Good luck every time

The two walked out of the yamen side by side, and Li Ruyi asked about Han Shiyu.

"By the way, why don't you see Shi Yu?"

As Han Shian walked, he turned to look at Li Ruyi and gave him a disjointed answer.

"He's still in the academy. The kid has some talent. It's not good for him to learn these things from me."

If you start taking shortcuts before you learn to be diligent, you will fall flat on your face sooner or later.

Carving on a solid foundation is beautiful and stable.

Castles in the air are ultimately unrealistic.

Li Ruyi naturally understood what Han Shian meant. She had so many people under her, and she also had some experience in training these people.

"That's fine, he's still too young."

Han Shian didn't want to mention too many other people when they were alone.

He remembered that Li Ruyi said she had something to discuss with him today, so he changed the subject.

"You came to see me, but what happened?"

Although Li Ruyi looked relaxed and didn't seem to be in trouble, Han Shian still used this topic to draw Li Ruyi's attention back.

Li Ruyi tilted her head and smiled.

"It's nothing, actually! It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time and I missed you!"

Han Shian's expression didn't change when he heard this.

But after taking two more steps, he suddenly stopped.

Only now did he realize what Li Ruyi had said.

At that moment, all the gentleness he usually had on his face disappeared.

Perhaps it was the pressure of recent days that made it more difficult for him to suppress his inner desires.

In an instant, Han Shian's possessiveness and aggression poured out, but only after turning his gaze to Li Ruyi did he restrain himself again.

His sanity returned, and only his slightly trembling fingers revealed his inner unrest at the moment.

Everyone has desires in life, and Han Shian is no exception.

It's just that he knows how to restrain himself better.

As a man, his actions are judged rather than his heart. His behavior never crosses the line, but his thoughts occasionally cross the line and land on the other side that is invisible to ordinary people.

Li Ruyi is his obsession and always takes up his mind.

"Sister Acai and Brother Fifteen are getting married! The date will probably be after the New Year, which is earlier than Brother Sixteen."

Li Ruyi seemed not to notice Han Shian's change. She avoided his sight and continued walking forward.

He talked about the opportunity that led to his change.

"Sister Acai is always afraid. She feels that all those beautiful things have nothing to do with her."

"I obviously like it..."

"You clearly care..."

Han Shian raised his head and looked at Li Ruyi's back.

There was a sense of determination in that back view.

She was not only talking about Acai, but also about herself who refused to admit defeat until her death in her previous life.

She looked as though she had plenty of options.

However, her mind was trapped. She could not make a better choice and could never escape her predetermined fate.

Li Ruyi's steps were not disordered, but her heart was disordered.

She didn't know if what she was doing was right, and she didn't know whether she should be more proactive.

She wanted to turn her head to see Han Shian's expression at the moment.

However, she was the one who made the choice in her previous life.

In this life, she wants Han Shian to make a choice.

The distance between the two people is growing.

Han Shian raised his foot and chased after him.

Li Ruyi felt her hand being held tightly by someone. When she raised her head, she saw Han Shian's red ears and his deliberately avoiding gaze.

Han Shian's palms were full of sweat and his arm muscles were tense.

Li Ruyi looked at her fist wrapped by the other hand...

She pulled her hand away, and Han Shian in front of her was like a pot of blooming Epiphyllum, visibly drooping.

Li Ruyi spread out Han Shian's hand and found a more comfortable position to hold it. She showed Han Shian their clasped hands.

"I'm sorry! But I won't let you go this time!"

Han Shian turned to look at Li Ruyi, his eyes filled with layers of affection and dense desire.

"Ruyi, don't be afraid! As long as you are alive, everything will be in time."

Li Ruyi felt that her heart trembled at these words.

Han Shian heard her words "I'm always afraid" through her words "I obviously like it very much".

Compared to whether his own wish can be fulfilled, he cares more about whether Li Ruyi is happy and at ease.

After all, Han Shian loved a little more than Li Ruyi.

It was this point that allowed him to give more emotion to Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi also loves, but her love is too little, and she doesn't even get much in return.

You must always have energy to spare in order to love others.

She couldn't help but pull Han Shian's hand away, and people on the street looked at them with strange eyes.

Nowadays, those who can be seen pulling and tugging openly on the street are doing so privately, which is a disgrace to the family.

If Li Ruyi hadn't been carrying a knife, perhaps someone would have rushed up and cursed her!

However, seeing the ring-handled sword on Li Ruyi's back, those people did not dare to do anything.

Li Ruyi and Han Shian didn't care about other people's opinions. They enjoyed the rare feeling of relying on each other and they were very close to each other.

They had a meal together.

Han Shian didn't talk about his work in the yamen, he only talked about the imperial examination next year.

Li Ruyi also briefly explained his plans.

After eating, they will go their separate ways.

There are still many uncertainties in the future, and they all have a long way to go. It is a rare opportunity to be able to stop for a while.

Although they were reluctant to let go, neither of them tried to keep the other, nor did they expect the other to change anything.

Li Ruyi went to find someone to deliver the things she bought back to Sanjia Village. Now in the county town, there were many rickshaw drivers she trusted, and she could find any one of them to deliver her things.

After watching the coachman leave, she rode her horse to the city.

Li Ruyi rode very fast. When he arrived at the city, it was bright and the city gate was still open.

She dismounted and led the horse into the city. She planned to find an inn to stay for the night and then go find the human trafficker in the morning to ask about buying the yard.

The yard she wanted was not easy to buy, and even if she mentioned it now, she didn't know when a suitable one would be available.

Even if she finds the right one, she may not have enough money.

The land in the city is very expensive, and the shabby yard on the edge of the city may not be much cheaper.

There are cheap houses in the north of the city, but Li Ruyi is not planning to go there.

The security in the north of the city is not good. The people patrolling at night never leave, and there are thieves and robbers everywhere. Even if you are good at martial arts, you can't stop others from itching to take advantage of you.

Li Ruyi prefers the west of the city, where merchants gather and there are more carriages and horses than in other places.

Her small business was not noticeable among them.

Li Ruyi was thinking when she suddenly heard someone calling her.

"Miss Li! Miss Li..."

There are not many girls walking on the streets nowadays, and even fewer with the surname Li.

Li Ruyi turned around to look at the person who called her, only to see that person running towards her happily with an excited look on his face.

"Miss Li, it is you indeed! I am Zhao Mo! Someone close to Master Zhao Qi."

Li Ruyi didn't have a deep impression of this person. Maybe the last time she went to see Zhao Qi, the other party might have seen her there.

However, there were quite a few people in Zhao Qi's yard. Li Ruyi only stayed for a while and then left. It was impossible for him to remember everyone. It was good enough that he felt they looked a little familiar.

"It's you! Are you taking a day off today?"

Li Ruyi didn't know what Zhao Mo meant by calling her, so she chatted with him casually.

Zhao Mo waved his hands again and again.

"No, no, I am waiting here on purpose. I have been waiting for many days!"

At this moment, Li Ruyi roughly understood why he looked so happy.

I also understood where happiness comes from.

"It's so cold, are you waiting outside every day?"

Zhao Mo was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Ruyi's first reaction was not to express her gratitude to Zhao Qi for caring about her, but to think about the difficult life she had been having these days.

"It's okay, it's okay!"

He sat next to a small stall at the city gate. He could still hold on because of the steam. Besides, there was another person who took turns with him.

If Li Ruyi wanted to enter the city, he had to come in before the city gates were closed. Once the city gates were closed, both of them could go back to sleep. Apart from being cold, this job was quite easy.

"Miss Li, our Master invites you!"

Li Ruyi's expression didn't change, but she rejected the other party's invitation immediately.

"I just arrived in the city and haven't found a place to stay yet. Once I settle down, I will definitely come to visit you."

Although she was Zhao Qi's 'lifesaver', that was all.

If she showed it off every day, people would just think that she had other intentions towards Zhao Ci.

Li Ruyi didn't mind making use of Zhao Qi.

However, since she and Han Shian had made their relationship clear, she naturally had to consider Han Shian's feelings.

Han Shian's tolerance is magnanimity, but Li Ruyi can no longer do those things that are inappropriate.

Zhao Mo looked hesitant.

"Miss Li, we have plenty of space in our house. Since you are in the city, how can we let you live outside alone?"

Li Ruyi shook her head and still refused.

"Although I don't consider myself a man of the world, what I did was just to see injustice. You don't have to take it to heart. I've already given you a gift before. From now on, we can just treat each other as ordinary friends."

Being able to be friends with Zhao Qi is something that many people would love but cannot obtain.

But for Li Ruyi, this "friend" seems to be someone who is avoided by others.

In fact, the person Li Ruyi most wanted to contact was the Zhao family's butler, because the resources in that person's hands were the most useful to her.

As for the master of the Zhao family, Li Ruyi's favorite is the old lady who is the head of the Zhao family.

In her previous life, she had tried hard to please the other person.

The old lady of the Zhao family cared a lot about ethics, and her personal preferences always came after the rules. Even though she felt some sympathy and pity for Li Ruyi, she never let her surpass Zhao You's wife.

It is always easier to interact with people who have principles than to get along with people who have no principles.

Liking something like this is the most ethereal thing. If you lose it one day, you will lose that person completely.

But if the other person has principles and has done nothing wrong, there is still morality even if the love fades.

As long as Li Ruyi doesn't do anything stupid, as she is Zhao Qi's savior, even if Old Lady Zhao doesn't like her, she will always treat her with courtesy.

She has already got what she wanted, and getting entangled with Zhao Qi would be putting the cart before the horse.

The Zhao family would never allow Zhao Qi to marry her. If she followed someone around, she would at most be a concubine.

Everyone can see it clearly, but only Zhao Qi can't understand it!

Of course, Li Ruyi had reasonable suspicions, and Zhao Qi knew it in his heart, but just like he collected those weapons, he just regarded Li Ruyi as part of his many collections.

What's wrong with Li Ruyi's brain that he would rush to the Zhao family!

Wouldn't it be good for her to keep this bond?

Besides, she didn't like people like Zhao Qi and Zhao You.