Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

Chapter 282: The Old Man Returns Triumphantly

Kitchen

After a lot of chaos, a dish of white bamboo shoots and jade mushrooms came out of the pot. Looking at the charred white bamboo shoots and jade mushrooms, Shu Xuanhe was already very tactful, although he really wanted to eat a meal cooked by his lover for him.

"It looks a bit plain..."

Ran Qianxi smiled faintly: "We have eaten so much meat just now, it's better to eat some vegetarian food to maintain health."

The vulgarity she mentioned was the extravagant enjoyment he had just had, the singing and dancing in the wine pool and the meat forest...

The other party naturally knew what she meant but could not refute or deny it. Looking at her expectant eyes, he felt touched.

Shu Xuanhe: "It must be delicious."

He picked up the chopsticks, took a bite of the white bamboo shoots and put it in his mouth. It was surprisingly delicious. He thought it might not be delicious because it didn't look good, but he didn't know whether it was because of love or fact, this dish really whetted his appetite.

Seeing his smug expression, Ran Qianxi smiled and rolled up her sleeves: "I can make something else, wait, I'll make it for you."

He stayed by her side as long as she worked. About an hour later, the table was filled with various home-cooked dishes. She took off her apron and lowered her sleeves, and felt a warm blanket gently embraced her from behind.

Shu Xuanhe: "How can I bear to go to the battlefield if you are like this?"

Ran Qianxi smiled and looked back at him: "I'll make it for you when you come back."

Suddenly the man behind me fell silent...

"Then you will marry Tan Qianhuan too."

Ran Qianxi smiled and turned around to hold his hand: "Oh, he won't be angry if I cook you a meal. Unlike some people who want to cut off ties with me when they are not satisfied..."

He naturally understood the obvious hint, but he was unwilling to accept it. He was unwilling to accept why she was willing to give her body to him but did not have him in her heart.

Shu Xuanhe: "I want to marry you."

He finally said what he had been holding in his heart for a long time. He didn't want to get the other party's consent, but wanted to let the other party know that he was important to him.

Ran Qianxi: "Many things in the world are destined. If I hadn't been attracted to Tan Qianhuan under the red plum blossoms at the beginning, nothing would have happened afterwards. I'm not only sorry for you, but also for Xu Yuanchao and others."

Shu Xuanhe's eyes suddenly became dim, and while he was distracted, Ran Qianxi hugged him tightly from the front.

"You should have shown up earlier, maybe then everything would have been just right."

She said this not only to Shu Xuanhe, but also to everyone she let down. Perhaps these were not love words but her true thoughts. Getting married was nothing more than living with someone else. If it weren't for Baili Yong, perhaps she would have found a good ending no matter who she married.

Shu Xuanhe: "Can it always be like this?"

She raised her eyebrows in surprise: "What has it been like?"

Shu Xuanhe: "Always accompany me when I need company."

Ran Qianxi: "Sure. Let's eat first. It will be even more unpalatable if it gets cold."

A sentence was three-quarters true and seven-quarters false, and he couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality.

After an incense stick of time, all the dishes on the table were eaten up by him. The prince had eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, and he would only take a few bites even from the Manchu Han banquet. But he did not waste a single bite of such ordinary and plain home-cooked dishes, and he did not let down a single bit of the other party's hard work.

The autumn wind swept through the courtyard, blowing down fallen leaves. The kitchen was not a clean place, but despite this, he was still willing to enjoy himself under her skirt. Ran Qianxi was pregnant, so he didn't want to use force. He just held her tightly and felt extremely satisfied.

Next day -

Shu Xuanhe is going to the battle today. As soon as the sky gets light, the army is ready to go. Ran Qianxi hurried to see him off. He is riding a white jade horse and looks majestic. After changing into his battle clothes, the three parts of arrogance and seven parts of evil charm are all deeply hidden. He holds the armor in his hand and looks at the city gate with a majestic look. Sure enough, he sees Ran Qianxi sitting in the carriage and waving from afar. She takes out a bag of cakes from under the horse. Although they are not good-looking, they are her thoughts.

"Hey~ I made this for you when I got up last night~"

He took the snack and smiled instantly: "It must be delicious."

Ran Qianxi smiled and touched her hair: "Of course. Eat it on the way or it will go bad. I will make you something better when you win."

Tan Qianhuan stood beside the carriage with his hands behind his back. Shu Xuanhe glanced at him, then embraced Ran Qianxi and kissed her deeply. He was not far away and obviously clenched his fists.

The troops of Guzhou were strong and close to the front line, so most of the soldiers were waiting for the reunion in Guzhou. Although there were not many soldiers accompanying them from the imperial city, there were also hundreds of them. Ran Qianxi watched his figure going farther and farther away until he disappeared from her sight, then she returned to the carriage. Strangely, Tan Qianhuan's face did not look ugly, perhaps because he had sent away another love rival.

Ran Qianxi: "Go back, go back."

Tan Qianhuan smiled and took her hand: "Okay."

She didn't know that Shu Xuanhe kept two pieces of the cake as a souvenir, and he kept them tightly against his chest every time he challenged the enemy in front of the camp.

Three days later, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived. A sound of triumph knocked on the doors of people's houses. The battle flags fluttered in the wind, the sound of horses' hooves galloped for thousands of miles, and the soldiers waving the flags were in high spirits and their eyes were full of pride. The victory of the war was worthy of the cheers of the people of the whole city.

Two horses rode side by side, and in the center of the team followed a simple carriage with five blessings.

Ran Qianxi and Baili Yong were waiting anxiously in front of the palace gate. Tan Qianhuan patiently comforted them many times: "Xi'er, don't worry, we will be here soon." After half a quarter of an hour, the victorious team finally came into view!

Ran Qianxi: "Here I come."

Seeing her happy, Baili Yong and Tan Qianhuan were also very pleased, and the corners of their mouths rose along with her.

Wei Jiguo looked even more heroic in his military uniform, and Ran Qiongxi was naturally no less handsome. The two of them sitting on their horses were a real sight. When they finally got off the horses, she was the first to rush forward and hugged her brother tightly, jumping for joy like a child.

"Good job, you're back."

Baili Yong and Ran Qiongxi shook their heads in dismay. She couldn't even say a single auspicious word.

Ran Qiongxi: "You don't hope for my well-being."

She was really happy that her brother had returned triumphantly. When she let go of him and looked at Wei Jiguo, her heart was filled with longing and then guilt.

"Jiguo."

Wei Jiguo smiled without saying anything, but his eyes expressed everything, from missing to joy, from joy to touching, from touching to guilt...

Baili Yong came with his hands behind his back, and the two of them raised their hands to the sky together: "We are fortunate to have fulfilled our mission and won a great victory. Long live Your Majesty." The backs of their hands felt warm, and it turned out that Baili Yong was shaking his hand: "My dear, please don't be polite."

Xu Yuanchao looked at the scene in front of him and slid his eyes towards the center of the team. At the same time, Baili Yong also noticed the very simple carriage.

Baili Yong: "This car doesn't look like something from the military."

At this time Wei Jiguo was obviously getting nervous. Ran Qianxi saw his expression and his smile froze. In fact, Baili Yong didn't need to care about these trivial matters, but he was sure that the person in the car had a special identity.

Baili Yong: "Haha, could it be that you saved the beauty on the battlefield?"

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Ran Qianxi. He knew clearly about the feelings between them but deliberately provoked them. It was obvious that he felt proud of what had happened.

Wei Jiguo knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty, this woman is definitely not a spy from another country."

Although Ran Qianxi was not loyal to this relationship, she still felt uncomfortable hearing him admit it with her own ears. Feelings would naturally fade after not seeing each other for a year or two, but she still felt scared of being cheated on by the other party.

Seeing that she was a little uncomfortable, Tan Qianhuan walked up with his hands behind his back. Although Wei Jiguo already knew about the deprivation of his military power, he was his mentor on the road to success after all, so he raised his hands for the sake of emotion and reason.

"Your Majesty."

The other party smiled and took Ran Qianxi's hand: "General Wei, there is no need to be so polite. I am just a commoner now and I dare not accept it."

Baili Yong looked at the three people and wanted to make the situation more and more muddy: "Since she is a beauty, why not bring her out for me to see."

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a pair of eyes full of murderous intent. Ran Qianxi looked at him with a scary smile. It was a warning for him not to show off, but he did not stop and just smiled.

Baili Yong: "Why? Wei Qing is still reluctant?"

Wei Jiguo: "I dare not. I will let her get off the car immediately."

Baili Yong: "That's just right. I heard that you and Xi'er... oh no, you and Miss Ran are old acquaintances. It's just right for her to help you."

Ran Qianxi clenched her right fist viciously: "Baili Yong!"

Although the sound was very small, it still attracted the attention of those around him. Unexpectedly, the king of a country did not lose his temper but laughed happily...

"Hmm? Miss Ran is calling me?"

After the quarrel, a weak and charming woman in red got off the carriage. Ran Qianxi looked closely and found that it was the same enemy spy from the previous life!

"Why is it her? Don't you know she's a spy? Didn't my brother tell you?"

Wei Jiguo was stunned. Ran Qiongxi only told him that his sister and Tan Qianhuan loved each other and promised to live together forever. At that time, he felt like he was in an abyss. Thinking about the vows they made to each other, he couldn't sleep for half a month. It was also because of this that Ran Qiongxi, who used the other's strength, became the leader of the camp.

Wei Jiguo: "She...was originally Pu Wanren...but she has reformed..."

Ran Qianxi smiled contemptuously: "Oh, you believe her when she says she will reform? Don't forget that it is because of you that her country was destroyed and her family was ruined and she has nowhere to go. It is also because of you that she can only live a life of ignorance in the enemy country. Do you think the hatred of the destruction of the country and the bloodshed will disappear after she says she will reform?"

Wei Jiguo was obviously a little embarrassed, but she did not soften her words. Instead, she said the harsh truth with the most sarcastic smile.

"To her, Changguo is an enemy country, and you who have made great contributions to Changguo are her enemies. From now on, you will sleep in the arms of your enemy. I wish you a happy marriage and a happy life."

Ran Qiongxi couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she stopped him: "Ran Qianxi, that's enough."

Baili Yong raised his eyebrows and found it interesting: "Let her speak." Unexpectedly, the other party glared at him and scolded him: "Speak, speak, speak, why don't you speak? Anyway, Changguo is yours, not mine. I am not afraid of my trusted minister sharing the same bed with the enemy."

"Hahaha."

Baili Yong laughed a few times but was still not angry. After all, in his eyes, a weak woman could not cause any trouble or pose a threat to the country.

"Xi'er actually cares about me. How about you come back from Tianzhou and I will work with you to conquer the world?"

Tan Qianhuan, who had been silent on the side, suddenly became nervous.

Ran Qianxi rolled her eyes speechlessly: "Stop being so cocky. Don't think that women are less powerful. I am also a woman, and I almost destroyed your country and your family."

Baili Yong smiled and said, "I am happy with it."

Ran Qianxi: "Come on, I am not as important as the country."

How could she not know that Baili Yong valued the country more than her, and it was the same in this and the last life. However, Tan Qianhuan gave up the throne that was only one step away from him for him, and gave up the right to call the wind and rain for her.

Ran Qianxi: "Anyway, I hope the little prince is not a romantic." After saying that, she pulled Tan Qianhuan away: "Call me after the feast."

The two of them passed the army and Wei Jiguo caught up with them. He seemed to want to excuse the mistake he made and told the woman not to hate him. "I saw that she was so delicate and I was afraid that she would not be able to adapt if she stayed in the camp, so I brought her back. If she doesn't want to stay, I will send her away. If she has nowhere to go, the Wei Mansion can afford to support an idle person."

Ran Qianxi looked back and sneered disdainfully for the third time: "Heh, you caught up with me and said all this, do you want me to forgive you or bless you?"

The person in front of me suddenly fell silent, and even his eyes became lonely.

"I..."

Ran Qianxi shook off his hand and said, "Do you still remember what you said before you went to war? Do you need me to recall it for you? What you said with such confidence turned out to be bullshit."

The more he listened to the harsh words, the darker they became, and he no longer dared to look at her.

Ran Qianxi: "I have never been a good man, but I will do what I say. Even if it is to make you happy, I will try my best to make up for it. There is no need to say anything. Anyway, it is better for you to be ruthless and unrighteous. I will not feel guilty no matter who I marry."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Tan Qianhuan: "Tan Qianhuan." She was called and she was picked up steadily: "Let's go home."

A handsome figure turned around gracefully, and walked farther and farther away without looking back. In his arms, she always felt inexplicably safe and dependent.

Ran Qianxi: "You've never met a woman in all these years on the battlefield?"

Tan Qianhuan held her and walked step by step: "I hate the uncleanness of the battlefield." She sneered and immediately became happier: "Hahaha, why are you the same as Shu Xuanhe? Then you have so many beauties, so it's not unclean?"

The silence at this moment was deafening, and a pair of silent eyes looked at her...

After a moment: "They are all virgins."

She immediately widened her eyes and gave a thumbs up: "As expected, you are the most capable man in the country. You have guts."