Misunderstand
After leaving the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Lin Yan walked alone on the deserted street, exhaled a breath, and looked up at the moon in the dark night.
In fact, Lin Yan knew that Xiao Jin and Xiao Yue still had a lot to say, but looking at their expectant eyes, she subconsciously wanted to escape.
At that moment, she felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say, or perhaps she felt a little guilty at that moment, blaming herself for being too stubborn and too timid for failing to find the truth.
Before tonight, Lin Yan had persuaded herself to let go of those obsessions, but she never expected that Mrs. Gu, whom she thought had cruelly abandoned her own daughter, had never thought of abandoning her, and even lived in self-blame for half her life.
"It turns out that since I was born, there have been so many people looking forward to me. It turns out that I have a mother who loves me, and a brother and sister who miss me," Lin Yan thought.
Prince Regent's Palace
Song Yizhou had been drinking in the wine room all night.
Last night he went to Magpie Bridge as promised, but he went there early because he was afraid that Lin Yan would be waiting anxiously.
His carriage stopped near Magpie Bridge, and when he got out, he saw the familiar figure hugging a man tightly.
At that moment, his mind went blank and he stood there in a daze. Then, fearing that Lin Yan would discover him, he returned to the carriage in a panic and embarrassment.
His whole body was shaking, and the scene of Lin Yan hugging that man kept flashing through his mind. In all these years, he had never seen Lin Yan so intimate with any man.
Remembering that Lin Yan had told him at noon that he had something important to tell him, Song Yizhou clenched his fists. Although he couldn't believe it in his heart, he had to accept the fact that what Yan wanted to tell him tonight was probably about her and that man.
As for why he was asked to go to Magpie Bridge tonight, Song Yizhou closed his eyes painfully and laughed bitterly, "In Ah Yan's heart, I am just a caring brother. If she has a man she likes, she must want to tell him."
He recognized the man, Duke Zhenguo Xiao Jin, who had the face of a civil servant but was actually cruel and merciless, killing people without mercy. He was no exception, but Ah Yan liked Xiao Jin.
But Song Yizhou was still unwilling to give up. No matter how outstanding Xiao Jin was, he was already married. How could he be worthy of A'an?
Thinking about how Ah Yan had been visiting the Duke of Zhenguo frequently during this period, he originally thought that Miss Xiao San was to his liking, but he never expected that she and Xiao Jin had a mutual affection for each other.
As for how A'an met Xiao Jin, Song Yizhou didn't dare to think about it, nor did he want to think about it.
Song Yizhou laughed at himself. He had been with Ah Yan for seven years and had known her for nearly twenty years, but that was still not as long as the few months that Xiao Jin had known her.
Song Yizhou didn't remember how he returned home. When he came to his senses, he had already walked into the wine room, took a few pots of peach blossom wine, drank it, and flew onto the roof.
The wine room is A'an's favorite place in the Regent's Palace, and this peach blossom wine is also A'an's favorite wine. Usually, the peach blossom wine has a hint of sweetness, but tonight it is so bitter that it hurts his heart.
Looking at the moon in the sky, they used to always chat on the roof and talk about their troubles, but from now on, he might be alone.
For a moment, a trace of evil thought arose in Song Yizhou's heart. If he quietly eliminated Xiao Jin...
But he dismissed the idea the next moment. If he did so, Ah Yan's hateful eyes would be enough to kill him.
As he was thinking, a tear fell into Song Yizhou's eyes and fell into the wine jar. He drank it along with the wine and water. He murmured, "Isn't it said that a drink can relieve all worries? Why am I still so sad?"
Ah Qi stood outside the door and felt something was wrong when he saw his prince returning home. He had been drinking on the rooftop for three hours from dusk to dawn. He didn't dare to disturb him and sighed helplessly in his heart: "Why is the prince just like Miss Lin? He likes to drink like this whenever he is in a bad mood."
When Lin Yan rushed to the Regent's Palace, he saw Ah Qi with an anxious look on his face in the distance, and asked him in confusion: "Why are you so anxious? What happened to your prince?"
When Ah Qi saw her, he felt like he had seen a savior. He rushed to her with a bitter face and said, "Miss Lin, please go and see the prince quickly. I don't know what happened, but he has been absent-minded since he came back last night. He has been blowing the cold wind on the roof all night. He has been drinking all the time. I hope he doesn't get into any trouble."
Lin Yan said with a serious expression: "I understand, you go down first."
Song Yizhou didn't know how many jars of wine he drank last night until he fell asleep. He was then woken up by the cold wind and had a splitting headache.
Looking at the wine jars piled on the roof tiles, my thoughts went back to last night. Thinking of that scene again, I felt so heartbroken that I became numb.
He continued to open the jar of wine and started drinking. Not long after, he heard a voice coming from outside the door. It seemed to be Ah Yan's. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Song Yizhou, you are overthinking it. Ah Yan is probably staying with her lover at this moment. How can she care about you?"
The next moment, a purple figure rose up, and the sword on its waist, the gem on the hilt emitted a dazzling light.
The dust brought by the figure flew into Song Yizhou's eyes. He rubbed his eyes, which were red. He didn't know whether it was because of the dust or some other reason. He raised his sleeves, and then he continued to sip his wine without much care.
He muttered, "I was so drunk that I saw Ah Yan."
Lin Yan saw Song Yizhou lying on the roof from the ground. He quickly flew up and saw the mess on the roof. The culprit was wearing moon-white brocade clothes, with a bluish-white jade pendant hanging around his waist. He was leaning on the tiles drinking.
"Xifeng Liquor, Jiuyunchun Liquor, Fenjiu..." Lin Yan read out the wine that Song Yizhou had drunk up, and held his forehead: "He drank all the strong liquor, he must be drunk."
Looking down at Song Yizhou's face which was flushed from drinking, Lin Yan's heartbeat quickened slightly, and he thought to himself, "Drunk Yizhou looks so good."
When he heard Song Yizhou's words, a smile appeared on his originally tense face, and he said, "Song Yizhou, are you still a three-year-old child? There is no need to drink so much alcohol here."
Hearing the familiar voice, Song Yizhou suddenly took his hand away, his mind instantly cleared, and he wanted to stand up. However, probably because he had been sitting on the ground all night, his legs were a little numb, and he couldn't stand up for a while.
Lin Yan pushed Song Yizhou, who was about to stand up, back, knelt on one knee, put his right hand on his shoulder, and asked: "Why did you drink so much? What happened?"
"Nothing." Song Yizhou swallowed his saliva, his eyes flickering. He thought a lot at this moment. If A'an knew what he was thinking, he would be completely finished. A cold sweat broke out on his back, and he kept thinking about how to explain.
Seeing Song Yizhou like this, Lin Yan knew without a doubt that this guy was hiding something from her, and now he might be thinking about how to fool her.
Thinking of what Ah Qi said about Song Yizhou being absent-minded after returning home last night, it stands to reason that Ah Zhou must have gone to Magpie Bridge, so when did he arrive there?
Suddenly she thought of the fleeting moon-white figure she caught a glimpse of when Xiao Jin was holding her. At that time, she thought she had seen it wrong, but now she thinks it was A Zhou.
If this is the case, everything can be easily explained. She has never hugged any other man so intimately in these years. If Azhou sees this, he will only think that there is something going on between her and Xiao Jin.
After thinking through the whole cause and effect, Lin Yan was both angry and distressed. She was angry that Song Yizhou didn't find out why he was drinking alone here, and she was distressed that he misunderstood that she had a lover and was so sad.
Since that was the case, Lin Yan didn't bother to find a good time and place to express her feelings. Today, she told A Zhou that she liked him.
Lin Yan thought so much at once, but in Song Yizhou's eyes, she was silent and pursed her lips, as if she was thinking about something big.
Song Yizhou was afraid that she would tell him about Xiao Jin the next moment, and he felt very nervous.
Sure enough, the next moment Lin Yan spoke: "Azhou, I have something to tell you, last night..."
Song Yizhou felt a chill run down his spine, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. He clutched the hem of his clothes tightly with his hands. Although he already knew what Lin Yan would say next, just believing that she was going to tell him in person was like a knife scraping his heart.
"I wanted to tell you something last night, but I unexpectedly ran into Duke Zhenguo Xiao Jin. He came looking for me because he knew I was his sister Xiao Yan, whom he had been looking for for many years."
Song Yizhou was surprised after hearing this. Xiao Jin was actually A'an's brother, which meant... He understood everything in an instant and was ecstatic.
Lin Yan explained his previous misunderstanding of Mrs. Gu with joy in his tone. Song Yizhou listened carefully and was happy that Yan had recognized his relatives.
Suddenly, Lin Yan changed the subject and asked: "So why did Azhou drink so much, but why was he sad?"
The smile on Song Yizhou's face disappeared, his mouth moved but no sound came out. He couldn't think of how to explain it.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lin Yan raised the corners of his lips and whispered, "Since you don't want to say it, then I still have something to tell you. I remember that night when I kissed you after getting drunk, and when you carried me to the bed, I was actually awake."
Song Yizhou looked up suddenly, his mind blank. Didn't Ah Yan know what he was thinking...
Seeing Lin Yan staring at him without saying anything for a long time, Song Yizhou's heart was beating like thunder. He closed his eyes, his heart dead, and silently waited for Lin Yan's judgment.
Lin Yan's face suddenly moved close to Song Yizhou, staring at his lips, and kissed him with a smile in his eyes.
At that moment, Song Yizhou's eyes widened in disbelief, his whole body stiffened, and he dared not move at all.
Their breaths blended together, their warm lips touched, and the aroma of peach wine filled the air. For a moment, it seemed as if everything had stopped.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yan left Song Yizhou's lips, curled up the corners of his mouth, and said, "Azhou, I like you."
At this moment, Song Yizhou's beating heart seemed to be about to burst through his chest. His eyes were full of disbelief, and he felt like he was in a dream. Everything was so unreal.
Lin Yan looked at Song Yizhou, who was still confused, and said jokingly: "I guess someone is drowning his sorrows in alcohol because he misunderstood the relationship between me and my brother."
Song Yizhou was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he was extremely grateful at this moment, grateful that A'an did not like Xiao Jin.
His mind was full of Lin Yan's words that expressed her true feelings. Song Yizhou suddenly pulled Lin Yan into his arms, hugged her tightly, buried his head deep in her neck, and said in a trembling voice the words that he had hidden in his heart for many years: "Ayan, I like you too."
Lin Yan hugged Song Yizhou back with both hands, a big smile on his lips, and his heart was full of joy.
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