Chapter 189 I’m Afraid You Think I’m Despicable
Xie Chengyan lay down quietly. He seemed exhausted. The road from southern Xinjiang to Shangjing was not short. He went back and forth in such a short time. In the meantime, he had to communicate with the governor of Nanyang and escort the gunpowder.
He was lying on his back, chatting about this. He was already feeling sleepy, but he still asked, "You haven't answered my question yet."
Ye Lanzhou turned sideways and saw that his eyes were dark and his brows were full of fatigue. She put away the medicine box, knowing that he was asking what she thought about his collusion with Southern Xinjiang.
To be honest, Ye Lanzhou did not have any feelings for her country and family, because she grew up in a war-torn country with starving people everywhere and eating their own children was a common sight. She did not want to see that day again, so she believed that the stability of the people was much more important than the character of the Han people.
Nanyang was already chaotic enough that year, and it was hard to imagine what Jinling, which was right next to southern Xinjiang, was like.
"If you really want to do it, why do you ask me?" Ye Lanzhou asked as he sat beside the bed.
Xie Chengyan was silent for a moment before he said, "I'm afraid you'll think I'm despicable."
To be honest, Xie Chengyan is not a person who cares about what others think of him. In the past, he held military power but refused to go to the vassal state. He was accused by people in the court of being unfaithful to the royal family for raising him. Those court officials handed the memorials to him, but he remained indifferent.
It was because he didn't care about what those court officials thought, he cared about Ye Lanzhou.
If he planned to unite with Southern Xinjiang, would Ye Lanzhou consider him a traitor? What other opinions would he have about him?
He was nervous when he asked the question, as he was afraid that Ye Lanzhou would really leave because of it.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Ye Lanzhou reached out, her fingertips gently brushing across his furrowed brow, as if to soothe the invisible anxiety. Her fingertips still carried the lingering scent of medicine, and the place where they touched his forehead felt somewhat cool.
"You said I knew all your secrets, so I shouldn't hide anything from you." Xie Chengyan looked at her, his breath unconsciously stagnating. But he saw that her eyes were calm, and there was no condemnation in her tone: "I am not a person who cares about the interests of the country. It doesn't matter to me who is in charge of the world's affairs. I just don't want to go through war again."
"So," she said calmly, "Your Majesty had better win."
Her tone was calm, but it made him feel relieved, and he couldn't help but reach out and hold her fingertips.
Xie Chengyan was sleeping soundly, clearly exhausted. He looked completely different in his sleep. His brows, once furrowed, had finally relaxed, his sharp features softened, and even his breathing was barely audible.
Ye Lanzhou stared at him for a long time, with his fingertips hovering above his eyebrows, but he never let go.
After realizing what she had done, she withdrew her fingers as if waking from a dream, followed by a throbbing in her chest.
She didn't know when it started, but the relationship between her and Xie Chengyan was no longer a simple transaction. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said so much to her, let alone asked about her thoughts, and she wouldn't have worried about his current situation.
There was a whistling sound of cold wind outside the window. The stove in the room was burning fiercely, but she still felt a chill. She pulled the quilt from inside the bed and covered his exposed arms.
It seemed that her sleeve accidentally brushed against his chest. The moment she pulled back the quilt, Xie Chengyan unconsciously grabbed her sleeve. Ye Lanzhou suspected that she had seen it wrong. This was not Prince Rui, but more like a child seeking warmth.
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