Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

The soldier looked at her and smiled indifferently, thinking that the adopted daughter of the King of Jibei was a well-educated and well-mannered lady, but Ran Qianxi was dressed in a vulgar manner.

"I said I was the King of Jibei... Hurry up and leave... If you keep on wasting time, I'll arrest you..."

Ran Qianxi saw that talking was useless, so she tried to force her way in, but he grabbed her collar.

"Hey...you're not listening, are you?"

"Call your leader here. If you dare to bring me here, you'll be finished once I tell my foster father!"

The soldier took her aside.

“Go, go, go…”

Ran Qianxi still refused to give up, so the soldiers had to deal with the matter impartially.

"Catch him."

Four or five soldiers came over and lifted her up.

"If I don't lock you up for two days, I think you don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."

Anyone who breaks into the city without a permit will be punished with forty strokes of the cane. The soldiers guarding the city showed mercy because of her beauty. If it was a man or an ugly girl, he would have been punished with forty strokes of the cane and unable to walk for half a month.

"How dare you arrest me? I'm going to tell my foster father!"

Ran Qianxi was thrown into jail by Huiluoluo and was furious.

"Are you new here? I'm so mad!"

Half a day passed and it was getting dark.

"How many people above have been arrested recently?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, there is no one above, but a woman was captured."

When Ran Qianxi heard the sound, she immediately pricked up her ears.

"What woman?"

Although it was too far to hear who it was, I guessed that it was the leader who came to inspect the work.

"It's unfair... It's unfair to me..."

As soon as she called out, Tan Qianhuan immediately recognized her voice. When he hurried over to her, she was already covered in dust.

Seeing him appear in such a handsome manner, Ran Qianxi felt so aggrieved that she almost cried out.

"Father!"

Tan Qianhuan frowned and glared at the guard.

"Who gave you the courage?"

"Your Highness, this woman does not have a pass to enter the city. It was sent over from the city gate."

"Open the door!"

It was the first time that Ran Qianxi saw him so angry.

"Yes."

Ran Qianxi was released and threw herself into Tan Qianhuan's arms, crying loudly.

"Godfather... uh wuwu... I can't live any longer."

Tan Qianhuan comforted her with heartache.

"Have you received the military stick?"

Ran Qianxi slowly let go of him.

"I didn't get beaten...almost..."

"I'm glad you didn't get beaten. How did you get arrested?"

Ran Qianxi looked aggrieved.

"He didn't know me, so I asked him if he knew who I was. He said, 'I don't care who you are, I just won't come in,' and told me to get out..."

Tan Qianhuan smiled, this kind of bullying was indeed her style.

"He has no vision."

"Yeah... He even dragged me... I lost all my face."

Tan Qianhuan still had a smile on his face. He was showing mercy by dragging her away. Under normal circumstances, he would have beaten her with a stick.

"It's okay. I'll take care of it for Xier."

"Yes, yes, lock him up for two days too..."

Tan Qianhuan smiled and touched her, thinking that Ran Qianxi had come to him and had made a choice, and he was overjoyed.

"Now that you're here, just relax."

Ran Qianxi put her arm around his with a smile on her face.

"Of course I feel at ease with a foster father~"

It sounded like a greeting, but it was actually Tan Qianhuan's request. He really wanted her to put her heart at ease with him.

"You've been exhausted from the journey, and you've been wronged for no reason. I'll take you back to the palace to rest."

"Okay."

The Jibei Prince's Palace was magnificent and luxurious, second only to the Imperial Palace. There were more than a hundred servants in the palace, all of whom were well-organized.

There are rockery waterfalls, ponds and blue lakes, main halls and auxiliary halls, training grounds and horse farms, gardens and theaters.

"Godfather...you haven't taken a concubine yet?"

Tan Qianhuan looked down at her and smiled knowingly.

"No."

"But you're always alone and that's not okay."

Tan Qianhuan didn't look up, but there was a tender smile on his face.

"Aren't you here?"

Ran Qianxi smiled, not understanding the implication of this sentence.

"Yes, I can stay with my godfather for several days."

Tan Qianhuan suddenly stopped, realizing that he had misinterpreted her meaning.

"How many days will you stay?"

"Bai Liyong said to give me ten days, but the palace selection will take another month. I will stay with my foster father for half a month and go out to play for another half a month."

Tan Qianhuan looked back disappointedly, but saw her serious and determined smile.

"Where to play?"

"I don't know either. I haven't been south of the river yet."

Hearing that they were going to such a far place, Tan Qianhuan instantly lost his composure.

"Jiangnan is too far away."

"It's no big deal. I can ride as fast as I can, just a little slower than the one delivering the lychees."

Tan Qianhuan was worried about her going to such a far place, but he was afraid that he couldn't stop her because of her stubborn personality.

"It's too far, I'll go with you..."

Ran Qianxi smiled brightly.

Tan Qianhuan is the person who spoils her the most in the world. Even his biological father would only say one word: you are not allowed to go.

"Good godfather, why are you so kind?"

Tan Qianhuan smiled. Although he was not married, he had been through many battles and had seen countless women who were as beautiful as flowers. However, only she was different. She seemed to have magical power that could control his mind and manipulate his reason.

"There's not much going on lately, Xi'er, take a few days' rest first."

Ran Qianxi smiled.

"Where do I live then? Should I still live on my godfather's side?"

The two continued walking into the inner hall.

"Where do you want to live?"

Ran Qianxi pretended to think, but was actually observing his expression.

"Living with my foster father."

"OK…"

Ran Qianxi was stunned and couldn't react. Why did he suddenly agree?

"Sharing a room with my foster father."

"Can…"

Tan Qianhuan seemed to be acting more and more abnormal, which made Ran Qianxi panic and surprised.

"Sleeping in the same bed and under the same quilt as my adoptive father!"

Tan Qianhuan smiled. He had no intention of rejecting her from the beginning.

"it is good."

Ran Qianxi moved closer with half belief and half doubt. Tan Qianhuan slowly leaned back, and she continued to move forward. She lost her balance and was carefully held.

"Be careful…"

His extremely handsome face was gentle, handsome, calm and reserved, completely different from Baili Yong's heroic and fierce appearance.

Ran Qianxi was still in a daze, and Tan Qianhuan just picked her up.

"I'll carry you back."

There were apricot blossoms planted on both sides of the yard. The spring breeze was blowing stronger, and petals fell with every step, leaving a dreamy and graceful white scene that could not be brushed away by the powder on the clothes.

"Godfather, you really like to hug me like this..."

Tan Qianhuan smiled gently. How many times had she been drunk, and how many times had he cleaned up the mess for her, and he always carried her away like this.

"This is the thirty-first time I've hugged you like this."

He carried her all the way until they reached the bedroom, where Tan Qianhuan put her on the bed and caressed the hair on her forehead.

"are you hungry?"

“Not really hungry…”

Tan Qianhuan touched her head.

"Okay, then Xier, take a rest first. I'll go take care of something and come back to accompany you soon."

"Accompany me?"

Ran Qianxi was surprised.

"What's wrong? But you don't need me to accompany you?"

"No, no, no... I really want my godfather to accompany me."

The smile on his face remained lingering, but when he turned around his expression changed immediately, becoming solemn and sinister enough to make people shudder.