The hero fell for the cannon fodder maid.

He Jingming was still in a daze after leaving the study. Everything he encountered today felt unreal.

They were already engaged, they were meant to be together.

How could he forget that he once had an engagement, but he didn't care about it. Later, there was a palace coup, and he was exhausted and completely broke away from the past.

I had long forgotten about the engagement. If I had known why he would go through so much trouble.

When I came to the front hall, I saw Xiao Wanyue chatting with my cousin. I walked in, bowed, and sat next to her.

General Zheng also came in and asked the servants to serve the dishes.

The maids came in one after another and brought out delicious dishes. Xiao Wanyue wanted to eat the food as soon as she saw it on the table. It was so comfortable to have hot pot at noon and a big meal in the afternoon.

He Jingming wanted to laugh when he saw this scene, what a greedy little cat.

He also looked at the food on the table and found it was indeed tempting.

General Zheng came and sat in the main seat. In fact, he wanted He Jingming to sit in this position. After all, He Jingming was the king of a country, and etiquette could not be abolished.

But He Jingming didn't think so. Although he was the emperor, he was also his grandfather's grandson. He was his family, and he wouldn't care about anything.

Several people sat down, and General Zheng said with a smile: "Come and eat quickly, try it and see if it suits your taste."

Xiao Wanyue saw General Zheng picking up his chopsticks, so she picked up her favorite braised pork and put it in her mouth. It was delicious.

He Jingming was in a very good mood and was busy picking up the dishes that Xiao Wanyue liked. Soon the bowl was full of food. Xiao Wanyue moved the bowl away and looked at He Jingming with a bad look, meaning: pick it up for yourself.

He Jingming could only put the food in his hand into his own bowl.

Several people watched the interaction between the two and laughed uncontrollably.

Xiao Wanyue also noticed the abnormality of the crowd, and her face turned red as if she had applied red rouge.

She thought He Jingming was crying on purpose. How could he do that? She was socially frustrated again.

General Zheng smiled happily when he saw this scene, and he felt relieved that the two were so harmonious.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Wanyue was the one who was engaged to his grandson.

Xiao Wanyue is the daughter that Prince Zhennan has been looking for for many years. It is probably because Miss Xiao looks very similar to her mother. In the past, the daughter of the Lin family was the most beautiful woman in the capital.

Her daughter is naturally no less capable and is a perfect match for his grandson.

Maybe this is fate.

Their family only marries one wife and does not take in two women. They do not have high requirements for their grandson's wife and do not care about family background. As long as they truly like her and she has good character, it's fine.

His grandson now has a woman he likes, and his daughter's spirit in heaven must be relieved. He hopes that the two of them will get married soon so that he can have a great-grandson.

The more he thought about it, the more he forgot to eat and laughed to himself.

He Jingming ate the rice in the bowl quietly. He knew that he was too unrestrained just now. These should be things they did in private. He could also do something else when the time comes.

For example, feeding each other.

Xiao Wanyue had no idea what was going on in his mind. She was still thinking about how to convince this man to take her home.

I had already agreed to his wishes at noon, so I just asked him to go and convince her parents. Now the opportunity has come.

Everyone spends their time eating candy, and they are all light bulbs.

After dinner, it was already late, so General Zheng said, "It's getting late, why don't you just rest in the mansion? Lianli Pavilion is still empty!"

When He Jingming heard that they would become a couple sooner or later, he agreed without thinking.

Xiao Wanyue: Have you ever asked for my opinion?

He Jingming: Is there any need to ask?

The two of them went to Lianli Pavilion to rest. Lianli Pavilion had a master bedroom and guest rooms. Xiao Wanyue would of course stay in the master bedroom, and He Jingming would definitely stay in the guest room.

The stars in the sky are on the branches of flowers, and the moonlight leaks down, covering the earth.

The two of them sat beside the chrysanthemums and looked at each other in silence.

Xiao Wanyue saw herself in He Jingming's eyes, as if she was everything to him.

Xiao Wanyue couldn't bear such an affectionate gaze. The man's eyes were very deep, and love was about to overflow from his eyes.

She was enveloped in deep love, and her heartbeat seemed a little intense in this quiet environment.

Her heart was beating as if it was about to jump out of her atrium.

He Jingming looked at the woman in front of him affectionately and said, "Yue'er, marry me. I want to have a warm and happy home with you. You may not know this, but I have a secret that cannot be told to outsiders. Are you willing to listen?"

Xiao Wanyue: Secret, what secret?

"You tell me, I'll listen."

He Jingming took a deep breath and said, "Yue'er, I saw you in my dream many years ago. You have always been with me in my dreams through lonely winters. You may think it is ridiculous, but you really appeared in my dreams."

Xiao Wanyue was a little shocked. She didn't expect that she had appeared in his dream and became the white moonlight in his dream.

"You go on."

He Jingming: "You are in my dreams. We have had countless intimate contacts and have made a promise to stay together for life, holding your hand and growing old together.

When I first dreamed of you, I was scared and couldn't face the woman who broke into my world. My father and mother were gone, and you were the one who comforted me in my dreams when I was displaced. Moreover, this dream seemed to be coherent, and every life scene was different. I began to get used to it and took it for granted. Gradually, you walked into my heart.

I spent many years in greed and rejection, and originally thought it was just an unrealistic dream. Unexpectedly, when I saw you in Tinglanyuan later, I believed that the world in the dream might be real.

I began to have a possessive mentality towards you. At that time, I felt that you were very different from the person in my dream, so I spoke harshly to you and treated you like that. I was wrong. It doesn't matter whether you are the woman in my dream or not. What matters is that the person I love has always been the living, down-to-earth you.

I hope you can forgive me for my ignorance. "Besides, you were always meant to be mine!!

Xiao Wanyue didn't expect that he would apologize to her. To be honest, she couldn't remember what he had said before, she just felt very sad at that time.

This belated apology made her burst into tears, and she suddenly felt relieved.

All the depression in my heart dissipated.

He Jingming felt very sad when he saw Xiao Wanyue crying. Why did he just leave like that and even think of imprisoning her?

He sat next to Xiao Wanyue and hugged her tightly, and Xiao Wanyue stopped crying.

Xiao Wanyue said: "I forgive you, but you can never treat me like that again. I can do whatever I want, and you can't force me."

He Jingming became unhappy when he heard this: "You can do whatever you want, but we have to get married first. What if..." What if you run away?

Xiao Wanyue: "Of course, but what are you going to do about my parents?"

He Jingming: "Of course I have a way."

The two of them admired the scenery in the yard for a while before going to rest.

Tonight is a beautiful night.

The next day, the two returned to the palace. They had been very busy recently as the imperial examination was about to be held, and they were all waiting for the students to show their talents.

He Jingxun from Lishan Academy was still reviewing the books in his hands, but he actually knew all of these books by heart.

He didn't know what thoughts disturbed his silent heart, but his people had already delivered the news he wanted.