Seeing him smile like this, my heart was even heavier, but I still asked him first, "How are your wounds now?" ”

"It's fine."

"Does it hurt?"

"Don't worry."

He spoke in a low, soft voice, much weaker than when he had just woken up. Obviously, during the time when he closed the door and was in the house with Han Ruoshi, he must have said a lot of words, and his breath was so weak.

What did he say to convince Han Ruoshi, I don't know, even if he knew at this time, he might not be able to save anything, but seeing his pale face and weak breath, he still insisted like this, which made my heart weigh another heavy stone.

I thought about it for a moment and said, "Then you can rest for a while." ”

After speaking, I was about to turn around and go out, but as soon as I moved, I heard Pei Yuanxiu call me behind me: "Qingying." ”

I stopped and looked back at him.

The corners of his pale lips were hooked, and he smiled at me and said, "I don't want to sleep now, can you sit with me for a while?" ”

“……”

I paused for a moment, walked over slowly, and sat down on the stool next to the bed.

The smile in his eyes deepened. Lying on the bed and looking at me quietly, there was almost satisfied tenderness in his eyes, but that kind of gaze made me feel more and more like pins and needles, almost unable to hold on, and I heard him say softly: "Just now, Zitong didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

I shook my head: "Not really." ”

He said softly, "She has a quick temper, like a child. ”

"yes." I also nodded, and said with a little smile: "It's rare for the princess to be so innocent, laughing and scolding are all in shape, a pure heart, which is touching." ”

Pei Yuanxiu glanced at me and said, "You don't seem to mind her?" ”

I shook my head slightly.

"So, what do you mind?"

I was stunned and looked up to meet his intent.

He asked me, what do I mind?

Why did he ask at this time?

I know that although he and I have not known each other for many days, he does know more about me than I know about him, including some subtle thoughts in my heart, he can even detect a thing or two.

I still remember that Nangong Lizhu once said that on the night of their wedding, Pei Yuanxiu kept shouting a person's name after getting drunk, saying that he wanted to give that person complete happiness, but he had no way to pay.

He knows what I want.

Therefore, even if I was just an ordinary little palace maid at the beginning, as the prince of the Celestial Empire, it was just a gesture to ask for a little palace maid, but he always shy away from me out of respect.

Even, after he disposed of He Qingzhou's family, when he came to see me in the court, he specially explained to me, whether it was public or private, he knew very well what I couldn't accept, and what I minded the most.

……

As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly froze.

That was the first time I saw him in the Inner Pavilion, although his eyes were soft and his breath was warm, but such a deep scheming, such an old-fashioned and spicy act, I only felt a biting chill at that time.

And Wei Ningyuan's words rang in his ears again-

"I've always felt that Madame is the prince's scabbard......"

"Didn't Madame find out that when you were by the Prince's side, he hardly hurt anyone......

Thinking of this, I slowly lowered my head and looked at Pei Yuanxiu on the bed, he still looked at me gently, and there was a small, slender shadow reflected in those clear eyes, as if from the beginning, it was only me who was single-minded.

“……”

I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything for a while, and after a pause, I smiled lightly and said, "At this age, if you don't know the destiny of heaven, you should be sensible." There is so much to mind. ”

"Really?"

"Even if there were, I would have forgotten about it."

Saying this, I lowered my eyes a little tiredly, because I really felt tired.

At this time, Pei Yuanxiu's gentle voice came-"I still remember it for you." ”

"......" I was stunned and looked up at him.

The corners of his eyes were crooked, and the sun shone on his pale face, but reflected a faint brilliance, although gentle, but in gentleness there was a firm stubbornness, which was not transferred by anyone, even any circumstance. This may be the reason why the world has changed over the years, but he has remained the same.

My lips were trembling with my lips slightly open, but I was speechless. After a while, I felt that my lips were drying up terribly, and I gently pursed it.

But people are chaotic.

In my head and heart, there seem to be countless voices constantly coaxing, persuading, arguing, and even reprimanding.

Do you know how good he is and how good he is to you?!

You have lived up to his affection over the years......

But I never wanted to, let alone use my own marriage to repay the kindness of others......

Perhaps, you can really fall in love with him......

But what if you can't fall in love with him? How can it be so easy to love someone?

Don't forget your heart, your people, who else are you thinking about, have you forgotten?!

But what about others? You think of him, but where is he?

He's-

Qinghan will not belong to you anymore, he has his own way, do you want to guard the status of a daughter-in-law of the Liu family and wait until you are old?

I don't care, even if I'm alone until I'm old? Who said that a woman must marry a man and rely on a man? I'm alive and well on my own! And, I was once happy, isn't that enough? At least, I've had memories of that time with the light cold, and I'm satisfied......

However, if Pei Yuanxiu is so lonely because of you, can you bear it?

Yue Qingying, can you bear it......?

Young baby ......!

Young Baby ......

Those voices are getting more and more chaotic, and they are getting farther and farther away, but they keep echoing in my head, I just feel that the world is spinning for a while, as if the whole person has fallen into a bottomless quagmire, sinking deeper and deeper, I am desperately struggling in such darkness, trying to call for help, but I can't make a sound when I open my mouth......

Just when I was about to be engulfed, suddenly, I saw a figure appear in the deep darkness around me.

It was a thin and long figure, dressed in a black shirt, and the whole person seemed to blend into the surrounding dark environment, standing there quietly, motionless.

Seemingly, watching me.

"Light cold!"

I called out the name suddenly, and I kept screaming.

"Light cold! Light Cold ——! ”

At that moment, I didn't even know if I was calling for help or just calling him, but the name seemed to give me immense strength, and even in such a deep quagmire and almost suffocating situation, it made me feel less sad.

"Light cold!"

I have a lot to say to you!

At the sound of my call, the dark figure slowly walked over, his face was extremely pale, his expression was almost a little wooden, but he took the initiative to reach out to me, and I grabbed the big pale hand.

Immediately, a burning sensation of fire came from his hand, and I shuddered.

Why are his hands so hot?

I didn't know what was going on, but I still held his hot hand tightly, and along his pale wrists, dark sleeves, and broad shoulders, my eyes went all the way up, and at the moment when I was about to see his face clearly, suddenly, the darkness under my feet turned into a whirlpool, and sucked me in at once!

“……！”

I was almost about to cry out when suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed my shoulders—

"Miss?"

The familiar voice, with the warmth of reality, pulled me out of the dream at once, I shuddered violently, opened my eyes, and found myself sitting on the edge of the bed, and at some point I actually fell asleep against the bedpost.

Su Su was standing behind me and looked at me with concern: "Miss, are you okay?" ”

I was still a little stunned, and I hesitated for a long time before I regained consciousness in a trance.

Just now, is it a dream?

I looked around again.

The sky was dark, and the oil lamp was lit in the room, and Pei Yuanxiu on the bed seemed to have fallen asleep a long time ago. However, his head was slightly tilted to my side.

It's a dream......

I was covered in a cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief. I don't know why I suddenly had such a dream, and I don't know if it's a nightmare, obviously I dreamed of a light cold, but why did he feel so strange in the dream, so strange, and in the past dream, he raised eyebrows with me in Jixiang Village, and he was brilliant and decisive in the fire of Jixian Palace, completely different?

Why do you have such dreams?

I still have palpitations, Su Su has already whispered: "Miss, it's not early, Miss Sun has already slept, you should go and rest." ”

"What about them?"

"He asked people to rent a house at the head of the village and live there for the time being. Let's go to him as soon as we have something. ”

“…… Well. ”

I nodded, and was slowly helped by her to get up, and was about to turn to leave, when I suddenly felt my sleeves sink.

Looking down, I found that the corner of my sleeve was being pinched by Pei Yuanxiu, and the movement just now made him a little unstable, and his eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he was about to wake up, but after struggling for a while, he didn't wake up, just like he was still indulging in a dream.

I thought about it, and was about to carefully take out my sleeves, when I heard a low, but sweet, murmur that gently reached my ears.

"Young Baby ......"

I shuddered slightly, raised my head, and saw Pei Yuanxiu's slender eyelashes being reflected by the candlelight, casting a long shadow on his pale face, showing his emaciation more and more, but in that haggardness, there was a faint smile, floating from the corner of his mouth.

For a moment, my hand froze there.

Su Su had been standing behind me, and when she saw that I suddenly stopped moving, she carefully held my arm: "Miss? ”

“……”

I was silent for a while, and I didn't look back, but said softly, "You go to sleep." ”

"What about you?"

"I'm right here."

"How's that going to work? Miss, your body too-"

"Say no more. Go ahead. ”

When she saw that I didn't even look back, and although her voice seemed so tired, she didn't allow anyone to put her beak away, so she took a step back and said, "Yes." ”

With that, she went back to the back room.

I kept looking at Pei Yuanxiu, and at this time I slowly sat back on the stool, but with a slight flick of my sleeve, he immediately felt it, his eyebrows frowned, and his sleeping appearance became uneasy.

I looked at him in silence, and after a long time, I said softly, "Don't worry. ”

“……”

"I'm still here."

I don't know if he heard it, or if there was someone in the dream who reassured him, he really calmed down, even his breathing was even and long, and he no longer had any anxiety.

It's late at night.

I didn't fall asleep again, my sleeves were still firmly pinched in his hands, and I just sat on the edge of the bed, quietly guarding him.

It's as if he's been guarding me all these years.

The night, like in a dream, slowly swallowed me.