li was already gone.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi were about to leave, and Tang Li had gone to send them off.
Other than Han Yunxi, Tang Li was the first to know that Long Fei Ye was going to Tianshan. It was already April, and he knew that Long Fei Ye wouldn't stay in Ningnan for too long …
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