Back in the room, Langtou had woken up and was placed on the heated brick bed by the wet nurse in a prone position.
Her little head was held high, her large eyes watching the person entering the room.
"Langtou woke up so quickly? Holding your head so high, don't tire yourself out," Qin Junyao squatted on the ground, teasing little Langtou.
Upon seeing her mother, little Langtou held her head even straighter.
"Dad's holding you," Zhao Liangcai reached out and scooped Langtou into his arms. "Our Yuqi is truly amazing, she can already lift her head."
Qin Junyao stood up and touched little Langtou's forehead. "My mother says she's like a boy. Most girls her age are still soft, but she's as stiff as a stick."
"My daughter is definitely different from others. By the way, Yaoyao, open the bundle and that box on the table."
On the table were the bundle Zhao Liangcai brought back from outside and the box he had just retrieved from the storeroom.
Qin Junyao opened the bundle first. Inside were a square box and a few pieces of paper.
"What kind of seal is this?" Qin Junyao asked Zhao Liangcai, holding the seal taken from the square box.
"My newly carved personal seal."
"This big?" Qin Junyao turned the seal, which was about the size of an egg, in her hand. "My third uncle carved a tiny personal seal for me."
Zhao Liangcai sat beside Qin Junyao, holding little Langtou. "This is for you. You can use it to command troops at the Salt Lake. Look, there's a mark here. Only with this mark is it real." Sudancf.com
Qin Junyao followed Zhao Liangcai's finger and saw a complex pattern on the lower right corner of the seal.
"Is this pattern why you gave me such a large seal?"
Zhao Liangcai took the seal and played with it. "The soldiers left at the Salt Lake to process salt were all soldiers I personally led at the border. This pattern was our military flag back then. With this, you can command them."
"Shao Yong's death doesn't mean safety. Whether I defend the northwest city or go out to capture it, it's uncertain."
Zhao Liangcai put down the seal, spread out the papers from the bundle with one hand, and then opened the box from the storeroom, taking out a stack of papers.
"Yaoyao, for the next few years, perhaps even longer, I won't be able to be with you. All I can give you is the wealth from the storeroom and these."
"You can resent me, hate me, but don't leave me, okay?"
Qin Junyao glanced at the land deeds of Yusun Liu Village and the property deeds of Yingfeng Granary under Shao Yong's name, then looked at Zhao Liangcai.
Finally, she placed one hand on her forehead and the other on Zhao Liangcai's forehead.
"Are you not feeling well?"
"Who told you what?"
Zhao Liangcai took her hand from his forehead and clasped it. "I met your Sister Manshuang and Bai Qing."
Qin Junyao raised an eyebrow and moved closer to Zhao Liangcai. "Are you scared by what they said?"
"Yes," Zhao Liangcai nodded. "I'm afraid you'll leave."
"You smooth-talker."
"Oh, Langtou is looking for Mommy. Are you hungry? Mommy will feed you."
Zhao Liangcai watched as Qin Junyao hugged the child and retreated behind the screen, thinking about Lin Manshuang's words.
"General Zhao, congratulations on taking the northwest city and incorporating the northwest army."
"However, I heard you didn't take a single coin or piece of silver from the General's Mansion. You only took some worthless boxes and a woman. General Zhao has good taste."
"My sister Junyao, although from a farming family, is capable enough to marry royalty. Make arrangements for that woman, and this County Princess will be watching you at all times."
"Also, a woman after divorce can live freely."