"It's not a dream, it's real," Zhong Ming'e said softly. He leaned over and gently kissed the man's slightly dry lips, and whispered, "Do you feel it now? It's not a dream, right?"
Liao Chongwu looked at the pair of clear eyes so close to him. Seeing the deep love in them, he didn't know why. Suddenly, his nose felt sore. He didn't turn his head, and let his eyes wet in front of Zhong Ming'e: "Ming'e, in the next life, can I still cling to you?"
"Okay," Zhong Ming'e said softly, reaching out to gently stroke the fine lines at the corners of the man's eyes. "Liao Chongwu, in my next life, I don't want any wealth and glory. You don't have to worry about those rules and etiquette. Let's get to know each other earlier. Let's be together shamelessly earlier, okay?"
"Okay. Let's stay together like this shamelessly." Liao Chongwu laughed until his eyes were filled with tears. Zhong Ming'e reached out to wipe his tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears he cried. In the end, Zhong Ming'e stopped wiping his tears. She just hugged him tightly, and the two of them rubbed their heads against each other, and then went to the backyard.
"Let's take down the gifts first," Gao Zhiqi watched the two of them go to the backyard, and then quickly ordered the guards who were still standing at the door and dared not come in, saying, "Let's clean up the house while it's still early. In the afternoon, the officials from Yongzhou will definitely come to pay their respects to Your Highness. Tomorrow, we have to go to Yongyetian to take a look. There are also shops and banks in the city that need to be handed over and counted. In two days, we will have to recruit soldiers for our personal service, and then we have to train the soldiers. Anyway, we have a lot of things to do during this period!"
"Yes, I obey your command!" The guards bowed in agreement and quickly got to work.
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Gao Zhiqi and a group of guards were busy in the front yard. They wanted to let Zhong Minge take a rest in the backyard first and then clean up the backyard in the afternoon. However, before the front yard was cleaned up, an uninvited guest came to the house.
"You said you were sent by Lord Cui?" Gao Zhiqi looked at the tall and thin guard in front of him and frowned. "We just arrived in Yongzhou. How could it be such a coincidence that you are here right after we arrived?"
"It was Lord Cui who ordered me to lie low in Yongzhou early in the morning," the guard said with a flattering smile. "When Lord Cui learned that the fief of Prince Hui was in Yongzhou, he was overjoyed and immediately asked me to wait in Yongzhou. That's why I was able to arrive in such a timely manner."
"Why did Lord Cui ask you to come to Yongzhou to see His Highness?" Gao Zhiqi said slowly, "Now His Highness is taking a nap. If it's not something important, just tell me."
"Guard Gao, this is not a good idea," the guard's smile faded a little bit, and he frowned at Gao Zhiqi and said in a deep voice, "Lord Cui is the grandfather of Prince Hui. It is said that blood is thicker than water. How come Prince Hui hates Lord Cui so much as soon as he is banished from the capital that he seems to have no contact with him forever? Isn't this too chilling?"
"That's not what I meant. Your Highness is tired from traveling all the way and feels unwell..." Gao Zhiqi explained hurriedly, but seeing the other party's dissatisfaction, he couldn't say anything more, so he said, "Then brother, please wait in the front yard for a while. I will go to the back yard to report to Your Highness."
"Thank you." The guard said indifferently.
"May I ask your name, brother?" Gao Zhiqi asked.
"I am a guard under Lord Cui, Zhen Zhaosi." said the guard named Zhen Zhaosi.
Gao Zhiqi nodded, and then walked towards the backyard, muttering under his breath: "Zhen Zhao Temple? Are you really looking for death? How could someone come up with such a weird name?"
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