The shadows of the branches are slanted horizontally, and the fragrance of tea is curled.

This pavilion is located on the goldfish pond. In the small garden, many fish jump happily around, splashing the starting point of water.

"You two, please take a seat."

Being invited into the pavilion where no one was approaching, the identity of the woman who was coughing in the wind in front of her was already revealed.

She is the unlucky princess who was stabbed by Lu Zhizhi inexplicably.

Li Ruoshui was originally very vigilant, but along the way, the princess just looked at her from time to time, then lowered her head and pursed her lips and smiled.

It looked like exploration, but also like curiosity, but Li Ruoshui also blushed slightly when she saw it.

Now sitting in the gazebo and looking at her, the strange feeling is even stronger.

Seeing her staring at him with bright eyes, Li Ruoshui could only smile, hoping that the princess would be embarrassed and look away.

However, she didn't. She looked even more excited. The gaze that kept rolling between the two of them seemed to be making up for something.

What's the matter, shouldn't she be staring at Lu Jiao? Isn't Lu Zhiyao the white moonlight she wants to catch?

"Excuse me, is something wrong?"

In this increasingly anxious look at each other, a gentle voice interrupted the two of them looking at each other, breaking the strange silence.

Lu Zhiyao smiled warmly, but turned the princess' attention away from Li Ruoshui.

He remembered whose voice it was.

Sure enough, these people who hindered them should have been removed from the beginning, and now there will be no such thing.

Obviously as long as there is Li Ruoshui and him, why should others join in?

Lu Zhiyao couldn't figure it out, but he could only suppress the irritability and hide his heart with a deepened smile on his lips.

If it is too obvious, it will become ugly, and Li Ruoshui will not like it.

And the silver bell was already tied to her ankle, he shouldn't be so uneasy anymore, he shouldn't have any other thoughts.

"Of course there is something." Anyang answered immediately.

She grew up in the palace and was quite favored. Even though she looked weak and weak, she also developed a temperament that was not taboo.

"Are you married? If not, when will it be, and it's time, how about I give you a marriage certificate?"

After saying this long list, she covered her mouth and coughed a few times, but she still looked up and down at Li Ruoshui. She had to say that she was very interested in Li Ruoshui.

All her previous fantasies were just fantasies and never had the opportunity to practice. Now that she has seen a living example, her fantasies finally have a sustenance.

It was pinned on Li Ruoshui, pinned on everything she had just seen.

Such natural interaction, such sweet eyes, such interweaving of black and white, all made her fall.

This was the best redemption she had ever thought of, so next, it should be done as she thought.

"No." Li Ruoshui declined with a smile: "We won't get married."

Not only Princess Anyang, but even Lu Zhiyao turned his head slightly, with a hint of doubt on his gentle face.

Didn't she ask herself for a kiss, why would she say that?

...do you regret it? She doesn't want to be with her all the time?

"Why? Is there any difficulty? Is there anything I can do to help?"

Anyang is very nervous. According to the development in the book, they should get married, but why is this happening?

"There is a question, but it has nothing to do with marriage, it is about the wanted notices posted on the street."

Li Ruoshui looked at Anyang seriously: "Is the injury on the princess' shoulder better?"

Anyang didn't expect that she would ask this question, and was stunned for a moment, then covered his mouth and chuckled.

"You have a heart. I'm much better, and I'm in poor health anyway. What's the difference between bad and worse. Don't worry, I won't pursue this matter. But—"

Anyang looked up at her, and her pale face seemed to finally have some color.

"Can I visit you more often in the future? You haven't had a good time in the imperial city, how about with me?"

Anyang called himself me in front of them, because he was thinking of making friends with them.

But this enthusiasm came too suddenly, Li Ruoshui didn't understand her intention for a while, but it was not easy to refuse directly.

"Of course, next time."

After saying this famous sentence, Li Ruoshui looked around. They chatted with Princess Anyang for a long time and attracted a lot of inquiring eyes.

This birthday banquet was actually a blind date banquet in disguise, and most of the people who came to the banquet were juniors of the same age as the princess.

"Does that man look familiar to you? I seem to have seen him on the imperial list."

"Yes, it's the one who can be the concubine. The princess has been looking for him for a few days. It's no wonder that she came to see him at the banquet today."

When a timely muttering sound came, Li Ruoshui breathed a sigh of relief, and covered Lu Zhizhi's right hand more tightly, trying to leave in the midst of this discussion.

"We still have something to do, so let's go first."

"Okay, I'll go find you guys tomorrow to play."

This sentence is not small, and many people present heard it, and some people have already begun to explore the identities of Li Ruoshui and the two.

Li Ruoshui left the pavilion with Lu Zhi, avoiding the sight of many people, but when he was going around the rockery, he happened to bump into a lady in gray.

"Feel sorry……"

Seeing that the man was knocked back two steps by himself, Li Ruoshui let go of Lu Cheng's hand and stepped forward to help him.

After the lady stood firm, she looked at Li Ruoshui with a smile, with a few fine lines behind her eyes, which seemed to be amiable.

But when Li Ruoshui met her gaze, he involuntarily took a step back.

This person's eyes were dark, and the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes. The eyes he looked at her were very strange. Her intuition told her that she should stay away from this person.

The atmosphere calmed down for a while, the woman just smiled and looked at Li Ruoshui without blinking, as if trying to find something in her.

Lu Zhiyao obviously also felt this unusual atmosphere. He stepped forward slightly and blocked Li Ruoshui sideways.

"what's up?"

Her vision was suddenly cut off, her eyes turned to Lu Zhi's face, and she laughed abruptly as if she couldn't help it.

This laughter obviously made Lu Zhi uncomfortable. He raised his lips and moved his fingertips slightly, but was stopped by Li Ruoshui when he was about to raise his hand.

She rubbed his fingers, as if relaxing, but also as if to comfort him.

"Mrs. Xu, what are you doing here?"

A slightly cold voice joined in, breaking this strange confrontation.

Li Ruoshui turned his head and looked, it was Lu Feiyue who came with a knife.

With the crowd behind and behind the rockery, it's really strange that people who should be the focus of the crowd come here.

Mrs. Xu's smile still remained in the corners of her eyes. She casually touched her hair bun and picked up a butterfly hairpin from under the rockery.

"The hairpin sent by the old man fell here, and it has to be picked up."

Her gaze swept across Li Ruoshui's face, and she couldn't close her mouth with a smile.

"It's really fate. Today, I met a pair of beautiful and loving couples. I couldn't help but think of myself and brought back a lot of memories from the past."

That is to say, but this look is too aggressive, making Li Ruoshui very uncomfortable, as if being stared at by a beast.

...

Wait, her intuition has always been right, this person won't really be eyeing her, right?

"They're not married yet."

Lu Feiyue frowned imperceptibly, and then took Li Ruoshui and the two away from here.

"The younger generation has something to do with them, so I won't accompany my wife for now."

Seeing them leave, Mrs. Xu's hand holding the hairpin was so tight that it turned white. Although her face was kind, her chest was up and down a lot. She should be taking a deep breath in secret.

It turned out that the gift that Bai Qingqing said was this.

This bitch has the ability to hide such a big living person under her nose.

But if you look closely, this beast seems to be very similar to Bai Qingqing. No wonder he didn't like it when he saw Bai Qingqing, but he didn't expect it to be a family.

It's not too shocking that the son of a mouse can make a hole, and the son of a slut is a beast.

Once you've reached the imperial city, don't even think about leaving alive.

"Mrs. Xu, I have to thank you for the disaster relief last time..."

Someone came over, Mrs. Xu covered her lips and chuckled, and put the butterfly hairpin into her sleeve, looking as if she was embarrassed by the praise.

"But it's just a little effort."

"Let's stay away from her in the future. Although she is a kind person, I always feel that something is wrong."

Lu Feiyue whispered to Li Ruoshui and took them to another secluded place with few people.

"You met the princess before?"

Li Ruoshui shook his head: "Is there something wrong with this princess?"

"That's not true, but if she has something to force you, you can tell me, and our police department will also take care of this."

Understanding what Lu Feiyue meant, Li Ruoshui frowned and patted her shoulder.

"Anyway, it's a relationship of weal and woe. We won't hold back when we should speak. Sister Lu, don't worry about us, you should take care of yourself."

Li Ruoshui stretched out his finger and pointed behind Lu Feiyue. Not far away, there were two people arguing with a cold face.

Lu Feiyue sighed with a serious tone.

"I really don't want them to follow tomorrow night's action."

Smiling apologetically, Lu Feiyue turned around and walked towards that place, as if she didn't want to go there, her pace was much slower.

Seeing Lu Feiyue leave, Li Ruoshui took Lu Gao to a small remote garden by himself.

Most of the flowers in this garden are out of season, and the rest are dead branches and leaves, and the flowers only bloom in a few clumps, growing here alone.

"These flowers are so lonely, it's all that's left."

Even in such a remote place, food was placed, Li Ruoshui sighed, and then picked up a piece of rose custard and ate it.

"You saw the lonely flower, why didn't you see me."

Qingyue's voice is still the same, but it is extremely incompatible with the character.

Li Ruoshui turned his head to look at Lu Zhiyao, and was so stunned that he forgot to chew the custard in his mouth.

Lu Zhiyao sat on the stone bench, with the ruined flowers and leaves behind him. Just looking at his drooping eyelashes, it seemed that he was about to become one with those flowers and leaves.

Before Li Ruoshui could ask the reason, he said it himself.

"Whether the princess or Lu Feiyue, why do you always care about their existence."

Lu Zhiyao reached out and touched her knee. He wanted to get close to her, but the stone bench was only big enough for one person, so he squatted down in front of her knee.

Fingertips flicked, the silver bell trembled.

"It seems the same when you talk to me or to them. What's the difference between me and them in your heart?"

"Doesn't your marriage proposal with me count yesterday?"

Just now, Lu Zhiyao suddenly understood a truth.

Husband and wife are not only together forever, in the eyes of outsiders, they are still one.

One, what a charming word.

"If it wasn't for the reluctance, I would have wanted to be with you. My bones and blood would blend together, and life and death would be inseparable."

Lu Zhiyao raised his head to "look" at her, his half-drooped eyelashes covered his foggy eyes, making it difficult to understand his true thoughts.

But the warm smile on his lips, the stretched brow, and the hand caressing her side face were all telling of his desire.

This idea was originally just a seed, but it sprouted in the day-to-day interaction with Li Ruoshui, and the roots were rooted in every bloodline of his.

He can only have Li Ruoshui, but she can't seem to have only him.

Lu Zhiyao knew from the bottom of her heart that she was different from herself, but she respected this difference and never forced him to do anything, and he should reciprocate in the same way.

So what Li Ruoshui doesn't want, he never insists on it, and it is naturally the same when it comes to making friends.

But in this way, except that he didn't kiss, he seemed to be the same as Lu Feiyue.

"Of course you are different from them. We are a couple."

Li Ruoshui lowered his head and pushed away the broken hair on his forehead, revealing his picturesque eyebrows.

"As for the marriage proposal yesterday, isn't that a joke? I know that you don't like marriage."

Obviously, he can slash one with one sword, but he will be tricky in front of her.

"Get up, others think you owe me money when they see it."

Li Ruoshui couldn't help laughing and pulled him up to sit on his stool, while she sat on the edge of the table.

The white shoes were sticking out, and a series of small bells were fastened on the ankles, swaying up and down, jingling.

"You're not special, but you, who else can tie this to me?"

Lu Zhiyao softened his eyebrows and sighed slightly, then grabbed her ankle accurately and put the string of bells on his lap.

In addition to the bells, there are soft veils that cover her ankles layer by layer, blocking his touch.

He fiddled with the silver bell through the soft veil, and sniffed the faint fragrance on her body.

"How do other people know about this?"

How do those who don't know the proportions, always try to get close to her, and love to talk to her, know that they are one.

Can such a declaration only be resolved by marriage? Or carve her own mark on his face?

With a light sigh, he had already kissed her knee, trying to touch a little of her soul through layers of veil.

He just wants her to look at him, right?

of course not.