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The two of them rode the same horse, travelling through the stars and the moon, traversing over mountains and valleys. Most of the time, Su Zhi would squint slightly to prevent her eyes from being uncomfortable by the cold wind.

Not long after, the horse stopped. She didn't even have time to open her eyes before Xiao Qian grabbed her.

"This is the place."

Only then did Su Zhi slowly open her eyes. All along the way, it had been dark and there was no light.

When she opened her eyes and took a good look at the scenery in front of her, she was so shocked that she didn't know how to react.

Not far from her was an ancient banyan tree. Although it was late autumn, it was still verdant and lush with leaves. What was even more astonishing was that fist-sized, colourful lanterns were hung all over the tree, and the oil core was ignited inside. From afar, it looked extremely colorful and beautiful.

As she got closer, she saw that there were also many small words written in ink on the lantern. Picking up a small lantern and looking carefully, he realized that it was her name. This tree was covered in light, and the small lantern was filled with her name. It was accompanied by a short narration.

Su Zhi was filled with mixed emotions. With reddened eyes, she turned to look at Xiao Qian and asked, "General, what are you doing?"

Xiao Qian explained with a smile, "I personally wrote the words on the lantern. I, I have never done this before, and I don't know if you truly like it, but Tan Er promised that he would give it a try when he said that it was a hundred times a hundred, so I wanted to give it a try … "

Tan Er was Tan Qing, the younger brother of Tan Zhao, a playboy from the capital. He was as famous as Lu Huan, and he had the same reputation as Lu Huan. Although he was disgraced by his elders, he was still very envious.

This was clearly not the way to talk to Xiao Qian. It was clear who it was that came up with this idea.

Xiao Qian stood behind her and embraced her from behind. The refreshing fragrance filled his nose once again. He was intoxicated by the smell of the girl in his embrace.

"Ah Zhi, I love you." The mountain has trees and branches. My heart loves you. Do you know? "

Su Zhi felt as if all the blood in her body was boiling and her heart thumped rapidly.

She did not know what to say.

Xiao Qian buried his face in her neck and reached out his hand, as if performing a trick, and took out a green jeweled hairpin.

The hairpin's workmanship was quite exquisite. It was made from pink gems. The bottom of the flower bud drilled into the hole, piercing through the thin copper wire. With a slight movement, the hairpin swayed continuously, looking vivid and lifelike.

"Do you like it? I made it myself. "

Su Zhi stared at the beautiful hairpin, not knowing what to say. Xiao Qian took the hairpin and personally put it into her hair.

The hairpin and the beauty matched each other very well. He could not help chuckling. "The court is making fun of me for not marrying my wife, saying that I lost my love on the battlefield. However, the world doesn't know that I will only take one ladle of the myriad purple glows red weak waters. I've told myself not to fall in love with you, but I can't help it. "

His subordinates had died fighting for his country, but he had fallen for his subordinates' widows. This kind of ethics couldn't be overstepped no matter what.

However, he couldn't control himself. He liked her, and at first he just liked her. He didn't care, but by the time he was completely lost in it, it was all too late.

However, while blaming himself, he was also glad that he was a normal man. He would be angry at a woman he liked, and he would also sleep peacefully for her.

Su Zhi's heart sank. She let Xiao Qian hug her as he spoke words that she shouldn't have heard.

Her remaining intellect told her that she could not, absolutely could not.

She took a deep breath and gently pushed Xiao Qian away, covering her mouth as she said, "General, aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you for doing this kind of thing, just like that hedonistic son of a bitch?"

Xiao Qian coughed twice, not explaining that he had placed the blade against Tan Qing's neck.

"Do you like it?"

Su Zhi unconsciously touched the hairpin on her head and looked at the lanterns on the trees. She knew that no matter how he wrote, he had drawn a lot of thoughts, so she still gave him face and nodded, "I like it."

Xiao Qian smiled in satisfaction. This smile was pure and innocent.

Su Zhi opened her eyes and said, "But General, do not do this again. This humble woman does not dare to have any thoughts. Let's just treat today's matter as General getting drunk."

Xiao Qian withdrew his smile and clenched his hands tightly. "I knew you wouldn't like it." He went back and skinned the brat.

"No, I like it."

However, she didn't dare to accept his kind intentions. The difference in their statuses was too great. Since ancient times, they had both been of equal status. How could she dare to be together with Xiao Qian?

"This humble woman doesn't dare to hold herself high. You're an official, and I'm just a country woman. If you were with me, what would the people of the world say?"

"Why does the matter between you and me have to do with the world? I only know one thing. You are the person I love, and I cannot sit by and watch you marry someone else. "

"General, you still have someone you love, right? Because she died in the hands of the Huns, that's why you spilled your whole heart and blood on the battlefield to kill her, to avenge her."

Xiao Qian stared blankly and instantly became helpless. "How did you know?"

Su Zhi did not answer directly and continued to be aggressive. "So, the person you truly like is the dead person and not me. General, please stop your provocations and let the woman go."

She turned around to leave, but Xiao Qian hastily hugged her and explained, "That's not it. Although I feel regret for you, it has nothing to do with the feelings of a man and a woman. She died because of my negligence. She died miserably, and was abused to death by the Huns. When I closed my eyes all those years ago, I would think of her, covered in blood, and that's why I swore that I wouldn't be able to leave unless I destroyed the Huns. "

Afraid that she didn't believe him, Xiao Qian continued to explain, "Qu Yutang is the direct granddaughter of the Grand Princess Lanhua. Her status is extremely precious, but I underestimated my opponent and ended up like this. "The emperor is benevolent. He didn't look for fault with me. How could I dare to be so magnanimous and not work hard to destroy that piece of useless land?"

She understood the gist of the matter. The white moonlight carved on Xiao Qian's heart was not his true love, but was a woman he could never forget out of guilt.

Su Zhi felt a lot more relaxed, but it seemed that she felt even heavier.

It was just as Xiao Qian had said; he had been focusing on fighting the Huns for the past twenty years. He was a clean person from head to toe. It was so clean that even the whole house, the beauties sent by the lower class, had not touched one.

Su Zhi, on the other hand, was married and had children.

"I'm not worthy of you."

After a long while, Su Zhi finally resigned herself to fate and closed her eyes, forcing back the tear that was about to fall.

Xiao Qian released her and caressed her face. "If the two of them truly love each other, how could they be worthy of that?"

She shook her head, her voice choked with emotions, "We just don't care, what the outsiders think, what your family think? Public opinion pressure, rumors of right and wrong, have you thought about all these? "

"Why should I care about that? Whether or not we stay together is our business, what does it have to do with anyone else? "

Su Zhi lowered her head in sadness and advised, "General, please give up. If you are just an ordinary person, there is no harm in me following you. However, your status and position are very different from mine now. If I'm not wrong, the princess from last time liked you, right? "Not only that, but other than her, there are also a few other girls from other officials who have fallen in love with you."

She sniffed and said, "I don't have anything. I don't even know where I came from. I forgot a lot of things from before. Other than the two children who depend on each other, I can't help you with your career."

Xiao Qian took her face in his hands and kissed the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes. A numb and itchy feeling spread throughout her body.

He caressed her red lips and could not help but cover her, forcing her to continuously pant.

When Su Zhi stopped crying and collapsed on top of him, he finally calmed her down and said, "I thought you were worried about something, but it turns out it was those considerations. But I really don't understand what you're talking about. My great-grandmother was also widowed by great-grandfather before she entered the house. "Throughout the entire imperial court, there are many more cases like this. How come this is a taboo that you absolutely do not dare to touch?"

Su Zhi's mind was still in a state of chaos, unable to come up with a rebuttal.