Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

Ran Qianxi gently pushed her away, and she immediately ran and hid behind a pillar.

"Godfather, are you done?"

Tan Qianhuan smiled. He had no feelings in his heart, but he knew he had to be nice to Ran Qianxi.

"We just finished. What did you guys talk about?"

"Oh, she can't speak. She seems to be frightened by something."

Tan Qianhuan raised his eyes.

"Oh? Really? That's pretty pitiful."

"Yes, yes...I missed you, hug~"

Tan Qianhuan smiled gently and held her in his arms lovingly.

Ran Qianxi thought to herself: "What a great actor. He knows how pitiful she is but still wants to kill her. How many secrets does she have..."

Tan Qianhuan held her in his arms as if he was holding a treasure. No matter how many times she revealed his secrets, he still treated her with care and love.

"It's time for dinner."

Ran Qianxi gently let him go.

"Okay, I'll take Xiaoyi to eat together."

Tan Qianhuan frowned.

"Little?"

"Yes, they are all interjections."

Tan Qianhuan smiled slightly. Ran Yuelian's name really had a profound meaning.

"It sounds pretty good."

When dinner was served, Xiaoyi hid at the leg of the table and dared not move, like a kitten that had just been brought home by its owner.

"Come, have a chicken drumstick."

Xiaoyi was still hiding in the corner and didn't dare to come over. Ran Qianxi looked at Tan Qianhuan, and his expression was so cold.

"You scared her..."

Tan Qianhuan turned and smiled.

"I don't look at her."

Seeing him lowering his head to eat, Xiaoyi immediately took the chicken leg and hid it back.

"Tsk..."

Tan Qianhuan raised his eyes and looked at Ran Qianxi, there seemed to be sadness in her eyes.

"what happened?"

"You said that the godfather is so gentle, why is she afraid?"

In his life, he only gave tenderness to Ran Qianxi.

"The child is young and ignorant."

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Tan Qianhuan always keeps his word to Ran Qianxi. Although he knows that she came because of the imperial edict, he is still willing to be persuaded by her.

Although Dachang had not yet reached the point of total collapse, it was able to push Xixing back twenty miles, and its army was also badly damaged. If it had not been for Ran Qiongxi, Dachang would have had to retreat twenty miles.

The battlefield was covered with flying sand and rocks, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, but Xixing still refused to retreat, as if he was at his last gasp and was determined to fight to the death.

Ten days later, the border was in a mess, the rivers and mountains were stained with blood, and corpses were floating everywhere. The general was fighting a desperate battle when he suddenly heard a large-scale march all around him. Seeing the soldiers holding the Jizhou flag, the morale of the original army increased greatly!

"Defend our homeland! Kill!!"

At the same time, Tan Qianhuan was leisurely playing chess with Ran Qianxi. Five thousand elite soldiers were nothing to him. It seemed that he was the one who truly held the country at his feet.

"Wait a minute, that's not how it works..."

Tan Qianhuan smiled lightly, and it looked like she wanted to regret her move.

"Then where are you going?"

Ran Qianxi held his hand and dropped a useless piece.

"That's right."

Tan Qianhuan chuckled, everything she said was right.

"Xier made the right move."

After cheating ten times, stealing moves nine times, and regretting her moves twenty-one times, she finally won this satisfying game.

"Win, win, I win again."

"Xier is a great chess player, and I have benefited a lot from him."

Ran Qianxi raised her lips, unable to control her pride.

"Concession!"

"Hahaha~"

Tan Qianhuan smiled widely, it was not a concession at all, it was simply a letting go.

"No, it's Xier who is amazing."

King's Palace

Baili Yong was handling affairs when he got the news that Tan Qianhuan was sending troops, which made him even angrier.

"Humph, this traitor really dares to think about Xier!"

If he had not just experienced a great war, his next goal would have been to send troops to Jizhou and destroy Tan Qianhuan's lair.

"Come here, pass on my order. When the army returns victorious, I will personally go to pick up Xier."

"Yes."

Tan Qianhuan Study Room

Ran Qianxi stayed in the palace for a few more days. A month had passed since the troops were mobilized, and Ran Qiongxi had not returned to the court yet. Xiaoyi was already willing to babble and say words.

"How long will Xier stay here with me?"

Ran Qianxi looked at him, wondering why he was always in a hurry to chase her away.

"Why do you always chase me away, godfather?"

"No, I'm just worried that you'll get bored living here."

"It's okay. It's quite interesting to see my godfather every day."

Tan Qianhuan smiled gently. He was reluctant to let her go, but he couldn't kill the girl in front of her.

"Godfather... please don't kill her... she is still a child."

Tan Qianhuan was stunned, and his thoughts froze instantly.

"What did you say?"

Ran Qianxi stood up and kissed him.

"My godfather is a little crazy about me. Why did he keep chasing me away this time? There must be a secret~"

"crazy…"

Tan Qianhuan laughed softly a few times.

"Haha...it turns out that I am also crazy about others sometimes..."

"That girl is so scared of you, there must be some connection between you two. I don't want to know, and I won't ask. Just let her go."

Tan Qianhuan hesitated for a moment, but still agreed to her request.

"Okay, I won't hurt her, Xier, don't think too much about it."

"Yeah... just say that my adoptive father is the best to me~"

Ran Qianxi rode on his legs and lifted his chin.

“Actually, I’m pretty crazy too.”

Three years ago, in the first month of the twenty-seventh year of Taichang—

It was snowing heavily in the imperial city, and the long streets were crowded with people. A luxury carriage passed by, and the men all raised their heads and chests, wanting to catch a glimpse of the beautiful face of the daughter of the president of the Hanlin Academy.

"I heard that the second daughter of Dean Ran is extremely beautiful and charming, and she is well-read and good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"I heard she's not engaged yet. If I can marry into this high-class family, I'll have smooth sailing in the imperial examination next year."

"Come on, can someone like you?"

"That's right. You, a toad, want to eat swan meat. Such a beautiful and extraordinary woman must enter the palace to serve His Majesty."

The scholars discussed enthusiastically, talking at once.

Ran Qianxi was still sleeping soundly in the carriage. She had no idea what was happening outside, nor did she know that her mother had given her such a good reputation.

Suddenly, there was a noise all around, very close to the carriage.

"Ah, my goodness! You want to exchange two lousy paintings for medicine? Get lost!"

Hearing the noise, Ran Qianxi, who loved to watch the fun, woke up instantly and opened the car window to look out.

"Oh my, it's so beautiful!"

“Wow…”

Ran Qianxi's charming face was reflected in the car window, and she was praised by everyone. The white snow matched with her scarlet cloak, which was absolutely beautiful, like a demon bewitching the world.

"Oh my god, this is a fairy..."

"Look, the flower ornament on her forehead is so special. I want to draw it too."

Several young girls were discussing carefully.

The carriage continued to move forward, and she finally arrived at the scene of the incident.

"Hey, stop the car!"

The coachman stopped the carriage, and Sui Xue frowned.

"Hey, Second Miss, what are you going to do again?"

Ran Qianxi hurriedly stood up, but was held back by Sui Xue.

"Second Miss, I beg you, please give the master and the mistress some face."

"Oh no, what does my watching the fun have to do with their face?"