Ultimately, it was she who interfered with his destiny, it was she who ruined him.
Her heart felt as if it were tightly bound by a fine cotton thread, and an overwhelming sense of self-reproach almost swallowed her up.
Seeing that she was stunned for a long time, Chi Yan felt a pang of jealousy well up in his heart again, and he said in a muffled voice, "His Majesty sent me to suppress the bandits."
Shen Tangning snapped out of her daze, her brows furrowed tightly: "Why send you when there are so many military officers in the court?"
Clearly, she also felt that the arrangement was unreasonable.
Chi Yan remained silent for a moment before offering his guess: "His Majesty has been somewhat cold towards me lately, perhaps as a way of giving me a warning."
"...Will there be any danger?" Her lips parted and closed again, managing to squeeze out this question with difficulty.
Admittedly, she was worried about Liu Yifu's safety, and she also did not want Chi Yan to be in danger.
If she could, she would even be willing to go there herself, but that was clearly impossible.
Noticing her concern, Chi Yan's lips curled up, and he immediately felt relieved. Her concern for Liu Yifu was more like that of a friend, while her concern for him was genuine. These two things were fundamentally different, and he didn't need to be jealous over such a small matter.
"What could possibly happen? They're just a bunch of bandits; they're nothing special."
He spoke casually, but Shen Tangning was still uneasy. Yongzhou was in grave danger, which meant that the bandits were definitely not easy to deal with.
Moreover, no one wanted to go, which shows that it was not a good job. If it were easy to make a name for oneself, everyone would be scrambling to go.
She remained silent, her face tense. Chi Yan couldn't bear to see her looking so distressed, so he cupped her face and pinched it a couple of times, forcing a smile with a casual tone:
Why are you looking so gloomy? Don't you trust me at all?
Shen Tangning grabbed his hand, her dark eyes staring straight at him, her fingers tightening, her worry visible to the naked eye: "Huaizhi, you must come back safely."
A tenderness welled up in Chi Yan's eyes. He took her hand, kissed it gently, and solemnly assured her:
“I promise you. Not only me, but also Liu Yifu, I will bring him back safe and sound.”
He easily saw the guilt and unease hidden in her heart and comforted her in a gentler way.
She pursed her lips and nodded, wrapped her arms around his neck, and rubbed her face against the crook of his neck, her eyes a little moist.
Remembering something, she sat up: "Oh, right, Jiang Qingyue told me something..."
After hearing the whole story, Chi Yan's expression turned serious: "What do you plan to do?"
Shen Tangning's gaze darkened: "Let's play along."
After a moment's thought, he took her hand and handed her a token, solemnly instructing her: "There are a few trustworthy people in the Yiluan Division. If you encounter any trouble, take this token and go find them."
...
In winter, the sky is always gray, and the leaves on the branches have all fallen, leaving only the dry and thin branches standing tall, waiting to sprout tender green buds next year.
She gazed at that corner of the sky and suddenly thought of Liu Yifu.
When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you.
She believed that Liu Yifu would also eventually see a brighter future.
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