A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

"Princess, please stop arguing. We are complete strangers, and I have no intention of becoming a prince consort."

Li Rui was speechless.

He couldn't have imagined it no matter how hard he tried.

How did I end up getting involved with Shi Zhonggui's two younger sisters?!

The two seemingly dull-witted girls in front of me should be Princess Jiaxing, Shi Lingxian, and Princess Yongtai, Shi Lingshu.

The former is about 17 years old, and the latter is about 14 years old.

When Shi Lingxian saw that Li Rui had so decisively refused to become the prince consort, her face turned pale.

She gritted her teeth and pointed to her face.

"Am I not pretty?"

Li Rui said sincerely.

"The eldest princess is naturally beautiful, but..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Shi Lingxian actually gathered her robes together, revealing her figure, and gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"Am I in poor shape?"

Li Rui blinked and coughed.

"Ahem, very... promising."

Shi Lingxian stepped forward, almost pressing her face against Li Rui's.

"Then why are you unwilling?"

Li Rui suddenly felt a headache coming on!

to be frank.

He genuinely didn't want to be associated with Shi Zhonggui's blood relatives.

The Later Jin dynasty was doomed to perish.

Shi Chonggui's relatives were all to be enslaved by the Khitans.

According to historical records.

The two sisters, Shi Lingxian and Shi Lingshu, were likely divided up directly by the Khitan nobles.

As for what they were forced to do after being kidnapped, there's no need to elaborate.

Li Rui did not want to not save them.

if you can.

Li Rui was eager to drive back the Khitans so that the entire Central Plains would no longer be ravaged by them.

Then, after replacing the Later Jin dynasty, he raised Shi Chonggui's family in Bianliang, where they lived as wealthy men.

But the problem is.

There's not enough time!

In just over a year, Li Rui could not possibly develop the strength to resist the Khitan.

It would be unwise to associate oneself with Shi Zhonggui's blood relatives at this time.

"Princess, my ambition lies in the border towns. I hope to defend the land and bring peace to the people, and drive out the barbarians."

"By confining me to Bianliang to be a prince consort, aren't you destroying my ambitions?"

Upon hearing this...

Shi Lingxian pondered silently for a few seconds, then hesitated.

"That makes sense, but... but I still..."

Li Rui quickly replied.

"Princess, a great war between our Great Jin and the Khitan is inevitable sooner or later."

If we successfully recapture Yan and Yun, I will come to Bianliang to become the emperor's son-in-law. What do you say?

Shi Lingxian stared at Li Rui for a few seconds, then smiled.

Are you serious?

"Seriously."

"Don't lie to me."

"I wouldn't dare."

"So... you'll really be okay staying in jail?"

"Everything will be alright."

Shi Lingxian smiled, got up and left the cell.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned back.

In front of Li Rui, Shi Lingxian lifted her robe, revealing a section of her fair and slender calves.

Li Rui was immediately startled!

"Your Highness, this is unacceptable!"

Shi Lingxian blushed and spat.

"Dream on!"

After saying that, she quickly took off the red string tied around her ankle.

He then handed it to Li Ruidao.

"This red string has been blessed. If you're lying to me, then..."

Shi Lingxian originally wanted to say "he will die a horrible death", but she hurriedly changed her words at the last moment.

"I'll never be able to have a son in my entire life!"

Li Rui was speechless.

"Can I not take it?"

"You dare!"

Shi Lingxian waved her fist, grabbed her adorable little sister, and ran away.

Li Rui looked at the red rope in his hand and gave a wry smile.

What the hell is going on?!

Sometimes, charm is just too much.

That's not a good thing either.

……

However, after leaving Li Rui's prison, the Shi sisters did not leave the prison itself.

Instead, he took a turn and, relying on the princess's token, walked in the other direction.

Shi Lingshu blinked and asked in a low voice.

"Sister, has Li Rui really agreed to be the prince consort?"

Shi Lingxian bit her lip and said.

He lied to me.

Shi Lingshu was startled.

"Huh? Why?"

Shi Lingxian did not answer, but felt uncomfortable.

After walking for a while, Shi Lingxian suddenly looked at her younger sister and said very seriously.

"Sister, if one day I have to leave Bianliang, will you leave with me?"

Shi Lingshu was too young to understand the meaning of those words; she only wanted to follow her beloved older sister.

"Of course! I'll go wherever my sister goes!"

Shi Lingxian smiled sweetly and gave her younger sister a big kiss on her pink cheek, leaving a bright red lip print.

When I looked up again.

Shi Lingxian may have already made up her mind.

If Li Rui doesn't want her, then she'll go after him herself!

"Sister, where are we going? Aren't we going back to the palace?"

"Wait a minute, I want to see what that jade flute looks like."

at the same time.

At the entrance to Yu Xiao's prison cell.

Two bailiffs from the Dali Temple were peeking into the prison cell.

They were left behind by Zhang Renyuan to protect the jade flute.

However, despite their attempts to protect them, the two of them kept stealing glances at each other.

There was no way around it; Yu Xiao was inherently elegant and refined.

At this moment, dressed in plain clothes, she was locked in a prison cell, exuding the aura of a broken beauty.

It's very easy to arouse a man's protective instincts!

"It's so beautiful."

"Do you even need to tell me? The Jade Flute Maiden in the inner courtyard of Yichun Palace, those who usually listen to her play the zither and sing are all high-ranking officials in the court!"

"If I could marry a wife like that, I'd be willing to give up ten years of my life!"

"Get lost, we're lucky we can even peek, don't get any funny ideas."

"Tsk, how could I dare? Haven't you heard? Yu Xiao and the famous Yu Long General from Hebei are deeply in love, and the Yu Long General even wrote a song for her!"

"Lyrics? Isn't Li Yulong a warrior? Why would he write lyrics?"

"You don't understand, do you? Not only can she write, she writes exceptionally well! Even Prime Minister Li praised her highly!"

"Wow~ This Li Yulong is skilled in both literature and martial arts!"

"Absolutely! That's why we're saying that Miss Yuxiao belongs to someone else; it's enough for you and me to catch a glimpse of her beauty!"

Their whispered conversation did nothing to stir Yu Xiao's heartstrings.

She huddled in the corner, her mind filled with nothing but Li Rui's poem.

Yu Xiao understands poetry, so of course he can appreciate the charm and quality of this poem.

Like Feng Yao, he also had some doubts.

"Why is it Chu Gongyao, and not Yi Chunyao?"

After much deliberation, Yu Xiao chose to justify his actions.

She looked down at her slender waist, as thin as a willow branch.

Suddenly she smiled and said softly.

"The King of Chu has a fondness for slender waists. Li Lang is comparing me to a concubine in the King of Chu's palace, praising my slender waist."

The King of Chu was fond of slender waists; this refers to King Ling of Chu during the Warring States period.

He had a great fondness for slender waists, and even built a special palace for them, to collect beautiful women with slender waists from all over the world.

Yu Xiao was lost in thought when suddenly he felt something and looked up.

Outside the cell, a spirited woman was looking at him.

The two women exchanged a glance, both looking amazed.

One was dashing, bold, and passionate.

A fresh and elegant style, gentle and tender.

Shi Lingxian glanced at the jade flute once, then turned back and scolded the two constables.

"You two who want to guard this place, get ten paces away! If you dare to look again, I'll gouge your eyes out!"

The two constables were terrified and hurriedly confessed their crimes, rolling away ten paces away.

Yu Xiao felt a sense of relief and was about to express his gratitude.

Shi Lingxian took off her black robe and threw her expensive brocade clothes to Yuxiao.

"It's cold in prison at night, don't get cold, or someone will feel sorry for you."

Yu Xiao was stunned, and didn't have time to say thank you.

Shi Lingxian had already walked away quickly.

"Sister, she's leaving just like that?"

"Okay, I'm leaving."

"That jade flute is quite beautiful."

"Yes, but your older sister is just as good."

"But Li Rui seems to prefer something like a jade flute."

"Tsk, you little brat, if you keep boosting other people's morale, I'll send you to Li Rui to warm his bed!"

"Huh!? I'm only fourteen years old."