"I'm sorry," Yan Xiao stood firm and half-knelt down again, "Lord Baoying, unless there are special circumstances, the secret guard can't touch the master at will, this is the rule." ”

"Huh?" Shi Qingqian only felt inexplicable, and there were such impersonal regulations? "Whose rules?"

Yan Xiao raised his eyes and looked at Shi Qingqian, not knowing what was contained in those eyes, he paused and replied, "The rules of the organization." ”

"Sister Sister, these secret guards are like this, everything must be done according to the rules, you just let him go." Seeing this, the five princesses hurriedly stood up and played a round.

Although the fifth princess has had a lot of secret guards, she has never been in contact with Yan Xiao, because Yan Xiao has always been Shen Shu's secret guard before, and Shen Lun is not easy to arrange for Yan Xiao to protect others. Now that Shen Shu has gone to the Jiangnan region, Yan Xiao has no master, and Shen Lun feels that Shi Qingqian's identity is also suitable, so he sent Yan Xiao here.

The fifth princess only knew that Yan Xiao had always been a hard-working and unsmiling person.

Later, Shi Qingqian gradually learned that all the secret guards in the palace came from an organization on the rivers and lakes, and that unknown organization was responsible for cultivating secret guards for the palace. The Secret Guard obeyed the Emperor's orders.

Generally speaking, a dark guard will not follow the same person all the time, for fear that they will be lazy, but Yan Xiao is different, he usually trains to die at all, if he can have a lazy day, it is a wonder of the world.

Previously, he was responsible for protecting Shen Shu, but he had to return to the organization every three months to re-evaluate, so he didn't stay by Shen Shu's side all the time, but he was suddenly sent to protect a milky little girl.

After all...... The little girl was as white and tender as a dough, and he was afraid that he would make her cry if he spoke loudly. Dating a little girl, Yan Xiao really couldn't resist.

But it's all here, and Yan Xiao will also do what he should do seriously and patiently.

Seeing the fifth princess waving her hand, he breathed a sigh of relief, jumped up on the spot, and hid back in the big tree.

"But...... It's so hard for these secret guards. Shi Qingqian held his cheeks and reached out to play with the rope of the tea bag, "If you want to protect yourself all day long...... Don't you even have time to eat and sleep? ”

The fifth princess scratched her head, "Hmm...... I don't know, but they should go to rest when their masters are not in danger, right? ”

"Actually, I won't leave the capital now, and the emperor doesn't need Yan Xiao to protect me so early." Shi Qingqian smiled, always feeling unhappy. Thinking of a pair of eyes staring at him all the time, Shi Qingqian felt uncomfortable.

"There is a need for a run-in between the secret guard and the master," the fifth princess patiently explained, "It's okay, anyway, it's only this month, when you return to the capital safely, Yan Xiao naturally doesn't need to follow you anymore." ”

Shi Qingqian nodded.

Speaking of going out, there are less than ten days left before the wedding date of the fifth princess, and at that time, the fifth princess will have to embark on the long road of harmony.

This time the mountains and rivers are long, and the chances of returning to this home are slim.

But the closer to the day of departure, the better the mentality of the fifth princess, she was still depressed and unsmiling all day long, but these days, she has seen a lot. Even, she took the initiative to ask Shi Qingqian about Shi Ke's situation, she seemed to treat everything so lightly, that is, she did not refuse hoarsely, and she did not want to keep everything in her heart with affection.

It was as if she was waiting for that day without sorrow or joy......

In the evening, Shi Qingqian returned to the Hou Mansion and couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the fresh citrus on his table.

In this era, there was no fast means of transportation, and even oranges became a rare luxury. She peeled one off with a bitter face, and the entrance was unexpectedly sweet and delicious.

Shi Qingqian suddenly remembered something, and shouted softly: "Yan Xiao? ”

But after a while, Yan Xiao's voice came from the window: "Lord Baoying, my subordinates are here." ”

Shi Qingqian turned his head to look, and saw Yan Xiao hanging upside down at the window, dressed in jet black, like a bat. Shi Qingqian suddenly remembered that Shen Shu had also come to him like this before.

"Don't hang it, it's scary," Shi Qingqian forced himself to shake off the messy thoughts in his mind and said, "Come in and give you an orange to eat." ”

Yan Xiao was stunned for a moment, and the figure that was about to go inside stopped again.

"Here you go, it's sweet." Finding that the other party did not come in, Shi Qingqian urged again.

Yan Xiao didn't know what was wrong with him, maybe ...... He really wanted to eat the orange fruit in Shi Qingqian's hand, he leaned over, crossed in, and reached out to take the thing in Shi Qingqian's hand.

He looked left and right, and he just felt that he couldn't speak.

This stupid move, Shi Qingqian saw it in his eyes, and only felt so cute that it made people laugh, and said: "Yan Xiao, haven't you ever eaten oranges?" ”

Yan Xiao looked at Shi Qingqian and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll peel one for you." Shi Qingqian nodded, picked up an orange from front of him, peeled it, and handed it to Yan Xiao, "Hey, you taste it, is it delicious?" ”

Yan Xiao's movements were a little wooden, he suspiciously swallowed the orange petals with white silk into his mouth, the juice of the fruit exploded in his mouth, and the sweetness of his mouth made him almost can't believe that there is such a delicious thing in the world.

Looking at Yan Xiao's expression, Shi Qingqian knew that he liked to eat oranges.

It's a pity that this era is too inconvenient, oranges are born in Huainan, and there is no way to plant them in the north, so they can only take advantage of the time to pay tribute, and then take advantage of their father's official position to get a few tribute oranges to eat.

"By the way, Yan Xiao, when do you sleep?" Feeling that the momentum around Yan Xiao was not so serious, Shi Qingqian took the opportunity to ask.

"When it's ugly, it's when it's bad." He replied obediently.

"How much time?"

Yan Xiao nodded.

"That'...... Where do you sleep? ”

Yan Xiao pointed to a big tree outside Shi Qingqian's window.

It turned out that he was resting against a tree! This...... Isn't that too much work?

"How's that going to work?" Shi Qingqian exclaimed, "Either I'll find you a guest room, you can rest in the room, I won't run out for a walk at night, it's safe." ”

Hearing this, Yan Xiao shook his head, I don't know if it was an illusion, Shi Qingqian always felt that he was serious again, so he just heard him say: "No need, this is my job, just do your own thing." ”

After that, as if he was afraid that Shi Qingqian would ask anything more, he turned his head and jumped, and disappeared into the night with the oranges given by Shi Qingqian.

"Hmph...... Weird. Shi Qingqian pursed his lips, he was completely bored with himself, since Yan Xiao didn't buy it, Shi Qingqian didn't bother to care.

She lay on the bed, thinking on her back about the events of these days.

In a few days, the fifth princess will be married...... In the blink of an eye, it's been so long...... I don't know what my future holds, but it's always right to take one step at a time, and there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.