Tang Qiuyu, the three girls, Nalan Yu, Jiang Huo and others held back their laughter and stared at Li Ye, wondering how to answer.

The eldest prince sighed and said softly: "You settle this troublesome matter first. At most, I promise that you won't have to worry about the enthronement ceremony. This finally makes things even, right?"

Li Yexin said, "I am doing things for you and cleaning up the mess for those guys."

"Just be nice to my elder brother. He has to take care of this matter." Li Ye looked at Nalan Yu and thought to himself, elder brother, I will help you again. You can just leave it to fate as to what will happen in the end.

The eldest prince was startled, turned to look at Nalan Yu and asked, "Only General Nalan can settle this matter?"

Li Ye nodded, looked at him and replied: "I will think about how to proceed in detail. Brother will come back to the palace with you later. Please withdraw 10,000 gold coins from him first."

"Only ten thousand gold coins are enough?" The eldest prince looked at Ye in disbelief, thinking that this was too simple, right?

The Beihai Islands have strong soldiers and horses, and they have not appeared in the Five Regions for decades. Even Xia Yuan and Nalan Kunxuan were worried about this matter. Unexpectedly, Li Ye only asked him for 10,000 gold coins.

Tang Qiuyu also thinks that Li Ye is too childish. Can these be solved so easily?

Only Nalan Yu and Mu Mu had full confidence in Li Ye, and they had never doubted his ability.

Seeing the worried look on the eldest prince's face, Li Ye shook his head and said, "Don't take this matter too lightly. You have to be prepared."

The eldest prince came forward, looked at him and asked: "How?"

Li Ye looked at him and said calmly: "Now, we have to trouble Master Jiang to bring 50,000 soldiers and prepare all our light and heavy equipment. If the first method doesn't work, we will fight them!"

The eldest prince sighed, nodded and said, "It's better than putting them into the imperial city and then taking action."

"I can't help it. No one knows the final result now. We can only make two preparations." Li Ye poured hot tea for the eldest prince and sighed.

"While the commander-in-chief is here, the emperor has not yet ascended the throne, and the people in the city don't know you..." With a wave of his hand, Li Ye actually asked the eldest prince to take Tang Qiuyu and three girls to go shopping.

Tang Qiuyu looked back at him and asked seriously: "Are you serious?"

Li Ye looked at her and shook his head, and said with a faint smile: "Hurry up and cherish these last few good days. After the emperor ascends the throne and announces it to the world, there will be no reason for you to go out shopping?"

Before the eldest prince could speak, he pointed at Xia Wutong and Yeluyan and said, "You two bought whatever you wanted to buy today. You won't be so leisurely in a few days."

Upon hearing this, Tang Qiuyu nodded thoughtfully, looked at Xia Wutong and Yeluyan and said, "I'll go with you!"

When Mu Mu heard that she quit, she took the eldest prince's hand and shouted, "I want to go too!"

The eldest prince glanced at Xia Yunlan and saw that he had no objection, so he said to the three girls: "Let's go together. I'll buy whatever you like."

It was rare to go shopping with the three princesses and Mr. Tang. He himself didn't know how many years he had not visited the imperial city.

Li Ye looked at Nalan Yu and Jiang Huo, waved his hands and said: "You guys go too, let me stay alone in the house for a while and think about how to deal with it. Big brother will come to the house to see me tomorrow and I will tell you how to deal with it."

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Within a moment, Li Ye was left alone in the tea room in the bustling Imperial Prefect's Mansion, looking at the remaining tea on the table in a daze.

This was the quietest day for him in more than a year.

The butler came up, cleared away the teacups on the table, looked at him and asked, "Do you want to prepare lunch for them?"

Shaking his head, Li Ye replied: "No, I won't eat at noon. Just ask someone to prepare the meals for the guards."

The housekeeper added charcoal to the brazier, took an animal skin blanket and placed it on Li Ye's chair before turning and leaving.

Watching the butler leave, Li Ye suddenly thought of Agui from Fengyun City, a boy who was three years older than him. How was he doing? Did he marry Xiao Hong from Hongxiu Tower?

He pulled up a lounge chair in the flower hall and put it down next to the fire pit. He took the blanket brought by the housekeeper and put it half on the chair. He slowly leaned on it, flipped his hand, and pulled the remaining half to cover himself.

I closed my eyes and listened to the wind and snow filling the sky.

...

Ever since he left the imperial city for southern Xinjiang last year, he had seldom rested or dreamed. Today, because he was relaxed, he actually had a dream again. He dreamed that he returned to Tianshan Mountain and Fengyun City.

I dreamed about the winter of that year. It was also an early morning. I woke up early in his wooden house on Tianshan Mountain and woke up Xiaoqing from his sleep.

I dreamed about the autumn of that year, taking Mu Mu and my sister Xiaoxue, walking through the streets and alleys of Fengyun City, looking for snacks everywhere.

He even dreamed of the young lady on Phoenix Mountain, staring at him with a pair of resentful eyes and asking: "Junior brother, you actually don't want to pay attention to me?"

"No, I didn't!" Li Ye, who was sleeping lightly, yelled and then opened his eyes.

But he saw a young girl sitting quietly in front of him, older than Mu Mu.

Red teeth and white lips, wearing a green dress.

Li Ye, who was half asleep, was excited and called out softly: "Long time no see, Xiaoqing!"

Xiao Qing, who was in a daze, saw Li Ye wake up from his dream, looked at him and smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to recognize me, I have grown up."

"How could I forget? Where is Xiaobai?" When Li Ye saw Xiaoqing, the first thing Li Ye asked was where Xiaobai had gone.

"Where's Mumu? I finally found this place, why can't I see her?" Xiaoqing frowned slightly.

"She? She went shopping with many friends. She should be back soon." Li Ye looked at her and said softly.

Li Ye lifted the blanket, stood up and added charcoal to the brazier, sat at the table and relit the charcoal fire in the red clay stove. Li Ye looked at her and asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?"

Xiaoqing shook her head, took out a big bundle and put it on the table, and then returned: "Xiaobai didn't come back with me. He is currently in the process of making a breakthrough, and my wife won't let him come."

"Breakthrough?" Li Ye was stunned, and while fetching the baggage brought by Xiaoqing, he asked: "What realm did he break through?"

Xiaoqing took out a box of apricot blossom kernels from the bag, opened it, took a piece, put it in her mouth and took a bite.

"I'm distracted." Feeling that the taste was good, she picked up a piece and handed it to Li Ye, and continued: "I went to Fengyun City to find you first. Your mother asked me to bring this to you."

"How old is he?... How are my mother, sister, and sir?" Li Ye looked at her, still feeling a little confused. After all, it was almost six years ago.

"The people in Fengyun City are nice, but the little boy from Xinjun Mansion keeps asking you when you will go back. The restaurant's business is also good!" Xiao Qing looked at him and muttered.

Li Ye nodded, looked at her and smiled: "That's good, I didn't expect that guy Xiaobai is better than me."

"That's natural. Don't even look at who is teaching him." Xiao Qing replied proudly.

"Mu Mu, I missed you. I will definitely be very happy when I come back soon." Li Ye thought of Mu Mu's appearance and couldn't help but smile.

"I heard from Madam that you and Mu Mu were fighting in southern Xinjiang. I didn't know you had returned to the imperial city until I went." Xiao Qing complained.

"I'll cook you a delicious meal tonight, and let Mumu go shopping with you tomorrow. There are more things here than in Fengyun City." Li Ye was in a good mood, and replied with a smile while making tea and washing cups.

...

Just as Li Ye expected, the eldest prince and a few girls didn't hang out for long before he sent them to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and took Nalan Yu and others back to the palace without even entering.

He has not yet ascended the throne and has too much to do. Several old men are still waiting for news about him in the palace.

Before Mu Mu entered the teahouse, she smelled Xiao Qing's breath and ran in with a roar, hugging her tightly and not letting go, as if she was hugging a mother she had never met. Xiao Qing was older than Mu Mu.

She was a few years old and a little taller than Mu Mu. She held her and gently coaxed her.

Xia Wutong looked at Xiaoqing blankly, as if he had suddenly returned to Fengyun City back then.

Yeluyan didn't know Xiaoqing, so she just stared blankly, thinking that the master of the imperial family was really powerful, and then a little girl ran out after disappearing for a while.

After coaxing Mu Mu, Xiaoqing turned around and looked at Xia Wutong, who looked familiar.

Mu Mu grinned, pointed at her and said, "This is the sister Wutong who was in Fengyun City back then!"

Xia Wutong finally remembered, stepped forward and took her little hand and said, "I can't believe that sister Xiaoqing is getting more and more beautiful after we haven't seen her for a few years."

After speaking, he pulled Yeluyan over and introduced to Xiaoqing: "This is the princess of the southern Xinjiang grassland, sister Yeluyan."

Tang Qiuyu also thought of the little girl back then, looked at Li Ye and said with a smile: "The house is very lively now. It will be even more lively if sir can bring your parents back in a few days."

Shaking his head, Li Ye thought to himself: I just had a peaceful sleep, but I saw that I couldn't rest anymore.

He looked at Mu Mu and said, "Sister, you go tell Butler Lu to make some delicious food tonight, and I'll go to the study to stay for a while."

Mu Mu looked at him and asked, "Haven't you figured it out yet?"

Li Ye shook his head: "That's so fast. I'm not a god."

Mu Mu pouted and smiled: "Then go quickly and I will talk to Xiaoqing."

Li Ye and Tang Qiuyu cupped their hands, turned around and walked to the study. They didn't have to do anything else, so they took a nap first.

...

Li Ye stayed in his husband's study all afternoon, looking through the books on the bookshelf. Finally, he was holding the military book in a daze, thinking that it would be great if his husband were here at this time.

I no longer have to think hard about how to deal with Beihai's 50,000-strong army.

It's definitely not possible to fight more. Without understanding each other, it will definitely end with heavy casualties.

The situation was finally stable, but he didn't dare to gamble.

Until I finished reading the two cups of leftover tea sent by the butler, I still couldn't think of a good solution.

It wasn't until Youshi, when the lights were turned on in the house and Mu Mu asked Xiaoqing to call him for dinner, that he remembered that he had been sitting in the study for half a day.

Tang Qiuyu looked at Li Ye with a solemn expression and asked softly: "Have you not thought of an idea yet?"

Li Ye looked at her and shook his head, smiling: "Maybe if you sleep at night, you'll be fine when you wake up in the morning."

Mu Mu didn't want to see Li Ye in pain, so she took Xiaoqing's hand and said, "Brother, don't worry, let Xiaoqing help Brother Nalan when the time comes. She runs fast and no one else can catch up."

Li Ye was stunned, looked up at Xiao Qing's innocent and cute eyes, and suddenly laughed: "Yes, our Xiao Qing is the most powerful."

Xiao Qing looked at Li Ye deeply and asked seriously: "Why do you want to fight again?"

Mu Mu looked at her and wanted to say something but didn't say it because she didn't know the situation.

Li Ye explained softly: "That's right and no, it's just to take precautions before they happen. It's better to be prepared than not."

Xiaoqing looked at him and nodded, smiling: "If you have anything to say, just tell me, my hands are very itchy."

Xia Wutong and Yeluyan were stunned after hearing this, and thought that another little witch came to their mind.

"Let's eat first. It's rare for Xiaoqing to come back. Let's have a drink tonight." Li Ye looked at the five women sitting in front of him and laughed happily.

I thought: The days are long and I am not in a hurry.
Chapter completed!