The delicate cannon fodder is stunning, saving the male supporting role but getting teased instead

Huo Yunting didn't go to the military camp. He was getting married recently and had been granted leave by the army, so he didn't need to go. He left in a hurry because he had another appointment.

Huo Yunting rode his horse straight to the largest restaurant in the capital, handed the reins to the waiter at the door, and went straight to the private room upstairs.

"I'm sorry, I was delayed in the palace for some time and am late." He apologized as soon as he entered the door.

Inside the room, a man in a bamboo robe was sipping tea from a cup. Upon hearing Huo Yunting's voice, he turned around. The man was incredibly handsome, with red lips and white teeth.

"Yun Ting forgot about his friend me after he got married, and made me wait so long." The man spoke with a sweet voice, and it turned out to be a woman's.

Huo Yunting didn't seem surprised, as if he already knew the other person's identity. He poured himself a glass of wine, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp. "I'll drink three cups as an apology. And please don't tease me, Ruyi. You know I didn't want to marry Princess Roujia in the first place."

Huo Yunting glanced at Liu Ruyi when he said this, as if he was afraid that she would be unhappy to hear that he was getting married. He thought for a moment and said seriously, "Ruyi, my previous promise still stands, and the princess has agreed to let you enter the palace."

Liu Ruyi's face showed no joy at hearing this. She was an unfavored illegitimate child, her concubine had always been weak and indecisive, and her mother-in-law had not cared about her marriage at all. Now she was already past the age of marriage, and her mother-in-law had not made any move.

Even if her stepmother helped her find a man, she would probably only be the legal wife of a small family. Even if the man was of higher status, she could only be a concubine. This was not what Liu Ruyi wanted.

Because of this, Liu Ruyi disguised herself as a man and joined the army, hoping to find an opportunity for herself. This opportunity was Huo Yunting. With her intelligence and talent, Liu Ruyi became the deputy general of the army camp. Once on the battlefield, she seized the opportunity to save Huo Yunting, but was shot by an arrow herself.

In reality, Liu Ruyi knew that with Huo Yunting's skill, he could have dodged the arrow even if she hadn't saved him. But what Liu Ruyi wanted was this life-saving grace.

She also had some scheming at play. The military doctor was her childhood sweetheart and knew of her identity as a woman. Taking advantage of the life-saving grace, the doctor revealed Liu Ruyi's identity to Huo Yunting and told him that because of the arrow, Liu Ruyi might never be able to conceive again. In reality, Liu Ruyi had lost the chance to become a mother as a child due to the abuse of her stepmother.

So under the scheme of Liu Ruyi and the military doctor, Huo Yunting promised to marry Liu Ruyi. According to Liu Ruyi's status, if there was no such scheme, even if she married Huo Yunting, she would only be a concubine.

Originally, Liu Ruyi thought she had nothing to worry about, just waiting for Huo Yunting to return to the court and ask for her to be his wife. However, she did not expect that Princess Roujia would appear halfway. Now, even if Huo Yunting wanted to marry her, he could not go beyond the princess, and in the end, she could only be a concubine.

This was definitely not what Liu Ruyi wanted, and her eyes were filled with resentment. She had worked so hard to finally win the opportunity to marry a wealthy family, but it was ruined by that so-called princess.

Liu Ruyi didn't think she was any worse than that useless princess. She was just lucky enough to be born into a royal family and could use her imperial power to pressure others to marry her. Besides that, what else was there to recommend her about Princess Roujia?

Liu Ruyi did not want to give up her position as Huo Yunting's legal wife. This was the best opportunity she could seize. She knew that Huo Yunting had no romantic feelings for her and that he was only willing to marry her because of the life-saving grace he had shown her.

But Liu Ruyi was confident that she could make Huo Yunting fall in love with her. Given Huo Yunting's personality, once he fell in love with her, the princess would no longer be an obstacle to her becoming his legal wife.

Thinking of this, Liu Ruyi lowered her eyes, a look of loss on her face: "You know, I don't want to be someone's concubine. And the military doctor said that I might not be able to have my own children in this lifetime. What future can a concubine without children have in the backyard?"

Hearing this, Huo Yunting felt guilty, thinking that Liu Ruyi had injured herself and was unable to bear children in order to save him. He quickly said, "Don't worry, once you enter the General's Mansion, I'll be here with you. No one will dare to bully you."

Liu Ruyi sneered in her heart, but her face showed a very weak expression. She raised her head and looked at Huo Yunting, saying bitterly: "Yunting, you don't understand. The backyard is not as simple as you think. She is a princess. You can't resist marrying her. It's easy for her to deal with me."

Huo Yunting scratched his hair in annoyance, not knowing what to do. He pondered for a moment, and then, as if he had come up with a solution, his eyes lit up and he said, "If you want to be my legal wife, what do you think of Lieutenant General Liu? He's not married yet, but he's met you before and has a crush on you. I'll give you a dowry, and he'll definitely agree to marry you."

Liu Ruyi's face turned cold upon hearing this. Lieutenant General Liu came from a humble background. She might as well be Huo Yunting's concubine than be his wife.

But Liu Ruyi didn't say it directly. After all, in Huo Yunting's eyes, she wasn't someone who despised the poor and loved the rich. So Liu Ruyi looked at Huo Yunting, bit her lip, and there was affection in her eyes: "Yunting, you don't understand. Forget it, don't worry about me. Just let me fend for myself. If I can't get married, I'll become a nun in a temple. I'll be free there."

Huo Yunting couldn't help but frown upon hearing this, feeling very upset. Even before they knew Liu Ruyi was a woman, they had already had a very good relationship. Liu Ruyi was a rare friend Huo Yunting could talk to in the military camp.

Even after learning of Liu Ruyi's identity, Huo Yunting didn't think anything of it and still treated her as a brother. Furthermore, because Liu Ruyi had injured herself while saving him, Huo Yunting treated her even better.

Huo Yunting has always been a man of great loyalty and righteousness. If Princess Roujia had not forced him to marry, Huo Yunting would really have married her for saving his life.

Huo Yunting drank a mouthful of wine and sighed. Seeing this, Liu Ruyi did not stop him, but drank a lot of tea with Huo Yunting instead of wine.

When Huo Yunting was staggering and obviously drunk, Liu Ruyi sent him back to the general's mansion. Before the servants of the general's mansion helped Huo Yunting into the mansion, Liu Ruyi took advantage of everyone's inattention and stuffed her handkerchief into Huo Yunting's clothes on his chest.

Liu Ruyi was now dressed in men's clothes. The servants in the mansion recognized her as the deputy general beside the major general, so they thanked her and helped Huo Yunting back to his and Wenrou's courtyard.

Wenrou was about to rest when she saw Huo Yunting staggering in, supported by a servant. Wenrou quickly stepped forward to support Huo Yunting and helped him onto the bed.

After drinking, Huo Yunting was very well-behaved and lay down on the bed obediently, leaning against Wenrou.