Qin Yining's face turned red from the coarse clothes he was wearing. Only now did he notice what Pang Xiao was wearing.
He was wearing an indigo coarse robe with patches on the sleeves. His hair was tied up in a bun at the back of his head. His hair was a bit messy, and he was carrying a tattered straw hat on his back.
"You dare to come to the capital at a time like this!" Qin Yining stopped crying and angrily glared at him.
Pang Xiao hugged her with one hand and held her wrist with the other. His thumb gently rubbed the red bean bracelet on her wrist as he smiled, revealing his white teeth, "I missed you, so I came to see you. Also, I came to do some business and save some money for my marriage."
Qin Yining snorted, "Aren't you afraid that I'll hand you over right now? I don't know how much merit I'll get if I hand you over to our emperor. "
"Are you willing to do that?" Pang Xiao brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. His bloodstained and slightly dry lips brushed against her fingers, and then the tip of his tongue swept across the bracelet on her wrist.
That kind of soft and itchy feeling made Qin Yining's entire body tremble as if he had been scalded.
"What are you doing!"
"I haven't seen you in so many days, and I'm not even allowed to kiss you? To tell you the truth, if I had given you a choice, would you have sent me out? "
Qin Yining stared at him with slightly red eyes.
She had deliberately avoided this topic, didn't want to think about it, and didn't want to talk about it. How could he so calmly ask about it?
Pang Xiao looked at those bright red eyes and sighed, "I'm just afraid that you're thinking too much. I know that because of your father, you've already forgotten how much suffering you've suffered outside. The country in your heart has never protected you, and the emperor in your heart is an incapable ruler … "
"I know all of what you're saying."
Qin Yining interrupted Pang Xiao's words and looked up at his face that was inches away from hers.
"The emperor is incapable, and the country is corrupt. Do we deserve to be invaded by foreign enemies?"
"Sister Yi …"
"Do you know what kind of life the common people are living now? Earlier, I sold all the valuables in Ning Garden, and spent a lot of money. Only then was I barely able to support a thousand eight hundred people and prevent them from starving to death. But there are still so many commoners outside who have no home to return to. This year, the weather wasn't favorable, and there was no way to farm due to the chaos of war. Many people had to leave their homes. Now, everyone was selling their houses and land to escape. It wouldn't be long before there would be people selling their sons, daughters, and wives! This is all caused by you people from Da Zhou. Pang Zhixi, I really should hand you over to the Emperor! "
Qin Yining said ruthlessly, but he couldn't stop his tears from falling again.
Pang Xiao kissed her forehead, held her in his arms, and stroked her hair with his big hands.
"If you were willing, I would have been handed over a long time ago. You have Miss Tang by your side, and she knows how to use poison. You are also resourceful, and I am not guarded against you. Don't you have many opportunities to harm me?"
Qin Yining gave up on herself and buried her face in his arms, refusing to say anything.
If she was torn between her country's righteousness and her personal feelings, she would break down.
"But you have to know that the reason why I went to war was to end this chaotic world."
Qin Yining's heart trembled when she heard this, and she raised her head to look at him.
Pang Xiao wiped her face with his sleeve and said, "The sooner we end this chaotic world, the sooner the common people will have a day of peace. Previously, when we were fighting Beiji, I thought this way. Now that we are fighting Dayan, I still think this way. Once the world is unified, there will be at least a hundred years of peace, right?"
"You …"
"Although many people die in war, for the sake of a day when the country is prosperous and the common people live in peace, the sacrifice now is nothing. The people who die are sacrificed for the sake of a better future for everyone in the world. Even if you want my life one day, I won't hesitate. "
Qin Yining lowered her eyes and leaned on his shoulder again, quietly thinking about what he said just now.
Perhaps, for everyone in the world, it was best to unify the country and bring peace to the world as soon as possible?
She thought that because she was from the Yan dynasty, she hated the invasion of the Da Zhou people.
But she didn't expect that Pang Xiao didn't go to war for plunder. He went to war for the whole world. He didn't care about his country, but the common people of the world.
Qin Yining didn't doubt the truth of Pang Xiao's words at all.
Compared to him, she was too narrow-minded.
Pang Xiao saw that she was obediently leaning on him, and he knew that she didn't have the same resentment as before. With a beauty in his arms, it wasn't his style if he didn't take the opportunity to touch and kiss her. While she was thinking, Pang Xiao kissed her cheeks and snow-white neck. He buried his face in her hair and breathed in the faint jasmine fragrance on her body. He didn't want to raise his head.
His hot breath fell on her neck, causing Qin Yining to come back to her senses. She quickly pushed him away and jumped down from his lap. She blushed and said, "It's such a hot day. Don't you think it's hot?"
Pang Xiao was indeed very hot. All the heat in his body was rushing to a certain part of his body. It was very difficult for him to endure it, so he didn't stop her when she walked to the side.
Qin Yining held the fan and waved it vigorously a few times. Then she suddenly remembered the purpose of her visit today.
"You came to buy a shop?"
"Yes. I originally sent people to the capital to secretly gather information and wanted to buy some property. Who knew that I would get in touch with Master Zhong?"
Qin Yining narrowed her eyes and thought for a moment. She suddenly realized something and said, "You're too cunning!"
"What's wrong?"
"The real situation in Xi Hua City must not be like the rumors in the capital. You didn't massacre the people in the city, right?"
"Yes. I only killed some landlords who specialized in exploiting the people's wealth and corrupt officials who caused chaos."
"But you beheaded them in public and spread the news that you were about to massacre the people in the city."
Qin Yining leaned over and patted his head with the fan. "You're so cunning. Aren't you trying to amass wealth? No wonder Master Zhong was so happy. You, the commander of the enemy army, are going to buy a house and buy property in the capital. That means that when you really attack in the future, you won't burn down houses and kill people. You'll ensure that the capital operates normally. "
"Isn't that obvious?" Pang Xiao laughed. "I'm not a homicidal maniac. Do you think I'm going to war just to kill people? Conquering Dayan and incorporating Da Zhou into the territory of Dayan was also to develop the economy and let the people live better lives. "
Pang Xiao shook her head and clicked her tongue. "It seems that you still don't know me well enough. You're actually affected by those rumors and slander and think of me as a murderous demon."
Qin Yining said, "You think that way, but it doesn't mean that your emperor thinks the same way."
Pang Xiao was silent for a moment.
Both of them thought of the time when the Emperor of Zhou ordered Pang Xiao to massacre the people in the city. Pang Xiao disobeyed the order and was stripped of his position as the Grand Marshal by the Emperor of Zhou.
Pang Xiao supported his chin with one hand and looked at her with a smile. "Are you worried about me?"
Qin Yining was stunned and her face turned even redder. "No."
"Again, no?"
Qin Yining felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she simply turned around and looked away.
Pang Xiao was amused by her appearance and didn't want to provoke her anymore. He took her hand and said, "Come, let's eat first. I've prepared food."
Qin Yining said in surprise, "You've prepared food?"
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