"What do you mean?" After a while, Xiao Yan came back to his senses and asked.
Zhou Jun shook his head. "I don't know."
Xiao Yan carefully considered every word that Atuo Jianghua had just said, and suddenly understood something. A vein throbbed on his forehead, and he rushed to Atuo Jianghua's door, pounding on it loudly, "Atuo Jianghua, what nonsense are you spouting? Get out here right now!"
A Tuo Jiang Hua had already taken off her outer garment and was about to lie down when she heard the noise. Startled, she quickly said, "Duke Jingguo, it's very late. Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm going to sleep." With that, she quickly blew out the candle in the room.
Sure enough, after it got dark inside the room, there was no more noise outside; Xiao Yan had already left.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
I don't understand what's gotten into Xiao Yan this time.
However, this is not something she should worry about; it is Zhou Jun who should be worried.
She shrugged and lay down to sleep.
The next day, before dawn, there was a knock on the door.
"A-Tuo Jianghua, get up quickly."
A-Tuo Jiang Hua was asleep when she heard the sound. She opened her eyes with difficulty, looked at the sky outside, and saw that it was still quite dark. Her lips twitched. Was Xiao Yan doing this on purpose?
Thinking about it, she pulled the blanket over her head and went back to sleep.
While she was half asleep, she suddenly heard Xiao Yan's unhurried voice continue: "...If you don't get up, you'll have to go back by yourself. Even though it's daytime, I can't guarantee that there won't be any unclean things in that mass grave."
Upon hearing this, Atuo Jianghua instantly woke up from her drowsiness and sprang out of bed with a swift movement.
"Wait for me."
Xiao Yan was about to leave when he heard the sound. He raised an eyebrow. It was clear that A Tuo Jiang Hua was terrified of ghosts.
He thought disdainfully, when he saw the tightly closed door be pulled open, and Atuo Jianghua, with her hair in a mess, hurriedly ran out.
He was fastening his belt as he walked.
Xiao Yan's lips twitched. He had never seen such an unrefined girl before. She really was from the barbarian frontier.
"Duke Jingguo, you brought me out, so you have to take responsibility for getting me back safely. You can't leave me alone," Atuo Jianghua said urgently, rummaging through her messy hair.
Xiao Yan couldn't stand it anymore. "Could you please tidy yourself up before coming out to meet people?"
A-Tuo Jiang Hua frowned. "What's wrong with me?"
Xiao Yan pointed at her hair and her shoes that were on the wrong feet, his expression hard to describe.
Don't you think what you're doing is very rude?
"The Duke of Jingguo is no outsider," Atuo Jianghua said nonchalantly, running her fingers through her hair before looking down at her feet.
When she realized she had put her shoes on the wrong feet, she paused for a moment, then casually took them off and put them on correctly.
Xiao Yan: "..."
After a moment, he said somewhat awkwardly, "We're not that close."
A-Tuo Jiang Hua said firmly, "I remember before my brother left Daye, he asked you to take care of me. You promised so readily at the time, and we've even drunk together a few times. We also have such an important secret between us. Now you're saying you're not that close to me?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he felt guilty.
What's the important secret between them?
Unexpectedly, he recalled that night at the Yanxu Tower...
Does Atuo Jianghua already know?
"What important secret could there be between us?"
After a long pause, he denied it.
Atuo Jianghua asked in surprise, "Isn't the authenticity of things important?"
Xiao Yan choked.
Okay, he misunderstood.
"I have to go to the morning court session. I'll have Zhou Jun take you home." He quickly changed the subject.
"Oh." Atuo Jianghua paused for a moment, then nodded.
She had originally thought he would personally deliver it to her.
After giving instructions to Zhou Jun, Xiao Yan rode away.
Seeing that Atuo Jianghua's gaze was fixed on the direction he had left, Zhou Jun couldn't help but ask, "Princess, what do you think of my Duke?"
Atuo Jianghua paused for a moment, turned to look at him, and nodded, "It's alright."
Zhou Jun felt that it was truly rare for his master, the Duke, to finally have a chance to be with him. As his subordinate, he should think more about his master's feelings.
Although Atuo Jianghua was the master's great-nephew's wife, he heard that although Atuo Jianghua held the title of Consort, she was not favored in the palace, and the emperor rarely visited the harem.
Thinking of this, his concerns vanished, and he spoke well of Xiao Yan.
“Princess, our Duke is actually a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person. He is also loyal and righteous, and never acts recklessly. Despite his advanced age, he is still a virgin…”
Atuo Jianghua was completely confused. "You mean, he's still a virgin?"
Zhou Jun nodded, "Indeed, it's clear that our Duke is a man of integrity..."
"Is he impotent?" Atuo Jianghua interrupted him, her expression quite serious.
Zhou Jun: "..."
"Are you happy?" Atuo Jianghua asked doubtfully.
Zhou Jun was puzzled as to why she had brought up the topic of himself, but he still said, "I'm quite happy." He was his parents' only son, and they had treated him well since he was a child.
A-Tuo Jiang Hua was surprised and impressed. "It seems that your relationship with your master has transcended worldly desires. You only care about feelings."
Zhou Jun's mind was completely blank.
Speaking of feelings, he has been with the Duke since childhood, so he naturally has feelings for him. But why did the princess bring up worldly desires?
“Princess, I don’t understand what you mean.” After a long while, he stammered.
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