The host and the protagonist had a happy ending again [Quick Transmigration]

Pei Guan had been riding horses for so many years, but this was the first time he had been so indulged. He leaned comfortably against the person behind him without exerting any effort. The red marks on his hands were carefully treated with ointment, and he held a purse full of maltose in his hand.

It didn't feel like a journey; it felt more like sightseeing.

Xu Ran rambled on about things in the army, still only reporting good news and not bad. Pei Guan smiled. Sure enough, the few words in the letter, spoken by His Majesty himself, were different and reassuring enough.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the dull pain that has been building up in my chest for years is slowly fading away, and I feel lighter all over, as if life is slowly returning to me.

As darkness fell, Xu Ran and Pei Guan dismounted. Finding no place to stay, the two casually leaned against a tree and sat down on the ground.

The tender grass beneath them was damp with the chill of the spring night. Pei Guan frowned, pulled Xu Ran, who had her eyes half-closed, up, and took off his outer robe to place underneath her.

The soft fabric kept out the dampness of the ground. Pei Guan then pulled Xu Ran down to sit, gesturing for him to rest: "Your Majesty must be tired from your journey. Take a nap. I'll keep an eye on things."

The system glanced at Pei Guan, whose face had turned pale, then at Xu Ran, who was young and full of temper, and tsk tsk...

Xu Ran didn't argue with it. "I'm not as good at taking care of people as he is... Never mind, can we buy a blanket instead?"

Xu Ran was bound to the system, and his mood would affect the system. The system snuggled closer to Xu Ran and said, "Host is very good. I'll buy you blankets."

Pei Guan patted Xu Ran's hand, "What are you daydreaming about, Your Majesty?"

Xu Ran grasped his hand in return, feeling its excessively cold temperature. Without a word, she pulled him to sit beside her, her eyes revealing no emotion. "Don't you know you're cold?"

  

"I'm sorry," Pei Guan admitted his mistake readily. "Your Majesty values ​​my health, and I cannot ruin myself. I will not do it again next time."

As he spoke, Pei Guan stopped moving around and sat properly on his clothes, getting even closer to Xu Ran, their body heat mingling together.

"Will this keep you warm?"

Those misty gray eyes shone with a gentle light, staring unblinkingly at the most esteemed person in the world.

Xu Ran's heart softened. He only revealed a trace of his emotions before the person in front of him immediately supported him, preventing any unhappiness from settling into his heart.

Xu Ran lowered his head, took off his outer garment, and wrapped it around both of them. His brows relaxed. "Rest for a while, no rush."

With his arrival, Pei Guan no longer needed to force his nearly exhausted body to rush to the military camp, nor did he need to put all his feelings aside for the sake of the greater good; they still had plenty of time.

He wasn't in a hurry; even if the person in front of him had no memory, they could still fall in love slowly.

The system finally managed to snag a discounted blanket with nine points. When it returned, it wanted to boast to Xu Ran, only to see the two of them snuggling together.

system:"……"

"Host..." it murmured with a resentful look in its eyes, "Do you still want the blanket?"

Xu Ran's chest heaved, and he let out a muffled laugh.

He pulled the person next to him closer, tossed the system wrapped in a small blanket back into his spatial storage, and said, "Go watch a movie, sweetie."

"I'll give you a membership."

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Qi Panshan stood in front of Xu Ran's tent for a while. A soldier who came to deliver wine and food asked, "General, is there something you need from His Majesty?"

Qi Panshan wiped his face and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's nothing. You can go in. There's no need to tell His Majesty that I was here just now."

If the soldier looked closely, he would have noticed that General Qi's steps were slightly unsteady.

Qi Panshan was completely taken aback that the person His Majesty was going to pick up was General Pei. He recalled the scene when His Majesty and General Pei returned.

Upon seeing the two, he hurriedly went forward to greet them, but his eyes widened when he saw their clasped hands, and he stopped in his tracks.

That would have been fine, but when he was about to arrange a tent for General Pei, His Majesty stopped him, saying there was no need for such trouble and that the Regent should stay in his tent.

We'll stay in His Majesty's tent!

There were no women in the army, and he had seen some soldiers help each other out. In addition, with the swords and shadows on the battlefield, some soldiers found it hard to trust others and were unable to marry and have children. So some of them lived with their comrades.

Qi Panshan swore he had no prejudice against this, but that was General Pei! He had spent the most time with General Pei in the army, and he had never discovered that General Pei had homosexual tendencies!

If His Majesty were to establish an empress and select concubines in the future, how would General Pei position himself?!

One was a regent, the other an emperor; how should history record their story?

He wanted to sneak into the tent to ask General Pei a question, but he saw His Majesty tying up General Pei's hair... Who in the world could have His Majesty tie up their hair for them?

Such intimate gestures, such ambiguous and intense gazes.

Qi Panshan looked at the sky, his gaze filled with a sense of vicissitude. It was broad daylight, a clear and bright world!

Xu Ran, unaware of General Qi's complex inner turmoil outside, picked up the wine brought by a soldier and asked with a smile, "Would you like a little?"

Although the wine served in the army was not as smooth and mellow as the fine brews served in the palace, a bowl of it was still extremely refreshing.

Pei Guan looked conflicted. "Your Majesty..."

Xu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly. Could it be that Pei Xudong from the previous world couldn't drink alcohol? He tried countless times over the next few decades, but he always got drunk after just one sip. Could it be that he carried that trait with him?

He slightly raised his eyes, but did not ask any questions. He simply raised his hand and poured a bowl of wine for himself and Pei Guan. Pei Guan took a small sip and then put the bowl down.

Seeing Xu Ran's confusion, Pei Guan explained, "I am not a good drinker, and I am afraid that I will be impolite if I drink any more."

"Isn't there a tradition of a farewell feast in the military?" Xu Ran asked.

Pei Guan's face showed a hint of embarrassment. "I tried it once when I was young, and I got so drunk that I was unconscious. I was afraid of messing things up, so I changed the water in my bowl after that."

Xu Ran wanted to laugh, but was afraid of upsetting him. She didn't know whether to laugh or not, so she just raised her hand and took a sip of wine to cover the curve of her lips.

Pei Guan sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty, please laugh if you wish."

Xu Ran shook her head and said to him very seriously, "Thank you for your hard work."

In fact, Pei Guan was not as shrewd and capable as others perceived him to be when he was young. However, he had the lives of thousands of people on his shoulders and could not allow anyone to find any mistakes. Therefore, even if he could not drink alcohol, he would pretend to be very confident and drink a bowl of plain water with great bravado.

"From now on, you can drink whenever you want. Don't worry about being impolite or causing trouble. I'll always be here for you." Xu Ran smiled and added, "If you don't want to drink, you don't have to. You don't even have to drink plain water."

Pei Guan's hand trembled. He tried to force a smile, but felt an invisible hand pull his lips away.

In a daze, he seemed to hear a gentle voice, "You don't have to laugh if you don't want to."

So he just nodded silently, expressionless, and nodded vigorously.