After rebirth, the leader only wants to be with the shadow guard

Tonight, Tingyan Lake was so prosperous and dazzling, so stunning that all the tourists who saw it were amazed, and the news soon spread throughout the capital.

But no matter what the outside world said, Lou Jingyu remained unmoved. Since he had decided to give Ying Shiyi the most unique fireworks lantern as a gift, he was not afraid of others' speculation and digging.

He was eager to let everyone know his feelings for Ying Shiyi. After all, looking across the entire capital, no one dared to point fingers.

It was late at night. After Lou Jingyu took Ying Shiyi to watch the fireworks, he took everyone into the cabin.

Lou Jingyu sat on the couch, pressed Ying Shiyi to sit on his lap, and spoke to him softly.

"Celebrate our birthday every year from now on, okay?"

"Good~"

In Ying Shiyi's eyes, celebrating a birthday is also a celebration of their meeting in the vast crowd.

He likes spending this day with Ayu.

Lou Jingyu looked at the smiling face of the young man in front of him and felt that he would definitely be able to accompany Ying Shiyi year after year.

Keep going, year after year, and don't stop halfway.

——Don’t stop at the prime of life at the age of 21 like in your last life…

Lou Jingyu silently tightened his hands around Ying Shiyi's waist, picked her up horizontally, and took her to the bed behind the screen to rest.

It was almost midnight, so I decided not to bring anyone back and forth and just rested on the boat.

Although the bed here is not as wide as the one in the mansion, it can still accommodate two people. It's just a little crowded.

Lou Jingyu thought it was good, as it allowed him to hold Ying Shiyi tightly in his arms, whether their chests were against each other's backs or they were hugging each other face to face, they could stay close together.

"Eleven is one year older today." Lou Jingyu patted Ying Shiyi's back gently and said to him.

Ying Shiyi was covered with a quilt, with only his head exposed. When he heard Lou Jingyu's words, he looked at him with wide eyes, waiting for what to say next.

"Eighteen years old." Lou Jingyu didn't seem to need Ying Shiyi's response. He just sighed.

Ying Shiyi pinched his collar with her fingers and blinked, looking more like a cute little rabbit that anyone could touch.

"Yeah." Ying Eleven responded.

Lou Jingyu laughed and lowered his head to kiss him on the forehead.

"I'm tired today too. Have a good sleep and we'll go back tomorrow, okay?"

Ying Shiyi naturally followed his instructions. Lying in his warm arms, feeling his breath, she closed her eyes and prepared to sleep.

His heart was filled with emotions all night, and he saw so many of the most unique surprises in the world that he had never imagined. He was very excited, but it was also magical that as long as he was with Ayu, his heart gradually calmed down.

I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep, but unexpectedly my breathing became steady soon.

Although I didn't do anything today, my emotions were intense and it was exhausting.

Lou Jingyu bent his fingers and rubbed his little face.

Eleven, I will definitely protect you in this life.

As you once told me, at all costs.

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The next morning, Lou Jingyu and Ying Shiyi got off the boat.

On their way back, the two saw a morning market set up on the street. The steaming hot breakfast noodles were very tempting, so they ate some steamed dumplings outside before returning home.

"You two came back quite early. I just woke up." Duan Chunhui said with a yawn.

As soon as Lou Jingyu and Ying Shiyi entered the door, they met Duan Chunhui who was about to go out.

"Where are we going?" Lou Jingyu asked.

"Let's go to the Qin Palace. Didn't the Medicine Demon open his mouth before? Now let's go and try the new medicine for Master Shen."

Duan Chunhui was extremely tired. Last night, he and Lian Jue arranged for the servants to set off fireworks around the lake, and they came back very late.

Lou Jingyu ordered 180 shells to be fired around the lake. The number must not be too many or too few, and the time must be properly controlled. Although there were servants guarding, in order to stand up for his good brother, he also patrolled with Lian Jue, and he almost ran his legs off.

It was not easy to muster up some energy this morning.

"Master Duan, you still have to make sure to get some rest." Ying Shiyi said with concern.

Duan Chunhui smiled gently and wanted to reach out his hand to pat him like a good brother, but was met with a cold look from Lou Jingyu. He withdrew his hand awkwardly without even touching his sleeve.

"Master, you are too stingy. Eleven is the one who cares about others."

Ying Shiyi pursed his lips.

In fact, he is not a person who easily expresses his emotions, and he does not have any extra empathy except for certain people.

But somehow, after being with Lou Jingyu, he became much gentler. Only he himself knew about this subtle change.

He thought that it was because he had so much love that he learned to express his concern.

"Okay, okay, do you think the gold ingot I gave you yesterday was given for free? You have to work harder." Lou Jingyu was in a good mood and also made a joke.

"Hmph, profiteer!" Duan Chunhui curled his lips, said something to Ying Shiyi and walked out.

Lou Jingyu called him back, "I'll give Lian Jue half a day off, and he will go with you."

Duan Chunhui then became delighted and went out with Lian Jue.

Lou Jingyu and Ying Shiyi went straight to the study together as there were a lot of things to deal with.

Lou Jingyu gave Lian Jue a holiday, and he had to get busy.

He was concentrating on handling official business, while Ying Shiyi was reading a book and making tea beside him, just like when he was in the Chiyang Sect.

Lou Jingyu put down his pen and patted the seat next to him, and Ying Shiyi walked over and sat next to him.

"Does Eleven miss home?" he asked.

Ying Shiyi thought about it and said honestly, "A little bit. We have been away from the church for more than a month."

He thought of the fox fur coat he had made for A Yu before leaving the sect, and wondered if it was finished.

Lou Jingyu fed him an orange and said to him, "We have almost finished dealing with the affairs in the capital. We will be back soon."

When they went out last night, someone from the Ji family came, but Ji Zhongli was busy with court affairs and did not come. He himself was in a difficult situation and could not save himself.

However, it is not easy for him to still remember his son at this time. Asking the servants to bring Ji Feng's body and saying that they are here to seek justice is nothing but nonsense.

The people in the mansion ignored him, so Ying Er and his shadow guards drove them away.

Lou Jingyu guessed that Gu Yezhou was about to launch the final blow against the Ji family, and heard that the imperial edict was about to come down.

The Ji family is on the decline, and this time they are using Ji Feng's incident just to bring Lou Jingyu down as well.

But they didn't know that this was the joint work of Lou Jingyu and Gu Yezhou, so how could they be foolish enough to get involved.

The best policy is to ignore it.

When Ying Shiyi heard that he was going back to teach, his eyes lit up and he nodded.

"It will be November when we return to Danqi Mountain. I wonder if we will see snow," he said.

Lou Jingyu pinched his little face, it was soft and felt great.

"I won't miss it," he said, "I'll take care of some people quickly so that we can see the first snow on Mount Nisu."

After finishing his official business, Lou Jingyu taught Ying Shiyi how to look at the accounts for a while, jokingly saying that this was a special favor for the future master, which made Ying Shiyi blush again.