After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

How could anyone say such sarcastic things!

Hua Yue: Stop pretending to be a Casanova!

Xue Zaishui silently adjusted the bandage on her face. "I'm not good-looking."

From now on, if anyone says that a young master's thoughts are hard to fathom, Hua Yue will be the first to disagree.

"Huh?" Hua Yue silently lifted a corner of the bandage. "It's not that ugly, is it..."

"Ningjun doesn't like it."

Hua Yue: "He definitely doesn't like your spineless attitude."

Xue Zaishui looked up. "Then what do you think I should do?"

"Of course, you should run up to your master, tell him you like him, and beg him not to be angry anymore," Hua Yue said.

Xue Zaishui asked doubtfully, "Will this work?"

Hua Yue said, "It will definitely work."

Xue Zaishui hesitated.

Hua Yue stood up to leave, saying, "If you don't go, plenty of others will. I feel that Kong Sangqi really likes Master, otherwise why would he have chosen him as the Imperial Preceptor?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Zaishui immediately stood up and headed towards the attic of the tower.

Hua Yue said with relief, "That's right, comfort your master properly."

At that moment, behind a door not far away, Chu Ningyun curled the corners of her lips into a clear and elegant smile, like the sun breaking through the clouds.

As for what happened later, Huayue didn't know what had happened, but she noticed that her master's smile had become more frequent.

It seems they've already started talking things out.

Hua Yue even wrote a letter to Yin Cheng, telling him about her master's recent situation.

It wasn't until one day later, when Hua Yue was drinking with his master and they were both tipsy, that he heard his master mention Xue Zai Shui.

The master said that he did like him when he was young, but unfortunately he was too cowardly and didn't even dare to say he loved him.

After a while, Chu Ningyun smiled and said that he wasn't exactly a good person. Even if Xue Zaishui had confessed her feelings to him, he would still have married Hemu according to the plan.

Tianji Manor was his father's life's work, and he couldn't stand by and watch his father's hard work be ruined by others.

But as it turns out, he was too presumptuous, thinking that he could turn the tide on his own.

He didn't really have the right to blame Xue Zaishui, because he himself had given up on the relationship.

In the end, he failed to protect Tianji Manor, nor could he spend his life with the person he loved.

Looking back suddenly, I realized I had nothing.

As Chu Ningyun smiled, tears began to fall.

At that moment, he turned around and found that Xue Zaishui had been in the same spot the whole time and had never left.

Hua Yue thought that her master would be very happy.

The following year, Huayue was made Crown Prince of Yanru.

In the sixth year, the Crown Prince was fully capable of handling official business independently.

Three years later, Kong Sangqi suddenly announced that Crown Prince Kong Sangyue would succeed to the throne.

Kong Sangqi left the palace on a bright, sunny morning, saying he was going to travel for a few years.

After so many years of getting along, Huayue can't bring herself to call Kong Sangqi either "Father" or "Daddy".

Before Kong Sangqi left, the father and son remained silent for a long time. Finally, Hua Yue broke the silence and told him to be careful in everything he did.

Although Kong Sangqi didn't say where he was going, Huayue guessed that he was probably going to follow Chensha's shadow.

On her first day of court, Hua Yue sat on the throne and before she could say anything, she saw a familiar person standing in the ranks of military officers.

Huayue: "..."

Chi Xu raised an eyebrow at him.

Hua Yue was extremely shocked.

How to put it? He never imagined that Chi Xu would help the imperial court.

On her first time attending court independently, Hua Yue was so shocked by Chi Xu that she didn't hear what the ministers were saying at all. She had no choice but to stay up late that night to review the memorials.

No wonder the prince didn't want to be emperor; it turns out being emperor is so hard.

Hua Yue sighed and continued to work diligently.

Suddenly, a shadow fell across the desk.

Hua Yue didn't need to look to know who it was.

"How was it, little eggplant? Weren't you happy to see me?"

Hua Yue waved away the servants and asked, "Didn't you always dislike dealing with the imperial court? Why did you decide to join the army?"

Chi Xu bluntly stated, "He learned it from Wang Cheng."

Hua Yue asked, puzzled, "Huh?"

Chi Xu ruffled the new emperor's hair. "I told you I would protect you, have you forgotten?"

Hua Yue scoffed, "You might not be able to beat me now, and it's hard to say who's protecting whom."

Chi Xu said, "Then you can protect me too."

Hua Yue punched him.

At this moment, a palace attendant rushed over in a panic, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Emperor Emeritus, the Emperor Emeritus..."

"explain."

The palace attendant hesitated, but due to the emperor's authority, he had no choice but to speak up, "The Emperor Emeritus snatched a young master in the street."

Hua Yue didn't hear clearly at first, but said, "So what if you steal it?"

Then he realized what was happening.

"What did you say he robbed in the street?" Hua Yue's eyes widened. "A young man?!"

The palace attendant nodded with deep sorrow.

Hua Yue didn't even bother to look at the folding book anymore. "Where is he? Lead the way."

On the very first day after leaving the palace, trouble has already arisen. Kong Sangqi, this biological father, is truly unreliable!

At the entrance of a winery in Youmeng City, Kong Sangqi asked incredulously, "Are you really not Chen Sha?"

The young man shook his head. "Sorry, I've never heard of it."

Before he could say anything more, Huayue, who had rushed over, covered his mouth.

This guy only has three-tenths of Chen Sha's charm; his facial features are somewhat similar, but upon closer inspection, they are not quite so alike.

"He's not Chen Sha, don't be ridiculous."

Although Kong Sangqi did not reply, his expression revealed that he was quite dissatisfied.

Hua Yue said, "If you're really that free, come back and review the memorials."

Kong Sangqi pursed her lips, behaving very obediently.

Of course, he also refused to return to the palace.

Hua Yue let him go his own way, but unexpectedly, just a few days later, the Emperor Emeritus was causing trouble outside again, mistaking many "Chen Sha" for others.

Hua Yue, with a dark expression, led the person back to the palace and invited the imperial physician to examine Kong Sangqi.

Although the Emperor Emeritus appeared to be ill, the imperial physicians, after examining him, found nothing wrong. They even thought the Emperor Emeritus was very robust and could kill a bull with a single punch.

But if you say he's not sick, he keeps grabbing people and calling them Chen Sha; he's almost obsessed.

Hua Yue had no choice but to place him under house arrest: "You are not allowed to leave the palace from now on."

Kong Sangqi said, "A-Yue, I dreamed about your father again. He told me that he is not dead yet... No matter what, I will find him."

Hua Yue asked, "Didn't your stepfather explain it to you in more detail?"

Kong Sangqi asked, puzzled, "What does this mean?"

Hua Yue said, "For example, if he appears in your dream, does he tell you where he is now and where we should go to find him?"

Kong Sangqi shook his head.

Although Huayue hasn't changed her way of addressing him yet, she still calls him by his full name.

However, in his heart, he had already accepted this father.

Hua Yue said, "Then next time you dream of him, ask us where to find him."

Kong Sangqi nodded, then looked puzzled.

"You...believe me?"

Hua Yue replied matter-of-factly, "I believe you."

Kong Sangqi stared at him quietly for a long while before saying with a complicated expression, "Thank you."

When Hua Yue heard his thanks, she picked at her ear somewhat awkwardly.

It feels strange, I'm not used to it.