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  The man immediately pulled her into his arms as soon as he got on the bed, and through the thin silk clothes, she could feel that his hands were slightly cool, gently stroking outside her clothes.

  "What did Father tell you to do? He's been talking for so long..." Lin Lan whispered, snuggling into his arms and finding the most comfortable position.

  "Big brother has left long ago, Father kept me behind to talk about some matters of the imperial court." Li Mingyu said calmly.

  Lin Lan listened and felt a bit helpless: "Is it Dad who's being difficult again?"

  Li Mingyun smiled slightly and kissed her forehead: "Always so sharp."

  She guessed it, Lin Lan anxiously asked: "Can it be solved?"

  "Now the northwest and southwest are both unstable, the Emperor intends to transfer the Fourth Prince to the Ministry of War..."

  Lin Lan was unexpectedly surprised, many of the martial generals in the court supported the fourth prince, if the emperor really transferred the fourth prince to the Ministry of War, once a war broke out, the fourth prince would be able to take control of the military power smoothly, this was really a terrible news for the crown prince.

  "What did Father say?"

  Li Mingyun's eyes turned dim, and he sighed slightly: "Father has already contacted Wen Chen Shangben, preparing to recommend the third prince to the Ministry of War. This proposal will definitely be rejected. To be fair, among many princes, Wen Tao Wu Lue is still the most outstanding. In fact, the emperor even drafted a sacred edict."

  "Did you tell your father?"

  Li Mingyu shook his head, his expression slightly solemn: "When His Majesty drafted the imperial edict, I was right by his side."

  Lin Lan's heart skipped a beat. The emperor obviously knew that Li Ze was the crown prince's faction, so was the emperor testing Li Mingyun?

  Lin Lan pursed her lips and said resolutely: "Ming Yun, you must be a loyal minister."

  Li Ming looked at her quietly, suddenly smiled: "I know the pros and cons, the war will break out as soon as it touches, the emperor's move is also to appease the military generals in the court. After all, when the country is in trouble, we still need the military generals to go through life and death. So, I can only advise my father to dispel his idea. At this time, shouting opposition will do no good to the crown prince, it can only make the emperor think that the crown prince is selfish and doesn't care about the overall situation."

  Lin Lan was worried: "I'm afraid Father won't listen."

  "Father has already hesitated, Father has been in the officialdom for more than a decade, he knows the severity of the relationships involved, he will think it through." Li Mingyu said so, but in his heart, he wasn't very confident.

  Lin Lan said silently: I hope the Marquis can understand, it's not that Ming Yun wants to maintain the Marquis, but he has just entered officialdom and is still unstable. If something goes wrong with the Marquis, it will also be unfavorable for Ming Yun's future prospects.

  "Never mind, let's not talk about this. How was your discussion with the suppliers today?" Li Mingyun changed the subject and asked Lin Lan.

  "Everything went smoothly, the prices were all negotiated, and once the store is renovated, we'll deliver the goods, just in time for the opening. Ye Zi was very pleased." Lin Lan felt rather satisfied.

  "That's good." Li Ming allowed nodded, but in his heart he was somewhat skeptical. If it were really going smoothly, would they need to talk for an entire afternoon? He suspected that this little woman was being stubborn and didn't want to mention any difficulties. He'd better go ask Wen Shan tomorrow.

  Li Mingyun smelled the faint fragrance on her body, as if it was the most intense aphrodisiac, and his lower body began to ache. He calculated the days, it should be about time! One hand slowly reached into her undergarments to caress her smooth and flat abdomen.

  Lin Lan's nerves tensed up instantly, and she stuttered: "Ming... Ming Rong... I want to ask my aunt to be the matchmaker for Bai Hui."

  "Alright, I'll take charge then." Li Ming replied absent-mindedly, his large hand tracing down along the curve.

  Lin Lan grasped his hand, not letting him get away with it: "I'm telling the truth, Bai Hui is no longer young, and she's served us for many years. We should find a good way out for her."

  His hands couldn't move anymore, so he used his warm lips to hold her earlobe, gently licking and teasing, his breathing getting hotter and hotter.

  "I'm serious too, just arrange it."

  Lin Lan felt relieved, and Ming Yu indeed didn't have that idea.

  "Is it okay for today......?" He asked softly, his hoarse voice filled with intense longing.

  Lin Lan knew he was asking if her period had ended, and she couldn't help but blush, mumbling: "It's too late..."

  His eyes suddenly lit up, and he suppressed a smile as he whispered in her ear, "It's still early!" He flipped over and pinned her down, skillfully removing her clothes and caressing the soft skin on her chest.

  "It seems like there's a lot here..." He lowered his head, greedily holding onto the tip of the bud, as if savoring the most beautiful taste in the world.

  Her chest was heavily sucked and absorbed by him, with a slight swelling pain, a numb electric current reached her lower abdomen, where a fire was ignited, burning more and more fiercely, Lin Lan couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

  "Be gentle... just a little..."

  A hard erection pressed against her thighs, rubbing but not penetrating.

  Lin Lan was tormented by his teasing, this guy is getting worse and worse, every time he has to make her beg for mercy. Lin Lan gritted her teeth and bit her lower lip tightly this time, seeing who could outlast whom.

  "I'm going to turn off the lights." Lin Lan pushed him hard.

  "I'll send you off..." He chuckled softly and suddenly sank his waist all the way down.

  Outside, snowflakes were gently falling, but inside the tent, it was a warm and cozy spring scene.

  The next day, Li Mingyun was gone. Lin Lan rubbed her sore waist and felt depressed. She had to work mentally during the day and physically at night. If this continued, wouldn't she die from overwork?... Just then, she heard laughter and chatter outside the window. Yinliu brought in hot water and said with a smile: "Second Young Mistress, it's snowing heavily outside! The courtyard is covered with a thick layer of snow! Zhou Ma told Jincheng and Yuying to sweep the courtyard, but they're just playing around."

  Lin Lan smiled slightly: "They're all just kids! Let them be!" She thought to herself: If she weren't the second young mistress, she would have gone to play too.

  Lin Lan wore a dark flower-embroidered, lake-blue jacket with a waist cinch today. After taking a look in the mirror, she surprisingly found that her figure had become slightly curvy. She recalled what Ming Yun said last night... "This place has become quite plump", Lin Lan felt her face flush with heat.

  Zhou's mother walked into the room and saw the second young mistress admiring herself in the mirror. She stood aside with a smile, sizing her up. The second young mistress had a smooth and fair complexion, bright eyes like stars, and lips as red as cherry blossoms. Compared to when she first met her, she had lost the awkwardness of youth and revealed a few touches of feminine charm and beauty. Indeed, a woman changes eighteen times after adulthood, becoming more beautiful with each change.

  Lin Lan saw Zhou Ma in the mirror and smiled reproachfully: "Zhou Ma came in without making a sound."

  Yinliu smiled and joked: "How come you didn't make a sound? Is it that the second young mistress was staring at herself and got stunned, didn't hear?"

  Lin Lan's face was flushed with a flying red glow, and she glared at Silver Willow with one eye: "Hurry up and bring me my cloak."

  Yin Liu made a ghostly face and went to fetch his cloak.

  Lin Lan just asked Zhou Ma: "Is there something?"

  Zhou's mother suppressed a smile and said: "This morning, I met Old Zhang's wife, Auntie Zhang, at the gatehouse and chatted with her for a bit. She told me that it seemed like a few days ago, General Huaiyuan's mansion received an invitation, but Miss Biao took it away. I found this strange, so I went to ask Old Zhang about it. He said it was three days ago, right after Miss Biao had just passed by and taken the invitation away. She said she would give it to Second Young Madam."

  "Is this the letter from General Huaiyuan's mansion? Miss Biao didn't give it to me, did she?" Lin Lan couldn't help but get angry. This Li Mingzhu is really something, daring to withhold my letter! What if Lady Feng Shumin has an urgent matter and can't find her, won't that delay things?

  Zhou's mother said: "Do you want to send someone to Hua Yuan Jiang Jun Fu to explain first?"

  Lin Lan let out a sigh of relief: "Alright, let Ruyi go and explain things first, then ask Madame Lin what she wants with me."

  Li Mingzhu, Li Mingzhu, I don't look for trouble, but trouble comes looking for me. Don't blame me for not being polite.

  When going to pay respects, Lin Lan met Li Mingzhu. Lin Lan didn't know what to do, and Li Mingzhu still had last night's anger that hadn't dissipated, so she gave Lin Lan a cold shoulder or a white eye.

  Ruyi went to the Lin's residence and came back to report that the day before yesterday, Mrs. Lin had a gathering at her home and originally wanted to invite Second Young Mistress over so everyone could get familiar with each other, but Second Young Mistress didn't go. Several madams were unhappy about it, so Mrs. Lin had to make up an excuse to clear Second Young Mistress's name. I've already explained this to Mrs. Lin, who said that next time she invites Second Young Mistress, she'll definitely have someone hand-deliver the invitation to Second Young Mistress personally.

  Yin Liu was extremely indignant: "This Miss is too arrogant, she even dares to intercept the invitation of Second Young Master's wife."

  Yu Rong coldly smiled and said: "At that time, Miss Biao will certainly say she forgot."

  "She's either doing it on purpose or she's forgotten. Either way, I'll make sure she remembers this lesson."

  In the evening, Li Mingyu returned and said that fortunately his father didn't intervene, several people who had spoken up to recommend the third prince were severely scolded by the emperor.

  "So, it's settled that the Fourth Prince will go to the Ministry of War?" Lin Lan asked.

  "The imperial edict has been issued." Li Ming allowed a long sigh.

  Lin Lan also felt a lot more at ease, this was good, tonight she would give Li Mingzhu a show of her colors.

  Lin Lan told Li Mingyu about the matter of Li Mingzhu being detained at General Huaiyuan's mansion.

  "Just wait for a moment and cooperate with me." Lin Lan reminded.

  Li Mingyun's lips curled into a cold smile: "Her guts are getting bigger and bigger."

  The two of them had discussed and agreed, then went to Chao Hui Tang.

  Li Mingyun entered the Chao Hui Hall with a slightly displeased expression, while Lin Lan followed behind him like a little daughter-in-law, her face full of grievances.

  Others saw it and thought Lin Lan had done something wrong, making Li Ming Yun very angry.

  Han Qiu Yue had a mind to make fun of them and asked with a smile: "What's going on between you two?"

  Lin Lan looked at Ming Yun with a timid glance, then quickly lowered her head and muttered: "N-no, nothing?"

  This appearance made Han Qiuyue even more certain of her conjecture.

  The old lady was originally in a good mood, and it's time to celebrate the new year, but Li Mingyan sat here with a cold face, making people feel uncomfortable.

  "Excuse me, who is this with?"

  Li Mingyun's face was tense and he didn't say a word.

  "Grandma, it's okay, really."

  The old lady immediately pulled down her face: "No questions asked."

  Lin Lan immediately fell silent.

  Li Jingxian, who had been preoccupied with his own worries, thought that Mingyun was troubled by the same thing and whispered to him: "Let's discuss this later in the study room, don't worry Grandmother."

  Li Mingyu nodded slightly.

  All I could hear was a string of silvery laughter getting closer and closer, and then Li Mingzhu arrived.

  Li Mingzhu wore a silver-red satin jacket with white fox fur trim, walked in quickly, paid respects to the old lady, and also paid respects to the father and the old witch. Her smile was lovely, her voice sweet.

  Han Qiu Yue's eyes were gentle as she looked at her bright and white-toothed daughter, and said softly: "How did you come?"

  Mingzhu blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes and said in a slightly surprised tone: "Didn't Auntie ask me to come?"

  Han Qiuyue was stunned, when had she ever called Mingzhu?

  "It was her son who brought her here." Li Mingyun said in a low voice.

  "Wait..." Lin Lan wanted to interrupt Li Mingyu's words.

  Han Qiu Yue's heart skipped a beat as she felt a strong, ominous premonition. She looked at Ming Zhu and saw that he was already feeling guilty, his face pale and flustered.

  The old lady also understood a bit, and it was probably that Mingzhu had provoked Mingyun's displeasure.

  "Say, why did you take down the notice of General Huaiyuan's mansion given to Second Aunt?" Li Mingyun asked coldly.

  "It's all right, let it go! The matter has passed, I think my cousin didn't do it on purpose." Lin Lan made a gesture of calming things down, naturally for the sake of her father and grandmother.

  Mingzhu pretended to be absent-minded and exclaimed, "Oh dear! I originally wanted to deliver it personally to my second sister-in-law, but... I forgot."

  Li Mingyun sneered: "Second Aunt has been in the house for so long, when have you ever seen her come to Luoxiazhai? And yet she's so kind as to want to send a letter to Second Aunt?"

  Han Qiu Yue's brain is going to burst, this careless girl, what's the point of provoking these two jinxes again? Haven't you suffered enough yet?

  "Mingzhu, what's wrong with you? How can you be so forgetful?" scolded Han Qiuyue.

  Mingzhu said with a wronged expression: "I really didn't mean to."

  Li Mingyun obviously didn't want to give up: "It wasn't intentional, do you know how much trouble I've caused for Er Biao's wife? How much trouble I've caused for the Li family?"

  Han Qiu Yue heard Li Ming Yun's big hat come off, and couldn't help but speak up to defend: "It's just a post, isn't it? Ming Zhu didn't do it on purpose, Ming Yun, as the older brother, should also give in a bit to his younger sister, don't be so petty."

  Mingzhu got her mother's protection and gave Lin Lan a white eye, as if to say, I did it on purpose, what can you do to me?

  Li Mingyu directly ignored the old witch and said to his father, "Father, General Huaiyuan's wife invited many military officers' wives in Beijing to a banquet the other day, and specially invited Lin Lan to attend. As a result, Lin Lan didn't know and didn't go to the banquet. Father, you are clear about the pros and cons of this."

  Li Jingxian's face changed, he was of course clear that if it were before today, he might not have liked Lin Lan to go, but after the emperor's edict was read, he had a deep sense of crisis. Therefore, he stood firmly on the side of the crown prince, because he believed that the emperor's heart was biased towards the crown prince, and the possibility of the crown prince succeeding to the throne was very great. However, now this confidence has been shaken. The fourth prince once grasped military power, he had the power to rival the crown prince. Lin Lan offended those generals' wives at this time, if someone with ulterior motives made use of it, and exaggerated it, it would become a kind of attitude of the Li family, which was very unfavorable to the Li family.

  Li Jingxian got angrier the more he thought about it, and his already bad mood worsened. Suddenly, his anger burst forth like a pearl scattering everywhere, and he shouted loudly: "This wretched child, so young yet with such wicked thoughts in his heart! Get him out of here as soon as possible and send him back home, or else he'll bring disaster to this family!"

  Han Qiu Yue and Li Ming Zhu's faces changed greatly, they didn't expect Old Master to be so angry.

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