Ahaya half stood up from the bed, slowly raised her eyes, and looked towards the door.
I saw Xie Jie approaching in a hurry with a cold expression. Seeing that she was awake, his face suddenly softened.
"His Majesty."
Ahaya coughed, her face was bloodless, only the ends of her eyes were tinged with red, and her eyes were filled with emotion, and she wanted to say nothing.
"do not move."
Xie Jie quickly walked to the bed and stretched out his hand to stop her, but was stopped by Liu Nu.
"If a man is unmarried and a woman is unmarried, it's better to keep some distance." Liu Nu looked at Xie Jie coldly, not hiding his rejection at all.
Only then did Xie Jie realize that there was another person in the room. He glanced at Liu Nu, but did not get angry. He just stared at Aheya.
"Your Majesty, Liu Nu will be confused if she cares about you." Ahaya frowned slightly, took a breath, as if she had touched a wound, and quickly smiled with difficulty, her face turned a little white, "Don't blame her.
"
"It's okay." Xie Jie said it, his eyes seemed to be glued to Aheya. He slowly stretched out his hand to lift up her loose hair, but she quietly dodged it.
"Your Majesty, I'm going back to the grassland." Ahaya's eyebrows were crooked, and she was clearly ill. But when she mentioned the grassland, her whole person seemed to come alive.
She leaned back and naturally opened the distance between the two of them. They were only one step away, but they seemed to be extremely distant.
"It just so happened that Your Majesty saved me once, and I also helped His Majesty once." Her tone was brisk, with clear reluctance in her eyes, "We are even, and I don't have to worry about it day and night when I return to the grassland..."
Even?
Xie Jie's expression remained unchanged, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes dark and deep.
Absolutely impossible.
"Why do you suddenly think of going back?" He followed Ahaya, sat down by the bed, and asked casually, "Beirong is not peaceful."
"I have a younger brother who got separated from me while on the run." Ahaya pursed her lips and looked at Xie Jie, "I got news about him a few days ago. I want to go back to find him."
"Besides." She forced a smile, her eyes clearly showing sadness and reluctance, "Your Majesty will always go back, I can't always rely on you."
"You are a single woman, and the grassland is vast. How long will it take for you to find her?" Xie Jie rapped his knuckles on the edge of the bed, his tone was calm and persuasive, "Ahaya, you may have some misunderstandings."
"You are saving the king of Daxu. You can be a little greedy."
Looking for relatives, or something else...
As long as she asks, he can do it and keep her here naturally.
Ahaya didn't do what he wanted. She just looked at him steadily, her eyes gentle, and for a long time, she gently opened her lips.
"The grassland is vast and there is always an end."
She curved her lips and smiled a little reluctantly.
"I look slowly and I can always find it."
"I can send people to search for you along the trade route. Those people must know how to find someone better than you." Xie Jie squeezed his fingers tighter and his eyes darkened.
How dare she even think about leaving.
This realization made him feel a little anxious for no reason, and his head began to hurt slightly.
Maybe only if you lock him up... you will behave.
He stared at Ahaya, with countless crazy thoughts emerging in his mind. His eyes flickered, but his face still showed the look of a self-possessed and benevolent king.
"Ahaya, think about it carefully, do you really not have what you want?"
Ahaya's heart skipped a beat when he saw him, and an ominous premonition filled her heart.
She spoke in time, interrupting Xie Jie's wild ambitions.
"Is anything okay?" She looked into Xie Jie's eyes inquiringly, her heart beating like a drum.
This look was so familiar to her... In her previous life, every time Xie Jie showed such a look, what awaited her was a storm of overwhelming intimacy.
Those hot breaths, the temperature of her fingertips, the papers scattered on the floor in the imperial study room that was supposed to be used for reviewing memorials, and the ringing of bells in her ears all seemed to jump into her mind at this moment.
Ahaya couldn't help but shudder, avoiding Xie Jie's gaze, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
"I...I want Shen San."
She felt that the gaze on her suddenly became dangerous, and realized that her words were ambiguous, so she immediately added a sentence.
"I know he can only be punished with death, but can you let me do it... The Shen family almost caused Liu Nu to lose his life, and I don't want to just stand by and watch you vent my anger on me."
Xie Jie paused and narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking about it.
"Okay." After a while, he suddenly chuckled, and there was no emotion or anger in his tone.
"anything else?"
Obviously, this matter can only be regarded as an addendum to him and is not the answer he wants to hear.
Ahaya knew that he wanted her to ask for a relative and then keep her.
But now is not the time. Such a light moment is not enough for the king to realize the difference between him and her.
Now Xie Jie, at most, regards her as an interesting vase and wants to possess her domineeringly.
Her eyes flickered, she raised her eyes slightly and peeked at Xie Jie.
"His Majesty……"
Ahaya seemed to have mustered up the courage and pursed her lips: "Why are you so nice to me?"
"What answer does Aheya want to hear?" Xie Jie put his knuckles weakly on her eyebrows, and there was no emotion in his tone.
Ahaya sighed softly and lowered her head.
She closed her eyes, and an ugly smile appeared on her pale face.
"Your Majesty, I'm tired."
This is obviously a wish to see off guests.
She didn't want to have more communication with Xie Jie at this time. Only when the distance was far enough, would he start to think about what she meant to him.
Of course, for a rational emperor, there may be a very difficult time for her - but compared to what she can get in the end, this is nothing.
Xie Jie's eyes changed, like a bottomless pool of cold water.
There seemed to be something clamoring in his heart, making it difficult for him to control himself.
"Ha." He looked at Ahaya's closed eyes for a while, curled his lips and laughed, then stood up naturally to say goodbye, his voice was calm, as if the violent desires surging in his heart belonged to another person, "Then you have a good rest. .”
As soon as he walked away with his front legs, Ahya opened his eyes on his back legs.
She looked at Liu Nu, who had been silent for a long time, and spoke calmly.
"Liu Nu, I have something I want you to do."
"I will die for the princess." The anger on Liu Nu's face has turned into a kind of sad forbearance. Her eyes are filled with heartache. It is obvious that she has understood that her princess made up her mind to leave when no one knew it. What kind of road is it.
"I want you to go to Sanhai Tower, show this golden hairpin to their steward, and ask me how the jade hook is doing."
Even though I am ninety percent sure, I still need to make a confirmation, which is also a test.
Ahya leaned weakly on the bedside, her eyes fixed on the curtain above her head, as if she was looking into the future through it.
"As for me……"
Once her injury is almost healed, it's time to go see Shen San. This chapter has been completed!
