Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

Shi Zhun sat at the top, Ran Qianxi and Liu Xun sat on one, and Shi Huan and Hong Fan sat separately.

"Uncle, eat this."

"Thank you, Xier."

Ran Qianxi smiled and secretly touched the back of his hand, and he was instantly aroused.

"Don't make trouble, it's itchy."

"cut."

Ran Qianxi snorted and took his hand directly under the table. The two of them exchanged glances for a while.

"Prudery."

Liu Xun smiled with relief, his hand still held under the table, and he remained calm in dealing with the situation.

"Your Highness the Third Prince saved our Queen. His Majesty will certainly express his gratitude. Why don't you return to the court with us?"

Shi Zhun glanced at him and knew what he was planning. He rescued the queen but didn't inform her immediately, and even brought her back. If Shi Huan went there, he would really be a hostage.

"No need to thank me for the help I have given you."

"King Nanyue is righteous. I thank you on behalf of His Majesty. Since the Third Prince saved the Queen, why didn't he send her back to the Royal Villa?"

The atmosphere froze in an instant. It was not easy for Liu Xun to suppress something before praising it.

"Haha... that Third Prince rescued me from outside the city. I hadn't had time to send him off yet. Just as I was about to write the letter, my uncle-in-law came looking for me. My uncle-in-law is very smart!"

Liu Xun smiled gently, and she seemed to be intentionally helping him.

"Are Xi'er and the Third Prince old acquaintances?"

Before Shi Huan could speak, Ran Qianxi took over.

"I don't know you, come eat, uncle, and then take me back."

Liu Xun glanced at her. Since she was deliberately hiding it, he didn't intend to dig into it. He would be satisfied if he could get it back.

"Okay, I'll take you back."

Nightfall

For the sake of Ran Qianxi's innocence, Shi Huan did not come to see her tonight.

After having a quarrel with Hong Fan, he ran straight to Liu Xun's room.

"Uncle-in-law~"

Liu Xun was reading a book. He felt a sudden rush of excitement when he heard the call. When he looked up, Ran Qianxi had already walked in.

"I miss you…"

Before he put down the book and could say anything, Ran Qianxi grabbed his hand and kissed it.

Last time I said I wanted to wait for her to take the initiative, and it seems like I have waited for her tonight.

After kissing deeply for a while, he took her into his arms and carried her to the bed.

The next day—

Liu Xun packed her bags and prepared to leave. She didn't know when she would see Shi Huan again, and she felt very upset, feeling sorry for his love.

"what happened?"

Ran Qianxi stared at the front hall in a trance.

"Ah, nothing... let's go..."

Liu Xun smiled and took her hand. When they walked out of the side courtyard and ran into Shi Huan, he automatically let go of her hand. However, anyone could see that the relationship between the two was not simple.

"Your Highness."

Because Liu Xun had never been to Bu Yue Tower to drink and did not know Yun Shuang, they did not know that the two were the same person.

"The Queen."

"Are you here to see me off?"

Shi Huan looked at her with reluctance, feeling so heavy-hearted that he couldn't breathe. Why couldn't it be him, and why did it have to be her?

He took out a token and gave it to her as a token of trust.

"No matter what happens in the future, you can come to me. No matter how many years pass, this token will not expire."

Ran Qianxi happily took it, but she was afraid that she couldn't kiss him.

"Thank you, Third Prince. Maybe we can meet again in the future."

She now understands the taste of separation, but still smiles and gives him her best.

Liu Xun looked at the token in her hand and expressed admiration. Wherever she went, there were men thinking about her.

"I also left a gift for you. It's in my room. Remember to take it."

Ran Qianxi, Liu Xun and Hong Fan walked to the gate of the palace, and Shi Zhun walked over steadily.

"Have you got all your belongings, Queen? Don't forget anything and cause trouble."

He just came to see Ran Qianxi off in the name of official business.

"I should have taken everything. Will you come and give it to me?"

Shi Zhun clenched his left hand slightly, which was obviously seen by her.

"I saw that Master Liu brought few people with him, so in order to protect the queen, I specially sent some people to Tianzhou and they will return immediately without staying any longer."

Liu Xun took a quick look and saw that both the father and son had their own ulterior motives, which immediately aroused his desire to protect them.

"Your Majesty appreciates the good intentions of the King of Nanyue, but if there are too many people, Tianzhou will definitely become suspicious. I'm afraid they will think that the King of Nanyue is being so attentive for other purposes."

There was always a smile on Shi Zhun's lips. As a thousand-year-old fox, she knew clearly what he meant. He was simply warning her not to have any ideas about Queen Dachang, and he did not hesitate to use the overall situation to threaten and warn her.

Although both of them seemed polite, the atmosphere was enough to make people feel cold.

"Haha... Oh, no need... Brother Fan is a good fighter."

Ran Qianxi carefully excuses everyone...

"In that case, I wish the Queen all the best."

Ran Qianxi smiled gently.

"I also left a gift for you, remember to go to my room and get it."

After a moment of confusion, Shi Zhun's heart was moved.

"Thank you for the gift, Madam."

Several people left in a car. Shi Zhun and Shi Huan arrived at the bedroom right after her. They couldn't help but smile. She knew that everyone should be treated equally...

"Father?"

There was a row of gifts on the table, all with names on them. The gifts for the two of them were placed at the front, and letters were left on each of them.

Shi Zhun picked up his portion, which contained a plate of pastries and a ring.

"Your hands are so beautiful, you should wear some jewelry. If I can see you again, I will give you a basket of them for you to wear."

Shi Huan opened his gift, which also included a piece of cake and a hand-woven peace string.

"I spent a long time weaving this safety rope. Don't wear that jade pendant in public anymore. It will expose your identity when you try to assassinate me."

Shi Huan was stunned. It turned out that she had bumped into the sword on her own initiative that day because she recognized him and did it on purpose.

From then on, the two of them rarely took off the ring and the safety rope even when taking a bath or going to bed.

A few days later, Tianzhou—

Ran Qianxi returned to the villa, and Hong Fan was still following her. Zuo Qiuhe immediately came out to greet her, feeling completely guilty.

"This old minister respectfully welcomes Her Majesty the Queen."

Ran Qianxi glanced at him and remembered the way Ran Yuelian looked at him that day.

"Zuoqiu Zaicheng, please stand up."

Before the two of them finished speaking, Liu Xun's first order was to arrest Zuoqiu Ruan'er.

"Someone, bring the Prime Minister's daughter to confront the blind man face to face!"

Ran Qianxi was stunned and had no idea why he wanted to arrest Zuoqiu Ruan'er.

"What about the rich girl and the blind man..."

Liu Xun sighed softly, feeling sorry for Zuo Qiuhe, who had been loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life, but was forced into exile because of his ignorant daughter.

"Xi'er, go back and rest first. You'll have the answer soon."

Ran Qianxi glanced at Zuo Qiuhe, feeling extremely guilty. Both were his daughters, yet they were so different from each other. Zuo Qiu and Ruan'er's cleverness was not good enough, but they actually made their eldest daughter suffer such humiliation.

"Please go back and rest, Madam."

Ran Qianxi turned and left, and the look in his eyes seemed friendly no matter how she looked at him.