"Jun'er, heal your wound first."

The Queen Mother looked at Shi Jun, her eyes full of heartache and pity. Shi Jun knelt down with a thud, "Grandmother, I have never asked you for anything, but I really can't lose her. I can give up being the Prince of Jin, but I just hope that Mianmian can stay by my side, because she is the light in my life!"

After saying that, he kept kowtowed, and there were dull thumping sounds coming from the ground.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly said, "Jun'er, get up quickly, and help the Prince of Jin up."

Shi Jun raised his head, his forehead was already oozing with blood, and he looked at the Queen Mother firmly, and continued to beg.

Suddenly, he felt dizzy, his body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.

The servant quickly supported him and carefully helped him to lie down on the bed.

The Queen Mother couldn't twist the jade beads in her hand for a long time. She took the wet brocade handkerchief and gently wiped the blood on Shi Jun's forehead. She said in a serious tone: "My child, why bother...Hey."

Shi Jun closed his eyes, and a line of tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

His mind was filled with Xu Mian, her smiles, her cries, muttering to himself: "Mianmian, without you, what's the point of my life?"

He fell asleep until midnight, and Shi Jun sat up from the bed, his eyes dull.

Slowly walked to the dressing table and gently touched the items placed on it.

Opening the jewelry box, there were neatly placed hairpin jewelry that he carefully selected for Xu Mian.

Each piece of jewelry shone with brilliant light, as if telling the beautiful memories between them.

"Mianmian, you like this orange flower hairpin the most, why don't you wear it?"

Sitting on the floor, leaning against the dressing table.

With thin lips pursed tightly, tears slid down his high nose bridge and finally dripped onto his clothes, silently telling his pain and reluctance.

"Mianmian, without you, I fell into the abyss again, it's so dark and cold..."

Shi Jun's eyes were red, like peach blossoms wet by rain in spring, lonely and desolate.

His bony hands held the pearl flower hairpin and moved it on his arm, and bloodstains with shapes kept writing. He cried and wrote the word he wanted to engrave in his heart - Mian.

He felt no pain. Two big tears fell on the red word "Mian". The blood spread from the word, like a bright crabapple flower.

Shi Jun burst into tears and kissed the word "Mian". ".....Mianmian..."

He never said that the scars on his wrists were the difference between him and Shi Yan. When he was a child, he wanted to die several times in despair and cut his wrists, but he didn't die.

At that time, he was like a child shrouded in darkness. He couldn't see any hope and didn't know where the light was.

After learning to read and read books, he learned from books that there is family affection and love in the world, but where are his family? Where are the people who love him?

When he first arrived at the palace, he thought Xu Mian was just like a delicate doll, but she was the first person to hug him and comfort him.

Her defenselessness, her innocence, her warmth, and her smile broke down his cold and dark heart.

"Mian Mian, I can't let go, even if I humble myself to dust..."

Shi Jun cried bitterly, everything around him seemed to be still, only his sobs echoed in the night.

On Lingshan Mountain, in a cave in Pinggu.

Xu Mian had a terrible dream. In the mist, she saw Shi Jun lying on the ground covered in blood. She hurriedly called out: Ah Jun, what happened to you?

Shi Yan felt something moving in his arms and patted Xu Mian gently.

But her movements became louder and louder, and she started to cry, and hurriedly opened her eyes.

"Mianmian? Did you have a nightmare?"

Xu Mian cried and muttered: "Ayan, Ajun is so pitiful, let's take him home... wuwuwu..."

Shi Yan felt bad when he heard it, and hugged her tightly and stroked her head to comfort her, "It's okay, dreams are all fake, baby."

Xu Mian cried for half the night, and Shi Yan coaxed her for half the night, until she fell asleep in the second half of the night.

At noon the next day, Xu Mian woke up with swollen eyes, and Shi Yan applied ice cubes to her eyelids.

He asked tentatively, "Mianmian, do you remember what nightmare you had last night?"

Xu Mian rolled up her eyelids and tried to recall, "I can't remember."

Shi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Mianmian, have a snack first, I'll go shoot a deer later and give you some nourishment, okay?"

Xu Mian swallowed, "I really miss the honey-roasted venison in the palace, and you can also make braised venison tendons, roasted venison tails, and stewed venison, but what should we do if the temple doesn't allow us to do that?"

"Let's light a fire and a stove in the back mountain and watch the stars while eating roasted venison."

"Wow, A Yan, this is a great idea. That time when we went to the palace, you took me to the top of the palace to look at the stars. They were especially bright."

Shi Yan sat next to her and pinched her waist gently, "Mian Mian, you still remember it. I thought you had forgotten it long ago."

Xu Mian hugged his neck and giggled, "How could I forget? That was my first time to go to such a high place, and the moon was so close."

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Xu Mian was brought into the palace to celebrate the festival together.

In fact, before every festival, Shi Yan begged Empress Xiao, "Mother, please send someone to Xu's house to bring Mian Mian to the palace."

Empress Xiao took the opportunity to say, "Recite the lessons taught by the Grand Tutor to me, and if you pass, I will send someone to bring Mian Mian to the palace."

"How difficult is that? Let me tell you in detail."

Shi Yan carried his small body on his back and spoke eloquently and emotionally. He only listened to her during these few days, and it was impossible to catch him at other times.

"Yan'er, if you make the Grand Tutor angry again, I will never bring Mian Mian to the palace again."

"Oh, I know."

After meeting Xu Mian, he returned to being a troublemaker, and the next time he showed exceptional performance, it was repeated over and over again.

Five days later, Shi Jun's injury was about 70% healed, and suddenly an imperial edict came to the house.

The prefect of Jiangzhou came in person with the imperial edict, "Your humble servant pays respect to the Empress Dowager, may you live a thousand years."

The Empress Dowager asked, "Is it from the Emperor?"

"Yes, Empress Dowager, it's an edict for His Royal Highness Prince Jin."

In the bamboo garden, Shi Jun knelt down to receive the edict, which was about the flood in Yuzhou, and the Emperor asked him to go to the disaster relief.

"Your Highness Prince Jin, His Majesty has requested that you leave for Yuzhou immediately to provide disaster relief."

Shi Jun looked haggard, having lost a lot of weight in just a few days. He looked taller, but his robes were much looser. The Queen

Mother advised, "Jun'er, go ahead. A good man should be mindful of the world, and there is no need to rush for matters of the heart."

"Yes, Grandmother."

Shi Jun had his own plans. Since there were masters in Lingshan, he would not be able to go up the mountain to snatch Xu Mian back in a short time, so he would secretly accumulate strength to win in one move.

The next morning, at the gate of the house, Shi Jun sent the Queen Mother to the phoenix sedan chair, "Grandmother, take care." The

Queen Mother held his hand, "Jun'er, be happy, and do your work well."

After seeing the Queen Mother off, Shi Jun organized his men and horses to go to Yuzhou for disaster relief.

He ordered Wei Xin, "Next, spare no expense to recruit talented people. After the disaster relief, I must break through the Lingshan formation and snatch the princess back."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

On the phoenix sedan, the queen mother looked solemn. What she was worried about finally came true. The emperor asked Shi Jun to go to the disaster relief instead of Shi Yan, intending to let Shi Jun win reputation and prepare for inheriting the throne in the future.