The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

"Today I am the Great General! You will all be my soldiers!"

Bai Ye, dressed in a crimson jacket with a small wooden sword tied to his waist, stood tall and proud, one foot on a snowdrift.

Three-year-old Yuan Nian immediately clapped his hands: "Great! Great! Brother Ye will be the great general!"

Two-and-a-half-year-old Huirou and Zhao Fang followed Bai Ye around like little shadows, one on each side.

Huirou said in her childish voice, "Brother Ye, General!"

Zhao Fang also called out, "General, General!"

Bai Ye grew even more smug at the call, pointing a finger and declaring, "Yuannian, you guard the east! Huirou, you guard the south! Fangge'er, you charge with me!"

The younger children, regardless of whether they understood or not, all happily agreed.

Seeing Bai Ye's imposing manner, six-and-a-half-year-old Zhao Yu felt a pang of envy and couldn't help but say, "I want to be a general too."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ye immediately objected: "No way! Today I am the general, and you can only obey my orders."

Zhao Yu was naturally a bit soft-hearted and was often teased by his younger siblings. However, being older, he was unwilling to give in so easily, so he argued in a low voice, "But a war can't only have one general."

Bai Ye's eyes widened: "I said there can only be one, so there can only be one!"

Zhao Yu's face flushed red: "You're being too domineering!"

"That's called military orders being absolute!" Bai Ye brandished his small wooden sword with great authority: "Disobeying military orders is tantamount to seizing power!"

Yuan Nian immediately widened his eyes: "Seize power!"

Huirou, not understanding, also shouted, "Take the fist!"

Zhao Fang didn't understand either, and could only nod along, saying, "Take it! Take it!"

Zhao Yu was extremely aggrieved: "I didn't."

Bai Ye, however, was already caught up in the act, pointing at him and shouting, "Still denying it? You must be colluding with Western Xia to harm my army!"

Zhao Yu: ...

He had no idea about the Western Xia or anything like that; all he knew was that he had suddenly become a bad guy.

Those few younger men trusted Bai Ye the most, so Bai Ye shouted, "Men, seize this traitor!"

They rushed forward immediately upon the arrival of the first year.

Huirou and Zhao Fang thought it was some new game, and they giggled and rushed forward. The three little dumplings rushed forward and almost knocked Zhao Yu into the snow.

Zhao Yu's eyes reddened with anxiety.

"I am not a traitor!"

"Take him down! Take him down!" Bai Ye was still directing from the sidelines. "Don't let him escape!"

Seeing that Zhao Yu was about to cry, Jingning finally couldn't stand it anymore. With a stern face, she walked over and reached out to pull Yuan Nian and Hui Rou away one by one.

"Alright, stop bullying Brother Yu."

As soon as she opened her mouth, all the little figures stopped making a fuss. Even Bai Ye pretended to examine his little wooden sword, looking at the sky, the ground, the wind, and the snow, but not at her.

Jingning ignored him, squatted down again, patted the snow off Zhao Yu's clothes, and asked softly, "Did you hurt yourself?"

Zhao Yu sniffed and shook his head.

Seeing Jingning squat down, Huirou followed suit, reaching out her little hand to touch Zhao Yu's sleeve: "Brother Yu, it doesn't hurt."

Zhao Fang echoed her, "It doesn't hurt."

Yuan Nian blinked, then belatedly realized he had made a mistake. He quickly grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, rolled it into a crooked little ball, and handed it to Zhao Yu like a treasure.

"for you."

Zhao Yu looked at the ball of snow, then at his younger siblings, and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter through his tears.

Seeing this, Bai Ye immediately came over and patted him on the shoulder generously.

"Alright, since Sister Jingning has pleaded for you, this general will spare you this time."

Zhao Yu muttered to himself, "I was never a traitor."

Jingning looked at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye immediately changed his mind: "Then...then you can be the deputy general, okay?"

Zhao Yu's eyes lit up.

"real?"

Bai Ye raised his head: "Of course, this general's word is law."

After a short while, the children made up again.

In the warm pavilion, Langhua saw this scene through the window and couldn't help but laugh.

"Every time Ye Ge'er enters the palace, the palace becomes exceptionally lively."

Beside her, Miao Xinhe was bending down to instruct Zhang Bihua on needlework.

With her wedding to Wang Shi'an approaching, she felt it best to make the gifts for her parents-in-law and brother and sister-in-law herself.

She was usually lively, but she was not very patient with needle and thread. Fortunately, Miao Xinhe was gentle and taught her carefully, so she was able to sit still.

Hearing Langhua speak, Miao Xinhe also looked up and smiled.

"That's right. Little kids love to follow older kids, especially Ye-ge'er, who has so many tricks up his sleeve. Hui-rou talks about when Ye-ge'er will come almost every day."

Yu Qingran, holding her teacup, smiled and said, "That's good. With Ye-ge'er running around with us for a few laps, we'll be able to eat an extra bowl of rice when we get back tonight."

Hearing everyone praising her son, Bai Qing quickly said embarrassedly, "Please stop praising him. He's not good at taking care of children at all; he's just mischievous himself, and he gets the younger ones to follow suit. They're always climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles; I can barely control them at home."

Qin Yanwan smiled at her and said, "What a wonderful personality! You're bold and responsible, and quick-witted. Just teach her with confidence. Children like this are more likely to be ambitious and successful in the future. I wish my eldest son could have half the cleverness and courage of your Ye-ge'er."

Bai Qing quickly said, "Shut up! Isn't your eldest son good enough? He serves you every day, remembers all your preferences, and even when he goes out for a stroll in the yard, he never forgets to pick a flower for you. He never makes you worry at all. He's so considerate and reliable. If it were my husband, I'd be afraid he'd wreck someone's garden if he went out for even half an hour."

Everyone laughed along.

Qin Yanwan couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, but still humbly said, "It's just that I'm a little timid and don't dare to cause trouble."

Distracted by the laughter, Zhang Bihua nearly pricked her hand with the needle. Miao Xinhe quickly steadied her, saying helplessly, "You, keep your eyes on the needle, don't look outside. If you keep this up, you might not finish embroidering by your wedding day."

Bai Qing said, "Don't worry, you can embroider my handkerchief last. If you can't finish it, you can owe me two next year."

"Listen to this, listen to this, now that's what you call a good planner! Bihua, if I were you, I would embroider her first one, otherwise next year two will become four, four will become eight, and you, the second sister-in-law, will have to do chores for her, the eldest sister-in-law, every day."

Qin Yan, ever the gossip, never missed a good show.

Zhang Bihua blushed, but unusually, she didn't argue back. She just lowered her head and continued embroidering.

Langhua looked at her, then at the group of children outside, then turned back to tuck the blanket around Jingse in the cradle, her eyes filled with a gentle smile.

Such a lively and harmonious day is wonderful.

My dear Jingse, grow up quickly, or better yet, slowly. In this life, as long as I am here, my brothers and sisters will be here too.

You will definitely love this life too.

Outside, Bai Ye and Zhao Yu had already started building a snow city with a few children.

Zhao Yu, who had almost been captured just now, was now earnestly giving Bai Ye advice, saying that the city wall should be built thicker, otherwise it would collapse when the enemy charged.

Bai Ye agreed wholeheartedly and immediately appointed him as the deputy military advisor.

Huirou didn't understand, but she clapped her hands and chanted, "Vice General! Vice General!"

Zhao Fang echoed, "Deputy General!"

Zhao Yu blushed when he was called out, but he was clearly pleased.

After a while of laughter in the warm pavilion, Bai Qing seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to look at Qin Yanwan.

"Speaking of which, any news about your older sister lately?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yanwan's smile faded slightly: "Why bring her up? It's bad luck."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qing quickly explained, "I didn't mean to spoil your mood. I was just thinking that Ye-ge'er is almost at the age to start school. My uncle is there to help him with reading and writing, so I'm not worried. But with his personality, he's always running and jumping around without complaining. I was thinking of finding him a proper martial arts instructor, firstly to strengthen his muscles and bones, secondly to expend his seemingly endless energy, and thirdly to improve his health. But when I got to the training ground… guess who I ran into?"

Qin Yanwan raised an eyebrow: "Who?"

"Gu Yankai."

Qin Yanwan's brows furrowed immediately: "What's he doing at the training ground?"

"I heard they were applying for a martial arts instructor position, specifically to teach children."

Qin Yanwan's first reaction was that it was impossible.

But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she remembered his and Qin Yanyun's deeds over the years and felt that nothing was impossible.