Confiscating property? A stunningly beautiful substitute bride empties the national treasury and is

"Lu Jingchuan, you know that's not what I meant..."

Song Qingqian's heart skipped a beat. She looked at him in disbelief and explained softly.

Lu Jingchuan's usually cold eyes were filled with unpredictable emotions, as if countless feelings were surging within them in an instant. He gave a self-deprecating smile and spoke:

"My wife, if you feel more at ease if we have to negotiate terms, I can cooperate."

"Even though the Gu worm might take my life soon, it's not worth mentioning in my heart. If I could, I'd like to choose something else."

Song Qingqian was puzzled, but she still followed up with her question:

"Your life doesn't matter? Lu Jingchuan, then what do you want? Don't worry, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you get it."

Lu Jingchuan's deep eyes were fixed on her, the tenderness in them spreading to the corners of his eyes. He calmly replied:

"My wife, out of thousands of people, I only want you. With a wife like you, what more could a husband ask for!"

"Lu Jingchuan, as you know, we have a cooperative relationship..."

Song Qingqian was greatly alarmed and hurriedly tried to explain.

"But I'm serious, my wife. I want to be your wife, to have children, and to grow old together."

Lu Jingchuan's gaze towards her was ardent and sincere, like a pool of water, brimming with deep affection, almost overflowing.

"Don't call me wife!"

Song Qingqian abruptly turned her head away, not daring to look at him again, afraid that she would be swayed by Lu Jingchuan's deep affection at any moment...

Seeing her dodge, Lu Jingchuan hurriedly grasped her hands and nodded in agreement:

"You don't have to call me 'wife' anymore. From now on, your husband will call you by your childhood name, Qianqian."

"Lu Jingchuan, didn't you realize I was rejecting you? Why can't you understand? I don't like you. We're just playing around."

Song Qingqian felt burned by the heat of his palm, and her heart beat even faster, as if a herd of deer was rushing through her heart. She wanted to pull away, but her whole body was weak and she couldn't muster any strength.

"Qianqian, since we're just putting on an act, why don't we be more real?"

After saying this, Lu Jingchuan insisted on holding her hand tightly. If this act could last a lifetime, he would be more than happy!

Lu Jingchuan gazed at her affectionately: "Qianqian, from the first time we met on our wedding night, I fell in love with you, and I admit that I have become more and more infatuated with you after everything we have been through."

“Qianqian, you asked me today if I love you. I hesitated. It’s not that I don’t love you, but I’m not sure. After you left, I thought about it for a long time and thought about all the little things between us.”

"Qianqian, I can tell you with absolute certainty now, Qianqian, I love you, I love you so much, I want you to be my wife, my wife for life!"

Song Qingqian was stunned for a moment. With such handsome features and such a heartfelt confession, who wouldn't be confused?

Does she like Lu Jingchuan? Song Qingqian wasn't sure, but at this moment she was really wavering, perhaps because Lu Jingchuan's confession was too sincere.

Lu Jingchuan is indeed not perfect; he's stubborn and sometimes indecisive. But Song Qingqian isn't perfect either. We're both just ordinary people, so there's nothing wrong with complementing each other.

Just as Song Qingqian hesitated about what to say, Lu Jingchuan lowered his head and kissed the back of Song Qingqian's hand. Their fingers intertwined, and a current instantly spread throughout her body.

Song Qingqian felt a sharp pain in her heart. Was Lu Jingchuan really that good at this?

A mighty war god general, not only has a mouth, but also knows all sorts of weird things. Who can resist him?

"Lu Jingchuan..."

"Qianqian, I'm serious. I won't force you to love me, but you can give me a chance. We can try it out first. If you really don't like it, I won't force you."

Lu Jingchuan was afraid she would refuse again, so he had prepared all possible escape routes.

"If I don't like it, will you give up?"

Song Qingqian raised her eyes and looked at him cautiously.

Lu Jingchuan shook his head and smiled confidently: "I won't give up. I'm confident that Qianqian will like me!"

"Narcissistic!"

Song Qingqian returned his smile with a bright smile: "Then let's give it a try. It's a promise that if you make me angry, I will abandon you at any time."

"Don't worry, I won't give Qianqian that chance."

Lu Jingchuan raised his hand and gently stroked her hair. His fingers hesitated for a moment before touching her cheek, but he ultimately withdrew them, knowing he shouldn't be too hasty.

"Qianqian, go to sleep. I'll watch over you tonight and won't let anyone disturb you."

"If the Song family comes looking for trouble, Bei Chu will handle it. You can just sleep peacefully!"

After giving her his instructions, Lu Jingchuan pulled back the thin blanket and gestured for her to lie down. Song Qingqian obediently lay down, and it felt quite nice to be taken care of for the first time.

Seeing him get up, Song Qingqian thought he was going to leave, but Lu Jingchuan simply blew out the candle.

In the dimly lit room, all was quiet except for the pounding of two hearts.

Song Qingqian was in a state of turmoil and couldn't fall asleep, but she didn't want Lu Jingchuan to notice, so she just pretended to be asleep.

Half an hour later, hearing Song Qingqian's calm breathing, Lu Jingchuan finally felt relieved and got up to leave the room.

Just after midnight, the door creaked open, and Song Qingqian immediately emerged from her spatial dimension. She squinted and saw that it was Lu Jingchuan before she put away the dagger in her hand. What was he doing back here?

Lu Jingchuan tiptoed to the bedside and naturally lay down next to Song Qingqian.

Song Qingqian felt even more uneasy as she was stared at by a pair of intense eyes.

In the darkness, Lu Jingchuan suddenly smiled, looked up and kissed Song Qingqian's forehead reassuringly, then closed his eyes and pulled her slender waist tightly into his arms.

Song Qingqian was shocked. What should she do? Get up and kick Lu Jingchuan off the bed? Or pretend she didn't know and continue sleeping?

He just saved her, and besides, she agreed to try it. It wouldn't be appropriate to kick her, would it?

After struggling internally for half an hour, Song Qingqian finally couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep.

Before dawn, the officers and soldiers knocked on each door to inform everyone that they were ready to depart.

The first thing Song Qingqian saw when she opened her eyes was Lu Jingchuan's enlarged smiling face. Such a big flower was really dazzling.

"Good morning, Qianqian. Go wash up first, I'll make breakfast."

Lu Jingchuan smiled indulgently, affectionately pinched her cheek, and quickly got up and left.

Song Qingqian suddenly had the illusion of being newlyweds. She didn't understand. Was Lu Jingchuan also so love-struck?

However, she still felt it was quite nice; at least it felt good to be pampered.

Half an hour later, the exiled group left the post station.

Sun Wuyin's face darkened the entire time. The reward that the government had promised him had not been delivered, and now the grain and fodder that the imperial court had seized had also been privately withheld by the government.

His trip to Bingzhou was a complete disaster; he lost both his wife and his army. It seems his exiled troops will be eating dirt for the next few days, relying solely on their individual abilities!

This was Xuan Yuanxue's first time accompanying an exile group. She had only heard about it before, and she was quite surprised to experience it firsthand.

Seeing that she was a little excited, Song Qingqian shook her head helplessly. See, this is the essential difference between a real exile and an exile that happens along the way.