As God knows, Qin Zhao and the little emperor have no relationship other than teacher and student.
At first, he was so focused on handling government affairs that he even thought the boy was a hindrance and dull-witted. If his father hadn't taught him to uphold the imperial power and that there was no one in the royal family who could replace him, he would have given up on the little emperor long ago.
But Jingli didn't listen to this.
When he thought about the fact that the little emperor had received Qin Zhao's teachings and had witnessed the other's demeanor and courage, he felt extremely jealous.
Why didn't he encounter such a good thing?
Qin Zhao reasoned with him: "I wasn't even born back then."
"But after I was born, you didn't take me back." Jing Li said righteously, "Yes, that's your fault. If you had taken me back to the capital back then, there wouldn't have been so many problems. Maybe you could have even avoided the assassination."
Qin Zhao: "..."
Fallacy.
He was still busy with his retirement affairs at the time, so how could he go to such lengths to bring a fish back to Beijing? But if he had known beforehand that this would be his future husband, and that he would still love him so much, he would have given everything to keep him by his side.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
"But since you are doing well now, I forgive you." Qin Zhao was still worrying about how to coax him, but he heard Jing Li say this lightly.
Qin Zhao raised his eyes and saw the other person's smug look. He realized, "You did it on purpose."
Jing Li didn't say anything.
Qin Zhao patted the seat next to him and said, "Come sit here."
Jing Li hesitated for a moment, Qin Zhao raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of threat in his eyes.
“…”
Jing Li walked over obediently.
Being hugged by someone.
"Someone will see us." Jing Li grabbed his wrist and whispered.
"Are you scared? I won't do anything..." Qin Zhao placed his palm on the other person's waist, caressing it lightly as if unintentionally. "When did you learn to be a bad person? You're already trying to scare me."
"without……"
"No?"
"I was just joking," Jing Li said. "You have such a close relationship with that little emperor, aren't you going to make people jealous?"
"He and I are innocent, and he doesn't know whether we are friend or foe." Qin Zhao said helplessly, "You know very well that I..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Jing Li tilting his head to look at him, with some hidden expectation in his eyes.
I've been waiting for this sentence.
Qin Zhao smiled and said solemnly and gently: "You know very well that I only love you."
Everyone has different preferences when they are in love. Qin Zhao is not the kind of person who talks about love all the time. Moreover, he and Jing Li have been together for such a long time, so why does he need those sweet words?
And Jing Li is not someone who would say love easily.
However, Qin Zhao recently discovered that although Jing Li doesn't like to talk, he likes to listen.
Jing Li fell silent, and did not resist Qin Zhao's embrace. He leaned on Qin Zhao's shoulder, listening to the sound of water hitting the side of the boat outside the window, his eyes and mouth filled with unconcealed joy.
It's as sweet as a piece of honey.
.
On the third day, the group finally arrived at the town's pier.
Qin Zhao didn't reveal the exact time he would return to the village, and no fellow villagers came to meet him at the dock. However, his family's attire was unusual, so it still attracted considerable attention.
Ah Qi first went to the post station to find a carriage. Qin Zhao held Yuzai in one hand and Jing Li in the other, and found a slightly hidden place on the side of the road to wait.
Next to me, several villagers were chatting.
"Brother Shunzi, have you been to Linxi Village again? I told you that Master Li Yuan wouldn't be back so soon, but there's still no news from the village chief, right?"
"If you don't go and see for yourself, who knows if he really hasn't come back or is just keeping it a secret?" The man who answered stopped behind Qin Zhao and the others in his ox cart. "You don't know, ever since we heard that Linxi Village had a champion, so many people in the surrounding towns have wanted to become his disciples. If I don't go more often, someone else will get there first!"
"Didn't you want your son to take the imperial examination? Did you suddenly come to your senses?"
The man chuckled, "That's right. Now I see the benefits of studying. If my son could pass the imperial examination, no, even become a scholar, that would be much better than farming all his life."
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