As the sun sets, the forest becomes silent, with only the occasional clear and ethereal bird calls. The distant mountains and clouds are painted with a brilliant oil painting-like color by the setting sun.
The stream flows slowly, the sound of water is gentle and sounds very healing.
After dismounting, Pei Ji pulled Xue Huan to sit on a flat rock beside the stream. He put his arm around her waist, rested his chin on her shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "Huan Huan, I'm sorry."
Xue Huan: "What do you feel sorry for me?"
Pei Ji was stuck.
Xue Huan knew why he apologized to her. She leaned back slightly in his arms, playing with his fingers: "This was done by the Emperor. It has nothing to do with you."
"Yeah." After she said that, his mood became much better involuntarily. He couldn't help but hug her and sit her on his lap, then bent down and kissed her on the lips.
But her lips were like the sweetest honey in the world. Once he touched them, he couldn't bear to separate. When he was about to go deeper, she pressed against his shoulders and said, "Talk nicely. You said you would be returning to Beijing soon? Is it because you exposed your identity in advance by saving me that you have to go back?"
Pei Ji held her face in one hand, gently caressing her cheek with his fingers. "Actually, I've almost completed my plan in secret. It's only a matter of time before my identity is exposed. If I go back now, I'll surely catch them off guard."
Having said that, he showed a somewhat childish and mischievous smile.
Xue Huan heard the comfort in his words. Although he said that he would be exposed sooner or later, the later the better. Only when he was in the dark and his enemies were in the open would the situation be more favorable to him. Now that he was exposed in advance, the situation he would face after returning to Beijing would be even more difficult.
But don’t be afraid, she’s here!
She won't let anyone bully her boyfriend!
Yes, boyfriend, they kissed and hugged each other, aren’t they in love?
Of course, this was just her unilateral opinion, but Pei Ji had already regarded her as his wife in his heart.
"So when are you leaving?"
Pei Ji's expression fell, "Hanhuan, do you really want me to leave?"
Although she knew he was probably pretending, she still felt distressed. She touched his face and coaxed him, "Of course not. I don't want to be separated from you, but I know you still have a lot of things to do. I can't hold you back, right? You go to the capital first. Once I have things settled here, I will come find you, okay?"
She now has an important responsibility, taking care of the food and drink of dozens of people. She can't just give up all of a sudden.
Hearing that she was going to look for him, Pei Ji was ecstatic. He pulled her into his arms, holding her so tightly that she couldn't breathe. "Okay, I'll wait for Huanhuan to come. No, I'll come pick you up myself when the time comes."
At the same time, he secretly made up his mind to deal with the matter in the capital as soon as possible, so that when Huanhuan came, she could have fun.
In fact, he wanted to take her back to Beijing right now, but there were many dangers in the vortex of Beijing, and he couldn't take the risk with her.
If possible, he really wanted to turn his Huanhuan into a little person and put it in his pocket, so that he could always be with her.
The two of them rushed back to the city before dark, and by the time they got home, it was completely dark.
Xue's mother was guarding the entrance of the alley. When she saw them coming back, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Huan'er!"
After looking Xue Huan up and down, she finally felt relieved to see that she was fine.
"Are you hungry? Let's go home. The food is already ready in the kitchen."
After entering the house, Xue's mother hurriedly asked the maid to serve the food. She then watched Xue Huan wash her hands and face. Seeing a blade of grass stuck in her hair, she helped her remove it. "Why is there a blade of grass stuck in your hair?"
Xue Huan paused while wiping her face. How did it get covered in grass? Of course it was because she rolled away.
Thinking of how Pei Ji had pressed her down on the grass and kissed her until she almost lost control, her face flushed and she said vaguely, "Maybe it was accidentally stained somewhere."
Xue's mother didn't think much about it.
After the dishes arrived, the three of them sat down at the table, and Pei Ji sat next to Xue Huan as usual.
Since Xue's mother was the elder, she naturally sat in the main seat. Xue Huan sat below her, and Pei Ji sat next to her in the last seat.
The round dining table is symmetrical, but it becomes unbalanced after sitting like this, and it looks awkward.
Xue's mother made room for him with amusement and sat down to the side: "Come, Huan'er, sit in the middle so that Akang can get some food."
Xue Huan glanced at Pei Ji and sat down. After all, when a family eats together, there's no need to be so particular.
Mother Xue scooped a bowl of pigeon soup for Xue Huan and another for Pei Ji. Then she asked, "Huan'er, someone told me earlier that you were rescued and not taken away by Eunuch Yuan. What happened?"
That was why she was waiting at the alley entrance with hope in her heart.
When she saw her daughter really came back, she realized that the man had not lied to her!
Xue Huan looked at Pei Ji and saw him winking at her. She knew that he was the one who sent someone to tell her mother, probably because he was afraid that her mother would worry.
Just as she was thinking about how to make up for the situation, she saw Pei Ji actually stand up from the table and kneel down in front of her mother.
Xue's mother was startled and hurried to help him: "Akang, what are you doing? Get up quickly..."
Pei Ji didn't move. "Aunt, I've been hiding something from you."
Mother Xue was stunned for a moment. Seeing that he was no longer acting like a child, she realized something and then heard him say, "Actually, I have already recovered my memory. It's just that for... some reason, I didn't say it. Also, my true identity is the Crown Prince of Daqi."
When talking about certain reasons, Pei Ji glanced at Xue Huan, but Xue's mother did not notice because all her attention was on the four words "Prince Daqi".
It took her a while to come back to her senses. She quickly stood up, looking a little panicked. She wanted to help Pei Ji, but was concerned about his identity. "Your Highness, please get up quickly. Don't frustrate me."
Pei Ji lowered his eyes and sighed dejectedly, "I know that once I tell you my true identity, you will no longer treat me as A Kang. In fact, no matter what my identity is, I will always be A Kang in front of you. It would really make me sad if you were to become estranged from me."
Xue Huan drank her soup happily and enjoyed his performance.
How could her mother resist the true love offensive of this scheming boy?
Sure enough, after hearing Pei Ji say this, Xue's mother immediately said, "Good boy, how could your aunt be estranged from you? As long as you still call me aunt, I will always treat you as my own child. You will always have a place at the dinner table at home. Hurry up and get up."
"Well, aunt, thank you." Pei Ji looked at her with a touched and admiring expression.
Mother Xue felt heartbroken when she saw him looking at her. She thought that although this child was the crown prince, he had no family affection in the royal family. Although he was rich and had everything he wanted, his life would probably not be easy.
As she thought about it, she was moved by what she had imagined in her mind, and tears welled up in her eyes.
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