The moment their lips touched, Xie Wan Ning hurriedly moved away, "No!"
As she dodged, Lu Ziyan's lips landed on her cheek. His breathing stagnated slightly, and he said softly: "Don't be afraid... Don't be afraid..."
"I won't force you to do this, but I can't let you go back either." He stepped back and looked down at her. "Wanwan, please understand me. I'm really scared. I don't want to experience your despair of life and death again."
The collapse of heaven and earth is just like this.
The scene of him falling heavily to his knees echoed in his mind again. Xie Wan pursed his lips tightly, still trying to make a final struggle, "I have been in the hands of the Jin people for so long, I am already a withered flower..."
"Shut up!" Lu Ziyan's expression changed.
"This is the truth." Xie Wan Ning did not back down, but looked up and looked at him. "Remember Liu Manrou, who you personally ordered to entertain the troops? ... I went through a similar experience to her."
She stared into his eyes, trying to find even the slightest hint of resentment, disgust, embarrassment, or stiffness in them.
But no, there was nothing in his eyes. Instead, he pinched her chin, leaned close, kissed her fiercely, and said, "That's nothing. It's Jin Wuji who deserves to die. You have always been very good. Don't say these words that belittle yourself in the future."
As he spoke, he curled his lips and smiled again, "My Wanwan is proud and conceited. Doesn't she hate reading those women's books the most? She said that those were written by sour Confucian scholars to suppress women and to bind you with chastity and women's virtues. You are right. I will order them to be banned later."
Xie Wan Ning clenched the quilt in her hands, feeling surprised at the change in her mood.
She could actually feel his genuine love.
He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He must know that with her current state of mind, she cannot withstand the slightest disturbance.
She was sensitive, uneasy, inferior and cowardly. She would no longer be the fearless girl who decisively broke off the engagement and hastily married someone else without looking back after proving that her dream was true.
But he didn't do that.
He did not reach out to her as a savior when she fell into the abyss, saying "No matter what you have been through, I don't despise you", which seemed to show that he didn't mind, but in fact he acquiesced to her miserable words.
I have never seen her encounter a sudden change and become uneasy, and I have never seen her use any psychological tactics to suppress her spirit.
Xie Wan Ning thought about it for a long time. Was she blinded by one thing before, or had the man in front of her changed?
After a long while, she said dryly, "I thought you would mind this."
I can still vividly remember how furious he was when he learned that she had consummated their marriage.
How could he not care about her being touched by other men?
Lu Ziyan also thought of that. He tightened his jaw for a moment, then smiled frankly, "Of course I mind. To be honest, that sickly guy is the person I hate the most in my life."
His smile was very ferocious. Xie Wan Ning pursed her lips and stopped talking.
"Wanwan, come with me," Lu Ziyan stared at her steadily for a while, and then couldn't help leaning over and pecking her forehead, "No matter how heinous my crimes are, you have punished me for so long, and it is time for me to serve my sentence."
Since she did not sentence him to death, she should at least give him a chance to atone for his sins and start a new life.
He has already received the most painful punishment in the world, shouldn't he be given a glimpse of hope?
Xie Wan Ning reached out to touch the forehead he had kissed. She was silent for a while, avoiding his hopeful eyes, and said, "Too many things happened at once. Don't force me to give you an answer so hastily."
This was the first time that she did not reject him harshly, avoid him like the plague, or angrily call him disgusting.
Lu Ziyan almost wanted to cry. He nodded repeatedly, "I won't force you. You can think about it slowly. I can wait."
She was already under his wing, and there was nothing he couldn't wait for as long as she was willing to consider accepting him again.
Xie Wan Ning didn't look at him, but lowered her eyes and said, "I'm hungry."
I didn't have any meals last night, had a fever all night, and was injured and bled so much that I'm so weak now that I can't even get out of bed.
There wasn't even a maid, so Lu Ziyan had to bring the breakfast to the bed himself.
He seemed to be very interested in the maid's job. After serving her tea and water and helping her wash up, he wanted to feed her meals with his own hands, but Xie Wan Ning politely declined.
It was her neck that was injured, not her hand, so why would she ask someone to feed her?
The war in the northern border was urgent, and Lu Ziyan dropped all military duties and ran to Yuezhou to rescue people, leaving only Ming Jian and several deputy generals to maintain the situation. After rescuing Xie Wan Ning, he turned the ship around and rushed back.
For the next two days, they traveled by water. There was no news from the people who were chasing Jin Wuji along the coast, but Lu Ziyan was not in a hurry at all.
Several passes leading back to the Jin Kingdom were controlled by his men. Jin Wuji looked like a foreigner, so he couldn't escape even if he disguised himself. Unless he died at the bottom of Dayang Lake, he would be caught sooner or later.
On the third day, they changed their water route to the land route.
In the carriage, Xie Wan Ning leaned against the wall with a soft pillow under her waist, looking listless.
After a few days of recuperation, she felt better. It was cold in autumn and winter, and the wound on her neck began to heal quickly after using the best medicine. However, the closer she got to the northern border, the more restless she became, and her thoughts became all over the place.
I don’t know what’s going on in the capital. I wonder if the news that she disappeared overnight has spread to mean that she was kidnapped by Lu Ziyan.
Did Pei Yuqing receive the message?
And are her parents and brothers also worried about her day and night?
When Lu Ziyan lifted the curtain and got up, he saw her face full of sorrow and sadness. He coughed lightly and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"
Xie Wan stared at him, then expressed her worries. Finally, she said, "After I died in my previous life, what happened to my father and mother?"
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