Noticing that she was looking at him, he turned his head and looked at her again, his eyes gentle and harmless, "Master Zuo, this is the fourth young lady of the Ning An Marquis's Mansion."

He curled his lips slightly, and said with a sense of boasting and pride, "My wife."

Jiang Rao blushed. He said that it was fine to pretend to be an engaged couple with her outside, but why did he change in front of the county magistrate...

She was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do. She pulled his sleeve. Rong Ting then added slowly, "We haven't married yet."

Jiang Rao was no longer so embarrassed and bowed to County Magistrate Zuo.

County Magistrate Zuo smiled faintly, and his attitude was extremely polite, "Meet the Fourth Miss."

Jiang Rao didn't know whether he was being polite to the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion or to Rong Ting, but just thinking that it might be the latter made her laugh.

Zuo Jixuan saw Jiang Rao smiling and immediately waved to her. County Magistrate Zuo glanced at his son, put him on the ground, ordered the maid to take Zuo Jixuan out, and said to Jiang Rao respectfully, "It is my fault for not educating my son well, and my son offended the young lady."

Zuo Jixuan was held by the maid, lying on her shoulder and looking at Jiang Rao eagerly. Jiang Rao's eyes were glued to this cute little guy and followed him. She said to Master Zuo, "I saw that he was born cute and I couldn't help but want to get close to him."

She remembered what the maids said about the magistrate and his wife not letting Zuo Jixuan eat sweets. Just now, she just wanted to do everything for Zuo Jixuan's soft face. Now that she couldn't see him anymore, she realized that if he ate too much cakes and got a toothache, he would feel very uncomfortable. She felt guilty and said, "Just now, I was soft-hearted and fed him two pieces of Baihua Cake. If it has caused trouble to you, please forgive me."

The magistrate laughed loudly. He did not speak to Jiang Rao but looked at Rong Ting instead. "No wonder His Majesty the Ninth Prince said that your wife is good in every way."

"That's exactly what happened."

Jiang Rao realized what he meant, her heartbeat quickened, and she lowered her head.

Even though I told myself in my heart that this was just a polite remark from the magistrate, I couldn't help but blush.

The magistrate smiled and said, "It's just two pieces of hundred flower cakes, no problem."

"We usually keep a close eye on him, but it's okay to let him off the hook once in a while."

County Magistrate Zuo asked them to stay for lunch. Seeing that Rong Ting did not hide his identity in front of the county magistrate, Jiang Rao did not ask any more questions and followed his arrangements. Rong Ting agreed to stay, so she stayed with him.

It was some time before lunch, Jiang Rao sat waiting at the stone table next to the rockery in the guest house. Rong Ting was called to the study by the magistrate again. She had no one to talk to and could not intervene in the case. She felt a little bored for a while, and her fingers traced the dents on the stone table caused by weathering. She wanted to see the child a little bit.

When Rong Ting came out of the study again, he saw Jiang Rao looking bored.

She moved her fingers along the stone table, her mind flying somewhere else. He walked over, raised his fingers and touched her face. The slightly cool finger bones instantly made Jiang Rao much more sober.

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Rao answered honestly, "Zuo Jixuan."

Rong Ting's smile faded, and when he realized that he had lost control, the corners of his lips curled up again, but he gritted his teeth secretly.

She didn't expect that she would become interested in the young boy who had just grown all his teeth after just two glances.

"With the help of the county magistrate, we have almost finished investigating the fire in the inn." He sat down on the opposite side of her and spoke a few words slowly to divert her thoughts. When Jiang Rao became nervous, he kept her in suspense and said, "I'll tell you when I get back."

Jiang Rao's curiosity was aroused but she couldn't let it go, so she couldn't help but purse her lips.

But she knew that this was in the magistrate's house, and there were maids from the Zuo family walking back and forth behind her. Some things were not convenient to say, so she suppressed her curiosity and did not get angry.

Subconsciously knowing that Rong Ting was involved in this case, she didn't even feel afraid.

Jiang Rao lowered her eyes slightly and asked Rong Ting, "Do you know where Zuo Jixuan is?"

The magistrate's wife was not at home, and she felt awkward seeing a man from another world. She was too embarrassed to go to the magistrate, whom she had only met once, and say that she wanted to see their child.

Although, she did want to take a look.

"Want to see him instead?"

Rong Ting asked her.

His voice was a little cold, revealing a hint of danger, but it was concealed by the warm smile on his face, making it completely unnoticeable.

Jiang Rao nodded, her almond-shaped eyes filled with soft light.

Just now she almost grabbed the child's hand. Those soft little hands made her heart melt at the sight of them.

Rong Ting narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, tapped the edge of the stone table impatiently with his fingers, and suddenly stood up without saying a word and walked out of the guest courtyard.

He was gone for a while, and just when Jiang Rao was wondering where he had gone, he came back.

When he came back, he brought Zuo Jixuan with him.

Although he brought Zuo Jixuan with him, he did not lead him or hold him in his arms.

Zuo Jixuan was led by Huai Qing to the moon gate of the guest house, and Huai Qing let go of his hand.

Zuo Jixuan ran very fast and trotted to Jiang Rao's side.

Second meeting, but

He felt much more familiar with it the first time. He climbed up Jiang Rao's legs and spread his short arms, asking Jiang Rao to hold him. A few maids followed behind him, and they covered their lips and laughed at the appearance of their young master.

Jiang Rao was flattered to see such a sweet and soft little guy rushing towards her. She subconsciously put her hand on his back. Zuo Jixuan turned around, facing away from Jiang Rao, and sat in her arms, looking at Rong Ting who brought him here.

Rong Ting smiled at him, his eyes curved, looking very friendly.

But his hands behind his back were already clenched into fists, and he said to Jiang Rao in a calm voice: "Since you want to see him, I'll tell the magistrate and bring him here."

Jiang Rao lowered her head and held Zuo Jixuan's little hand as she wished.

Recalling the sharp look in Rong Ting's eyes when he looked at Zuo Jixuan in front of the county magistrate just now, he thought that he had seen it wrong.

Zuo Jixuan sat in Jiang Rao's arms, and for some reason, he was extremely happy. He looked up at Jiang Rao, pulled his little hand out of Jiang Rao's hand, and gestured to the air a few times.

He thought about what Jiang Rao had wanted him to write his name. On the way, he secretly asked Huai Qing to teach him again. He said as if he was offering a treasure: "Sister, I'll write my name for you to see."

While writing, he recited the horizontal, vertical, left and right strokes, reciting "Ma Bei Tian Gong".

But when he gestured the character "骥" in his name, he wrote it incorrectly. Ma Beitian piled them up vertically and wrote a long string of them. But he himself did not realize his mistake, and his serious look made Jiang Rao laugh.

She knew at a glance that he was just cramming, so she held his fingers and gestured again in the air as a correction.

Rong Ting pressed his temples with his fingertips, looking at the adult and child who were getting along harmoniously on the opposite side. He stared at the place where Zuo Jixuan's little head was resting, feeling particularly annoyed. The hostility in his eyes was so strong that he could hardly hide it. He regretted that he should not have brought Zuo Jixuan over just to make her happy. But seeing Jiang Rao hugging Zuo Jixuan so happily, even though he felt annoyed every time he looked at her, he didn't want to take his eyes off her.

It's just self-torture.

He doesn't like children.

But she likes children so much...he should just give her one.

This thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and Rong Ting was startled. He gradually lost his concentration, and the back of his ears slowly turned red, and the blush even climbed up to his cold and white cheeks.

Until he was interrupted by Zuo Jixuan's voice.

"His face is so red."

Zuo Jixuan pointed at Rong Ting and said to Jiang Rao, "It's really red, like she's sick."

Jiang Rao was originally looking down to tease Zuo Jixuan, and didn't pay much attention to Rong Ting. She looked up and saw his blushing face, and frowned, "Are you sick? Do you want to go to the clinic?"

She let go of Zuo Jixuan's little hand and reached forward, wanting to feel if his cheeks were hot.

As soon as her hand touched him, Rong Ting came back to his senses, his body tensed up, and his instinctive reaction was to dodge backwards.

Afraid of losing control, he didn't even dare to look at her and shook his head.

However, because of his dodging action, Jiang Rao stopped her hand in mid-air, half-believing and half-doubting.

Jiang Rao played with Zuo Jixuan for a while, and when she saw that he was a little sleepy, she asked the maid to carry him away. She saw Rong Ting standing aside, with his head down, looking a little neglected. Although his face was not as red as before, she still asked him again with concern, "Are you really okay?"

Last night she hugged him like a pillow all night long, and did not let him take off his clothes, and only covered him with a corner of the quilt. Perhaps he caught a cold and had a fever at night, which made his face so red.

After all, he was once injured and might not be that healthy.

Rong Ting's face had returned to normal. When he looked at her, his Adam's apple rolled, but he quickly looked away and said calmly, "I just remembered something."

Jiang Rao narrowed her eyes.

What could make his face so red?

"I'll tell you later." Rong Ting turned his eyes away, still not looking at her, and the back of his ears turned red again.

There was a noise outside the courtyard. It seemed that the wife of the county magistrate had returned. Before Jiang Rao stood up, she asked Rong Ting, "Since the matter has been investigated to a certain extent, can we return to Jinling tomorrow?"

Rong Ting nodded slightly, "I can go back tomorrow at the earliest."

Jiang Rao felt much more at ease. She lowered her eyes and looked down at the stone table, feeling a little regretful.

Her younger brother has grown up and reached the age where he is the most mean. When he was a child, he was at least a little cute, but now he has lost all his cuteness.

Zuo Jixuan is such a well-behaved child, it’s hard to let go of him. I just hugged him, and the feelings between us are deeper than if I hadn’t hugged him. And now he’s gone... I won’t be able to see him anymore after he’s gone.

She held her face in her hands and said with some emotion, "The little master of the Zuo family is really cute and lovely."

She heard a "click" sound in the air and looked up to see Rong Ting clenching his fists.

This was the first time she saw him look so irritated that he couldn't help it. Just as she was wondering what was going on, he slowly walked over to her side, stretched out his cool hands and entangled her fingers. He had been gritting his teeth for a while, but when he spoke in her ear, his voice softened again, deep and charming, and he looked childish as if he was comparing himself to a child, "When I was a kid."

"It's also cute and lovely."