After a while, Lu Huan glanced at her and explained in a low voice, "She wants to go to the capital. She has her own way. It has nothing to do with me."
Su Xi: "Oh."
Su Xi also quickly glanced at him on the screen. When he looked up, she immediately pretended to look away. "… I'm tired of watching movies, so I didn't agree. But shadow play … I haven't seen it yet."
"Oh, is that so?" Lu Huan's lips curled up into a fake smile.
He suspected that if he hadn't stopped her, Xiao Xi would have accepted that person's invitation.
Su Xi: …??? Zai, aren't you a little too arrogant recently?!
The young man on the screen curled up his lips. There seemed to be some slight jealousy on his face, but he hid it very well and didn't reveal anything. His dark eyes stared straight ahead as if he was staring at her across a thousand years.
Su Xi looked down at the screen and for a moment, she actually felt like they were looking at each other.
Su Xi suddenly stopped breathing.
She was almost certain that he could already see her! Otherwise, she couldn't explain the strange things that had happened to her frequently during this period of time. The 800 meters, the fish soup, and so on.
What's more, when she turned the screen up to look at his other hand behind the table, he seemed to have felt it too. His dark eyelashes twitched imperceptibly.
Not only could he see her, but he could also see the phone screen in her hand?
Su Xi had gradually realized that this wasn't just a game. In fact, it was a game that connected two real worlds.
She should have thought about why Zai 'zai's image changed from a milk ball to a young man after 100 points. Perhaps this wasn't a big gift pack from the game, but Zai' zai himself spent some money to switch to this.
In other words, could the so-called big gift pack of 100 points actually be a phone screen where Zai 'zai could see her?!
Su Xi didn't think that Zai 'zai might be able to see her, so she didn't mind when the screen occasionally cut to his front and met his gaze.
But now, as the thought of "Perhaps he has been able to see me for a long time" repeatedly ran through his mind, Su Xi felt as if he had been electrocuted when he met his eyes again. The current crackled along his blood and rushed to his brain, causing goosebumps to appear all over his body!
She was in the modern world, while he was in the Yan Kingdom, which was in the midst of war.
His eyes were deep and focused as he looked into her eyes. The feeling of being separated by a screen suddenly disappeared. It was as if he would pass through the screen in the next second, break through the wall, and appear in front of her.
Su Xi's heart suddenly beat a little faster, as if it was infected by the redness of his ears. Gradually, Su Xi's face was burning. She looked away in frustration.
'Damn it,' Su Xi thought. 'This brat is too good at hiding things. He must have been laughing at me for not washing my hair many times after 100 points!'
Thinking of this, Su Xi suddenly lost the courage to question.
Gu Qin, who was beside her, held her arm. She didn't notice what she was doing with her mobile phone, because Gu Qin also took out a thin children's book. She was reading it while giggling.
Su Xi glanced at her. After seeing clearly what she was reading, her face suddenly turned pale and she immediately turned off her phone screen.
Lu Huan, "…"
Then, Su Xi quickly closed the yellow book in Gu Qin's hand that had two little people taking off their clothes and quickly threw it into her schoolbag.
Then, she glanced at the sky and blushed.
Gu Qin was dumbfounded, "What are you doing? The final exam is over, and you don't allow me to look at Xiao Huang for a while —?"
Before he finished speaking, Su Xi covered his mouth and said frantically, "Don't look at it when you're around me in the future."
Gu Qin couldn't understand, "Xixi, didn't you borrow it from me last time? I didn't lend it to you, so you don't allow me to —"
Su Xi continued to cover his mouth.
Su Xi's eyes went dark. She thought to herself, "It's over. My old mother's face is all gone." The Zaizai she saw through the screen was always diligent in her studies, tireless, meticulous in her appearance, polite, and capable in both literature and martial arts.
And the Zaizai saw herself from the screen might be an otaku who didn't wash her hair if she didn't go out, who wore pajamas and lay on the sofa at home, who ate potato chips crazily without restraint, and who read erotic manga with her best friend until her face was covered in blood.
Gu Qin still liked to read erotic manga. If one day, Zaizai had a sudden impulse to take a closer look at what Gu Qin was reading, then it would be over. The future emperor of the Yan Dynasty would be led astray by her!
Su Xi's heart was like dead ashes. She didn't have the courage to turn on her phone screen again.
And they couldn't go to the streets of the Northern Region to watch shadow puppets for the time being. Because after Su Xi turned off her phone screen, Lu Huan received an imperial edict from the capital at top speed. It ordered the victorious army to return to the capital as soon as possible. The palace would hold a celebratory banquet for them.
This imperial edict had long been expected. Because the Emperor couldn't allow a victorious general to keep his troops outside. Naturally, he was anxious to recall the army back and take back the commander's seal before giving out rewards.
But at this time, there were some rumors coming from the capital.
It was said that The Emperor had a Ninth Prince. Because he had been weak and sickly since he was young, he had always lived outside the palace at the Temple of Eternal Spring. Many of the previous matters of governing the country were done by the Ninth Prince, including saving people at the Yong 'an Temple in the capital, distributing food to the disaster victims in Feng Province and the other two places, as well as gathering food before the war. Moreover, the Ninth Prince was now in the Zhenyuan army and had made great contributions.
This news had only just reached the Northern Region, but it had already caused a great uproar in the capital.
In reality, this news wasn't spread by Lu Huan. The only thing he did was write a letter to Chang Gongwu.
However, he guessed that after the assassination in Yunzhou, the Emperor had ordered people to investigate the truth of his background while also sending people to keep an eye on him in the army. So, this letter must have passed through The Emperor's hands before it was sent to Chang Gongwu.
After the Emperor found out that he was the owner behind those farms, he would certainly make a big fuss about it.
First, now that the Northern Region had won a great victory, the people would record it as the Zhenyuan army's contribution. It had nothing to do with the imperial family. The Emperor couldn't help but worry that the Zhenyuan general would use this to win the hearts of the people. Thus, at this moment, he had to have the imperial family do something to make the people deeply grateful and engraved in their hearts.
Previously, Lu Huan had done things like the Yong 'an Temple, the disaster relief in Fengzhou, and the gathering of grain and fodder were all in line. Now that it was revealed that it was the Ninth Princes who had done it, it would more or less calm the hearts of the people and tell them that the imperial family wasn't completely useless.
Second, the Emperor had previously been on guard against the possibility that the Zhenyuan general had found a successor and was gathering troops to rebel.
And when he found out that the heir of the Zhenyuan General was actually a member of the royal family, he was overjoyed. He thought that if he brought back Lu Huan, who had been stranded outside as the Ninth Prince, he would definitely catch the Zhenyuan General off guard.
The Zhenyuan general wouldn't have that much time to find another successor.
Third, in the court, the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince, one side relied on the Empress and the Emperor's uncle, while the other relied on himself to move unhindered. It had become a game of chess.
The Emperor had always wanted to support the Second Prince to take the throne and form a stable tripartite balance of power that would make it easier for him to control. However, the Second Prince had never been able to be supported. Thus, the Emperor needed a new capable prince to fill in the gaps.
It just so happened that the assassination in Yunzhou had brought the Ninth Princes, whom he hadn't seen in 16 or 17 years, to him.
For these various reasons, Lu Huan didn't actually need to do much. He only needed to guess what the current Emperor was thinking and deliver what the current Emperor wanted to him. He also needed to make the current Emperor think that he was the one who discovered it. He needed to make the current Emperor think that he was the one who played the chess. Then, he could effortlessly wait for the dust to settle.
Now, the news had reached the military camp. It was probably a kind of test by the Emperor. It was a test of whether Lu Huan already knew about his past, whether Lu Huan had some thoughts about the Ninth Princes' identity, or even the position of the dragon throne, and just how great Lu Huan's ambitions were.
Thus, when Lu Huan heard this news, he revealed the reaction he should have.
He shouted to stop the whispering soldiers and returned to the tent with his hands behind his back and his brows furrowed with worry.
For the Emperor, this kind of performance was a sign of "not being able to hide things and not being shrewd" that was easier to control. Only then would the Emperor trust him more and he would be able to get closer to his goal.
At this time, Lu Huan's calculations were completely unknown to Su Xi's side.
When he was an official, it was fine to govern his subordinates. Lu Huan liked to advance and retreat with her. However, when it came to these kinds of conspiracies and schemes, Lu Huan didn't want her to see too much.
After all, when she was at home, she looked so harmonious with her parents. Although her parents liked to quarrel, they looked incomparably warm and doted on her.
If she saw the dynasty he was in, where brothers fought against each other and father and son suspected each other, it would be like seeing the dark side. Lu Huan didn't want her to see that.
After receiving the imperial edict that day, the army returned to the capital.
It was still snowing in the Northern Region, covering thousands of miles in a vast expanse of white. The people who survived the war sent them off on the long streets, kneeling all the way to Yinzhou.
When Su Xi went online again, she found that Liu Ruyan had disappeared from the harem column. Could it be that when she saw Zaizai talking to her by the river that day, she actually said something about leaving?
After Su Xi guessed that Zaizai could see her, all the cells in her body tensed up.
She returned home and changed her shoes. She walked to the sofa with the same hand and foot, put down her schoolbag. Then, she sat up straight on the sofa, turned on the TV, and seriously watched — — a legal program. Yes, she had to wash away the bad impression in Zaizai's mind that she liked to read pornographic books.
After a while, Su Xi's father and mother came back. When they saw Su Xi sitting up straight on the sofa like the sun rising from the west, they were shocked.
Su Xi walked over to help her mother take off her coat. She smiled like a robot. "Mom, I'll help you. Dad, I poured tea for you. Hurry and rest for a while."
She had to set an example. She had to change her image.
When Su Xi's father saw that there was indeed hot tea on the coffee table, he was immediately flattered. Su Xi's mother stared at her suspiciously. She stepped forward and touched her forehead. "You don't have a fever, do you? Why do you look like you've lost your mind?"
Su Xi was speechless.
Su Xi's face was almost stiff from smiling. She turned around and went into the bathroom to wash her hair.
As soon as she turned on the tap, Su Xi's mother said in disbelief, "Xixi, didn't you just wash your hair yesterday? Why are you washing it again tonight? Tomorrow is Saturday. You don't have to go out. You usually don't go out and don't meet people. I've never seen you wash your hair so actively … "
Su Xi's mother suddenly realized something. She suddenly blurted out, "Xixi, are you in puppy love?"
Su Xi was confused by this sentence. Her brain suddenly stopped working.
A few seconds later, as if someone had stepped on her tail, she turned off the tap in her hand, rushed out of the bathroom, and shouted with a guilty conscience, "Puppy love? How is that possible? Mom, you're thinking too much. I give up. I just forgot that I washed my hair yesterday. I won't wash it again! "
Su Xi leaned against the door. Her heart was beating wildly, and her face was red. Puppy love? What the hell? How was that possible?
Couldn't she wash her hair every day if she wasn't in puppy love? What kind of logic was this?
She just felt that she was being watched, and her desire to perform came inexplicably. She couldn't be labeled as someone who "doesn't like to wash her hair", "reads pornographic books", and "can't even finish 800 meters" in Zaizai's eyes, right?!
When she heard her parents laughing outside, Su Xi wanted to find a hole to hide in.
She took out her phone with a wooden face. She prayed that Zaizai didn't see her embarrassing scene just now.
However, as soon as she turned on the screen and switched to Zaizai, she saw the young man in the field camp trying his best to keep a straight face. His cheeks were a little puffed up, and he was looking at her with sparkling eyes.
Su Xi was speechless.
Su Xi said frantically, "Lu Huan, I know you can see it. If you laugh at me again, I won't go online anymore!"
Lu Huan's expression on the screen turned cold, and the smile on his face disappeared completely. He put two fingers together and swore seriously, "I didn't see anything just now."
Su Xi suddenly asked, "You didn't see anything when I was showering either?"
Lu Huan indeed didn't see anything, but he couldn't help but think of the scene that he almost saw that day. He tried hard to calm down, but because he almost saw it by coincidence, he stuttered, "No."
Su Xi was furious when she saw the young man in red who looked like he wanted to copy the phrase "see no evil" three hundred times. She thought he really saw something. She couldn't help but look down at her body that wasn't anything special, and her heart went crazy. Most importantly, why didn't he tell her that he could see her? If that was the case, she should at least wash her hair and change her clothes. She wore pajamas and ate potato chips at home every day. Wasn't she too ugly and annoying?!
Her image was all gone.
Su Xi wanted to cry but had no tears. After calming down, she said to Zaizai vengefully, "We're even. Anyway, I've seen you shower more than once."
She thought Zaizai would look like he was struck by lightning, and his face would turn pale. After all, his innocence had been taken away. Who knew —
The young man's face on the screen suddenly turned red, as if he couldn't breathe. He didn't dare to look at her again, and silently turned his back.
"Nonsense."
Then, he slowly emerged from the top of his head, which hadn't appeared for a long time.
Su Xi, "…"
No, what was there to be happy about?!
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