A gust of cold wind blew Yan Shujin away, and she pulled her hands back inside her cloak: "If you don't leave me, I will never abandon you."
If there were no one else around, Han Jing probably wouldn't care about anything else and would have pulled Yan Shujin into his arms.
When Yan Shujin and the others arrived, they specially prepared an extra carriage. Mr. Du and Mr. Chu got into the slightly smaller one, while Han Jing followed Yan Shujin into the same carriage.
Han Jing held out his hand for Yan Shujin to see: "The weather is dry and cold, and there's no pearl cream. I feel uncomfortable all over."
Yan Shujin placed her hand in Han Jing's palm.
Han Jing instinctively gripped her hand, only then realizing that Yan Shujin was far from calm. He felt a pang of heartache and helplessness: "Princess, I'm alright."
Yan Shujin's eyes were red, and her voice was filled with grievance: "I thought I would never see you again."
Han Jing felt a pang of heartache. Seeing that the maid in the carriage had her back to them, he carefully pulled her into his arms and said, "I almost thought I would never see the princess again."
Yan Shujin sniffed and smelled an unpleasant odor. It wasn't the smell of sweat, but rather a medicinal smell and a bit like something that had been left out for a while. It was tolerable, though.
Han Jing really thought he was going to die at that time, especially when he was captured by the barbarians. He was even prepared to commit suicide. After all, he had heard about the barbarians' methods. He was actually very afraid of pain and suffering. He was afraid of being in the hands of the barbarians and suffering a fate worse than death. But he was even more afraid of never seeing his beloved princess again.
If the princess knew he was dead, she would probably feel guilty for the rest of her life. How could Han Jing bear to let the princess carry such guilt? That's why he gritted his teeth and prepared to persevere. He would 'commit suicide' when he really couldn't hold on any longer.
Thanks to his perseverance, he soon encountered the people of Liu Family Village again. The people of Liu Family Village did not want to save him at first, but everyone in the Northwest had a deep-seated hatred for the barbarians and they wanted to kill all the barbarians. He was seriously injured, but it was only after Mr. Chu spoke up that Chief Liu took him back to the village and found a doctor for him, and he survived.
Han Jing didn't intend to tell Yan Shujin any of this, as it would only deepen her guilt and serve no other purpose.
Han Jing looked aggrieved: "It's just that the mountain village is too poor, there's no meat to eat."
Yan Shujin gently pinched Han Jing's arm.
Han Jing didn't let go, but instead pressed his chin against Yan Shujin's head and rubbed it, saying, "Princess, I'm so pitiful. I only eat mixed grain porridge, the kind with more water than grain. I feel like I've never been full."
Yan Shujin had also eaten those kinds of food. She used to think they tasted good, but after getting used to all kinds of refined grains, she didn't find those coarse grains very tasty. Moreover... she knew in her heart that these were just minor issues. Han Jing hadn't mentioned the truly painful and dangerous things at all.
Han Jing said, "I want to drink chicken soup, the hot kind."
Yan Shujin felt sorry for her. Unlike her, Han Jing had never suffered like this, even though he didn't have a good life in the Han family: "Okay."
Han Jing sighed, "I still need to write a letter to my mother, otherwise she will be very worried."
Yan Shujin lowered her eyes slightly and said, "After confirming your information, I sent a letter to Aunt Yuan. You can write another one and send it to her when you get back."
Han Jing agreed with a grin.
Yan Shujin asked, "Were you seriously injured at the time?"
Han Jing pursed his lips, knowing he couldn't hide it from the imperial physician later: "It's a bit serious, and it hurts a lot. I wonder if the imperial physician could prescribe some ointment to remove scars. It's really not nice to have scars on my body."
Yan Shujin knew that Han Jing was deliberately steer the conversation in one direction, but she still couldn't help but laugh.
Han Jing was genuinely worried. Some men felt that having scars was a sign of masculinity, but he didn't like them at all. He thought they were ugly every time he looked at them, and naturally didn't want the princess to see them after they got married.
Yan Shujin said, "We'll ask the imperial physicians when the time comes. If that doesn't work, we'll find another imperial physician to ask when we get back to the capital."
Han Jing hummed in agreement, then suddenly said, "Princess, you must be exhausted."
Yan Shujin was stunned for a moment, and for some reason felt a lump in her throat and her eyes burning.
"The prince is seriously injured, and my fate is unknown." Just thinking about the situation at that time makes Han Jing feel very troubled: "There must be no other way for the princess to come."
Yan Shujin lowered her eyes slightly; no one had ever said such things to her before.
Han Jing felt sorry for himself and even more sorry for Yan Shujin: "I am very grateful to the people of Liujia Village. No matter what they are after or what they are after, at least they let me see the princess again."
Yan Shujin said, "I will repay them."
Han Jing didn't mention that Chief Liu had wanted to marry him and have children, as it was a difficult topic to bring up: "Then I'll leave it to the princess. Has the princess brought Aunt Yu with her? I'd like to drink Aunt Yu's white fungus soup."
Author's Note: I forgot to set a time again.
Last update of 2018.
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