Lu Zhenzhi silently watched Fu Tong'er's eyes twinkling with stars, and he already knew something in his heart. He thought that this girl must be too young and had already fallen in love without realizing it.
Thinking about this, the man stretched out his hand and said lightly: "Come to this king."
His tone was three parts gentle, and seven parts unyielding. He had some feelings for her, but not much.
Fu Tong'er was only eighteen years old, and her youth and tenderness were reflected in her clear and bright eyes. She trotted towards the man, completely forgetting the pain in her knees.
"Master Jiu~" Fu Tong'er bowed slightly, but before she could stand up, Lu Zhenzhi suddenly grabbed her forearm.
For a moment, there was silence all around.
Fu Tong'er leaned forward, head lowered, heart pounding. The lines on her arm, the man's hand, were clearly visible. This was a hand that had fought countless battles.
It was obvious that Lu Zhenzhi didn't want her to be exempt from the formalities. Instead, he wanted to touch her by helping her up after she had performed the formalities.
The two of them remained in a stalemate for a split second, oblivious to the surroundings. Lu Zhenzhi finally helped Fu Tong'er up. But even after she had regained her footing, he still held onto her hand and simply asked, "Are you satisfied with this place?"
Fu Tong'er nodded with a red face.
Xiao Pu frowned slightly at the scene, his lips curled up slightly, and he looked at the gossip, wishing he could take a chair and sit down to drink, eat meat and watch slowly:
What's with the master being so reluctant to let go? He's been holding onto that arm for ages, even after the man has regained his footing, yet he won't let go?! Oh, interesting... And this girl, before, I saw her almost completely resisting King Hui, and I thought she was just "fierce" by nature. But now, she refuses to resist the master's blatant "taking advantage"? This drama is interesting, much more interesting than the military camp!
Seeing that his master was reluctant to let go, Xiao Pu wondered if his master wanted to be alone with this girl. So he cupped his fists and said tentatively, "Master Jiu, I'll go wait at the door first."
Lu Zhenzhi raised his hand and waved, his pair of dark eyes with deep wrinkles still lingered on Fu Tong'er's face without any hesitation.
After getting permission, Xiaopu waved his arm, and Qiaoer, the old landlady, and several soldiers followed him out. Finally, Xiaopu closed the door of the house, and the sword at his waist made a heavy sound.
Inside the house, in the courtyard, Lu Zhenzhi and Fu Tong'er stood opposite each other in silence.
The man's hand on her forearm still didn't let go.
It started snowing again, and snowflakes fell on Fu Tong'er's curled eyelashes. The little girl looked like a shy and pitiful beauty in a painting.
Seeing her well-behaved appearance, Lu Zhenzhi's heart trembled slightly. But thinking of the time they were alone together last night, he could only repeat in his heart, this girl, forget about being "well-behaved", at most she just looks well-behaved!
Fu Tong'er felt uncomfortable being stared at. Her face flushed as she lowered her head, her gaze fixed on the large hand that held her forearm. This hand was weathered and powerful, with two knife scars lying diagonally on the dark copper back of the hand!
"I punished Minister Jiang for you." Lu Zhenzhi said calmly, "He..."
Before the man finished speaking, he felt a pair of delicate and smooth fingers touching the scar on the back of his hand. It was normal for people who had fought in battles to have injuries. Lu Zhenzhi himself could not remember which war had left these two scars on his hand.
"It was very dangerous back then, Master Jiu..." Fu Tong'er murmured as she stroked the two scars on the back of the man's hand. It was like a question, but also like she was talking to herself.
"Did it hurt, at that time? Did it hurt?" Fu Tong'er raised her head and quickly glanced at the tall man. Her big eyes were already red, and she quickly lowered her head again.
Lu Zhenzhi hadn't expected this girl to ask such a question. The touch of his cool fingertips seeped into the scars bit by bit, from the proliferation of scars. This feeling... was like being electrocuted.
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"Of course it hurts. How could I ask such a stupid question..." Fu Tong'er suddenly choked up.
As she spoke, two warm tears fell on the back of the man's hand, forming two irregular circles on the scar...
Lu Zhenzhi narrowed his eyes slightly. This little girl actually cried because of him? How much emotion must have moved her!
Then he raised his hand, wiped away the tears on her face, and said gently: "It's okay."
As he spoke, he took a step forward, holding Fu Tong'er's arm tightly as he walked towards the main hall. After pushing the door open, Fu Tong'er saw that the hall was fully equipped.
Fu Tong'er opened her big red eyes, looked at the decorations in the room, and said jokingly: "This, could it be that you, Master Jiu, prepared it in advance?"
Lu Zhenzhi let go of Fu Tong'er and paced back and forth, saying, "Who else could it be besides me?"
The man walked to the couch, took a step forward and sat down, then said, "Girl, isn't it time for me to fulfill the conditions for helping you?"
"This king only helps his own woman."
Fu Tong'er, who had just closed the door, immediately remembered this sentence after hearing it. She was so scared that her hand stopped on the door panel and she didn't dare to move for a long time. Humph, I felt a little sorry for this man just now, but I didn't expect that as soon as the door was closed, this regent prince started to act like a hooligan blatantly... As expected, men can't be used for sympathy!
The north wind was blowing hard outside the door, making a whistling sound. Fu Tong'er's heart was beating faster and faster, and her face was not just hot, but scalding hot!
At this time, Lu Zhenzhi's low voice passed through the curtain and reached the door.
"Girl, why don't you come over? Weren't you worried about me just now? Are you scared now?"
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