Ran Yan was momentarily taken aback and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"There are some things that I can't control," Xiao Song said slowly.
Xiao Song was very clear in his heart that he felt guilty because he had made her witness such helplessness, letting her understand that even someone as revered as the Emperor was not free from constraints. In life, few people were lucky enough to remain untainted.
With Xiao Song's capabilities, he could have kept his woman in a pure space, free from any filth, but he feared that doing so would only push Ran Yan further away from him. Eventually, she might come to see him as hypocritical and deceitful. Besides, Ran Yan was not the kind of delicate flower that needed protection.
After escorting Ran Yan back to her estate, Xiao Song took a horse from the Ran estate and returned.
