In a moment of impulse, I forcibly kissed my brother's best friend.

"Baby, the campaign in the southwest is very dangerous. You still need to learn to ride a horse. I will continue to teach you tonight."

Xie Yige was still in a daze when he was suddenly picked up like this.

He wrapped the two of them in a large, soft towel and strode straight to the soft couch by the large French windows.

With a certain distance between them, her mind became even more muddled as she traveled along.

Whether they were tears or water droplets, they glistened and fell to the ground.

He held her as they lay down on the soft pillows. From this vantage point, the lotus leaves outside the window obscured the sky and the moon, and all that could be seen were large lotus stems extending from the bottom of the water, resembling a dark green forest under the moonlight.

Xie Yige could no longer hold on and collapsed onto him.

"Cui Yutang, Cui Yutang~" she called his name softly, and his heart trembled slightly with each of her calls.

The shortest spell in the world is a person's name.

She must have cast a spell on him.

"Xie Yige" is his incantation, and when she calls out his name, it is also his incantation.

The repeated chanting completely melted his heart.

He was so excited that he suddenly sat up straight and hugged her tightly.

She seemed to be in great pain; her whole body was trembling, and her fingers were gripping his shoulders tightly.

"Yige, my baby..." His warm hand slid from the back of her neck to her back, his palm resting on her spine, gently comforting her. "I'm holding you, don't be afraid."

The air was quiet for a while before she finally came to her senses, with tiny tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes.

"Cui Yutang, what did you just say?"

"I'll continue teaching you how to ride a horse; you still haven't learned it from yesterday." His eyes shone with an unusual brightness, and the silvery moonlight fell on his long eyelashes, giving them a mysterious white glow.

She tilted her head, her large, almond-shaped eyes looking pitiful: "It's already dark, can't we learn tomorrow?"

"I'll teach you riding techniques tonight, and then you can practice on horseback tomorrow. That way, we'll achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Husband, you're too stubborn. Is it too late to call off the wedding now?" Xie Yige looked at him aggrievedly, her lips pouting high.

He seemed to have been triggered by the words "broken engagement," and his whole demeanor turned into that of a dangerous cheetah.

He lifted her up slightly, then angrily put her down quickly.

His anger cycled back and forth, and Xie Yige's sticky sobs couldn't be suppressed.

"Husband, I know I was wrong, I'll learn it now, waaaaah, you're so mean—"

"Okay. Listen to my instructions and remember the key points." His voice was incredibly low and hoarse, but his eyes held an undeniable seriousness and darkness.

"First, straighten your body. The core of riding posture is to keep your ears, shoulders, hips, and heels in a line perpendicular to the ground."

"Mmm." She gritted her teeth, her voice filled with aggrieved sobs.

"Relax your body and keep it flexible, then press your hands against my body for leverage."

"When the horse starts to walk slowly, maintain an upright sitting posture."

"When accelerating and going fast like this, you need to stay close to the saddle and roll slightly with the rise and fall of the horse's back."

She couldn't help but take a deep breath, and she felt a little dazed.

Although Xie Yige is skilled in dance and has excellent flexibility, she is new to these difficult moves.

The resistance to the support is too great, and it's too much to handle.

He made her practice repeatedly until she cried and begged for mercy, then he stopped.

"Baby, you're such a good girl." He held her in his arms and gently patted her back with his palm.

Her breathing hadn't calmed down yet; her forehead was pressed against the side of his neck, her wet hair clinging to his skin, warm and disheveled. He felt an endless sense of satisfaction, as if he were being tightly enveloped in warmth.

Before long, he saw the person in his arms fall into a deep sleep.

With stars scattered and the moon bright, and a gentle breeze carrying lotus leaves, tomorrow will surely bring clear blue skies.

In the following days, the two were so busy that they could only see each other at night.

While Cui Yutang discussed war preparations and formulated strategic points with the Ministry of War, Xie Yige was busy secretly stockpiling goods.

To avoid suspicion, she used a large estate from her dowry as a storage and transfer point, and each time she only took Zhixia with her, not even allowing her bodyguards to come along.

Zhi Xia didn't like to meddle in things and had no curiosity. She wasn't interested in asking why Xie Yige only made her wait outside.

After loading the last batch of supplies today, Xie Yige checked the fully packed space and felt very gratified.

"Master, you're really good at hoarding. I thought the apocalypse was coming." Xie Dudu rolled her eyes.

"The end of the world?"

"Never mind, you don't need to know this."

When Xie Yige returned to Chaoyi Villa, she lifted the carriage curtain and saw the sky ablaze with the colors of sunset.

She looked up at the sky and said, "A sunset that travels a thousand miles signifies a good day for the army to set off tomorrow."

Suddenly, a pair of large, well-defined hands reached out from outside, grabbed her waist, and lifted her off the carriage.

"What are you muttering about? You're back but you're not going in." He was full of resentment.

"Husband, you're back." Xie Yige happily wrapped her arms around the back of his neck and immediately clamped her legs around his waist.

"Yes, I missed you, so I came back early." A handsome smile curved his lips.

They had barely entered the villa, all lovey-dovey, when Baoyu rushed over to report.

"Master, the Mo family has sent over some supplies."

"The Mohist school?" A hint of doubt flashed in Cui Yutang's eyes, then he nodded. "Please invite them in."

After about half a cup of tea's time, eight members of the Mo family dressed in black entered Chaoyi Villa with two enclosed supply wagons.

"Excuse me, what is this?" Cui Yutang asked, looking at a black-clad, coarse linen shorts and wooden clogs and straw sandals.

"It hasn't been named yet, you can call it whatever you want." Then he handed over two sheets of paper and a letter, "This is the user manual, don't lose it."

After saying that, he ignored Cui Yutang's reaction and left with his men without looking back.

Xie Yige snuggled against Cui Yutang's arm, craning her neck to look curiously at the letter and paper in his hand.

"Husband, the letter is in Mother's handwriting!" Xie Yige's eyes sparkled.

Seeing his baby's curiosity, Cui Yutang opened the letter first, only to find a simple sentence:

"My two darlings, Mommy will make you some fun things to take with you to the southwest for fun."

He glanced down at the two "instruction manuals" covered in densely written small characters, then looked up at the two tightly sealed supply wagons, and suddenly felt a throbbing in his temples.

"Husband, shall we open it now and take a look?" Xie Yige tiptoed close to his ear, her voice full of barely suppressed curiosity. Cui Yutang beckoned to Baoyu: "Have someone come and pull the carriage into the backyard, and remove the black cloth."