Chapter 269: Courage
The cool breeze is blowing, and the aroma of wine is bursting.
Meng Xilan was already a person who was not strong enough to drink, and after just two glasses of wine, her cheeks began to flush slightly, and her eyes also revealed a lazy meaning.
Zhou Youchen drank a little stronger than her green plum wine, and when she saw her blushing, she couldn't help asking: "You are still drinking medicine, don't be greedy." ”
Meng Xilan smiled slightly when she heard this, but there was willfulness in her smile, and she poured herself another glass of wine, "It's okay, the master said it's okay to drink...... The wine is hot and it warms up, which is good for me. ”
She was telling the truth, Jiao Changqing also once suggested that when using pills, you can take them with warm wine, so that the effect of the medicine will be better.
Meng Xilan usually doesn't dare to try it easily, just because she is a person who gets drunk easily, and once she gets drunk, she is afraid that she will do something wrong.
Speaking of which, it's not a good day to celebrate with a drink. However, Meng Xilan still made a temporary decision and wanted to break the ring once.
Zhou Youchen also noticed that something was wrong with her, cup after cup, with a little bit of recklessness.
When it came to the fifth cup, Zhou Youchen reached out to cover her cup, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "You're not right today?" Why are you drinking so quickly......
Meng Xilan gently took his hand away and poured herself another glass of wine. "I can't see it, I'm hoping to get myself drunk soon."
"Why?"
His voice was low and sounded like sweet sake.
Meng Xilan avoided his eyes, lowered her head and said, "Because I am too timid, I want to get drunk, borrow some wine gall, and strengthen my own courage." ”
Zhou Youchen couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "What big are you going to do? It also needs to be courageous...... In my opinion, you have always been a bold man! ”
He wasn't joking, thinking about the years she had been in the palace before, she had really taken a lot of risks for him.
Meng Xilan finished another drink before speaking: "I may be the most timid person in the world." With that, she looked up into his eyes,
Sometimes, her boldness is just pretended, and her heart is still trembling every day, hiding a lot of unspeakable cowardice.
"What, you have something on your mind today?"
Zhou Youchen sensed something and gently shook her hand.
Meng Xilan grabbed his hand and pressed it against her cheek.
"Your Majesty, stay in Cining Palace tonight."
Zhou Youchen was slightly stunned when he heard this, and asked her with deep eyes: "Are you serious?" ”
Did she know what that meant? In the past, even if he occasionally wanted to rely on her side, she would have no choice but to refuse, but this time she took the initiative.
Meng Xilan let out a soft "um".
She was about to pour herself wine again, but Zhou Youchen couldn't stand it anymore and stopped her: "Don't drink it." ”
Is she so eager to get drunk tonight?
Zhou Youchen's palm moved slowly, stroking the sideburns around her ear. "Don't drink it, I'll stay tonight, even if you regret it and want to drive me away for a while, I won't leave."
After Zhou Youchen finished speaking, he glanced at Zhulu and Zhuqing behind him, and ordered lightly: "Niangniang is drunk, you can wait for her to bathe and change clothes." ”
When Zhu Lu and Zhu Qing heard this, they nodded again and again, thinking about what was going to happen next, and their faces were slightly flushed.
High welfare is in my heart.
It seems that tonight is a good day for the master and the mother.
When Zhulu was waiting for Meng Xilan to take a bath, she deliberately added flower petals to the bath bucket and said with a smile: "Niangniang, you finally figured it out." ”
In fact, this is a matter of time or time, rather than dragging it out longer and longer, it is better to follow the emperor's wishes as soon as possible.
After all, the emperor is the dearest person to the mother.
At this moment, the strength of the wine had already arched her head, Meng Xilan was a little dizzy, she sat against the bathtub, her heart was slightly hot.
Maybe she figured it out, or maybe she didn't think about anything...... If Zhou Youchen is really ready to go on a personal expedition, then there are some things that she has to do!
Thinking of this, Meng Xilan raised her eyes and looked out the window, looking at the hazy and quiet moonlight, her eyes were unconcealably anxious and uneasy.
By the time she came out of the bathroom, the candlesticks in the dormitory were half extinguished.
The light in the room instantly became ambiguous, and Meng Xilan was only wearing a light and slender gauze skirt, and her long hair was scattered with slightly curly lines. The candlelight behind her shone through, just enough to illuminate the slender silhouette of her body.
Zhou Youchen seemed to lean on the head of the bed leisurely, closing his eyes and resting, but his heart was still pounding uncontrollably.
When he opened his eyes, he found that she was standing a few steps away, looking at him quietly, and her eyes flashed with a faint light.
Zhou Youchen couldn't help but sit up straight, stretched out his hand and said, "Come here." ”
His breath was slightly heavy, with a somewhat commanding tone.
Such a scene seems to have appeared in his dreams before...... And, more than once.
Meng Xilan looked slightly drunk, but she still couldn't hide the shyness in her heart.
She subconsciously tightened the skirt on her body and walked slowly step by step.
Every time she took a step forward, Zhou Youchen's heartbeat sped up by a minute, as if it was about to pop out of her throat.
Seeing that she was only one step away from him.
She has a strong floral fragrance on her body, and the fragrance is refreshing to her heart.
Zhou Youchen took a deep breath and pulled her in front of him.
It's just this action that can't help but make Meng Xilan's whole body tense again, she thought that it would be better if she was drunk, but she was still uncomfortable, very uncomfortable......
Zhou Youchen looked at her and blinked in panic, only feeling so novel.
"Where are all the usually calm shelves of the mother?"
Meng Xilan saw that he was deliberately making fun of himself, so she only looked up at him: "Don't mess with me." ”
Zhou Youchen lowered his head and lightly touched her forehead: "Actually, I am not much better than you." ”
In the past, he always wanted to have her, and even thought that once he grabbed her, he would not let go, but if he really wanted to do it, he was so nervous.
"Chen'er......" Meng Xilan suddenly called his name.
"Huh?" Zhou Youchen hugged her and replied.
"Let's lie down and talk for a while." Meng Xilan suggested with some caution.
She didn't hold back, she just didn't want to panic too much.
Zhou Youchen took a deep breath before he said, "Are you still afraid of me?" ”
Meng Xilan shook her head: "No, it's just that the emperor's face when he was a child always flashes in his mind." ”
As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the two people were slightly stunned.
Zhou Youchen smiled a little helplessly: "Got it." ”
Sharing a bed is not an uncomfortable thing for them.
Meng Xilan held Zhou Youchen's hand, felt each other's careful breathing, and settled down little by little.
Her breathing was shallow, slow, and steady.
Zhou Youchen was afraid that she would fall asleep with the strength of the wine, so he hurriedly turned over and poked her face.
Meng Xilan moved, pillowed his hand, and said, "Just stay a little longer." ”
Zhou Youchen pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, so he gently rubbed her earlobe with his thumb and sighed: "Are you sleepy?" ”
Looking at her, it looked like she was going to fall asleep.
Meng Xilan could have pretended to be asleep, but she opened her eyes to look at him, her eyes were dark and deep: "No, I just want to stay quietly with you for a while like this." ”
Zhou Youchen smiled when he heard this, and stretched out an arm to her: "Then I will give you my arm as a pillow, okay?" ”
Meng Xilan smiled slightly, and pillowed up, her hair was still a little wet, and her hair was cold. That cool touch, through the skin, instantly infected his heart, made him feel very comfortable.
He has liked cold and not hot since he was a child, but because of the doctor's advice, he can no longer be as greedy for cold as he was when he was a child.
Separated by two thin layers of clothing, the two people exchanged body temperatures with each other, and gradually even breathing became ambiguous.
"And now? Do you still think about my face when I was a child? Zhou Youchen asked lightly.
Meng Xilan shook her head slightly, the two of them were almost face to face, and she could clearly see each of his eyebrows.
Her fingertips gently ran down his eyebrows, "At first glance, he looks like a stubborn child, even his eyebrows are so hard and stiff, and he grows up unconvinced." ”
Zhou Youchen closed his eyes: "I am just a stubborn temper. Born. ”
Meng Xilan silently withdrew her hand: "It is precisely because the emperor has such a temperament that I am sometimes worried." ”
"Don't worry, I'm not the kid I used to be anymore."
He has already grown up, but she is always reluctant to give up on him when she was a child.
Meng Xilan looked at him calmly: "Once we take this step, many people will accuse us, and even some people will laugh at us and attack us......"
The ambiguity of the form is different from the real relationship, and if it is just rumors, there is still room for everything to turn around. However, once they have the reality of husband and wife, then in this life, there is no turning back.
"I'm not afraid!" Zhou Youchen hugged her tightly, kissed her lips, and said, "Don't be afraid!" We didn't do anything wrong, we didn't ......."
Meng Xilan's heart throbbed when she heard this, and she kissed him back gently and shallowly. But he was extremely anxious, and he couldn't wait to snatch all her breath, with a little domineering and a little gentleness.
The moonlight outside the window was bright, and Meng Xilan inadvertently remembered how Zhou Youchen had come to Cining Palace secretly for the first time and came to her window.
Such a thin young man, but he was clothed in a bright moonlight, and his whole body was shrouded in a faint clear light, like a god descending from heaven.
Zhou Youchen looked at the slightly distracted gaze and suddenly bit her lip. He wanted her to look at him, to look at him with undivided attention.
Meng Xilan met his hot gaze, and then found her own shadow in his eyes, and smiled slightly.
Suddenly, she had a wonderful feeling. She seemed to be able to hide in his eyes, with a little shining light, quietly hiding there, with those painful memories of her past life, with those unknown heavy thoughts.