Sun Jian patted her head and comforted her, saying, "Little girl, don't worry. It's all the same wherever we go. When we get to Kyoto, we'll definitely have our own house. That place will definitely be more luxurious and grand than here."
"My love, no matter where we go in the future, I will always stay by your side and never leave you. Home is where you are."
"My husband..."
Seeing the two being affectionate, Gu Zijian also hugged Sun Jian.
She nestled in Sun Jian's arms like a docile kitten.
"Yes, I also feel that all of this has come too suddenly. Suddenly our whole family is going to Kyoto... Husband, I'm a little scared."
Sun Jian knew that Kyoto might not be a source of worry for Chu Qingcheng. After all, she grew up in the south and longed for Kyoto, but had never been there. Currently, her family had fallen on hard times, and she had no relatives except him. She was willing to go anywhere with him.
But for Gu Zijian, the word "Kyoto" carries a deep-seated pain, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it fear.
The Gu family originally had their roots in Kyoto. If they hadn't been harmed by treacherous people, they wouldn't have ended up in Hongnong County.
More than anything, she feared the tragedy would repeat itself. She had already lost a loved one once, and she couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose Sun Jian again.
Sun Jian stroked Gu Zijian's soft, boneless back and said softly, "Is it because this place, Kyoto, makes you feel uncomfortable?"
"Um."
"Don't worry, my husband is not a reckless person. He knows how to protect himself in all things. Can you trust him?"
"My lord, I believe in you. You are a celestial being; no matter what happens, you will always turn misfortune into good fortune and disaster into auspiciousness..."
After a short while of tenderness, Chu Qingcheng whispered in Sun Jian's ear, "Husband, Wan'er seems to be preoccupied. Why don't you... why don't you talk to her alone?"
Sun Jian sighed softly, released Gu Zijian and Chu Qingcheng, and planned to have a good talk with Zhou Wan'er alone. The two women nodded in agreement.
Upon entering the side room, Zhou Wan'er was still sitting on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.
At this moment, she was extremely conflicted. After spending so much time together, she had long since developed feelings for Sun Jian.
However, if they followed Sun Jian to the capital of Dagan, it would be much more difficult for them to return to their Great Zhou in the future.
"Wan'er, are you homesick?"
Sun Jian sat down next to Zhou Wan'er and asked softly.
"Um……"
Zhou Wan'er deliberately shifted her little bottom, creating some distance between herself and Sun Jian, and nodded in response.
Are you coming to Kyoto with us?
Sun Jian spoke quite directly, without beating around the bush.
"I……"
Zhou Wan'er hesitated, her heart filled with turmoil, and she spoke haltingly.
Sun Jian laughed heartily and said to Zhou Wan'er, "Although I have never heard you mention your background, I can guess the general idea."
"You can guess my background?" Zhou Wan'er asked, frowning in surprise.
She never told Sun Jian her true identity, after all, being in enemy territory, the slightest carelessness could lead to the extermination of her entire family.
It wasn't that they didn't trust Sun Jian, but rather that informing him would be pointless and would only cause more trouble.
Sun Jian nodded. "You must be a member of the Great Zhou royal family, right?"
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wan'er was struck dumb, and she jumped up from the bedside like a startled rabbit.
He looked at Sun Jian with a horrified and incredulous expression.
"Judging from your reaction, then I'm right." Sun Jian smiled, his expression not showing much emotion.
"How...how do you know all this?"
Seeing Zhou Wan'er's terrified expression, Sun Jian quickly pulled her arm, gesturing for her to sit down.
"Don't worry, only I know about this. Your Sister Chu and Sister Gu are just curious and don't know anything. You don't need to react so strongly."
Zhou Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Sun Jian's words, but her shock had not diminished much.
"But...but I never told you? You...you could guess all this just by guessing?"
Sun Jian smiled, feigning profundity: "What's so difficult about that? Otherwise, do you think your husband only knows how to farm every day?"
Zhou Wan'er blushed with shock: "Don't...don't talk nonsense, I never admitted to this, my husband!"
Sun Jian didn't take it to heart and continued, "Haha, do you admit that the facts are as they are? Do you want to go back on your word?"
“Some time ago, ever since we met that old man at Juedelou, you’ve been absent-minded and often lost in thought. I was wondering if you’d seen him before, or perhaps seen a portrait of him?”
"You know that too?"
Zhou Wan'er was shocked again, her mouth forming an "O" shape.
"That's an easier question to answer. That old man is no small figure, even if he's doing great things. He might even be from royalty like you. You can't have seen him on the street to have reacted like that to him, can you?"
Zhou Wan'er was still reeling from the shock. She thought she knew the man in front of her very well, but she never imagined that Sun Jian was even more mysterious and powerful than she had imagined.
He had long suspected his true identity, yet he had remained patient until now. Even knowing she was a princess of an enemy country, he showed no fear in the face of danger and there was no sense of awkwardness in their interactions. He truly was a master of deception...
"Now that everything is out in the open, what are your plans next?" Sun Jian shrugged indifferently.
He was certainly reluctant to part with Zhou Wan'er, but as a time traveler from the future, he disliked forcing people to do things against their will.
As the old saying goes, forced relationships are never sweet.
"You're willing to let me go?" Zhou Wan'er looked at the incredibly mysterious man in front of her with disbelief.
"Look at what you're saying. If you really want to leave, your legs are on your body, how can I stop you?" Sun Jian shrugged indifferently.
"But...but you already hold a high-ranking official position, and since you know I am a princess of an enemy country...you might be able to exchange my information for military merits."
Zhou Wan'er said weakly.
This time, it was Sun Jian's turn to be shocked by Zhou Wan'er's words.
"Damn, do I look like that kind of shameless person? Selling my wife for military merits, even the worst person wouldn't do something like that."
"Do you think I want to be this damn tutor to the crown prince? I have no choice, okay? I have so many potatoes, a new workshop, and so many villagers working for me. I don't know how to settle them all."
"In short, I will definitely break away from the court when I find an opportunity in the future."
Hearing Sun Jian's words, Zhou Wan'er felt a warmth in her heart, and her eyes filled with more admiration as she looked at him.
This man did not disappoint her.
"If I miss this chance to go home, it will be even harder to return once I'm in Kyoto..."
"Besides, someone like me, staying in Kyoto with you would be like a ticking time bomb..."
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