Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

When Zhang Xianhuai slowly stopped at the door of Jiang Lai's house, his eyes were attracted by the familiar figure at the door.

Qin Ruzhao was sitting quietly on the slightly rough stone pier outside the door, silently guarding this small world for Jiang Lai.

His posture was upright but exhausted.

Hearing the slight movement coming from afar, Qin Ruzhao raised his head. When he saw that the person coming was Zhang Xianhuai, his expression relaxed a little. He slowly stood up and walked step by step to Zhang Xianhuai's side.

"Are you here to deliver His Majesty's imperial decree?"

Qin Ruzhao's voice was a little hoarse and his throat was a little dry.

Zhang Xianhuai nodded slightly, but his gaze lingered on Qin Ruzhao's forehead, which was covered in blood and bruises, looking somewhat shocking.

"Yes, what's wrong with your forehead? Did you hit it all night last night?" There was concern in his voice.

Qin Ruzhao just waved his hand lightly, not caring at all. This little injury was nothing but a trivial matter to him.

"Don't take out the imperial edict yet. We'll talk about it later."

His eyes looked at the closed door of Jiang Lai's house, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Laimei probably hasn't had a good rest for a long time. Let her have a good sleep before telling her."

He paused and continued.

"She usually doesn't want to light the coal stove, so I bought her some charcoal."

"Even though he had money, he didn't dare spend it. He said he was saving it for when she and I got married."

At this point, Qin Ruzhao's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a bitter yet sweet smile.

"Xian Huai, do you think this general is a coward?"

Zhang Xianhuai couldn't help but smile and shook his head, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes.

"Cowardly? You, a great general, have already destroyed the Tubo nation and exterminated the race. How can you be cowardly?"

As he spoke, his eyes inadvertently swept over the brocade robe Qin Ruzhao was wearing.

Zhang Xianhuai opened his eyes wide and asked in surprise, "Did Xiao Jiang knit you a robe?"

Zhang Xianhuai was silent for a moment, as if imagining the scene of Jiang Lai embroidering this robe stitch by stitch.

"Xiao Jiang must have been exhausted from embroidering this robe for you. Look at all the brothers' names on it. It's tiring to look at them, let alone embroider them."

"Xiao Jiang is a good girl, Ruzhao. You must treat her well in the future and don't let her down."

When Qin Ruzhao heard Zhang Xianhuai's words, his expression became extremely serious and he nodded heavily.

"As it should be."

He raised his head slightly and looked ahead.

"Xian Huai, I used to be very afraid of the New Year, afraid to come back and see these folks, but now I feel much better. Your Majesty is right. If I hadn't come and had kept avoiding them, it would have made the folks feel uncomfortable."

Qin Ruzhao lowered his head slightly and scratched it with an embarrassed look.

"There's one more thing, Xianhuai, I want you to help me with it."

Seeing him like this, Zhang Xianhuai couldn't help but feel curious, "What do you want me to help you with? Anything I can help you with."

"Xianhuai, I want to borrow some money from you." Qin Ruzhao's voice came softly.

Zhang Xianhuai was stunned for a moment, his face full of confusion. "Ruzhao, your salary is higher than mine. Where's your money?"

Qin Ruzhao slowly extended his finger and pointed at the houses around him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Their sons died because I went to fight. Many of them were only sons in their families, and their elderly parents had no one to support them."

"I share my salary with everyone every month. But now I might be getting married to Jiang Lai, so I don't have enough money. If you have enough money, could you lend me some first?"

Zhang Xianhuai suddenly realized that Qin Ruzhao was a man who valued friendship and loyalty and cared about the people.

Now seeing Qin Ruzhao in such a situation, he couldn't help but feel sympathy.

Putting aside other things, given Qin Ruzhao's current financial situation, it is difficult for him to even come up with a decent betrothal gift, and the family's savings are probably running out.

This is the root of Qin Ruzhao’s inner conflict.

Jiang Lai was originally an orphan, all alone in this world, and must have suffered from the cold stares and bullying of others along the way.

Now that her brother has left her, she has no one to rely on.

Qin Ruzhao was thinking about giving more betrothal gifts so that Jiang Lai would be happier in front of everyone.

Let her know that from now on, she is no longer alone, she still has him.

Everyone in the world bullies Jiang Lai, and Qin Ruzhao can't bully Jiang Lai anymore.

He wanted Jiang Lai to not regret her decision to marry him.