Tossing and turning, as soon as Si Nanyue closed her eyes, the scene of that day when she was locked in the iron cage appeared in her mind. At that time, she was overwhelmed by fear. Perhaps she was too desperate. When she lost consciousness, there was no trace of unwillingness in her heart.

, and even felt a little relaxed.

After that, she fell into a never-ending nightmare. Until today when she saw Helianjue in the daytime, she thought it was a new round of torture, and she lost her mind.

Since he is alive, it means that the plan will continue...

Si Nanyue had no joy at all of surviving, but instead felt the misery of being unable to escape. Her body was ice-cold, her brain seemed to be stuck in oil paper and could not move, and her limbs seemed to be floating in the water, completely losing strength.

She stood up and took off her thin shirt. She traced the tattoos on her back with her fingertips. The scabs on the wounds made her feel like she was falling into an ice cave. She didn't dare to look at the wolf head that occupied her whole back. She was afraid that she would not be able to peel off the tattoos.

A layer of flesh that humiliated her to the extreme.

Her fingertips slowly tightened, and the sharp nails left bloody traces on her fair skin. She closed her eyes and suppressed all the fear and hatred in her heart.

When she opened her eyes again, it was as if nothing had happened, her expression was calm, her tone was calm, she put on her clothes, and let the maid support her and walked out.

In the side room, Helianjue sat under the candlelight, with Si Nanyue's helpless and desperate eyes in his mind. His heart ached as if being grabbed by his hand. He couldn't stop thinking about the days when she had a high fever.

After being afraid, it was only then that he realized that he would also feel afraid.

It's just a woman, why is he so worried?

Helian Jue thought about it again and again, but still couldn't come up with an answer. Just as he was about to go to sleep, he heard a knock on the door.

"who?"

"Cough... cough cough cough... Your Highness, Si Nanyue is here to apologize."

A vain voice sounded outside the door. Helianjue was startled, and he quickly stood up and opened the door. He saw that her whole body was weakly leaning on the maid's shoulder, and she looked at him with a pair of watery eyes with tears in her eyes. The cold wind passed by, almost

He wanted to blow her weak body down into the remaining snow.

"Your Highness, Si Nanyue was confused today and accidentally injured Your Highness. Please forgive me."

As she said this, she was about to kneel down, but Helianjue hurriedly helped her up and carried her into the bed.

He trimmed the broken hair on Si Nanyue's forehead and said softly: "I didn't blame you. It was me... who scared you. Don't worry, something like this won't happen again."

The tears in her eyes finally fell. She bit her lip and nodded. The dim candlelight filtered through the gauze curtain. Helian Jue stroked her hair gently and held her in his arms.

After that night, He Lianjue seemed to be compensating, giving Si Nanyue a share of any rare things, but he was not confused.

He clearly knew that Si Nanyue's show of weakness was not because she didn't hate him or fear him, but because she wanted to maintain the previous peace. She never mentioned what happened that day, and he never mentioned Jiang Jifeng's name again, just like what happened before.

Never happened.

In order to let Si Nanyue rest in peace and recuperate, Helianjue had been resting elsewhere in recent days. Only at night, he would occasionally appear outside the hospital and look at her shadow reflected on the window paper outside the room door.

It was late at night, and Helianjue and Tana were just about to take a rest when they heard someone report outside the door: "Your Highness, the eldest lady has gone to Miss Si's courtyard."

He suddenly jumped up from the bed and hurried over without even leaving a word. Tana's beautiful eyes seemed to be on fire, and she slammed the soft pillow on the couch to the ground, "What a little fairy.

I seduced His Highness away so easily, how can I pay it back in the future?!"

"My dear madam, don't be angry." The maid who had been waiting by the bed picked up the soft pillow and comforted her in a sweet voice: "Your Highness has been back for less than ten days, and he has spent the night at your place for seven days. Doesn't it mean that you are the most favored person?"

?”

"Hmph! Having said that..." There was a hint of relief on her face as she huffed, "But His Highness has sent people to greet the woman all day long, and also rewarded her with many good things. It's annoying to see her, and now even

That old woman Udoland is sticking close to her, which is really detrimental to my wife."

The maid brought Tana a cup of hot tea in a timely manner and asked, "What does the young lady want to do..."

Tana sipped the fragrance of the tea and raised the corners of her mouth meaningfully, "Miss Si has just come to the house. We have to prepare a big gift for her. Bayun, go and prepare it."

The maid had followed her for a long time, so she naturally knew what Tana was referring to, so she bowed and then left.

The snow was slippery, so people walking at night should be careful, but Helianjue rushed forward regardless, kicking open the door of the house with a bang, which made Si Nanyue tremble in shock.

Udolande seemed to have known that he was coming for a long time. He turned around and gave him a victorious look, and was dragged out directly by the angry man.

"What are you doing here?"

Udolande came up to him with a smile, raised her orchid fingers charmingly to help him smooth the wrinkles on his shoulders, and said: "I just came here to give the little beauty some cakes and chat with her by the way. Why are you so nervous?

"

Helian avoided her hand without any appreciation and said coldly: "I told you, stay away from her."

"Hey Brother Xuan, you really don't know the heart of a good person..." Udolande sighed pretending to be disappointed, "I can't even take her out for some fresh air. Do you really want to lock her up in this small courtyard?"

Her whole life?"

"I……"

He glanced over from the corner of his eye and happened to see Si Nanyue also going out. She frowned slightly and stood not far away, stroking the door frame, and said worriedly: "Your Highness, Madam just came to see me. If you blame Madam for this,

It really makes me feel bad...ahem..."

"The beauty is so considerate. She even cared about me when she was sick."

Wu Duo spoke in an exaggerated tone, and raised her leg to walk over. Suddenly, her wrist was grabbed by Helianjue, and he pulled U Duo back. At the same time, the man looked at her with an undisguised expression of disgust.

"You can leave if you want me to." Wu Duo blinked his seductive eyes, leaned over and whispered with ulterior motives: "From tomorrow on, you will accompany Ah Huan to the racecourse to practice every day, and fulfill the responsibilities of a father."

He Lianjue was on guard for a moment, why did she come here in the middle of the night just for this matter? But this was what he should do, and without Wu Duoti, he had to train Ah Huan himself.

"No problem." He Lianjue agreed.

"Okay! If you dare to keep your word, I will come every day and every night, so that no matter where you sleep, you will be on tenterhooks all day long. Do you understand?"

"well……"

Helian Jue's head hurt. He didn't know why he married Udolande back in the first place. Was it to cause trouble for him?

"I sincerely follow my sister's teachings. I will walk slowly and don't see you off."

After he pushed Wu Duo out of the courtyard, he closed the courtyard door without mercy, turned around and said helplessly to Si Nanyue: "You saw it, I don't dare to blame her."

Si Nanyue chuckled, "It turns out that there are people in the world who make His Highness helpless."

"Ha...it's cold outside. Come in quickly." He Lianjue walked to the door. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm sleeping in the side room. Remember to let someone know if you have anything to do."

Si Nanyue looked a little stunned, then bowed calmly and sent Helian Jue away.

Perhaps because she had been recovering well recently, she was gradually recovering from her illness. She was energetic early in the morning and went outside with her maid to fold a few red plums.

She had never seen this kind of flower in Zelu City, so she wanted to try to use plum blossoms to make some incense, and put a few red plums in the house in the cold winter to make the room more lively.

"Good morning, girl."

The boy's voice came from behind. Si Nanyue turned around and saw a boy of twelve or thirteen years old standing a few steps away from her.

The young man has a thin but tall figure, his golden brown eyes are full of energy, his high nose and thin lips look like a miniature version of Helianjue. He only has slightly curled hair and a chubby little face, which makes the young man look even cuter.

some.

"Young Master, you are polite." Si Nanyue held plum blossoms in her arms and bowed to him.

Now it was the young man's turn to be curious, "Last time I saw the girl, you were still unconscious. Today is the first time you see me. How do you know that I am the prince's son?"

"No one has ever said that the Young Master and His Highness look alike?"

"Well...someone said this," the young man rubbed his face, "more people said that I look like my mother."

Si Nanyue took a few steps forward and took a closer look, "Indeed, the young master is better than the blue. In appearance, the young master is indeed more handsome."

"Young lady, you are so complimentary. By the way, I am here to pay my respects to my father. Is he in the courtyard?"

"His Royal Highness is handling official business, young master, please come with me."

In the side room, Helianjue had just finished handling the military affairs. When he came out, he saw Si Nanyue coming in from the outside holding red plums. The newly bloomed flowers were as bright as blood. When paired with Si Nanyue's skin as white as porcelain, the beauty of the red flowers suddenly fell over her.

For a while, he forgot to blink.

"My son, please pay your respects to your father."

He Lianhuan knelt on one knee, clenched his hands into fists and crossed them in front of his chest. He nodded slightly and saluted Helian Jue. Only then did he remember what he promised Udolande last night.

"Get up, it's still early. Let's have breakfast with me and then go to the racecourse."

"yes!"

He Lianhuan had not had a meal with his father for many years. He sat down next to his father with great interest. After the food was served, he couldn't help but wonder when his father's taste became so bland.

Helianjue looked at Ah Huan's suspicious eyes and then remembered that in order to help Si Nanyue take good care of her health, he specially found a cook from Zelucheng. These meals seemed not to his liking, so he asked the kitchen to add a few more

Side dishes.

Si Nanyue saw that Ah Huan was not used to eating these soup-like things, so she asked someone to bring some pastries from the house.

What child doesn’t like to eat sweets and preserves? As soon as these things were taken out, Ah Huan tasted them all as if he had seen a treasure.

His mother usually didn't allow him to eat so many sweets, but now that he had the chance, the boy was full just from eating pastries. He didn't eat much of the food specially prepared for him. He patted his belly with satisfaction.

Stars were shining brightly in his eyes.

"When the cook in the girl's house is not busy, can you lend it to me? This is the first time I have eaten such a novel pastry. Even the milk fruit shop does not have such a new style, which is both beautiful and delicious."

Si Nan Yue Yingying smiled and said: "Thank you, young master. These are just hometown pastries I made when I was bored. If you like them, you can come here every day."

"real?!"

The young man happily grabbed Si Nanyue's arm, but after Helianjue coughed twice, he reluctantly sat upright. His high-pitched voice suddenly faded, and he said with a bit of grievance, "Girl, you are not in good health, so you should be well."

Just rest."

"Ha..." Si Nanyue smiled upon seeing this, and looked at He Lianjue with a hint of coquettishness in her eyes, "Your Highness, I am usually bored by myself, why don't you, young master, come and talk to me in your free time?

"

Si Nanyue rarely spoke to him in this tone. Somehow, the boulder that had been weighing on Helian's determination for many days seemed to be lighter. If Ah Huan could relax her mood a little, it would be good for her recovery.

Helian agreed without being too insistent. The young man was naturally happy, but he was even happier that his father could finally give him guidance on riding and shooting in person.


Chapter completed!