Su Qingluan was so angry partly because of Mu Xingzhi, but also partly because of her own experience.

In her early years, she herself grew up in an orphanage. The reasons why children in the orphanage were abandoned were varied, and of course some were particularly bizarre.

But many times, although we cannot understand it emotionally, we can at least understand it rationally. Everyone in this world has a selfish side to a greater or lesser extent. Sometimes even parents may put themselves before their children. Not all parents love their children selflessly.

However, Su Qingluan believed since she was a child that loving and raising children was a "condition" because of the blood relationship and because she could take care of them in their old age, until she met her adoptive parents, her master and his wife.

Although from a utilitarian point of view, they also wanted to provide spiritual sustenance for her old age, but the love they gave her was not fake. It was also because of her master and mistress that Su Qingluan did not become so extreme. The many helps she received after she fell ill also made her understand that everyone in this world has a shining side.

Looking back at those parents who abandoned their children, although she still didn't understand, she felt a little relieved when she saw many parents whose children were sick and anxious in the children's ward of the hospital.

But Mu Xingzhi's scumbag father, the emperor, is really outrageous. No matter what the reason is, Mu Xingzhi's outstanding ability is an objective fact. Such a child, even if it is purely from the perspective of interests, should not be plotted against so cruelly. What's more, the rumor among the people is that the emperor is afraid that this child's horoscope conflicts with his own.

At first, Su Qingluan listened to it for fun, but in recent years, as the old emperor's health deteriorated, the things he summoned those "masters" and "demigods" to do became more and more outrageous.

These outrageous things included, but were not limited to, using his own selection to recruit young boys and girls to serve as "medicine inducers" for him—of course, Su Qingluan didn't believe that being a medicine inducer was an easy job; when the people were already severely burdened with heavy taxes and levies, he still levied exorbitant amounts of money to support the masters in building magnificent temples and Taoist temples, and even a bizarre "Tower of Babel", which sounded like it was not a serious thing; even more outrageous was that he often dismissed officials for outrageous reasons such as "mutual incompatibility"...

What? How could a commoner like her know this? Of course, the Emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with him, so he just said it so loudly!

Su Qingluan was actually quite skeptical. Given the emperor's utter impropriety, why hadn't a major peasant uprising broken out? However, recalling the entire village trembling with fear during the lunar eclipse, she knew that for a significant number of people, the idea that "the emperor receives his mandate from heaven" was still firmly ingrained in their minds.

Although she didn't know what Mu Xingzhi was up to, Su Qingluan felt relieved as long as she knew that the old emperor would not live long - after all, regardless of the character of the next monarch, the current emperor was quite unreliable, and it would be best if he just got kicked off and died.

Thinking about it this way, she became more interested in playing the character of "patient's family member".

A few days later, another piece of news gradually spread in Qingzhou City: The seventh prince Xiao Huan was weak and could not stand the heat, but he was concerned about his father's health, so he wanted to go to a temple near Qingzhou to pray for his father for 49 days, during which time he would eat vegetarian food and copy scriptures without slacking off.

Su Qingluan understood the subtext here: she was afraid that within this period of time, her group would have to be settled in the capital Jingzhou. At the same time, the day when the seventh prince Xiao Huan set off for Beijing would basically be the time when Mu Xingzhi "mysteriously disappeared".

At this time, Mu Xingzhi was able to spread the news that "the seventh prince prayed for the emperor", which probably also meant that the group was about to continue on their journey - after all, the premise of "purification and prayer" is "calmness of mind".

Since he wanted to calm down, he naturally couldn't be disturbed by too many mundane affairs every day. So after isolating himself from most outsiders, Su Qingluan believed that Mu Xingzhi would definitely be able to escape with his own abilities.

As expected, on the third day after the Seventh Prince went to pray, Mu Xingzhi appeared in the room again without anyone noticing, replacing the quilts and pillows that were arranged in the shape of a human, and scared Su Qingluan when she lifted the quilt.

"When did you come back?" Su Qingluan looked as if she had seen a ghost. "You came here so early in the morning to perform a miracle. Are you afraid that I won't be able to scare my heart out?"

"What kind of disease is heart detachment?" Su Qingluan raised her eyebrows with a smile.

"..." Su Qingluan paused and said unhappily, "It's just a metaphor. I feel like my heart is about to fall out of my chest because of you!"

What's more, because of the fire outside yesterday, Su Qingluan was very worried that Mu Xingzhi's affairs would be exposed. She was basically worried and couldn't sleep the whole night. Now she looks haggard without pretending.

Fortunately, the fire outside was not big later. Su Qingluan just asked around when she bought breakfast in the morning and found out that someone accidentally ignited the straw mat when using a tinder to light the fire.

Fortunately, there was a water tank nearby, so the fire was quickly put out, but it just made Su Qingluan worry in vain.

After Mu Xingzhi returned, Su Qingluan's "husband" naturally recovered. So when Mu Xingzhi left the room in his wheelchair, the shopkeepers and waiters he met would all say with envy, "Although this young man is not in good health, your wife is by his side every day, taking care of him without taking off her clothes. It's really enviable."

Whenever he heard similar words, Mu Xingzhi would smile softly, pull Su Qingluan's hand over, and place it in his palm, saying, "Of course I know. With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?"

Then there was the good-natured laughter of the people around.

Although Su Qingluan knew rationally that the other party was just acting, she couldn't help blushing when she was held in the palm of her hand by those warm fingertips and heard in front of so many people that he said slowly in a particularly gentle voice, "With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?"

Su Qingluan, calm down! She mentally sounded the alarm: He's just working! Working! Maintaining his image! The reason he's looking at you so lovingly is because he's highly skilled in his job! Maybe he's already seen countless girls like this!

Then another voice raised its head with a cautious tone: "If Mu Xingzhi had really spoken like this to someone around him in the past few years, would those young ladies still just be "crazy fans"? Would they really not give themselves to him on the spot?"

The first voice rudely confronted the second voice: "You're stupid! No one else is as useful as you! You're just partners, each taking what they need. Don't let that smile get to your head!"

At this moment, although Mu Xingzhi was probably unaware of the frantic barrage of comments she was feeling, he was still adding to the chaos and asked in a very gentle voice, "Qingluan doesn't look well. Are you too tired? Do you want to take a rest?"