"Do you want me to go with you?"

Li Shouji stood aside and spoke in a mean voice.

“…”

Jiang Shanhe's response to Li Shouji's behavior was to give him the cold shoulder and ignore him.

Li Shouji was also very self-aware and knew that he didn't want to pay attention to him, but he just let him ignore him and he could just go and pay attention to him.

Jiang Shanhe adjusted his clothes in front of the mirror before heading out.

Li Shouji did not forget to blow out the candles and followed closely, still mumbling to himself.

"I can go with you. What did the emperor tell you about? I guess he wanted to ask you what you think about his proposal. What do you think? I guess you agree. What else can you think of for such a good thing? Of course you agree. It pays, it's free time, and it's safe. You can't find such a good opportunity even with a lantern. You don't know how to appreciate what you have. You can spend time with your family when you retire. Why choose to be comfortable when you should be working hard? Oh my~"

Li Shouji wanted to get on the carriage with him, but just as he took one step, a slender and powerful hand stretched out from behind the curtain and pushed him gently.

Li Shouji fell off the carriage with his buttocks, holding his buttocks and screaming in pain. Before he could point a finger at Jiang Shanhe, he looked up and saw only the rear end of the carriage. The culprit had already left.

"You're awesome! Ouch~"

Li Shouji gave the receding carriage an unfriendly look, then tried to get up, but his butt started to hurt as soon as he moved.

"Deputy General, do you need help?"

Seeing this, the guard hurried forward, ready to help him up, but still asked a question out of courtesy.

"Of course I used it!" Li Shouji was so angry that sparks were about to come out of his mouth. It was so embarrassing!

Li Shouji was helped by the guard back to his room. He was limping all the way and no one knew what happened to him.

_The Imperial Palace.

Shao Zhan prepared dinner early and waited for Jiang Shanhe's arrival. There were countless delicious dishes.

Originally, Xiao Yi wanted to have dinner with him today, but when he heard that Jiang Shanhe would come, he ran away and he couldn't stop him even if he called him.

Someone was sent to bring him over, but he refused to leave the house no matter what. He also said that he was busy with his studies and needed to concentrate on his research, so he would not be going out recently. Before leaving, he added that if there was any delicious food, just bring it to him.

After listening to Eunuch Su's report, Shao Zhan chuckled, "Interesting, busy with schoolwork but preparing to concentrate on research? What's going on?"

"This...I, the servant, cannot understand the prince's mind."

"Hahahaha, give him some taro cake."

Although I don’t know if he really wants to study in isolation, he is indeed a greedy person. Even if he doesn’t go out, I have to prepare delicious food for him. He is really smart!

"yes."

After Eunuch Su went down, he sent someone to bring a plate of taro cake to Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi, who had just said he was in seclusion, was now playing with crickets with a group of eunuchs. When he heard someone was coming, he immediately hid. When he heard that someone was bringing him snacks, he came out with relief and happily took the snacks back to his room to eat.

Ever since he accidentally punched Jiang Shanhe last time, he tried to dodge whenever he could. He thought it was no big deal and wouldn't hurt much, but one time he accidentally hit that thing and it hurt almost to death.

If you put yourself in his shoes, and think about it from another perspective, if it hurt so much for me just by being bumped into lightly, then it goes without saying how painful it must have been for Jiang Shanhe at that time.

The thought was terrifying. Xiao Yi shuddered while eating the taro cake and decided to hide for a while.

On the other side, Eunuch Su had just sent someone to deliver taro cake to Xiao Yi, and then Jiang Shanhe arrived. He hurried in to report.

Shao Zhan and the others were almost tired, and Jiang Shanhe was late.

He quickly sat up straight, looked at the person who came in, and said in a gloomy tone, "I thought you would wake up before coming."

"It was delayed because of Li Shouji."

Jiang Shanhe was very unkind in pushing the blame onto Li Shouji. Anyway, he was not wrong. It was indeed because of Li Shouji. If it hadn't been for wasting time pushing him, he would have arrived long ago.

"Hmph." Shao Zhan snorted heavily, then stood up and walked towards the dining table. He even glanced at him sideways when passing by. You'd be foolish if I believed you.

Jiang Shanhe frowned awkwardly. Well, he admitted that he was late because he didn't want to come.

Poor Li Shouji, he injured his hip and was framed. He was shot even while he was lying down. No, he was lying prone.

At the dinner table, as there were only two of them, they did not follow the custom of not talking while eating or sleeping. They chatted back and forth, and somehow the topic ended up being about Jiang Shanhe.

"I wrote to your wife and she agreed with my idea and supported your staying in the capital."

"She won't."

After hearing this, Jiang Shanhe said without hesitation that he believed Xiaoguo would not make decisions for others without permission. Although he really wanted her to make more decisions for him, she was not that kind of person.

Shao Zhan saw that his plan had failed, and waved his hand in boredom, "Let's eat."

This couple speaks in the same tone, which is really difficult to deal with.

After dinner, the two came to the study. After an unknown amount of time, when Eunuch Su could hardly open his eyes, the two finally came out.

"Rest in the palace."

Shao Zhan saw that it was getting late and he would have to go to court soon. It would be too troublesome for him to go back and forth, so he asked Eunuch Su to prepare.

"No, I'll just go home. It's close."

Shao Zhan nodded and wanted to yawn loudly, but considering that there were other people around, he covered his mouth gracefully and yawned a little.

The two separated, and Jiang Shanhe came to the palace gate. The coachman was leaning against the carriage and fell asleep in a daze.

Jiang Shanhe gently woke him up and said, "You must have waited for a long time."

"I'm sorry, General." The groom woke up from his sleep and saw Jiang Shanhe, and was shocked.

"It's okay. It's a little late today and I didn't inform you. Go home and have a rest after you get home."

After Jiang Shanhe finished speaking, he stepped onto the carriage. After lowering the curtain, he relaxed and leaned against the carriage involuntarily, his pupils darting aimlessly, until the carriage suddenly swayed uncontrollably, and he came to his senses.

"Sorry, General, there's a kitten suddenly." The groom's voice sounded apologetically and uneasy.

"It's okay, let's go."

"yes."

Jiang Shanhe sat down, waiting for the carriage to start moving again, and looked down at the red mark on his thumb with a puzzled expression.

After a while, he withdrew his hand and looked outside with a firm gaze. Indeed, this was the best arrangement at the moment...

This time, he compromised and accepted Shao Zhan's proposal to stay in the capital.

It was not for any other reason, but just that he felt that what he said seemed to be right. He had already gotten used to the life of a soldier, and he really couldn't let it go. If he went back to the life of men farming and women weaving, he thought that this was not a long-term way of life, and he thought Xiaoguo would not like this kind of mediocre life either.

Since there is such an opportunity, there is no reason for him not to agree. It can not only provide for himself but also earn money to support his family. There is no risk to his life and he has plenty of vacation time. Why not do it?

However, he still remembered Xiaoguo's obsession with traveling to Shao Country. He had heard her mention it many times before, and he kept it in mind.

So he and Shao Zhan made an agreement that he would work until he was thirty-five years old, and then retire, taking all his belongings with Xiaoguo to travel around Shao Country. If he was older, he would not be able to guarantee to protect her 100%, so thirty-five was the right age, a good age.

Shao Zhan thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement. Just in case, he wrote a contract and put his fingerprints on it, one copy for each person.