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

It's too late, he came back too late!

Huo Chang'an tasted a metallic sweetness in his mouth and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Is it still not working in this lifetime?

"Fourth brother, you must let Ning'er leave in peace."

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law said she hopes the Huo family will prosper and have many descendants."

"Fourth brother, Ning'er said she hopes for a unified world and a peaceful and prosperous nation."

"Fourth brother, Ning'er said she's not dying, she wants to return to her hometown."

……

Mother, sister-in-law, and younger sister were all talking, and they talked a lot.

Huo Chang'an heard it all.

He heard it.

Sang Ning spoke many auspicious words, hoping that the Huo family would turn their fortunes around and have no more setbacks, that the Huo family would have many descendants, and that the world and the people would be like this.

I didn't say a single word of blessing to him.

He chuckled softly.

She dare not!

She was reluctant to part with it!

He wanted the Huo family to have many descendants, but he didn't want them to be his!

Thankfully she didn't say anything, otherwise he would definitely hate her!

"What is God anyway? Why does He have the right to make her come and go as he pleases?"

"I disagree."

Huo Chang'an wiped his mouth and turned to disappear into the dark night.

"Fourth son! Where are you going?" the old lady called out.

"Isn't it a wedding? I'll go prepare the wedding things."

Everything for the wedding is ready.

Li Yuzhi wanted to tell him, but Huo Chang'an had already disappeared from sight.

"Mother, fourth brother, are you thinking of doing something rash?"

"I won't try to persuade him if he can't think straight. Even if he goes with Ning'er, it's what Ning'er deserves."

The Huo family's return to the capital was entirely thanks to Ning'er.

Now that he has brought everyone back safe and sound, he himself is being punished for defying fate.

So what if they take one of her sons away!

Li Yuzhi wiped away her tears and silently directed people to tidy up the courtyard, hang red silk, and paste up the character for "happiness".

Day two.

Dawn breaks in the sky.

The three brothers, Huo Qingchuan, Huo Zhanfeng, and Huo Qiuye, have all returned.

Yan Meng, Wei Chang, Pei Ming'an, Wu Gaoda, and all the generals were included.

A dense swarm of soldiers surrounded the Marquis's residence.

The entire capital city remained as quiet as a chicken coop.

The shops are closed, and all ten alleys are deserted.

Powerful families, high-ranking officials, and the extremely wealthy acted like turtles hiding in the ground, keeping their doors tightly shut.

The once bustling capital city is now like a tomb, eerily quiet.

Suddenly, a dilapidated cart appeared on the street.

On the cart lay an old man, barely breathing, emaciated, and delirious with illness, covered with a tattered thin quilt, his lips and teeth frozen purple.

The one pulling the cart was her son, who was also dressed in thin clothes, shivering and looking distressed.

"Go home...go home..." the old man murmured over and over again.

The son looked around, like a frightened mouse, checking if the surroundings were safe.

She said, "Mother, look ahead, there must be a clinic open."

Mother, you must hold on and get through the New Year.

"My son will get married next year, and he'll give you a grandson. You need to live to see your grandson!"

Actually, there wasn't much money left; the money meant for getting married had all gone to pay for his mother's medical treatment.

But he'd already spent all the money; he had to keep either his wife or his mother!

And so, the son walked another half block.

Finally, there was movement ahead.

"Thump, thump..."

Armor rubbed together, combat boots creaked.

It's obvious the army has arrived!

The son was trembling so badly that he could no longer walk and even forgot how to hide.

"Sir, spare my life!" He collapsed to the ground, too weak to get up.

The old man climbed down from the car.

"My son... it's all my fault that I've dragged you down with me..."

"mother……"

The people in the surrounding houses were all peeking out through the cracks in their doors.

They watched the mother and child in the middle of the street with a mixture of panic and regret.

They are about to die.

The army has arrived.

"Auntie! Young man, what's wrong?" A deep voice asked.

The overwhelming sense of oppression left the son speechless.

"General, it seems you are ill!"

The general immediately assigned two people.

"Take them to the clinic and let the doctor treat them properly. Here is the consultation fee."

He gave his men some loose silver and had someone give the mother and child a bag of what they were carrying.

"Auntie, these are the wedding candies for my master and mistress, oh, they are the wedding candies for Huo Chang'an, the fourth son of the Huo family, and Sang Ning of the Sang family."

Their last marriage was unsatisfactory, so this time they want to get married again.

Eat a piece of candy, live well, and after the New Year, good days will follow.

The mother and son could not believe it.

The soldiers had already helped their son pull the cart, and together they walked towards the clinic.

Then the soldiers dispersed and distributed wedding candies to each household.

"Huo Chang'an, Sang Ning are celebrating a joyous occasion today! May the people join in the celebration!"

"Huo Chang'an, Sang Ning are celebrating a joyous occasion today! May the people join in the celebration!"

"Huo Chang'an, Sang Ning are celebrating a joyous occasion today! May the people join in the celebration!"

Such shouts echoed down every street.

At the entrance of each house, there was a bag of wedding candy and a red ribbon tied around it.

After the soldiers passed by, the tightly closed doors opened one by one.

"The Huo family army is not as vicious and indiscriminate in killing as the imperial court claims!"

"But that day I saw with my own eyes that many people had died on the ground."

"You didn't see it clearly. Those civilians were faking it! I saw it. They were all holding knives, and they killed more people than the government soldiers."

"So that's it!"

"Think about it, how good the Huo family used to be! They never bullied us ordinary people!"

"Yes! Those monks weren't good people either, they were fake monks! I saw them grab several children and threaten those soldiers!"

……

More and more people went out, and the streets were packed with people.

The capital city seemed to awaken, radiating vitality.

Holding wedding candies, they discussed Huo Chang'an and Sang Ning's marriage.

The Sang family members have been imprisoned. The marriage between the unknown eldest daughter of the Sang family and Huo Chang'an was publicized for a while, but it was met with ridicule and contempt.

Unexpectedly, the two have remarried with such a grand ceremony.

The wedding candy shops in the city were completely sold out overnight, and what wasn't enough was candy that was transported from the outer city overnight.

By the time of Chenshi (7-9 AM), everyone in the city had received wedding candy.

Red ribbons fluttered in the breeze on every street.

Since it's such a joyous occasion, how could we forget firecrackers?

As soon as the firecracker shop opened, it was sold out.

The wealthy families who received the wedding candy reciprocated.

Those who offered their blessings for the wedding were also thankful to have escaped a catastrophe.

It is also to welcome a new master.

The whole city was filled with joy.

Huo Chang'an returned to the Marquis's residence from the palace, bringing back a wedding dress embroidered by fifty-two royal embroiderers who had worked all night, as well as a phoenix crown made by skilled craftsmen.

Various wedding scarves, veils, socks, shawls, sachets for conceiving children, luminous pearls...

Sang Ning did not wake up.

It wasn't until Yu Cui and Yu Bai bathed her, changed her clothes, and dressed her up that everything was ready.

Yu Cui had no choice but to prick Sang Ning's finger when Huo Chang'an wasn't paying attention.

Wow, you look...good.

She opened her eyes and saw Huo Chang'an dressed in a wedding gown.

Tall and elegant, exceptionally handsome, with captivating phoenix eyes that blended allure and fortitude.

The biting cold dissipated the moment she opened her eyes, like snow melting in a spring breeze.

In his eyes was a tenderness that seemed to last a lifetime, a lingering affection that was hard to let go.

This fatal, deep affection is something one can never escape.