Chapter 74 Chapter 74

After coming out of the palace, the blush on Xiao Jingzhao's face had not completely faded.

Jiang Huai had nothing to be embarrassed about, but he felt a little shy because of his expression.

"Do you want to go to the palace?" Xiao Jingzhao asked. In his life, apart from the prince's mansion, the rest of his life was the imperial palace.

Jiang Huai shook his head. It was enough to just visit the palace. Even if he just took a look around the palace, he didn't really want to go now.

What's more, I feel a little hungry.

Jiang Huai touched his stomach. They had left home too early, much earlier than Jiang Huai usually got up, so the breakfast that should have been prepared by the kitchen had not been prepared yet. He had eaten hot pot yesterday, which was considered more than usual, but after walking around, he felt a little hungry again.

Fortunately, Kyoto has everything. Jiang Huai remembered the direction they had just taken the carriage. There seemed to be a small shop open, selling wontons. The aroma of the soup base was extremely rich. Jiang Huai didn't want to go back home to eat, so he just went there to have a bowl of wontons.

Although the food cooked by Chef Fang is delicious, it is easy to get tired of it if you eat it every day. When they were in Anyuan Mansion, Jiang Huai often dragged Xiao Jingzhao out to eat. After all, although Chef Fang's cooking skills are good, eating out is fresh.

Of course, this habit was formed after Anyuan Mansion gradually became a well-known food destination. Before the release, Jiang Huai and Xiao Jingzhao had encountered surprises when they went out to eat, but more often they had encountered shocks. As Anyuan Mansion became more and more famous, the competition became increasingly fierce. Those vendors with poor cooking skills failed in the competition and were replaced. At this time, there would be more surprises when eating out.

As for the food in Kyoto, Jiang Huai felt that the competition would be even greater, and it would be difficult to survive without some special skills.

The most important thing is that Jiang Huai feels that the aroma of the soup base is better than that of a chef.

If Jiang Huai wants to eat outside, Xiao Jingzhao will just follow him.

It was not yet time for breakfast. In the shop, a pot of fragrant soup was boiling and an old man was making wontons. Passersby could not resist and bought a bowl of wontons to eat.

Jiang Huai glanced at the old man and noticed that his nails were neatly trimmed and his clothes were very clean. He felt more at ease. When eating out, one should not only pay attention to the taste but also to hygiene.

Although just looking at these things cannot fully prove that the other party is hygienic when making wontons, a store that does not pay attention to these things is definitely unhygienic.

"Father-in-law, please give me... two bowls of wontons." Jiang Huai glanced at Xiao Jingzhao and said.

The old man responded quickly and put the wontons into the pot. Then he looked up at Jiang Huai and Xiao Jingzhao, wiped the table clean with a rag, and quickly asked them to sit down.

"We have a small restaurant, so we can only eat outside. We apologize for the poor hospitality." The old man could see that Jiang Huai and Xiao Jingzhao were dressed differently. His restaurant usually only served ordinary people, so he naturally didn't mind eating outside, but he didn't know what these two people were thinking.

But since the guests came, he couldn't chase them away, otherwise it would offend them even more. He could only explain it in advance.

Jiang Huai waved his hand nonchalantly, sniffing the aroma wafting through the air, and asked, "It's okay, how long will it take for these wontons to be ready?"

"Wait a moment, it will be ready soon. The wonton skin is thin and will be cooked in a short time." Seeing Jiang Huai's kind attitude, the old man smiled and explained.

Xiao Jingzhao sat down next to Jiang Huai. Seeing that Jiang Huai was so quickly attracted by the wontons and completely ignored him, he couldn't help but reach out and touch Jiang Huai's fingers.

Jiang Huai turned around in confusion and met Xiao Jingzhao's bright eyes.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Jiang Huai asked in confusion.

"I want you to look at me more." Xiao Jingzhao didn't want to lie and said bluntly.

Jiang Huai was a little dazed by this straight ball. He turned his head subconsciously and didn't dare to look at Xiao Jingzhao again.

Jiang Huai suspected that he had seen it too bluntly just now, causing Xiao Jingzhao to be influenced by him and abandon his sense of shame. And most importantly, there were still people here.

The old man was standing aside happily, and was about to brag to Jiang Huai about how delicious his wontons were, but he was dumbfounded when he heard what Xiao Jingzhao said.

As soon as Xiao Jingzhao appeared, the old man felt that Xiao Jingzhao was not easy to deal with, but now, the old man felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his guess.

"Sir, please sit down. I'll go see if the wontons are ready." The old man said nervously and hurried back into the store. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, the cold-faced young man would say more. Although they were strangers, he didn't dare to listen to his words.

Seeing the old man leave, Xiao Jingzhao stopped talking.

Jiang Huai finally understood Xiao Jingzhao's intention. The other party thought he was paying too much attention to the wontons, so he wanted to regain his attention.

Jiang Huai didn't expect that a person could be jealous of delicious food.

"Should I put less vinegar in the wontons later, so that you don't eat too much and feel the sourness." Jiang Huai couldn't help but glance at Xiao Jingzhao.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Huai felt something was wrong. He couldn't talk about this given his current relationship with Xiao Jingzhao.

Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Huai's words, the smile on Xiao Jingzhao's face became more obvious. In his opinion, this was Jiang Huai's subconscious reaction, and this reaction showed that Jiang Huai's feelings towards him had not changed.

Realizing his attitude, Jiang Huai felt a little uncomfortable eating this bowl of wontons. Although the wontons were indeed delicious, when he thought of Xiao Jingzhao, there seemed to be an indescribable sweet and sour taste in his mouth.

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Jiang Mansion.

After Jiang Huai finished the chores at hand, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Three or four days had passed since he followed Xiao Jingzhao to the palace that day. He hesitated for a long time, but finally chose not to leave. He just changed his residence. Although the previous residence was suitable in every way, Jiang Huai still had some concerns about staying there.

After all, if he continued to live there, it would be difficult for him to forget what had happened in this mansion before, so he decided to move to another place.

Xiao Jingzhao didn't want Jiang Huai to move out before because he was afraid that Jiang Huai would disappear once he left. But since Jiang Huai was going to stay in Kyoto, it didn't matter whether he stayed there or not. What's more, he understood what Jiang Huai meant and would not stop him. After all, as long as Jiang Huai still cared about him, it would be fine.

However, Jiang Huai didn't move particularly far away, because there were only a few mansions that suited his preferences, and the rest all had their own shortcomings. The mansion he finally moved into was slightly farther away from the palace than the previous one, but not much farther.

The area of ​​the mansion is a little smaller than before, but Jiang Huai likes it more. Otherwise, the mansion is too big and he has to walk a few more steps every time he goes out.

However, Xiao Jingzhao saw Jiang Huai's attitude and was no longer timid. He came to see Jiang Huai every day, or accompanied Jiang Huai for meals, or took Jiang Huai out for a walk. No one knew where he got so much free time.

Hearing the familiar footsteps outside, Jiang Huai turned his head and saw Xiao Jingzhao coming again.

"Huai'er..."

"The government affairs have been handled so quickly?" Jiang Huai looked at the sky outside. Compared with yesterday, Xiao Jingzhao came a little earlier. Judging from the time he came, Jiang Huai thought that Xiao Jingzhao was not busy, but the question is, is it possible?

"There's nothing to do today." Xiao Jingzhao said lightly. There are definitely a lot of government affairs, but he squeezed out his rest time, so he could naturally have more free time during the day.

Since it wasn't dinner time and Jiang Huai didn't want to go out, the two of them simply stayed in the study and played chess.

Although Jiang Huai knows a little bit about Go, he is just playing it for fun now, especially since he has just finished doing chores and his brain has been overused. He just wants to play something that doesn't require much brainpower, so he plays Gobang. Although it requires some brainpower, it is still much easier than Go.

However, precisely because playing Gobang doesn't require too much brainpower, it's not a good thing for Xiao Jingzhao. It's not that he doesn't know how to play it, but he hasn't had a good rest these past few nights, and the fatigue has accumulated, making him a little sleepy now. Although Xiao Jingzhao tried his best to restrain himself, he was still very relaxed in front of Jiang Huai, and this sleepiness could not be concealed.

Seeing Xiao Jingzhao blinking faster and faster, Jiang Huai glanced at him, then looked down at the chessboard. He was about to lose again. Jiang Huai quietly picked up a black piece and exchanged it with the white piece in his hand.

When Xiao Jingzhao landed on the chessboard again, he saw the problem at a glance. Although he was sleepy, he still remembered the approximate position of the chess pieces. How could he not notice Jiang Huai's move?

"Huai'er, you just..." Xiao Jingzhao looked at the chessboard, hesitant to speak.

"You're so sleepy, yet you still managed to find it?" Jiang Huai said, neatly replacing the chess piece.

However, after the game was over, Jiang Huai directly pulled Xiao Jingzhao to sleep.

"Not now..." Before Xiao Jingzhao could even utter the word "sleepy", Jiang Huai pushed him onto the bed, stripped off his outer robe, and told him to rest for a while.

"If you weren't sleepy, you wouldn't have noticed when I changed the chess pieces just now, and only noticed it after the change was over." When Jiang Huai said this, Xiao Jingzhao was speechless. What's more, he was lying on Jiang Huai's bed now, and the bedding was full of Jiang Huai's light fruity scent, which made him even more sleepy.

"You..." You won't leave, right?

Xiao Jingzhao knew that this would not happen. After all, even if Jiang Huai really wanted to leave him, he would tell him in advance instead of hiding it from him and then running away behind his back. However, the uneasiness in his heart still made him subconsciously ask. However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xiao Jingzhao realized that it was inappropriate to ask so and quickly took them back.

"Don't worry, you continue to sleep, I'll read here." Jiang Huai picked up the book beside him. It was not very convenient to receive letters while on the road. Although some letters would be received, the novels written by storytellers were not suitable to be sent in that way. As a result, Jiang Huai had accumulated a lot of novel content that he had not read on the road.

After arriving in Kyoto, the package was sent over yesterday, and Jiang Huai was looking for an opportunity to take a look.

Seeing Jiang Huai curled up in a chair reading a book with a leisurely look, Xiao Jingzhao also felt relaxed and sleepy. He closed his eyes, but opened them unconsciously after a while. He took a look at Jiang Huai sitting in front of him, closed his eyes again, opened them again, closed them again, and opened them again. After several times, he seemed to be soothed by the appearance of Jiang Huai in front of him, and fell asleep completely.

After reading for a while and maintaining the same sitting position, Jiang Huai felt a little tired and felt that he had been sitting for too long, so he subconsciously stood up to stretch his body.

Jiang Huai felt that his movements were extremely light and made almost no sound. But as soon as he stood up, Xiao Jingzhao suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him. He had obviously just woken up from his sleep, and only closed his eyes and fell asleep again after seeing Jiang Huai's movements.

Was Xiao Jingzhao such a light sleeper before?

Jiang Huai sensed something was wrong. Judging from Xiao Jingzhao's level of light sleep, the situation was a bit dangerous. If it only happened once or twice, it would be fine, but if it continued for a long time and became a habit, it would be extremely harmful to Xiao Jingzhao's body.

No matter how healthy a person is, if he or she does not get enough sleep for a long time or his or her sleep is often interrupted, the person's overall mental state will deteriorate, not to mention the body.

As for Jiang Huai himself, if he has some minor illness or pain, it is not a big problem. As long as he can have a good night's sleep, or a few more nights of sleep, his body will almost recover. But if he does not get enough rest for several nights in a row, all kinds of diseases will come.

Jiang Huai hesitated and took a few steps towards the bed. Contrary to Jiang Huai's expectation, Xiao Jingzhao was not woken up by him. Until Jiang Huai walked to the bed, Xiao Jingzhao was still sleeping.

As they got closer, the dark circles under Xiao Jingzhao's eyes could no longer be concealed. When his eyes were open, because his eyes were so beautiful, the dark circles under his eyes looked like eyeliner, making his eyes look even more beautiful. But once he closed his eyes, without his eyes to divert attention, the dark circles became a little obvious.

It was obvious that he had not had a good rest in the past few days. He was probably lying when he said that there was not much government affairs to deal with. He might have dealt with them secretly at night.

But if he said it directly, Xiao Jingzhao would definitely not admit it.

Jiang Huai wanted to ask Wei Xuan, but he quickly realized that even if it was Wei Xuan, Xiao Jingzhao's status was different now, and Wei Xuan could not know what he was doing in the twelve hours of the day. As for asking people around Xiao Jingzhao, he dared to ask, but no one else dared to answer.

If he really had to answer, it must have been with Xiao Jingzhao's instructions. Jiang Huai had guessed what Xiao Jingzhao would say. He must have eaten well, drunk well, and slept well, and that nothing was wrong, so he shouldn't worry.

So if he wants to know the truth, he can only go and watch it himself.

Jiang Huai felt that he was making a big fuss just by entering the palace to keep an eye on Xiao Jingzhao and just for the other party to rest. However, his worry about Xiao Jingzhao made it impossible for Jiang Huai to completely reject this idea.

…

"You want to go to the palace with me?" Xiao Jingzhao didn't expect to hear such good news when he woke up, and he was a little overwhelmed.

"I want to see what you are like in front of other people." Jiang Huai brought up what Xiao Jingzhao had said before. Didn't Xiao Jingzhao want him to know more about him?

Jiang Huai originally just used this as an excuse, but once he said it, he felt that he really wanted to know.

Xiao Jingzhao didn't care what Jiang Huai's excuse was. In his opinion, even if Jiang Huai was only willing to stay in the palace for one day, it was a progress.

"Then Huai'er, do you want to go in openly or..." Xiao Jingzhao asked.

"Go in secretly, it's best if no one knows of my existence." Jiang Huai blurted out. He didn't want to become the topic of conversation among others.

Xiao Jingzhao agreed. He also knew that Jiang Huai didn't want people to know about their relationship.

It’s just that no one knows about Jiang Huai’s existence.

"Huai'er, it's unlikely that you can avoid the eunuchs." Xiao Jingzhao said, "But the eunuchs won't spread the news about you."

"But there is a solution. I'll have someone send a mask over. If you wear the mask, no one will recognize you." Seeing Jiang Huai frown, Xiao Jingzhao suggested again.

"Mask?" Jiang Huai was surprised. He had just thought that if it didn't work, he would just let the eunuch see him, but if there was a way, he would use this method. "Okay."

Xiao Jingzhao gave an order, and soon someone brought over several masks.

Jiang Huai picked up a silver mask at random. It had some strange patterns on it and looked extremely gorgeous. It had a lining inside, so it didn't feel cold or irritating when worn on his face. It was quite comfortable. However, it was the first time that Jiang Huai wore this mask, and his vision felt a little strange.

"If you don't like it, why not try this one." Xiao Jingzhao picked up another mask. Compared with the mask on Jiang Huai's face, this mask was golden and inlaid with gems, but it only covered the mouth and nose.

"These don't look like the style of the Great Zhou!" Jiang Huai took off the mask and looked at the other masks. They all felt exotic in style. At least the masks sold by the grocers he met outside were definitely not like this.

"It was a tribute from foreign countries and has been kept in the warehouse." Xiao Jingzhao said.

Jiang Huai didn't expect that he had guessed right. He looked at the mask in his hand, then picked up the mask in Xiao Jingzhao's hand, weighed it, and put the golden mask back neatly.

This golden mask is indeed made of gold, but even though it is made very thin, the gems inlaid on it are still quite heavy, not to mention that he will probably have to wear this mask for a while, so he should lighten the burden on himself.

The most important thing is that Jiang Huai felt that the mask was a bit heavy. If it was not worn properly and fell off, he would be exposed in front of outsiders.

Jiang Huai weighed the other masks and found that the mask he got at the beginning was the lightest, and the eyebrows and eyes were the easiest to recognize, but the features of the nose and lips did not seem so easy to recognize.

After choosing the mask, Jiang Huai followed Xiao Jingzhao into the palace.

Inside Yong'an Palace.

Jiang Huai looked up and down at Xiao Jingzhao's residence with some curiosity. Xiao Jingzhao took him around and showed him around. This was where government affairs were handled, this was where he discussed government affairs with court officials, this was where he rested temporarily, and this was where he rested at night.

"Or we can have dinner first." Xiao Jingzhao said with excitement. Even though he knew that Jiang Huai might only stay here for one day and then leave, he still couldn't control his excitement.

Jiang Huai nodded. After walking around for so long, he felt a little hungry.

"What do you want to eat?"

"It's up to you. I'll eat whatever you usually eat." Jiang Huai didn't order any dishes. He didn't know the skills of the chefs in the kitchen here, nor did he know what their specialties were. It would be best to eat with Xiao Jingzhao. After all, these were all chefs from the palace, so their food wouldn't be particularly unpalatable.

Xiao Jingzhao glanced at Jiang Huai and made sure that Jiang Huai was not shy about ordering anything before he gave the order to the kitchen to prepare some spicy dishes.

Jiang Huai sat down and looked around. The furnishings inside the palace were much more luxurious and magnificent than those outside the palace. The only thing was that it lacked popularity. This might be because every piece of furniture in the palace was clean and placed in the right place. It didn't look like a place where people lived, but more like a tourist attraction.

And because the aura is so strong, people subconsciously sit up straight and take notice when they are there.

However, Jiang Huai didn't sit properly for a while before he slumped down. There was no other way. Sitting upright was too tiring. It was more comfortable to sit lazily.

Jiang Huai looked around nonchalantly, but the eunuchs guarding outside were in turmoil. It was a bit rare for Xiao Jingzhao to bring people into the palace, but not too rare. After all, the imprisoned old emperor often brought beauties from outside the palace into the palace, and they could be said to have seen it a lot.

But Xiao Jingzhao's attitude towards Jiang Huai was too unusual. Which beauty in the palace could treat the old emperor like this? Not only was she not humble at all, she was even a little condescending.

Even though Xiao Jingzhao had not officially ascended the throne at this time, he was already the master of this empire and even the master of this palace.

However, no matter how many thoughts they had in their hearts, no eunuch dared to show it. After all, Xiao Jingzhao didn't care about Jiang Huai's attitude, and Xiao Jingzhao didn't seem to want them to look at Jiang Huai too much, so they naturally had to control their eyes.

When the young master gave them instructions, they had to be alert, but if he didn't, they shouldn't look at him, just pay attention out of the corner of their eyes. Because they also saw that Jiang Huai didn't like people looking at him too much.

"After you came back a few days ago, you just sat there like this, without doing anything?" Jiang Huai withdrew his attention and looked at Xiao Jingzhao who was sitting next to him.

Of course not. In the past, after Xiao Jingzhao returned to the palace, he would first see if there were any government affairs he needed to deal with. If so, he would do the work first. If not, he would look at the records of Jiang Huai's every move sent by the secret guards. Only by looking at these records could Xiao Jingzhao feel a little more at ease.

However, after finishing the meal, I still have government affairs to deal with, and I can't go to find Jiang Huai if I have nothing to do, because Jiang Huai also needs to rest at this time. I can only go to rest, and then wait for the day to come, deal with government affairs again, and find time to find Jiang Huai.

Although the time was a bit tight, Xiao Jingzhao felt pretty good about himself after doing this for a few days.

After listening to what Xiao Jingzhao said, Jiang Huai frowned unconsciously. He originally thought that Xiao Jingzhao did not get enough rest because he handled government affairs at night, but now listening to him say this, although there are a lot of government affairs, it seems that they are not squeezed to this extent, which means that he did not get enough rest at night.

"Huai'er?" Xiao Jingzhao asked in confusion when he saw Jiang Huai didn't say anything.

"I'll sleep with you today!" Jiang Huaisi said after thinking it over.

Xiao Jingzhao was stunned. Although he knew that Jiang Huai probably didn't mean to do anything by saying this, and it might just be like sleeping on the same bed like before they realized their feelings, he still couldn't help but have a little fantasy.

"Don't think too much, I just... don't want to sleep in another palace for the time being." To be honest, if he didn't sleep with Xiao Jingzhao, Jiang Huai really didn't want to live in Yong'an Palace.

The palaces are extremely tall. Even though the bedrooms look smaller, they are still very large compared to the bedrooms in ordinary mansions. They are extremely spacious. Just imagining sleeping in such a place makes Jiang Huai feel creepy.

Xiao Jingzhao was disappointed but not too disappointed. After all, he knew clearly that his previous idea was not realistic.

"What is that bedding..." Xiao Jingzhao asked.

"Prepare two beds." Jiang Huai said immediately.

He slept in the same bed because he wanted to observe Xiao Jingzhao's sleeping condition. Otherwise, if they slept separately, he would have to secretly observe Xiao Jingzhao's sleeping condition in the middle of the night. Jiang Huai felt that this action was a bit too sneaky, and the secret guards would definitely be nearby. Even if they knew his identity, it would be easy for misunderstandings to occur.

The most important thing is that such secret observation may disturb Xiao Jingzhao's sleep. After all, the noise of him getting up can disturb Xiao Jingzhao.

Xiao Jingzhao had never been so eager to go to bed. After accompanying Jiang Huai for dinner and handling some government affairs for a while, he couldn't help but look at Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai originally thought that his actions were a bit strange, but his starting point was good. A man of integrity is not afraid of his own shadow. Even if there was a little misunderstanding, it was nothing. However, after being looked at by Xiao Jingzhao like this, Jiang Huai became a little uneasy.

"Stop looking." Jiang Huai was annoyed by being stared at and glared at Xiao Jingzhao.

Xiao Jingzhao blinked slightly, knowing that if he continued to look, he would really anger Jiang Huai, so he looked away.

He just doesn't look at it, but he can say things like, "Are you sleepy?" or "Do you want to take a shower and rest?" These are not hints, but direct instructions on when to rest.

What could Jiang Huai say? He could only get up, wash and shower, and then change into the underwear prepared by Xiao Jingzhao.

Jiang Huai discovered that the clothes here were exactly his size, and they were scented with a light fruity fragrance, which was the scent Jiang Huai liked.

"This must have been prepared a long time ago." Jiang Huai murmured. The size and fragrance could be said to be coincidences, but this dress happened to be the style and pattern that Jiang Huai liked. Logically speaking, it should not be available anywhere else in the Great Zhou. This must have been prepared by Xiao Jingzhao in advance.

Otherwise, if he suddenly said that he wanted to stay in the palace for a while, even if Xiao Jingzhao asked someone to prepare it, it would be unlikely that it would be ready so quickly.

However, after this bathing, Jiang Huai discovered that there were indeed better places in the palace, such as bathing pools. Jiang Huai had never built a bathing pool in the Jiang Mansion. After all, it was troublesome to build a bathing pool, and there was no place to build one in the Jiang Mansion. However, the palace was very spacious.

After drying his hair, Jiang Huai returned to Yuhua Palace and found that while he was bathing, Xiao Jingzhao had also finished bathing and was waiting for him to come back to rest together.

The bed was large, with two soft pillows placed side by side and two quilts already made.

Jiang Huai hesitated for a moment and slept on the outside, leaving the inside seat to Xiao Jingzhao.

The lights went out and everyone retreated outside. However, Xiao Jingzhao knew that Jiang Huai didn't like someone guarding the door when he slept, so he asked the eunuchs to move further outside, at least to prevent Jiang Huai from noticing them.

As for the secret guards, they were all hidden and their presence was very weak, so there was no need for Xiao Jingzhao to say anything special.

Jiang Huai discovered his mistake at this time. During the day, he could notice Xiao Jingzhao sleeping, but the problem was that in this hall, after the lights were turned off, although it was not pitch black, it was still pitch black. He could not see anything else, let alone see Xiao Jingzhao's situation.

He came here for nothing...

"Huai'er, I didn't expect that you would be willing to come to the palace to accompany me." In the night, Xiao Jingzhao's face could not be seen, but the indescribable sweetness in Xiao Jingzhao's voice could be heard.

"Do you usually..." turn on the light when you sleep?

Jiang Huai swallowed the words before he even asked them. He felt that it was unlikely that he would sleep with the lights on. Sleeping with the lights on would more easily affect the quality of sleep.

"Hmm?" Xiao Jingzhao was puzzled after hearing Jiang Huai's half-sentence.

"It's nothing, go to sleep." Jiang Huai sighed in his heart, feeling that his observation plan had completely failed. But since it had failed, he might as well go to sleep.

When Jiang Huai said he was going to sleep, he really fell asleep right away. After saying this, Xiao Jingzhao waited for a while and heard Jiang Huai's steady breathing. It was obvious that he was fast asleep.

"Huai'er, you really trust me!" Xiao Jingzhao raised the corners of his lips and stared at the figure in front of him.

The hall was naturally very dark, but this darkness was also a kind of contrast. Just now, the hall was brightly lit, and when the candles were suddenly extinguished, it seemed particularly dark in contrast. But now, after a while, the moonlight outside the window shone in, and slowly people could make out the figure on the bed.

Xiao Jingzhao looked at Jiang Huai quietly. The moonlight was good today and it was getting brighter and brighter. Xiao Jingzhao's eyesight was also good and he could even see Jiang Huai's face clearly at this moment.

Although they had been looking at each other for a long time during the day, it seemed as if they still couldn't see enough at night. Xiao Jingzhao's eyes were burning. He never dared to look at Jiang Huai like this during the day because he knew that the desire in his eyes would scare Jiang Huai.

After all, even if Jiang Huai liked him, the look in his eyes when he looked at him was only liking, admiring, and possessive, but definitely not like him, who wanted to tie Jiang Huai to him tightly and be with Jiang Huai all the time.

There were signs of this situation in Anyuan Prefecture, but at that time, apart from going to the battlefield, Xiao Jingzhao was indeed with Jiang Huai every day. Even if they were separated occasionally, they would be reunited soon. He even knew when he would see him again when he left.

In addition, the two of them had a mutual understanding, so the slight uneasiness was suppressed by emotional stability before it even emerged.

On the way from Anyuan Prefecture to Kyoto, uneasiness began to emerge. After all, even if Xiao Jingzhao considered concealing his identity in the past, he would subconsciously delay and avoid it. At that time, he was allowed to delay, but during this period, there was almost no possibility of delay.

After his identity was discovered, Jiang Huai's reaction made the accumulated anxiety in Xiao Jingzhao's heart burst out completely. Even though Jiang Huai's attitude has changed in the past few days, the uneasiness it brought is even greater than before. After all, he felt completely hopeless before, but now there is hope. However, how much hope there is depends entirely on Jiang Huai's heart, and Xiao Jingzhao has no confidence at all.

He was like a kite, allowing Jiang Huai to hold him. If Jiang Huai didn't want him, he would be blown away by the wind, and no one knew where he would end up.

I really want to get closer!

Xiao Jingzhao looked at Jiang Huai lying obediently in the quilt, and the emotions in his heart became more and more intense. He didn't know if this could be considered lust, but he didn't want to do anything else. He just wanted to get closer to Jiang Huai. The two quilts between them were too far away.

Xiao Jingzhao unconsciously moved towards Jiang Huai, but although the bed was big, there was a quilt blocking the middle, so he couldn't get too close, unless Jiang Huai slept on the inside, then he could squeeze in. But Jiang Huai was sleeping on the outside now, and if he forced his way in, he might push Jiang Huai off the bed.

"Huai'er, did you guess a long time ago that I would be unable to restrain myself from getting close to you, so you deliberately slept on the outside?" Xiao Jingzhao stared at Jiang Huai seriously, but Jiang Huai was already asleep, so how could he possibly reply to him?

"Little bad cat." Xiao Jingzhao really had no way to get closer, so he sighed, then reached out from under the quilt and grabbed Jiang Huai's hand.

I can't get too close, so holding Jiang Huai's hand can also soothe his rising sense of anxiety.

Just reaching out his hand from under the quilt gave Xiao Jingzhao some inspiration. Although he couldn't get close to her through the quilt, he could crawl under it.

As soon as this thought came up, Xiao Jingzhao couldn't suppress it. Looking at Jiang Huai's sleeping face, Xiao Jingzhao was ready to do something.

Even though his mind told him that it was not a good idea to do so, and that Jiang Huai might misunderstand him if he woke up, his feelings on the other hand told him that he just wanted to get closer to Jiang Huai, and there was nothing wrong with that.

What's more, Jiang Huai was not a very sound sleeper, and the two quilts were exactly the same. Even if he fell asleep, Jiang Huai might not be able to tell whether he fell asleep secretly or Jiang Huai fell asleep over him.

When he thought of this, Xiao Jingzhao couldn't control himself. He secretly tried to move the quilt off his body and move towards Jiang Huai, but he didn't dare to move too loudly for fear of waking Jiang Huai.

However, Xiao Jingzhao didn't know that Jiang Huai was still worried about something. Although he fell asleep quickly, he woke up more easily when something was on his mind. When he woke up from his dream, Jiang Huai seemed like he had not slept yet, and his brain was particularly clear.

The first thing Jiang Huai saw was the moonlight outside the window. He discovered that the room was not as dark as it was before he went to bed. His gaze returned to the bed and he realized that he didn't know how he fell asleep. He actually moved to the edge of the bed and quickly rolled to the middle. He didn't want to fall off the bed.

"Hey, the quilt is pulled down." Jiang Huai looked at Xiao Jingzhao and found that the other's quilt had fallen to the side at some point, leaving only a few corners covering his body.

Jiang Huai sighed. He used to sleep very soundly and didn't even notice that Xiao Jingzhao would kick the quilt. Jiang Huai grabbed the quilt and pulled it towards him, helping Xiao Jingzhao cover the quilt. In order to prevent Xiao Jingzhao from flipping the quilt out again, Jiang Huai also helped him press down the corner of the quilt.

After doing all this, Jiang Huai found that Xiao Jingzhao was still sleeping soundly. He couldn't help but yawn, and he also pressed the corner of the quilt to himself, ready to continue sleeping.

But soon, Jiang Huai shuddered and suddenly remembered the purpose of his entry into the palace. He had been preparing to sleep because he felt it was too dark inside the palace and he couldn't see what Xiao Jingzhao was doing. But now he could see clearly, how could he continue to sleep?

Jiang Huai blinked his eyes, trying to make himself more alert, but the problem was that if he had stayed up late without sleeping and had not felt sleepy, he might have been able to hold on. But he had just fallen asleep and had not slept for long when he felt sleepy and could hardly hold back.

No, he had to hold it in.

Jiang Huai shook his head vigorously. If he couldn't hold on today, he would have to sleep another night tomorrow to achieve his goal. Although they really went to bed, it didn't seem too awkward. After all, they often slept like this before, but it would be better to be less embarrassed.

Jiang Huai tried hard to stay awake. At worst, he could go back to sleep tomorrow. But he was so sleepy that he couldn't help but feel like dozing off. Moreover, the moonlight was getting dimmer, and it was a little difficult to see clearly from a distance. Jiang Huai could only move forward a little.

Xiao Jingzhao was not asleep at all. When Jiang Huai woke up, Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously pretended to be asleep. Although he realized that his actions were a bit impulsive after he finished pretending, it was not good to wake up again after pretending to be asleep. Now, feeling Jiang Huai's unusually focused gaze, Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously thought of the time when he looked at Jiang Huai in the same way before.

Could it be that Jiang Huai also had the same thoughts? He just never showed it in the past.