Entering the Army

Blurb:

Lu Jinming is one very unlucky guy.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he granted a general amnesty and rewarded his ministers. Everyone got something out of it. The only one who got the short end of the stick was Lu Jinming: his imperial-uncle emperor made him a hereditary heir and promised him to Xiao Yanting, the second son of the Marquis of Dingbei.

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Lu Jinming wanted to turn into a mad dog and bite his uncle to death!

He had transmigrated from modern times to the Great Xuan dynasty at the age of eighteen, becoming the son of the County Princess of Anping. He had only enjoyed himself for 399 days!

No way!

Lu Jinming lay in bed and threw a tantrum. "If I go, will I even make it back alive? It's freezing over there, and I hear the Dingbei Marquis's whole family looks especially fierce. You can't win the nobles and the army over by doing this! I'm not going! Whoever wants to go can go!"

His page sighed. "But this is a marriage bestowed by His Majesty. If you don't go, you'll be even more likely to die."

Lu Jinming thought about it. That was true. If he didn't go, he'd die even sooner. So he could only swallow his grievances. "Fine. Get things ready for me. I'll go to the palace first thing tomorrow morning."

The page was alarmed. "Young master, you can't do anything reckless."

Lu Jinming thought, How can I not do something reckless?!

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The next day, the Heir Lu went to bid farewell to his imperial-uncle with a box of pastries. He wept as if his heart were breaking, sobbing, "Uncle, I want some of this," and, "Uncle, I'd also like some of that."

He was sweet-tongued and said all the things people liked to hear. The emperor was delighted, and seeing how pitiful he looked, rewarded him with thirty cartloads. The carts were even already hitched up.

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But a few days after setting out, Lu Jinming had all the horses replaced with mules, and he rode a donkey himself.

The page asked, "Heir, what are you doing?"

Lu Jinming said, "Horses go too fast. Riding a donkey lets me put things off by a day. Maybe His Majesty will change his mind before I'm even there."

The page looked pityingly at the little master he had watched grow up. "Maybe you'd be better off just dreaming."

Lu Jinming: ╭(╯^╰)╮ Stop talking already!

He didn't want to get married! He wanted to go home!

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Xiao Yanting wasn't happy about the marriage either.

But he couldn't disobey the emperor's orders, so he could only make do.

He had it all figured out. Since the young heir was dragging his feet the whole way, he obviously didn't want to marry him. So after the wedding, they could each go their own way. The emperor was far away, after all. He couldn't very well meddle in their household.

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So the couple each held on to their own ideas and treated each other with polite respect.

Until one day, in a torrential downpour, the herders lost their sheep. The young heir ignored the rain and helped search for them, only to get injured himself. The big black mole he wore to make himself look ugly slipped down his face, but he didn't notice. He just sat there crying in little gasps.

Xiao Yanting said, "...Even the sheep are smarter than you."

Lu Jinming: "T^T Even dogs are more likable than you."

Xiao Yanting glared at his fluffy, sheep-like wife, but dabbed on the medicine with a gentle hand.

Then the young heir suddenly asked him, "Xiao Yanting, do you think I'm useless?"

Xiao Yanting said nothing.

But starting the next day, the soldiers and herders in the northern lands could always see the general taking his "little lamb" along wherever he went.

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