While searching for dead branches by the river, Xiao Bao replied nonchalantly, "I don't care."
"Why doesn't it matter?"
Xiao Bao's answer puzzled Su Ruojin. Perhaps Xiao Bao was too young to understand what it meant to be an emperor.
“Master said that whether it is an emperor or a general, they are all doing it to protect the country and make the people live a good life. Isn’t that what my royal uncle is doing?”
I came to Qingyue Mountain to study, and in the future I will become like my royal uncle. As long as I can protect the people of Great Chu, there's no difference between being an emperor and a general.
“Being an emperor is sometimes more tiring than being a general,” Su Ruojin said.
"Master said that nothing in this world is not tiring. As long as you can protect the people you want to protect, it's okay to be a little tired."
At this point, Xiao Bao paused in his actions and lowered his voice, "Sister Jin, if it had been my uncle who was emperor back then, would my father and mother have survived?"
Seeing Xiao Bao reminded Su Ruojin of everything that had happened in the past. She gently hugged him and said, "Xiao Bao, it's all in the past. Now you have your royal uncle, me, and your master."
Xiao Bao sniffed, then changed to a more relaxed tone, "Hmm. Sister Jin, Master doesn't allow us to catch fish here, but I secretly caught some and grilled them for you. They're so fresh. Stand back a bit, be careful not to get splashed."
"Okay." Su Ruojin smiled and took a few steps back.
Xiao Bao rolled up his trousers and sleeves and went into the river to catch fish.
At this moment, Xiao Yanchu gently walked up behind Su Ruojin, hugged her, and looked at Xiao Bao, who was earnestly catching fish in the river, and said softly, "Master has taught Xiao Bao very well."
Su Ruojin leaned on Xiao Yanchu's shoulder as well, "Yes, Qingyue Mountain is very suitable for him. Have you talked to Master?"
"Yes, even Master couldn't find that Taoist priest from back then." Xiao Yanchu had already told Su Ruojin about his suspicions.
"If you can't find it, then so be it. It's all in the past." Su Ruojin didn't want Xiao Yanchu to dwell on past hatred.
“Yes, it’s all over now, Jin, thank goodness for you.” Xiao Yanchu gently rubbed his chin against Su Ruojin’s head.
“Yanchu, perhaps that Taoist priest wasn’t wrong. You really are related to the future of Great Chu. Think about it, if your father hadn’t poisoned you, we might not have met.” Su Ruojin said from a different angle.
Xiao Yanchu smiled slightly, knowing that A Jin didn't want him to hate his father for the rest of his life.
How can a person living in hatred live a good life?
“Ah Jin, you’re right. Perhaps this is fate. Master said that Yi’er has the bearing of an emperor.”
Xiao Yanchu's words made Su Ruojin understand what he meant.
"Xiao Bao said he doesn't care whether he becomes a general or an emperor, he just wants to protect the people he cares about."
"Yes, that's something I do like Yuan Hong."
Suddenly, Xiao Bao shouted, gripping a five- or six-pound fish tightly with both hands, and yelled towards the shore, "Uncle, Sister Jin, I caught a fish! I caught a fish!"
Xiao Yanchu then helped set up a fire on the shore, and the three of them grilled the fish.
Xiao Bao skillfully skewered and grilled the fish on the side, indicating that he had done this quite often.
Xiao Yanchu secretly told Su Ruojin, "When I first came to Qingyue Mountain, I often did this too. My master said it wasn't allowed, but he knew exactly what was going on."
"Master really spoils you all," Su Ruojin said with a smile.
Perhaps Senior Qin had already seen the bitterness in their hearts and wanted them to find some happiness in this way.
Hu Qing and Yan Luo wisely kept their distance.
"Yanluo, once we return from Qingyue Mountain, I will go to the Princess Consort to propose marriage," Hu Qing said directly.
Yanluo's face flushed instantly, but she said, "I want to wait until the Princess gives birth to the young prince before we talk about it."
"It's alright, there's no rush to hold the wedding. Let's settle the engagement first, otherwise someone else might try to take it from me," Hu Qing chuckled.
Yan Luo blushed even more, glared at Hu Qing, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Just then, Su Ruojin turned her head and saw Yan Luo and Hu Qing in the distance. She whispered to Xiao Yanchu, "When we get back, let's arrange their marriage."
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