Chapter 148

"Alright! Guanyinbi, you must have your reasons for insisting on this."

"Then I will wait for your good news."

"But one thing: no matter what, you must ensure your own safety!"

Li Er nodded helplessly; although he still strongly refused in his heart, he agreed to it.

He believed Empress Zhangsun would give him a perfect answer!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Empress Zhangsun breathed a sigh of relief and secretly made up her mind in her heart.

Must hurry!

There were still many things to do later.

The next day.

Fang Xuanling met Qin Mu again and, on behalf of the Great Tang, agreed to the two conditions he had proposed.

Hearing this news.

Qin Mu felt not a trace of joy, but rather a sense of emptiness.

....... Seeking flowers... 0

At the railing of the Budalagong Square.

Qin Mu looked at the massive Wang Gong without saying a word.

Everything around was quiet.

Apart from the howling wind, there was no other movement.

Perhaps...

They were leaving, right?

The negotiations had concluded successfully, and according to the agreement, Empress Zhangsun and Changle should soon follow the Great Tang mission back to Changancheng.

But for some reason.

A hint of reluctance suddenly arose in Qin Mu's heart.

"Hehe!"

"It seems my cultivation is still insufficient; I actually developed womanly benevolence toward this mother and daughter."

Qin Mu shook his head in self-mockery and clenched his palms tightly.

As an emperor who carries on the past and opens up the future, one must never have such womanly benevolence!

This feeling must be thoroughly eradicated!

"Brother-in-law!"

Just as Qin Mu was struggling internally, a familiar sound suddenly came from behind him.

The silver-bell-like voice sounded exceptionally pleasant in the empty Wang Gong.

"What do you want with me?"

Qin Mu turned his head, looked at Empress Zhangsun and Changle standing behind him, and asked coldly.

This child.

Looking at Qin Mu's cold expression, Empress Zhangsun sighed helplessly in her heart.

"Your Majesty, your subject begs you for one thing."

"What thing?"

"That Great Qin and Great Tang could turn hostility into friendship this time is indeed a great thing; I wonder if Your Majesty could allow us to stay?"

"What?"

A flash of light suddenly appeared in Qin Mu's eyes, which then quickly dimmed.

They weren't leaving?

But this girl Changle seems to have taken a liking to this place and hopes to live here for a while longer.

An irrepressible sense of joy gradually permeated Qin Mu's heart.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong with you? Mother and I plan to stay here for a while longer; don't you welcome us?"

Changle blinked her dark, bright eyes, tilted her head, and smiled.

Confirming it again, Qin Mu suddenly felt a special sensation throughout his body.

In this biting cold wind, it was so warm and intimate!

Is this the feeling of family?

An unrealistic idea emerged in Qin Mu's mind.

Family...

This was a word very far away from him!

"If you want to stay, stay; if you want to leave, leave. Suit yourselves."

Even so, no ripples could be seen on Qin Mu's expression; after speaking, he walked straight toward the direction of the Administration Hall.

No one saw it.

At this moment, Qin Mu was secretly smiling!

It was a kind of...

Satisfied and happy smile!

"Mother, Brother-in-law is such a strange person."

Looking at Qin Mu's departing back, Changle's eyes were full of confusion.

It's really hard!

When eating hot pot before, he was clearly so warm; how did he become an ice block again these past two days?

Strange!

"Silly child, you don't understand."

"This child is not old, yet he has tasted the coldness of the world and encountered the bloody storms of being hunted by the entire Great Tang; who knows how much suffering he has endured."

"Who knows how many hellish trials he experienced after coming to Tibet before achieving today's success?"

"His heart is like a hedgehog, tightly wrapped up."

"Anyone who wants to get close risks being pricked."

"But I don't know why, I believe that deep down, he is not like this. He should be a gentle and kind child."

Empress Zhangsun's eyes were filled with deep affection.

It was a mother's love that could tolerate all of a child's mistakes!

...... etc.