Chapter 62 Believe me, don't cry, believe me
The two returned from a very enjoyable trip. It was a dark night and the stars were twinkling in the sky, like crushed glass beads scattered all over the sky.
The sound of the midnight drum penetrated the carved window lattice. Shen Xingwan collapsed on the couch, feeling that his bones and muscles were like glutinous rice and sweet lotus roots soaked in warm water, so soft that even his fingertips tasted sweet and sour.
But Yan Jinghuan still refused to let her go.
He embraced her and lay on the couch, his fingertips slowly circling her black hair, and asked her with a smile: "Did you have fun playing with me today?"
As soon as Shen Xingwan touched the pillow, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes. He hummed lazily, his voice soft and sticky.
"I am happy."
Yan Jinghuan smiled even more deeply, leaned down and pecked the tip of her ear, his voice gradually became hoarse: "Then...is it time for you to accompany me..."
Shen Xingwan opened her eyes and glanced at him, then reached out and gently pushed away his face, saying angrily, "You are so unruly."
Yan Jinghuan pushed her back onto the couch, his voice low and ambiguous.
"Please have mercy, my lady..."
The next morning, the sky outside the window was slightly bright and misty.
Shen Xingwan woke up slowly, and just as he opened his eyes, he felt his waist and legs aching so much that they almost fell apart.
She struggled to get up, but as soon as she moved she gasped and fell back onto the pillow.
Yan Jinghuan stretched out his hands and held her in his arms, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he gently rubbed her waist.
"I told you not to be so stubborn, now you know how powerful I am?"
Shen Xingwan gritted her teeth and pushed his hand away in embarrassment.
"It's all your fault. I don't know what you ate to grow up. You have to work so hard every day. It's really exhausting."
Yan Jinghuan came closer and whispered in her ear: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I'm not gentle enough with women. The lady needs to rest well and don't get up today."
"How can that be? It would be so embarrassing if someone saw us." Shen Xingwan forced himself to sit up, gritted his teeth and got off the couch. He gasped in pain and his eyes turned slightly red.
Yan Jinghuan quickly pushed her back onto the couch, his face cold, "Just lie down, I want to see who dares to say anything, I'll cut his mouth."
Shen Xingwan rolled her eyes. "It's unlucky to yell about fighting and killing so early in the morning. Stop it."
Yan Jinghuan had no choice but to soften his tone and coax her softly: "This is not the capital. You have to be dignified and solemn and act like a princess. The maids and servants in this Yangzhou house don't recognize you. Why do you care what they think of you or what they do?"
He stroked her back and rubbed her sore waist gently, "Just listen to me and lie down and rest, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?"
Shen Xingwan looked back at him.
"It seems that I am not working hard enough and I am not satisfying my wife."
"Otherwise, how could you still have the energy to get up early in the morning?" Yan Jinghuan narrowed his eyes and leaned close to her forehead. "If you are not tired enough, I..."
"I'm so tired..."
Shen Xingwan immediately shrank back into the quilt in fear, pulling it up to cover herself tightly, only revealing her two eyes as she looked at him timidly, her voice trembling: "I'll lie down for a while, lie down for a while..."
Yan Jinghuan sneered, looking down at her, and reached out to pull the quilt off her. Shen Xingwan shook her head in horror and clenched the corner of the quilt in her hand, "I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me this time!"
The wet little deer eyes looked pitifully at the handsome face so close to him, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "You still have a lot of government affairs to deal with, so go quickly. It would be bad if you delay things. I'm so sleepy. I'll sleep a little longer."
As the little girl spoke, she closed her eyes and refused to open them again to look at him.
The long eyelashes trembled slightly and kept shaking, falling into Yan Jinghuan's eyes, which only made him lower his eyes and smile.
He didn't want to bluff her anymore, so he bent down and gently kissed her smooth forehead, then stood up, changed his clothes and left the room.
Shen Xingwan knew that he was rushing to deal with the memorials that were delayed yesterday. Although she was tired, she was not sleepy. She tossed and turned for a long time but still could not fall asleep. So she simply sat up, leaned against the head of the bed, and thought solemnly.
She already knew that Miss Tang Ying's death was caused by Tang Lin'er, but after careful consideration, she always felt that Miss Tang's death was very strange.
Could it be that Tang Lin'er stole the jade pendant and used someone else's trick to impersonate the person that Wei Zilin had promised her in the first place?
"No wonder..."
She murmured to herself, and suddenly remembered what Tang Lin'er had said before she died in her previous life.
"Your Majesty and I have known each other since childhood, and we have long since made an alliance."
At that time, she didn't quite understand the reason, but now she suddenly realized that Tang Lin'er had taken advantage of Tang Ying's affairs to monopolize this relationship.
Shen Xingwan felt a tightness in his chest and had difficulty breathing.
In her previous life, she did not understand the whole situation, which led to her being schemed against by Tang Lin'er and the whole family being executed.
We will get to the bottom of this as soon as possible.
She didn't want to stay any longer and prepared to return to Beijing immediately.
Shen Xingwan endured the pain in his waist and legs and called Feiyun, who was waiting outside the door, in and told her, "Hurry up and pack your luggage. Let's set off for Beijing as soon as possible."
"Miss, why are you in such a hurry to return to Beijing?" Fei Yun asked curiously, "Haven't we just arrived a few days ago? There are still many delicious and fun things to do in Yangzhou, and Miss has not yet experienced them."
Shen Xingwan pursed her lips, her mind full of thoughts. She didn't explain much to her, but just said, "The situation is urgent, we still have to go back quickly."
Although Feiyun had some doubts, he did not dare to ask more questions and hurried to prepare his luggage.
Shen Xingwan got up, washed, changed her clothes, and after tidying up her room, she went straight to Yan Jinghuan's study in the house.
Yan Jinghuan never kept his guard up against her, so Shen Xingwan never had to ask for permission to see him.
She pushed open the door of the study and just as she stepped inside, she heard a servant whispering, "Your Majesty, Princess Guang'an's wedding procession is about to arrive at the Northern Border Royal Court."
Shen Xingwan paused, her heart suddenly tightened, she forgot about the sleepiness and pain, and hurried forward, anxiously asking: "Princess Guang'an went to the Northern Border Royal Court? What happened?"
Yan Jinghuan raised his eyes when he heard the voice, and seeing her anxious expression, he raised his hand slightly to wave away the servant.
The servant bowed his head, saluted respectfully, turned around and saluted Shen Xingwan again, then quietly retreated and closed the door gently.
"Didn't you say that Princess Guang'an would not really marry to the Northern Territory?"
Shen Xingwan was extremely worried. She came over and grabbed his sleeve, asking him anxiously, "If you are not getting married, why did you come to the Northern Territory? What is going on?!"
Yan Jinghuan took her hand and held it in his palm, holding it tightly, pulling her into his arms and sitting her on his lap, gently stroking her back, "Don't be so anxious."
"Can I not be anxious?"
Her eyes turned red with anxiety, and were instantly filled with tears, almost about to fall.
"The northern border is bitterly cold and wild. If Princess Guang'an goes there, will she have any room to maneuver? What is going on?"
Yan Jinghuan did not rush to answer her, but held her hand tightly and forced her to look at him.
"Do you believe me?"
He looked at her and asked solemnly.
Shen Xingwan pursed her lips and was speechless for a long time. Tears rolled down her eyes, crossed her face and fell on the cold, hard green tiles.
"Do you believe me?" he asked again.
His eyes were honest and firm, and their burning intent seemed to burn away her fear and anger.
Gradually, she calmed down and was no longer so panic-stricken.
Under his gaze, Shen Xingwan nodded slowly.
"I believe you."
Yan Jinghuan curled the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes were as dark as ink, and he bent down to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Shen Xingwan sobbed softly, buried her head in his hot arms, and clutched his front with both hands helplessly.
Yan Jinghuan gradually closed his arms, hugged her tightly, and patted her back soothingly.
"Don't worry."
He whispered to her, "Your brothers Shen Yunchao and Xing Zhou have both reached the northern border."
Shen Xingwan's eyes suddenly widened and she looked up at Yan Jinghuan.
Yan Jinghuan smiled confidently, his narrow and long eyes narrowed slightly, looking quite determined to win.
"The old and crippled king of the northern border wants to take advantage of the fact that Wei is tired of fighting. He is asking for too much, but we have to consider whether he has the ability and stomach to swallow this piece of fat meat."
Seeing Shen Xingwan staring at him in a daze, Yan Jinghuan smiled even more and raised his hand to gently touch the tip of her nose.
"Don't forget, Wei is a vassal state of Dayan."
"That old man, it's time to learn what it means to be a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
Shen Xingwan stood there in a daze, his mind racing, and in an instant he understood the key.
"You...you went to Yan State..." She choked a little, and her eyes staring at him were filled with more heartache and worry.
Yan Jinghuan lowered his eyes, seemingly ignoring the worry in her eyes, and said casually: "I am the prince of Great Yan, and it is reasonable for me to seek help from the Yan Kingdom."
Shen Xingwan pursed her lips, and worry grew in her eyes.
She knew very well that Yan Jinghuan was the all-powerful regent of the vassal state of Wei, and a threat to the powerful Great Yan's eldest prince's succession rights.
The fight for the throne has always been bloody and dangerous. Yan Jinghuan has been assassinated many times. Since the two got married, there have been no less than five or six poisoning and assassination attempts. As a result, she has to be extra careful and vigilant about his diet and daily life.
Yan Jinghuan had always been indifferent to the affairs of Yan State. He had insisted on marrying her in front of the envoy in order to show that he had no intention of competing for the throne.
Now, for her sake, he had rashly mobilized the power of Yan State. She didn't dare to imagine what price she would have to pay.
Seeing that she was worried, Yan Jinghuan hugged her to himself, buried his head in her shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "It's okay, don't be afraid."
"......"
Shen Xingwan wanted to say something several times, but when the time came, she really didn't know what to say, so she could only lower her head and shed tears silently.
Yan Jinghuan turned his head slightly, gently kissed the tears that were sliding down her cheek, and coaxed her with soft words for a long while.
Finally he said, "Okay, stop crying. Trust me, everything will be fine."
Shen Xingwan raised her face and punched his chest in anger, saying in an anxious tone, "Why don't you discuss this with me? I don't want you to do anything dangerous, and I don't want you to get into danger. Can't you just tell me what's going on?"
She looked at him with tearful eyes, somewhat exasperated.
"Although I'm not very smart and I don't have as many strategies as your military advisers, I also want to help you. Why do you always keep everything to yourself and make decisions on your own? Can't you let me share some of the burden with you?"
Yan Jinghuan was stunned for a moment, stared at her quietly for a long time, then reached out and slowly stroked her red and swollen eyes.
"Okay, I'll tell you everything..."
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