Ji Yan lowered her eyes to look at the two people's tightly clasped hands.
The hamster's paws are small and soft. Strangely, it doesn't seem to be very sensitive to temperature changes, but at this moment, they are so warm that it doesn't even make a sound.
Perhaps the name "frizzy-haired hamster" shouldn't be used anymore; "stove-warm hamster" seems more appropriate.
"The wind is so strong, it's making my face cold," Ji Yan suddenly said.
Shen Jiao looked over in surprise.
This is the first time in so long that I've heard the tyrant say he's cold.
How amazing!
How shocking!
How eerie!
Ji Yan calmly said, "If you don't believe me, touch it and see."
Shen Jiao didn't notice anything else and immediately raised her hand to touch his face, a chill instantly washing over her.
She frowned slightly. "It is indeed icy cold. Let's hurry back. It's very warm inside the bedroom."
"But I don't want to go back now. I've been in the study for too long. I want to go outside and get some fresh air."
Ji Yan lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes concealing the sharp glint that flashed in his eyes.
"However, if Jiaojiao wants to go back, that's fine. I was only locked in the study for a few hours. It's okay if I don't breathe fresh air. It's alright."
In Shen Jiao's eyes, this expression looked like he was being wronged.
A diligent student's wish to feel the breeze is far more endearing than a drunken peacock's desire for a fat pig's iron chain.
"Okay, okay, I'll keep you company. You can blow for as long as you want."
It's okay if you're praised like Peppa Pig!
Ji Yan sighed, "But the wind is so strong, and my face is so cold."
"It's not cold, it's not cold." Shen Jiao stood on tiptoe, cupped his face in her hands, and smiled, revealing a pair of adorable dimples: "I'm keeping it warm."
Wang Fu, who was reluctant to leave and was peeking from a corner, was dumbfounded and couldn't bear to watch. Oh my, this man is so pretentious!
...
The frizzy hamster was most afraid of the cold, so Ji Yan didn't want Shen Jiao to stay warm for too long and pulled her back to her bedchamber.
Unable to sleep, Shen Jiao lay in bed and asked softly, "Your Majesty, are you asleep?"
"No, feel free to ask me anything."
Was she being that obvious? Shen Jiao pinched her chin, but she did have a lot of questions to ask.
"How much does Your Majesty know about Cen Yi's affairs?"
Ji Yan always believed that sleeping was a temporary death, so she lay upright like a dead person.
Things are different now. He's discovered that something more interesting than lying around like a corpse is watching his frizzy hamster snore. So now he even sleeps on his side.
She's everywhere I look, whether my eyes are open or closed.
"Not much, but enough to answer your questions."
"Did Cen Yi lie to Xiao Liang because her mother was kidnapped by Cen's eldest uncle?" Shen Jiao asked.
Ji Yan: "Yes and no. Cen Yi's father died when she was very young. She was raised by her mother and they had a deep bond. Cen Yi's uncle kidnapped her mother and forced her to go to Liang Heng. So, she chose filial piety over love."
That explains it. Although the little miracle doctor was miserable, Cen Yi was also a pitiful person.
There's no right or wrong answer to this kind of thing.
"But what Cen Yi didn't know was..."
In the quiet night, Ji Yan's voice was exceptionally clear. He said, "Her mother did it on purpose. A woman who lost her husband, in order to live a life of wealth and honor, secretly joined forces with Uncle Cen behind her daughter's back."
Shen Jiao was stunned.
I never expected there would be such filth among them.
"So, family ties are the most vulnerable to test. But you can trust me unconditionally. I would rather betray myself than betray you." Ji Yan said sarcastically, while also revealing her smug thoughts.
As for Shen Jiao, hasn't he already betrayed his original intentions?
Shen Jiao was amused by Princess Ji's smug tone. If people had tails, who knows how high this person's big tail would be.
"So, Cen Yi was kept in the valley the whole time?"
Ji Yan said, "No, we found out later when the Cen family was defeated."
Shen Jiao sighed, "Alas, one loves but cannot have, the other is forced to let go, how pitiful."
"Pfft." Ji Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Pitiful? Not really. Instead of tricking Liang Heng into leaving the capital, Cen Yi could actually ask Liang Heng for help."
The Cen family was slightly inferior to the Liang family, and the eldest uncle of the Cen family was not as well-regarded as the darling of Old Master Liang.
"So why didn't she go?"
"Because I was young and reckless and loved to court death." Ji Yan patted the top of the hamster's frizzy hair twice to soothe it.
“Cen E has been competitive since childhood. She has expressed her feelings to Liang Heng countless times, but has never received a positive response. She harbored ulterior motives and wanted to test the boy’s true feelings for her.”
That's why Liang Heng told him that night—
“Speaking frankly and giving an absolute response is what girls their age yearn for.”
Is this really the truth? Shen Jiao was at a loss for words for a moment.
Emotions are the most complex thing, they can't be explained or understood, and they can easily disturb one's mind.
A young girl's impulsive thought inadvertently led to the destruction of the young doctor's family. What is this called?
No wonder, even though Liang Heng was willing to forgive Cen Yi at the last moment, she was determined to die.
The thought of such a sordid secret weighed heavily on her heart, like a mountain pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe; she couldn't go on living like this.
Shen Jiao understood the little doctor's thoughts. The power struggles between families were inherently cruel and ruthless, and a young girl like her could not possibly resist them.
Therefore, Liang Heng chose to forgive and let go, rather than resorting to a fatal poison.
However, knowing such a cruel and sordid truth is like having one's heart ripped out, so it's best to never let the little miracle doctor know it.
The person he loved in his youth, with a passion as fiery as fire, can only live on in his imagination; she will never come back.
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