When Ning Xiuyun returned to the camp, it was already the eve of dinner. In recent days, no matter how busy he was, he would regularly have three meals a day with Jian Xun, not only to give the two people time to be alone and warm, but also to Remind the two of them to eat on time.
In this regard, Shen San and Shen Qi expressed their high praise. One was following Ning Xiuyun, ready to stop His Highness the Crown Prince's work at any time, and the other was guarding outside the camp. When the time came, they greeted Jian Xun and asked him to prepare to "take over."
"Driving."
Sometimes Shen Qi felt like the old lady in the East Palace who greeted the Crown Princess to sleep with her as if she had aged dozens of years. However, for the sake of His Highness the Crown Prince's health, Shen Qi endured it.
When Ning Xiuyun arrived at the entrance of the camp, Shen Qi was already waiting with today's dinner on a tray.
Ning Xiuyun saw many soldiers of the Southern Xinjiang Army packing their bags along the way, so he turned around and asked Shen Qi who was guarding here: "Is the Southern Xinjiang Army going to break camp and return to the main city?"
Ning Chuqing didn't seem to have mentioned it to him. There is such an arrangement.
Shen Qi shook her head when he heard this and said, "That's not the case. The teams sent to garrison in the southwest are about to leave. Has His Highness told Master Jian that Mr. Fu is going to take a post in the southwest?"
Ning Xiuyun looked confused and quickly I searched my memory, but still couldn't find any relevant content.
Shen Qi: "..." As soon as she looked at His Highness the Crown Prince's expression, she knew that he didn't take it seriously at all.
It was probably the evening of the day before that Fu Jing came to Jian Xun's camp, but it happened to be dinner time. In order to protect His Highness the Crown Prince's private space where he could eat in peace, Shen Qi stopped Fu Jing.
Although Fu Jing was speechless, fortunately he knew the importance and only asked her to tell Jian Xun the news about her departure to the southwest.
Shen Qi did convey the message, and conveyed it to the prince who hurried back to the camp. At that time, the other party responded vaguely. Shen Qi thought that the prince had already conveyed the news to Jian Xun, but she did not expect that the prince turned around and forgot about it in the back of his head.
But His Highness the Crown Prince has dealt with the list of officials in the southwest, so he should never forget it... Oops, did she accidentally break through His Highness the Crown Prince's perfunctory behavior?
But it is probably strange for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Jian to mention other people during their private time.
Shen Qi apologized to Fu Jing without sincerity in his heart, but said with an upright face: "It's okay. It's tomorrow evening before we leave. It's still early."
Mr. Fu is now an adult. Small things like packing his luggage and saying goodbye are his own responsibility. Surely one person can do it...right?
Ning Xiuyun said thoughtfully, "I know."
He reached out to lift the curtain and saw Jian Xun sitting at the table waiting.
Ning Xiuyun's eyes quickly circled around the room without leaving any trace, and finally slowly landed on Jian Xun.
Jian Xun only wore his undershirt today, and the gauze had not been removed yet, but his complexion was no different from when he was healthy.
Just like the previous days, Ning Xiuyun was very well behaved. As soon as he came back, Ning Xiuyun could see the lively Jian Xun. He was very satisfied and felt that his daily visits to Ning Chuqing to read official documents were not so boring.
Ning Xiuyun felt much more relieved and took off the iron mask on his face and threw it to Shen Qi.
After revealing his identity to Jian Xun, Ning Xiuyun became more and more indulgent when walking outside in order to facilitate his meeting with Jian Xun. He even stopped wearing his original human/leather mask and only covered it with an iron mask.
No longer needing to pretend, he suddenly felt like a fish in water, finally feeling like he was alive again.
However, the atmosphere in the camp was slightly different today. As soon as Ning Xiuyun came closer, he noticed that Jian Xun's eyes were downcast.
It doesn't make him feel uncomfortable, but it wraps him up in it, staring at it greedily, as if it wants to imprint his figure deep into his soul.
Ning Xiuyun sat down across the table, a little surprised. He joked: "What's going on today? It looks like he's going to eat me."
Jian Xun silently took the tray brought by Shen Qi, put it on the table, and gently He sighed and said, "Nothing."
In Jian Xun's mind, the words and sentences in the letter became a haze that lingered.
Even if they don't mention the separation of more than a month, the pain they once felt will not disappear. The handwriting left on the silk paper by Ning Xiuyun is proof.
Jian Xun was a little afraid to look Ning Xiuyun in the face. He was afraid that the distress in his eyes would be exposed. He was afraid that the now superior Crown Prince would regard it as pity and think that the anxiety and worry for him was weakness and incompetence.
Although the relationship between them was still the same as before, something had changed subtly since Ning Xiuyun's identity as the prince was confirmed.
Jian Xun invisibly placed himself in a lower position.
It's okay, it's nothing, even so, I just love you a little more than yesterday.
Jian Xun thought silently.
Ning Xiuyun narrowed his eyes, not satisfied with this answer.
The tabletop was only an arm's width wide, and he could reach out and grasp Jian Xun's chin effortlessly. He exerted a slight force, but Jian Xun did not resist, and Ning Xiuyun successfully made him look at her.
"Lie." Ning Xiuyun curled his lips and said softly: "Let me guess..."
Ning Xiuyun stared at Jian Xun closely, looking at the undissolved depression in his brows, and already guessed who was behind the scenes. Play tricks on him.
"You saw my letter." Ning Xiuyun said firmly.
Jian Xun was not prepared at all, and Ning Xiuyun suddenly discovered the secret that he had just hidden, and he could not hide the surprise on his face.
"How did His Highness know..."
Ning Xiuyun did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he stretched out both hands at the same time, covering Jian Xun's face. He opened his bow from left to right, and shot this handsome man who was suffering from great hatred but didn't know it. He rubbed his face all over.
Jian Xun was forced to make countless funny expressions in his hands, and the original confusion in his eyes grew more and more, almost forming a question mark.
Ning Xiuyun's vague irritability finally dissipated for the most part.
Ning Xiuyun said displeasedly: "After you read those letters, I hope you feel happy, because I love you far more than you think."
When Ning Xiuyun wrote those letters, he felt in his heart He had nowhere to vent his anguish, and his uneasiness and panic during that time were poured out between the lines. Of course, the most important thing was actually his silent love that he had never told Jian Xun in a serious manner.
Ning Xiuyun is always used to guiding others. He can use countless ways to make Jian Xun realize that "this person loves me."
——Whether it is true or false. Just like those days when the two of them were in Jiangcheng.
But it seemed that he had never made a promise to Jian Xun in person. Instead, Jian Xun had been telling him and everyone that he had a lover whom he would not marry unless he was her.
Possessiveness and the actions derived from it are indeed a type of love, but they are far less intuitive than words.
Ning Xiuyun let go of his hand, held his chin, smiled and said to Jian Xun: "Every day you leave, I am afraid, afraid that one day I will never see you again. If that is the case, my boring life will not exist." The meaning of it."
He once didn't understand why he, who was tired of power and tired of living, would be pulled back to the world from the border of death.
Ning Xiuyun has never been attached to this world, so he was able to use his life as a gift to Jian Xun.
But now he wants to live, or to be more specific, he wants to live with Jian Xun for a long time until death comes again.
Ning Xiuyun's eyes were not eager, but like gentle water, they could dissolve all the ice in Jian Xun's heart caused by worries about gains and losses.
It was as if Jian Xun had always, intentionally or unintentionally, extinguished all the thoughts he had of wanting to curb his love.
Ning Xiuyun should have thought that when he felt sorry for Jian Xun for the first time and felt that his choice was wrong, he had already become the loser in this tug-of-war.
They are two people who are not similar, but have something in common in some aspects. Because of this, going around and across time and space, they can get together again after experiencing jokes and farce, ups and downs and separation.
"...Hmm." A wave of heat surged on Jian Xun's face. He felt that his mind was a little unclear. Ning Xiuyun's eyes seemed to have magic that could make him lose the ability to think rationally at any time.
In the Zui Feng Tower on Yuan night, in the main hall where the sinner's edict was received, and in the small corner of the current camp.
Jian Xun mumbled, "Then how did His Highness know that I had read those letters?"
Ning Xiuyun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Well, the little peacock came quietly to tell me. It said that a fool bribed him with corn, and it muddleheadedly took away the letters one by one, what do you think of me punishing him by wandering for half a month?"
Jian Xun was amused. Of course he knew it was a joke. Although the little peacock was smart, he didn't understand human nature to this extent.
Ning Xiuyun spoke so clearly, as if the little peacock had already become a spirit.
"How did Your Highness find out?" After Jian Xun smiled, he was still curious about the matter. He put the letter away and was sure that the little peacock had not been discovered. Otherwise, Shen Wu, who was raising the little peacock, would have Came to the door.
Where is the flaw?
Ning Xiuyun reached out and pointed behind Jian Xun and said, "There is an extra wooden box on the table in front of the bed. Did you put the things there?"
Jian Xun put the things himself. He knew it without looking back to confirm. Ning Xiuyun was indeed not just guessing.
Jian Xun was a little dazed, "I just put that away this morning..."
"Is there something extra around you that I wouldn't know about? If you lose a hair, I'll notice it." Ning Xiuyun lifted Jian Xun's hair with one hand Chin, teasingly.
"So Jian Xun, you'd better not have any other ideas. Even if you have a little rouge smell on your body, I will notice it. Then I will..." Ning Xiuyun said, his eyes gradually became dangerous, and he looked Jian up and down. Xun seemed to be thinking about how to punish this "heartless man" who had not taken any action yet.
Jian Xunxin said, how could I give up.
Is there anyone in this world who is more attractive to him than the person in front of him?
But Jian Xun still raised his eyebrows in a cooperative manner, and asked slightly provocatively: "How? Kill me to vent your anger?"
Ning Xiuyun reached out and patted Jian Xun's cheek with a very light force, as if he was tickling Jian Xun. .
This was a somewhat frivolous action, but this person had an inexplicable sense of seduction when he did it. He said maliciously: "Tie you up and let you watch me having fun with others every night. Are you afraid?"
Jian Xun's eyes suddenly darkened, and he hid the violent emotions that were suddenly aroused by this joke.
He pinched Ning Xiuyun's extended hand, brought it to his lips, kissed it lightly, and murmured: "I'm afraid. Your Highness, spare my life."
"Oh?" Ning Xiuyun tilted his head, smiled and asked: "What will happen to you?"
"I will be so sad that I'll die." Jian Xun sighed softly.
Ning Xiuyun: When you start to pity him, you lose.