Chapter 954 Lost and Found
Jiang Xiaoan came back to his senses and shouted, "Third cousin, is it really you?"
"It's me." came the brief and firm reply.
Xiao Zhan stopped in front of Jiang Xue and stretched out his hand: "Xiaoxue, I'm back."
Tears blurred her vision. Jiang Xue smiled, put her hand in his palm, then jumped lightly onto the horse's back and hugged his waist tightly.
"Hold on tight, let's go home."
Xiao Zhan spoke gently, lightly squeezing the horse's belly, and rode away with Jiang Xue, leaving the crowd standing there in amazement.
Xiao Zhan's resurrection seemed like an incredible legend. He took Jiang Xue away without any explanation, leaving behind only chaos and shock.
At this time, Jiang Xiaoan announced loudly: "Since the Prime Minister has returned safely, the funeral is naturally cancelled. Everyone should go back and change into festive clothes to celebrate."
After hearing this, people gradually came to their senses and dispersed.
Jiang Xiaoan thought to himself that this third cousin was so unkind. He had been worried about him for so long, but when he came back, he only had eyes for Jiang Xue and didn't even say a word.
However, thinking that his third cousin was still alive, Jiang Xiaoan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Xiao Zhan took Jiang Xue directly back to the house. As soon as they entered the bedroom, he pressed her against the wall and expressed all his longing for her in these days with a deep kiss.
Jiang Xue also responded enthusiastically. Her Yun Che was finally back.
The feeling of regaining what was lost is so wonderful!
After a moment, Xiao Zhan let her go, his eyes full of affection.
"Xiaoxue, only when I hold you in my arms do I feel that I am still alive."
After that, he gently picked her up and put her on the bed: "I'm so tired, sleep with me for a while."
Jiang Xue agreed and watched him take off his coat, climb onto the bed and hold her in his arms.
Soon, he fell into a deep sleep. Jiang Xue, however, could not fall asleep because of the doubts in her mind. But the most important thing at this moment was that he had returned safely.
She stared at his tired face quietly, resisting the urge to kiss him, not wanting to disturb his rest.
She was determined to take good care of him and restore him to his former glory.
When Xiao Zhan woke up, he found Jiang Xue staring at him, so he chuckled and asked, "Xiao Xue, what are you looking at?"
"Look at you, you are so beautiful!" she replied gently.
"Really?" Jiang Xue asked with a hint of doubt.
“That’s not true.”
Xiao Zhan smiled and turned over, gently pressed on her, and kissed her forehead: "Look at me now, am I more handsome than before?"
Jiang Xue couldn't help but laugh: "Yun Che, you are always the most handsome."
He pinched her nose gently: "Then you are the most beautiful in my eyes."
The smile on Jiang Xue's face blossomed even brighter: "Yun Che, you've worked hard all the way. I'll go get some hot water so you can take a bath first, and then we can have dinner together, how about that?"
"It's time to wash, but you're the only one who doesn't care about my dirtiness and even sleeps with me."
"No matter what you become, I will never leave you. Besides, even if you are a little dirty now, you are still the best man in my heart."
Soon, the hot water was ready. Jiang Xue reached out to help Xiao Zhan untie his belt, but he declined: "Xiao Xue, I'll do it myself. You wait outside first, and I'll come out to accompany you after you finish washing."
A hint of doubt flashed through Jiang Xue's mind. They used to bathe together and even play in the bathtub.
But now, he refused her help, which made her feel that he might be hiding some secret that he didn't want her to see.
“Yun Che, I don’t have to watch it today. But what about the future? We are so close, I will see it one day. In this case, why not let me watch it now?”
Xiao Zhan knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't want these scars to ruin the joy of their reunion.
However, facing Jiang Xue's determined eyes, he could no longer hold on.
He held her hand and placed it on his belt: "I worry too much, Xiaoxue."
When Jiang Xue undressed him, she couldn't help but hold her breath.
The scene before her made her heart tighten suddenly: Xiao Zhan's upper body was covered with various scars - marks of whipping, marks of branding iron burns, and even wounds from beast bites.
Every scar tells of the suffering he had experienced.
"Xiaoxue, it's all in the past, don't think too much about it."
Xiao Zhan stroked her cheek gently, trying to comfort her: "We are together safely now, aren't we?"
Jiang Xue tried hard to hold back her tears, but a few drops still slipped quietly: "Yun Che, you have suffered so much!"
Xiao Zhan stroked Jiang Xue's back and said gently, "Don't cry, your tears are like a knife cutting my heart.
You help me wash away my fatigue, let's eat something together. After eating, we will go back to Feng Mansion to have a look."
As she bathed him, she let her fingers gently glide over the scars that spoke silently of past pain.
She knew that no matter how she asked, he would not reveal the truth about being tortured by Yelu Cheng. But in the days ahead, she was determined to protect him and not let him get hurt again.
“Yun Che.”
She scrubbed attentively: "You need to use more force on your back to clean it."
Xiao Zhan responded with a smile, enjoying her care, as if he had regained his former spirit.
"I'm really hungry now."
He said, "But I want to taste another delicacy now."
Jiang Xue understood what he meant, but playfully pretended not to understand and teased him into speaking his mind.
As he became more intimate, the atmosphere between them grew more intimate, until they were both lost in this rare tenderness.
Afterwards, Xiao Zhan gently woke up the lazy Jiang Xue: "Get up and eat something, Xiaoxue."
"I don't want to move."
She protested feebly, "I'm too tired to even get dressed."
Today he was more passionate than ever, and she was almost exhausted.
"Be obedient, we need to eat enough so that we can have more strength." Xiao Zhan persuaded gently and began to help her dress.
He noticed her frailty and felt sorry for her. Under his careful care, she felt very relieved and promised, "We will never be separated again."
Xiao Zhan pinched her nose gently and said softly: "Don't worry, I will never leave you again."
After dinner, he was about to return to Feng Mansion. But Jiang Xue grabbed his clothes and said, "I want to go back with you, too."
Seeing that she seemed reluctant, Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
But she went on to say: "Not as the Princess of Changle, but as your wife."
"Xiaoxue."
Xiao Zhan was stunned for a moment, then he hugged her tightly in his arms: "I love you, I love you very much."
“Yun Che, I love you too.” She responded.
"Then my Prime Minister's wife, could you please return to Feng Mansion with me?"
"sure."
As soon as the two returned to Feng Mansion, Jiang Xue noticed that the white curtains and double happiness that were originally hung had been removed, and replaced by red decorations full of festive atmosphere. The heavy atmosphere in the early morning had long disappeared.
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