Heartburn - Chapter 70

I never expected that I would see her here, with a smile on my face unconsciously.

I felt happy at first, then sour again-I really blamed her for the alienation these days, and couldn’t guess the purpose of her appearance at the moment, so I deliberately colded my face and asked in a dull voice: “What are you here for?”

“His Royal Highness today, I have a congratulatory gift from my subordinates, please accept me.” She didn’t change her color because of my coldness, she still said tepidly, but the force she held my wrist tightened, her eyes tight. More clear.

“…Huh, what is it? Take it to me, if it’s not what you want, I don’t want it.” She said something ironically, but she was overjoyed in her heart: Could it be that she hasn’t seen anyone in the past few days, just because of my happiness To prepare for the ceremony?

——It is rare for her to give me gifts since she has the heart. No matter what it is, I always cherish it.

“He Yi is not here. Your Royal Highness is willing to move?” She asked cautiously, and there was some unnoticeable anxiety, my heart immediately softened, and I nodded hurriedly.

But seeing her curling her lips, she hugged me up with a “offend”, leaped gently and skillfully on the wall of the backyard, and left the palace with a few stunts.

Excluding the exclamation that was caught off guard when she was just picked up, the sudden acceleration of the heartbeat calmed down after a while, and I didn’t ask where she was going to take me. I just leaned in her arms with peace of mind and sniffed her. The breath on her body was ecstatic, silently looking forward to the endlessly long road–compared to her mind, even that He Yi was not so important.

As the night darkened, the noisy streets gradually drifted into the cold and quiet, and the subordinate staff who were in charge wandered leisurely in front of the few remaining food stalls, smacking and picking the supper; the shopkeeper on duty was leaning against it. On the door pillars, staring at the door to kill time, taking advantage of the gaps where the shopkeeper did not pay attention; even the pedestrians passing by were hurried and eager to return home…No one seemed to have noticed a quick shuttle across the roof wall. Jiang Zhuo, and me in her arms.

It was as if there were only two of us left in the world, and this quiet and charming night also belonged to us.

I was complacent, unconsciously hugging her a little tighter-suddenly felt her footsteps stop.

“What’s the matter?” I gave her a worried look: Although I have been holding me for a while, but my face is not red, I am not breathing, and I am not tired, then…Isn’t it because I am too heavy?

Thinking uncertainly, she saw her smile slightly, gently put me down, tilted her head and motioned to myself: “It’s here.”

Following her gaze, it was a deserted and empty beach. There was only a solitary awning boat tied to the small pier. If it were not for the scattered waves of light reflected from the wandering water surface, it would be nothing. Can’t see its dark hull.

Jiang Zhuo brought me here, is it going to take a boat? Could it be that the gift she said is far away and needs to go by boat?

I thought to myself, but saw that she jumped into the boat first, and then handed me a hand—teaching the gentle beauty to look at it, no matter how much doubt, I can’t think about it.

Holding her hand, I carefully stepped onto the swaying boat. I slowly sat down against the center position, not looking at either side, just staring at my feet, feeling a little frustrated—I am a little bit awkward. Seasickness, especially this kind of small boat drifting with the current, is more likely to cause adverse reactions. If you vomit for a while and lose face in front of your sweetheart, what can you do?

I climbed the side of the ship nervously, and when I was stiff, I felt the hull sway slightly, breaking the lake water erratically, and swaying out. The sound of “gurgling” water surrounds all directions, accompanied by the unique smell of aquatic plants in the lake. At the end, I was unprepared and couldn’t help but yelled in a low voice: “Yeah!”

After waiting for a while, no other abnormalities were seen. It seemed that after the initial sloshing, the boat adapted to the rhythm of the water waves and floated steadily. There was only a slight turbulence. It didn’t feel too uncomfortable. I wanted to come here with the helm. Technology is not unrelated.

Tension was slightly restrained. I recalled my own gaffe, the burning feeling on my face, so I pretended to be nonchalant, opened my eyes and looked at the scenery of the lake, while glancing at Jiang Zhuo without a trace.

She leaned halfway, and shook the scull with one hand. She stroked effortlessly. Seeing me peeking at her, she didn’t care, just stroked twice without hurriedly, and then put it down. After shaking the scull, he stepped over to me in three or two steps, sat down cross-legged, and looked at me steadily. After a while, he asked nonchalantly: “His Royal Highness is afraid of water?”

I was embarrassed by her. I pretended to look at the scenery and turned my face away. I thought to say something to break the embarrassing atmosphere. When I heard her question, I nodded reflexively, and held back at the last moment, just relaxed. He smiled and said, “Why? Of course I, I am…not afraid.”

——If you are afraid of answering, it is not only showing your cowardice and confession in front of her, but also alluding to her lack of thought and bringing me on the boat, so a little concealment is also a helpless move, but it is not a deception.

“That’s all right.” She nodded lightly, but I felt that a smile appeared in her eyes, showing that my decision just now was not wrong.

“Jiang Zhuo, why did you bring me here?” Isn’t it just for the boat?

Although having the opportunity to be alone with her always teaches me infinite joy, but in comparison, I still prefer teahouses, wine shops, and even any spacious, bright and comfortable place in the palace…It is better than this lonely, secluded and unfounded place. In the center of the lake.

It should be close to midnight, not to mention the human footprints, even the waterfowls and fishes are hidden in the invisible darkness. The only light source with a radius of 100 meters is probably only the one hanging on our little awning boat. It’s a small oil lamp.

The moon was obscured by thick clouds, and even the waves on the water were so dim that it was almost invisible.

No one spoke, and the breathing was exceptionally clear. Fortunately, the temperature from the body close to it taught people not to get lost in the loneliness of a thousand sails fishing alone in the cold river.

“Your Majesty, stay calm.” In the flickering light, I couldn’t see the look on Jiang Zhuo’s face, but felt that she suddenly held my hand, slender fingertips with peeling calluses. A layer of itching is aroused, and then there is the warmth that touches the bottom of my heart.

“…Hmm.” Suppressing the urge to lean my head on her shoulder, I bit my lip tightly and responded in a low voice, but my heart lifted up, looking forward to her surprise.

I waited quietly for a while, as if there was a breeze blowing, and the dark clouds covering the sky seemed to have been blown away a lot, revealing a faint and clear half of the toad palace.

“Here.” She whispered in my ears. I was puzzled, and my eyes suddenly darkened, but she waved out the small oil lamp with a palm of her hand and removed the remaining light source.

In an instant, there was darkness in my eyes, and I would never see anything else. The fear in my heart taught me that I could not help but grab her hand.

However, at the next moment, the hazy moonlight peeked out from behind the dark clouds, like a handful of silver sand scattered on the lake surface, giving birth to fine and pulsating cold light; and against the backdrop of that single moon, countless or bright The bright Xingzi gradually showed his face, shining with a unique brilliance, like a group of soldiers who should be commanded by the general. When thousands of them gather, they also have an aura that is not inferior to the moon.

“Look.” I looked up at the sky foolishly, while Jiang Zhuo shook the hand held tightly by me, motioning me to look down at the lake.

The calm and mirror-like lake completely reflects the scene of the sky, just like there are two faint and bright moons between the sky and the earth, and there are two bright and shining galaxies; and our humble awning boat is Surrounded by these two beautiful scenery, it is also a secluded island on its own-there are only me and her on the island.

I don’t know if I will receive such a novel gift again in the future, and see such a magnificent scenery again, but I can be sure that this is the most romantic thing I have ever encountered in my life.

Especially this romance was given by Jiang Zhuo-I always thought that I would not get any response from her-this touch was even more impressive, like a hard blow in my heart, teaching me dumbfounded and stupefied I have lost all the ability to speak and act, and I don’t know how to express my surprise.

“That day, His Royal Highness sat on the roof for the night just to watch the stars, so his subordinates visited the Young Supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor…” I sniffed, and listened to her lightly explaining, as if this thought was just one thing. Trivial things.

“Jiang Zhuo, there are only two of us here, you don’t have to call yourself a subordinate,” I rubbed my eyes to prevent my choking from pouring out, “you can also…call my words.”

“…Jane Xin.” After a while, she sighed and called my name, and then she fell silent, as if there were a thousand words, but she couldn’t talk about it.

My heart is tempted to move because of this endless pause. Reason tells me that there are too many problems that have not been solved. This is not the best time; but feelings urge me to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so as not to regret it. .

I have always been a more sensible person than a sensible person, and I am self-reliant on this calmness, but I don’t know if the scenery tonight is too charming, or the emotions in my heart can no longer be suppressed. I just hesitated for a moment and I chose the latter.

“Jiang Zhuo, have I told you that I like you?” I took a deep breath, let go of her hand, and grabbed the sides of the ship to cheer myself up. The identity of the king, regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, is just that Jian Xin likes you and wants to be with you… What about you, do you like me?”

——She was willing to bother to do this for me. It was not that she was interested in me. I was sure of this, so I dared to fight for it.

A long time ago, I thought about confessing to her openly, and after dragging it for so long, I finally had the courage to say it. I was relieved and I was very nervous about the answer.

“I like you… so what?” She seemed to chuckle slightly, her indifferent voice was strangely soft, but also full of sarcasm, “I don’t like you, so what?”

My heart went up and down with her rhetorical questions. I was very happy for a while, and sad for a while. Knowing the result, I couldn’t help but hope for the last time and said: “If you like me, we will leave all this mundane and wander around the world and make a couple. God’s wife; if you don’t like me…I will stay away from you in the future, and I won’t entangle you and annoy you.”

The latter one, if you just think about it, you feel a lot of pain in your heart.

She didn’t answer, and I didn’t dare to speak rashly.

Two phases were silent, and the little awning boat was terribly empty.

The wind gradually rose, and new dark clouds were blown over, slowly stacking up, once again obscured the bright moon, the starlight, and also blocked the clarity and peace that had just been created.

The lake was plunged into darkness again, and my heart was covered with a thick mist.

——After all, is it still too abrupt?

Does her silence mean rejection?

I have the heart to get a clear answer, but I am faintly afraid of the answer.

For a long time, until my fingers climbing the ship’s gunwale were almost embedded in the wood, she whispered back: “Family, friends, responsibilities… There are too many things that can’t be thrown away, I can like you-but Jiang Zhuo… …Cannot.”

“Yes! Why not! Jiang Zhuo…” I hugged her by feeling. She became stiff, but did not break away. “I, no, this king allows you to—”

“Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, she put her fingertips on my lips accurately It’s going to be wayward.”

In the dark, I felt a soft, cold object even lightly stamped on the center of my brows, and left as soon as I touched it.

It was a kiss with undisguised tenderness and compassion, which I had longed to get from Jiang Zhuo.

But this kiss taught me to taste the endless bitterness in tenderness.

——I would rather not kiss this.