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Looks like it's in the CX chapter attacking Gaoxin.
A war disappeared into a family matter. Xiaoyao was very happy and took a walk in the garden with Tushan. Here Tushan shows his macroscopic and strategic side. He explains to Xiaoyao the purpose of this war.
I found it. Actually, the scene with the branches took place after the Xuan Yuan-Gao Xin war ended.
小夭捂住耳朵,嚷道:“不要听了!被你一说很多事都变了味道。”
璟拽住小夭,让她低头避开路边横生的树枝,笑道:“大势虽不可逆,可人力也决定了很多,若没有陛下的克制、高辛王的豁达,很难有现在皆大欢喜的结局。”
Xiao Yao covered her ears and shouted, "I don't want to hear any more! Many things sound off with your analysis."
Jing grabbed Xiao Yao and had her lower her head to avoid the overgrown branches by the roadside, then laughed, "While the tide is irreversible, human efforts play a huge role in determining the outcome. Without the restraint of His Majesty and the Gao Xin king's open-mindedness, it would have been difficult to achieve the happy conclusion for everyone that we are seeing now."
-- Vol 3 Ch7 (Chapter 40)
Contrast that with this scene:
策马走山间的小路时,他总让她走前面,因为当前面的人经过后,横生的树枝常会弹打到后面的人。
相柳怎么可能温柔地和她说话,体贴地让着她,耐心地陪着她?也只有防风邶这种浪荡子才能那么了解女人的心思。
When riding along a narrow mountain path, he would always let her ride ahead of him because after the person in front had passed by, the overgrown branches would spring back and hit the person behind.
How could Xiang Liu ever talk to her gently, thoughtfully let her have her way, patiently spend time with her? Only a libertine like Fangfeng Bei would understand a woman's heart so well.
-- Vol 1 Ch16
Even without the implication of parallel scenes, one thing that struck me is how these two scenes mirror the way each man loved her:
With Fangfeng Bei, she always walked ahead boldly without a care, while he followed behind to take on the backlash and consequences of her actions.
Jing walked alongside her and made her tread with caution to avoid being hit.
One allowed her to live her life bold and free, while the other made her circumspect.