Jiang Tian chuckled and deepened the kiss: "Okay."

Yuan Ye knew very well that this woman had long since become indifferent to life and death.

He had nothing that could threaten her.

On the surface, their relationship appears calm, but it remains precarious.

At least he got nothing but her affections.

Jiang Tian had long since disregarded life and death.

She made it clear to him—she was living for him.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have followed him from the border back to the perilous capital.

One who is free from desires is invincible.

Sometimes, on the night of the Lantern Festival, one feels a sense of joy—that someone is living for him.

But sometimes he is really troubled.

Jiang Tian was like a kite without a string; he didn't know if he could hold her.

He never intended to kill her.

Rather than watching her commit suicide for him, it's better to let her live a good life.

He was neither a tyrant nor a villain who liked to make people commit suicide for love; he was just an ordinary person.

It makes him feel better to keep Jiang Tian alive.

Traveling by horse-drawn carriage is actually quite arduous.

With Jiang Tian by his side, Yuan Ye didn't experience any hardship at all.

She shed her former pretense, and her expressions became more direct.

Every time I want to—

She would simply hold his hand.

"Live for today, for tomorrow we die. I don't want any regrets. If you marry someone else, I definitely won't touch you again. Take advantage of me as much as I can now."

Seeing that her hair was soaked with sweat and she was still talking nonsense, Yuan Ye didn't want to say a word to her at all.

He picked her up expressionlessly and stepped into the bathtub.

They keep bringing up his marriage—of course he will get married, but the country is still unstable, so why talk about it so much?

"Who I marry and when I marry is none of your business. Didn't you say that you just need to serve me well now and stop talking nonsense?"

Water from the bathtub spilled all over the floor, and Jiang Tian fell asleep before she could say anything.

Scenes like this happen frequently when they stay at hotels.

Yuan Ye did not consider himself a person who indulged in lust.

But Jiang Tian was just too clingy.

This woman never considered whether his body could handle it—she wanted whatever she wanted.

Fortunately, Yuan Ye was strong and healthy.

Otherwise, he was afraid she would show disappointment.

Of course... he liked it very much too.

The night before arriving in the capital, Jiang Tian was somewhat unhappy.

She wrapped her arms around Yuan Ye's neck, practically clinging to him.

The two are now stargazing on the rooftop. Yuan Ye doesn't know why Jiang Tian wants to see the stars. She says she read a storybook where a couple is stargazing on a rooftop, so she dragged him out of bed in the middle of the night. Yuan Ye had no choice but to carry her up.

Jiang Tian lay in his arms, gazing at the starry sky, and suddenly asked him, "When we return to the capital, what identity do you plan for me to enter the Eastern Palace under?"

Yuan Ye frowned.

During this period, the two of them tacitly ignored all the arrangements for going to the capital.

He knew Jiang Tian would ask, but he didn't expect her to ask now.

“I don’t plan to let you into the Eastern Palace—don’t think of the palace as something simple; it’s a hell where people can kill without a trace. Even if you go in, I won’t feel at ease. You’re quite smart, but the people there are even more ruthless—you’ve been to the Duke’s mansion before, and all the social interactions and interpersonal relationships there always take a toll on your spirit. Since you don’t have many days left to live, why insist on struggling in this sea of ​​suffering?”

Yuan Ye said a lot, and his purpose was already very clear—he didn't want Jiang Tian to go to the palace.

There, his father was, along with many unseen henchmen and deadly dangers.

How could he feel at ease leaving her there?

He brought her to the capital not to put her in another arena of self-interest, but to ensure her survival.

When he's tired, seeing her brings him peace of mind.

Jiang Tian shook her head: "It's precisely because I know where that is that I can't just watch you struggle there by yourself. I want to be with you; wherever you go, I'll go."

Yuan Ye's face turned ashen. He wanted to get angry, but he didn't know what to say.

Looking into Jiang Tian's clear eyes, the flame in Yuan Ye's heart was gradually replaced by a soft, bittersweet feeling.

His voice softened unconsciously: "I know what you feel, but you have to listen to me. I'm taking you to the capital only so that you can be in the same place as me."

"Then let me enter the Eastern Palace."

Yuan Ye said helplessly, "It's the same place in the capital, so don't deliberately confuse it."

“I was once the mistress of a household, and I know a lot about right and wrong. Don’t think of me as weak. If I’m not going to the Eastern Palace, why would I follow you back to the capital? How do you know how many people in the Eastern Palace want to harm you? Your father, the Emperor, and other forces—they all want your life. Just because you are the Crown Prince, does that mean your position is secure? What is Grand Tutor Chen? The Emperor is very fond of you, that’s what people say, but I’ve heard that he once got drunk and almost stabbed you to death—Yuan Ye, I know everything about you, that’s why I want to stay with you.”

Yuan Ye remained silent for a long time.

It has to be said that no one dares to talk to him about that matter anymore.

His father did indeed nearly kill him once while drunk.

That was a secret.

The older the emperor got, the more obsessed he became with the arts of divination and metaphysics—he did not want to witness his own death.

In ancient times, many emperors would send officials to seek the secret to immortality, and his father entrusted the secret to Taoist priests.

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