Huo Yan gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I'm just a barbarian, I can't argue with your sharp tongue."
"I will give you a clear explanation about what happened between us tomorrow. But there is absolutely no way I will let you go!"
After saying that, he released Su Ruanruan, as if he were a deflated balloon, and slowly walked to a stone pier in the distance, where he sat down wearily.
The night was as hazy as a veil, and the man's back drooped limply like a bent ear of wheat.
Su Ruanruan stood there for a moment, then turned and silently walked into the dilapidated temple.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
By daybreak, Huo Yan had already left. In the oil paper package beside the campfire were a dozen or so steaming meat buns, and next to them was a money bag full of silver.
Su Ruanruan was in a state of confusion. She sat on the haystack, gave the buns to Ziwu, and then broke open a meat bun and gently placed it on the ground for Bairuan to enjoy.
"Master, what are these steamed buns...?"
Su Ruanruan said softly, "Eat it, it was left by Huo Yan."
Ziwu suddenly realized that the reason her master had told her to sleep peacefully last night was because General Huo had secretly come by.
“My lord, General Huo is actually a very good person, and he cares for you a lot. Why do you still want to leave him?”
Su Ruanruan smelled the aroma of the meat buns, then suddenly ran away like a gust of wind and vomited.
Ziwu quickly followed, anxiously asking, "Master, are you alright?"
Su Ruanruan wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. "I'm fine, it's just... I'm pregnant."
Zi Wu's eyes widened in surprise. "Master, Master, are you saying you're pregnant with General Huo's child? Then... then you should be with him even more."
Su Ruanruan's face was a little pale. She sat down in her original position and gently stroked her belly. "This child is not Huo Yan's. After I was taken away, I was locked up."
"I met the poison doctor who bought poison for me. It turns out that the poison doctor was Gu Ji's father. I learned about my background from him."
"Later... they tortured Uncle Gu until he was barely alive, and I begged them to let him go."
"But they only handed me a dagger and said that only one of us could live."
"Uncle Gu held my hand and plunged the dagger into his own body."
Su Ruanruan lowered her eyes, her voice hoarse, "But they still didn't let me go. I was forced to drink a bowl of medicine, and I don't know what happened after that..."
"Later, I noticed something was wrong with myself and took my pulse. I found out that I was a month pregnant. The child was not Huo Yan's. I... I don't know whose it was."
Ziwu was heartbroken and sobbed uncontrollably. She had no idea that so much had happened while her master was gone.
If she hadn't been captured, her master wouldn't have gone to exchange her alone.
"Master, it is this servant who has wronged you."
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