I am cannon fodder, but I can hug thighs

"You, you, you are so rude, you are too much!!!" Jing'an hated it most when people kept talking about her short stature. Although she was young at that time, she didn't like being treated as a child at all. "You are still as bad as before!"

This person loved to bully her when they were in the girls' college.

"No way! This is proof of your growth experience and childhood." Lin Jin knew that Jing'an was still the same Jing'an as before, so she reached out and poked her face without any scruples. She felt a little sorry. Four years ago, Jing'an still had some flesh on her face, but now it's all gone.

Jingan dodged her hand: "You are so annoying."

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Are you here to play today?" Lin Jin retracted her hand and watched Shi Nian tugging at Jing'an's skirt, as if she was looking for an angle to jump into Jing'an's arms. "Nian'er likes you very much."

"No, I just came to see you." Jing'an stretched out his finger and poked Shi Nian's forehead. "During the past few years of studying abroad, I encountered some things that I couldn't figure out, so I came to ask for your advice."

Lin Jin picked up Shi Nian who had been making a lot of noise: "If that's the case, then you guys can chat. I won't bother you for now. I just got back today, so Jing'an, please stay for dinner."

Jing'an directly rejected Lin Jin's invitation: "I don't want to. There are too many rules for eating here. I'd rather be at home in my princess mansion."

Lin Jin didn't understand why Jing'an thought this way, but when she saw Jing'an looking at Song Shiqiu with resentment, she immediately understood what was going on: "How could it be, and you are the guest, so naturally the host should follow the guest's wishes."

"That's not right." Jing'an admired Song Shiqiu very much, but she would be restless and unable to eat when eating with him. "But speaking of which, I have to go to the palace tomorrow, so come and keep me company."

"Ah? Me? To be your companion?" Lin Jin was full of doubts and hesitated. If he entered the palace, he would have to kneel again and again. "Can you tell me what it is about?"

"It's my brother who wants to choose a consort for me. If you are by my side, my brother will still consider Brother Song's face and won't say anything too much." Jing'an thought about it and still felt that Lin Jin was the most suitable. Lin Jin's husband was Song Shiqiu, "My brother will definitely give you face."

"Ah, this...but...can I refuse you?" Lin Jin really didn't want to enter the palace. Her knees couldn't bend, but if she couldn't bend them, there would be trouble. If possible, she hoped not to set foot in that place for the rest of her life.

"Why?" Jing'an put his hands on his waist and turned his face away. "You are really bad. You follow me and smile, but you don't help me with such a simple thing. I just want you to sit next to me, but you don't want to. Don't come to me for anything in the future."

"No." Lin Jin looked embarrassed. Seeing that there was no one else around, he simply told the truth, "I just can't kneel down, but if I don't kneel down..."

"With me here, who dares to make you kneel?" Jing'an glared at her, feeling looked down upon, with anger on her face, "It's settled, I'll pick you up tomorrow, and you come with me."

"Uh... okay." Lin Jin had no power to resist her domineering attitude, "But it's really just sitting next to you. I'm not very good at judging people. It may be useless to ask me other questions."

The main reason is that her experience cannot serve as a reference for others. She relies entirely on her feelings, but feelings are very unfounded. Not to mention, just because someone cannot be friends with her does not mean they cannot be friends with Jing'an. The same goes for choosing a husband.

"Who wants to ask for your opinion? You are being sentimental." Jing'an made a face. "I am leaving now. I will pick you up tomorrow morning. Don't sleep in. You used to sleep all day long. I heard that you wanted to sleep ten hours out of twelve hours during your rest period. If you dare to make me wait for you, I will not let you go."

Lin Jin coughed awkwardly: "I know, I know."

She didn't want to sleep in the first place. She also wanted to be energetic every day, but the somatic symptoms were not something she could control.

After Jing'an left, Lin Jin looked at Song Shiqiu and said, "I thought you would go to war with His Majesty."

"If I follow Your Majesty in the Northern Expedition, even if the campaign against the Turks is a complete victory, Your Majesty will not be able to convince the people. There will certainly be ministers in the court who will think that it is because of my going with them. This will go against the purpose of Your Majesty's Northern Expedition." Song Shiqiu told Lin Jin the purpose of Xia Zhengan's Northern Expedition without hiding anything.

It doesn't matter whether the main general is Xi Lilong or Su Cheng'an. What is important is that Song Shiqiu cannot be on the battlefield, and Xia Zhengan must lead the army in person to defeat the Turks without his help.

Lin Jin felt that these twists and turns were very troublesome when she heard it: "Okay, I understand."

She should have understood that these were not things she needed to learn.

"I didn't expect Jing'an to look like this..." Lin Jin paused. Although it was true that Jing'an had changed a lot, if she remembered correctly, Jing'an was still a high school student, but she was about to get married. "Ah, this damn era."

She still can't accept this setting.

"By the way, does Jing'an have to get married now?" Lin Jin still felt that Jing'an was still a child, although it was the same in this era. "I don't think Jing'an really wants to get married. Could it be that even a princess can't decide her own marriage?"

There is no need for Jing'an to marry a princess, so why must we choose a prince consort?

"His Majesty asked her to choose a prince consort before she turned 20. It's not that she has to get married now, but if the crown prince has been appointed and the princess has not yet married, it would be too unreasonable." Song Shiqiu raised his hand and poured her a cup of tea, and asked her to sit down and talk.

"Appoint a crown prince?" Lin Jin was drinking tea, somewhat curious about the choice of crown prince. If she remembered correctly, the position of queen seemed to be vacant. "Is there a candidate for crown prince?"

That is, the mother is honored by her son, so the prince's biological mother is made the queen. Xia Zhengan doesn't look very old, so I don't know how old those princes are.

"We need to wait and see." Song Shiqiu had another purpose for staying in the capital, which was to observe the performance of the princes and provide advice for the selection of the crown prince. "By the way, Miss Cui Jiu in the mansion has been picked up by her family."

"Took her away?" Lin Jin felt something was wrong. It seemed that she had not seen Cui Xian in the academy today. "Yes, did something happen? You can tell me directly."

It's better than her hearing bad news from somewhere in the future.

"Forget it. It's okay to tell you, but don't take it to heart." Song Shiqiu told Lin Jin everything about Cui Xian from beginning to end.

Lin Jin didn't expect Cui Xian to be involved in such a matter, and couldn't help but start to worry: "Then, have I caused you trouble? Will this matter implicate you?"

"As long as you and I have a clear conscience, there is no need to worry about these unnecessary things. If His Majesty really wants me dead, even if Cui Xian is not here, there are thousands of reasons to accuse me. As long as His Majesty thinks I am not wrong, no one can put me to death even if there is a big quarrel in the court."

Lin Jin had doubts in his eyes, not quite understanding: "Is that so?"

"Ajin, since I embarked on the path of a lone minister, I have been prepared for the death of my relatives and friends. No one knows what people will become in the future. Maybe one day my relatives and friends will become my political enemies, and I may even have to deal with them myself. These are not impossible. The human heart is unpredictable, and no one can predict what will happen in the future."

"But I should have been more careful. I should have thought about what would happen if something happened to Cui Xian and if it implicated you." Lin Jin's face was full of apology. She had been too complacent recently.