Family affection? Is it important to have rights?

"No! I wanted to ask you why my cousin married you!"

By the time Xu Guangzhu remembered this, the three of them were already drinking tea in his room.

"My father ordered me to marry Tangxi."

Ji Qichen reflexively showed an innocent expression, and when he came to his senses, he realized that he had accidentally imitated Tang Xi again.

I have practiced imitating Tangxi so many times that I end up accidentally imitating Tangxi all the time.

But Seo Kwang-soo didn't notice.

He had never heard of the emperor's decree to grant a marriage before. Xu Guangzhu learned about the third prince's marriage to his cousin from the third prince's letter.

Xu Guangzhu couldn't question the emperor's will, so he blamed the third prince for everything.

"Your Highness, Third Prince, can you guarantee that you have no desire for my cousin?"

Ji Qichen:?

Covetous heart?

Why does this word feel a little weird?

It's as if he is some kind of playboy.

"Do you mean before or after the Emperor issued the decree?"

Ji Qichen asked with a smile.

Xu Guangzhu's eyes were sharp: "Before the order is issued."

Mu Tangxi watched the conversation and emotions of the two with great interest. Her cousin was worthy of being Ji Qichen's study partner. Even the way he spoke was interesting.

Oh no.

He is not my cousin anymore.

It seems that Seo Kwang Soo doesn't know about this yet.

Maybe my father and mother were so angry that they didn’t even tell the Xu family.

Or maybe they just don't want to talk about it.

Ji Qichen looked at his study partner sincerely and said, "Before the decree was issued, I had never met your cousin except for attending your wedding banquet five years ago."

The tense expression on Xu Guangzhu's face relaxed, "You should have told me earlier. I thought you wanted to kidnap my cousin when you saw her five years ago."

"So, you two met only after His Majesty issued the order?"

Ji Qichen and Mu Tangxi nodded.

The solemn expression on Xu Guangzhu's face disappeared in an instant.

He immediately asked someone to bring some good wine and delicious food.

Since it was a misunderstanding, he still needs to apologize.

"I misunderstood Your Highness the Third Prince. Why don't you stay in my house from now on?"

Ji Qichen hesitated for a moment, but still refused.

"We are now staying at General Qi's place, and I have something to discuss with General Qi."

"I'll come stay at your place when I'm done with this."

Seo Kwang-soo readily agreed.

Then he turned to look at his cousin whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and after hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "If the Third Prince treats you badly, tell me secretly."

Ji Qichen: ...

Xu Guangzhu, you idiot, is he lowering his voice?

He heard it clearly!

This is saying bad things about him right in front of him!

Mu Tangxi gladly accepted it.

She looked at her cousin's physique, which was stronger than Ji Qichen's, and pondered for a while before suggesting, "Why don't you help Qichen exercise? This way, he can adapt to life in the border town more quickly."

Xu Guangzhu had an expression of 'this makes sense' on his face, and his sharp eyes looked at the third prince eagerly.

What else can Ji Qichen do?

Even if he refuses this time, Xu Guangzhu might use another excuse to challenge him next time.

After Ji Qichen agreed, Xu Guangzhu put his arm around his shoulders and took him away to change into a set of tight clothes.

After the two left, Mu Tangxi signaled Dong Zhu with his eyes.

Dong Zhu understood what she meant and went out, using tea as an excuse to get close to the maids, and then get some words out of them.

Mu Tangxi took a sip of tea quietly.

Calmly recalling the expression and some of his views on things that Xu Guangzhu had just shown.

Consider carefully whether this person can be trusted.

Is Seo Kwang-soo pretending to be like this, or is this real?

Let her try it out slowly.

She didn't believe that Xu Guangzhu was so stupid that he could survive on the battlefield.

You must know that on the battlefield you need to be wary not only of the enemies in front of you, but also of the arrows from behind.

Mu Tangxi never hesitates to use the most vicious ideas to speculate on human nature.

Because human nature is always the ugliest.

So far, Mu Tangxi has not seen the best side of human nature.

Even though her men began to adopt refugees, it was only after they had accumulated sufficient wealth and relied on the organization.

What does human beauty look like?

Dong Zhu came back soon, "Miss, they said General Xu just came to live here recently, and he usually lives at the front line."

Dong Zhu paused, "Moreover, General Xu is extremely restrained when it comes to relationships between men and women. There is no woman of General Xu here."

"as well as……"

Dong Zhu didn't know how to say it, so he could only say it in the most straightforward words.

"And in the eyes of others, General Xu is a man who has a liking for both men and women."

A big question mark popped up in Mu Tangxi's head.

How could Xu Guangzhu have a relationship with Longyang?

...It can't be true, right?

This incident made Mu Tangxi's eyes filled with shock.

"Where did this rumor come from?"

Dong Zhu: "It was spread from their mouths. They said that once a maid fell in love with General Xu, and then she took off all her clothes and waited on the bed, but was thrown out by General Xu."

"Then," Dong Zhu paused, "they thought General Xu often went to the army for training, so they thought General Xu might like men."

"And I like strong ones..."

Mu Tangxi let out a “puff” sound.

Could it be that Xu Guangzhu is really obsessed with going to the battlefield?

……

When Ji Qichen was brought back by Xu Guangzhu, he was almost falling apart.

If Xu Guangzhu hadn't had a weapon in his hand, seeing the way he rushed over, Ji Qichen almost thought that Xu Guangzhu wanted to kill him.

As soon as Ji Qichen came back, he noticed that Tangxi looked at them strangely. What happened?

When Ji Qichen went to wash up first, Mu Tangxi looked at Xu Guangzhu with inquiring eyes.

"I wonder if my cousin knows about some of the major events that happened in the capital?"

Xu Guangzhu thought for a moment and said, "Are you talking about the assassination of the crown prince?"

Mu Tangxi said gently: "There were also some cases where the Prime Minister's Mansion caught fire, my father's tendons were cut, Mu Lianxue became the second prince's concubine, and then was tortured to death outside the city..."

Seo Kwang-soo was shocked and looked at his cousin with wide eyes.

Why does he feel that the capital is so lively? Something happens here and there.

However, "Who is Mu Lianxue?"

Mu Tangxi's smiling mouth paused slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"Mu Lianxue is the concubine's daughter that my father brought back."

Xu Guangzhu stopped talking and looked at his cousin with an awkward expression.

Mu Tangxi comforted him lightly, "It doesn't matter. The most important thing is that my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother are all dead."

Xu Guangzhu was stunned.

He looked at his calm cousin again in disbelief and began to doubt his own ears.

Was he hallucinating?

Xu Guangzhu did hear from some veterans that after serving on the battlefield for a long time, they would suffer from auditory and visual hallucinations.