Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 87

Chapter 87 Different From The Rest
Qin Mubai hugged Li Mingda and sat there all night.

The little girl hugged his neck tightly. Qin Mubai tried several times to put her on the bed to sleep. She woke up just as she put her down. She didn’t do it and had to hug him to fall asleep peacefully.

The next day, at dawn, Li Shimin, who was rushing to the Imperial Court, took a detour to Penglai Hall. Walking into the bedroom door, he saw Qin Mubai dozing off with Li Mingda in his arms. He closed his eyes but shook them like a pendulum, trying his best to keep himself from falling asleep.

Li Shimin quickly walked forward and whispered, “Mubai, it’s really hard for you …”

“Your Majesty … I beg your pardon for not being able to stand up and be polite.” Qin Mubai hugged Li Mingda and said awkwardly.

“No problem, no problem.” Li Shimin sat down beside him and turned to look at Li Mingda, who was sleeping soundly. A loving and sad smile bloomed on his face. He laughed and said, “She is so big that she hasn’t slept in my arms! I didn’t expect that she would let you sleep like this all night.”

“I am also helpless.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “I’ve tried to put the princess down a few times. She’ll wake up just by the bed. I have to hug her to sleep.”

“Ah …. Son of a bitch, this is truly heartbreaking. Not only me, but you are also implicated.” Li Shimin said guiltily.

“Royal Father” Li Mingda whispered, not knowing when he had woken up.

“Son of a bitch, my son of a bitch … hurry up and let Father Emperor hug you!” Li Shimin smiled happily and extended his hand to Li Mingda.

“Child, don’t … Father Emperor is going to the Imperial Court, don’t wrinkle the dragon robe.” Li Mingda was still lying on Qin Mubai’s shoulder, revealing a pair of little tiger fangs as he laughed mischievously.

“You girl!” Li Shimin happily leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek.

“Aiya, Father Emperor’s long beard tickles me!” Li Mingda chuckled loudly. Then, he held Li Shimin’s cheek with both his left and right hands and kissed him on the face. Then, he said, “Father, hurry up and go to court. It’s going to be an hour!”

“Father Emperor, you’re late for court today! Father Emperor wants to accompany you!” Li Shimin said jokingly for a long time.

“No, Father Emperor!” Li Mingda touched Li Shimin’s face and smiled. “Mother always said that a king must go to court early. Nothing is more important than national affairs. Father Emperor cannot not go to court for the sake of the son.”

“Truly my obedient daughter, my darling, my heart is in lumps-come, let Father Emperor take another bite, and Father Emperor will go to court!” Li Shimin laughed heartily and kissed Li Mingda’s pink face.

“Keke, it’s so itchy! Father Emperor, hurry up and go!” Li Mingda waved his hand and signaled for Li Shimin to leave.

“Alright, Father Emperor is gone.” Li Shimin laughed and stood up. He nodded to Qin Mubai and said, “Mubai, I’ll leave the son to you. I’ll return to the harem immediately after dealing with the matters of the court. Please hold on for a while longer and wait for me to return.”

“Your Majesty, don’t worry. Please go to the Imperial Court and rest assured. I will be fine as long as there are subordinates here!”

“Father Emperor, you can leave easily!” Li Mingda waved his hand and smiled brightly.

After Li Shimin left, Li Mingda was still in Qin Mubai’s arms. He raised his head and blinked at him with a pair of dexterous eyes. He asked curiously, “Village Chief, don’t you want to sleep?”

“Of course, the village chief also wants to sleep!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Why do you ask?”

“But you hugged me all night yesterday. You definitely didn’t sleep. Are you very sleepy now?” Li Mingda said worriedly.

“The village chief is not sleepy. I actually slept yesterday, when you were asleep.” Qin Mubai smiled.

“Really?” Li Mingda blinked his eyes. “But, why would a sleeping person hug someone else? He would definitely throw them off the ground!”

“Haha, because I am the Village Chief. I am different! Even if I fall asleep, I will not throw you down!”

“Wow! Village Chief is so awesome! From now on, I will have the Village Chief sleep with me every night, so that I won’t be afraid of anything!”

“…” Qin Mubai was speechless and could only laugh dryly twice. “Princess, are you hungry?”

“I’m not hungry, I just want … to …”

“Someone!” Qin Mubai hurriedly summoned a palace maid and asked her to take Li Mingda to the bathroom. Only then did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

Truly sore back, sleepy and tired!

Qin Mubai took advantage of this time to lie down on the couch and relax her aching back. She didn’t expect that she would fall asleep just as her head touched the pillow.

When Li Mingda came back, he saw that Qin Mubai was asleep. He put his little finger to the side of his mouth to silence the palace maids and eunuchs. He lowered his voice and whispered, “Village Chief is asleep, don’t make any noise!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

“Get out, get out!” Li Mingda chased everyone out of the bedroom and let Qin Mubai sleep quietly inside.

An hour and a half later.

Princess Gao Yang hurriedly ran to Penglai Palace and charged into the bedroom. The palace maids and eunuchs naturally did not dare to block her, but were stopped by the Hundred Cavalry Soldiers outside the bedroom.

“Your Highness, please wait!”

Princess Gaoyang remembered what happened last time. She endured her temper and said, “Where is your General Qin?”

“It’s in this dormitory.”

“How is Princess Jin Yang?”

“The princess is fine.” The soldiers muttered in their hearts, “Ask General Qin first, then Princess Jin Yang … are you here to see the princess, or are you here to see our general?”

“Oh … I’m here to visit. Go in and notify me. If it’s convenient, let me in.” Princess Gaoyang smiled kindly and said.

The sergeant who replied couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart. Strange, when did this girl change her nature and actually speak so kindly to a lowly sergeant like me?

After thinking about it, the sergeant went in and reported.

At this time, Qin Mubai was still asleep, snoring so hard that it almost broke the window paper. On the other hand, Li Zhi and Li Mingda were lying on the edge of his bed, watching him sleep with their cheeks propped up together, listening to him snoring heavily and occasionally letting out soft giggles.

The sergeant carefully walked over and said, “Your Highness, Princess Gaoyang, come down from the palace to visit.”

“Sister Seventeen is here?” Li Mingda grinned and said, “Are you here to see my illness? Let her in!”

“Don’t let her in!” Li Zhi hurriedly stopped his sister’s words and whispered to her, “Sister Seventeen will wake the Village Chief! After she wakes up, she will take the Village Chief away and have him teach her how to play the pipa by the Imperial Bridge!”

“That won’t do!” Li Mingda shook his head like a rattle drum. “The village chief didn’t sleep all night, but he was too tired to wake him up. Sister Seventeen came to see her, so I’ll go out and see her!”

Li Mingda climbed up from the couch and walked out.

When the sergeant saw this, he couldn’t help but laugh-our general and these two little children really get along like family!

Princess Gaoyang waited for a long time before seeing Qin Mubai come out, only to see Li Mingda walk out.

“Uh … Master Shen, are you alright?” Princess Gaoyang crouched down and held Li Mingda’s shoulder with both hands.

“I’m fine, I’ve recovered from my illness!” Li Mingda smiled and said, “Thank you, Sister Seventeen!”

“Good, good, it’s good that you’re fine. Sister, don’t worry.” Princess Gaoyang’s heart was no longer wilting as she spoke, but her eyes were constantly glancing towards the bedroom.

“Royal Sister, are you here to find our village chief?”

“Village Chief? What Village Chief?” Princess Gao Yang didn’t know everything and asked in confusion.

“Village Chief, it’s General Qin!”

“Him? When did that guy become your village chief?” Princess Gaoyang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Royal Sister, I’m telling you, the village chief didn’t sleep last night! He’s tired and sleepy. He’s sleeping now. Shall we not wake him up?” Li Mingda said earnestly. After he finished speaking, he looked at Princess Gaoyang eagerly as if he was pleading.

Seeing Li Mingda’s gaze and expression, Princess Gaoyang couldn’t think of any reason why she wouldn’t agree. So he smiled gently and said, “Don’t worry, Royal Sister won’t wake him up. Royal Sister will come to see you and know that you are fine.”

“Not bad, they are all my good daughters.” Li Shimin’s voice suddenly sounded, and then he walked over from the corner of the palace.

“Royal Father!!” The two women hurriedly went forward to pay their respects.

Li Shimin laughed heartily. He bent down to pick Li Mingda up and said to Princess Gaoyang, “Ling’er, where have you been these past few days?”

“Father, do you still know how to miss Ling’er?” Princess Gaoyang pretended to be unhappy and said, “You’ve been busy with state affairs all day and haven’t even looked at Ling’er properly. Look, I’ve been back from Taiyuan for so long and haven’t been able to sit down and have a good chat with you. Imperial Father, I don’t like Ling’er any more!”

“Haha, what are you talking about?” Li Shimin smiled and said, “I’ve been looking for you several times. You’re either a relative of the Xi Clan or an owner of the Tai Ye Lake. Where can I find your people? I heard that you’ve been out of the palace these past few days, haven’t you?”

“That’s right! I went to stay in Fourth Brother’s mansion for a few days, hehe!” Princess Gaoyang smiled.

“You went to Ke’er’s Mansion?” Li Shimin frowned slightly, “Why did you go to his place for no reason?”

How clever Princess Gaoyang was. She knew that there was no way she could hide such a small matter from the Emperor, so she said bluntly, “I saw Qin Mubai on vacation, so I asked him to take me out to play. Then he took me to Fourth Brother’s mansion, where I lived.”

“Oh, that’s right.” Li Shimin didn’t ask any further, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes. He immediately smiled and said, “I haven’t seen your fourth brother for a long time. Is he alright?”

“Alright, Fourth Brother is very obedient now. He reads, writes, rides horses, and trains arrows at home every day. He is no longer as indulgent in gambling, drinking, and hunting as he used to be. Father, when will you bring Fourth Brother into the palace? It will be easy for us brothers and sisters to get together!” Princess Gaoyang said.

“Little girl, you’re trying to put in a good word for your fourth brother, aren’t you?” Li Shimin chuckled, thought for a moment, and nodded. “When the Nine Nine Suns Day comes, announce him to the palace. Let’s go climb the Dragon Head Mountain behind the Great Ming Palace together.”

“Alright!” Princess Gao Yang happily clapped her hands.

“Alright!” Li Mingda also coaxed, clapping his hands and giggling, “I haven’t seen Fourth Brother for a long time! Fourth Brother is the most handsome, he looks so good!”

“Haha! You know how handsome you are!” Li Shimin was coaxed into laughter and hugged her happily and kissed her on the face several times.

Princess Gaoyang chuckled and thought to herself, “I, Fourth Brother, Shuang’er, Yao’er, and that fellow are all good friends in the future, so I must help Fourth Brother!”