After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

"What happened?" Yin Cheng suddenly realized, "Huh? Ah! Something happened?"

Yin Cheng was at a loss, feeling as if his brother had instantly transformed from a tough, resolute man into fragile glass. "You...you should sit down first?"

Yin Mo found it amusing. "What, were you this panicked back then, Niannian?"

Yin Cheng tried hard to recall, then decided to put the facts aside, "How could that be? I know how mature and steady I am."

Yin Mo was too lazy to expose him. "Alright, I was just teasing you. We're facing internal and external troubles right now, it's not the right time."

At least... we need to wait until these things are resolved so that the child can have a safe living environment...

Yin Cheng rolled his eyes. "Don't you understand that a ruler's word is law? What kind of emperor are you?"

Is this even acceptable? How can you talk nonsense about something this important!

"Let's get down to business," Yin Mo said. "Niannian will come back to the capital with me tomorrow. You and Yuntang will go back to Guigu to await orders. I reckon Tian Hai will send you to fight your way from Huzhou to the capital. Just fight casually, but don't actually hurt the people."

"Don't worry about those 50,000 men. I don't know where Tian Hai found these misfits. They'll all be sent for forced labor. I've already sent Yun Tang with 50,000 Southwest Army soldiers to stand by. You can all pretend to be Tian Hai's men."

Upon hearing this, Yin Cheng immediately sprang up from his wide chair.

Where are you going?

"Find Niannian." I guess I won't see my wife for several more months, so I can't waste the last night.

Yin Mo was speechless. "Why did you ask that question?"

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The mutiny in Huzhou came quickly, with Pang Hongtian leading 50,000 elite troops straight to the capital.

The 30,000 troops under the command of the Ningzhou General held back the reinforcements from the Southwest Army.

Meanwhile, the Northern Army was facing off against Yanru, and was leaderless. Without orders, the million-strong Northern Army had no choice but to defend the northern border to the death.

The capital city is like a trapped beast.

As if to fit the mood, the weather in Beijing has been gloomy these past two days, as if a heavy rain is brewing.

Lin Nian did not return to the Prince Cheng's residence, but instead returned to the Lin residence.

This was also Yin Cheng's idea; with Lin Yunyuan around, at least this large family could be kept safe.

"Lin Siheng, you stop right there!" Shen Qingheng chased after a four-year-old boy, wielding a bamboo stick.

The elegant young master Qingheng was so angry that his hair was askew, but the little rascal was jumping around and had learned some light-body skills, so he really couldn't catch him for the time being.

"Oh, little daddy, Pearl cried by herself, what does it have to do with me?" Lin Siheng hated this cousin. He was silly all day long, either laughing or crying. He was three years old and couldn't even speak a word clearly.

The key is that the whole family spoils him. Regardless of right or wrong, if Pearl cries, it must be his fault.

"Still trying to argue? If you hadn't stolen his candied hawthorn, would he be crying?"

"Why should I buy it for him? You're my little daddy, you should buy it for me." Lin Siheng climbed onto the roof, still holding the candied hawthorns he had snatched, and ate them all in a fit of anger.

Shen Qingheng laughed in anger, "Get down here right now."

"I'll come down if you don't hit me," Lin Siheng began to bargain.

Shen Qingheng threw down the bamboo stick. "Fine, when your father comes back, I'll have him beat you up."

"Oh, little daddy, why are you asking me about our business?" Lin Siheng was still afraid of his father. After all, his little daddy would only hit him a few times when he was angry, but his father was different; he could hang him up and beat him.

Older men can be heartless.

Shen Qingheng straightened her hair, took a deep breath, turned around and left, ignoring him completely.

Lin Siheng was even more annoyed. She casually threw the bamboo stick holding the candied hawthorns aside. "Why should everyone give in to him? I'm only a year older than him."

In Youfang Garden, Pearl was sobbing in Lin Nian's arms for half an hour, and he still couldn't soothe her.

When Yin Cheng climbed in through the window, Pearl's eyes were swollen from crying.

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing her father's voice, Pearl, who had been sobbing softly, cried even louder.

"Come here, Daddy will hold you." Yin Cheng took Pearl from Lin Nian's arms and kissed his wife on the forehead.

Lin Nian recounted what happened that afternoon. It wasn't anything serious; it was just a squabble between children.

It's nothing more than Lin Siheng being jealous. He feels that his little daddy dotes on other people's children but not on him, so he's secretly jealous.

Yin Cheng pinched the little round face, "Baby, don't cry, your face is all red from crying."

Pearl's voice was sticky and tearful, "Daddy..."

"Guess what Daddy brought back for you?"

Pearl's eyes were brimming with tears, threatening to spill over, as she said, with a wronged expression, "I...I don't know..."

Yin Cheng pulled a packet of candy from his front pocket. "Want to open it and take a look?"

Pearl opened it and finally stopped crying and smiled, "Sesame Candy!"

"It's a sesame candy," Yin Cheng said. "Why can't our child distinguish between retroflex and alveolar consonants?"

Lin Nian emphasized, "The baby is still very young, it's normal for his speech to be unclear!"

Yin Cheng placed the pearl on the soft couch, and then saw that there were no fewer than twenty kinds of pastries and candies laid out on the table.

"This is?"

Lin Nian explained, "Heng-gege just brought this over, saying it was to apologize to Zhenzhu. But Zhenzhu didn't eat anything, she just cried, and nothing we did could comfort her."

"I'm going to beat up Lin Siheng. What kind of skill is it to steal a boy's candied hawthorn? If you piss him off, I'll beat up his father too."

Lin Nian quickly pulled the man back, "Don't go along with this nonsense. This matter is over. Kids will be kids, everyone throws a tantrum sometimes."

He paused, then suddenly became a little curious, "Actually, I'm also quite curious to know, who is more skilled in martial arts, you or my older brother?"

"Nonsense, it's definitely your man, me," Yin Cheng said. "But that's not important. If he likes the title of number one in the world, then he's even more powerful. I just need to be more handsome than him."

A real man only cares about handsome looks!

Lin Nian: "..."

Lin Nian: "Honey, you can be quite childish sometimes."

"Sweetie, I've noticed you're getting better at calling me 'husband' these days," Yin Cheng said. "Can you call me that when we're sleeping—?"

Lin Nian stuffed a piece of bean cake into Yin Cheng's mouth and said, "Husband, you're back just in time. Quickly go and fetch a basin of water to wash Pearl's face."

Yin Cheng obediently went out to fetch water, and just then he ran into Lin Yunyuan carrying Lin Siheng, who looked utterly hopeless.

"Where are the pearls?" Lin Yunyuan asked.

Yin Cheng replied casually, "She's still crying. Our Pearl has never suffered such an injustice in her life."

Lin Yunyuan: "..."

Lin Yunyuan slapped Lin Siheng on the butt, making Lin Siheng scream.

Yin Cheng kindly reminded her, "He's shouting too loudly and might scare Pearl."

Lin Yunyuan glanced at his son and said, "Shut up."

Lin Siheng obediently shut his mouth.

"I'll take him to apologize to Pearl," Lin Yunyuan said. "Won't that bother you?"

"meeting."

Lin Yunyuan pretended not to hear and, carrying his son, knocked on his younger brother's door.

"Nian-ge'er, may I come in?"

Lin Nian quickly came to open the door. "Big brother, what brings you here?"

Lin Yunyuan lifted his son up a little, "Speak."

Lin Siheng said reluctantly, "Uncle, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have bullied Pearl. I'm sorry."