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The light in the grove was dim, and the two figures leaned together. Meng Huan gently curled up in his embrace, and the black eyes on his fair face looked at Lin Bozhou, his hands moving gently.

Lin Bozhou’s hand was slightly more slender and broader, covering the back of his hand and controlling almost the entire movement.

After a while, Lin Bozhou nibbled on his ear and relaxed.

He listlessly took out a handkerchief to wipe Meng Huan’s fingers. The tip of Meng Huan’s nose was covered with a thin layer of sweat, his expression blank as he let him wipe, sighing quietly.

Fingers clean, Lin Bozhou raised his eyebrows. “Why are you sighing?”

Meng Huan looked worried. “How can we still go to war, ah?”

The two people would be burning with desire every night, always thinking of meeting and having sex. Wouldn’t that be far from what Lin Bozhou had envisioned earlier?

Lin Bozhou lowered his eyes, and the corners of his lips slightly raised in an arc.

His tone seemed not very serious.

“Mm, this husband will reflect upon himself.”

Continuing to let him wipe his hands, Meng Huan frowned at him with a ‘you are shameless’ look. “Did you ask Chen An to find me to deliver the letter so that I could come and see you?”

“Not really.” He stuffed the letter from Meng Huan’s pocket into his sleeve. “The letter is also essential. Huan Huan has worked hard.”

This was the list of people who followed the army this time. No one wanted to fight in the war, but to follow Lin Bozhou to the war was an opportunity to seek fame and fortune, so many people came along.

The names on the list were dense. Meng Huan’s heart suddenly clenched when sweeping through the handwriting on the yellowed paper.

“In addition to the people of the residence, there are also many people from outside the residence?”

“Of course,” said Lin Bozhou. “Only a limited number of people in the residence can go to war with the army. This husband can receive a general seal, but it is not a wall of steel that can withstand thousands of men and horses. Let the team members do their jobs and utilize their strengths; this husband wants to do that.”

Meng Huan carefully scrutinized the list and asked, “How come there is also the Marquis of Zhen Guan? Xu Ruolin’s father?”

The Marquis of Zhen Guan’s son had his leg broken then, so no matter how you looked at it, the Marquis of Zhen Guan might not be obedient to him in his heart, right?

Lin Bozhou’s move was clearly another talent-based one.

However, Meng Huan’s concern was not unreasonable.

In the original book, when Lin Bozhou went to war, evil people, lazy teammates, and fierce opponents emerged, causing Lin Bozhou’s defeat in Liaodong. He fell from the altar, from the prince regent of the Great Zong to the foreigners’ captive, and his life was even in danger, which was why Meng Huan was worried about everyone who appeared next to him.

Lin Bozhou pinched his face. “Although the Marquis of Zhen Guan and this husband’s political views are different, he is brave and experienced in combat against the Jurchen tribe and may be able to make a great contribution. There are two sides to everything, and now is not the time to consider personal grudges. Moreover, even if he hates this husband, this husband can still use him.” Lin Bozhou usually never boasted like this, but he uncharacteristically made a wild statement to reassure Meng Huan.

Meng Huan: “Oh.”

He sincerely said, “You have to take care of yourself.”

“This husband knows.” Lin Bozhou was always very gentle when he spoke to him.

The two chattered briefly when the little eunuch suddenly waved a lantern at the fork in the road, hinting that someone was approaching. Meng Huan fiercely made a “fuck” sound, dragging Lin Bozhou to run. “…… Should we hide?”

Lin Bozhou calmly held him. “Why are you hiding? No need.”

When he said this, his tone had begun to change, becoming distant, calm, and full of the nobility of the superior to the subordinate. He flipped his fingertips over the letter. “This prince has received the letter. Go back and tell your uncle to rest for a few days and stay at home with his wife so that he can leave the army in a couple of days.”

Meng Huan hurriedly said, “Yes, Your Highness.”

The figure behind him was very close and seemed to hear Lin Bozhou’s voice, saying from afar, “Greetings, Your Highness.”

?

The voice was a bit familiar.

When Meng Huan turned around, he saw Shan Xing and an unfamiliar teenage Qingke beside him. The two seemed to have come on a night tour and stood far away.

“………………”

The lantern light was dim. Shan Xing obviously saw Lin Bozhou and Meng Huan and heard the conversation between them just now, looking profound.

He looked at Meng Huan again. The young man’s rough clothes had obviously just been put on. If you didn’t look closely, it wouldn’t be a problem, but if you looked closely, it appeared bizarre, making the corners of his lips tug slightly.

Then, Shan Xing said with a smile that wasn’t a smile, “Your Highness, this servant didn’t interrupt, right?”

The teenage Qingke beside him with an unfamiliar face also pretended to be composed at this time, looking open-eyed with an indescribably bizarre expression.

“……” Meng Huan was embarrassed until his scalp tingled.

Lin Bozhou closed his eyes. He had never felt so annoyed with him and looked at him coldly, “Why are you running around in the middle of the night without sleeping?”

–Also happened to stumble upon him trying to cover up his affair with his wife.

Being exposed was humiliating, okay?

Shan Xing smiled happily. “This servant’s cousin has just come from Kuzhou and is preparing to go with Your Highness to fight for military success, so this servant took him around after drinking some wine.”

Lin Bozhou sneered, his tone still unpleasant. “What cousin did you bring? Do you think the war is child’s play that you still want to bring in relatives to seek profit by family ties?”

“This……” Shan Xing’s eyes curved with a smile. “Then we can’t just allow Changshi Chen to stuff his nephew in but not my cousin? Your Highness, how unfair this is.”

He spoke even without a word of connotation.