In the spring of the fifth year of Jianlong, the emperor took Xiao Liang, the adopted son of King Lu, as the marching marshal, and Gan Mingcong, the Duke of Daiguo, and Yan Wangxi, the Duke of Yongguo, as the deputy marshals, led 100,000 cavalry and 200,000 infantry, went out of Daizhou, went deep into Guanbei, and looked for the main force of the Rong people.

The army marched more than 2,000 miles north, swept six royal cities, and annihilated more than 70,000 enemies.

In the autumn of the same year, the army pursued and killed to the Wolf Head Mountain, the holy land of the Rong people, and sealed the heavens and Zen in the Wolf Head Mountain, and since then, there has been no trace of the Rong people in Guanbei.

On the day when the army returned to the DPRK, the people went out of Beijing for dozens of miles to meet each other.

White horse and red robe, from the front of the palm bead hall, out of the Xihua Gate, gallop along the royal road, cross the city gate, like arrows and lightning, straight back to the army of Beijing lined up.

But when it came to the eyes, Lin Jiaruo suddenly retreated.

I haven't seen him for so long, will he change? Well...... It doesn't look like it's changed, but will it be alienated from you?

Xiao Liang looked at the hesitant girl in front of him, and couldn't help but feel funny, and when he got in front of her, he stretched out a hand to her, and said with a smile: "When Ah Ruo sent me out for the first time, I promised to return victoriously and take you on a tour of the streets, I wonder if Ah Ruo will blame me for being late?" ”

Lin Jiaruo's eyes were hot, and he held his hand tightly.

Xiao Liang put a force on his hand and brought her to his horseback, and the beauty couldn't help but tighten her arms, sighed with satisfaction, and whispered in her ear: "Ah Ruo, I'm back to marry you......"

Lin Jiaruo blinked and burst into tears.

Yan Wangxi looked at the fire in his belly, and couldn't help but complain to Gan Mingcong on the side: "When you come back from a victory, why do people have a princess to hug?" ”

Gan Mingcong glanced at him and said angrily: "There are still princesses to marry!" ”

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In the fifth year of Jianlong, on the eighth day of December, the Pingrong army returned to the dynasty, and the commander Xiao Liang was awarded the title of British Duke with military merits and married the princess of Qin.

The wedding date was set for April 21 of the sixth year of Jianlong.

Early in the morning, when Lin Shisheng stepped into the palm bead hall, there were already many female dependents in the hall, and when they saw him, they were more or less surprised and cramped.

He waved his hand and said, "You guys stand down first, I'll talk to Ah Ruo alone!" ”

The rest of the people all retreated, only Xu Yaoning refused to walk away, and said with red eyes: "What do you have that you can't say tomorrow?" Can't say the day after tomorrow? Do you have to rob Ah Ruo with me today? ”

Lin Shisheng frowned and sighed, "What can't be robbed?" If you want to stay, you will stay, Ah Ruo is getting married today, parents, brothers and sisters, no one is missing, don't say such hurtful words! ”

Xu Jiaoning also realized that she had said the wrong thing, and glanced at Lin Jiaruo uneasily.

Lin Jiaruo pursed her lips and smiled, squeezed her hand soothingly, looked up and asked Lin Shisheng, "Why is Daddy here?" ”

According to the process drawn up by Taichang Temple, Lin Shisheng should appear in the Taihe Hall after half an hour, accept her and Xiao Liang's bows, and then take them to worship Heaven and Earth Sheji.

"I thought about it, and I felt that Yuan Yan's proposed process was still a little inappropriate......" He looked at the girl in front of him intently, and his voice was a little hoarse, "I'll start from here and lead you to the Taihe Palace, so it's better......" At the end, his voice was so hoarse that he could barely hear it.

Lin Jiaruo saw that his eyes were red and his voice was dumb, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to him, but before he could call "Daddy", tears welled up.

Xu Yaoning was also shedding tears herself, and hurriedly wiped her tears, complaining in her mouth: "What are you doing...... Wouldn't it be ...... to come to provoke Ah Ruo to cry?"

Lin Shisheng stepped forward to hold her hand and squeezed it hard.

Twelve years ago today, he held the girl's hand for the first time, and for the first time heard her call him "Daddy"; He once took her hand to watch the dragon boat of the Dragon Boat Festival and enjoy the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival; He also held her hand to teach her how to hold a pen and correct the direction of her archery.

He took her hand, from Hangzhou to the capital, from the official residence to the palace, through the noon gate, and ascended to the Golden Palace.

He took her hand and crossed 30,000 miles of mountains and rivers for 12 years.

He took her hand and entrusted her to another man today, from the Palm Bead Hall to the Taihe Palace.

He couldn't help but want to look at her a few more times, but he was reluctant to blink when his vision was blurry.

In a haze, his girl softly hugged his waist, leaned into his arms with attachment, and said in a choked voice: "Daddy, what's wrong?" Haven't you already built the East Palace to the east? Soon Ah Ruo moved back, and Daddy can still see Ah Ruo every day! ”

Lin Shisheng wiped his tears with his sleeve, and took a handkerchief to wipe it carefully for her, and said: "Daddy is sad for a while, and in a blink of an eye, Ah Ruo is going to get married......"

He turned her around, faced the mirror, picked up the comb, brushed her soft hair, and said softly, "Fortunately, your hair grows fast, and you can barely put it in a bun, so you are not allowed to do this again in the future-"

He paused, lowered his eyes and combed them gently, and said in a low voice: "Promise Daddy, you are not allowed to hurt yourself for anyone in the future, no one, not a single hair, do you hear?" ”

The girl answered with a thick nasal voice, "Yes".

He separated a bunch of green silk and twisted it into a mustache with a gentle movement, which made Xu Yaoning stunned.

Lin Jiaruo looked at it from the mirror and was also very surprised: "When will Daddy comb his hair in a bun?" ”

Lin Shisheng snorted lightly: "As long as he Xiao Liang can learn, won't I?" ”

Lin Jiaruo couldn't help but laugh "poof", and said coquettishly: "Of course Daddy will, Daddy will do anything!" ”

Lin Shisheng also smiled and said softly: "When you were a child, you asked your father to comb your hair when you got married, you were young at the time, and you probably don't remember it......"

Lin Jiaruo pursed her lips and snickered, and her eyes were hot again.

She was not so young at that time, and she still remembered that he himself said that he would comb her hair on the day she got married, but he didn't expect that a gossip between a young father and daughter, he actually remembered it today, and even went out of his way to learn how to comb her hair.

After forming a mustache, he divided another bunch and tied a mustache, his eyes focused on her hair, but his mouth did not stop: "Even if you don't live far away, you can become a relative, and you always have more time with him day and night...... When you were young, you were coaxed by him, and you didn't see many men, you don't know, some men, before marriage, were obedient to you, and got a hand, but it wasn't necessarily——"

"Daddy!" Lin Jiaruo couldn't help but interrupt him, and said with a red face, "Big brother is not such a person!" ”

Xu Yaoning also frowned and said, "On the big day, what nonsense are you talking about?" Isn't Xiao Liang a good kid? I see that he treats Ah Ruo very wholeheartedly! ”

Lin Shisheng frowned and said, "Where did you see that he was good?" He has deceived us for so many years, and under the advantage of his identity, and taking advantage of Ah Ruo's youth and ignorance, he coaxed Ah Ruo away right under our noses, do you still think he is good?! ”

Xu Yaoning said disapprerovingly: "His identity is a little special, he always has to be thoughtful, isn't everything he does because he cares about Ah Ruo?" For the sake of Ah Ruo, he abandoned the country, leveled Beirong, and became a minister, which is not enough? What more do you want? ”

Lin Shisheng snorted and said: "His heart is scheming, Ah Ruo is so simple, he will not be coaxed in the future...... Hmph, don't look at him being good to you now, not necessarily in the future...... A man in this world, only a father will be good to you for the rest of his life! ”

Xu Yaoning sneered: "You dare to say this? Who forced Ah Ruo to flee a while ago-"

"Mother!" Lin Jiaruo hurriedly interrupted her.

The person behind him had stopped moving, and he saw him in the mirror, his face twisted away, his white hair was like snow, and his face was as gray as gray.

"Daddy didn't force me—" She said softly, and the eyelids of the man in the mirror trembled, "Daddy has always hurt me, and both of us are responsible for that......"

Chengzhi fell into the water and made him lose his mind, and the forbidden thing also made her lose her mind, suspicion and defense are mutual, and no one can blame anyone, but from beginning to end, he didn't hurt her.

Every conflict between them, he compromised first, and every conflict, he gave in first, no matter how fierce the trouble was, he also remembered to maintain her honor as the princess of Qin.

Not every biological father can be as good as him.

Turning around, she hugged his waist again, as intimate as she did every time she snuggled into his arms.

"Ah Ruo's father is the best father in the world!"

Whoever he is, he's her daddy.