Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

In the main camp tent, a soldier came to report once again.

Huo Qingchuan was about to get up when the person next to him shifted uncomfortably.

So, the person who was so proper and virtuous had no choice but to compromise and lie back down.

After listening to the soldier's soft report through the curtain, he stared blankly for a long time.

Finally smiled.

Fourth brother, there's really no need to worry about him anymore.

Decisive and ruthless, handling matters with ease.

His elder brother admitted that he was not as good as him.

very nice.

"Husband." The person beside me woke up.

She stared intently at him, tightening her grip on his arm as if afraid he would run away.

Yuzhi wasn't like this before. She always kept her eyes down, quiet and reserved. Staring at people like that made them uneasy.

She has changed a lot.

"Yuzhi." Huo Qingchuan pursed his lips, his gaze struggling for a long time before asking, "Do I... have a smell?"

Li Yuzhi was stunned.

What is the taste?

She didn't notice.

So she lay down on him and smelled him again.

Huo Qingchuan's body stiffened slightly: "..."

No, we kissed for a long time.

"There is a smell... um, I can't quite put my finger on it, it's like the smell of a blanket that's been sun-dried for ages, um... a burnt smell?"

Li Yuzhi shook her head; it wasn't that clear either, it was vague and indistinct.

It must be the smell of poison in his body; he'll get better gradually.

She couldn't help but nuzzle against him affectionately.

The man froze, too stiff to move, his eyes glazed over.

Does it smell burnt?

Isn't it... a foul stench?

He always felt that he was rotten inside and out.

Even if she can't smell it, doesn't she really find her own body disgusting?

His thoughts were in turmoil, and he wanted to step back a little.

The gentle warmth around me slowly crept up again.

"My husband, I want to kiss you again..."

……

Late at night.

The lamp oil burned out, emitting its last light, and then went out.

Summer insects chirped, one after another.

The moon shone exceptionally brightly over the wilderness, piercing through the tents and casting a silvery frost on the ground inside.

The stars are like mischievous eyes, blinking as if trying to peek.

"Yuzhi... goodbye..."

The man's voice was broken and trembling.

"Does it hurt?"

"Do not."

Pain would be nice, but that's dirty and shameful.

"But it hurts."

Hot tears fell onto her chest, and she kissed them lightly, as if touching a fragile treasure.

"I wish I could suffer in your place."

"Yuzhi! You...you really don't care, aren't you disgusted? Yuzhi, tell me what's on your mind."

In the darkness, the man cupped her face in his hands, his voice urgent.

"If I were the one being humiliated, would you care, feel disgusted, or discard me like trash?" the woman retorted.

"Won't."

He would only feel pain, pain greater than hers, and he would hate himself for being useless and incompetent.

"So I won't either, because I love you, Dalang."

I love you.

This is the second time she has said it.

More water droplets fell, landing on his chest and on his once desolate and broken heart.

Love.

Did he finally win her love?

He held her tightly, as if he wanted to melt into her very bones.

At that moment, she pulled him out of the abyss.

"I love you. I fell in love with you at first sight. The lanterns are dazzling and the fireworks are magnificent, but none of them can compare to your brilliance."

So many girls surrounded you, you were dressed in white, your hair as black as ink, yet you bent down to help up the crying child on the ground and personally wiped the dirt off his face.

"My dear brother, you don't know, from then on, you became the lover who appeared in my dreams every night."

Li Yuzhi spoke with her eyes closed.

She no longer wanted to be ashamed to speak out, and she no longer wanted to have any regrets.

She wanted to completely reveal her innermost feelings to him.

"When you proposed, I thought I was dreaming. For an ordinary person like me to marry the man that all the girls in the world dream of marrying, what a blessing that is! For this reason, I prayed to Buddha every night, fearing that something might go wrong..."

She probably knew why he chose her, because he had seen her taking care of her younger siblings.

His stated reason for proposing marriage was that the eldest daughter of the Li family was gentle, virtuous, respectful to elders, loving to children, and a suitable wife and mother.

What does it matter? As long as I can be by his side, it's a blessing from heaven.

Huo Qingchuan was completely dumbfounded.

What's going on?

She doesn't like... frivolous playboys?

After the marriage proposal, he was so longing for her that he secretly lingered outside the Li family's gate, hoping to catch a glimpse of her.

That time, I saw her returning from outside, behaving intimately with a handsome man, arm in arm, laughing and chatting for a long time before reluctantly parting.

He recognized the man; he was a very talented person.

Those who ranked among the top ten in the scientific expedition that year were frivolous and extravagant.

After returning home, he was heartbroken for two days and decided to call off the engagement to allow them to be together.

But I can't think of a reason that won't damage a woman's reputation.

Half a month passed as he rejected one plan after another.

The Ministry of Personnel began assigning positions to the newly appointed talents on the list. He couldn't help but take a look and was shocked to find that Fu Hua's name had been crossed out.

Upon inquiring, it was discovered that Fu Hua and his friend had been hiking in the mountains when he unexpectedly fell off a cliff and died.

Therefore, he did not call off the engagement.

He thought that one day she would forget that person and fall in love with him.

He was very content after marriage.

Yuzhi is doing well.

They just lacked a little enthusiasm.

He understood.

But what did Yuzhi mean by what she just said?

There's something fishy about this.

"Yuzhi, do you...do you know the frivolous young master?"

A frivolous playboy?

She was opening her heart to him, so why did he suddenly ask such a question?

Who is the flamboyant playboy?

Li Yuzhi thought for a long time.

"It's nothing, I was just asking." The man's hand landed on her waist, in a protective stance.

Li Yuzhi couldn't help but arch her back, completely captivated.

My mind finally turned to extravagance.

"The frivolous young master? Is he the frivolous one who ranked ninth in the imperial examination in the eleventh year of the Qian Yuan era?"

"Maybe, I don't remember very clearly."

No wonder!

It was the ninth one; he remembered it clearly!

I've read his article too. It's very well written, but it has a bit of a craftsman's touch. Otherwise, it would definitely be in the top three!