Chapter 187 Everyone is a coward

The river lantern was soaked in water and was wet underneath, so Xie Hui didn't let Shen Yuan hold it.

Shen Yuan went up to read the words on the river lantern and praised: "You are amazing. You can remember which lantern it was while I was talking just now."

"I learned this from the old scouts in the army. Their best skill was observation, and I only learned the basics."

“That’s awesome too!”

Shen Yuan looked around. They had been walking along the river for a long time. There were not many people here, and the place where they were standing was blocked by a tree beside the river.

"Bend down."

Xie Hui didn't know what Shen Yuan was going to do, but he just did as he was told naturally.

Shen Yuan quickly came over and gently touched Xie Hui on the side of his cheek.

The moment the gentle touch touched his cheek, Xie Hui heard the sound of fireworks.

"Look, brother, there are fireworks!"

Only then did Xie Hui realize that it wasn't just fireworks in his mind, there were real people setting them off, but the fireworks he saw were a million times more beautiful than this one.

"Brother Youqi, you won't be scared silly by me, right?"

After watching the fireworks, Shen Yuan turned around and found Xie Hui still staring at her. She wondered if she was too bold and scared Xie Hui.

Xie replied with red ears, "No, I like it very much."

"Haha, that's good, let's go back."

On the way back, Shen Yuan asked Xie Hui: "Why haven't I heard you talk about falling off a horse when you were a child before?"

"I'm sorry to tell you that what happened was all because I was willful and thought riding a big horse was fun, so I went to ride a horse secretly. Because of this, the person who was looking after me at the stable had his monthly salary deducted and was also punished to do things like cleaning horse manure, so he could no longer raise horses.

Ultimately, it was because I was too willful and reckless. I was afraid that if I told you, you would think I was not good enough."

Shen Yuan said without hesitation: "But I know Xie Hui at the age of 20, not at the age of 8. Xie Hui at the age of 8 already knew he was wrong, so Xie Hui at the age of 20 would not be like this again, right?"

"Yes, I won't do that again."

From then on, Xie Hui knew that his willfulness would not only harm himself, but also others.

It was getting late, so the two did not stay outside for long. As luck would have it, as soon as the carriage they were riding in entered the alley, Shen Su and He Ying happened to get off the carriage.

Shen Su didn't go into the house, but waited for them to come down.

Shen Su teased his sister, "You're having a lot of fun, aren't you?"

Shen Yuan was not willing to be outdone and said, "Aren't you the same?"

"I'm married and you're not!"

He Ying was speechless. Her husband would become childish when he was full of love.

She nodded to Xie Hui and directly pulled Shen Su away, "Let's go. We've been out for so long, I don't know if Shunshun is causing trouble. Let's go back and check."

Shen Su was pulled into the house, and he turned around and shouted, "Manman, go home quickly——"

My brother is so childish. Shen Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "It's getting late. You should go back too. We'll see each other another day."

"good."

Xie responded with a nod, but did not move. Instead, he bent down and quickly kissed Shen Yuan on the forehead, so quickly that Shen Yuan did not even feel it.

"Brother Youqi, you are much braver than me. You even dared to kiss me at the door of my house." Shen Yuan saw Xie Hui's nervous look and laughed directly, "But I like it very much."

Shen Yuan skipped back to the house and glanced at the housekeeper before entering the house. Unexpectedly, the housekeeper raised his head and said, "Miss, I didn't see anything."

"Don't tell my dad!"

"Yes, yes, I will never tell you."

The river lantern remained in Xie Hui's hands until finally he took it back home.

Xie Hui didn't expect that he would be the first one to come back in the family. After asking the housekeeper, he found out that his father and mother had gone on a boat trip and would not be back tonight.

Xie Hui: ...It seems that he still has a lot to learn.

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The Qixi Festival was over, but it was still time to go on duty the next day. Kuang Qianfan was terrified from the moment he got up, fearing that as soon as he entered the Imperial City Division, their commander would come out and stab him.

After a whole morning of trepidation, nothing happened. At noon, the eldest prince came to have lunch with Kuang Qianfan. He no longer allowed people from the palace to send him food, but instead found it interesting to snatch the food away.

As soon as the eldest prince saw him, he couldn't wait to ask, "How was last night?"

"What can I do? I was almost chopped into pieces by the eyes of our commander."

"I'm asking about you and Miss Lu."

"We have made it clear. It is not appropriate to tell my family." Kuang Qianfan was so scared of Yuwen Mu that he dared not go to the canteen to eat. "You go eat by yourself. I will go to the Ministry of Personnel."

"Is it that serious?"

The eldest prince shook his head and went to Yuwen Mu's duty room again, "Why? You didn't even eat because you were disappointed in love?"

Yuwen Mu said nothing, and the eldest prince continued to approach him recklessly, "She and Zhigui didn't make it either, you still have a chance."

“She rejected me.”

"Have you expressed your feelings? Tell me now! After all, I'm married too, so I can help you think about it."

Yuwen Mu glanced at him, clearly unconvinced, "If the Emperor didn't grant you a marriage, would you be able to get married?"

"Hey! What's wrong with a marriage offer? If it's a marriage offer, then I'm also married."

There were indeed not many married people around Yuwen Mu, so he thought about it and finally spoke.

"I didn't say anything. She figured it out herself. Miss Lu is very smart and must have guessed it a long time ago."

"And then? Did she say why?"

Yuwen Mu told him what Lu Shuyan said to him last night, "She said that if I must marry her, she would be sad if she couldn't reciprocate my feelings. Forget it, I don't want to make her sad."

The eldest prince was so disappointed that his love for her was not fulfilled. "Why are you pretending to be a romantic in front of me? Go and show it to her. A virtuous woman is afraid of a clinging man, don't you know? She is not interested in you now, so why don't you make her interested in you?"

"Won't this bother her?"

"Okay, then don't bother her. Just don't show up. Watch her marry someone else, and you won't be able to bother her for the rest of your life."

"Why are you glaring at me? Aren't you just doing nothing and waiting for her to marry someone else?"

"I see. Thank you."

"You're being polite. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask my father to find you a marriage. After we get married, you can just work on it slowly."

Yuwen Mu immediately refused, "No! I want her to marry me happily."

"Okay, then you do your best." The eldest prince patted him on the shoulder and ignored him. He had to hurry up and eat. If he went any later, the herd of animals would have finished their meal.

When Lu Shuyan's mother heard her daughter say that she and the boy from the Kuang family were not suitable, she felt a little sorry, but she still respected her daughter. She wanted her daughter to get married, but she also hoped that her daughter would be happy in the future.

"Don't worry, our Shu'er is so good, she will definitely love your good husband."

When Lu Shuyan heard her mother say this, she thought of Yuwen Mu in her heart... In fact, there was a moment last night when she thought about agreeing to it, but in the end she listened to her reason.