However, because they were the protagonists in the book and Shen Mingyun had the help of the system, the lives of the two were safe. They also found a cave that could shelter them from the rain, and there were many food and warm clothes left by the Orion.

    The Fourth Prince was not Liu Xiahui either, and the two of them started a fire in the cave.

    After the rain stopped, they went up the mountain to pick fruits to fill their stomachs, and accidentally discovered Wufeng Mountain and the iron ore mine on the mountain. They were lucky to be rescued by the villagers of Yangjia Village. The two finally arrived in the town safely and found the local official to escort them to join the big army.

    After the fourth prince returned to the capital, he sent people to Wufeng Mountain again, and found that it was really an iron ore mine. The iron ore could be used to forge weapons, laying a solid foundation for his future road becoming emperor.

    If Li Mingjin got this mine, there would be no need to talk about the future.

    Since Luo Shuyu mentioned the mine, he knew that in the future, he must walk on a road full of thorns, and Luo Shuyu was willing to accompany him on the journey, and was also willing to help him.

    "Do you remember that you said before that you have nothing? You don't have nothing, you have everything. You are my lucky star. With you, I have the motivation to move forward."

Luo Shuyu suddenly hugged him tightly: "The trip this time must be extremely dangerous, you must be careful to protect yourself."

    Li Mingjin kissed his forehead: "Of course."

    This trip was definitely dangerous.

    At this critical moment, if he got the military power that the Crown Prince and the First Prince didn’t get, then both he and Luo Shuyu would be in danger. If he was not by Luo Shuyu’s side and left him alone in the capital, he was really worried.

    The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the capital was more dangerous than going to the north.

    However, there was still some time before leaving the capital, and even if they left, they would still have to celebrate the New Year.

    Today was New Year's Eve, Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu must enter the palace to have a reunion dinner with Emperor Tiansheng, which was also a rare family banquet for the royal family.

    Emperor Tiansheng gave all the officials of the court a holiday today, and only started to go to the court on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

    Luo Shuyu had already bought the New Year's goods, and this morning, he and Li Mingjin pasted couplets in the yard together.

    These couplets were written by Li Mingjin himself.

    In order to make up for the regrets in the previous life, Luo Shuyu cherished every festival now, and he was also willing to leave good memories with Li Mingjin.

    At this moment, Luo Shuyu stood under the bamboo ladder and shouted to Li Mingjin who was standing above: "Your Highness, move it a little to the left."

    "Is that so?" Li Mingjin asked him.

    Luo Shuyu: "Yes, it looks much more comfortable this way, and both sides match up."

    Li Mingjin finished pasting the couplets, came down from the top, and said to Luo Shuyu, "From now on, we will paste the couplets together every year."

    Luo Shuyu held the brush to paste and said: "Okay!"

    The two not only pasted the couplets, but the servants also replaced the old lanterns and hung up the new ones.

    Sweeping away the dust (

除尘) started on the 26th, and now the whole house was clean.

    It was cold in winter, Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin entered the palace relatively early, and when they arrived at the palace gate, they met the fourth prince, Li Mingchun.

    Since Shen Mingyun became pregnant, his time to go out had been relatively reduced, but recently he had been doing more in the court. For the sake of going to the north, he actually contributed money and effort. Originally, Emperor Tiansheng was lingering between him and Li Mingjin, but suddenly Shen Mingyun became pregnant and Emperor Tiansheng considered that in recent days in order to catch an assassin Li Mingjin almost sacrificed Luo Shuyu’s life, so he chose him.

    The fourth prince felt like spoiling the ship for a penny worth of tar in the matter of going to the north, but he was not discouraged. There was the first prince ahead of him, and he used tricks to weaken the crown prince's support in the court.

[功亏一篑 gōng kuī yī kuì: to spoil the ship for a penny worth of tar; lit. to fail through lack of a final effort]

    The first prince thought he could sit back and relax, but before Emperor Tiansheng gave the officials the annual holiday, a huge problem appeared in this year's disaster. The people in a southern state rebelled. Although it was suppressed immediately, it also exposed the problem.

    The south was more affluent than the north. Why did the people live in dire straits because of the snowstorm, and it came to the point of rebellion, didn't the imperial court distribute relief food?.

    Investigated, you had to investigate, you had to investigate it thoroughly.

    And whose territory was in the south, the Great Prince's family was there.

    The first prince's people secretly pushed the fourth prince to go to the south to investigate the matter. Emperor Tiansheng agreed, although the crown prince was still unwilling to do so, who didn't know that the fourth prince and the first prince were in the same group, and what did it mean to send the fourth prince to the south, but what was the use of being angry? Emperor Tiansheng had already made a decision.

    Except for Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin, no one knew what the fourth prince was thinking.

    The fourth prince and the first prince were in the same group? The first prince may feel that what happened to Li Mingchun had nothing to do with him, but the first prince probably didn't know what benefits the fourth prince had obtained by using his power these years. He had never taken Li Mingchun seriously, and as for Li Mingchun's trip to the south this time, it may be a bit difficult to fulfill the first prince's wish.

    One would go to the north and one would go to the south.

    The third prince and the fourth prince were wary of each other at this time.

    The fourth prince: "Third brother."

    Li Mingjin: "Fourth brother."

    The fourth prince: "I heard that the climate in the north is cold, and the third brother must bring enough clothes when he goes to the north after the new year."

    Li Mingjin: "I also heard that there are many savages in the south, fourth brother should be careful."

    Luo Shuyu suddenly interjected: "Fourth brother, I heard that cousin Shen almost had an accident, how is he now?"

    Fourth prince: "... "

    This was a bit like a needle was pricked in the heart.

    Because it was said that during Shen Mingyun's confinement period, there were some blind girls in the fourth prince's backyard, and the child in his stomach almost couldn’t be saved.

    His rest period for pregnancy was extended for another month on the basis of the original one month.

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The Third Prince: Wife, I feel pain!
Luo Shuyu: Where does it hurt?
The Third Prince: Here, it hurts.
Luo Shuyu: ...