Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The next day.
When Su Xi logged on, Lu Huan was in the government office. The Second Minister had had him change into riding clothes and they would be going together to inspect the military camp.
The Second Minister wasn’t particularly close to Lu Huan. In previous inspections, he always brought his own son along. Today, he suddenly brought Lu Huan along, so there must be some reason. Lu Huan vaguely guessed what it was, but he didn’t show it. He simply returned to his official residence to change his clothes.
Fortunately, the points from side quests from last time hadn’t been used to unlock any areas yet by Su Xi, so now she could unlock the military camp section.
Su Xi was somewhat looking forward to it, after all, she didn’t know what an ancient military camp would look like, but there should be tents and campfires.
She greeted the cub, who had been looking around anxiously, wondering why she hadn’t arrived yet. His expression immediately became livelier as he fastened his belt and asked, “Do you want to come to the camp with me?”
There should be some handsome cartoon soldiers in the camp, like young generals? Maybe we can switch to the original artwork to see. Su Xi thought for a moment, then immediately felt a bit expectant, and very hastily tugged at her son’s collar to express her motherly love.
Lu Huan was unaware of her thoughts, and the corners of his mouth were still turned up.
The two boarded the sedan chair and, together with the leader from the Second Ministry of War, arrived at the camp outside the city.
The carriage stopped outside the city, where two soldiers from the camp came to greet it. After welcoming the Second Minister of the Imperial Medical Academy away, they came to the boy’s carriage, bent down on the ground, and let him step down.
The little one lifted the curtain and looked down, then not stepping on his back, he jumped down directly.
The young man, dressed in a striking red outfit, looked dashing and heroic, with a cold expression and eyes as icy as distant mountains.
On a carriage parked outside the city, the youngest daughter of the Minister of War gently lifted the curtain, her gaze falling on him. Her face immediately flushed, revealing a hint of girlish unease.
She naturally attended the autumn hunt at Qiushan, and most of the young ladies of noble families in the capital couldn’t help but glance at this young man. However, his status was somewhat low, being merely the illegitimate son of a fallen royal family, which was why not many girls approached him to speak.
But last night, for some reason, her father told her that this person might achieve great things in the future, and that if she was interested, she should make friends with him.
Thinking of this, the girl A showed a hint of embarrassed shyness on her face.
Lu Huan followed behind the leader, focused on getting to the barracks as quickly as possible, and was intently inspecting the two camps. Naturally, he didn’t notice the young girl in the carriage behind him.
Meanwhile, Su Xi, watching from the sidelines, had a god-like perspective and took in all of this at once.
Her heart skipped a beat. Her little one…had someone taken a liking to him?!
The system explained the whole story to Su Xi on the screen.
It turned out that the news of the cub’s recent efforts to rectify the Second Department of the Ministry of War had reached the ears of the Minister of War. He was impressed by the cub and began to have some ideas.
When it came to investing, who was more worthy of investment than her child?
This Minister of War had good judgment.
Su Xi immediately zoomed in on the screen to see what the Minister of War’s youngest daughter looked like.
She took a look at the original artwork and was immediately very satisfied. The little face was so pretty, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the features were like a painting, and the age was similar to that of the little one.
…In ancient times, could people as young as fifteen or sixteen get married?
At this age, the cub wasn’t exactly young anymore, so it was time to start thinking about it.
Of course, it didn’t mean they had to talk about marriage right now, but if they could develop some feelings for each other, the child would have someone to accompany him in the future, and the mother won’t worry too much.
Moreover, this way, he won’t be constantly thinking about me showing up, nor will he become depressed and absent-minded if I don’t show up for more than three days.
Thinking about it this way, although Su Xi felt a little melancholy, then thinking that children will eventually grow up and their wings will eventually grow strong, and that a married son is like water spilled from a cup (?), overall she was still very happy for her son, and also felt a little excited from her mother’s gossipy heart.
Seeing that her son, this straight-laced guy, was still walking forward with an indifferent expression, she couldn’t help but tug at his sleeve.
Lu Huan thought she had something to say, so he lowered his head gently, followed the Second Minister by half a step, and made a soft nasal sound to the side: “Hmm?”
Su Xi pulled his sleeve back, signaling him to turn around and look.
Lu Huan obediently turned around.
He spotted the carriage of the Minister of War’s daughter in the distance. The girl was still lifting the curtain to look at him with a blush on her face. But when she saw him turn around, she immediately lowered the curtain shyly.
Lu Huan didn’t understand the meaning of the ghosts and spirits around him at first.
Seeing the ghost tugging at his fingertips, making subtle, excited movements, he felt the faint yet excited breeze, and a hint of a smile couldn’t help but appear in his eyes.
But when he glanced again at the carriage in the distance, and then looked down at his sleeves fluttering excitedly, he instantly understood the meaning of the ghosts and gods—
He froze instantly.
….
The surroundings were quiet, and the soldiers seemed puzzled as to why the official had stopped, turning as stiff as a stone slab.
Lu Huan remained silent for a long time. Over this long period, some subtle emotions that he had been trying his best to suppress, which were so intense that they were terrifying and even somewhat morbid, suddenly felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, leaving him feeling chilled to the bone.
His heart plummeted, shattering into pieces.
He suddenly realized something: what he was thinking and yearning for might just be his own obsession. She, on the other hand, felt love and care for him, but she felt absolutely nothing— nothing at all.
Lu Huan gritted his teeth and asked unwillingly, “You think that woman is nice and want me to take a look?”
His voice was deep and resonant.
His left hand was tugged happily.
….
“You don’t mean to play matchmaker for me, do you?” There was a barely perceptible stiffness in his voice.
Su Xi, watching from outside the screen, sensed that her son seemed a little unhappy, but— what was there to be unhappy about? She had asked Yun Xiupang to be friends with her son, and she could understand his jealousy, since Yun Xiupang was a boy. But the Minister of War’s youngest daughter was incredibly beautiful, and she was a girl! Her son couldn’t possibly think that his mother, a ghost, was so lustful, indiscriminately attracted to both men and women, could he?!
She didn’t continue pulling on the baby’s left sleeve.
But for some reason, the little boy on the screen suddenly lost all color in his face and walked away with a flick of his sleeve.
Su Xi: “…”
This was the first time Su Xi had ever seen him angry.
….
But after taking two steps, he paused again.
The boy stood in the deserted camp, looking extremely sad, but he tried his best not to show it when he raised his eyebrows.
His fingers clenched tightly under his sleeves, as if he was trying his best to restrain something. He then whispered to the person beside him, “I… I’m not angry. Come with me, don’t get lost.”
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Little One: Sigh.
Su Xi: Black guy with a question mark on his face????
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