Chapter 10 The Burnt-Tailed Butterfly Touched Her

Facing her question, Ji Xun did not react much. His eyebrows were as calm as still water. His ink-black eyes looked into hers and he answered very seriously: "I have said everything I can to Your Highness."

"What's wrong with you?" Yun Xi asked, "Did you only lose part of your memory?"

Ji Xun nodded and answered her while copying the book: "Yes. I have forgotten all my memories of my family and my life experience. But I remember everything I learned."

It wasn't so much a memory as an instinct. As he fought fiercely in the slave market, he couldn't recall any martial arts he'd learned. He simply watched the others attack and his body reacted subconsciously.

Yun Xi read the title of the book to him, and he subconsciously memorized the content.

After hearing his explanation, Yun Xi felt it was amazing that there were people in this world who only lost half of their memory.

But when she thought that this was a world of fiction, she felt relieved.

"Okay, then don't hide anything from me in the future." Yun Xi said, "Otherwise I will worry."

Ji Xun: "I won't cause trouble for His Highness."

"I'm not afraid that you'll cause trouble." Yun Xi frowned, "I'm just afraid that you'll leave me."

Hearing this, Ji Xun's dark eyes froze for a moment, and he asked: "Why?"

Yun Xi: "Because I need you. As long as you are willing to stay with me, I can give you whatever you want."

"...If His Highness gives enough, it's not impossible." Ji Xun said seriously and shamelessly.

Yun Xi couldn't help but smile: "..."

That would be best.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Yun Xi cleared her throat twice. "Ji Xun, it's not easy for you to stay by my side all day long. You should pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and don't let your body get enough rest. How about this, I'll give you an extra task."

Ji Xun was about to nod, put down his pen and take a rest, but when he listened carefully, he realized something was wrong: "?"

"Since you're educated, why don't you help me with these homework assignments?"

Ji Xun: “…”

Yun Xi grabbed his arm and shook it. "Please, if I don't do these homework well, I will definitely be punished by the teacher. Just help me first, I'll just consider it a favor. You can ask for any conditions you want in the future."

Her punishment was more than just a slap on the palm and forced to copy books.

"Your Highness is the master, you don't have to beg me." Ji Xun did not refuse her, "I'll pay you the conditions first."

Being obedient is one thing, but the benefits are just as good.

Seeing that he agreed, Yun Xi moved aside to help him grind the ink.

Soon, another hour passed, and Yun Xi felt a little sleepy, so she leaned against the table and fell asleep. She slept soundly when a butterfly flew in from the window, landed on her exquisite hairpin, and fluttered its pink wings, as if it had become one with the hairpin.

After Ji Xun finished copying a page, his hands felt sore, so he stopped to rest. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yun Xi had fallen asleep.

He stared at the butterfly above Yun Xi's head. The edges of the butterfly's wings looked like they were burnt, and several fragmented images suddenly flashed through his mind.

A trace of emotion finally emerged on that face that had never shown any expression. He frowned slightly and couldn't help but tighten the jade pendant at his waist.

It was the double phoenix pendant that Yun Xi had just awarded him.

Childhood, the palace, under the crabapple tree...

"My son was born a noble dragon and phoenix among men. He will surely achieve great things in the future. I give this pendant to Xun'er. The twin phoenixes circling around him will help my Crown Prince of the Great Jin ascend to the sky."

Ji Xun closed his eyes and tried to recall the scene, but what followed was a splitting headache.

The city was broken, soldiers died, and the fire spread...

"I am with the Empress, and we will live and die with the country. I will never be a slave to anyone else in this life."

All the prosperity was burned to ashes. A heat that did not belong to him came from his arm and gradually spread, causing half of his face under the silver mask to ache slightly.

Ji Xun suddenly opened his eyes and found that Yun Xi had fallen asleep on him at some point. The girl's body temperature pressed against his cold hands, not as hot as he remembered, but just warm.

He came back to his senses and looked at Yun Xi who was sleeping soundly in his arms, while the butterfly had already flown down to the edge of the table.

Ji Xun stared intently and pinched the butterfly's wings with two fingers.

The beautiful but fragile life, with just a slight pinch, will be blown away and died in the wind.

Ji Xun seemed to be thinking about something. He gently pushed Yun Xi away, but unexpectedly, the other party turned over and hugged him like a pillow.

It was the height of summer, and Yun Xi couldn't help but get close to something cold in her sleep. It just so happened that Ji Xun's body temperature was low.

Her face was buried in his waist and abdomen, her forehead rubbed against the silver python-patterned belt, and she moaned a few times in her sleep.

Feeling a soft touch on the back of his hand, Ji Xun lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, adjusted his position, lifted her up with one hand, and put her on the small couch.

Then he quietly turned and walked out the door.

…

Prince Yan's Mansion, courtyard.

Duan Song was sitting in the yard admiring the flowers and watching the dance when a maid handed him a plate of sliced ​​honeydew melon. He reached out to take it, but out of the corner of his eye he saw a dark shadow flash across the wall.

He restrained his smile and half-closed his eyes: "Who?"

The black shadow jumped down from the wall nimbly, holding a scimitar with a black sheath in his hand, which made Duan Song's eyebrows jump.

After taking a closer look at the face of the visitor, Duan Song put away his folding fan and immediately dismissed all the attendants and dancers, leaving only the two of them in the entire courtyard.

"Axun, you're finally here."

Ji Xun walked over calmly. Duan Song saw that he was wearing expensive clothes and was neatly and cleanly groomed. Most importantly, there was no trace of the vicissitudes of life in his eyes that came from being torn apart by power.

He breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you had forgotten our agreement. How did you convince Princess Roujia to let you out?"

"I haven't forgotten." Ji Xun said, "Today is the fifteenth, and she promised me that she could come out."

Duan Song's eyes flashed with doubt: "She didn't ask you what you were going to do?"

"No." Ji Xun said lightly.

Duan Song smiled slightly. "I didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to. However, women always like to bring up the past. Ah Xun, you shouldn't stay with her."

Ji Xun: "She can give me what I need."

"So, for that little bit of money, you're willing to abandon our plan?" Duan Song frowned. "Axun, don't forget why you came to Wei. You didn't come here to be a slave."

"Your Highness is very generous in giving money." Ji Xun said, "But you haven't given me the reward you promised me yet."

Duan Song: "..."

He held his forehead helplessly: "Do you know who I am helping to restore my country now? Not only are you not proactive, but you also want me to pay you for your cooperation."

Ji Xun thought for a moment and said, "You asked me to come to Chang'an. I didn't want to come at first."

Duan Song wanted to explain to him, but then thought it was unnecessary: ​​"Forget it, why should I argue with someone like you who has lost his memory... In short, when you remember everything, you won't want to follow Princess Wei anymore."

"Since you remember that it was me who asked you to come to Chang'an, everything must take priority over our plan," Duan Song said. "I originally wanted to take you to the Prince of Yan's mansion and introduce you to the powerful people of Chang'an as an attendant, but who knew you would end up at the Princess's mansion."

Duan Song continued, "Well, judging from the situation, Roujia treats you well, and you can take advantage of her. Since she has taken you in as her personal guard, she will be returning to the Imperial Academy soon, and you can follow her."

He pulled out a list from his sleeve and said, "Remember the people in this list. When you enter the Imperial Academy, be sure to pay close attention."

Ji Xun took the booklet and said, "Anything else? I'm going back now."

Duan Song, who was about to ask him to have two cups of tea, said: "...It's okay, you can go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xun left without hesitation. Looking at his figure quickly disappearing from the wall, Duan Song couldn't help but sigh: "...Alas." The only son of his former benefactor became like this, which was inseparable from his negligence.

Now we can only hope that he can recover his memory soon.

…

When Yun Xi woke up, she found that it was already dark. She didn't know when she was moved from the desk to the small couch.

She was covered with Ji Xun's outer robe, but there was no sign of him.

Yun Xi asked the servant to light the lamp, and when she walked to the table, she found that most of her homework had been finished. Her handwriting was clear and neat, and it looked pleasing to the eye.

She saw a dead burnt-tail butterfly on the table, its body already being eaten by ants.

"Where is Ji Xun?" Yun Xi asked Yuan He.

Yuan He replied, "Guard Ji left the house some time ago and hasn't returned yet."

Yun Xi was about to ask him why he left the house when she suddenly remembered that today was July 15th and she had promised him that she could go out for the night.

However, she really couldn't think of what Ji Xun could do outside.

Yun Xi: "Send someone to guard the door tonight. If Guard Ji comes back, remember to open the door for him."

Yuan He said, "It seems that Guard Ji didn't go through the main gate. He just climbed over the wall to leave."

I guess he will come back over the wall.

Yun Xi laughed: "Then leave a lamp on for him in the yard."

Yuan He replied "Okay" and then said, "It's getting late. I'll take the princess to wash up."

Yun Xi and Yuan He walked out of the study. Just as they reached the east wing, they saw a figure climbing in.

The one who climbed over the wall so openly must be Ji Xun.

As expected, after the man landed, he took off his hood, revealing an extremely handsome face, his silver face glowing coldly in the moonlight.

He was walking around somewhere, with some grass roots on his clothes. He was holding a semi-transparent paper lantern in his hand. There was no light in the lantern, but a group of butterflies were trapped inside.

Yun Xi stopped and called him, "Ji Xun."

Ji Xun turned around, met her eyes, and chose to come to her side first: "Your Highness."

Yun Xi was surprised to see that his lantern was filled with many scorched-tail butterflies. "You went out just to catch butterflies?"

"Yes." Ji Xun nodded, "What are your instructions, Your Highness?"

Yun Xi shook her head. "Nothing, I just wanted to see you. I didn't expect you had such a hobby. This Scorched Tail butterfly is unique to the Great Wei. It's said that it emerges from its cocoon in a blazing fire, and its wings appear to have been burned, hence the name 'Scorched Tail'."

"Did you catch the one on my desk, too?"

Ji Xun said, "Your Highness attracted it here. You were asleep at the time. You strangled it to death to prevent disturbing Your Highness."

Yun Xi had no idea when she fell asleep. "You were the one who carried me to the couch?"

"Um."

Yun Xi's face suddenly flushed. She knew that her sleeping posture was not good-looking, and it was embarrassing for Ji Xun to see her. "Did I do anything weird?"

Ji Xun said without hiding anything: "Your Highness has been holding my hand the whole time."

Yun Xi: “?”

Yun Xi: "Did I bump into you accidentally?"

After she finished speaking, she saw Ji Xun's eyes clearly move downwards, just stopping at her...

Yun Xi suddenly wanted to die: "..."

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