Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Apart from Su Xi, Lu Huan always kept a distance from the women he parted with. Even the maids sent by the Empress were sent away from him to avoid seeing them and getting annoyed.
He was actually more afraid of Su Xi opening the original drawing, and staring with great interest at the slightly handsome Imperial Guards and the slightly pretty maids. Therefore, he wished that everyone around him was ugly or a dwarf, and that he was the only one who was handsome and dashing.
He had never considered taking a wife or concubine, let alone selecting a princess consort.
Before Su Xi could say anything, he had already planned to find a way to refuse the selection of a concubine for him, which the Empress had been trying so hard to arrange. Even if it meant defying the imperial decree, he would find a way to do so.
Therefore, before he even went to her world a few days ago, he had already written a letter and sent it to a trusted Imperial Guard to be delivered to the Minister of War.
At the time of Lu Huan’s birth, no one except the Taoist nun at Changchun Temple knew. He needed the Minister of War to find the nun and have her slightly alter his birth date and time before spreading it. The Emperor, being advanced in years and quite superstitious, would then order the palace Taoist priests to calculate Lu Huan’s fate, concluding that he should not marry before the age of twenty. In this way, the matter could be minimized, and for nearly three years, the Empress would be unable to use it against him.
If it weren’t for the fact that an even more ominous fate would provoke criticism from court officials, even if it said that he was destined to die alone and never marry, he wouldn’t care. However, he had already made thorough arrangements, and in three years, the Empress might not be able to interfere in this matter in front of him.
….
But he didn’t expect that Xiao Xi would say those words to him before he returned.
She said he was not allowed to choose a concubine.
Lu Huan pondered Su Xi’s words, his heart filled with tension and trepidation… What exactly did she mean? Did she mean what he thought she meant?
Should he ask, and ask more clearly?
But what if she said those words simply because she didn’t want him to be manipulated by the Empress? She didn’t mean anything by it, and if he made things worse, wouldn’t he lose face?
Lu Huan’s mind was filled with random thoughts. One moment his whole body was burning hot, and the next it felt like he had been doused with a bucket of cold water. His mood fluctuated back and forth. After a while, he couldn’t help but push open the door and go into the courtyard to look at the bright moonlight shining on the blue stone bricks and enjoy the cool breeze for a while.
….
However, the two worlds were now connected, and he could freely travel to her world, which was enough to make him ecstatic.
After calming down, Lu Huan thought to himself that if he were to frequently visit her world in the future, he would need to establish a foothold there.
In her words, it meant “you must have a house and a car”.
He discovered that his banknotes were completely useless to her; she had a different set of paper money as currency. However, gold, silver, and other valuables were interchangeable between the two worlds.
Most of the silver in his mansion was official silver. If it were to appear in her territory, it would likely be discovered that it came from a thousand years ago. Therefore, he could only bring some ordinary gold and silver to her territory to exchange for her currency.
Money makes the world go round, and that should be true in her world as well. Next time I go back, I should try to get a card that’s called an “identity card” in her world.
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With Lu Huan away for the past two days, there was a lot of government affairs to handle, so he lit a candle and processed them one by one.
By the time the last memorial was piled up, the moon was already high in the sky outside the window.
Lu Huan put down his brush, sat on the bed, and opened the curtain.
It was late at night for Su Xi, and she had already put on soft and comfortable cotton and linen pajamas and curled up in the air-conditioned quilt.
Lu Huan looked at her quietly for a while, and his somewhat chaotic thoughts finally found some peace of mind.
Seeing Su Xi tossing and turning on the bed, seemingly unable to sleep peacefully, as she kicked the blanket off, exposing her lower abdomen and waist. Her pajamas were also slightly lifted, revealing some fair skin.
Lu Huan’s ears turned slightly red, and he didn’t dare to look at her, but after glancing at the air conditioner blowing cold air directly at her, he couldn’t help but step into her room.
He walked to her bedside, bent down, and gently tucked the blanket around her.
After tucking the blanket in, Lu Huan felt relieved and turned to leave, but her wide sleeves were grabbed.
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After finishing dinner and taking a shower, Su Xi opened the game and saw a series of messages pop up on the system interface. She learned that after reaching 200 points, Lu Huan should be able to freely come to her world. She was so excited that she couldn’t sleep.
She originally wanted to talk to Lu Huan, but seeing that he was focused on handling government affairs, she thought she would wait until he finished. But she ended up falling asleep on the bed.
However, because she wasn’t sleeping very deeply, she woke up easily.
“You’re here.” Su Xi, wrapped in an air-conditioning blanket, sat up, rubbed her eyes, and looked at Lu Huan with intense excitement. She lowered her voice and asked, “I saw a system notification about the gift pack after 300 points. What does that mean? Does it mean I can go to your side too?”
Lu Huan was pulled to sit down next to her and smiled, “Probably.”
Su Xi became even more excited, her face beaming with joy.
The room wasn’t completely dark; the curtains were drawn, and moonlight streamed in, so the two spoke quietly. At such close range, they could still see each other clearly.
Lu Huan’s gaze fell on Su Xi’s long, black hair that was draped over her fair neck. Her pajamas were long-sleeved but very thin. She was holding onto him with one hand and supporting herself on the bed with the other. The pajamas with little bunnies drawn on them outlined her figure.
Lu Huan’s throat tightened, and he almost dared not look any longer, hastily shifting his gaze to the floor.
But Su Xi was afraid that her parents in the master bedroom would hear her talking in the room, so she moved her knees on the bed and got closer to Lu Huan, asking in a low voice like a thief, “I haven’t had a chance to ask you yet, how did you handle the selection of concubines?”
Lu Huan’s voice was a little hoarse as he explained.
Su Xi felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this and whispered, “But if that’s the case… that birthday you had back in the Ning Wang’s mansion wasn’t your real birthday. Now that you’ve finally regained your true identity, you still can’t celebrate your real birthday…”
Lu Huan was deeply moved. In this world, she was probably the only one who would care about his quiet and lonely birthday.
He looked up at her, and the two spoke softly, as if they were sharing a secret in the dead of night. But they were too close, the girl’s soft body was right in front of him, so Lu Huan felt a little hot all over and hurriedly looked down at the floor.
Su Xi found it strange, nudged him with her elbow, and asked with concern, “Why are you staring at the floor? Is there anything on the floor in my room?”
Lu Huan was at a loss for words— he hurriedly stood up and said, “I’m going back now, Xiao Xi, you get some rest.”
Lu Huan was somewhat annoyed that he had woken her up in the middle of the night. It was already presumptuous of him to suddenly barge into a woman’s boudoir in the middle of the night.
But these ancient concepts of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame simply did not exist in Su Xi’s eyes, so she looked at Lu Huan with some confusion, wondering why he was suddenly leaving when he was speaking so well.
“No, please.” Su Xi said, a little annoyed, grabbing his sleeve. “I can’t sleep. Can’t we talk for a bit?”
Lu Huan stared at her kneeling on the bed, his heart churning like boiling water, unable to find peace as he pondered her words, “No concubines allowed.” Hadn’t she… been trying so hard to match him with other women before…?
Perhaps harboring some hidden desire, he finally couldn’t help but blurt out in a low voice, “Xiao Xi, before I went back, why…did you say that?”
Su Xi suddenly realized, after a moment of clarity, that’s right. After struggling with her feelings, she had made up her mind, thinking that saying those words would make things clear. But he still seemed uncertain, still feeling anxious and uncertain.
Perhaps it was because she kept backing down that he became uncertain.
She suddenly felt a pang of heartache, and because of this heartache, she couldn’t help but be bolder and more courageous, giving him a more affirmative answer.
….
Su Xi suddenly jumped off the bed and stood in front of Lu Huan.
She tiptoed, leaned close to his cheek, and gave him a light peck, laughing, “I’ve already been this flirtatious with you, don’t you understand?”
The soft touch was fleeting on his cheek.
But Lu Huan suddenly opened his eyes wide, a look of disbelief flashing in his pupils, and for a moment he wondered if he was dreaming or something.
How could he have gotten what he had always longed for? Heaven had never been so kind to him…
But the moonlight falling on his face was clearly real.
He stared blankly at Su Xi, his eyes gradually filled with suppressed ecstasy.
After a long pause, he said in a hoarse voice, half pleading and half restrained, “I don’t understand… Xiao Xi, please explain it more clearly.”
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