Gao Jiarong shook his head: "Brother, I still want to live back in the General's Mansion."

"A Guang can't come back, I want to live closer to him."

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Well, the dead are gone, and the living must continue to live. Don't be too sad, lest you hurt yourself."

"Last time, it was because you were worried about Qinghong that you secretly followed him. Unexpectedly, you encountered robbers on the way, which led to this disaster. Fortunately, Ziyi passed by Qizhou and saved you."

Qinghong is Lu Guang's name.

Then, he asked Xiang Luhuan curiously, "By the way, Ziyi... why are you in Qizhou?"

Lu Huan bowed again and said, "I know I am incompetent and failed to defend Zhiyi City. I am returning to the court with my troops to apologize to Your Majesty. I am afraid that I will be imprisoned for committing a serious mistake this time, so I want to visit my grandparents before I am sentenced."

"They are old, and they have lost my mother, their daughter. I want to show my filial piety one last time, and treat it as honoring my mother's parents."

Lu Huan spoke calmly, but the emperor and Gao Jiarong thought it was outrageous.

Especially the emperor, although he was dissatisfied with Lu Huan, he couldn't do anything to him for the time being. Yan Xuanye was eyeing him covetously outside, and he still needed him to stay in the city and lead the troops to fight, so how could he let him be imprisoned.

"Who would have thought that when passing through Qizhou City, one of his brothers was captured by bandits. Fortunately, he left marks along the way, and by chance, he discovered the bandit's den and saved Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"It is only because of the princess's blessing that I was able to find her and escort her back safely."

After listening to this, the emperor nodded calmly, "Well said."

Gao Jiarong: "Brother, I want to go back to the General's Mansion to rest for a few days. When I have some strength, I want to come to the palace to stay with you and mother for a while."

The emperor was stunned. His sister had always been fond of Lu Guang since she was young. Now that Lu Guang was gone, he thought she would be immersed in her grief and ignore worldly affairs for a long time. He did not expect her to make this request.

The emperor said: "It is good that you think so. Mother misses you very much too."

Gao Jiarong: "Thank you, my brother."

The emperor said: "That's it for now. I still have some things to discuss with Ziyi. You should go back to the general's mansion and have a good rest."

Gao Jiarong bowed and walked out.

"I wonder what your majesty wants to ask me?"

The emperor walked to the glittering golden throne and sat down, looking sharply at Lu Huan who was standing in the hall. "Just before you came in, the governor of Qingzhou sent a secret report saying that Yan Xuanye led an army of 100,000 to attack Qingzhou. Do you know about this?"

Lu Huan looked calm, "I just learned about this as well."

The emperor looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Who do you think should be sent to fight?"

"I am useless. I failed to defend those cities for Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to send someone else to defend the cities."

The emperor had always been suspicious of him, and was worried that he would rebel one day when he held military power. Now that he heard that he was unwilling to lead the troops into battle, he was relieved.

"That's fine. You've worked hard, so take a good rest. I'm going to send Li Song to support Qingzhou."

Lu Huan: "Your Majesty is wise."

It was not until dusk that Lu Huan returned to the general's mansion.

……

Because he had never married, he did not live separately, but lived in the general's mansion with Lu Guang.

Although they lived in the same mansion, the courtyard he lived in was far away from Lu Guang's courtyard and the backyard of the female family members.

When he returned to the mansion, he saw Su Qian, who looked unhappy. "What happened?"

He was already in a bad mood because he met someone he hated, and he thought that when he came back and saw Su Qian, she would make him happy, but who knew that she also had a stern face.

Su Qian: "When will you start doing what you promised me?"

Lu Huan was a little surprised that she suddenly brought this up, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Mother Liao said Yan Xuanye has started to attack Qingzhou, and the court has sent other generals to defend the city."

"Didn't you promise me?"

"Why did you go to the palace to see the emperor without explaining to him and asking to go on your own?"

Lu Huan glanced away in annoyance, not looking at her. He knew that this was the only thing that could make her anxious and angry: "Don't worry about this. I'm already preparing for it."

"I have promised your request, and I will do it." He narrowed his eyes and used some strength to hold the teacup. "Or... you don't believe me?"

Su Qian looked at her with slightly resentful eyes, "It's not that I don't believe you, but the longer it takes, the more casualties there will be among the people and soldiers, which is not a good thing for the people of the world."

Lu Huan ordered the servants to leave, sighed, and then held her in his arms. He placed his cool chin close to her forehead, rubbing the warmth from her body, "I'm already preparing, but it will take some time. Please wait."

Su Qian lay quietly in his arms, not saying a word.

Ever since they kissed that day, he never touched her again, not even holding hands or hugging her.

I don't know what happened today, he actually had a somewhat intimate attitude in front of her. She thought that her resentful words just now would make him angry.

But he didn't.

The two of them hugged each other for a while, and Lu Huan asked, "Did you rest well?"

Su Qian nodded: "Well, actually I wasn't that tired at first."

Lu Huan struggled internally for a while, some unrealistic thoughts came to his mind, and he was a little hesitant and anxious, but in the end, his expectations overwhelmed other negative emotions.

He tried to speak, "I want to take you to see someone, but... I don't know if you are willing to go."

"So, I want to ask for your opinion."

Su Qian looked up at him suspiciously, and seeing that he looked a little struggling, she immediately became curious. Who was he meeting? Why was he so polite and even asked for her opinion?

She asked, "Who is it?"

Conflicting emotions surged in his heart. He hoped that Su Qian was willing to go, but he was also afraid that she would refuse.

He looked into her eyes for a long while before saying, "It's my mother."

Su Qian never expected that the person he wanted to take her to meet was actually his mother!

"Your mother..."

Lu Huan: "My mother passed away when I was a child. You should know something about this."

Su Qian was stunned for two seconds, "Yes, I heard some things about your mother when I was listening to a book in a teahouse before."

She had always thought that she was the only one who knew about this, but she didn't expect Lu Huan to know that she had heard about his mother's deeds. It seemed that he paid more attention to her than she thought.

Lu Huan's mind was in a mess. At this moment, he finally understood a little bit about what his mother was like back then.

If you love someone, you will care about her thoughts and don’t want her to be embarrassed, but you also hope that she can care about your emotions and thoughts.

If the two conflict with each other, you will feel upset, confused and embarrassed.

Su Qian had never seen so many complicated emotions in Lu Huan's eyes. His eyes were always calm and peaceful, as if everything was under control.

Being able to plan and strategize was how Su Qian viewed him at a certain period of time.

Now he was actually a little confused.

This, she thought, was a good opportunity.

She stretched out her hand, took his somewhat cool hand into her palm, and smiled faintly at Lu Huan, "I am willing to go see your mother."

"Lu Huan, take me to see her, okay?"

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