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Fu Rongxuan's face was as pale as paper, and his voice was trembling and hoarse. He stared at Lianxue, his eyes full of bitterness of not being understood: "Lianxue, please allow me to explain my true feelings. How can you think that I am the kind of person who would escape?"

She shook her head gently, her eyes were gentle but concealed an imperceptible tenacity: "I know you already understand what happened to me, Lord Fu. Even if you leave, Lianxue will not complain. Today's life is much better than before. I can bear it, so you don't have to pity me or force yourself..." Her voice was light, as if she really didn't care.

Fu Rongxuan stood up slowly, his legs were numb from the cold.

"I didn't force it. I told you, I actually went to Longzhou."

"At first, after I investigated this matter, I was very sad. I was sad that so many things happened to you, but I was not by your side to protect you, causing you to suffer so much. In my heart, I felt more guilty."

He grabbed Hu Lianxue's hands with his cold hands, "Please give me another chance, okay?"

Hu Lianxue looked at the snow flying all over the sky, and finally couldn't bear it: "Come here first, have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

She opened her red lips slightly and told the maid beside her to quietly place a small and exquisite stove in the corner of the room. Then she started to make tea herself.

"You say it."

Hu Lianxue had secretly vowed in her heart that no matter what was said next, she would respond with a heart of stone and not let her emotions control her reason.

Fu Rongxuan slowly took out an ancient wooden box from his clothes and gently pushed it in front of her, "I brought this especially for you."

"What is this?" Hu Lianxue opened the wooden box and found that it was a burnt wooden hairpin, which was a jewelry often used by poor women.

The moment Hu Lianxue's gaze touched that object, it suddenly froze, and the blood color on her cheeks faded, leaving only ripples in her pupils, like the most fragile dewdrops in the morning light, filled with unspeakable emotions, swaying gently and likely to fall at any time.

"You went to Longzhou and also to my previous home?"

"I wanted to know everything about your past. I happened to be going to Longzhou, so I went to your former residence, which had been burned down by a fire. I found this among the debris, thinking that maybe I could leave it as a souvenir for you."

Hu Lianxue looked at the wooden hairpin for a long time without saying a word.

"I have absolutely no intention of abandoning you, even though I know everything. I have investigated the bandit camp and found that many bandits died in the encirclement and suppression, but some were also imprisoned. This time I am here to deal with this matter. I have already dealt with all those people."

He took a sip of tea with a faint smile on his face: "Your nightmare has disappeared from now on. I will always be by your side and wait for you."

Hearing this, Hu Lianxue couldn't help but shed tears and asked, "Aren't you hesitating?"

"I didn't hesitate at all. You can't control your past, but you can choose your future. Do you remember what you promised me before? You must marry me, and your only wife."

At this moment, Hu Lianxue's tears fell silently like pearls from a broken string, and each drop carried the burden of the past and the relief of today.

Before he finished speaking, Fu Rongxuan's figure was like a leaf in the autumn wind, swaying gently, and finally fell to the ground powerlessly. "Master Fu——!" Hu Lianxue exclaimed, with a bit of panic and anxiety in her voice. She called out anxiously, "Someone, come here!"

After the doctor examined him, he said that he just had a cold and should remember not to catch a cold again.

Fu Rongxuan has always been in good health, and this time it was probably because the injury from last time had not yet fully healed.

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After Fu Rongxuan recovered from her cold, the engagement between the two families was not cancelled.

Hu Lianxue told her mother the whole story, "Mom, I understand. I am willing to give myself and this relationship a chance to start over."

"Okay, Mom supports you."

Hu Lianxue took out the wooden hairpin and placed this token of deep affection into the brazier. She thought silently of her adoptive parents, "Dad and Mom, you can go without any worries."

The curling fireworks rose into the sky and dissipated into the air along with Hu Lianxue's shadow...

In a few days, it will be Baili Jingyao's 50th birthday, so naturally it will be celebrated in a big way.

Baili Jingyao has always liked extravagance, but this time, under the persuasion of his beloved concubine, he has restrained himself a lot. However, the fireworks display is absolutely indispensable and it is a daily routine.

The palace was busy with all the goings-on, so Jiang Nianwei took the opportunity to slip out on the pretext of praying, and returned to her own manor to have a few days of peace and quiet.

Jiang Siyu studied hard in the yard all day.

It had just snowed that day and the weather was extremely cold. A faint call, as thin as a gossamer, quietly penetrated the gaps in the cold wind and drifted into Jiang Siyu's ears.

The sound sounded like a kitten calling, but the sound was very weak.

Every winter, wild cats frozen to death are often seen. Jiang Siyu guessed that this wild cat had mistakenly entered her yard.

She searched everywhere but couldn't find any trace of the kitten.

"It's really strange. The sound is clearly very close to us, so why can't we find its shadow?"

Just at this moment, Jiang Nianwei came back. Seeing her sister scratching her head and looking distressed, she asked, "Siyu, what happened?"

"Sister, you came at the right time. I heard the cat meowing in the yard, but I couldn't find it. Can you help me look for it?"

The sound came from the corner. Jiang Nianwei squatted down and pulled the grass. "It may have crawled into the corner of the house. The opening is so small that I can't even put my hand in."

"What should we do? We can't just destroy the house, right?"

Jiang Siyu chuckled: "It will always be hungry, let's lure it out with a chicken leg."

She ordered the maid to get a big chicken leg from the kitchen and put it at the entrance of the small hole. The two of them squatted there, waiting for the kitten to appear.

Sure enough, just as Jiang Nianwei expected, she saw a furry little orange cat cautiously poking its head out, looking so adorable.

Suddenly, a calico cat appeared next to them. The two kittens tried to squeeze out of the hole, but their two round heads were stuck in the hole. They were unwilling to give in, but also unable to move forward. In the end, the tempting chicken leg was within reach, yet out of reach.

Jiang Siyu looked at the two kittens fighting with each other and couldn't help but smile, "So there are two kittens here."

"The mother cat must have gone out to look for food, leaving the kittens here."

"It just so happens that I'm bored in the yard, and these cats can keep me company."

After saying that, the orange cat poked its head out and bit the chicken leg, eating it with relish, purring with pleasure from time to time.

"Three days from now, there will be a fireworks festival in the capital. At that time, many talented scholars and beautiful ladies will gather together to show off their talents and compete with each other in poetry and songs. If you are interested, you may want to go out and take a look. First, it can relieve the loneliness in this courtyard, and second, you can also see the talents of the scholars and add some fun."

"That's what my sister said."

"But remember not to be too high-profile. After all, there are people in the capital who have seen you."

"I remember."

"Oh, by the way, I have some good news to tell you. Tomorrow, my eldest and second brothers will be back, and I plan to hold a welcoming banquet for them here."

Hearing the news, Jiang Siyu smiled happily, "Really? That's great."

Jiang Nianwei just received a letter from Yazhou. She opened it and saw that it was from Jingzhuo. It was all good news, and she had given birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.

Only at the end does it mention that Han Qiu's family had an accident.

There was war in Yazhou City at that time, so she sent people to pick them up. However, they encountered an ambush on the way. Now there is no news from Han Qiu and Han's mother. She doesn't know how to tell Siyu about this.

Jiang Nianwei silently put away the letter. Looking at Siyu touching the kitten's head, she couldn't bear to mention it.

Why not...wait three days and then find an opportunity to explain things to her clearly, and let her be happy for a few days first.

Hearing that the eldest and second young masters were coming back to the mansion, the scene was busy and orderly, all because of the good news of a long-awaited reunion - the eldest young master Jiang Lanxu and the second young master Jiang Lixuan were about to return home. The air was filled with a faint joy and expectation, as if even the wind had quickened its pace, shuttling between the eaves, conveying this long-awaited warmth.

At noon the next day, Jiang Lanxu and Jiang Lixuan had returned. Instead of celebrating with the army, they came to the manor first.

When the two returned, they were surprised to see the same furnishings as before in Jiang Mansion.

"Big brother, second brother!" A clear and pleasant voice broke the silence. Jiang Siyu, the little girl who always liked to follow her brothers, has now grown into a beautiful young lady. She ran out with a smile in her eyes: "You are finally back safely. The four of us brothers and sisters are finally reunited."

Jiang Lanxu gently reached out his hand and stroked the top of Jiang Siyu's head, his eyes full of doting and relief: "Siyu, you really change a lot when you grow up. Looking at you like this, your second brother can hardly recognize you. You have grown taller and become more sensible."

Jiang Lixuan patted his little sister on the shoulder and found that she was no longer the naive little girl she used to be.

"Look here, isn't it exactly the same as our old home? Not only that, the old people in the old mansion have also returned, and there are many new servants and maids."

While Jiang Siyu was still introducing herself, Jiang Nianwei had already ordered people to set up the banquet.

"Big brother, second brother!"

Unlike Jiang Siyu, she was able to hide her outward emotions very well, with only a smile between her eyebrows.

"Welcome back."

Jiang Lanxu looked at everything familiar, and couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know how my parents are doing, and how Chen Ge'er is doing."

"Brother, don't worry, we will be able to bring them back soon. They are safest in Yazhou now, and we don't have to worry about anything."

Jiang Lanxu understood that what his sister said was right. If they stayed in the capital, it would become the weak point of the family and they would have to be cautious in doing things.

Seeing Jiang Siyu dressed like a scholar, Jiang Lixuan couldn't help but be curious: "Girls of your age all like to dress up, why are you wearing men's clothes?"

"It's a long story."

The four of them sat at the banquet, and Jiang Siyu finally told them about her experiences during this period. "I'm about to take the imperial examination. Let's see how high I can rank!"

Jiang Lixuan couldn't help sighing: "I never thought that my elder brother and I would not pass the imperial examination, but you..."

"Second brother, please don't say that. I was just lucky. You didn't have time to participate in the imperial examination before our family got into trouble. After the Jiang family is vindicated, I believe you will also be able to pass the imperial examination!"

Jiang Lixuan shook his head. These things were no longer so important to him.

On the battlefield, he can still display his abilities.

The four brothers and sisters drank and talked, and by the end, Jiang Lanxu and Jiang Lixuan were already drunk.

Xie's army came to the capital, received rewards, and was named the Great General of the Nation. This should have been a good thing, but Xie Wangshu was not happy.

The great general who defends the country... That was not the same as the dream she had had before.

If so, will she still become the Crown Princess?

Originally, she thought that this would no longer be possible, but the original Crown Princess had passed away... and she was afraid that the scene in her dream would happen again.

Now the person she loves is Jiang Lixuan, and she must not let such a thing happen again.

She wanted to marry Jiang Lixuan immediately to avoid such a thing from happening.

"How can you be so willful and reckless? I think Lixuan is a talented person, but marriage is a serious matter, how can it be a joke? Since ancient times, it has been solemnized by the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. You and I, father and daughter, have not yet discussed with the Jiang family, let alone the compatibility of horoscopes. How can you let me have the audacity to propose marriage to that stigmatized family on your behalf?"

Before Xie Zhuo knew Jiang Lixuan's true identity, he did think that he was suitable to be his son-in-law, but now he couldn't help but have many concerns in his heart.

Jiang Lixuan's current identity is the son of a criminal, which means that he will not receive any reward from His Majesty.

"Dad, it's a good idea for you to come and propose marriage!"

"You!" Xie Zhuo could only sigh, "You'd better change your clothes quickly and dress more solemnly. Dad will take you to the palace to be awarded! You can't be careless about this!"

Xie Wangshu didn't want to enter the palace, because if he did, he would most likely meet the prince.

What she hated the most was the prince. There were rumors among the people that he was a playboy, lustful and harmful to the people.

"Dad, it's enough for you to go alone to receive the title, why do you have to drag me along?"

"You are my daughter, so you should be rewarded!"

With no other choice, she could only change her clothes and go to court to pay homage to His Majesty, and naturally she had to wear the complicated court dress.

Baili Jingyao was very happy. At least at this moment, there was still a force in the court that was enough to restrain Baili Zhao's growing prestige and add a crucial weight to the balance in his heart.

If he could get in touch with Bailih, the two factions would be able to maintain a balance.

Baili He yawned lazily, his eyes wandering on the conversation between his father and Xie Zhuo, an indescribable sadness inadvertently revealed between his brows.

To him, this magnificent palace seemed to lack a bit of comfort and ease.

Xie Wangshu didn't like wearing court robes in the first place, and now he felt uncomfortable standing in the hall.

"I heard that your daughter is as brave as any man and has made great achievements on the battlefield. She is truly a model of a good father and a good daughter." Baili Jingyao's eyes fell gently on Xie Wangshu, "I wonder if your daughter has found a husband?"