Pei Yubing remained silent "..."
Pei Shuxue raised his eyes and looked at her, his tone full of determination.
"You are the daughter of the Pei family. You will meet a better man in the future."
In order to compensate the Pei family, the emperor would promise Pei Yubing, the daughter of the young eunuch's family, to the future crown prince as a concubine, and she would accompany the crown prince as he ascended the throne.
Thinking of this, Pei Shuxue took an almost inaudible breath.
And Chu Huizhou should not have appeared in this story.
The determination in Pei Shuxue's tone didn't know where it came from. Pei Yubing had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't think about it deeply.
After a while, she lowered her eyes and responded in a low voice.
"Let's talk about it first when we get to Luo City, sister."
"Asking the Hu family to arrange random errands for Chu Huizhou is worthy of his help along the way."
Are we going to separate when we arrive in Luo City...
Pei Yubing responded softly, but he couldn't hide the sourness in his heart.
She was not feeling well, and Chu Huizhou, who was driving the carriage, was also thinking a lot.
The horse ran for a while and completely lost its strength. It was already early in the morning, and it had to stop to rest in a wilderness where no one could see anything.
Chu Huizhou didn't even say hello to them. He tied up his horses and found some firewood to make a fire.
As soon as the flames rose on his side, there was a sound of rustling next to him.
Looking over by the firelight, Pei Shuxue sat opposite him with her knees folded. The night wind blew her long hair, making her expression unclear.
Chu Huizhou was stunned.
Are you feeling aggrieved, just because you said a few harsh words to her? Isn't it?
Somehow, my heart was inexplicably blocked.
Chu Huizhou frowned and forced himself to look away.
"Get some rest, we have to go on a journey tomorrow."
He leaned back in front of the tree stump and said calmly.
Chu Huizhou said he was sleeping, so he closed his eyelids and pretended to sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep. Inexplicably, the image of Pei Yubing was all in my mind, smiling, angry, helpless...
Chu Huizhou heard Pei Yubing step closer and stayed beside him for a long time.
"Still not sleeping yet?"
Chu Huizhou's mouth moved faster than his heart, and as soon as the words came out, he felt a bit stiff, as if he was trying to drive her away.
"I did not mean that……"
Pei Yubing pulled the fire with a branch and pulled out a sweet potato. The sight of the hot and yellow inside made people appetite.
"Where did you find this sweet potato?"
This was a crop in Chu Huizhou's small space. Because he could not explain to the two sisters of the Pei family, he had never shown it to them.
"...I saw your bag when I was distributing food to the refugees."
Damn it, why does Pei Yubing look even more aggrieved, for fear of offending his little expression?
I didn't mean to accuse her!
Chu Huizhou broke open the sweet potatoes and handed half of them to Pei Yubing.
"You haven't eaten anything today."
"Well..." Pei Yubing took a small bite of the sweet potato, and the two of them stared at it for a while.
"Master Chu, what are your plans for the future?"
"I wonder what Miss Pei's plans are after arriving in Luo City?"
The two people spoke at the same time and looked at each other for a few seconds. Pei Yubing was the first to speak.
"I don't know either. Let's talk about it after we get in touch with dad after we settle down in Luo City... Where are you, Mr. Pei?"
"As for me, I can actually do anything. I can just talk about finding a stable job for the rest of my life."
Chu Huizhou responded absently. He had also been wondering recently, what was the reason why he was thrown into this world? Just to escort the Pei sisters?
"Does Mr. Pei plan to get a wife?"
If these words were placed in modern times, Chu Huizhou would definitely say that the work pressure is too high and finding a wife is not that easy. He just said haha and it was over. But when he looked at Pei Yubing's eyes, he couldn't tell any lies. .
"How can a person like me talk about getting a wife and having children?"
Chu Huizhou's eyes reflected his own face, but he could read an endless feeling of loneliness.
His identity here is that of an orphan without a father or mother. In fact, Chu Huizhou was also an orphan before he traveled through time.
The children in the orphanage come and go, or they all have new homes after they are seven or eight years old. Those who say they will always protect them and be their lifelong friends will not come back and run for a better future, and will never look back.
He was the only one who stayed where he was. In his free time, the old dean played the violin and his music teacher came to the orphanage to show his love. He took him with him to teach him, and he really made a name for himself.
Being careless about anything is simply because you don't care.
If you don't care, you won't be sad.
"Haha, don't take what I said casually to heart. I didn't mean to hurt you today..."
"If Mr. Chu doesn't want to marry, can you please do me a favor?"
"Um?"
"Can Mr. Chu marry me?"
"?"
"I don't want to marry someone I don't know. The Hu family is an official in the court and will not do cheap business. If I go to them..."
As long as they join the Hu family, the fate of the two Pei sisters will be out of their control.
In the dancing firelight, Pei Yubing blushed and rubbed a part of the hem of her clothes with her fingers. Waiting for Chu Huizhou's response was like a death row prisoner waiting for sentencing.
Chu Huizhou was silent for two seconds, then suddenly raised his hand and rubbed her head.
"I never considered taking a wife."
Seeing Pei Yubing's eyes dimming instantly, Chu Huizhou sighed and said again.
"If you don't want to be used by the Hu family, don't seek their asylum."
"But what can I do..."
Pei Yubing's hesitant tone showed that she had not considered this proposal carefully.
"Miss Pei knows medical skills and is good at cooking. She can't starve to death no matter what she does, right?"
"What about you?" Pei Yubing raised his eyes and asked him hurriedly: "Will you come with us?"
"Strange, if others want to get rid of me as a burden as soon as possible when they meet me, why does Miss Pei like to do the opposite?"
"Mr. Chu, why do you always belittle yourself?"
Pei Yubing's question hit a sore spot, and now it was Chu Huizhou's turn to remain silent.
Chu Huizhou added more firewood, and the only sound left in the air was the crackling sound of burning firewood.
Chu Huizhou looked at her with complicated eyes and said hoarsely.
"It's late at night. I'll keep watch. You can go back to the car and rest."
The next day, it was almost noon when Pei Yubing woke up.
She didn't sleep well at all last night. When she closed her eyes, all she could think of was Chu Huizhou's face. He rubbed his swollen and painful head and looked out into the distance from the small window in the carriage. Green mountains stretched endlessly, and the air was filled with the smell of moisture.
After getting out of the carriage, the firewood on the ground had long been extinguished, but Chu Huizhou was not seen nearby.
Pei Yubing's heart suddenly sank.
Just as she was thinking wildly, Chu Huizhou's voice sounded behind her.
"What are you doing here?"
Chu Huizhou was holding fresh fruit in his arms, and he didn't know where he found it.
Before Pei Yubing could speak, he heard Chu Huizhou speak again.
