Chapter 203 Xiyan, never leave me!
"Don't be afraid, Xiyan, it's me!"
Helian Feng hung up the tent hook, and the amber morning light crept in through the carved window lattice, weaving golden threads on his shoulders.
It turns out that it’s daybreak!
Xiyan looked at his slightly messy hair and the dark circles under his eyes. His outer robe was still the same one he wore when he went out yesterday. He must have just returned from the Prime Minister's Residence.
"Having a nightmare?"
Helian Feng's long fingers wiped the tear marks at the corners of her eyes. In the morning light, the worry between his brows was so clear. Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief:
"No problem, thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Outside the window, birds were chirping on the branches that had just woken up. Xiyan only felt that she was still holding the silver hairpin in her palm under the brocade quilt.
Helian Feng in front of her was completely defenseless. As long as she suddenly attacked and moved forward an inch, she could pierce his throat.
"I'll have someone cook some lily porridge later. Medical books say it can soothe nightmares."
Xiyan held the silver hairpin tightly in her hand, then suddenly loosened her grip, letting it roll onto the satin mattress.
She slowly sat up and stared at Helian Feng's handsome eyebrows. Some words seemed to be stuck in her throat, but she finally lowered her eyebrows and hid the dark thoughts in her eyes.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Helian Feng sat down on the bed and held her in his arms. The cloud-embroidered cuff brushed across her nose, and he reached out to tidy up her messy hair.
"I've been busy these past few days and haven't been able to spend enough time with you. I'll take you out for a walk after a while."
Xiyan nodded, and suddenly thought of Su Wan. She didn't know if that woman had the face to live after enduring such humiliation. This ending was her retribution.
"How is Miss Su?" she asked tentatively.
Helian Feng gathered the silk quilt that had fallen off Xiyan, rubbed his brows with his fingertips, and his voice was filled with fatigue:
"After this incident, she was desperate to commit suicide. Only after taking the tranquilizer did she find peace."
He sighed, and suddenly held her hand, the calluses on his palm brushing against her fingertips:
"Xiyan, you must understand - I wanted to break off the engagement with her before this incident happened, not because her innocence was damaged. If I truly loved her, I would never abandon her even if her innocence was completely destroyed and she became unrecognizable."
When Xi Yan looked up, she met the dark color surging in his eyes, like the water of Taiye Lake, seemingly calm, but hiding whirlpools:
"But now that things have happened suddenly, if I cancel the engagement hastily, people will call me heartless and disloyal. Even if I sit in the court in the future, there will always be rumors. What's more, she just went through this kind of thing. If I cancel the engagement again, I will not be able to bear it, not to mention..."
His voice gradually lowered: "She is my cousin after all."
Xiyan nodded slightly, but her heart was filled with undercurrents.
A ray of morning sun shattered the worry between his brows into flickering spots of light, which suddenly reminded her of Xiao Nanyan——
Su Wan is also Xiao Nanyan's cousin, but when he took action, he showed no mercy at all.
Xiao Nanyan has always been ruthless and ruthless in his actions, and never hesitates.
Back then, Xiao Nanyan had taught her to read The Book of Lord Shang: "A woman's kindness is the most cruel poison to herself."
At this moment, she looked at Helian Feng's gentle eyes and suddenly remembered the sentence in the book "A kind man cannot command an army". How could such a handsome gentleman like jade defeat Xiao Nanyue's poisoned knife?
But then he thought again, Helian Feng and Xiao Nanyan had been fighting for several years and they were always evenly matched.
On the other hand, Xiao Nanyan never looked down on Helian Feng: "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has a face like a Bodhisattva and a heart like an Asura."
Or, how much sincerity and calculation are hidden behind this handsome face?
"Your Highness is kind-hearted and will surely be blessed in the future."
Xiyan suppressed the inner turmoil and continued, "A woman's reputation is more important than her life. You are so thoughtful and considerate, which is only natural."
Helian Feng looked at her docile face, with a hint of eagerness in his eyes:
"You must trust me. I will handle it properly. When the storm subsides, I will announce to the world that you are the only woman I want to marry!"
Xiyan didn't know how to respond, and slowly closed her eyes. In Helian Feng's eyes, she saw a touch of touching shyness.
He stretched out his long arm and took Xi Yan into his arms:
"Xiyan, never leave me!"
Xiyan's body trembled slightly, but she didn't say the words of refusal in the end.
Xiao Nanyue's words rang in his ears again: Kill Helian Feng and I will give you freedom.
He stroked her long hair gently, glanced at the corner of the silver hairpin exposed under the brocade quilt, and his voice became more gentle:
"When everything is settled, I will take you to the northern frontier to see the snow."
At the door, the maid whispered the breakfast time. Helian Feng responded, but still held her hand and refused to let go.
"Your Highness, please go and have your meal. You have to attend court soon."
She pulled her hand back imperceptibly, her fingertips brushing against the lines on his palm.
Helian Feng looked at her, slowly leaned over, and placed a very light kiss on her forehead:
"I don't want to go to court today. I just want Xiyan to have dinner with me."
Xiyan was slightly startled, and suddenly heard her heart beating like a drum:
"good!"
She whispered, her fingertips slowly touching the glass pendant on her ear.
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