Chapter 585: Confessing one's true feelings to the other and confessing one's fake identity to the Imperial Master

Xiao Jinyan pulled open the curtain without even thinking.

An ordinary carriage only had a curtain in front, but he pulled it open with such force that a glimmer of light appeared in the originally dark carriage.

Shen Chuwei instinctively shrank back. In her mind, Xiao Jinyan was not the kind of person who would be so rude, especially to an old lady in her fifties or sixties.

"What are you doing?" The old man's voice was trembling slightly, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the guilt in his voice.

Xuetuan hid behind Xiaojiu, with only his small white fluffy head showing. Under the dim light, his azure blue eyes shone dazzlingly like gems.

Xiao Jinyan approached without saying a word. Shen Chuwei moved her back backwards with guilt. As Xiao Jinyan got closer, her body tilted to an uncontrollable angle.

My heartbeat quickened uncontrollably due to nervousness.

What does Xiao Jinyan want to do?

Just when she was about to collapse, a strong arm embraced her slender waist, and before she could react, she was held in a warm embrace.

Shen Chu was stunned for a few seconds, and was about to imitate the old woman's tone and curse, "You..."

Before she could curse, Xiao Jinyan's hoarse voice came to her ears: "Xiao Jiu, you scared me to death."

Shen Chuwei opened her mouth but said nothing. She couldn't understand how Xiao Jinyan recognized her. She had obviously put a lot of effort into her makeup, and in order to appear closer to ordinary people, she even made her face look ugly and dark.

If she's so easily recognizable, then isn't all her makeup in vain?

At this moment, a cat's meow was heard. "Meow."

Shen Chu was stunned, she lowered her eyes and glanced at Xuetuan, then suddenly realized that it was Xuetuan, not her, who was showing the secret.

I should have pretended to have snowballs or put some soda on them.

Xuetuan tilted his head and looked at the two people in front of him. His little head was filled with a lot of doubts.

Xiao Jinyan directly carried her out of the carriage and then mounted the horse swiftly.

The groom stood there and looked at a handsome man hugging an old woman with dark wrinkles on her face, and he was petrified on the spot.

What is going on in this world? Why are old women so popular?

It was not until the two of them were on horseback that he remembered to ask for the silver.

"This young master, the silver has not been given yet."

Xiao Jinyan glanced at the coachman coldly, took out a few coins from his waist and gave them to the coachman.

The coachman worked all afternoon and was very happy to earn a few coins. Without saying a word, he happily went back to catch the carriage.

Shen Chuwei watched the coachman driving the carriage away, feeling a little disappointed. She had finally gotten out of the capital city, and now she had to follow Xiao Jinyan back. Most of the day's work had been in vain.

Xiao Jinyan held the reins tightly but did not move. He lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms. She lowered her head, and it was getting dark so he could not see her expression.

"Xiao Jiu, I don't know how to tell you how important Feng Wuyou is to me. It's not something that can be explained in just a few words."

"Then don't say it." Shen Chu paused and added: "I don't want to hear it even if you say it."

Isn’t he Bai Yueguang’s childhood sweetheart?

It gave her the illusion that she was listening to her husband talking about his ex.

What do you mean you are too young to understand feelings?

Sure enough, nothing a man says can be trusted.

Xiao Jinyan's tone was somewhat helpless. In fact, he didn't know how to tell her about him and Feng Wuyou. All he could say was that Feng Wuyou was very, very important to him.

"Then let's not talk about it for now. Let's go back first."

Shen Chuwei suddenly pressed his hand to stop him from taking the next step.

Xiao Jinyan stopped what he was doing and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Shen Chuwei raised his head and looked at Xiao Jinyan. At this time, the sky got dark early in autumn, and it was completely dark in a short while.

Although I can't see that familiar handsome face, I can still imagine how beautiful the scene is.

"Jinyan, I want to ask you a question."

Xiao Jinyan: "You ask."

"Have you ever thought about marrying Feng Wuyou?"

It's no wonder Shen Chuwei asked this question. In ancient times, which was different from modern times, men could have a maid as young as thirteen or fourteen years old.

When Xiao Jinyan returned to Daxia, he was already sixteen years old. Sixteen years old...

Xiao Jinyan paused and nodded, "Yes."

Not a surprising answer.

Shen Chuwei took a deep breath and continued to ask: "So you said you wouldn't give up on me, is it because of responsibility? If time goes back four years, you remember Feng Wuyou, and there is nothing for me to do, right?"

Xiao Jinyan pursed her lips tightly. Every question she asked was direct and to the point.

A person who is always greedy for food and sleep will be more serious than someone who doesn't care about anything else.

"I don't give up on you not only because of promises and responsibilities. I am an adult and I know how I feel about you. But I can't deny my feelings for Feng Wuyou. If I haven't forgotten her, I will go find her."

"It's unbelievable that I have such feelings for two women, but it's the truth. We are married and cannot be separated."

He deliberately emphasized the last sentence.

It was still an unexpected answer, and Shen Chu smiled helplessly.

"Who could have thought that such a ridiculous thing would happen to us? How nice it would be if you always remembered Feng Wuyou, you would still be you, and I would still be me, just like when we first came here. You wouldn't have to feel so entangled with guilt, and I wouldn't have to go through things that I didn't need to go through. We would all be happy, how nice would that be?"

Xiao Jinyan hugged her tightly from behind, he hugged her very tightly, fearing that she would suddenly disappear again.

"Do you know how scared I was when I saw the letter you left? Promise me you won't sneak away again, okay?"

Shen Chu lowered her head slightly, with the snowball in her arms quietly staying still. After a few seconds of silence, she raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyan, "I'm hungry and want to eat."

Xiao Jinyan has not had a drop of water since he came out, which is also an important reason for his hoarse voice. In fact, he was also hungry, but his mind was on looking for Xiaojiu, so he ignored it.

"Then let's go back."

As Xiao Jinyan spoke, he took off his outer robe, wrapped her petite body inside, and then tied it up.

After doing all this, he rode his horse towards the capital city.

The horses were galloping wildly, the cold wind was howling, and it was so cold that people were shivering.

Shen Chu curled up in Xiao Jinyan's arms, and still felt cold even after putting on a coat.

It was already late at night when we got back to the capital, and we almost couldn't enter the city because of the curfew.

Most of the restaurants in the capital city are closed at this time, except for a few that are still open.

Xiao Jinyan chose a restaurant with good food, and after getting off the horse, he walked straight in with her in his arms.

Shen Chuwei no longer cared about her image as an old woman and let Xiao Jinyan carry her in.

The waiter greeted them with a smile, but when he saw the handsome young man hugging an old woman, his smile froze and he almost thought he was seeing things.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?"

Xiao Jinyan booked a private room and ordered some of Shen Chuwei's favorite dishes.

There were only a few guests in the restaurant at this time. Xiao Jinyan held Shen Chuwei and followed the waiter to the private room on the second floor. After a while, the dishes were served on the table one after another.

After the waiter brought the last dish of braised pork, he said with a smile, "Sir, all the dishes are served. Please enjoy your meal." Then he left.

Shen Chuwei was really hungry, and the smell of the food made her even hungrier. She picked up her chopsticks and glanced at the dishes in front of her. There were pork elbows in braised sauce, braised pork... She picked up a piece of the braised pork and put it in her mouth, then took a mouthful of rice. The braised pork was already filling, and she hadn't eaten rice all day, so it smelled really good.

Xiao Jinyan took the teacup and drank several sips of water to moisten his throat, but his eyes were always on Shen Chuwei. Seeing the way she was eating, he knew that she might be very hungry.

He drank a cup of tea before picking up the chopsticks, picking up the food and putting it into his mouth, chewing it slowly.

Xuetuan sat quietly on another chair, eating his fish.

During the meal, Shen Chuwei didn't say a word. He ate five bowls of rice and stopped only when his stomach was full.

She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and inadvertently wiped off the old-age makeup around her lips without realizing it.

Xiao Jinyan looked at the makeup on her face and found that she looked no different from an old lady in her fifties or sixties. She would not be easily noticed when walking on the street, and even familiar people would not be able to recognize her.

This is probably what she will look like in more than 30 years.

After Shen Chuwei finished wiping, she found that Xiao Jinyan had been staring at her. She suddenly remembered that she was now wearing old-age makeup, and it was a very ugly old-age makeup.

"How's my drawing? Is it ugly?"

Xiao Jinyan praised: "It's a good painting. Everyone gets old one day, and having wrinkles on the face is not ugly."

"Isn't it ugly? I feel disgusted just looking at it." Shen Chuwei touched his face and said, "When I'm fifty or sixty years old, I will definitely look better than this."

Xiao Jinyan nodded in agreement.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go take off my makeup." Shen Chuwei said as she stood up and walked out.

Xiao Jinyan also stood up and walked over, "I'll go with you."

Shen Chuwei stopped and shook her head at him, "It will only take a while to remove the makeup, you don't need to accompany me."

Xiao Jinyan said stubbornly, "I want to accompany you."

Shen Chuwei: "...Okay."

Accompanied by Xiao Jinyan, I came to the independent washing area downstairs.

Xuetuan could only follow on his own four legs.

Shen Chuwei took out the makeup remover and removed the old-age makeup on her face bit by bit, gradually revealing her original appearance.

Xiao Jinyan watched the whole process and was somewhat surprised at how good her disguise was.

After removing her makeup, Shen Chuwei washed her face with clean water and wiped it dry with a handkerchief. Her makeup-free face immediately felt a lot more relaxed.

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyan, "Are we going back to the palace now?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head and said, "I won't go back. I'll sleep in the inn tonight and come back tomorrow."

Shen Chuwei nodded. It was already very late and the palace gates were closed. It would be bad if he was discovered breaking into the palace at night.

Xiao Jinyan held her hand and walked out.

Shen Chuwei followed him out of the restaurant. The inn was still some distance away, so Xiao Jinyan carried her onto the horse. Riding a horse was much faster than walking.

It was already late at night when they returned to the inn, and they both took a shower.

After Shen Chuwei finished her bath, she sat down on the bed. Before she could even warm up her butt, she saw Xiao Jinyan walking towards her in a white shirt. He had a faint fragrance on his body as he had just finished his bath.

She moved inward to make room for him.

Xiao Jinyan sat down beside the bed and looked at her sideways. Since coming to Nanzhao Kingdom, they had very few opportunities to sleep in the same bed, and they also lived separately in the palace.

Shen Chuwei found that Xiao Jinyan had been staring at her. She didn't know what he was looking at. She yawned and said, "It's late. It's time to go to bed."

As he said this, he lay down on the bed, pulled the quilt over himself, thought for a moment, and then turned sideways to face inside.

Xiao Jinyan watched her turn over with her back facing him quietly, and after a few seconds of silence, he took off his shoes and lay down on the bed, then turned sideways and held her in his arms as usual.

Shen Chuwei's body stiffened, she slowly opened her eyes and looked down at the arms that were holding her. She used to sleep in his arms often, so why did it feel a little weird now?

Is this a psychological reason?

Sure enough, once something is cracked, it is difficult to restore it to its original state.

Xiao Jinyan whispered in her ear: "Xiaojiu, give me some time. When I finish, we will go back to Daxia together."

Shen Chuwei said "hmm" lightly.

Xiao Jinyan looked at her reaction and didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed a little different from before, as if she was deliberately distancing herself from him.

There was silence for a long time, so long that Shen Chuwei felt a little drowsy. She seemed to hear Xiao Jinyan say vaguely, "Xiao Jiu, don't leave me."

The next day, Shen Chuwei returned to Wuyou Palace and learned from the palace maids and eunuchs that her disappearance had alarmed the emperor, and if she did not return today, an imperial decree would be posted to look for her.

“……” So exaggerated?

Shen Chuwei immediately went to the emperor to explain the situation and told a few lies. The emperor did not pursue the matter but was worried about her.

Just as I came back from Yu's study, Ye Suhan arrived.

"Where did you go yesterday?"

Shen Chuwei naturally wouldn't tell the truth, so she made up an excuse: "I went out to play, what's the matter?"

Ye Suhan only learned about this when he came back last night. He went out to look for her but couldn't find her. As soon as he got the news that she had returned to the palace, he hurried back.

"It's okay. Wherever you want to go, you can find me and I'll take you there."

Shen Chuwei refused directly: "No, I'm not going anywhere."

Ye Suhan stared at her for a long time and asked, "Who made you unhappy?"

Shen Chuwei paused after hearing this and denied, "I'm not unhappy."

Ye Suhan said: "You usually have a faint smile in your eyes, but when you are unhappy, there is no smile in your eyes."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei almost took out a mirror to check whether it was the same as what he said.

"That's because I didn't sleep well, so I'm going back to sleep. Bye!"

After Shen Chuwei finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her bedroom.

Ye Suhan stood there and watched her walk into the bedroom. Why didn’t her master let her recover her memory?

Ever since Shen Chuwei ran away secretly once, Xiao Jinyan became a little worried. Every time he went out, he didn't dare to come back for too long, for fear that she would run away again.

Ye Anyu also got the news and rushed over specially, just to see if this counterfeit was feeling guilty.

When I arrived, I saw Shen Chuwei feeding the fish. There was no one else around at the moment, so I spoke without restraint.

"I heard that you suddenly disappeared yesterday. Could it be that you ran away out of guilt?"

Shen Chuwei threw the cake crumbs into the water and replied nonchalantly: "You guessed right, I ran away because I felt guilty, what can you do to me?"

When the Imperial Master returns, she will confess her crime and show leniency. She doesn't want to be the fake Feng Wuyou anymore.