Chapter 36: Better to pledge yourself

Xiao Jinxuan did not sleep well that night.

No matter where he went in his dreams, there was always a slender and graceful figure hovering over him, hooking her fingers around his hair and breathing softly.

He tried his best to see the man's face clearly, but no matter how hard he tried, everything was blurry.

But the faint fragrance lingering around his nose sounded very familiar to him...

He thought that the eldest daughter of the Xie family was really haunting him.

Even in his dreams he would suffer harm.

But, can you smell something in a dream?

Xiao Jinxuan shuddered all over, and when he opened his eyes immediately, he felt a heaviness in his heart.

Who else could it be if not Xie Zhuoning?

The beautiful sleeping face was within reach, the porcelain-like cheeks were rosy and looked like a gem emitting a soft and lustrous glow.

She had a terrible sleeping posture, but relying on her pretty face, even if her hands and feet were pulling at him like an octopus, no one could get angry with her.

In other words, even if he still had the energy, he couldn't do anything to her because his body was too weak and he didn't have any strength at all.

"Get out of here." He said hoarsely, his face full of helplessness.

Xie Zhuoning seemed to have not slept well, and he directly put his hands around his neck, "Don't make noise, sleep a little longer."

The veins on his forehead were throbbing wildly. Xiao Jinxuan took a deep breath and said, "Xie, Zhuo, Ning!"

"Hmm..." Xie Zhuoning frowned, rubbed his ears which were numb from being yelled at, and raised his eyelids sleepily, "Why are you shouting so loudly?"

"Do you know what it means for a man and a woman to lie alone in a bed?"

How dare she?

Xie Zhuoning got angry just talking about this, and said angrily: "You've taken over my bed, you can't let me sleep on the floor, right?"

Besides, he is already like that, is there anything he can do to her?

Xiao Jinxuan looked surprised.

This is her bed?

Looking up, I found myself in the meditation room of Fu'an Temple.

He was puzzled, "Why is this king... here?"

When Xie Zhuoning heard this, he immediately sat up and vividly described how he saved him.

"It's a long story. I went up the mountain to burn incense and happened to see you, Your Highness, being besieged and chased by several people. You were seriously injured and in danger!"

"I was so anxious that I risked my life to fight the enemy for 300 rounds. Although I was injured, God helps those who work hard. I finally defeated the bandits and saved Your Highness!"

“And here you are.”

It sounds like that, if Xiao Jinxuan was not the person involved.

"If I remember correctly, I killed all the thieves at that time. Who did you fight with for three hundred rounds?"

Xie Zhuoning's mouth twitched: "Is... is it?"

Is this guy that powerful? He was injured so badly but still managed to wipe out the entire enemy group?

"And I suddenly remembered that when I fell in front of you, you saw it was me and ran away..."

The last memory before she fell into a coma came back to her, and the last scene that Xiao Jinxuan saw was her running wildly and disappearing at the end.

Xie Zhuoning smiled guiltily, "I was going to get help, otherwise how could you be here?"

"Really?" Xiao Jinxuan was very suspicious, "Aren't you afraid that I will implicate you so you run away quickly?"

Can this guy's eyes see through people's hearts?

How did he know what she was thinking?

Xie Zhuoning muttered to himself, if he had known earlier he should have killed him with a knife, why was he trying to repay a favor?

She clutched the handkerchief, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, "Your Highness Prince Xuan is so heartless to say this. If I hadn't saved you, you would have died!"

Xiao Jinxuan said coldly: "I have already left a mark. The Feiyun Guards will be here to support you in less than an incense stick of time."

Even if she hadn't saved him, he would never have died!

"But without me treating your wounds, cleaning your body, cooling you down, and giving you medicine... you wouldn't be able to recover that quickly!"

The more Xiao Jinxuan listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

Treat the wounds, wipe the body...

He quickly looked down.

At this sight, his face instantly turned dark, as if the sky was covered with dark clouds during a storm.

He tugged at his dress and gritted his teeth, "What is this?"

Xie Zhuoning replied, "It's the Snow-white Silk Cloud Thousand Water Skirt. It's one of my favorite clothes." Seeing that the great Prince Xuan was about to pass out from anger, she hurriedly explained, "Your clothes were torn when you were treating the wound, so you can't wear them anymore. You just have to make do with it for now."

Xiao Jinxuan stared at her with a sullen face for a long while before taking a deep breath and saying helplessly, "Thank you."

After all, she saved him.

But he couldn't understand why she didn't know how to avoid suspicion when she was already engaged?

Whenever he reminded her of propriety and tried to distance himself from her, she would always come up to him with a smile.

Just like in a dream.

Intimate and always with you...

"Given our relationship, it's too formal to say thank you," Xie Zhuoning waved his hand magnanimously, "Why not pledge your love to me?"

Xiao Jinxuan was very annoyed, "Can you be more serious?"

Can you make such a joke casually?

Xie Zhuoning's eyes were clear and bright, like the rising moon on the sea. She looked at him seriously and said word by word: "I am serious!"

Xiao Jinxuan: “…”

He was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

It was like a stone thrown into my heart, disturbing a pool of spring water.

"Just lie down and have a good rest. I'll get you a basin of water to wash your face."

Xie Zhuoning forced him back onto the bed, turned around, soaked the handkerchief, and wiped his face bit by bit.

The little girl moved gently, with a smile on her face, and was so well-behaved that it was unnatural.

"No need." Xiao Jinxuan raised his hand to stop her.

This feeling is really not good, as if it is addictive, he must stop it quickly.

How could Xie Zhuoning let him come by himself?

I can't let him see the rouge and powder I drew on Xiao Jinxuan's face yesterday.

Otherwise he would really kill her!

"Don't move!" She deliberately put on a stern face, "If you move again, I will kiss you!"

"Cough cough." Xiao Jinxuan coughed twice and really didn't dare to move.

This kind of threat is most effective against upright gentlemen.

Xie Zhuoning quickly destroyed the last bit of evidence and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she didn't move after wiping her face, Xiao Jinxuan asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Is there something on his face?

Xie Zhuoning said openly, "Of course I look at you because you are pretty!"

Almost being scolded again, Xiao Jinxuan said, "Everyone in the world praises the prince for his elegance and grace, and his graceful demeanor and bright spirit."

Xie Zhuoning sneered, "That's because they don't know how to appreciate. How can the prince be as good-looking as you?"

"Sweet words and a smooth tongue." Xiao Jinxuan tilted his head slightly and suppressed the raised corners of his mouth.

…

now.

Around Fu'an Temple, Ling Xiao and other guards were about to turn the temple upside down.

"Have you found Grandpa?"

"not."

Ling Xiao's voice began to tremble, "Could it be that Master...is no longer here?"