Retreat, Retreat, Retreat! - Chapter 42

“What your Royal Highness wants to say, the minister understands in his heart.”

As if thinking of some bad memory, Shen Xuan frowned and quickly loosened her eyes, with many complex feelings brewing in her eyes that she couldn’t see through. He said, “But the minister feels that there are some truths that should not be concealed from His Highness. His Highness can listen to the minister before making a decision.”

For some reason, Xiao Changning had a bad feeling in his heart, and asked in a low voice, “What’s the truth?”

Shen Xuan was very close to her, almost facing the tip of her nose, breathing intertwined. Even at such a close distance, his face was still unblemished and unassuming, and he whispered: “His Royal Highness was ordered to marry Dongchang by marriage. It was originally to balance the tense situation between Dongchang and the Queen Mother. Now the Queen Mother is Confined, there is no leader in Jinyiwei and the group of dragons. His Royal Highness’s mission has been completed. There is no need to stay in the East Factory…”

“Shen Xuan.” Xiao Changning’s voice trembled a little, knowing that the truth might be cruel, but still stubbornly asked for an answer, “Are you…rejecting this palace?”

Looking at the gleaming water in her eyes, the snow and ice in Shen Xuan’s eyes melted for a moment, caressed her cheek as if soothingly, and said in a slow tone, “No.”

Xiao Changning was simply confused, with a heart hanging in the air, pounding nervously, “Then why do you say that there is no need for this palace to stay in the East Factory anymore?”

“His Royal Highness’s mission has been completed. If you continue to stay in the East Factory and work with the eunuchs in the eyes of everyone, you will have to bear more criticisms and accusations.”

“My palace is not afraid. Since my palace dares to be honest with you today, it is ready to bear everything with you.”

Hearing this, there was a faint smile at the corner of Shen Xuan’s mouth. The smile flashed by, but it was already very rare. Xiao Changning was taken aback and thought: Shen Yan’s smile is actually very beautiful, not as cold and terrible as usual.

As I was thinking about it, I heard Shen Xuan say in a slightly serious voice: “His Royal Highness treats me with sincerity. There are certain things that the minister can no longer hide from His Highness, and hope that His Highness knows the truth before deciding to stay.”

Xiao Changning asked subconsciously: “What is the truth?”

Shen Xuan pondered for a moment, and Fang raised her deep eyes and asked: “Your Royal Highness knows, why did the minister choose to marry his Royal Highness in the first place?”

Xiao Changning naturally wouldn’t be so stupid to think that it was Shen Xuan who fell in love with her at first sight. She thought about it for a moment, and said: “At first, the palace thought you hated something six years ago, but later, I thought it might not be that simple. You are a person who cares about the overall situation, and you will not take revenge. There must be other reasons for marrying her alone… For example, I have nothing to rely on in the palace, which is a very good pawn? For example, my palace is a sister of the emperor, so I was sent here. Where, it is more convenient for the queen dowager to control the emperor?”

Seeing that she was still in the dark, Shen Xuan’s eyes darkened, and she felt a touch of distress in her heart: She had never thought that it was not the queen mother who personally sent her to the East Factory as a hostage, but her childhood. To the blood of the loved ones that Daxinxinnian maintains…

The current emperor, Xiao Huan.

“The minister named His Royal Highness by name, one is to make things difficult for the queen mother, and the other is to complete the agreement of others.” Shen Xuan paused for a while without a trace, and Fang asked, “The truth is not good, your Highness wants to listen?”

Xiao Changning clenched his fingers. In fact, she had guessed a little from the look and few words she had just soaked in. The passionate blood was like ice and snow on the eaves, slowly cooling down.

But she still nodded and swallowed hard, “Say it, I’m listening.”

Shen Xuan’s hard lips pressed tightly, and then she slowly said: “The emperor knew that the queen mother was interested in choosing one of the clan girls to come to the East Factory for marriage, so that she could insert the fine work into the East Factory. In this autumn and September, the emperor secretly sought I, he said that he and I share the same enemy, so we should join hands to clear the Queen Mother party who is doing government affairs.”

Xiao Changning’s body became stiff, and his blood seemed to be frozen from the soles of his feet to his heart.

At that time, Shen Xuan asked Xiao Huan: “How does the minister believe that you sincerely want to join forces?”

What did Xiao Huan say?

He didn’t even hesitate, and said very calmly: “Shen Qing helped me get rid of the Queen Mother. I would like to marry your only sister as a bargaining chip for alliance.”

Knowing the inside story, Xiao Changning’s eyelashes trembled, tears hung on the eyelashes, and finally rolled down without holding back.

She stared at Shen Xuan blankly, her lips opened, and she didn’t know how to react.

Now that everything is superfluous, the reality gave her a painful blow: the one who abandoned her was actually her closest person.

Shen Xuan stretched out her hand to caress her tears, and the thin calluses on her fingertips rubbed her tender skin, bringing a reassuring feeling of roughness. His complexion was still cold, it seemed that Taishan collapsed in front of him and did not change, but his eyes were obviously a little bit distressed, and he asked: “The truth is like this. The minister and the emperor deceived His Royal Highness, but His Highness is still willing to stick to his own will and stay. By the minister’s side?”

When the fog was lifted, revealing the **** truth, the only thing Xiao Changning could do was to make his appearance not look too embarrassed.

Xiao Changning suddenly raised his hand and rubbed the wet eyelashes. From Shen Xuan’s perspective, she could only see her tight jaw trembling slightly, showing a self-deprecating smile: “My palace once doubted Huan’er, but didn’t dare to think deeply. I’m afraid that once I understand the truth, I won’t even think about it. The last warm thoughts are gone…Shen Xuan, why do you have to tell the truth today? Can’t you hide it from me for two more days and coax me for two more days?”

“I can’t lie to you.” Shen Xuan said solemnly, her words frankly.

“My palace feels that I’m so stupid now. The only relative I cherish, but regards me as ant mustard.” Xiao Changning propped his forehead with one hand and said with red eyes, “You are not afraid that after I know everything, from then on Away from you?”

Shen Xuan said: “If Your Royal Highness is determined to leave, I will do everything I can to get you back again-without deception or bargaining, I will get you back with my sincerity and ability.”

This sentence is too ambiguous. Xiao Changning forgot the pain for a while and suddenly raised his head to look at him.

“I enjoyed the snow in the pavilion that day, and your Highness asked me why I should kiss you again.” Shen Xuan stretched out her hand, rubbed her rosy lips with her thumb, and slowly said: “This is the second thing I want to be honest with you. I have been thinking about this question for a long time, and I will reply to His Highness today: Changning, I have never wanted any woman or allies. Only you, I want to take possession of it completely.”

Xiao Changning opened his lips slightly, looking at Shen Xuan’s serious appearance, his ears were full of his dumb whispers, dreamlike. Turning the peak, Liu Anhuaming, she was so shocked that she didn’t believe what she had heard. There was a buzzing roar in her head, and she murmured: “Shenxuan, what do you… mean?”

“In the minds of the ministers, His Royal Highness is no longer a simple marriage partner, nor an ally, but a wife that the minister wants to join hands for a lifetime.” Shen Yan stared at Xiao Changning’s shocked pupils, and couldn’t help holding her slightly. The curled fingertips pulled her into her arms, and whispered, “If your Royal Highness still doesn’t understand, the minister can speak more bluntly. The minister likes His Royal Highness, and has an ulterior desire for His Royal Highness from beginning to end. In the end, I will only have desires for you alone.”

Xiao Changning was still stunned, his mouth slightly opened, tears still hung on his eyelashes, and his wet red eyes looked at Shen Xuan without blinking.

“His Royal Highness just said that the first thing about feelings is the one who speaks first and loses. If feelings really win or lose, this time, I’d rather admit defeat.” Shen Xuan leaned forward and took her into her arms, bowed her head and kissed the tears from the corner of her eye. He said in a dark voice: “My wife, Changning, is the love of this life.”

Xiao Changning felt that he had a misty dream, as if a heart fell into the mud, and then he was picked up in the next moment and lifted up to the heavens.

She did not hesitate for long.

“You are too cunning, Shen Xuan.” Xiao Changning looked at his face close at hand, choked, “After you know the truth, let me stay… You know that I am soft-hearted, and others treat me slightly. Some, I want to give him my heart, but I just want to show my affection to me when I am most sad. How can I refuse? How can I let it go? After all…”

With red eyes, she put her arms around Shen Xuan’s neck, raised her head and bit his beautiful and cool lips, and said bitterly, “After all, this palace likes you so much!”

Xiao Changning didn’t want to take a heavy mouth at all, and only gave a light bite. Not only did it hurt, but it was more like teasing. Shen Xuan’s eyes were deep, and she caught her lips as she evacuated, deepening the kiss.

The meticulously smeared mouth fat had already been licked clean, revealing her original gorgeous and ruddy lip color, which became more and more charming. Shen Xuan was obviously affectionate. She wrapped her slender waist with one hand, hugged her and sat on the bookcase, and leaned forward to kiss her.

Today’s wind is soft, with the warmth of the winter sun in the afternoon, gently touching the copybook and rice paper on the table, making a rustling noise.

When the kiss reached the depths, Xiao Changning clung to the driftwood like a drowning man, and tightly grasped Shenxuan’s slender and powerful arms.

Shen Xuan frowned slightly.

Xiao Changning regained his senses from the stormy kiss, panting and asking, “Did you catch your wound?”

“It’s okay.” Shen Xuan’s voice was dull and difficult to distinguish.

His lips were stained with Xiao Changning’s rouge, a thin layer of red, which added a bit of bright color to his overly cold and stern face. He raised his thumb, rubbed his lower lip little by little, and gently wiped off the red stain on his lips. From beginning to end, his eyes had been fixed on Xiao Changning, like a deep pool with no bottom.

Xiao Changning knew what he was looking for, and she was also mentally prepared.

There was a blush on her face, like a powder on her face, just sitting on the book table, looking up at Shen Xie tenderly and nervously.

Shen Xuan seemed to be thinking about something, grabbed her fingertips and kissed her lips, and said in a dumb voice, “I will give your Royal Highness a month to consider.”

“Considering what?”

After a pause, Xiao Changning’s dull thinking turned, and finally reacted, hurriedly said: “No need to think about it, no matter how difficult the road in the future is, this palace is willing to walk side by side with you.”

Shen Xuan laughed lowly. The laughter burst out of his chest, looking a little dull, but very arbitrary.

He said: “I can’t rely on you to like me and occupy your good for nothing. When I married you, I was perfunctory and didn’t give you anything sincerely. This is not fair to you, Changning. Now you give me a month, let me pursue you like an ordinary man, to make up for the neglect of you before, you can also take advantage of this month to examine our future relationship, how?”

“You said you want to pursue your beloved like an ordinary man?” Xiao Changning thought about it seriously, and then frankly said, “However, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on for a month. You are obviously not testing yourself, but It’s testing the concentration of this palace.”

Maybe Shen Xuan has only pursued it for two or three days, but she can’t wait to agree…It’s terrible!

Shen Xuan kissed her, and said, “His Royal Highness’s concentration is so poor, it’s too cheap for the Governor.”

“Fine, one month is one month.” Thinking of the “good deeds” his brother had done, Xiao Changning smiled a little and whispered, “It just so happens that there is something, this palace has to settle it.”

Shen Xuan said, “Can you help me?”

Xiao Changning shook his head: “No need. The palace also wants to personally remove Huan’er’s weak mask to see what kind of face is hidden under it.”

When the wind rose, Shen Xuan took the cloak on the side and put it on Xiao Changning, and the cloak hugged her into her arms. After sitting still for a while, he suddenly whispered: “The minister still has a third secret, and he needs to be honest with his Highness.”

Xiao Changning blinked and asked, “Are you actually a fake eunuch?”

Shen Xuan raised her eyes to look at her.

Xiao Changning laughed, his red eyes had restored the agility of the past, and said, “If it was this secret, the palace would have known it a long time ago.”

Shen Xuan said, “It’s not this.”

“Hey?” Xiao Changning stopped smiling, looked at him for a moment, and whispered, “How many secrets do you have?”

Shen Xuan didn’t speak, she just reached out her hand to lift up a piece of broken hair from her temple, her eyes were deep and deep. For a long time, he leaned slightly in Xiao Changning’s curious sight, attached to her ear and said softly:

“Changning, I am not Shen Qi.”

At the same time, the Hall of Nourishment.

Xiao Huan dressed in a purple uniform, standing by the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the mottled Remnant Snow in the courtyard, his eyes were gloomy and he was silent for a long time.

Until the sound of spies’ footsteps came behind him. Xiao Huan didn’t look back, but only asked in the unique juvenile voice during the change of voice: “What was the result of what I asked you to investigate?”

“Return your majesty, it’s all here.” The dark guard knelt on one knee and raised a secret letter in his hand above his head.

Xiao Huan turned around, half of his face hidden in the shadows, light and dark difficult to distinguish. He took the envelope from the guard and opened it, and quickly glanced at the contents of the letter by the light from the window.

Immediately, Xiao Huan raised his eyebrows, opened a cheerful smile, and said softly: “Oh, this is interesting. Her sweetheart turned out to be…Shen Qi.”