It was late at night, and the streets of Fu 'an City were deserted. Everyone rolled up their mats and went home to sleep. The winter moon was clear and cold, and the ice-like silver light that poured down from the west shone on the entire Fu' an City, making people feel even colder.
The two lanterns hanging high in front of the inn's door swayed in the wind, as if they could fall at any time.
" I'm sorry, sir. We only have one room left. How about..." The middle-aged man in front of the counter was the innkeeper of the inn. He was neither tall nor short, but his belly was quite big. When he saw that the two of them wanted to rent two rooms, he said in embarrassment," How about you make do with one room?"”
Luo Xiyang looked at the shopkeeper as if she had lost her breath. The shopkeeper felt guilty for some reason. Her eyes seemed to say,'What a good shopkeeper. Are you trying to use a girl's innocence to do business?' How could a man and a woman be in the same room?
"Is there only one room?" Li Zhan asked uncertainly.
"There's only one room left in this shop. I don't know what's going on today, but there are so many outsiders. The inn is full." The shopkeeper said.
Li Zhan turned his head to look at Luo Xi. This was the second inn they had changed to. The first one was full, and now there was only one room left. He wanted to ask her if she wanted to stay, but this girl was also looking at him, waiting for him to make a decision. However, she wanted to say, Your Highness, why don't we change to another inn?
Li Zhan handed over a silver ingot and said," Sure, just one room!”
Upon hearing this, Luo Xi looked at Li Zhan in astonishment and shook his head vigorously. The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw the silver. He happily took the silver and immediately turned around to shout," Waiter, send the two guests upstairs and treat them well.”
Li Zhan pulled Luo Xi and prepared to follow the waiter upstairs, but he couldn't move her. It turned out that the wretched girl was hugging the pillar and refused to leave.
"I said, even if you don't want to stay, you have to stay. Moreover, you can save money. Why don't I sleep on the bed and you sleep on the floor?" Li Zhan said. After he finished speaking, Luo Xi dared to let go.
The shopkeeper was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
A ray of soft moonlight shone through the window and onto the windowsill. The windowsill seemed to be plated with silver, making it look dreamy.
At this moment, Luo Xi was really sleeping on the floor with her blanket rolled up.
Li Zhan tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep. In the end, he kicked the blanket away and sat up. Under the moonlight, he looked at Luo Xi who was sleeping with her back facing him. Her back was very thin. He didn't know if she was asleep, but he couldn't sleep anyway.
"Luo Xi, I'm thirsty!" Li Zhan called out, wanting to see if she had any reaction, but before he could see clearly, Luo Xi suddenly pulled away the blanket and stood up. Her action was too sudden, and it gave him a fright.
"This servant will pour you water now!" Luo Xi said, then turned around and walked to the tea table to pour a cup of water.
Li Zhan looked at her, as if he was not used to her being so obedient until he took the cup of water in a daze. He said," Luo Xi, go back to the Crown Prince's residence tomorrow! Don't worry about Honglan Temple for now."
Luo Xi looked up at him and asked," What about His Highness?”
"I still have things to do!" Li Zhan said," If they ask about you, just say that you didn't see me. You can't tell them where I am."”
"Will Your Highness be able to do it alone? What if something happened to Your Highness? Why couldn't he return to the palace and let them handle it for His Highness?”Luo Xi said.
"No, this is a secret. "Stay here and grow for another year or two…" After one or two years, if I'm still alive, I'll marry you, okay?
Luo Xi didn't quite understand and didn't ask anymore. She nodded and said," Alright, this servant understands!”
Li Zhan returned the cup to her. Luo Xi took it and said," Aren't you drinking? Your Highness?"
"It's too hot!" Li Zhan said," Put the cup aside."”
Luo Xi obeyed and placed the cup on the bedside table, hoping that when he wanted to drink, he could reach it with his hand.
"Come here!" Li Zhan instructed and even hooked his finger at her.
Luo Xi walked over slowly in confusion. Li Zhan pulled her over impatiently and made her sit on the bed. Then, he ran to the floor and rolled up the blanket to sleep.
Before she could react, Luo Xi saw him lying on the ground and rolling up her blanket.
Before she could speak again, Li Zhan seemed to know what she was going to say. He said," Don't be too grateful to me. I just don't want my people to lie on the floor and catch a cold. Doesn't this mean that you didn't follow the wrong master?" Look at how well my master treats you. So in the future, even if I'm not by your side, you have to take good care of yourself.”
Luo Xi looked at him sleeping with his head covered and saying such generous words. Her nose suddenly felt sour. She wanted to breathe in, but she was afraid that the sound would be heard by him, so she could only open her wet red eyes and look up at the bed.
She wanted to reject him, but she couldn't go against him. She couldn't reject his kindness to her. Even so, she couldn't sleep through the long night.
Yu Feng, who had been exhausted for a day, returned to his room. The room was dark, and the doors and windows were locked. Not a trace of moonlight could enter.
Yu Feng closed the door. It was as if at the last moment, only in his own space did he dare to remove his disguise. The so-called hidden anger and hatred would be exposed. No one knew how hard it was to hide all of this.
Dragging his exhausted body into the darkness, Yu Feng sat on the stool beside the tea table.
He felt that even lighting a candle was very tiring, so he decided not to light it. He leaned against the table with one hand and rested his arm on the table to close his eyes.
It was very quiet in the darkness.
Qianqian's breathing was very even, neither fast nor slow.
In this room, besides Yu Feng's breathing, there was another person's breathing. Yu Feng was so shocked that his fatigue disappeared. He sat up and scanned his surroundings vigilantly. At the same time, Yu Feng used his internal strength to light up the candlesticks in the room. In an instant, the flames of several candlesticks lit up at the same time, illuminating every corner of the room.
At the bedside, Cai 'er was hugging her legs, her head resting on the beam of the bed, fast asleep. Dressed in a plain white and thin dress, her face was exposed to the cold air, and a strand of her long hair hung on her chest. Seemingly feeling the cold, Cai' er subconsciously tightened her body.
Yu Feng smiled and shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do about her!
She slept very lightly and quietly, like a beautiful butterfly. He did not dare to touch her, afraid that he would be hurt.
Yu Feng walked over softly, his distressed eyes filled with reproach. He felt sorry for her silence and stubbornness towards him, blaming her for not wearing more clothes.
Was it a sigh or a condemnation of himself?
Yu Feng carefully picked her up and held her in his arms. Although his movements were gentle, he still woke her up.
Cai 'er opened her hazy eyes, half-closed for a while, looking as if she hadn't woken up yet. Seeing Yu Feng in front of her, Cai' er thought that she was dreaming, so she very naturally said,”Perhaps it was because she had just woken up, her voice was very soft.
Yu Feng looked at her without saying anything.
Finding a warm Cai 'er, she desperately burrowed into his embrace, wanting to obtain more. Perhaps she was greedy, she said,"It's very warm!"”
She buried her head in his chest, the place closest to his heart. It was rhythmic, thumping, thumping, accompanying her breathing.
Yu Feng said," Go to sleep!"
"Yes!" She closed her eyes and replied lazily, then buried herself in his arms.
Everything was quiet, as if it was an illusion.
Yu Feng carried her back to her room. There was no one on the way. Fortunately, no one would see her.
He placed her on the bed and covered her with the blanket. After doing this, he was supposed to leave, but he greedily stayed behind and sat beside her to look at her.
Just like now, when she was asleep, he finally dared to face the feelings that he had hidden for many years. All these years, he had hidden everything very hard. He had to endure a lot of pressure. Forgive him for not giving her an answer, forgive him for ruthlessly rejecting her at the door.
" If only you weren't Mu Zheng's daughter…" He raised his hand to caress the stray hair on her forehead and looked at her with a deep and reserved gaze." How good would that be!"”As he spoke, Yu Feng felt that what he said was very laughable. The corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, as if he was mocking himself.
Cai 'er, who was asleep, only turned around in response, not hearing what he was saying.
After a long time.
Yu Feng left her room, closed the door for her, and turned to leave, but he was stunned.
Qiuyue Niang stood behind him and looked at him as if she had caught something.
"Master's wife!"
"What are you doing in Cai 'er's room?”Qiuyue Niang questioned…
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