"Xie Yanzhou?" Nan Qianyue immediately lifted the curtain and peeked towards the city gate.
She immediately saw a large group of guards, but after searching around, she couldn't find that familiar white figure.
In the end, Ye Jian kindly pointed out, "That one wearing ochre armor and riding a chestnut horse is him."
"Oh, oh." Nan Qianyue looked in the direction he pointed, and the face was indeed familiar.
Hey, I can't even recognize you after changing your skin.
Xiao Chen, his face grim, uttered four words in a low voice: "Mind your own business."
"Is this an inspection? Are there any escapees recently? It seems like everyone riding in a carriage has to get off. It feels very strict," Nan Qianyue muttered to herself.
As the carriage approached the city gate, a sharp-eyed guard spotted it and immediately shouted, "Everyone get out of the carriage! Routine check!"
Nanqianyue glanced at Xiao Chen and said, "Why don't you sneak out under the cover of night? It's broad daylight and everyone is watching. I feel it would be difficult for you to leave the city."
Xiao Chen looked unusually relaxed and content. He smiled faintly and said, "The old emperor was just putting on an act. It's nothing to worry about."
"Please get out of the vehicle and cooperate with the inspection!" the guard's voice rang out again.
Nanqianyue shook her head and got off the bus first.
At the same time, Xie Yanzhou noticed the commotion. He immediately recognized the man in green sitting outside the carriage. However, just as his joy was about to spread, he noticed the man with a sword on the other side.
A shadow instantly fell over Xie Yanzhou's face, and he squeezed his legs together, pulling the horse closer.
"You are Ye Jian, a retainer of the Crown Prince of Nan Jing!" Xie Yanzhou said in an unfriendly tone.
I guessed it when we fought at Wan Hua Lou, but I never expected to run into them in broad daylight.
"Xie Yanzhou!" Nan Qianyue lifted the curtain and deliberately interrupted to divert Xie Yanzhou's attention.
"Qianqian!" Xie Yanzhou's face lit up with joy again when he saw Nan Qianyue, but his eyes still held a complex expression.
He dismounted and was about to approach Nan Qianyue when Ye Jian blocked his way with his sword.
Nan Qianyue pursed her lips and jumped off the carriage. Xiao Chen followed her off the carriage almost immediately and deliberately stood close to her, his hostile eyes quietly watching Xie Yanzhou.
Xie Yanzhou saw this as a blatant provocation.
"I wonder what the Crown Prince of Nan Jing intends to do by sneaking into my Eastern Mausoleum?" Xie Yanzhou's brows furrowed even more deeply.
Nan Qianyue sighed inwardly and lifted her foot to walk closer to him and say a few words, but her wrist was grabbed by Xiao Chen.
This action was like a sharp thorn piercing Xie Yanzhou's eye, causing him great discomfort. He immediately drew his long sword from his waist and pointed it at Xiao Chen, saying, "Take your hand away!"
"Xie Yanzhou, don't be impulsive. Xiao Chen will leave soon. It's no secret that he came to Dongling ahead of time, otherwise he wouldn't have left the city gate in broad daylight." Nan Qianyue tried to pull her hand away, but as usual, she couldn't pull it back.
Xie Yanzhou naturally believed what Nanqianyue said, but there was one thing he had to get back.
He glanced sideways at Ye Jian and said coldly, "Give me back my sword, or don't even think about leaving."
Ye Jian gave him a cold look and remained silent, only saying one word: arrogant.
"The sword is with me!" Nan Qianyue raised her hand and smiled sheepishly. "It's in the manor; I didn't bring it out."
"Really, they gave it back to me."
Xie Yanzhou looked at Nan Qianyue in silence for a while, his suppressed emotions swirling in his heart. So Qianqian and the Crown Prince of Nanjing were indeed familiar with each other, perhaps even more so than with him.
No, that's impossible.
He and Qianqian wandered the world for two months, inseparable. But how could the Prince of Nanjing have time to accompany Qianqian all the time?
Therefore, the person closest to Qianqian is still him.
"Move in—"
"Shut up! You're the one who calls me Qianqian." Xiao Chen finally couldn't hold back anymore; he couldn't stand others calling him Nannan so affectionately.
The atmosphere froze instantly, and the two clashing gazes struck each other like electric currents.
Nanqianyue sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Sigh, it's all because of her damned charm."
"It's impolite to interrupt someone," Nan Qianyue said calmly, raising her eyes.
Xie Yanzhou: I am someone else...
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze from Xie Yanzhou's confrontation and slowly turned his head to look at her. "Are you blaming me?" His words carried a hint of grievance.
Nan Qianyue resisted the urge to roll her eyes and said gently, "It's not important. What's important is that you should leave."
"Leave?" Xiao Chen frowned slightly. "You want to kick me out so you can have some alone time?"
Nan Qianyue forced a smile, swallowing the traditional Chinese culture and transforming it into civility and reason, but the color in her eyes couldn't help but darken a bit. "If you're not leaving, give me back my jade, and then I'll leave."
As she spoke, she extended her hand.
Xiao Chen immediately covered the emerald jade hanging from his waist, "How can you give something away and then take it back? I'll just leave."
Nan Qianyue raised an eyebrow, withdrew her hand, and said, "Let's go, I won't see you off."
Xiao Chen clutched the jade at his waist, glanced at Xie Yanzhou again with cold eyes, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "Nannan, we will meet again soon. When we meet next time, I will also give you a token. Although it is not as good as the jade you have worn since you were a child, it is still my token of affection."
"Are you leaving or not?" Nan Qianyue wasn't stupid; how could she not know what he was thinking behind those words?
They're all so childish.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Xiao Chen ignored Xie Yanzhou's dark face and walked towards the horse that Yan Bo had brought, turning back every few steps.
The guards seemed to only check luggage; seeing that Xiao Chen and his companions were relaxed, they waved them through.
Xiao Chen, on horseback, turned back and smiled at Nan Qianyue. He followed the "Way to Win Over Your Wife" and learned to listen to her opinions, give her space, and trust her. He knew he had to be possessive, but he had to know how to keep it within limits.
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