Traveling through an ancient military camp: Bao'er's survival song

The three of them, master and servant, quietly returned to the Marquis of Anping's residence. Zhai Chengcheng instructed the maids to prepare two rooms for the Eighth Prince and Jinping to wash up and go to bed.

But just as Liu Shu lay down, he heard Jinping's voice outside the door: "Your Highness, are you still awake? I've been thinking about it, and I still have a few words from the bottom of my heart that I want to say to you."

Liu Shu, exhausted after a whole night of fussing, said, "Hold it in for now, we'll do it tomorrow. Also, that's called 'heartfelt advice,' it's really ignorant!"

Jin Er was very persistent: "I'll forget about it tomorrow, it has nothing to do with Bao'er."

Jin Er, who had successfully entered the room, felt that the Eighth Prince's gaze was somewhat unsettling. Before he could speak, he heard the Eighth Prince say, "When did you get involved with Bao'er?"

Jin Er quickly waved his hand: "What are you saying, Master? I am not worthy of your praise. I was referring to you and Miss Bao'er."

Liu Shu, who had been sitting on the bed in his undergarments, ready for anything, immediately lay down: "What do you know about our relationship? Do you need to confide in me?"

Jin Er said with dissatisfaction, "Master, how can your language be so vulgar? Is this how you are, all mediocre? I'm just always thinking about your affairs and want to share your burdens."

Liu Shu, who had just lay down again, was already feeling sleepy. He managed to squeeze out a "let go" before closing his eyes.

“My lord, please tell me your true feelings. What are your true thoughts about Bao’er? I’ve noticed that you’ve been quite attentive to her lately! But have you considered your status and Bao’er’s? Even if you just want to take Bao’er as a concubine, the Imperial Concubine Tai probably wouldn’t agree! Just thinking about how this might cause a huge uproar in the future makes me incredibly anxious.”

Liu Shu, with his eyes closed, sighed and said, "Jin Er, you truly care for your master. I am going to marry Bao'er. As for how, don't worry, I have my own methods. Go back to sleep now."

Jin Ping swallowed his worries and turned to leave.

After Jin Ping left, Liu Shu, who was lying flat on the bed, turned to his side, curled up into a ball, and tried to forget the heartbreaking memories before they flooded his mind.

The mother's icy reprimand, the kitten with messy yet unusually soft and fluffy fur, and Jin Er and Zhai Laoyao who took the blame for her.

"I've grown up, I'll have my own home," Liu Shu thought.

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

Liu Shu woke up full of confidence and hope, while Jin Er and Zhai Laoyao both fell ill and lay in bed. Ignoring Marquis Anping's objections that he might catch the illness, Liu Shu went to the bedside of his two nominal guards to express his heartfelt concern. He also had someone retrieve a century-old ginseng and several gifts from his private treasury and then excitedly left to peek through the school window to wait for Li Bao'er to have lunch with him.

Dressed in a dark blue, narrow-sleeved robe with subtle gold patterns, Liu Shu had deliberately styled his hair into several small braids, which stood upright on top of his head along with his thick hair. Instead of a bun, he simply secured his hair at the roots with a white jade hair ornament. He also wore two white jade pendants of the same color as the hair ornament, adorned with auspicious kylin designs. The entire young man in the blue robe exuded a refined and elegant charm. This attracted frequent glances from Li Bao'er, and finally, when she noticed him, Liu Shu's beautiful lips curled into an uncontrollable smile.

Just as Liu Shu was secretly gloating and shouting, "You're bewitched, aren't you? You're stunned by my unparalleled beauty, aren't you?", Li Bao'er, who had just swallowed the last bite of her rice, spoke up: "The two of us together, it's like a whole 'Young Master and Me' story, it's so damn awful?"

Liu Shu was dumbfounded: "What?"

Li Bao'er: "It doesn't matter. Aren't your parents very fair-skinned? How come you're so fair-skinned?"

Overwhelmed by the word "heartbreaking," Liu Shu exclaimed, "Father and Mother? Huh?"