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Xiao Gao, who had been waiting at the palace gate with Lu Bai day and night, saw Xie Nanxing's figure from a distance of several feet. His round eyes, which were usually full of smiles, were filled with tears.

When Xie Nanxing saw the two of them, Xiao Gao and Lu Bai knelt down and kowtowed in the direction Xie Nanxing came from.

Saying goodbye to Han Zhou at the palace gate, Xie Nanxing smiled and said, "Is kneeling more important than your master returning home?"

The two people who were kneeling on the ground stood up. Xiao Gao lowered his head and put Xie Nanxing aside as he walked towards the carriage: "Master, you have lost weight. You must eat well these days, otherwise the master will be heartbroken when he returns."

Xie Nanxing smiled and nodded. Seeing Xiao Gao's thin chin, his heart softened a little: "Xiao Gao, is your master so poor that he can't even afford to eat?"

Xiao Gao raised his head and looked at Xie Nanxing: "No, our business is doing just as well as before..."

Seeing Xie Nanxing's teasing look, Xiao Gao touched his cheek belatedly and burst into laughter.

"Master, you are safe now. When I go home, I can eat two elbows for every meal. In a few days, the lost meat will grow back."

Seeing Xiao Gao regain his cheerful look, Xie Nanxing glanced at Lu Bai and asked, "What's the situation with Shen Jinmo now?"

Lu Bai took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Xie Nanxing: "The letter was sent back five days ago. I estimate that you must have written it ten days ago. The messenger told me to deliver it to you personally."

Since this letter was sent back to the mansion, Lu Bai would bring it with him every time he came to pick up Xie Nanxing, just to make Xie Nanxing feel more at ease when she came out of the palace.

Xie Nanxing took the envelope, which was still smooth even though it had been hidden for several days, and her eyes were filled with tenderness.

Xie Nanxing did not rush to open the envelope. Instead, he kept stroking the five words "From Xie Nanxing" on the envelope with his hands.

As he touched it, Xie Nanxing started to smile.

This was the first time Shen Jinmo wrote a letter to Xie Nanxing.

This was the first time Shen Jinmo wrote Xie Nanxing's name.

Xie Nanxing felt that he was a little stingy.

He actually wanted to watch only a small section every day, just like Shen Jinmo whispering to him every day after returning from work.

After he finishes reading this letter, he will go to Dingxi County to find Shen Jinmo.

Placing the envelope next to his beating heart, Xie Nanxing took the tea Xiao Gao handed over and asked, "How are the drought and locust disasters being dealt with now?"

"The locust prevention and control strategy proposed by the Dingxi County Research Institute is effective. The locust plague will be under control soon."

"The Crown Prince is currently holding prayers in drought-stricken counties and prefectures, but it has not rained yet. This drought is likely to last for a while."

Luoan's Xia Yu will be able to leave the palace and build a mansion soon, and Xia Ling, who will inevitably take on the responsibility of disaster relief and rain-making, will be able to wipe out the mediocrity he has built up over the past year when he returns.

Xie Nanxing's expression was a little less relaxed. As long as the trip to Dingxi County was over, the fight for the throne that Xia Hong had deliberately delayed would officially start.

The situation in Luoan will be more chaotic than before.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion. At Lu Bai's reminder, Xie Nanxing saw Zhong Luan standing in the corner.

The usually handsome young man from an aristocratic family now looks so embarrassed.

Xie Nanxing understood that this person had not even returned from his uncle's residence, so he came to him first.

He took Lu Bai to Zhong Luan and said, "My Lord, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Zhong Luan looked at Lu Bai, who had always been following Xie Nanxing, with a slightly intimidating look at first with some resentment.

Seeing that Lu Bai refused to back down and Xie Nanxing had no intention of sending Lu Bai away, Zhong Luan reached out for Xie Nanxing's wrist.

Before Xie Nanxing could react, his hand was taken back.

And he took three steps back.

When Xie Nanxing realized this reaction, he laughed instead.

In this body, he has long recognized only Shen Jinmo.

The originally excited smile on Zhong Luan's lips now showed bitterness: "Xie Nanxing, I won't hurt you."

Zhong Luan has never hurt Xie Nanxing.

The bright eyes held a distant smile:

"Well, I know that Master Zhong will not harm me. Master Zhong and I are classmates. In the future, he will surely serve in the same court as Master Shen and become a colleague of Master Shen."

If at this point, Xie Nanxing still can't see the change in Zhong Luan's feelings for him, then he is just pretending to be blind.

I didn't think about why Zhong Luan's initial look of overlooking and possession had changed to his current look of half overlooking and half admiring.

Xie Nanxing just subconsciously felt that this admiration made him a little unhappy.

His relationship with Shen Jinmo is extremely exclusive, and Xie Nanxing does not allow anyone other than Shen Jinmo to have feelings for him.

Xie Nanxing didn't need to have other admirers to make Shen Jinmo think that he needed to compete with others for her.

Xie Nanxing belongs to Shen Jinmo alone.

Zhong Luan was even more embarrassed: "Xie Nanxing, I'm late. Do I not even have the right to wait in line?"

Shaking his head calmly, Xie Nanxing said, "My Lord, no matter how early or late you come, you won't have a chance."

"When I met Shen Jinmo, I fell in love with him."

"If I hadn't met Shen Jinmo, I would not have approached Master Zhong, let alone loved any man in this world."

Because for Xie Nanxing in the past, it took all her energy just to love herself.

Now that Shen Jinmo loves Xie Nanxing, Xie Nanxing has the ability to pity the people and love the mountains and rivers.

After pursing his lips several times, Zhong Luan's heart was still alive: "From what Shen Jinmo is doing now, he can't give you a future."

There was no intention to correct Zhong Luan's remarks: "Shen Jinmo belongs to Luo An, so Luo An should decide; but Shen Jinmo belongs to Xie Nanxing, so Xie Nanxing will keep it on his own."

One hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and Zhong Luan felt a strange sour feeling in his heart, and his eyes were slightly red.

After tossing and turning for countless days and nights, he developed a heart that was different from that of the nobles in Luoan's heart, who only cared about power and profit. Zhong Luan naturally felt that this heart was extremely impressive.

But at this moment, all his beliefs collapsed in an instant.

There was a huge gap between him and Shen Jinmo.

When he was thinking about keeping Xie Nanxing under his wings, Xie Nanxing was already trying to protect Shen Jinmo at all costs.

Shen Jinmo raised Xie Nanxing into a man of integrity and ambition.

And he, Zhong Luan, treated Xie Nanxing as a dodder that needed to be protected.

Those bargaining chips that were prepared to be used in the competition with Shen Jinmo were swallowed up by Zhong Luan.

But in the power struggle in Luoan, which was full of conspiracies and factions, in order to protect Xie Nanxing's life, he bribed various forces to send Xie Nanxing an ice cup, which was also a sincere act.

Striding out of the narrow alley, Zhong Luan raised his arms high and said goodbye to his former lonely and brave self.

Unwilling to leave, Zhong Luan turned around and said, "Xie Nanxing, thank you."

“And I don’t regret it.”

I don't regret loving, nor do I regret taking risks for myself.