In the evening, Ling Qixuan's official duties finally came to an end. After saluting Xia Zongze, he left the living yard and strode back to his home. He walked halfway up the road. When he encountered a stall selling small cool dishes, he bought some almond tofu and happily carried it back.

When they returned home, the servants at home were standing in the yard, and they all had their heads hanging down and they didn't dare to look at him.

"What's going on?" After leading the army for a while, Ling Qixuan's eyebrows were much warmer. He asked in a low question, and the corners of his eyebrows were sharp.

The butler stepped forward and said, "Young Master, this is a letter I got on the table in the princess's room."

Ling Qixuan was shocked and reached for the letter and ran to Ming and Princess's yard. When he arrived at Ming and the yard, he searched everything inside and outside, and there were still figures, "No, no..."

Ling Qixuan didn't believe that Minghe would leave him voluntarily. He didn't even open the letter, and he chased him out without even opening it.

Lin Yiran only heard the explanation and disappeared when she returned home in the evening.

"How could this happen?" Lin Yiran asked.

Manager Ling replied: "There is no trace of struggle in the yard."

"It's impossible!" Lin Yiran said in surprise.

Manager Ling replied: "Young Master has gone out to look for it, I don't know what will happen?"

Lin Yiran thought about it and left the Ling family. She went to the living yard and found Xia Zongze. "Have you sent someone to help him find it?"

"Sixi is gone."

"Oh!" Lin Yiran said: "I don't know when they will be back."

"At the latest tomorrow."

Lin Yiran nodded, "Oh, I hope Brother Ling can find Princess Minghe."

Xia Zongze didn't say anything, stretched out his long arm to hold Lin Yiran into her arms. She struggled without giving in. "After working for a day, she smelled of sweat and smelled very smelly."

"I don't mind!"

"I don't think--"

"Stupid girl!"

Lin Yiran turned around and ran outside, saying, "I'm going home to take a shower and have supper."

"I'll be waiting for you in the bamboo forest behind your house!" Xia Zongze shouted with a smile.

"don't want!"

"I'm waiting for you!"

"what ever!"

What else Xia Zongze wants to say, Lin Yiran has already run away.

On the mountain road leading to Lingguo from Taiping Village, Ling Qixuan did not chase anyone, but saw two dead bodies at the entrance of the mountain road somewhere.

After flipping through the dead body, Ling Qixuan stood up and said to Sixi, "Their clothes seem to be dressed by Ning Guoren?"

Sixi nodded, "It's the dress of us Ning Guo people."

"What kind of person would it be?"

Sixi leaned down and looked again, stood up and replied, "I can't see it."

Ling Qixuan breathed a sigh of relief, took out the letter from his arms, and opened it to see: Brother Xuan, when I saw this letter, I had already returned to Kyoto, Lingguo with Brother Yingwu. Please don’t be sad, I will come back. By the way, I forgot to tell you that Brother Yingwu is the guard of the prince’s brother. He came to take me back specifically. I didn’t want to go back at first, but... You know, I miss the prince’s brother and miss the mother’s wife. I will come back after I saw them.

Ling Qixuan frowned and looked into the distance. He came back... When will he come back?

"General Ling, do you still want to chase after him?"

Ling Qixuan shook his head: "No need!"

Sixi asked, "Does we need to do what?"

"No, I'll solve it myself."

"oh!"

Ling Qixuan returned to Taiping Village dejectedly.

Small bamboo forest behind the Lin family yard

When Lin Yiran washed and came out, the moon was already in the middle of the sky. The autumn was clear and the stars were brilliant. The moon was particularly bright. The bright light shone on the earth, making it shine brightly. The dense rice fields sang and sounded the chirping of autumn insects. The grasshoppers also occasionally added a few accompaniments. The willow trees quietly hung branches by the side of the road, and the shadows covered the winding path of wild grass.

In the shadow behind a big tree, in the corner where no one saw it, a young couple were hugging each other, and they were kissing passionately.

Xia Zongze lowered his head, his slightly cool lips kept wriggling on Lin Yiran's small mouth, sometimes gently biting, sometimes sticking out his fragrant tongue to eat on Lin Yiran's lips. Then he gently tucked open her teeth, and the tender tongue reached into his wet mouth...

After a long time, the two of them woke up from their lingering feelings. Lin Yiran was nestled in Xia Zongze's arms and looked up at the stars in the sky. "Wow, this starry sky is so beautiful!"

Xia Zongze followed Lin Yiran's gaze and looked up, "I can't tell whether it's beautiful or not!"

Lin Yiran asked mischievously: "Then are you beautiful?"

Xia Zongze whispered: "Stupid girl, believe it or not, I will beat you up!"

"Hehe, sir, just kid."

"In the future, no man is allowed to be beautiful or beautiful."

Lin Yiran still laughed and said, "But you are indeed more beautiful than a woman... no, you are even more beautiful than me..."

Xia Zongze reached out and slapped Lin Yiran's little ass.

Lin Yiran jumped a little, "Wow, it hurts, sir!"

"Do you still dare to talk nonsense?"

"I dare not!"

“Silence?”

"Um!"

Xia Zongze took Lin Yiran into his arms again, "When will the rice be harvested?"

"Three or five days left."

Xia Zongze asked, "Is this the same thing for Youfu?"

"almost."

"Oh!" Xia Zongze put his forehead on Lin Yiran's shoulder, "Then I can have a few more days of leisure."

Lin Yiran asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Yingcheng was captured by Ling Qixuan, and there were troops stationed there. When the autumn harvest was over, we went to Yingcheng and plant wheat there. However, before planting wheat, I will take down Jiangcheng first and cut off their retreat to attack Yingcheng."

Lin Yiran asked: "Do you want to develop Yingcheng into the same as Youfu?"

"Yeah!" Xia Zongze asked, "What do you think?"

"Okay, okay."

Hearing Lin Yiran's uncertain tone, Xia Zongze asked in confusion: "Is there anything wrong?"

Lin Yiran replied: "I think you lack staff."

"This is a problem," Xia Zongze asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"

"You find it yourself."

"No, please help me find it."

Lin Yiran thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Tao must follow me. This time Yingcheng let Brother Fang stand alone!"

"Fang Yongyan?"

"Well, what do you think?" Lin Yiran asked.

"Okay, give him a chance." As a man, Xia Zongze could feel some instinctively resisting Fang Yongyan's care.

Listening to Xia Zongze's reluctant tone, "Tsk, you have no one to use it."

Xia Zongze did not deny it, it was full of jealousy: "If someone else, I will use him!"

"Hey, don't be too much!" Lin Yiran reached out and knocked Xia Zongze's strong chest.

"I understand, don't use my personal likes and dislikes, only use them." Xia Zongze and Lin Yiran's little hands were knocking around his heart, as if they were quite comfortable.

"This is almost the same!" Lin Yiran thought for a while and said, "You ask Luo Hongxuan to bring people quickly."

“Why?”

Lin Yiran replied: "If you continue to fight along the way, you must fight steadily every time you occupy a city, otherwise it will be useless if you fight."

"Oh, I get it."

Lin Yiran thought for a while and said, "Luo Hongxuan and Fang Yongyan are good at abilities, so they can't delay their stay in this small place."

Xia Zongze smiled and said, "I understand, they are very useful, let them follow me to do big things."

"Well, just know it yourself!" Lin Yiran looked up at the moonlight in the sky, "I'm going to be busy tomorrow, I'm going to go back and rest."

"Oh!" Xia Zongze said yes, but his hands were not relaxed, and he still hugged Lin Yiran. The two young men lingered for a while.

When Xia Zongze returned to the living yard, Sixi was waiting at the door.
To be continued...