"I don't know what's wrong with your Brother Xiao, he seems to be walking a little unsteadily today," Ruyi said, staring at the back of the man leading the way on horseback.
Huo Xiaolong raised his head, considered for a while, but still didn't mention that Xiao Lanyi had been beaten yesterday. If he did, Marshal Xiao would be very embarrassed.
Also, he's almost thirty, he really can't be my brother anymore, he's like a five-year-old kid.
"It's not Brother Xiao, it's Uncle Xiao," Huo Xiaolong said to Ruyi.
“Yes! It’s Uncle!” Hou Xiangxiang echoed.
"I'm getting old." Da Ni'er usually doesn't speak, but when she does, it's always a sharp remark.
Hearing the three little potatoes gossiping about his age, Xiao Lan felt a pang of sympathy. It was infuriating, really.
“But I like it,” Ruyi said, poking Huo Xiaolong’s forehead.
You can't always let a man say what you like. Sometimes you have to openly show him your feelings, whether he's sincere or not, it'll make you happy to hear it.
Upon hearing this, the man straightened his back.
"hiss."
My back still hurts a bit. I was hit by Cen Ang's iron fan yesterday, and I think I fractured a bone.
Ruyi and her three children did not suffer on the journey. Although it was afternoon, there were several ice basins in the carriage. By the time they arrived at their destination, the sun had already set.
Bright yellow lights shimmered on both sides of the mountain path, forming one stall after another, stretching along the path to the highest point.
Xiao Lanyi dismounted and considerately came to the carriage, extending his hand for Ruyi to help him down. Huo Xiaolong, who jumped down first, craned his neck and glanced at him sideways.
"snort!"
Then he stretched out his hand, waiting for Sister Ruyi to come down so he could lend her his hand.
You've only known my sister for a few days, and you're already trying to steal my servant's position? You weren't even there when I was holding her dress! You old workhorse!
The beautiful woman first placed her slender hand on the man's arm guard, and then took the chubby little hand in her palm with her other hand.
"Thank you, General."
The beauty's delicate eyes were alluring, and with that "General" she uttered, they transformed into raindrops, falling into Xiao Lanyi's heart.
She said that again, and he loved it!
There are other young ladies in the capital who speak like her, but back then the general just thought they were being hypocritical. Now it's different. Xiao Lanyi's mind is full of thoughts of her caring about him.
The little dumpling's facial muscles twitched slightly. Sister Ruyi, really, please be gentle.
Marshal Xiao's current expression suggests he's about to marry into a brothel.
Ruyi has always preferred plain clothes, and today is no exception. However, under the bright yellow and red lanterns, the beauty appears exceptionally fitting for the occasion, as if she were born for this night.
The moon and the stars both favor her.
The branches of willows and the gentle summer breeze made the wishing plaques on the trees rustle in unison.
Ruyi was a little worried about the three children, but Xiao Lanyi sent someone to check on them. Besides, the children were all bound with the letter-binding Gu, and Huo Xiaolong was there, so nothing should happen.
The man shook her sleeve and said
"Don't worry, Fan Er is with you."
If he can't keep an eye on the three children at night, wouldn't his Xiao family army be a disorganized mess?
"I'm just worried. Long'er was abducted before. If it happens again, not to mention Madam He, all the sisters in my Fengyue Tower will collapse," Ruyi said with her eyes lowered.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
The man waved his hand, sending all his bodyguards to look after the child.
Ruyi's worries are understandable; other children might not necessarily get lost, but Huo Xiaolong is a different story.
A child who knows his brother-in-law is the emperor and still dares to clamor for his sister to sleep with him must be ignorant of the world and born without knowing how to write the word "fear".
"Are you relieved now?" Xiao Lanyi asked.
"Um."
The girl looked at the densely packed wishing plaques on the tree, and asked softly.
"General, do you think making a wish really works?"
She raised her hand, letting the red stripe on the wishing plaque brush against her fingertips.
The man grasped her hand; his hands were rough, calloused from martial arts training, and occasionally brushed against the delicate skin of his beloved. Xiao Lanyi blushed and abruptly released her, knowing he might have been presumptuous or hurt her.
Ruyi smiled and grasped his hand, which he was trying to let go of.
“I don’t believe that making a wish will work. I still remember that my mother always said when I was little that she would make me marry a powerful and influential man so that our family would be better off. She said she would even accept being a concubine so that we could get rid of our status as children born into a family.”
"Later, later... she sold me, agreed to let the housekeeper sell me, because..."
"But I'm not convinced; what she taught me is still useful."
The woman pointed to a corner of Pingyang County with her other finger and said...
Do you see that place?
Xiao Lanyi nodded.
“That day, Mother Cen went there dressed very well, all in silk. She was going to buy people. I thought, since she was dressed so well, I would definitely have a good life if I followed her, even if it was a brothel.”
“I just like living a good life, Xiao Lanyi. I have no sense of national duty. I only went to defend the city because the people I care about are up there.”
"In other words, I'm just a second-rate guy who'll do anything to get by."
As Ruyi spoke, she stared into the man's eyes, and in her eyes, the scar didn't seem scary at all.
Xiao Lanyi pulled her into his arms and said
"That's quite a coincidence. I don't care what kind of person you are, I just like you. There's no reason, it's just you."
"Following me isn't without its risks; you never know when you might lose your head, and that would be a real hardship for you."
His chest was hot, and Ruyi's cheek rested against it, clearly feeling the warmth seeping through her clothes. She whispered...
"In this world, wealth and risk coexist, but I still want to live in the brothel."
“Okay,” he said.
I don't believe in any gods or Buddhas in this world, nor do I believe that my wishes can be fulfilled simply by praying sincerely. I only believe in myself.
May everything in this world go as I wish.
Huo Xiaolong's three children were taken up a tree by the guards. The little dumpling was using a telescope that Lu Feigong and she had developed together to spy on the two of them.
"Your general is shameless! He's an old cow eating young grass! He even hugged my Sister Ruyi. Next time he comes to the brothel, I'll beat him up!"
"Can you beat him?" Hou Xiangxiang asked.
"We probably can't beat them," said Dani'er.
Even if the little dumpling is incredibly powerful, it's not that abnormal; that's undeniable.
Huo Xiaolong said with a touch of arrogance.
"If I can't beat him, I'll call for backup! I'll call Grandpa Zhang to fight him!"
The guards nearby pretended not to hear, since the food at Fengyue Tower was delicious, and they could eat there a few times whenever the general visited. It was just a bit embarrassing that Zhang Mama told them to bang on the basin. After hearing the basin for a few moments, the guards would slide down from the tree to eat, and then put the bowls back in the kitchen after they finished.
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