Chapter 76 Chapter 76

"What are you thinking about?" After having breakfast with Jiang Huai, Xiao Jingzhao noticed that Jiang Huai was staring at him and asked.

Jiang Huai glanced at the eunuch beside him. Xiao Jingzhao understood and asked the other eunuchs to withdraw. He then leaned closer to Jiang Huai and whispered in his ear, "If there's anything you don't want others to know, then just tell me."

As Xiao Jingzhao approached, the temptation brought by his superior appearance became stronger, making Jiang Huai unable to help but take another look. In fact, they were already very close last night, but the distance at this moment was even closer, so close that Jiang Huai could see his own reflection in Xiao Jingzhao's pupils.

The young man obviously did not sleep well, and there was a clear look of fatigue on his face, but his expression was indeed unusually relaxed, and it was obvious that he trusted the people around him very much.

Is he like this when he is with Xiao Jingzhao?

Jiang Huai never thought that he would trust Xiao Jingzhao so much when he was with him. He had obviously not decided whether to continue or not, but his body revealed his inclination.

"Hmm?" Noticing Jiang Huai's gaze, Xiao Jingzhao moved closer and adjusted his posture to allow Jiang Huai to see him better.

"No, don't get so close." Jiang Huai stretched out his hand and tried to push Xiao Jingzhao away.

"What do you want to say?" Xiao Jingzhao felt the strength from Jiang Huai's palm, smiled and then leaned back.

Jiang Huai originally wanted to ask about Xiao Jingzhao's sleep, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words and said, "I want to take another nap."

Although Xiao Jingzhao knew that this was probably not what Jiang Huai wanted to say, he didn't ask anything. Instead, he asked Jiang Huai to have a good rest. After all, he could see that Jiang Huai did not get enough rest.

Jiang Huai lay in bed, clearly very sleepy, but he couldn't fall asleep. The image of Xiao Jingzhao kept appearing in his mind, making him feel upset.

Jiang Huai sighed deeply, thinking that he was sleeping for the night, so he forced himself to sleep. He slept until it was almost time for lunch, then got up to eat. After lunch, he rested for a while and took another nap.

Xiao Jingzhao noticed something unusual, but he just thought that Jiang Huai didn't get enough sleep. Apart from worrying that Jiang Huai wouldn't be able to sleep at night, he didn't think too much about it.

After dinner, Xiao Jingzhao was surprised and happy to find that Jiang Huai had no intention of leaving, but he had more doubts in his heart.

As for Jiang Huai, Xiao Jingzhao hopes that he can understand Jiang Huai's thoughts better, but sometimes Xiao Jingzhao finds that he really can't figure out Jiang Huai's thoughts, which makes him feel a little anxious.

Jiang Huai glanced outside the hall and found that the moonlight tonight was not as good as last night. The clouds covered the moon, although not completely. But it was obvious that the brightness brought by such moonlight into the hall would not be as good as yesterday.

Is the plan going to fail again?

Jiang Huai took a deep breath and felt that he had really started off badly this time. Yesterday was okay because he lacked experience. Even if the weather was good, his body couldn't take it and he fell asleep. But now he had experience and slept well, but the timing was not right.

Never mind, at worst he can stay for another day.

Jiang Huai took some time to prepare himself mentally when he went to the palace to sleep with Xiao Jingzhao yesterday, but he got used to it when they slept together again today. If he stayed tomorrow, he would probably get even more used to it.

"Is there anything in the sky?" Xiao Jingzhao followed Jiang Huai's gaze and saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky, but unfortunately it was blocked by clouds, half hidden and half exposed.

"Nothing." Jiang Huai shook his head.

"Come and sleep." Jiang Huai returned to the place where he slept last night, patted the pillow next to him, and called Xiao Jingzhao to come and rest together.

Xiao Jingzhao suppressed his thoughts and slept on the inside like he did last night.

The lights in the hall went out and it fell into darkness again. However, Jiang Huai found that compared with yesterday, the moonlight was obviously not bright enough, but the room seemed brighter.

This light seems...

Jiang Huai suddenly remembered the palace lanterns he had just seen in the corridor. It seemed that they were not there yesterday. Could it be the light reflected by these lanterns?

Jiang Huai could treat this as a coincidence, but it was difficult to convince himself that it was just a coincidence.

Could it be that Xiao Jingzhao discovered his little actions at night?

Jiang Huai gasped. To be honest, this was a little embarrassing. But if no one noticed, he could completely ignore it. But if someone did...

Jiang Huai felt stiff all over. Xiao Jingzhao next to him seemed to have fallen asleep, but he always suspected that the other party was not asleep, or if he took a sneak peek, Xiao Jingzhao would be awakened by his movement, otherwise why did Xiao Jingzhao seem to have guessed his actions.

Jiang Huai didn't know how much time had passed until his body began to swell from maintaining the stiffness. He relaxed his muscles a little and glanced to the side. Xiao Jingzhao had his eyes closed and his breathing was steady, as if he was fast asleep.

Even if he was pretending to be asleep at the beginning, now such a long time has passed and no one has noticed his movement. Xiao Jingzhao must have fallen asleep.

Jiang Huai suddenly understood why some people would call out the other person's name when they saw them sleeping, wanting to confirm whether the other person was asleep, because he felt the same way at this moment and wanted to call out Xiao Jingzhao to see if he was really asleep.

But the problem was that it was very quiet at night, especially in Yuhua Palace. There was not even the chirping of insects or birds, only the occasional sound of the wind. If he made a sound, not to mention whether the eunuchs might hear it, the secret guards guarding in the dark would probably be able to hear it, so...

Jiang Huai looked at Xiao Jingzhao from the side. He had slept enough during the day and really didn't feel like sleeping at night. It was a huge difference from how he felt last night. And because the light was brighter, Jiang Huai didn't need to get too close to see Xiao Jingzhao.

So, let's observe now.

Usually when he is tired, he would like to lie in bed and rest all day. But now, Jiang Huai finds that lying like this all the time is not particularly comfortable. When he really falls asleep, his body will turn over and move by itself, and he will feel comfortable after a nap. But when he is awake, he will feel uncomfortable after maintaining one posture for a while and will want to change to another one.

Fortunately, they were far enough away that Xiao Jingzhao would not be disturbed by him.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Huai discovered that Xiao Jingzhao's sleeping posture was really stable and there was almost no change.

Looking at Xiao Jingzhao, Jiang Huai's thoughts couldn't help but turn back to their relationship. He couldn't help but want to sigh, but as soon as he made a sound, the sigh was very obvious in the middle of the night. Jiang Huai quickly shut up and swallowed the breath back.

In fact, now that Jiang Huai confirmed that his understanding of Xiao Jingzhao was true, he was not so angry. After all, he also had a secret of his identity that he was hiding from Xiao Jingzhao, and the degree of his secret might be even more excessive than Xiao Jingzhao's.

But now he is still a little hesitant. However, thinking about it at night, Jiang Huai doesn't know whether he is impulsive. He doesn't want to see Xiao Jingzhao being nervous about this matter, so he decided to talk it out.

Jiang Huai didn't know what time he stayed up, but until dawn, Xiao Jingzhao was still sleeping soundly, not at all like he had trouble sleeping.

As the sky gradually brightened, Jiang Huai also felt sleepy. He had been up all night, and even though he had slept well during the day, his biological clock was suddenly reversed, and he couldn't adjust for a while. The closer it got to morning, the sleepier he became.

His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and Jiang Huai finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep again.

But before going to bed, Jiang Huai was still thinking about a problem. Xiao Jingzhao should not have had a good rest before, but he had been with him for the past two days, and he seemed to have a good sleep quality. If there was any difference between these two situations, it was that he was with him.

So, it’s still because of him!