After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Cough cough!"

Zhao Qianqian's face flushed. She sat up straight and coughed dryly, "Wait, I'll bring you new tricks in two days."

This is a good relationship!

The arc of Qi Lian's mouth became bigger. "It is said that family members do not have different opinions. Thank you in advance, brother."

Zhao Qianqian patted his shoulder cheekily, "Don't worry, your contribution will be indispensable to the success of this matter."

Qi Lian saw her off and met Qi Yue, who had just finished school and came to see him.

"Hey, brother, why are you here?"

"I came to the study to buy two books, and stopped by to take a look at your place."

Qi Yue was dressed in white brocade today, with a jade crown on her head and a piece of white jade of the same color hanging around her waist.

The young man has an upright posture, a clear complexion, and looks gentle and elegant.

Qi Lian looked him up and down and nodded seriously.

He looks like a decent person, no wonder he caught the eye of that young lady.

"What are you looking at?"

Qi Yue was stared at by him with strange eyes, thinking that there was something dirty on his body, so he lowered his head to take a look.

"There's nothing dirty here. It's clean."

Qi Lian held him back and asked slyly, "Brother, you are already eighteen years old this year. Has mother prepared to arrange a marriage for you?"

"Why do you ask this?"

Qi Lian pulled his arm free, brushed the place where he had touched with the book in his hand, and glared at him unhappily.

"Brother, this is just to show your concern for you. You are already so old, it's time for you to talk about marriage."

Qi Yue saw through the thoughts of this brother who would not do anything without profit, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Haha, it's nothing. I just found a sister-in-law for myself and wanted to ask if you agree."

Qi Yue's mouth trembled uncontrollably when he heard that. He raised his hand and hit him hard on the head with the book. "If you have nothing to do, go read more books and stop selling your brother for money!"

It was impossible to study, Qi Lian covered his forehead and took a step back.

"When good things happen, my brother will think of you first, so just be happy. You can't find the sister-in-law I'm looking for even with a lantern."

"You don't need to worry about my business. Just run your shop well."

Qi Yue glared at him, then turned and walked out of the shop.

People with different ideas cannot work together. Instead of listening to his nonsense, you might as well go back and read a few more books.

In August, the sun is as hot as fire.

"Youyou, look what your cousin brought you!"

Lu Qinan walked over quickly with a little white kitten with eyes like blue gemstones in his arms.

Bai Youyou was roasting a golden rabbit with Lu Chen and the others. When they heard the sound, they both turned around and looked back.

"Five brothers!"

"This is a cat I picked up in Beishan. Do you like it?"

"like."

Lu Qinan carefully placed the three-month-old kitten in her arms and said, "I'll make a nest for it later."

There are already rabbits, birds, dogs and now a kitten in the small tent.

Bai Youyou felt that they treated her as a three-year-old child and sent all kinds of fun toys to her tent.

Lu Qinan raised his hand and rubbed the top of her head. "What else do you want to eat? Brother Wu will buy it for you tomorrow."

Lu Zhen and the Duke of Zhenguo strode over one after the other in golden armor. When they saw Bai Youyou, their majestic faces softened instantly.

"Grandfather, uncle!"

The Duke of Zhenguo had gray hair on his temples, which dotted his face like silver frost.

On his square face, the pair of dark and wise eyes were now filled with a smile. "Didn't you want to learn archery yesterday? After we eat the rabbit, let your cousin take you to go archery."

"You bastard, Youyou's shoulder injury hasn't healed yet!"

The Duke of Zhenguo spoke in a loud voice as loud as a bell and slapped Lu Zhen on the back of the head.

After the photo shoot, he walked over to Bai Youyou with a grin and sat down, "Let your cousins ​​do whatever you want, and take care of your health."

"It's nothing."

After being here for a few months, Bai Youyou became very familiar with them and sat casually on the grass like him.

The Duke of Zhenguo pounded his knee and said, "It's going to get cold again soon."

As soon as winter came, his old legs began to ache. "It's bitterly cold in the frontier. You and Xiaoqi should pack up and return to the capital in two days."

The little girl had delicate skin and had never suffered any hardship, but after only a few months, her originally fair and tender face had become badly chapped.

"okay."

Bai Youyou agreed obediently.

In the past few months, the soldiers in the army have been eating coarse rice with bran every day. Her uncle and cousin all eat and live with the soldiers, but they have set up a special kitchen for her and cooked white rice.

The situation on the border is unstable, with a war breaking out every half a month. If this continues, physical strength will inevitably not be able to keep up.

"Grandfather, how long did it take for the imperial court to distribute military rations in the past?"

Both the Duke of Zhenguo and Lu Zhen frowned, "Basically, they send money every three months, but this time it's been a month and we still haven't seen any food or money."

"The memorial sent to the capital must have arrived," Lu Zhen looked at Lu Chen, "Go back and find out why the food and wages have not been sent this time."

The Duke of Zhenguo sighed softly, "Luckily, Huai'an is here, otherwise we might not be able to survive this month."

"It's urgent. My seventh cousin and I will go back tomorrow." Seeing that they were all frowning, Bai Youyou comforted them, "Don't worry, Grandfather. The shop should have saved a lot of money these days, which is enough to buy food."

Yunnifang has a surplus of ten thousand taels of silver every month, plus the Lu family still has fifty thousand taels of silver in their hands. Even if the court does not distribute food and fodder in the second half of the year, they can still get through the difficulties.

The old eyes of the Duke of Zhenguo were slightly moist, "Thanks to you."

Bai Youyou smiled charmingly, "We are a family, and as a family, we should share the joys and sorrows, honor and disgrace together."

The planned archery activity did not take place. Bai Youyou and Lu Chen packed up in the afternoon and left on horseback early in the morning.

Duke Zhenguo and Lu Zhen stood there, looking at their backs from afar, with reluctance in their eyes.

"Dad, the emperor clearly wants to embarrass you, why don't we..."

The Duke of Zhenguo knew what he was going to say, and looked helpless, "No matter who sits on that chair, there will be no room for us. Only when the border is unstable can the whole family of the Duke of Zhenguo survive."

The one who could save the lives of his entire family was not the emperor, but the enemy. How ridiculous!

Over the years, he has defended rather than attacked when the enemy attacked many times in order to avoid casualties.

The battle is not unwinnable, it is unending.

He had to protect the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and also the lives of his entire family.

"Dad, the royal family doesn't just have those few people. There's also Prince Xian." Lu Zhen glanced at him cautiously and said carefully, "He is good friends with our Xiaoliu, and now Youyou has saved his life. If he takes that position, we may be able to escape."