Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

After leaving the Shang Mansion, they came to Changjie, which was already full of lanterns. The two of them ate while walking as the sky gradually darkened.

"There are lantern riddles. Do you want to guess?"

Ran Qianxi pulled Shang Zijun under the red lantern. His one-in-a-million handsome face quickly attracted the attention of the girls.

"Do you want to guess?"

Ran Qianxi looked at him awkwardly.

“I can’t guess either…”

"Which one do you like? I'll help you win it."

"Haha, I know Senior Brother Zijun is well-read and has great literary talent, but there are so many girls here. I'm really jealous."

Shang Zijun smiled. Indeed, many girls were hesitant and wanted to come forward to get to know him. In order to put her at ease, he embraced Ran Qianxi and kissed her deeply in front of everyone.

The pair of figures under the red lanterns make passers-by envious, and they would rather die than be a pair of mandarin ducks.

Ran Qianxi pulled him to a secluded pavilion, and licked and kissed his neck and earlobes with ecstasy. He felt a lustful sensation all over his body, without any strength left.

Ran Qianxi slowly pushed him against the pillar, oblivious to the surroundings...

"Uh...Xier...what are you doing..."

"You sit down."

Shang Zijun slowly sat on the railing of the pavilion. Ran Qianxi sat on his legs, took out a hairpin and tied up the loose hair behind her.

"Follow me~"

Faced with her obvious hint, Shang Zijun's heart was filled with emotions.

"No, Xi'er, you and I are not married yet."

"It will be yours sooner or later. I know you have been waiting for a long time. I will give it to you obediently~"

Ran Qianxi did it a little awkwardly, and he immediately reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Xier..."

Ran Qianxi pushed his hands apart and moved them to his waist. This was the most confused yet enjoyable half an hour in the past twenty-one years.

After it was over, he hugged Ran Qianxi tightly, as if even a second less would be a loss.

"I will go to your house to propose marriage tomorrow. Will you marry me soon?"

Ran Qianxi smiled and felt somewhat moved and excited when she heard these words.

"No hurry, wait until you finish your course."

"Why not? You are already my wife."

Ran Qianxi touched his slightly frowned brows and still hadn't thought about marrying him.

"Yes, I am already your wife, why are you in such a hurry? Study first~"

"I'm not going to be an official in the court, so my studies are not as important as you."

Seeing that her kind words were of no use, she kissed him again.

"Wait until I figure out how to tell my parents, then you can come and ask for marriage, okay?"

Shang Zijun couldn't help but wonder if she was unwilling to marry him, as he had tried to propose marriage to her many times but was always held back by her.

"I'll listen to you, but please don't fall in love with someone else, okay?"

"Don't worry, the person is yours and can't run away."

Shang Zijun held her in his arms again, caressing her unwillingly.

The next day—

In order to delve deeper into the students' studies, Liu Xun prepared a small test, and Ran Qianxi was the most hopeless one.

"Oh my god... If I am guilty, let the Dali Temple punish me, why torture me with exams..."

When he was in a state of panic, he saw Qian Jingyang standing next to him, whose mind was as confused as his.

"Oh my god... Master Liu, why don't you come back to the palace to torture the prince instead of torturing me?"

"Hey, Brother Yang, you don't know how to do it either?"

Qian Jingyang turned his head away in frustration.

"Do I look like I can do that?"

“Hahahaha… Then I’ll have company at the bottom.”

Ran Qianxi stood up after laughing enough, and was about to walk out of the classroom when she was stopped by Qian Jingyang.

"Why are you going, Master Xi?"

"I thought of a crooked way to try to postpone the exam."

She went to the backyard and looked around, but didn't see Liu Xun, so she walked towards the study and met him at the door by chance.

"Master Liu."

Liu Xun turned his head slightly, and Ran Qianxi trotted over.

"What's the matter, Miss Ran?"

Ran Qianxi's mind was full of crooked ideas. She thought of using the beauty trap to get him to delay the exam, so she generously took his hand.

"Master Liu~"

Liu Xun was startled and pulled his hand away.

"Miss Ran, just speak your mind."

Ran Qianxi smiled, then pulled his hand up and placed it on her chest. His palms felt hot and his ears immediately turned red.

"Master Liu, can you postpone the test? I'm not very good at it yet~"

Liu Xun swallowed unconsciously and pulled his hand back again.

"The exam is set..."

Faced with his refusal to budge, Ran Qianxi became increasingly impatient and pulled his hand over and placed it on her hips.

Liu Xun dodged back, and Ran Qianxi moved closer to tease his Adam's apple. His neck was obviously getting a little red.

"Miss Ran, respect yourself."

She raised her eyebrows helplessly and moved closer. Liu Xun's eyes were already showing signs of being ignited.

"Good Master, Xier, please~"

After saying that, she stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the corner of his lips, then slowly intertwined her fingers with his.

He definitely could not bear such a shock. His heartbeat became heavier and heavier. Just as he was about to close his eyes, Ran Qianxi let him go.

"The test is already set. If you still don't understand... I can teach you in detail after school."

"Then I will take the test on time. Can you help me get a perfect score?"

"No, just learn as much as you can."

Ran Qianxi shrugged helplessly, pulled his chin and kissed him again, then left in disappointment.

Qian Jingyang returned to the classroom with a look of anticipation.

"how is it going?"

Ran Qianxi looked at him helplessly.

"He won't eat anything."

"Hahaha, that's what I said..."

Ran Qianxi suddenly had an idea and moved closer. Because the distance was too close, Qian Jingyang actually blushed.

"Let's skip school tomorrow!"

Qian Jingyang didn't like going to classes, but he had never skipped them. With Ran Qianxi's arrival, he knew everything.

"Is it reliable?"

"Just pretend to be sick, what do you think?"

Qian Jingyang thought this method was feasible and snapped his fingers.

"I can see it."

All the students were present on the day of the midterm exam, except Qian Jingyang and Ran Qianxi.

Shang Zijun knew that she was ill, so he asked for leave from the college and went to visit her, but he saw her and Qian Jingyang playing shuttlecock with great enthusiasm.

"Xier..."

Ran Qianxi looked up instantly, saw it was him, and ran over immediately.

"Zijun, why are you here?"

"Are you not ill?"

His pretense of illness was suddenly exposed, and Qian Jingyang was the first to stagger down to the stone chair. Ran Qianxi instantly fainted and fell into his arms.

"I'm sick, I'm sick, it's serious, I don't need a small test to get better."

Shang Zijun knew she was pretending when he saw her radiant look.

"Making nonsense again."

"Oh... I feel so uncomfortable, I need a kiss from Zijun to feel better..."

Shang Zijun slowly lowered his head and kissed her, and the medicine instantly worked and cured her. She immediately took the fruit basket in his hand and placed it on the stone table.

"It's amazing that you kissed me well."

"Where are Dean Ran and his wife?"

"Ah, my father is in the Imperial Academy, and my mother has gone to the palace to play cards with the Queen Mother."

"Why are you skipping school too? You don't have to take a test, do you?"

Hearing her ask this, Shang Zijun immediately understood why she was pretending to be sick.

"I know you are sick, so I asked for leave from the college."

The two of them sat on the stone bench. Qian Jingyang stopped pretending and picked up the apple and started eating.

"Did you come to see me specially?"

"I am anxious."