Since returning to Yunzhou City with Jing Xi and Ji Mohan, Yan Wan has been extremely busy. At first, she was in charge of everything for the opening of the hot pot restaurant in Yunzhou City, while Jing Xi was entertaining the merchants from the Jiangnan Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, working together to build up the Northwest.
Even when Yan Wan was so tired that she couldn't straighten her back, she gritted her teeth and persevered because she knew that she didn't have much time left.
In addition, Yan Wan wrote several letters to her parents and other members of the Yan family who were far away in the capital, as well as to that silly girl Gu Yu. Only after doing all this did Yan Wan breathe a sigh of relief.
Now that we've come this far, let's say goodbye properly.
"Hanhan, do you have any plans for tonight?" Yan Wan stopped Ji Mohan as he was about to leave the mansion and asked. Since returning to Yunzhou City, she had been busy, and Ji Mohan had been even busier. The two of them were so busy that they couldn't see each other for several days at a time.
Every time Ji Mohan returned from his work, Yan Wan was already asleep from exhaustion. Afraid of disturbing her rest, Ji Mohan would go to sleep in the study. The two of them silently loved each other, unseen by the other.
Ji Mohan looked at Yan Wan, who was jumping up to him with a smile, and asked softly, "I don't know if I have anything to do tonight. If you do, I'll come back early." Ji Mohan knew that Yan Wan was someone who didn't like to trouble others. The fact that she asked meant that she had something important to tell him, or perhaps that he hadn't spent time with her in a long time. Ji Mohan silently reflected on this in his heart.
Yan Wan gently poked Ji Mohan's hand, and Ji Mohan reached out and took her small handbag in his large palm. Looking at their tightly clasped hands, Yan Wan's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. She couldn't hold back anymore; she really, really didn't want to part with Ji Mohan.
Yan Wan lowered her head and didn't speak. She kept telling herself, "Yan Wan, you can't cry. You can't let him find out anything. Yan Wan, be strong."
Yan Wan managed to calm herself down, and when she looked up again, she had her usual smiling face and said, "Tonight, I'd like to have dinner with you. Could you go back early and have dinner with me?"
Yan Wan knew that Yunzhou City, or rather the Yin Kingdom, was on the verge of collapse, and Ji Mohan was extremely busy. However, please allow her to be selfish just this once. She simply wanted to have one last dinner with Ji Mohan and say a proper goodbye to him.
Ji Mohan stared into Yan Wan's eyes. He suddenly remembered that Yan Wan had just married him. The young girl said in a sweet voice that she was not used to eating alone. Perhaps he had been too busy lately and had neglected his lovely princess. Ji Mohan smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay, I will come back early tonight and have dinner with you."
At this moment, Ji Mohan was unaware that Yan Wan was acting strangely, and even less aware that this was the last time he and Yan Wan would sit down to eat together.
Ji Mohan gently rubbed Yan Wan's head, bent down and kissed her forehead softly, saying in a gentle voice, "I'm leaving now. I'll go to the military camp early and come back to be with you early tonight, okay?" Ji Mohan's tone was gentle; he had never been so gentle to anyone else in his life. His patience and gentleness were reserved only for Yan Wan.
Yan Wan didn't say anything, she just raised her face and nodded with a smile.
Seeing Yan Wan's obedient and well-behaved appearance, Ji Mohan couldn't help but kiss her again. Her docile manner was truly irresistible.
But Ji Mohan told himself that it wasn't the right time yet, and he should wait. After kissing Yan Wan, Ji Mohan turned away cruelly. He used to think that the stories in books about emperors neglecting their morning court sessions were nonsense, but now he felt that perhaps the emperor couldn't be entirely blamed.
As Yan Wan watched Ji Mohan's figure recede into the distance, she couldn't help but call out, "Hanhan." After calling out, Yan Wan didn't know what to say. She had a thousand words she wanted to say to Ji Mohan, but she couldn't say them.
Ji Mohan turned around, raised an eyebrow, smiled at Yan Wan, and looked at her intently with a hint of doubt, as if to say, "Baby, is there anything else?"
In the end, all of Yan Wan's words boiled down to one sentence: "Be careful on the road, come back early tonight, I'll be waiting for you."
Ji Mohan smiled and nodded, saying, "I will obey the Princess's orders."
After saying this, he took the reins from the soldier beside him, mounted his horse, glanced back at Yan Wan, raised the reins, whipped the horse, and rode off towards the military camp.
As Yan Wan watched Ji Mohan's departing figure, she finally couldn't hold back her emotions any longer. Afraid that Ji Mohan would hear her crying, she quickly covered her mouth with her hand and silently shed tears.
The people in the manor were puzzled when they saw their princess looking at the prince with tears in her eyes. The prince and princess were fine just a moment ago, so why did the princess suddenly start crying?
As Yan Wan cried, fearing that Ji Mohan would turn around and see her crying, she hurriedly turned away to wipe her tears. Just as Yan Wan thought, the moment she turned around, Ji Mohan turned back and only saw Yan Wan walking away with her back turned. He pulled his horse back and stopped there until he could no longer see Yan Wan's figure before he left.
Just a moment ago, he felt his heart panic and feel a slight pain, as if something important was about to leave him.
Ji Mohan shook his head, telling himself not to overthink things. Then, he rode away. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Yan Wan was acting strangely just now. He decided to spend some time with her when he got back that night, wondering if her business was not going well.
Ji Mohan said to the guard beside him, "Go and check if the Princess Consort has encountered any business troubles recently."
"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."
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