Who would raise a villain as a wife?

It's Jiang Li's birthday again this year, and He Yunjing decides to give it to someone special. He starts preparing early and makes a set of silver bells by himself.

After bathing, He Yunjing put it on him, and with his hands and feet, a crisp bell sounded when he flicked it lightly.

Jiang Li sat on the bed, looking down at He Yunjing fiddling with the silver bell on his foot. She didn't quite understand why He Yunjing gave him this as a birthday gift.

He was puzzled, so he asked when He Yunjing stood up, "I'm not a woman, why are you giving me this?"

He Yunjing smiled evilly, "You'll know in a moment."

An eager and deep kiss fell, and Jiang Li was pressed into the soft bed, with the sound of silver bells ringing in her ears.

It was so urgent and moving that I couldn't stop for a long time.

Jiang Li's eyes were red with shame and anger, and tears kept falling as He Yunjing kept asking for too much. He Yunjing was really too unruly, completely different from the serious person he had been in front of her before.

The ringing of the silver bell stopped. He Yunjing pulled his wrist to his lips and kissed it. He lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Li, whose face was red and dazed.

She's already thirty years old, how come she's still so attractive?

He Yunjing kissed Jiang Li on the lips again, "Are you done? I want to continue."

Jiang Li frowned slightly. He knew that He Yunjing was going crazy intermittently.

He Yunjing would not be like this on normal days, because he had to attend the morning court and get up early every day.

Most of the time they slept on the same bed and had a quarrel every now and then, but if he did not go to court the next day, He Yunjing would go crazy and make trouble for him for a long time, forcing him to sleep until noon every time.

Jiang Li looked at him aggrievedly, "Today is my birthday."

"Well, do you like the gift?" He Yunjing pinched his wrist. This was something he made by himself, so he had to give it away fully even if it was only used once.

Jiang Li pursed her lips, her voice a little hoarse, "Can you not come?"

"not good."

"But you said you would agree to whatever I wanted."

He Yunjing was so soft and coquettish that he lost his mind. His fingertips plucked the small bell hanging on Jiang Li's wrist, "What happened in bed doesn't count."

"You lied again!"

Jiang Li frowned, his words revealing endless grievances. He didn't want to celebrate his birthday anymore, and he didn't want any gifts from He Yunjing.

But it was useless for him to complain. He Yunjing did not indulge him and continued to do as he pleased, letting the silver bell ring for most of the night.

When Jiang Li woke up the next day, the first thing she did was to take off all the bells and lock them in a box. She also threw the key into the pond in the imperial garden and snorted heavily at He Yunjing who was following her.

It's quite tsundere, like a kitten with a bad temper, and it's super cute when it's puffed up.

He Yunjing chased after her relentlessly and it took him a whole day to finally coax her into submission. As for why it took a whole day, it was because they still had to sleep together at night.

Jiang Li had long been accustomed to him and could not sleep without him, and he was the same.

When Jiang Li was 35 years old, she began to select a suitable heir from the royal family. Of course, the first one she chose was Jiang Lin's child.

Jiang Li brought all these children to the palace and asked He Yunjing to teach them. Luo Chengjun had already taken the position of prime minister in the court. Although there was no war in the general's mansion, Jiang Li still used them and made them practice every day and send them to various places to suppress bandits as training.

According to He Yunjing's proposal, the army also implemented recruitment. That is, those who retired at a certain age were given severance pay to go home, and young people were recruited into the army for training so that they could be ready to respond to war at any time.

For example, the army can be dispatched to escort disaster relief efforts, and after the relief efforts, the army can help the affected people rebuild their homes.

There was no food crisis, and the two countries had friendly trade. Lin and Wu became increasingly powerful. However, because these stable days were so good, both countries had no intention of fighting again. From time to time, they would visit each other and send each other some of their specialties.

Jiang Li chose to abdicate when he was forty years old. He had long lost his obsession with imperial power and only wanted to be with He Yunjing.

They decided to make the world their home, to travel around and see the sights, and to live a life where they only worry about where to go tomorrow and what to eat today.

Starting from the imperial city of Lin Kingdom, you can travel all over the land of Lin Kingdom and eat countless delicacies.

They stayed at farmers' homes and also leaned on each other for warmth in the carriage in the wilderness.

He crossed the border and traveled all the way back to the imperial city of Wu State. In the courtyard of the marquis's mansion, he went into the palace to discuss state affairs with Wu Ziqian, who had already become the emperor.

Then he set out again to travel across the land of Wu State and see more different scenery.

They spent fifteen years traveling and then returned to the marquis' mansion to spend their remaining years in peace.

Sitting in a rocking chair under the eaves, basking in the sun, Jiang Li held the small leaf in her hands and felt a little distressed, "I can't see it bloom."

"You'll see." He Yunjing hugged him. The little leaves had grown up and had small buds, but it would take a long time before they bloomed. They grew too slowly.

Jiang Li rubbed against his shoulder, "You still haven't told me the answer, can you tell me now?"

"Yeah." He Yunjing patted his shoulder gently, "After I died, my soul went to another world and met Xiao Ye's father. His name is Hua Li, and he is a very fragile flower spirit..."

He Yunjing recounted bit by bit his encounter with Hua Li, the years they spent together, until Hua Li chose to forget and he left.

Jiang Li listened calmly and said, "If it were me, I would make the same choice. The hatred of genocide is not so easy to let go. This opportunity is within my reach. I firmly believe that Brother Jing will be by my side."

"I know." He Yunjing lowered his head and touched Jiang Li's forehead, "I didn't know that he left this seed when he saved me. He raised it for a long time, but without me, the little leaf couldn't grow up. He also remembered me little by little and tried desperately to find me."

Jiang Li slowly raised her head and looked at He Yunjing, "So am I him?"

"You are him, a him without memories, a him with a different life." He Yunjing stroked the back of his head, "I didn't like you as if you were him, but I knew you were him and wanted to like you."

Jiang Li could feel that they were the same person, yet not the same person.

If He Yunjing liked him as much as he liked Hua Li, He Yunjing would subtly influence him to become like Hua Li.

But He Yunjing didn't do that. He always respected his choices and guided him to make changes, not assimilation, but to lead him towards a better life.

He was very happy, so happy that the painful memories of his childhood were gradually forgotten, leaving only the warmth that He Yunjing brought him.

He Yunjing continued to talk about him and Wen Li, and finally commented, "Wen Li is a bit extreme and childish. Once he makes up his mind, he will never let go. When he said those words, I knew he didn't like me that much. He just wanted to find someone he could rely on.

I ignored him for eight years and failed to guide him properly. But he was very good and tried very hard to like me. "

Jiang Li leaned her head against He Yunjing, "So we will meet Brother Jing again and see the little leaves bloom."

"Ah."

"But next time we won't remember Brother Jing."

He Yunjing rubbed his head and said, "It's okay, I will remember it."

Jiang Li felt sad because He Yunjing was the only one who remembered how hard it was. But he couldn't change it and could only hold He Yunjing's wrist tightly.

"Brother Jing, I like you, I like you very much."

"I know I will find you, so don't be afraid."

Jiang Li hummed softly, slowly closed her eyes, and never opened them again.

He Yunjing just sat there blankly, feeling the person in his arms getting colder and colder, until there was no warmth left...