Senior brother is so awesome!

The guard dared not look up at the woman, who was as beautiful as a fairy in the moonlight. He lowered his head and said to Chen Yin in a firm and powerful voice, "Please wait a moment while I go and inquire about the prince's orders."

"Go."

The guards returned shortly afterward and stopped trying to stop her, but no matter where she went, there were always people following her, which was a real headache.

Under the bright silver moon, the chirping of insects filled the air. She strolled around the perimeter of the peach blossoms, her fingers touching each delicate petal. Gazing into the depths of the peach blossoms, at the clusters of blossoms, she felt a longing, yet she could not enter them. She knew that even if she were to get in, Zhong Zhichen would have to go through a lot of trouble to find her in the peach blossom maze.

Now, she doesn't want to cause him this trouble.

The autumn wind was already cold at night, let alone at the foot of the mountain in the wilderness. I tightened my clothes and suddenly felt that this place was also boring, with nothing but emotionless plants around.

Her luscious red lips curved into a bitter smile. She felt that she and the peach blossoms complemented each other perfectly. Now that her second senior brother was leaving, she didn't know when they would meet again. She didn't know when they would meet again, and whether there would still be a beautiful woman standing by his side, rightfully as emperor and empress. Thinking about it this way, it would be a real shame if the two of them didn't have one last drink together and one last time in bed.

I'm numb, but my heart doesn't seem so empty anymore.

After circling the huge farm, she suddenly felt silly, thinking that they should have finished talking, so she slowly strolled back to the farm entrance. But unexpectedly, she bumped into Yunting, who was just about to leave.

Apart from Fu Ying following behind, there was no one else.

Yun Ting's eyes, which should have been clear, were now only sharp and gloomy. When he caught sight of her, a smile with an ambiguous meaning appeared on his lips.

"The Empress seems to have the leisure and inclination."

He kept calling her "Empress" over and over, constantly reminding her of what happened in Xuanwu Kingdom, things she never wanted to recall. But he didn't know that when she saw that face that looked exactly like Yun Che's, everything appeared before her eyes like an image, without him having to remind her.

She smiled slightly and said calmly, "If you don't change your title to Empress, then in terms of seniority, I am your sister-in-law, your little brother."

Yun Ting raised an eyebrow unintentionally, and as he stepped forward, his outstretched finger was about to hook her chin when a dark figure swiftly appeared between them.

Fu Ying's expression was blank yet sharp. "Young Master Yun, the way out of the manor is over there. Please."

"Oh? I'm just having a few words with my sister-in-law, there's no need to be so nervous, isn't that right, little sister-in-law?"

Qin Yuechan really didn't want to be alone with this person, but she was worried about Yun Che. She had stood him up twice, and if she didn't ask him today, she was afraid she would never have the chance again.

Fu Ying reluctantly stood less than five steps away from them, watching Yun Ting's every move with predatory eyes.

"I never imagined you would be such a promiscuous and wanton woman. My foolish brother even fantasized about you day and night." Yun Ting snorted coldly, looking her up and down, and said with a hint of sarcasm.

She smiled dismissively, "The same face, yet Yun Che is likable, while you are utterly repulsive. It's truly mysterious."

“If I were as stupid as Yun Che, we would have been humiliated and killed in that palace long ago!” he said coldly, then his expression changed and he leaned closer. “Of course, all of this is thanks to Qin Muhan. Now, he is about to be defeated. I wonder if you feel any pain?”

Qin Yuechan processed his words and said calmly, "You are nothing but a prince with a title. Even if Qin Muhan lost, it was not because of you. What right do you have to mention his name? If you hadn't been supporting Yun Che's physical form today, I would not have said a word to you."

After saying that, she was really sleepy and got up to leave, but after taking only a few steps, she heard a faint call from behind.

"Shanshan!"

A familiar yet distant name, so unfamiliar that she hadn't thought of it for a long time; unexpectedly, someone remembered it after all.

Turning around, she saw a man looking at her with a mixture of sadness and joy, his dark black robes seeming quite out of place with his fair complexion.

Yun Ting's facial expressions wouldn't be so varied; the only explanation is that Yun Che has returned.

Seeing that she was just standing in the distance, he excitedly went up to her, grabbed her hand, and said with a mixture of eagerness and grievance, "Shanshan, where have you been? I, I've been waiting for you in the Hundred Flowers Garden for so long. The moon rises and disappears, disappears and rises again, but I can't find you."

As he tirelessly recounted his longing for her, Qin Yuechan's heart softened instantly. She stroked his jade-like face with her small hand and said with a charming smile, "You might look even better in white."

With a gentle and refined appearance, if we disregard the clarity in his eyes, the white robes are more reminiscent of the first time I met my second senior brother than the red robes. However, my second senior brother always has a smile on his face, and although he is clearly black and white, we cannot see the mystery within.

Yun Che didn't understand her words, but he knew that Shan Shan liked white clothes, so he nodded excitedly and said, "If you like it, I'll send it to you another day."

"it is good."

He said a few more words, nothing more than wanting to be with her forever and never be separated, but Qin Yuechan couldn't stand Yunting's gloomy appearance. After much persuasion, she finally sent him away from the farm.

A few days later, the fifth senior brother and the youngest senior brother also went out. Their mission was to return to the country to mobilize the army and conquer the Xuanwu Kingdom. However, they heard that the Xuanwu Kingdom's army seemed to have taken stimulants overnight, becoming invulnerable to swords and spears, and almost feeling no pain even when their bones were exposed. This further confirmed Zhong Zhichen's news that everything was related to the cult.

The fact that her third senior brother, who had returned to the Ling family in Jiangnan, had not been heard from for a long time caused Zhong Zhichen to have a vague sense of heaviness on his face lately. Of course, she couldn't really tell anything from his face; these were all just her guesses.

Qin Yuechan had no idea what kind of war it was. While she was sitting outside the farm watching the peach blossoms in the secluded courtyard, Zhong Zhichen was already strategizing on the front lines. Apart from her, the only people in the farm were Qing'er, Nuan Yue, and Sui Xin, as well as those expert elites who looked like wooden figures outside the door.

Fourth Senior Brother also passed away when she was seven or eight years old. The night before he left, he kissed her forehead and said, "Wait for me to come back."

She said in astonishment, "Don't we have one last time making love?"

His expression changed several times in an instant, and in the end, they inevitably had sex. Sometimes Qin Yuechan felt like she was an inflatable doll.

There was no farewell procession, no tearful parting. When she woke up, the side of the bed was already cold, and her life as a canary had finally begun.

With none of the six around, her life was leisurely and peaceful. Sui Xincheng subtly asked her if she was worried about their lives.

She rolled her eyes at Sui Xin. How could she not worry? But there was nothing she could do to help. As an incompetent transmigrator, she knew nothing about military strategy or invention, and didn't even have time to sing properly in her previous life. Staying here and waiting for their triumphant return was the only thing she could do for them.

No letters were exchanged during this period, for fear that messengers would expose the farm, so she was completely unaware of the war situation at the front. However, two months later, she inexplicably discovered that she was pregnant...

That night, she heard everything Zhong Zhichen and her second senior brother said in the courtyard. Although she did fall asleep easily afterward, she still noticed something was wrong.

But despite all this, having a baby at this time is indeed a gift from heaven... a plaything.

With nothing to do all day, it's nice to have someone to talk to. Every time she holds her still-unshown belly and talks for half a day, she can see Sui Xin's moist red eyes.

Qin Yuechan wondered if these maids thought she was crazy.

Along with the child came incessant dreams and increasingly frequent hallucinations. Her dreams were often filled with shouts of killing and the desperate sobs of a woman. She had a feeling that all the mysteries had come to an end.

Three months into her pregnancy, her belly remained flat and unchanged. If it weren't for the fact that the military doctor Zhong Zhichen left behind was known as a miracle doctor, she would have doubted whether it was true or not, because the last child she lost never had the chance to grow this big.

That day, she was sitting at a rough stone table in the courtyard. The warm sun, which was close to winter, was precious. Its gentle rays shone down comfortably, and she lay on the table, half-asleep.

In the dim light, a man dressed in white walked slowly through the farm gate, stepping on the yellow-black soil beneath his feet. His long hair fluttered in the light, and the tip of each strand was filled with radiance.

He couldn't help but call out, "You're back?"

The man smiled faintly, "I've come to pick you up."

His deep, resonant voice carried the weight of years, and his powerful vocals made it hard to believe he was a man nearing forty. She was startled, and her heart leaped with joy.

She stood up and rushed over joyfully, "Master, you're still alive! Where have you been all this time?"

Ye Xianqing hugged her and smiled gently, "Your senior brother won, but he has some post-war matters to deal with and can't get away. As your teacher, I'm too old to do anything but pick him up."

She looked up in surprise, every eyelash of her eye brimming with joy, and hurriedly told Qing'er and the others to pack their things.

The carriage her master used to pick her up was extremely elaborate, with the finest silks adorning the exterior and the interior decorated in a lavish manner. The thick cushions made the ride completely smooth, and the sound insulation was excellent.

The master rode ahead on horseback. As for the disappearance of those elites, he said that as a secret guard, he could only hide in the shadows to protect her. With Fu Ying leading the way, she felt at ease.

The master was dressed in white. To be honest, when she first saw him in the courtyard, she vaguely mistook him for someone else. He seemed very familiar, but she didn't know who he was.

He rubbed his forehead, thinking that perhaps it was because he had been having too many dreams lately.

Inside the carriage, Suixin sat on one side, while Qing'er and Nuanyue sat on the other. Qing'er was surprised that Nuanyue was also riding in the carriage, since she was used to riding horses.

When she asked, Nuan Yue replied quite naturally, "It's too cold outside."

"..."

I felt uneasy, but ultimately didn't ask any more questions.

After all, ice cubes develop feelings after being together for a long time, even though she always thought it was because of their names, Nuan Yue, such a warm name.

---Aside---

Um, Yunqing has been adjusting her update schedule recently. She could have finished writing 5,000 words, but it's the weekend today, her younger brother is coming back soon and wants to take the computer, and her grandma is coming over to make dumplings, so there will be fewer updates. Please don't mind, everyone~ Mwah!