Prince Kang's heir, Xu Hefeng, is not just a name without substance. Although he is still young, he has a broad vision and, more importantly, he cares about the people and values ​​loyalty and righteousness.

That would be excellent; the country should be entrusted to such a person to guard it.

Despite opposition, Xu Ran made Xu Hefeng the crown prince and personally taught him. The crown prince entered the court at the age of fifteen, learning as he went. In just ten years, he had already become a capable leader.

Xu Ran, convinced he hadn't misjudged the man, immediately abdicated. Before the court officials could react, Xu Ran and Pei Guan had already vanished into the mountains and disappeared without a trace.

With his temples streaked with white, Prime Minister Du looked at the new emperor, who was quite methodical in his actions and already showed signs of being a wise ruler, and put down the folded document requesting his resignation.

He never expected that before he could retire and return to his hometown, His Majesty would pass away first.

Overnight, Prime Minister Du abandoned his resignation; he wanted to watch over the new emperor and create another golden age.

*

The mountains and rivers are safe and sound, and the world is at peace.

That year, Xu Ran was thirty and Pei Guan was thirty-seven, and they came to Jiangnan.

Admire the pavilions and waterside terraces, enjoy the misty rain, hold an oil-paper umbrella and walk side by side into the deepest part of the bluestone alley, lie on the awning boat and listen to the opera singing on the stage.

These were the good times that Pei Guan had never dared to dream of in the first half of his life. It turned out that time could be wasted. As long as he was with Xu Ran, doing nothing was enough to make him happy.

After living there for two months, I noticed that a house in the alley behind me had red silk hanging on its walls. Without even asking, I knew that someone in that family was getting married.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the youngest daughter's wedding, with the neighbors invited to a celebratory feast, and the entire alley was filled with joy.

Xu Ran and Pei Guan hadn't prepared anything, yet they drank a cup of wedding wine for free.

As they walked out of the alley, Xu Ran quietly took Pei Guan's hand and said, "Pei Guan, marry me."

He wanted to marry this person.

Pei Guan never expected that he would get married in his lifetime. Knowing that he would die young, he never dared to think about matters between men and women, for fear of misleading others.

Later, he met Xu Ran, and before he knew it, he had fallen in love. Once his feelings deepened, he could no longer hold back.

Even without the Reincarnation Pill, his foundation was damaged in his early years, so how could he expect to be with her for a lifetime? Besides, he is seven years older than Xu Ran, so how could he not worry that his beauty would fade and his love would wane?

But he still stayed by Xu Ran's side, even if it was only for a moment of pleasure.

Later, his health improved more and more, and his chronic illnesses gradually healed. He knew without even thinking who it was because of him.

He was filled with anxiety, but Xu Ran had already paved the way for their future.

How could there be such a good thing in the world? Pei Guan couldn't understand it. Could he really be the one favored by heaven?

no……

no……

It wasn't fate; he was someone favored by Xu Ran, and Xu Ran only favored him.

Getting married doesn't actually require much trouble. Xu Ran bought red silk, lanterns, red candles, and sweet osmanthus wine.

  

The two, dressed in red, bowed to heaven and earth and drank nuptial wine on a drizzly evening.

The red candles flickered, reflecting on the paper-cut window decorations Pei Guan had made himself, and also on the tears glistening in Pei Guan's eyes.

There is a newlywed couple, a couple whose hearts are in sync and who will be bound together through life and death.

The next morning, Pei Guan found a white hair while tying his hair.

He didn't feel lost; he was only somewhat amazed that he had actually lived to the age of gray hair. What was even more amazing was that, at this age, Xu Ran and he were still the same as they had been at the beginning.

Xu Ran woke up groggily, hugged him from behind, and chuckled softly, "Wait for me a little longer, we'll grow old together."

Pei Guan lifted Xu Ran's hair and carefully tied it back up.

"I am older than you, so I must go first."

Xu Ran hummed in agreement, showing no sadness. "I'll take the wine to your grave to drink later. Will you be able to hold your liquor better now that you're a ghost?"

Pei Guan was so angry he wanted to hit him. His alcohol tolerance was ridiculously low. He tried to drink more than once, but each time he only got ridiculed by Xu Ran.

Xu Ran laughed and dodged away, then found a fishing rod in the corner and said she was going fishing.

Pei Guan sighed. What else could he do? He might as well go fishing with Xu Ran.

Xu Ran was already an excellent fisherman, not to mention that the system had already pointed out the location of the fish.

It had been craving food for so many years, and finally, after Xu Ran was no longer the emperor, it was able to eat Xu Ran's cooking again.

I'm so happy to be able to drink Xu Ran's fish soup today.

The system was wrong; Xu Ran accidentally cut his hand on a fishhook, so the kitchen was no longer open to him.

Fortunately, Pei Guan was skilled, so the system waited patiently, just like Xu Ran.

It felt guilty; it was its excitement and shouting that had caused Xu Ran to injure his hand. Pei Guan valued the small wound on Xu Ran's hand, and the system dared not say a word.

Xu Ran, leaning on the table, chuckled and said, "Why be so pretentious?"

The system remained silent, but Xu Ran couldn't hide the smugness in his eyes as he said those words.

Pei Guan finished cooking and came out, then called out to him in an annoyed tone, "Go and serve the dishes."

The emperor, who was once a man of great wealth and honor, was quite adept at handling these trivial matters once he left the palace.

On an ordinary afternoon, a mechanical voice rang in Xu Ran's mind.

[Task complete.]

Xu Ran paused for a moment, then got up from the rocking chair and hugged Pei Guan, who was sitting by the window reading a book.

*

Another winter came, and the two returned home in the wind and snow, their bodies covered in snowflakes.

Pei Guan brushed the snow off Xu Ran's shoulder and suddenly laughed, "Wouldn't this count as growing old together?"

Xu Ran nodded: "Of course it counts."

Xu Ran took out a wine jar from inside the house and poured two cups.

"It's cold, have some wine to warm yourself up," Xu Ran handed the wine glass to Pei Guan, a smile playing on her lips. "I will not make fun of you today."

Pei Guan accepted the wine cup, momentarily dazed.

Xu Ran raised her eyes and said softly, "Let's get drunk today, I'm here for you."

-Time flows relentlessly, I will be your way home.-

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