Chapter 441 Concealment
Among the four brothers, Xiao Xixi has spent the longest time with the eldest brother, so naturally he knows him best.
She only needed to take a glance to recognize that the invitation was from the senior brother.
It was obvious that the eldest senior brother wanted to ask her out.
Xiao Xixi really wanted to meet the senior brother.
Luo Qinghan had been paying attention to her expression. He asked, "Do you want to go on a date?"
Xiao Xixi nodded: "Yes."
Luo Qinghan looked at her deeply.
Xiao Xixi thought he would ask the reason, but he didn't, he just said it lightly.
"I have to leave the palace tomorrow, so I can give you a ride."
That night, the prince stayed in Qingge Palace.
Xiao Xixi has fallen asleep.
Luo Qinghan couldn't sleep. He looked at the sleeping woman in his arms, thinking about the invitation.
He clearly remembered that Xiao Xixi's expression became a little puzzled after seeing the invitation.
His intuition told him that there must be other information hidden in the invitation.
He had been waiting for Xiao Xixi to be honest.
But no.
After Xiao Xixi read the invitation, she never mentioned it again.
Why wouldn't she tell him the truth?
Was she beginning to hide things from him, like everyone else?
Reason told Luo Qinghan that this was actually a very normal thing. After all, everyone has their own secrets that are unknown to others.
But knowing is one thing, and experiencing it personally is another.
An emotion called disappointment emerged in Luo Qinghan's heart.
In his heart, Xiao Xixi is different.
In this palace full of calculations, only Xiao Xixi truly stands on his side. She takes the initiative to confess her identity and purpose, and tries her best to protect his safety.
He hoped that she would stay like this forever without any change.
But in fact, there is nothing in this world that is eternal and unchanging.
Xiao Xixi is also changing little by little.
At the beginning, Xiao Xixi deliberately lied to him and didn't tell him that she was reading the storybook with Luo Yechen. He was very angry when he found out about it.
He was not angry about the story, but about Xiao Xixi's deception.
That's why he burned all her scripts in a rage.
He thought that doing so would teach Xiao Xixi a lesson and prevent her from lying to him again.
However, he didn't expect that Xiao Xixi had concealed the invitation from him again today.
Luo Qinghan still firmly believed that Xiao Xixi would not hurt him, but this feeling of being concealed made him feel very uneasy.
He couldn't help but hold the woman in his arms tighter.
As if by doing this, he would never lose her.
Fell asleep in a daze.
He vaguely heard someone calling his name.
"Osamu..."
Luo Qinghan looked in the direction of the sound and found a thick white fog ahead.
There seemed to be a woman standing in the thick fog.
The moon-white hem of her skirt spread out beneath her, blending with the white mist around her.
In a trance, Luo Qinghan felt like she was smiling.
That smile made him feel very gentle.
She stretched out her hand.
"Xiaohan, come here."
Luo Qinghan listened to the familiar voice and wanted to walk over, but his feet felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds and he couldn't move.
The woman seemed very sad to see him standing still.
"Why don't you want to come?"
"Do you hate me?"
"But what right do you have to hate me?"
The smile on her face gradually faded and her eyes became resentful.
"Everyone in this world has the right to hate me, except you!"
The moment the words fell, the woman's expression suddenly became ferocious!
She transformed into an evil ghost, suddenly opened her bloody mouth, and pounced towards Luo Qinghan!
Luo Qinghan suddenly opened his eyes.
The white mist, the woman, and the evil spirit all disappeared.
At this moment, all he could see was the familiar bed ceiling and the small round lamp hanging above the bed.
There is a chubby rabbit painted on the surface of the round lantern.
He was stunned for a long time before gradually coming to his senses from the nightmare.
I turned my head to look out the window and it was already dawn.
The woman in his arms was still sleeping soundly. She pursed her lips slightly and mumbled a few words in her sleep. Her words were very vague and it was impossible to hear what she said.
Luo Qinghan was completely sleepless.
He sat up, put on his clothes and went out.
Upon seeing this, the palace maids and eunuchs waiting outside the door hurriedly brought hot water, clothes, and skillfully helped the prince change clothes and wash.
Eunuch Chang also arrived soon.
He noticed that the prince looked not well and guessed that he might have had a nightmare at night, so he whispered to the eunuch beside him.
"Go make a pot of calming tea."
Not long after, the young eunuch came back with some calming tea.
Luo Qinghan sat alone in the empty and silent room, his posture still straight, but a hint of melancholy was revealed between his brows.
Eunuch Chang came in and carefully placed the teacup next to him.
"Your Highness, please have some tea to calm your nerves."
Luo Qinghan did not touch the teacup.
He looked at the sky outside the door. The sky, which had not yet fully brightened, looked gloomy and there was an indescribable sense of depression.
After a long while, he asked in a daze.
"Do you still remember what my mother looks like?"
Eunuch Chang has been serving Luo Qinghan since he was a child. He almost grew up with Luo Qinghan. Naturally, Eunuch Chang has an impression of Shen Zhaoyi.
"Of course I remember it."
Luo Qinghan: "But I don't remember what she looks like. Can you tell me what kind of person she is?"
Eunuch Chang: "Zhaoyi Shen is both talented and beautiful, gentle and virtuous, and she loves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince very much. She is a very good person."
Luo Qinghan looked at him slowly, and his gaze was frightening.
"Really?"
Eunuch Chang quickly responded, "Of course it is true. I dare not deceive Your Highness."
Luo Qinghan was silent for a moment, and spoke softly as if whispering.
"I also think she should be a very good person."
When Xiao Xixi was woken up, it was already bright.
She curled up in bed and refused to get up.
Baoqin urged, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting for you for a long time, please get up quickly."
Xiao Xixi yawned: "Where is the prince?"
"His Highness is practicing swordplay outside."
Xiao Xixi was very surprised. She knew that the prince was good at martial arts, but she had never seen him practice sword.
She became more interested.
After getting dressed, Xiao Xixi ran out happily and saw the prince practicing sword in the backyard.
He was wearing a narrow-sleeved riding suit that was convenient for movement. He had a cool look on his face, a handsome face, and a graceful figure.
The sword in his hand seemed to be coated with a layer of frost and coldness, and he swung it with a rustling sound, bringing up a biting cold wind wherever the sword passed.
The prince at this moment was very different from usual.
Normally he always has a cold and handsome face, and every word and action is very particular, like a thousand-year-old iceberg that makes people dare not approach him.
But now he has become lively, and every move he makes reveals his sharpness and a bit of youthful spirit.
This reminds people that he is only nineteen years old this year.
When other people are nineteen, they are full of vigor and vitality, but when he is nineteen, he has already experienced the fickleness of human nature and the deceptions of others.
(End of this chapter)
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