Chapter 651: Temptation! (Thanks to the book friend Yang Fanqihang for the reward!)

“Brother-in-law, I didn’t do it on purpose. I just saw the trees moving around and I was curious so I wanted to take a look…”

Seeing Jinyu leave, Xiao Ruolan blushed and looked at Ye Mingsheng and whispered:
Even though Ye Mingsheng was thick-skinned, he still felt a little embarrassed to be discovered having sex outdoors. Originally, in order to pursue excitement, he did not ask the guards to be on guard nearby. Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruolan took advantage of this opportunity. Although it was a little embarrassing, Ye Mingsheng still pretended to be calm and waved his hand and said:
"It's okay, just don't spread the word when you go back!"

Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Xiao Ruolan nodded slightly and said:
"Ruolan understands!"

After getting Xiao Ruolan's affirmative answer, Ye Mingsheng wanted to get away as soon as possible. However, what he didn't expect was that Xiao Ruolan hesitated for a moment, seemed to have made a decision, bit her red lips, looked at Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Brother-in-law, I really envy my sister for being able to marry a great hero like you. If I had such a blessing, I would rather die than be willing!"

Hearing Xiao Ruolan say this, Ye Mingsheng was stunned at first and then he understood what Xiao Ruolan was talking about. Then he subconsciously glanced at the woman beside him.

I saw Xiao Ruolan beside me with a flushed face, her body trembling slightly perhaps because of excitement, and she was looking at me anxiously.

Looking at Xiao Ruolan’s pretty face and her curvy figure, and the remaining desire that he did not vent on Jinyu, Ye Mingsheng felt a little eager. It seemed that he saw Ye Mingsheng’s hesitation, and Xiao Ruolan seemed to be encouraged. She mustered up the courage to take Ye Mingsheng’s hand and gradually moved her soft and boneless body into Ye Mingsheng’s arms...

Following Xiao Ruolan's actions, Ye Mingsheng once again smelled that strange fragrance that made people unable to stop. Just when Ye Mingsheng was about to fall, reason once again took the upper hand in Ye Mingsheng's mind. Without much hesitation, Ye Mingsheng pushed the woman in his arms away.

Xiao Ruolan seemed a little overwhelmed by Ye Mingsheng's sudden action. At this time, Ye Mingsheng took a deep breath and said calmly:
"I have sent the best doctor to treat Tian Yu. I believe that it won't take long for Tian Yu to recover. Let's just pretend that what happened today never happened!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng straightened his clothes and walked away without looking back. If it was any other woman, he, Ye, would have slept with her, but playing with Xiao Ruolan would be somewhat troublesome. Besides, although Xiao Ruolan was pretty, she was not pretty enough for him to do anything about it.

Looking at Ye Mingsheng's cold back, Xiao Ruolan, who didn't know what she had done wrong, looked very aggrieved. She knelt on the grass and said with tears in her eyes:

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Ye Mingsheng ignored Xiao Ruolan's begging and walked straight to the yard closest to the back garden. Jinyu had already made him angry, but Xiao Ruolan's sudden appearance had forced him to suppress the anger. Now, being provoked by Xiao Ruolan again, he was really burning with anger.

He subconsciously walked into Pei Zhixiu's yard. However, when he saw Pei Zhixiu's big belly, Ye Mingsheng remembered that it was inconvenient for her to sleep with him because she was pregnant. Just when Ye Mingsheng was about to turn around and look for the Shen sisters, Pei Zhixiu seemed to see what Ye Mingsheng was thinking. She rolled her eyes at Ye Mingsheng and then walked into the bedroom.

An incense stick later, Pei Zhixiu washed her face and was rinsing her mouth with a glass cup. Satisfied, Ye Mingsheng hugged Pei Zhixiu from behind, gently stroked her belly and whispered:

"Our child is seven months old now, right?"

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's words, Pei Zhixiu put down the glass and said;
"It is really rare that our Fengwu Army commander, who is so busy with affairs of state, still remembered this matter of mine!"

Listening to Pei Zhixiu's weird tone, Ye Mingsheng felt guilty and immediately assured him:

"Jisu, don't worry! I will come to accompany you more often during this period!"

Pei Zhixiu snorted and said lightly:

"I don't need a heartless person like you to accompany me. I'm fine on my own. If you have the time, why not go and accompany Sister Bai? You went to see her for a while more than two months ago, but you haven't seen her since. Sister Bai cried countless times in secret because of this. You usually treat Sister Bai the worst, asking her to do this and that for you. How can you be so cruel now!"

"Sister Bai is about to give birth. She suffers a lot on weekdays. You'd better go and see her, husband!"

Facing Pei Zhixiu's accusations, Ye Mingsheng fell into silence. During this period, because Pei Zhixiu, Bai Yuanyuan and Shen Yutong were pregnant, the number of times he visited these three people was obviously reduced. Among them, Pei Zhixiu's place was better. Ye Mingsheng came about once every half a month. However, because of the last incident, Ye Mingsheng was still angry with Bai Yuanyuan, so he had not visited her once in more than two months...

Pei Zhixiu didn't say anything at first, and Ye Mingsheng didn't think it was too much. But after listening to what Pei Zhixiu said, Ye Mingsheng felt that his punishment on Bai Yuanyuan seemed too severe. After pondering for a moment, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:

"I'll go see her in a minute!"

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's answer, Pei Zhixiu's expression softened. Ye Mingsheng was a little curious and said:
"I remember that your relationship with her was average. Why did you think of speaking for her today?" If the information Ye Mingsheng received was correct, in his pond, Pei Zhixiu was getting along better with Shen Yutong, while An Miaoyi and Bai Yuanyuan were getting along better. The Shen sisters originally intended to cling to Murong Qingwu, but with the previous events of the Murong family, the Shen sisters also kept their distance from Murong Qingwu.

As for Jinyu, she wanted to join An Miaoyi and get along well with Murong Qingwu at the same time. As a result, both sides didn't like her very much. However, because of the relationship with the old lady, no one in the mansion dared to bully Jinyu.

In response to Ye Mingsheng's question, Pei Zhixiu hesitated and said:
“Sister Bai is a little older and has a severe reaction to pregnancy, so she is very worried about the baby in her belly. She has been asking me to go for prenatal checkups. I have also seen how hard she is. She is obviously very nauseous and can’t eat anything at all, but for the sake of the baby in her belly, she still has to force herself to eat, so I feel a little bit reluctant in my heart…”

Although Pei Zhixiu did not deliberately describe it, Ye Mingsheng could feel her kindness, which made Ye Mingsheng love her even more.

Although Ye has many women, he can only find true peace with Pei Zhixiu. He can relax and not be on guard at all. This is also the important reason why Ye Mingsheng always likes to run to her!
After chatting privately with Pei Zhixiu for a while, Pei Zhixiu was preparing to find clothes for Ye Mingsheng. During the service just now, she accidentally lost control and got Ye Mingsheng's clothes dirty. Fortunately, Ye Mingsheng came here often, so she also had Ye Mingsheng's clothes here.

After handing the new clothes to Ye Mingsheng, Pei Zhixiu planned to let the maid wash the dirty clothes. However, as soon as she picked up the clothes, Pei Zhixiu seemed to have discovered something. After thinking carefully for a moment, she asked Ye Mingsheng:
"Are there going to be new sisters in the mansion?"

Because he knew that Pei Zhixiu didn't mind that he had other women, Ye Mingsheng didn't think much about it, and subconsciously said while putting on his clothes:
"She's a very troublesome woman. I don't want to have anything to do with her. You guys are enough for me!"

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's answer, Pei Zhixiu's beautiful eyes flashed with a gleam of light, but she did not continue to ask. After changing her clothes, Ye Mingsheng, who was refreshed, kissed Pei Zhixiu and turned away to visit his other concubine.

After watching Ye Mingsheng leave, Pei Zhixiu picked up the dirty clothes left by Ye Mingsheng. After looking at them carefully for a while, a chill flashed in Pei Zhixiu's eyes. She immediately walked into the house and looked up the classics...
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In the evening, Ye Mingsheng returned to his study and thought about things quietly.

More than two hours ago, he left Pei Zhixiu's yard and went to find Bai Yuanyuan. However, he was a little surprised that Bai Yuanyuan was unwilling to see him. Ye Mingsheng was surprised and asked the reason. At first, the maid who served Bai Yuanyuan was unwilling to say, but under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, the little maid was so scared that she told everything.

It turned out that because of her pregnancy, Bai Yuanyuan's figure had changed a little, her face had become a little fatter, and she had lost her former charm. So although Bai Yuanyuan was very happy about Ye Mingsheng's arrival, she was also worried that Ye Mingsheng would be disgusted when he saw her like this and would never come again. So after a painful decision, Bai Yuanyuan finally decided not to see Ye Mingsheng, so that Ye Mingsheng could keep her former beautiful and charming appearance in his heart!
After knowing the reason, Ye Mingsheng naturally entered the room. Bai Yuanyuan, who was crying and feeling sorry for herself in the room, was surprised and worried when she saw Ye Mingsheng appear. However, she finally felt relieved after Ye Mingsheng's comfort.

It has to be said that because of her pregnancy, Bai Yuanyuan has gained some weight, and her waist is not as thin as before, but the parts that should be bigger have become more exaggerated. If Ye Mingsheng didn't know that Bai Yuanyuan's parents were both Han Chinese, he would even have doubts whether Bai Yuanyuan had any other bloodline.

“Fair, young and thin” is good but it’s always the same type and people will always get tired of it. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng is more excited to see someone like Bai Yuanyuan...

He spent the whole afternoon with Bai Yuanyuan and told her not to think about anything. Her most important task now was to take care of the baby and give birth to the child. Because when it was time for dinner, Ye Mingsheng personally fed Bai Yuanyuan a bowl of lean meat porridge. It was strange to say, Bai Yuanyuan had a serious reaction during pregnancy and vomited everything she ate in the past few days, but she didn't vomit at all after Ye Mingsheng fed her the bowl of porridge.

After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng found a document submitted by the General Staff from the memorial on the desk, wrote a name on it, called Ye Cheng in and instructed:

"Send this to the General Staff tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

When accompanying Bai Yuanyuan today, although Bai Yuanyuan remained restrained and did not speak, Ye Mingsheng could naturally understand what she wanted to say.

Originally, Ye Mingsheng had no impression of Bai Changrong, but after the incident at Chen's Teahouse, Ye Mingsheng had a good impression of him. His performance report had been posted in the Attendant's Office, but Ye Mingsheng had never met him because he was considering where to arrange him.

The First Army does have a vacant position for a deputy commander, who is the third in command of the First Army. Many people in the Fengwu Army are eyeing this position...
Before, Ye Mingsheng was also hesitant about whether to let Bai Changrong take this position. In terms of rank, Bai Changrong was the general of Dongning, and it was basically a lateral transfer for him to be the commander-in-chief of the First Army, but his biggest flaw was that he had no experience in major wars, so Ye Mingsheng was a little hesitant about this.

However, after visiting Bai Yuanyuan today, Ye Mingsheng felt that he should give Bai Changrong a chance. The deputy commander is Yuan Song's assistant, not the chief combat officer of the front-line troops. Although Bai Changrong lacks some experience in major battles, he should be able to do the job!

After dealing with Bai Changrong's problem, Ye Mingsheng focused his attention on the desk and the memorial in the center. This was the battle report from the Yunbing battlefield that Lin Huaiwu sent over an urgent mission over eight hundred miles away.

The content of the battle report was mainly that Lin Huaiwu, the commander of the Second Army, reported the situation on the Yunbing battlefield to Ye Mingsheng. As expected by the Fengwu Army, due to heavy snow in Yunbing, the Luoan Army had basically stopped its large-scale offensive and only sent a small-scale army to harass the area controlled by the Fengwu Army.

According to Lin Huaiwu's account of the Battle of Yunbing, Luoan initially deployed more than 60,000 troops. Later, as Wang Muzhi led the Liang army to arrive at the battlefield earlier than expected, the total strength of the enemy army was nearly 80,000, more than three times that of the Second Army under Lin Huaiwu.

Although the enemy force was several times larger than their own, the Second Army fought bravely with the support of local people. At the cost of 5,000 casualties of their own, the enemy suffered nearly 16,000 casualties. Of the five counties in Jinzhong, only the most advanced Dagu County was lost.
(End of this chapter)