After the failed attempt to pretend to be dead, the sickly child was favored by the treacherous mini

After a night of heavy rain, drizzle continued for two days. By the time Xie Nanxing and Shen Jinmo walked out of the post station, the dry trees around them had already sprouted some green leaves.

The afternoon sun shines down, adding vitality to the long-lost greenery. Anyone who takes a look at it can't take their eyes away.

They walked side by side in the sun, on the bluestone road that was still stained with moisture.

Every few steps they took forward, their hands would bump into each other or their shoulders would touch.

From a distance, he seemed a little closer than the man next to him, but Xie Nanxing's appearance was so eye-catching that anyone passing by would always take a few more glances at him.

The officials and gentry of Dingxi County really hated Shen Jinmo to the core, but the people of Dingxi County felt that Shen Jinmo was a good person.

In addition, Shen Jinmo had been in Dingxi County for quite a long time, and the people living near the post station were more or less familiar with this man who looked extremely scary but was very down-to-earth.

Therefore, the trip of the two was actually a very high-profile event.

The two people who have always been low-key chose to travel in a high-profile manner, naturally because Shen Jinmo wanted more people to know that the person he loved most had arrived in Dingxi County.

Shen Jinmo, who was accompanied by Xie Nanxing today, was more approachable than before. The people along the way dared to look at Shen Jinmo directly.

This one look was amazing, they discovered that Lord Shen actually had a face that was not inferior to Xie Nanxing's.

But at first glance, Xie Nanxing's appearance was a little brighter, while Shen Jinmo's appearance was full of strength.

There are many people in this world who judge others by their appearance. Shen Jinmo's previous fierce and murderous look suddenly seemed reasonable when set against his appearance.

Thinking of the dark spots on Shen Jinmo's fair complexion, some people around couldn't help but comfort him:

"Master Shen, you have been exhausted for the past few days. You should take a good rest."

As soon as Xie Nanxing heard these words, his bright eyes took in all the summer sunshine, and possessed the gentle power to warm the world.

Turning his head to look at his sister-in-law who blushed due to nervousness after she finished speaking, the smile on Xie Nanxing's face became more intimate.

He took the cloth bag from Shen Jinmo's waist very naturally, took out three candied fruits from it and handed them to the sister-in-law.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for your concern for Mr. Shen."

How could the people who had been suffering from the drought that lasted for months have ever seen such precious snacks?

The sister-in-law looked up at her husband, swallowed and still refused such a rare thing.

"Lord Shen saved us, so we should repay him. How can we ask for the food he prepared for you?"

Xie Nanxing found these words very pleasant to the ear. He turned around to look at Shen Jinmo and raised his eyebrows as a way of saying thank you.

He bent down and fed the candied fruit directly into the mouths of the two children who were holding onto their mother's clothes.

After the two children put the candied fruit in their mouths, they could only stare at Xie Nanxing with wide eyes and did not dare to chew the sour and sweet candied fruit in their mouths.

"Eat it." Xie Nanxing put the candied fruit in his palm into his mouth: "Just chew it like this. My Lord Shen bought it himself. It's delicious."

The sight of three heads, one big and two small, gathered together chewing candied fruit made Shen Jinmo's heart soften even more.

Shen Jinmo felt that Xie Nanxing must like children.

When everything is settled in the future, Shen Jinmo thinks he can find two children for Xie Nanxing to raise.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Shen Jinmo's expression changed immediately.

Xie Nanxing belongs to him alone!

How could he possibly raise two young children to compete with him for Xie Nanxing's company?

Not understanding what was going on in Shen Jinmo's mind, Xie Nanxing looked at the increasing number of children around him and took out the candied fruits from the bag one by one to share with all the children.

In the past, as long as Shen Jinmo prepared something for Xie Nanxing, Xie Nanxing would never share it with others.

Therefore, Xie Nanxing today is unexpectedly generous.

So Xie Nanxing was in a really good mood today.

Looking at these eager children, Xie Nanxing shook the bag upside down and said, "No."

"Thank you, pretty brother."

The smiles were genuine and voices of thanks came from all directions.

"You're welcome. You guys enjoy eating the candied fruit, and I enjoy watching you eat it, too."

So Xie Nanxing felt very happy spending this kind of candied fruit.

Shen Jinmo saw that Xie Nanxing was about to stand up, and was worried that Xie Nanxing would feel dizzy after squatting for too long, so he strode to Xie Nanxing's side and helped Xie Nanxing stand up with both hands.

Since the two hands were clasped together, Shen Jinmo had no intention of separating them.

Xie Nanxing was afraid that because of this kind of thing, the people who had finally come to think that Shen Jinmo was a good person would start to have bad thoughts about Shen Jinmo, so he wanted to withdraw his hand.

But just as he was about to retreat, Shen Jinmo held his hand even tighter.

His palms were wet, and Xie Nanxing first looked back at the children, and then at the adults who were taking the children out.

From the looks of these people, Xie Nanxing saw curiosity, shyness, and confusion, but he did not see contempt.

"Mother, is this young man the wife of Lord Shen?"

The woman being asked flicked her son's head and said, "That should be the meaning, but it's not wife, it should be husband, or it could be husband."

"Can men live together?"

The woman walked back with her two children, and after thinking for a while, she said, "As long as they treat each other sincerely, anyone can live together."

Someone in the crowd spoke up again: "We, the common people, only care about whether Lord Shen is a good official. As for who he wants to live with, that is Lord Shen's business."

When these words were spoken, they resonated with the people around them.

"Indeed, compared to your Highness the Crown Prince who only knows how to pray for rain every day, Lord Shen is the one who truly seeks the welfare of the people."

"You can't say that. I've been hearing people say all the time these days that the rain here was brought by the prince."

"I heard that in the garden where the prince stayed these past two days, people are kneeling on the ground every day to express their gratitude."

"I don't think that's right. If the prince could really pray for rain, why would he need to travel to different counties?"

"So now it seems that this is a blind cat catching a dead mouse?"

"Who knows? God sent down this rain because of the diligence of Lord Shen and the hard work of the people of Dingxi County."

"But I heard before that Lord Shen is a treacherous minister. Now it seems that such rumors are really unbelievable."

"How can we see clearly what's going on in the officialdom? As for me, I only know that without Lord Shen, all the people in my family would have starved to death."