He stretched out his hand like Su Ruanruan, but he didn't know whether she wanted to touch the colorful clouds or the orange sky.

Until a cold sneer came from behind, Huo Yan quickly retracted his hand.

But Wei Zheng, holding a jade fan, walked around in front of him and glanced at him.

"What are you doing?"

Huo Yan raised his eyebrows and turned away, "What can I do? You are so free? Why are you following me?"

Wei Zheng followed in his footsteps and looked at Huo Yan carefully with his head tilted.

From his eyes to his slightly raised lips, not a single detail was missed.

"I noticed that you became less aggressive after leaving the capital."

He took two quick steps and blocked Huo Yan's way.

"Have you let go of the people in the capital?"

Huo Yan looked straight at the street scene in front of him, his eyes were calm and did not change much.

This time, he didn't turn hostile.

Instead, he curled his lips and smiled, "Wan'er and I grew up together. How can we just let go of our childhood friendship?"

"I just thought it through. I've been in the military camp for years and have been fighting outside. Even if our friendship is deep, it can't compare to the deep affection she has with someone else."

"If she leaves me, I won't have any complaints. Besides, someone like me who wields swords and guns all day long might die on the battlefield like my father one day."

"Why should I implicate her? Everything... just let fate take its course."

Wei Zheng sighed, "I didn't expect that General Huo, who was such a troublemaker a few days ago, has been pacified now."

"Have you come to your senses now? You are already twenty-five, you should have married and had children. Even if it's not with the girl in the capital, you should have another girl."

"When things are over here, I think you should not reject His Majesty's kindness and marry Su Qingyu, right?"

Wei Zheng saw that he had no reaction, as if he was listening to a story about someone who had nothing to do with him.

Could it be that he was being overly sentimental? He couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He poked him with the fan handle again.

"Did you hear me? When your mother was alive, she was good friends with Princess Jingyi. They promised each other that if the princess gave birth to a daughter, she would marry you."

"But that girl didn't have this blessing. More than ten years have passed without any news. In my opinion, she is no longer alive."

"Although Su Qingyu is only an adopted daughter, an adopted daughter is still a daughter, right? Moreover, she was carefully educated by the princess and raised as a legitimate daughter. It is a good match for you to marry her. You should also fulfill your mother's last wish, right?"

Huo Yan stopped and looked at Wei Zheng coldly.

"If I let her be my concubine, would she be willing?"

"How is this possible?! Not to mention that she is unwilling, I'm afraid even Princess Jingyi will be the first to jump out and object."

"Your Majesty does love you, but isn't this an insult to the royal family?"

Huo Yan didn't respond. He walked into a restaurant, went upstairs and sat by the window.

Wei Zheng sat opposite him.

The waiter enthusiastically poured them tea and asked with a smile, "What would you like to eat, gentlemen?"

Huo Yan looked out the window, ignoring what the waiter said.

"Bring some of your specialty dishes and a bottle of wine, quickly!"

The waiter bowed to Wei Zheng and said, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment. The food and drinks will be here soon."

"I have touched your weak spot again. Why are you ignoring me again? Is it wrong for me to ask you to get married?"

"I may take a concubine, but I won't marry a wife. There won't be anyone else in that position..."

Wei Zheng's face was solemn. "Are you telling the truth? You are really crazy. Don't forget, you are the legitimate son."

Huo Yan turned his face to the window and looked at the busy alley.

The sky was dark and lanterns were hung in front of every shop, lighting up the streets.

Unlike him who was sitting leisurely by the window, most of them were in a hurry to get on the road.

Birds return to their nests, people return home.

And where are his relatives in the general's mansion...

Su Ruanruan sat down in front of the wonton stall that she and Mu Bai had visited before, and let Bai Ruan lie at her feet.

She ordered a bowl of pork and chive wontons.

He rested his head on his elbows, watching the old couple busy at the wonton stall.

They are so loving!

Although he was wearing patched coarse cloth clothes and lived a poor life, there was a light in his eyes when he looked at the other person.

I don't know what they were talking about, but they kept smiling and the wrinkles on their faces were all piled up.

It has to be said that after County Magistrate Bai took office, the public security in this small county has indeed improved a lot.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to laugh.

Su Ruanruan suddenly wondered what she and Mu Bai would look like when they got old.

Will he still be as good to her as he is now?

"Girl, why are you alone today? Your sweetheart didn't come with you?"

The old lady put the wontons in front of Su Ruanruan. The wontons were just out of the pot, steaming and smelling delicious.

"He's been a bit busy lately, and he's probably still reviewing his lessons right now."

"That young man is handsome, gentle and polite. He looks like a loving man. Girl, you better hurry up and get married as soon as possible."

Su Ruanruan: "..."

"Auntie has a really good memory. She still remembers what he looks like."

The old lady smiled and said, "Well, we are all half-buried in the earth. We have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice, and we have seen more people of all kinds than you."

"You two ate the wontons one by one that day. It's hard for me not to remember it."

"You can't go wrong by listening to the old woman. This man can't be wrong."

Su Ruanruan felt very comfortable and the smile on her face never left her face.

Only after finishing a bowl of wontons did Su Ruanruan carry Bai Ruan back.

I was thinking about what the aunt said all the way.

With a clang, four broken tea bowls scattered around her feet.

The scalding tea splashed on her calves.

Even through the pants, it still hurts.

She bent down and was about to roll up her trouser legs to check, but she found that the cracking sound had attracted many people to stop and look.

He paused his hand movements and after thinking for a while decided not to expose his legs.

She had just stood up when she found a man "jumping" towards her with a stick.

Su Ruanruan lowered her eyes and found that one of his trouser legs was empty. As he moved, the trousers on his right calf swung left and right.

He is a disabled person with missing lower legs.

"Are you okay? Did the tea burn you?"

Su Ruanruan frowned slightly and asked, "Did you throw that teacup?"

"It wasn't me who threw it, but it was caused by me. Did the girl get burned? I'll accompany the girl to the clinic later!"

"Hey, I wonder how you can be so honest that you don't even notice being bullied. It's clearly that person's fault, why do you take all the blame on yourself?"

This voice is somewhat familiar.

Su Ruanruan moved her eyes to the right and found that the person who spoke was a little girl.

He was thin, and his clothes had several holes in them and were extremely dirty.

Looking up again, her hair was messy, the scattered hair covered half of her face, and there was mud on her face.

This outfit makes him look a bit like a beggar.

Su Ruanruan was about to look away, but she found that the little beggar was glaring at her fiercely.

Hiss, this look is interesting.

With five parts of anger, three parts of unwillingness, and two parts of guilt.

But she didn't know this beggar!

Even though he had done good deeds before, he had never given alms to young beggars.

The little beggar pointed at the man sitting on the stool.

"I saw it all. It was clearly his fault. Not only was he very picky, he also smashed things. He just wanted to eat and dine for free."

The little beggar turned around slightly, and Su Runrun saw her other hand behind her back.

His pupils trembled violently, and he looked at her carefully a few more times.

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