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    “Tell me, why is Xie Jinyu’s temperament not like mine at all? He is just as competitive as his father at a young age.” Although Yan Zhaozhao said this, the smile on the corner of his mouth was clearly gentle, as if through Xie Jinyu she could see Xie Ciyan’s appearance that she had never seen when she was young.

    Bi Luo smiled: “Your Majesty, what you said is too biased. Little Liuying’s temperament is clearly following yours.” She seemed to think of Xie Liuying’s cute and charming appearance, and the smile on her lips became softer. “Although she is young, she is very good at coaxing people. With just a soft word, others will want to pick the stars in the sky for her, and go into the sea to get the pearl.”

    Thinking of her lovely daughter, Yan Zhaozhao’s eyebrows curved into a moon shape, overflowing with joy. She turned her head and said seriously to Bi Luo, “She relies on more than just her mouth.” Yan Zhaozhao’s eyebrows and eyes were filled with a layer of pride, “She clearly has a face.”

    Bi Luo laughed out loud and nodded her head in agreement, “Yes, yes, your Majesty is absolutely right.”

    After receiving the expected praise, Yan Zhaozhao let out a sigh of satisfaction, then turned his eyes to the grass and whispered softly, “Why didn’t you come over for so long?” After that, he pulled Bi Luo and walked towards the grass together. As soon as he got closer, he heard Xiao Jinyu say that Xie Ciyan and Huo Sui should compete again to determine the winner. She was helpless and funny at the same time. She really had no way to deal with the father and son.

    “Since you are proposing a competition, you can’t stay out of it.” Yan Zhaozhao lightly tapped Xiao Jinyu’s forehead, smiling at Yan Yan, “Why don’t you let your father hold you and jump up to the peach blossom tree together, whoever jumps higher will win.”

    “Okay, okay!” Huo Lingyuan suddenly clapped his hands, and the lively and agile look on his face made people laugh. He quietly touched his father’s generous chest with his elbow, “Dad, you are the general of the country. When it comes to Qinggong, you can’t lose again.”

    “That’s natural!” Huo Sui’s back suddenly stiffened, but he still had a confident smile on his lips and asked calmly, “But why do you want to win so much?”

    Huo Lingyuan had a bitter look on his face, clenched his fleshy little fists angrily, and glanced at Xie Jinyu without leaving any trace, “Because, I don’t want to copy books——”

    Huo Suihao held his forehead for a while, stretched out his index finger and poked his forehead helplessly and angrily, and cursed in a low voice: “You are really promising!”

    The peach blossoms are falling, the spring rain is about to stop, the grass and trees in front of the courtyard are moist, and the air is filled with an indescribable tide and floral fragrance.

    Xie Ciyan glanced at the prosperous peach blossoms on the tree, raised his eyebrows slightly, flicked his sleeves, and held Xie Jinyu firmly in his arms.”Now that you are talking about competing, don’t be like someone and refuse to admit it when you lose.”

    Xiao Jinyu nodded sternly, with a serious look on her face, “Father, don’t worry, it’s only a man’s duty to accept defeat.”

    “Tsk, thank you, Ciyan -” Huo Suifeng raised his eyebrows suddenly. Even a deaf person knew that this man was talking about the one who refused to admit his fault. He glanced at the man beside him slightly, and then seemed to realize that both brats were here at the moment, and the rest of his words were not suitable in front of them.He said in front of him, and could only show a reluctant smile, “The little prince is right, the real man is the one who is willing to accept defeat!” When the words came to the last few words, Huo Sui was obviously gritting his teeth, and by the way, he gave the man a sharp look when the brats were not paying attention.

    Those eyes seemed to say – Ridiculous!When did he stop admitting his guilt?!

    Seeing that these two very competitive people were about to start a fight again, Yan Zhaozhao suddenly chuckled and stepped forward to stop them.”Okay, okay, let’s compete quickly so that we can see what’s new.”

    Hearing this, Xie Ciyan gently raised his lips, moved slightly closer to her ear, and whispered, “If I win, will Madam give me a reward?”

    Yan Zhaozhao’s unparalleled eyes met the man’s tender eyes, and Yan Zhaozhao felt that her heartbeat seemed to have missed a beat. She was about to agree by accident, but when she caught a glimpse of the playful smile on the corner of his mouth, she suddenly sobered up.”I clearly promised you a reward, how could it make sense to ask for it one after another? Mr. Lang is too greedy.” She secretly poked the man’s side with her slender fingers, and soon she noticed that his body stiffened slightly, and there was a hint of unnoticeable lust in his eyes when he looked at her.

    She pretended to be nonchalant and took two steps back, then she winked at Xie Ciyan quietly while avoiding everyone’s attention. Her look was cunning and charming, which really made people feel more and more excited.Xie Ciyan smiled slightly, and hurriedly urged Huo Sui to start, so that he could go back early and take care of the extremely seductive goblin.”It’s not too early, let’s start quickly.”

    “What are you urging me for?” Then Huo Sui’s proud and provocative voice came, “Didn’t you see my wife cheering me up?”

    Bi Luo, who was standing next to Huo Wei, suddenly heard this. The hand that hooked the man’s fingertips suddenly paused, and then he was about to pull out the fingertips, but the man quickly held them in his palm.”Why are you running?” He asked Huo Lingyuan to turn his head in a familiar manner, and then quickly placed a soft kiss on the corner of Bi Luo’s mouth.

    Huo Sui, who had succeeded in stealing the fragrance, was in a particularly good mood, with his eyebrows raised high, looking as he did when we first met him, both wanton and high-spirited, like an afterglow that illuminates all things.”This, just take it as the encouragement Madam gave me.”

    Bi Luo blushed quietly, her heart beating as fast as the first time he put on the tiger mask.The only difference is that the afterglow that she dared not look directly at and stretched out her hand to get close to is now only flowing in her palm. She is no longer the weed who only dares to quietly hide in the corner and look up.She may not have made too many choices in her life, but the only thing she didn’t regret was that she mustered up the courage to walk towards the person she loved that day.

    The past emotions suddenly flooded into her heart. She carefully looked around and saw that no one was looking here. She took the initiative to hook Huo Sui’s belt and pulled the man closer. Then when he was still a little dazed, she seriously placed an equally passionate kiss on his slightly warm face.”Come on, husband.”

    Huo Sui felt as if he had been given a shot of blood in an instant, as full of fighting spirit as a general who was about to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.”Come on, quickie, I won’t lose this time!” He rubbed the top of Xiao Lingyuan’s hair in a great mood, “Daddy will also let you experience what it feels like to win against the crown prince!”

    Hearing this, Huo Lingyuan was even more excited and hurriedly urged: “Okay, okay! Daddy, hurry up and fly!”

    A petal of peach blossoms slowly fell in front of them in the wind. Xie Ciyan and Huo Sui looked at each other, neither of them said another word. Suddenly, they moved at the same time in a tacit understanding in the next second. They quickly hugged their little boy tightly in their arms, pointed their toes, stepped lightly on the upright weeds among the grass, and leaped into the air towards the towering peach blossom tree.

    The pink petals fell, and two figures flipped and jumped between the branches, stirring up clusters of cool breeze and making all the flowers and birds perched on the branches fly away.For the first time, the two children flew up like birds in the sky, their eyes brightened with excitement, and they hugged their father’s neck and giggled non-stop. Although little Jinyu never laughed out loud, her high smile was clearly filled with happiness and excitement.

    “Huo Sui has already jumped onto the third branch——”

    “What does this mean? Xie Ciyan has already jumped to a higher branch.”

    Under the peach blossom tree, Yan Zhaozhao and Bi Luo couldn’t help but raise their heads, their eyes closely following the figures of the two vigorous men and children. They felt that the competition in front of them was more breathtaking than the sword-style exchange just now.

    The cool breeze seemed to blow more violently. Huo Sui stepped onto the fifth flower branch and took advantage of the force, and then jumped over the two peach branches, and the peach blossoms fell on his shoulders.The corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he was about to take a step forward, but he saw Xie Ciyan coming to his side at some point, his toes suddenly touching his shoulders, and then he suddenly turned over, like a flying crane breaking through the mist, leaping up to the seventh branch!

    Huo Lingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then he patted his father’s chest anxiously, signaling for him to catch up quickly.Not only was Huo Sui not annoyed, he even burst out laughing. He suddenly spun around on the spot, flew up with his feet on the tree trunk, and instantly caught up with Xie Ciyan, jumping onto the seventh branch with him at the same time.

    The two men looked at each other again, and both saw helpless looks in their eyes.The two of them stood on the top of the tree, their shoulders were covered with peach blossoms, their robes were fluttering in the wind, like gods confronting each other.

    There was silence in the air for a moment, and suddenly Xie Ciyan chuckled.”Your Qing Gong is much better than before.”

    Huo Sui snorted and laughed, “That’s natural. I haven’t slacked off for a moment since you left. In order to be your strongest helper one day, I want you to thank Ciyan for personally admitting that I am your strongest general.”

    Xie Ciyan’s eyebrows suddenly softened a bit, his eyes looked at a certain place in the distance, and the smile on his lips became deeper, “You have always been.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly jumped towards the peach branch below.Immediately, he raised his eyebrows at Huo Sui, just like their last competition many years ago, and said, “Huo Sui, you win this time. The relationship between you and me has always been a win-or-lose relationship, no matter when.”

    At that time, Xie Ciyan had to go back to Beijing to clean up the mess left by the deposed emperor, so he had to go back to take over the title of King Photographer. From then on, he could not return to the military camp, let alone compete and bet with them.At that time, he also said the same thing to himself, and also said that he would wait for him in the palace, waiting for him to return with dignity as a general of the country.

    And he did it.

    Xie Ciyan also did it.

    They have all accomplished what they left unfinished back then. The only thing that is valuable is that the various power that devoured people’s hearts in the palace did not obliterate the friendship between them. He is still the same Xie Ciyan as before, and so is himself.

    Huo Sui was stunned for a moment, then he raised his head and laughed loudly, just like a young man who had just entered the military camp and was full of edginess.He smiled openly, and the pride and wantonness in his eyebrows were not diminished at all. He looked exactly like that time when he was lucky enough to win over Xie Ciyan.When his smile disappeared, he looked at Xie Ciyan, with a calm curve on his lips, but his eyes were as calm as a mountain, with a calmness and determination that was completely different from that of his youth.

    “In this life,” he said, “Huo Sui will only lose to these trivial jokes. But -” he changed the subject and his tone suddenly became sonorous, “The generals of the Sheng Kingdom will never be defeated!”

    When Huo Sui finished speaking, the wind blew just in time, and the peach blossoms from the trees fell like rain, falling on the shoulders of him and Xie Ciyan, like a belated coronation of medals.

    Xie Ciyan raised his head and glanced at him, his lowered eyes full of approval and smile, just like the light of dawn during the snowstorm that year.He nodded slightly and said in a low and gentle voice, “Well, the general of the Sheng Kingdom has never been defeated.”

    The peach blossoms on the branches were disturbed by the two figures, and fell to the grass under the trees in the wind, fluttering in the air. It seemed like two young figures standing on the branches in a trance.

    “Dad, did we win?” Xiao Lingyuan raised his head, his eyes full of clear expectation.

    Huo Sui suddenly smiled and patted his little head, “That’s natural. How could your father lose?”

    “Okay!” The little boy cheered, and then like a happy little rabbit, he hugged his father’s neck happily and laughed loudly: “I don’t need to copy the book——”

    Huo Sui raised his eyebrows slightly, with a half-smiling expression, “Let’s copy some, your wife will make you so angry that you vomit blood!”

    Hearing this, the young prince did not forget to light a fire beside him and said slowly, “Master said that if Huo Lingyuan can no longer recite the Analects of Confucius, he will retire and return to his hometown.”

    Huo Sui was shocked and said, “Huo Lingyuan, you are really capable! Master is going to make you angry and run away, how dare you say you won’t copy the book?” His eyebrows softened a little, and he said softly to Xiao Jinyu: “Ling Yuan, please ask your highness to keep an eye on him and copy the entire book!”

    Seeing that his goal was achieved, the smile on Xie Jinyu’s lips deepened a little, and he nodded heavily, “Don’t worry, Uncle Huo.” He seemed to accidentally glance at Huo Lingyuan with a bitter face, “I will definitely supervise Ling Yuan.”

    Seeing that Xie Ciyan’s child was so sensible, and looking at the bastard in his hand, he became even more angry.”Look at me!”

    The two jumped down from the peach blossom tree. Huo Sui immediately threw Huo Lingyuan to Xie Jinyu, then walked away and walked towards Bi Luo. He opened his mouth to claim credit, “Luo Luo, can you see that? I won.”

    Bi Luo saw through it but didn’t say anything. She raised her lips at him in a dignified manner, “It’s really amazing.”

    The sound was not loud, but it reached Xie Ciyan’s ears.He pursed his lips, pretended not to care, bent down and spoke slowly to Xiao Jinyu, “Is it your fault that Father made you lose?”

    Xie Jinyu shook his head without hesitation. Although his voice was childish, the words he spoke looked like a young adult for the first time.”I understand why my father meant this. If you are a cherished friend, you should not take winning or losing so seriously to avoid losing our friendship.”

    Xie Ciyan was extremely pleased and raised her hand to gently touch the top of his hair, “Jin Yu is awesome.”

    Yan Zhaozhao was also deeply moved when she heard this. She smiled and opened her arms, hugging such a beloved son into her arms and sending her most heartfelt praise and joy without hesitation.

    Xie Ciyan suddenly frowned and took the little guy he had praised just now out of Yan Zhaozhao’s arms without hesitation. With a look, he “sent” the smart son far away. He sat down calmly and said in a low voice, “Shouldn’t it be me you want to hold?”

    Yan Zhaozhao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry for a moment, but she didn’t really push him away. She just put her chin on his shoulder and murmured in a low voice: “Xiao Jinyu already knows how to coax people, but our majesty is still jealous of his son. How is it rude?”

    He thanked Ciyan without saying a word. He only held her waist and gently tightened it, as if he was afraid that she would run away, and said in a low and caring tone, “You can only be mine.”

    Yan Zhaozhao laughed, “Fool, no one will snatch it from you.”

    The wind blew down a peach tree and fell on their shoulders, also falling in the quiet time at this moment.

    Every year is good, and you will still be there when spring returns.

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    Still super big and thick today~

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