Shi Yan clenched her knees with her big hands. She was really in love with that man, that's why she was so heartless.

But how could he let her go? She was his life.

Shi Yan's chest felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer, and suddenly he spurted out a large mouthful of blood. He put his hand on his heart, unable to tell whether the pain was in the wound or in his heart.

"A Yan, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Mian got up hurriedly, and saw that his face was pale, his robe was stained with blood, and there was blood on his lips.

"A Yan, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me... Wuwuwu..."

Xu Mian touched his face and body anxiously, but Shi Yan dodged her.

"I'm sorry..."

Xu Mian covered her face and sobbed softly, forcing herself not to hug him from behind, as this hug would bring them back to square one.

Shi Yan had been waiting for her to hug him. Mian Mian was so clingy in the past. She really didn't love him anymore, or maybe she had never loved him.

She had resisted him since she was a child, and after getting married, she had been in contact with Shi Jun more than him.

Shi Yan even secretly calculated that from the time he was assassinated and disappeared, she had been with Shi Jun for more than five months, and from the time she returned to the palace with him to the time she restored her status, she had been together for less than two months.

Tears blurred Shi Yan's eyes. He closed his eyes and tears rolled down. When he opened his eyes again, he slowly stood up.

Xu Mian stopped crying, and from sitting to habitually getting up to grab him.

Looking at his back, biting her lip to hold back her sobs, she was afraid that he would turn back, but also hoped that he would turn back.

The door opened, and Shi Yan left as if he had lost his soul, like a gust of wind that broke Xu Mian's heart.

She buried her head and cried, Ah Yan, now what else can I say to you except "I'm sorry"?

From noon to dark, the maid knocked on the door from outside, "Princess, are you awake? It's time for dinner."

There was no sound from inside. "

What should I do? The prince said that we must watch the princess have a good dinner. Is she still asleep?"

"The door is locked from the inside, it should be fine."

The room was dark, Xu Mian's tears dried up, and then she remembered that Shi Yan had left the house? She

quickly ran down the bed to the door, but didn't open it, so she leaned against the door and cried.

Xu Mian, now that you have made up your mind, stick to it and don't waver.

Ah Yan, when we were in Taifu class together as children, you said, "The people are the most important, the country is second, and the monarch is the least important. A wise monarch should be based on benevolence, care about the suffering of the people, and sympathize with the people... A wise monarch should be diligent in government affairs..."

Ah Yan, you are a crown prince with great ambitions, and you will be a wise monarch in the future. What

I have been fighting against since I was a child is not to listen to my father, not to be a crown princess, and not to be learned.

I'm sorry.

Xu Mian sat at the table, covering her face and sobbing softly.

The relationship with Shi Yan was accumulated bit by bit since childhood. She thought it was disgust and hatred, but in fact it was a part of resisting her father's orders.

Xu Sheng was very strict with her. He never praised her for her good work. He always scolded her in a repressive way and said, "You will be the Crown Princess in the future, you should..."

She longed to be praised and longed for someone to tolerate her without any bottom line and coax her gently.

So she resisted Shi Yan's forced goodness. She threw away the gifts he gave her and secretly picked them back.

He ordered her loudly and made her cry, and she hated it.

The two wasted sixteen years on different tracks. When the mature and stable Shi Jun appeared, Xu Mian enjoyed the feeling she wanted.

He took care of her meticulously, and Xu Mian admitted that she was intoxicated by it.

But later, when Shi Yan disappeared and came back, he changed. He became able to coax her and love her.

The friendship since childhood was ignited, interweaving a different kind of emotion.

Xu Mian was lying on the table, and saw blood on the white velvet carpet beside the imperial concubine's chair. He quickly took a brocade handkerchief and wiped it with water, but it seemed that the red color was spreading more and more.

What should I do? I can't let Ajun know that Ayan has been here, otherwise they will fight again.

Did Ayan come alone? There are many guards in the mansion, what if he can't beat them?

Xu Mian took off the pearl hairpin from his head and cut his palm. For someone who cherishes himself and is afraid of pain, this is too difficult. He

closed his eyes and cut a big bloody wound with force.

He shook his hands, "This should be able to deal with it."

Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden urgent sound of the door being pushed open.

"Mianmian? Mianmian!"

Xu Mian got up, walked slowly to open the door, and fell into Shi Jun's arms.

Shi Jun saw that her face was pale and there were traces of tears on it.

He picked her up and saw the bright red blood on the velvet blanket, and frowned suspiciously. He

asked nervously: "Mianmian, what's wrong with you? Are you hurt somewhere?"

Xu Mian stretched out her hand, and Shi Jun pulled it up and took a look. He blew it quickly with heartache, "Such a big bloody wound, how did you get it?"

Xu Mian said hoarsely: "It's okay, my hand was a little itchy, I scratched it, maybe my nails were long and scratched."

Shi Jun looked again, such a deep wound, there was a lot of blood on the blanket, how could it be scratched by fingernails?

"Mianmian, I'll apply the medicine for you, bear with the pain."

Xu Mian asked, "Ajun, you will definitely do what you promised me, right?" Shi

Jun blew while applying the medicine, "Of course, Mianmian, you are..."

Seeing that she had been crying, her eyes were swollen like peaches, that was because she missed Shi Yan, but she was with him, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Holding her in his arms and coaxing her gently, "Okay, eat something, Mianmian, if I go out in the future, I will come back early so that you won't worry."

"Ajun, what did you do?"

"To deal with some things."

His fiefdom is in Jinling, what was he doing going out so often these days?

Xu Mian began to have doubts. After the two of them had dinner, she pretended to fall asleep, and sure enough, she heard a knock on the door, knowing that he must have something to do again.

"Is Mianmian asleep?"

Shi Jun tucked her in, closed the curtains and went out.

Xu Mian got up quickly and listened to the door. She seemed to hear the door of the next door opened.

Without even putting on shoes, he quietly opened the door, leaned over to the door of the private room and eavesdropped, seeming to hear someone talking inside.

Wei Xin said, "Your Majesty, I have recruited 2,000 new soldiers from Jiangbei and secretly arranged them in the stockade near Jiangzhou."

Shi Jun stroked the jade ring and said happily, "Today, I went to the western suburbs to see the last batch of recruits. The quality is not bad. You have put in a lot of effort. Now I have 5,000 soldiers and horses, so I have nothing to fear."

Xu Mian's heart skipped a beat. He has been busy recruiting soldiers and buying horses?

What is he recruiting soldiers and buying horses for? Xu Mian's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. He still wants to seize power and usurp the throne. He wants to seize Ah Yan's throne?

How can he lie to me?

Xu Mian, you are the biggest fool in the world!

Xu Mian clenched her fists, her blood boiling with anger. She didn't know how she got back to the house or how she locked the door. She fainted on the ground the moment she turned around.

After a cup of tea, Wei Xin left the bamboo garden. Shi Jun returned to the main house after some planning, but he couldn't push the door open.

"Mian Mian?"

Shi Jun was anxious and kicked the door open with his foot, and saw Xu Mian lying on the ground.

"Mian Mian!" He

quickly picked her up, touched her head, and said anxiously: "Mian Mian? What's wrong with you?"

He shouted anxiously to the outside: "Someone, go find a doctor!"

The maid whispered: "My lord, it will take a while for the doctor to come. Isn't there a king of medicine in our house?"