Chapter 52 Chapter 52 You’re sure I’ll fall for your tricks…

"Is Jade Claw its name?" Mu Ge'er asked, his little hand stretched out, looking at the white falcon's shiny white wings as it half-closed its eyes and enjoyed Xuan Jinyu's caress, with an eager look on his face.

Qi Ge'er quickly slapped his hand away, "Mu Ge'er, be good."

Xuan Jinyu looked over and asked, "Brother Mu wants to touch it?"

Mu Ge'er nodded eagerly, "Yes, little aunt, I want to touch it too."

The rest of the children, including Qi Ge'er who had just stopped his little cousin from taking risks, all looked at Xuan Jinyu with anticipation.

"Then ask it if it's willing to let you touch it," Xuan Jinyu said, answering Mu Ge'er's question. "The Jade Claw is its species. It's a wild animal, so it doesn't have a name."

So Mu Ge'er seriously asked Bai Shun, his childish voice full of longing, "Xiao Baibai, can I touch you?"

"Is Xiaobaibai calling it?" Xuan Jinyu asked him.

Mu Ge'er nodded as if it was a matter of course. "Aunt said it didn't have a name, so I'll give it one. It's so white, so let's call it Xiao Baibai."

Xuan Jinyu spoke out of turn.

Bai Hun didn't even look at Mu Ge'er, but turned his head away with his butt facing him.

"He doesn't seem to like the name you gave him!" said Yan Jie'er and her brother.

"Then I won't call you Xiao Baibai, can you let me touch it?" Mu Ge'er was not sad, and was still thinking about touching the white falcon.

The other children also stared at Bai Hu's reaction eagerly, and the desire in their hearts almost overflowed from their eyes.

The white falcon flapped its wings impatiently.

This is what rejection means.

"Okay!" Mu Ge'er pouted, looking very unhappy; but he did not cry or make a fuss, and quickly accepted the fact that Bai Hu was unwilling to pay attention to him.

"Aunt, if we don't touch it, can we let it turn around and show us?" Tong Jie'er asked Xuan Jinyu.

Xuan Jinyu rubbed the white falcon's little head, which felt very nice in her hand, and turned it around while holding it.

"Look! Don't touch it, or it might hurt you," she warned.

The children nodded excitedly, seven little heads gathered together, whispering and admiring the heroic posture of Yu Zhua, but no one took action.

Such a vast grassland with abundant water and grass is most suitable for camping and living.

The tents they had prepared long ago were finally put to use. One gray tent after another was set up and scattered on the lush green grass.

From a distance, it looks like small gray flowers blooming in a lush meadow.

"Like a bunch of small hills." The scout who came back from exploring the front said this to Chen Yang, without any imagination of the beauty.

Wang Hu laughed at Chen Yang, "Your man is really a rough guy."

Chen Yang: "...You talk as if everyone is a rough guy?" We are all soldiers, aren't we all rough guys?

"Except the Su family." He added for the sake of rigor.

Who among them didn't come from a poor family, and with a bit of luck, embarked on the path of martial arts, and then, because of their ancestors' great achievements, they were able to enter the Ministry of War or the Imperial Guards, which were full of talented people?

Those who were less lucky were thrown onto the battlefield and became unknown soldiers, with no control over their own life and death.

Wang Hu was choked by Chen Yang and had nothing to say. He just gestured to his men, "Tell me what you think."

His subordinates racked their brains to avoid embarrassing their superiors, and then said, "It's like a bunch of little graves have been dug out of the grass."

Wang Hu: “…” You have a great imagination, stop talking.

Chen Yang led the laughter.

Xuan Wensheng, who was passing by, ruthlessly complained, "What a weird statement, he is a talented person."

He turned around and told Su Guanzhang about this matter, and received a calm and indifferent look from his brother-in-law.

Xuan Wensheng didn't feel any sense of accomplishment and rolled his eyes at him. "I shouldn't have talked to you."

He even wanted to share this interesting story with other members of the Su family!

You know, this dull life going south day after day is really boring, and he finally got something to laugh about.

If he wasn't afraid of scaring his sister, the person he should have looked for would be Xuan Jinyu.

"Brother Wensheng, if you have nothing to do, you can help chop some firewood." Su Guanzhang said, "We're running low on firewood."

Su Guanwen was chopping wood with a huff and puff. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly called out, "Brother Xuan San, come here quickly. There's plenty of firewood."

No, who wants to chop wood?

Is that enough? What if he's happy chopping wood?

Xuan Wensheng turned back to look for Xuan Jinyu, wanting his sister to speak for him, but seeing that she and the children were happily playing with the jade claw, he could only sigh, roll up his sleeves, and resigned himself to his work.

There are too many unowned wild animals on the vast grassland, flocks of pheasants and ducks, and flocks of sheep with tender and delicious meat.

The guards brought by Xuan Wensheng were all good hunters and fishermen. Not only did they catch a few fat sheep, they also went into the water to catch a lot of big fish, making a pot of fish and mutton.

They ate to their heart's content that night.

At night, the couple lived in a tent alone.

Su Guanzhang finally figured out what was wrong with Xuan Jinyu during breakfast and when she insisted on going out to walk on the mountain road by herself.

"I'm sorry," he hugged Xuan Jinyu and whispered in her ear, "I was inappropriate this morning."

"I couldn't control my reaction, and I almost ruined your reputation."

If someone broke into the cave this morning when they were alone and saw him in that state, it would be fine if it was someone from the Su family or Xuan Wensheng, but if it was someone else...

When it comes to romantic affairs between men and women, it is never the man who suffers.

The world is very harsh on women.

The same thing is a romantic affair for a man, but it is dissolute and vulgar for a woman.

Even though they are a couple, if they are caught by others, they may not dare to say anything in public, but they will always point fingers at Xuan Jinyu in private.

He said dirty things like how she was very resourceful, how being pregnant could arouse his desire, etc.

He was the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. When he went to various places to review files, he heard many remarks like this: no matter right or wrong, it was always the women's fault and the disaster started with women.

He nearly hurt her.

"I'm sorry, Jinyu." Su Guanzhang felt extremely regretful and kissed her neck gently to calm himself down.

"I will control myself and will never let you fall into such a situation again." He said, lowering his head to look into Xuan Jinyu's eyes with a serious expression.

Xuan Jinyu blinked, listened to his confession and apology, and touched his face. "It's good that you know."

There was a hint of grievance in her voice, and because of his indulgence, it even had a bit of a coquettish tone.

Xuan Jinyu thought that she had really fallen into this trap with this man and there was no way she could ever get back on her feet.

Even though this man was sometimes so cold and taciturn that he seemed like a dead person, which often made her angry, he would always come to her for negotiation afterwards with his reflections and honesty.

The man who usually didn't speak a few words a day unless it was necessary, changed his usual behavior at this time, carefully analyzed his thoughts, stated his mistakes, and promised to change.

She was reluctant to leave him in the first place, and seeing him like this, how could she bear to ignore him?

"You're sure I'll fall for your tricks." She bit his lip, stared into his eyes, and spoke vaguely.

There was a clear emotion in Su Guanzhang's calm eyes again, he was smiling.

Although I didn't hear clearly what she said, her actions made it clear that she forgave her.

He took the initiative and did what he wanted to do today by the carriage in the cave without any hesitation.

He kissed me so fiercely, I won’t provoke him next time.

This was the last thought that came to Xuan Jinyu's mind before she went to sleep.

The weather will be very good in the next few days.

The carriage was moving on the grass at a much faster speed than usual.

The windows were open, and the breeze from the grassland mixed with the scent of green grass drifted into the carriage, dispelling the summer heat.

Xuan Jinyu curled up in Su Guanzhang's arms, drowsy.

Her belly has grown a little bigger recently, and it has become a little more inconvenient for her to move around, and she has also become much lazier.

Only when she was tired and bored sitting in the carriage would she ask to get off and walk around. Otherwise, she would cling to Su Guanzhang like she was doing now and refuse to move.

"Do you want to change positions?" Su Guanzhang asked, feeding her a wild fruit.

He and Xuan Jinyu accidentally discovered this kind of fruit a few days ago when they were digesting their food after a meal. The dark and shiny fruit is very similar to grapes, but a little smaller.

He tasted it and found it a bit sour, but Xuan Jinyu liked it very much.

Because this fruit is non-toxic, sweet and sour and suitable for pregnant women, he picked a lot of it and left some for Xuan Jinyu as snacks in the carriage.

The sour plums that Lin Qingwan had specially made for Xuan Jinyu had already been eaten. Now they were getting farther and farther away from populated areas. Xuan Jinyu had been craving sour fruits for a month or two, and finally she could eat them.

And the children finally had snacks to satisfy their cravings.

"I want to eat more." Xuan Jinyu turned over lazily, lay on his legs, covered her mouth and yawned delicately.

So sleepy.

Su Guanzhang touched her face and fed her another pill. "How about taking a nap?"

Xuan Jinyu shook her head. "No, I slept too much during the day yesterday, so I couldn't sleep at night."

She tossed and turned last night and couldn't fall asleep, so she simply pulled him out of bed and insisted that he tell her a story.

But how could Su Guanzhang tell a story?

"Then tell me about the cases you have handled." Xuan Jinyu was unwilling to let him go. She couldn't sleep herself, so she wanted to torment him.

Su Guanzhang thought for a long time and actually came up with a few cases that were not confidential and were suitable for her to hear.

"When did this happen?" Xuan Jinyu asked.

"In the first year of our marriage, there was a month when I came home very late every day." Su Guanzhang lowered his voice.

Xuan Jinyu had a vague impression, "Is it the one that was widely talked about in Beijing before?" She finally remembered that she had heard of this case.

The poor man had a very clever son, but his family was poor and could not send him to school. The teacher saw that he was eager to learn and had a good talent, so he made an exception and allowed him to audit the school.

One day, while the child was attending class outside the school, he accidentally bumped into a nobleman and was arrested and taken to the government office for "light punishment."

How could a child of only a few years old endure the punishment in the government office? He was released home and died within a day.