The villages near Maocha County in the Dongling area.
In a deserted courtyard, a vermilion carriage was parked. A slender, white hand reached out from behind the beaded curtain, lifted the curtain, and the moon, which had been migrating south, peeked out.
A glance around revealed that Uncle Yan was busy packing his bags and directing his servant to clean the house and courtyard.
Ye Jian leaned against a pillar with his arms crossed, his eyelids slightly lowered, as if deep in thought.
Nanqianyue jumped off the carriage and walked towards Ye Jian.
"Why don't you go with Xiao Chen? This place isn't far from the Dongling military camp. Aren't you afraid your lord will be in danger?"
As Nanqianyue blew the dust off the stone and prepared to sit down, the thoughtful Uncle Yan immediately brought over a chair.
"Thank you, Uncle Yan," Nan Qianyue said with a grin.
Uncle Yan chuckled and said it was only right. He immediately ran to move a table and then started brewing tea for the Southern Migration Month.
Nanqian Yue was a little embarrassed. "Uncle Yan, you should rest for a while. Don't worry about me."
Yan Bo placed the hot tea in front of Nan Qianyue, his kind smile carrying a hint of respect. "Miss Nan, please don't be so polite. Your happiness and comfort will bring joy to the lord."
“…Okay.” So that explains why Uncle Yan has been treating her better and better all this time.
Ye Jian opened his eyes and interjected, "You, who have lost your memory, still worry about your lord. Not bad, very good."
Nanqianyue paused in his tea-drinking motion. When Ye Jian was silent, he seemed aloof and unapproachable, but when he spoke, he always had a unique sense of humor.
She put down her teacup and asked in return, "Aren't you worried?"
Ye Jian remained calm. "My lord is not so easy to deal with, and with the secret guards following him, he will be fine. My mission is to protect Miss Nan."
"Oh, alright." Nanqianyue picked up her teacup again.
Ye Jian turned his gaze over and suddenly asked, "While the lord is away, does Miss Nan have anything she wishes to ask?"
Nanqianyue nearly choked on her water. What did she mean by taking advantage of her lord's absence? "Ahem, are you one of his people?"
Could he be a spy?
Ye Jian answered very seriously, "I am a retainer of the Crown Prince's residence."
"He acts as a personal bodyguard on a daily basis," Yan Bo added while working.
Ye Jian immediately glared at him.
Nan Qianyue found the interaction between the two amusing. She rested her chin on her hand and asked with a smile, "Do you know what happened between Xiao Chen and me before?"
Ye Jian walked over, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it, then slowly said, "All I know is that my lord has never smiled since he was ten years old, until he met Miss Nan, and then he started to act like a human being again."
Act like a human being...
Ye Jian dared to comment on Xiao Chen in this way, which suggests that Xiao Chen himself was used to it.
It is clear that Xiao Chen's management style is completely different from Qin Yi's; he is not as strict as Qin Yi.
If Ye Jian heard Nan Qianyue's thoughts, he would definitely refute them fiercely.
"In the two years since Miss Nan disappeared, my lord has become an even harder, colder piece of iron. I can't get used to it anymore," Ye Jian said, shaking his head with a sigh.
He had no smile on his face, yet it was still quite funny.
"Thank goodness Miss Nan is back, and the lord is finally smiling again."
I didn't say anything to him during the southward migration because I didn't know what to say.
Then Ye Jian asked again, "Miss Nan, what do you think of Prince Anzheng? Between him and the Lord, who do you prefer?"
Nan Qianyue clicked her tongue. She had initially thought Ye Jian was a bit aloof, but she hadn't expected him to be so talkative and gossipy.
“Of course Xiao Chen is considerate, Qin Yi… is a bit crazy.” She answered quite frankly.
crazy?
Ye Jian thought about the word carefully and suddenly felt that it was also a good match for his master. When his master went crazy, he wanted to crawl into a corner.
It's just an act in front of Miss Nan.
"Nan Nan!"
Before the person even entered the courtyard, a very cheerful sound could be heard.
Nan Qianyue got up to greet him and saw Xiao Chen carrying a bouquet of lotus-red flowers walking quickly toward her.
Ye Jian immediately closed his eyes.
"Nan Nan, this is for you."
"Thanks!"
Nan Qianyue smiled and reached out to take the bouquet, but Xiao Chen suddenly knelt down on one knee, holding the bouquet in both hands.
So... grand?
"Why are you kneeling down? Get up!" Nan Qianyue grabbed Xiao Chen's wrist and pulled him up.
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Ye Jian opened his eyes a crack.
Xiao Chen remained kneeling, not moving. "Didn't Nan Nan say that this is how you show sincerity?"
“...It doesn’t have to be like this all the time.” Nan Qianyue took the flowers in one hand and helped the person up with the other.
"Why? Doesn't Nan Nan like it?" Xiao Chen was a little hurt.
Nan Qianyue twitched the corner of her mouth. "No, kneeling on one knee to present something is usually done on... rather special occasions."
“Every moment with you is special,” Xiao Chen said earnestly.
Ye Jian, who had been secretly watching, closed his eyes again.
Nan Qianyue tried to suppress her laughter by pursing her lips, but after two seconds she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xiao Chen, touched by her smile, also laughed. "Why is Nan Nan laughing?"
"You..." Nan Qianyue laughed and pointed at Xiao Chen, complaining, "You're so unsophisticated, haha..."
Seeing the woman in front of him laughing so happily, Xiao Chen's heart warmed, and his emotions gradually surfaced in his eyes.
"Nan Nan...can I hug you?" he blurted out for no reason.
"Huh?" Nan Qianyue's smile gradually faded. "What did you say?"
Xiao Chen lowered his head awkwardly, "...It's nothing."
"My lord said he wants to hug you." Ye Jian was happy to help.
Xiao Chen immediately shot a warning look at her, then explained to Nan Qianyue, "Nan Nan, I was being presumptuous, please don't be angry."
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