We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The city gate is tall and majestic, the city walls are solid and thick, the streets in the city are wide and clean, and the houses are lined up one after another, presenting a prosperous scene.

Li Lin stood at the city gate, looking at everything in front of him, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.

He finally understood why Lao Liu was able to rise and become the overlord in just a few years.

It is difficult to defeat the barbarians, but it is even more difficult to build such a magnificent and fortified city in this place outside the Great Wall!

The curtain of the carriage in the distance was lifted, and the lady inside looked up, her heart feeling even more complicated.

From Li Lin's perspective, this city is majestic and solid, capable of withstanding an army of 100,000. It is an absolutely strong city.

But if you look at it from Liu's perspective, this city... is very beautiful.

Yes, it's beautiful.

They had just come from the Central Plains and the appearance of those cities was still ingrained in their memories:

Tea leaves and horse manure formed black scabs on the rammed earth roads, and when the rain washed them, the entire street was filled with a dirty and foul smell.

The city walls were crooked, like cracked pottery jars, and sewage was flowing on the streets, making it a disgusting sight.

This is already a relatively good city. Most cities are just a piece of land surrounded by four rammed earth walls and have no aesthetic appeal at all.

At this moment and place, the city wall in Liu's eyes was not only towering, but also as straight as a jade ruler.

The roads at the city gate are all paved with stone slabs. Not only is there no horse manure or human feces on the roads, but they are also very clean. It is obvious that someone cleans them every day.

There are transplanted trees on both sides of the road, standing every few meters, neatly arranged like sentinels.

Perhaps it is thanks to these trees that what enters my nose is not a foul odor, but a fresh scent of fireworks.

Although Liu was the wife of a duke, she was still a woman after all. Which woman in the world didn't like to be clean and beautiful?

She even felt for a moment that although the imperial capital was luxurious and wealthy, it could not compare with this place in terms of cleanliness and tidiness.

Perhaps, it would be a good thing for my daughter to live in this city in the future?

When Liu regained her composure, she saw that Li Lin had dismounted and was walking towards a young man standing at the city gate.

The young man had an overly delicate face, with a gentle appearance but sharp eyes, which were unforgettable at first sight.

"You old bastard," Li Lin scolded with a smile, "you're such a big deal in life, yet you still have to come to me personally!"

Liu suddenly realized that this incredibly handsome young man was her daughter's husband, Prince Daqing.

Judging from his appearance...he is worthy of my daughter.

Maybe my daughter is a little too high a target?

Li Che also smiled and walked towards Li Lin: "No, it's nothing. I'm just worried that the affairs in Yan are too busy and you can't get away."

Li Lin chuckled, knowing that now was not the time for greetings, he winked at the carriage behind him and nodded.

"Is it the wife of Duke Zheng in the car?" Li Che asked in a low voice.

Li Lin also lowered his voice: "It's your mother-in-law. Let me tell you, this person is not easy to deal with. You'd better take care of yourself."

Li Che understood and asked Qu Jinshan behind him to greet Prince Yan and his entourage, while he quickly walked towards the carriage.

When they stopped in front of the carriage, Li Che lowered his voice and said gently, "But is Ningxue's family in person?"

Liu in the car also took a deep breath, and her expression became serious and stern, and then she replied: "Your Highness."

Li Che then raised his head and looked at Liu, revealing a look of astonishment at the right moment:

"It's Ningxue's sister who came in person?"

Liu was stunned for a moment, and her expression control was broken, and her eyebrows raised uncontrollably:

"Your Highness has misunderstood... I, Liu, am the wife of Duke Zheng."

"Hiss..." Li Che took a breath, "It's because I was shortsighted. Seeing that the lady was young, I mistook her for Ningxue's...sister."

Li Che hurried forward, personally supported Liu, and said with concern: "Madam, you must have been exhausted from the journey. Come in, I have prepared the best tea and snacks."

Liu was flattered. The king's attitude was completely different from what she had imagined.

The rumored Li Che has two faces.

A year ago, everyone said he was weak and incompetent. Although he had a kind heart, he had no manliness.

A year later, the children of the aristocratic families said that he was arrogant, unkind, and a crude warrior.

Now it seems so considerate.

Although Liu was polite in her words, she had already lost her composure in her heart. She could not utter the words of blame that she had prepared.

Just when she was panicking, Li Che had already respectfully invited her into the Prince Feng's Mansion in the city.

After sitting down, Li Che asked about his well-being and was very attentive.

Every word of his kind words made Liu very happy.

He even took out several gifts from foreign countries, all of which were silks and jewelry for women, saying they were gifts for Liu.

These items are not expensive, but they are extremely exquisite and exotic, and are rarely found on the market.

Liu declined several times, but finally couldn't resist the "kindness" and accepted it reluctantly.

Li Lin on the side was stunned at first, then showed admiration, and finally felt very uncomfortable.

He couldn't understand why Li Che, whose mouth could bring the dead back to life and was so poisonous that it made a third-rank official faint in public, suddenly became so sweet?

Liu was so coaxed that she was dizzy and no longer had any prejudice against Li Che.

But after all, he hadn't seen his daughter for a long time, and he was still thinking about her. He couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, may I ask where my daughter is?"

Li Che then pretended to be surprised and said: "I saw that Madam was so kind, I was so busy chatting with her that I forgot about this matter. It's my fault."

Upon hearing this, Liu narrowed her eyes again.

"Ningxue is still in the medical camp and has not left her post yet. If you, my lady, wish to find her, I will arrange for someone to take you there."

"Medical camp?" Liu frowned slightly when she heard that.

Of course, she had also heard from Chang Pan that his daughter had previously worked under the King Feng and had even become a general.

But Liu was a relatively traditional ancient woman, and she believed in the standard of measuring a woman's moral level, which was that she should follow her husband's lead and support him in raising children.

Although there were precedents of women serving as generals in previous dynasties, they were a minority after all, and they were members of the royal family.

Now that his daughter has become a concubine, how can he still show off and become a general?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask seriously, "Your Highness, are you still planning to let my daughter serve in the army after the wedding?"