When Yuan Chen saw the silly smile on his face, he slapped him and said, "If the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly, don't dream about it."
Mu Rufeng didn't want to pay attention to him. He snorted and turned his head away, then heard Yuan Chen ask: "Is there any news from Nanyue?"
Mu Rufeng said in a deep voice: "The princes of Nanyue are all busy fighting for the throne. I heard that the Prince of Wei, who has always been the most inconspicuous, has suddenly become very popular and has the power to overwhelm Prince Ning!"
He asked: "Should we take advantage of the civil strife in Nanyue to send troops to attack?"
Yuan Chen frowned and said, "Didn't Nanyue send a truce? If we don't abide by the rules and take advantage of the civil strife to attack, we will not be able to win with force, and we will easily be criticized.
Moreover, attacking Nanyue at this time may lead to civil strife turning into brothers uniting as one, so we should stay put and wait and see whose hands Nanyue will fall into in the end."
He asked: "Do you know Xiao Chongjun of Nanyue Wei Palace?"
Mu Rufeng said: "I heard about this person when I was in the southern border.
It is said that Xiao Chongjun was a romantic man with numerous concubines in his house. He only knew how to eat, drink and have fun on weekdays. He was an out-and-out playboy.
But judging from the information I got, Xiao Chongjun is anything but simple.
He must have secretly bribed many people over the years, otherwise he would not have been able to stand out from the chaos."
Yuan Chen nodded and said: "If he becomes the emperor of Nanyue, it may be a good thing for us."
Mu Rufeng was startled: "A good thing? Such a man with such scheming and courage, if he becomes the King of Nanyue, wouldn't he be our strong enemy in Beichen?"
Yuan Chen smiled and said, "I don't think so, how about we make a bet?"
Mu Rufeng asked: "What are you betting on?"
Yuan Chen said: "Bet Xiao Chongjun becomes the King of Nanyue, and Beichen and Nanyue can coexist peacefully and there will be no more wars!"
Mu Rufeng looked at him, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the bet?"
Yuan Chen said: "There is no bet. If I win, you don't need to fight on the battlefield anymore and can get married and have children safely."
If I lose, you will spend your life spilling your blood on the battlefield to protect the safety of Beichen for the people of the world, how about that?"
Mu Rufeng responded: "Okay, then I will leave my future to you."
Yuan Chen looked at him with some disgust and said, "Can you speak? Who cares about your future? You should leave it to your beloved girl."
Mu Rufeng laughed loudly. The Mu family guarded the border for Beichen and fought on the battlefield all their lives. Peace was what Beichen's soldiers and even the people longed for.
This time, he hoped that he lost the bet, because he wanted to see if their Beichen Prince Yuan Chen could bring prosperity and peace to his people.
That night.
Su Xinyue sat at the table and watched Xiao Jialan and Xin Ruyi sewing purses.
She said: "Why are you taking so much trouble? There aren't many of them on the street?"
Xin Ruyi said: "Isn't this just killing time? Do you want to try it?"
"I?"
Su Xinyue pointed at herself, shook her head quickly and said, "Let's forget it. I only know how to wield a sword. How can I do this?"
Xin Ruyi smiled and said: "You will know how to do it when you have a sweetheart."
Su Xinyue looked a little confused: "Why?"
Xin Ruyi said: "In Beichen, we always send purses to express our love.
If you want to express your feelings to a man, give him a hand-embroidered purse.
And if a man likes you, he will give you a hairpin that he carved himself."