First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

A complicated look appeared on He Chunlin's face.

"My home is at the border, closer to the Turkic territory than here." He Chunlin said slowly, "One day the Turkic people attacked my village, burning, killing and looting, and took away women and children as slaves. I escaped because my father hid me in a pile of firewood. After they left, the soldiers came, and I thought I had seen my savior, but I didn't know that these soldiers were as hateful as the Turkic people. I went out to ask them for help, but they caught me and sold me directly to Mangcheng."

Hua Rui was startled...

"The human traffickers saw that I was good-looking and sold me to a brothel." He Chunlin glanced at Hua Rui and saw that there was no trace of disgust in her eyes. Instead, they were full of astonishment and worry. His mood suddenly became much better.

"The brothel was more than me, serving customers to satisfy the desires of some perverts. I castrated the man who entered my room." He Chunlin said, "I escaped, but I was too weak at the time and my abilities were limited. I was caught and beaten severely. I was thrown into the mine when I was almost dying."

Huarui couldn't help but exclaim.

"The mine was full of men, and there were no women. Their original intention was to throw me to those people for their sexual satisfaction and kill me." He Chunlin couldn't help but show some grief and anger on his face, "It was the general who saved me. At that time, I didn't know his identity, but I knew that he was very powerful in the mining area. Many people were afraid of him." He Chunlin's expression calmed down when he said this.

"I spent a long time recovering from my injuries. My hands and feet were broken. The conditions in the mining area were too poor, and I recovered very slowly." He Chunlin sighed and said, "Because of this, I will never be as good as others in martial arts. So now I can only be a small official, but I am content. The general taught me to read and study while I was recovering from my injuries. Later, when I recovered from my injuries, I followed him, but from then on I began to let my beard grow freely. I don't want others to have any improper thoughts after seeing this face of mine."

Hua Rui sighed when she heard this, "It's not like I don't know that you have such a past."

"In fact, appearance is not that important, right?" He Chunlin exhaled lightly and said, "The general was born better than me, so he didn't have these kinds of troubles. In the end, it was because I was too weak. After that, I practiced martial arts, trained slowly, and worked hard to make myself better and stronger, but the beard remained."

"I still like to see you without a beard." Hua Rui looked at He Chunlin and curved her eyebrows.

"I went to ask the general for advice today. The general told me that if I don't want you to leave me, I have to tell you about my past and be honest with you. Also, I can't take things for granted and can't make decisions on my own. I have to ask your opinion. More importantly, I can't be stingy..." He Chunlin told Hua Rui about his past, and when he saw that Hua Rui didn't have any disgust towards him, he felt a little happy in his heart.

He had a big beard at the time, but Hua Rui still chose him, which shows that Hua Rui is not a person who cares about appearance.

She married him only because she wanted to marry him.

"I think the general is right." He Chunlin said, and he stuffed the box into Hua Rui's hand. "Take a look, this is all my savings. I won't hide anything from you anymore. Can you not easily ask me to divorce you in the future? I won't write a divorce letter. But if you are really angry with me and leave me, I will be really uncomfortable. I didn't know how to get along with you before, I just thought my ideas were good, and the general has criticized me. I will change, please believe me."

Huarui took the box, it was a bit heavy.

"Then should I open it?" Hua Rui looked at He Chunlin and asked.

"Open it, they're all yours." He Chunlin gritted his teeth and said in a relaxed manner.

He really couldn't bear to do so, but he always treated the general's words as if they were imperial decrees.

Wei Ling saved him and taught him to read and practice martial arts. If it weren't for Wei Ling, he would have turned into a pile of rotten meat long ago. So he never doubted anything Wei Ling said to him.

Hua Rui opened the box, and inside were ten silver ingots neatly stacked, with some broken silver and copper coins scattered around, as well as two silver notes worth one hundred taels.

"My official position is not high, so it's not easy to save this much." He Chunlin said a little embarrassedly. "This silver ingot of 100 taels of silver was originally exchanged by Lord Xie for him to verify his capital, and I never exchanged it back."

With so much silver, Hua Rui was actually very satisfied.

Her previous resentment towards He Chunlin gradually disappeared because of He Chunlin's explanation.

"Do your legs and wrists still hurt now?" Hua Rui asked as she closed the box.

"Yes." He Chunlin gave a bitter smile. "The north is bitterly cold. There was nothing to keep warm or to take medicine for injuries in the mining area, so I got sick. If it weren't for this, my official position would have been higher."

"I understand." Hua Rui shook the box. "Would you mind keeping this money with me from now on? I won't spend money recklessly, but we have to spend it where it should be spent. Can you accept that?"

He Chunlin looked at the iron box eagerly, feeling very reluctant to part with it, but what he was even more reluctant to part with was Hua Rui. "From now on, you have the final say."

"Okay, then. I will live a good life with you in the future, and I will also consider carefully what you are considering." The last thorn in Hua Rui's heart was pulled out, and she smiled.

She was pretty and had a naive look when she smiled, which made He Chunlin's heart soften.

He couldn't help but reach out and pull Hua Rui into his arms, "I will save money well, too."

With the beauty in his arms, He Chunlin felt like he was floating.

Although he and Hua Rui were already husband and wife, now holding Hua Rui in his arms, he felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.

He couldn't help but turn around and kiss Huarui's temple, and Huarui's face turned red.

"Get up, your legs are numb from squatting!" she said in a low voice.

He Chunlin's mind moved, he stood up and picked up Hua Rui, and quickly carried Hua Rui to the bed in two steps.

The bed curtains fell, trapping him and Hua Rui in a small world. His breath intertwined with Hua Rui's. His gaze gradually became scorching hot. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of Hua Rui's mouth...

Hua Rui felt as if she was about to be melted by the heat from He Chunlin's lips. She felt dizzy and drowsy. This time, it was even more passionate than the night they got married...