Ling Tian parked the car on the side of the road, and he was not good at expressing himself, and he sorted out his words in his heart before cautiously saying to Shuyao: "In fact, sometimes we can't help ourselves. Ruian City is deep in the center of royal power, many things are complicated and cannot be said directly, this is thousands of miles away from Qingmo, and Mrs. is the nominal patriarch, but everyone knows that it is your father, Uncle Qi Kai, who really guards the people of Qingmo territory at all times. ”

It was rare to hear Ling Tian say so many things, Shuyao was a little surprised, she nodded and said, "Hmm...... I understand that there are many things related to national affairs, and Brother Ling Tian is not unwilling to tell me, but he really can't say it. ”

"If only you could understand." I have always seen her willful, but at this time, she became sensible, and Ling Tian was a little more relieved in her heart, "Shumiao, no matter what happens, as long as you need us, we are here at any time." But...... There are many times when we also need you, and Jijia and Qingmo need you very much. No matter what happens in the future, I hope Sook will always stand ...... us."

Speaking of this, Ling Tian remembered Yun Shen, he was afraid that there would be variables in the future, so he changed his words and said: "I hope Shumiao can always stand by my side and support me no matter what I decide, okay?" ”

Ling Tian, who is not good at words, said these words to Shumiao at this moment from the bottom of his heart, he can't be sure whether Shumiao can listen to it, let alone whether his last almost "selfish" request can be agreed by Shumi.

Shuxiao is not stupid, she has long heard the news that Ling Tian is going to become the prince, she believes that this is Ling Tian is seeking her promise of allegiance to her father Qi Kai, knowing that the stakes are high, she did not hesitate to raise a smile and promised: "Don't worry! Brother Ling Tian, no matter what the future holds, my father and I will always stand by your side! Qingmo has me, and I will always be Brother Lingtian's backer! ”

For a while, he couldn't tell Shuyao that the person he wanted her to be loyal to was not herself, but the mediocre "civilian" female official, but at the moment, only with the support of Shuyao and Qingzhou for him could he keep the hope of Qingmo's territory's absolute submission to Yuyang in the future.

Sent Shumiao to Yayu Castle, met with the king and queen respectively, and did not send Shuyao back to Ruian City until dinner. On the second day, the convoy that came from Qingmo to pick up Shumiao arrived, and she returned to Qingzhou, the capital of Qingmo's territory, with a few carts full of things rewarded by her wife and the king and queen.

Finally sent Shumiao away, Ling Tian was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, returned to his post, and continued to do his errand for the imperial guard; Xingzhe also returned to Liubu after only one day of rest, and his body has not fully recovered, but he is still busy without persuasion; Lan Hai returned from the military camp outside the city and learned that something had happened, so he immediately went to Yayu City to visit Seongcheol and Yunshen, intending to persuade peace.

After the loss and sadness of that day, Yuyang began to force herself not to care about things related to Ling Tian, and concentrate on work, still going out early and returning late, concentrating on learning the skills taught by Shi Yan, it seems that she has made a lot of progress in just a few days, this harvest makes her happy, and also makes her forget the troubles of the first two days for the time being.

In front of An Ming Building that night, Yu Yang saw the lights of Yu Pavilion from a distance, but she didn't want to see him on the balcony next door again, so as soon as she arrived in the room, she hurriedly ordered the maids to close all the curtains.

Xiaoqing prepared a pool of hot water for her early, so that she could change her clothes and bathe as soon as she returned to the room.

The bath was filled with steam, and Hayo closed his eyes comfortably, enjoying a moment of relaxation after a tiring day. Xiaoqing said while cleaning up the Yao costume she had changed into: "Lord Yi is busy in Yayu City every day, don't you know anything about things in Ruian City?" ”

Yu Yang still closed his eyes and asked her, "What's wrong?" ”

"The eldest young master had a quarrel with the third young master a few days ago, and the eldest young master's illness came out, and the third young master was punished by his wife for kneeling all night because of this matter."

Hearing such a strange news, Yu Yang hurriedly opened his eyes and asked in surprise: "Didn't you say that the eldest young master has a good temper, how can the third young master make him so angry?" ”

Xiaoqing shook his head and said: "No one knows the specific thing, so this matter is strange, as soon as the county lord Shuyao left, our subordinates also relaxed and began to talk about this matter." ”

Thinking of the long-haired man with a kind smile, she was a little worried, and hurriedly asked, "How is the eldest young master now, does it matter?" ”

"He didn't rest much, he went to work as usual, Lord Yi didn't know, the eldest young master has always been the most diligent, obviously not in good health, he is a person who survives by taking medicine every day, but he refuses to relax for a moment about the affairs of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation."

Yu Yang remembered the discussion she heard during the dinner with Ling Tian, and she asked Xiaoqing, "I heard about it before...... The eldest young master has no spiritual power? ”

"Yes, the eldest young master has been different from others since he was a child, as a descendant of the royal family, he is actually a person without spiritual power, such a thing has been rare for thousands of years. He doesn't practice swords, he doesn't practice martial arts, maybe it's because the eldest young master's heart is not very good. ”

"Heart?" As the daughter of a doctor, Yu Yang often heard her adoptive father, Mr. Yi, talk about some cases, and she remembered Xingzhe's pale face and somewhat cyanotic lips, which were obviously a sign of cardiac ischemia, and his tall but thin body, even if he was wearing a loose minister's court uniform, she could see that he was thin - it could be seen that his physical condition was indeed not very good.

Xiaoqing continued: "Back then, the patriarch of Jingkai died of a heart attack, and the eldest young master had such a disease, and the eldest young master was always worried about the eldest young master's body, and because of this, the third young master made the eldest young master sick this time, and the lady was so angry. ”

Yu Yang lay on the edge of the bath, tilting his head against his arm, thinking about whether Xingzhe's body would make him have a heavier burden if he became a prince. Xiaoqing put away the clothes for Yuyang, wrung a hot towel for her, squatted by the bath and handed it to her, and chatted with Yuyang about the topic just now: "When the patriarch Jingkai died, there was only Young Master Lingtian by his side, and Young Master Lingtian was only eight years old at that time, and he couldn't do anything to watch the patriarch fall, hey...... I really can't imagine how sad Young Master Ling Tian would be at that time. ”

mentioned Ling Tian's past, Yu Yang pretended not to care and folded the towel in his hand, but his heart was already in a mess, watching his father die suddenly at such a young age, how sad and painful he should be at a young age.

I remembered what he had said - as long as Yu Ge's lights were on, he could be found at any time. Maybe he's waiting for her right now, she thought to herself.

After taking a shower, Yuyang lazily yawned and said goodnight to Xiaoqing, closed the door, and she was the only one left in the room again, she walked to the balcony, her hand tugged at the edge of the curtain, hesitating to open the gorgeous heavy curtain.

After struggling in her heart, she suddenly thought, maybe there was no one outside the curtain at all, wouldn't it be unnecessary for her to hesitate here? She laughed at her "cheap" emotions, and opened the curtain without expectations, but the picture that greeted her was a refreshing young man in a white short-sleeved regular suit, dragging his chin against the stone railing, those eyes that should have been sharp looked at her with a gentle light, and the smile on the corner of his mouth overflowed with joy, at that moment, Yu Yang only felt that an electric current passed through his body, and she was frozen in place.

“……”

When she reacted, she thought about hiding quickly, and suddenly realized that she was right, why dodge?

So she stubbornly raised her head, opened the balcony door and walked out generously, dragging her chin in his way, frowning, looking at his smile and asking angrily, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Ling Tian put down the hand holding his chin, leaned on the stone railing, still smiling, and said, "I laughed at you for standing behind the curtain for a long time." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yu Yang blushed shyly, she didn't expect that he saw all her hesitation behind the curtain, she was angry and ashamed, and stammered and scolded: "Hooligans! Stare at...... Staring at the girl's room, Wan ...... In case I'm in ...... Changing clothes? ”

Ling Tian didn't think of this, but when she said this, she felt that she was wrong, and she blushed and stammered like her: "No...... I'm me, I'm not! ”

Seeing that the two of them were talking the same as each other, they looked at each other's eyes for a long time, and then burst out laughing at the same time, at this moment, Yuyang's anger towards him had already disappeared for the most part.

Laughing and laughing, the two of them fell silent again, Yu Yang could clearly hear her heartbeat, it was a mood she had never experienced before-she suddenly felt that the distance of the balcony in front of her was too far away, she couldn't let her get closer to him, she liked the faint fragrance of his body, and wanted to stand beside him and look at his eyes more closely, what kind of color were those eyes? Isn't it, like his hair, that glows purple like jewels in the sun?

She had endless words in her heart, but she didn't know which one to say first.

"Hmm...... The lord of Shuyao went back? She opened her mouth tentatively, and Ling Tian heard her mention Shuyao hurriedly replied: "I went back, I always wanted to find a chance to explain to you, I know that she is eyeing you, in order to let her pay less attention to you and not find trouble with you, so ...... I'm sorry I said something excessive. ”

From the moment she opened the curtain and saw his smile, she had already left all those grievances and sadness behind, where would she be angry with him? She shook her head vigorously, and even her body shook with it, and hurriedly interrupted him and said, "There is no such thing! I get it, huh...... I'm the one who bothered you. ”

Hearing that she didn't blame herself, Ling Tian finally let go of her worries in the past few days, but when she thought of Yun Shen's hostility towards Yu Yang, even if Yun Shen promised not to hurt Yu Yang, she couldn't rest assured.

Thinking of this, Ling Tian raised his hand, shook the letter lock in his hand and asked, "Is your letter lock still there?" ”

"Huh?" When he asked like this, Yu Yang remembered that when she was angry that day, she took off the Lianxin lock and put it at the head of the bed, she was busy hiding her right hand, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Wear ...... Wear it. ”

Seeing that her expression was so unnatural, Ling Tian knew that she had taken off the Lianxin lock, and he was worried and anxiously reproached: "You take it off at will, if there is any situation, how can I rush to protect you?" ”

This was the first time that Yu Yang had heard the words to protect herself from his mouth, and his eager tone reminded her of the warmth of being protected by him in his arms in the Yu Pavilion that day, and her face was flushed and she lowered her head. Seeing her react like this, Ling Tian realized that he was saying such an intimate reproach, and he was in a hurry, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "It's not too early, I have to get up early tomorrow, huh...... That one...... Late...... Good night, you rest early. ”

"Well, you too."

He walked unnaturally to the door, looked back at her again, whispered a good night that Yuyang couldn't hear, and hurriedly hid in the room.

Yu Yang stared blankly at the opposite room, until he turned off the lights and went downstairs, Yu Yang was still watching from the balcony, watching him trot towards An Li Lou excitedly, and he couldn't even hide his joy in his back, she didn't notice that the smile on her face was already overflowing.

I returned to the room, hid in the quilt, opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling for a long time, but I didn't feel sleepy, and my heart was still beating hard. She sat up and took out the locks from the drawer, but she couldn't fasten them for a long time. Helpless, Yu Yang could only hold on to the beautiful red knot, thinking about his warm words and slowly falling asleep.