Dongling Yan is not the only one who is trapped by love. Dongling Yuanhao, who was still taking care of her just now, actually has the same problem.
However, his troubles were so hazy that he couldn't explain them clearly, but there was always a looming thread scratching his heart.
Perhaps due to the influence of Dongling Yan and Chu Hengye, Dongling Yuanhao's thoughts unconsciously thought of himself, and a figure kept flashing in his mind.
Arriving at the courtyard where Dongling Yuanyong and Ximen Yourong lived temporarily, Dongling Yuanhao had just stepped into the courtyard when he saw the man who had occupied his mind all the way sitting on the steps in front of the main entrance with a bored look.
When Xia Houyiyun, who was holding her chin on her legs with both hands, saw him, her eyes visibly wandered for a moment, but she quickly turned her eyes away as if she couldn't see him.
Dongling Yuanhao frowned, but he didn't pretend she didn't exist when he came over. He looked at Xia Houyiyun, who was still sitting in the middle of the steps without any image, and asked:
"What are you doing sitting here?"
Xia Houyiyun curled her lips. She thought he would not pay attention to her, but since he asked her something, she should respond "politely". So she glanced at him indifferently and said:
"My imperial brother came to see Emperor Dongling, and I came with him to see Sister Ximen, but Emperor Dongling still didn't allow anyone to go in to visit Sister Ximen. Then, they seemed to be talking about something very important, so I came out...
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After Dongling Yuanhao listened, he had nothing to ask, so he casually said "hmm" and wanted to pass her and enter the house.
But Xia Hou Yiyun happened to be sitting in the middle again, just unable to let him pass smoothly, so he could only remind him tactfully:
"Can you please give way?"
After Xia Hou Yiyun heard this, she didn't say anything in reply. She just moved her body to the side coldly and continued to ignore Dongling Yuanhao.
Dongling Yuanhao didn't know what was going on. She didn't pay much attention to him and he pretended that she couldn't see her. However, he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, and he always felt a little uncomfortable.
This discomfort stopped him from entering the room. He turned around and looked at the back of Xia Hou Yiyun's head before shouting:
"Xia Houyiyun......"
But... the man's head with the man's hair crown didn't move at all, as if he didn't hear anyone calling her.
Thumb thump thump... Dongling Yuanhao was secretly annoyed and walked down the steps again and stood in front of her, staring at her face:
"I'm calling you, didn't you hear me?"
Xia Houyiyun's big eyes glanced upward at Dongling Yuanhao, who looked unhappy, and her pretty red lips curled up disdainfully:
"So what if I hear it?"
"When someone calls you, you naturally have something to say. When you hear it, you should respond."
"Others have something to say, but that doesn't mean I have something to listen to. The mouth is mine, and I can respond if I want to, and if I don't want to, I shouldn't."
"You are a princess of a great country, this is too rude."
Dongling Yuanhao's chest felt tight. It sounded like she didn't want to listen to him!
"My politeness is expressed according to the objects. My politeness will be smooth to the people I can see. My politeness will automatically go dormant to the people I can't see clearly."
Xia Houyiyun changed to supporting her chin with one hand, turning her head to the side completely in a "proper" manner, completely ignoring the person in front of her.
Listening to her clear targeting and seeing her clear indifference, Dongling Yuanhao didn't understand but understood that she really ignored him on purpose.
"are you angry with me?"
Dongling Yuanhao didn't remember where he offended her. Although they met from time to time during this period, because Yizhou had always been uneasy, he naturally had many things to do, so he hardly had much communication with her in private.
And the most important thing is that since she came to Yizhou, he has been avoiding her intentionally or unintentionally. Logically speaking, even if they were to have trouble, there would be no chance.
However, speaking of unhappiness, the two of them had a little argument before in order to argue about the root cause of the disappearance of Ximen Yourong and Xiahou Chunyan. At that time, the two of them did make each other uncomfortable.
Although he didn't deliberately go to her to apologize afterward, he thought it was not a big deal. In addition, when he later found Ximen Yourong and Xiahou Chunyan, everyone was in a hurry again. Who would care about the previous unpleasantness?
But the problem is, she is clearly targeting him now, why?
Xia Hou Yiyun looked at him with her less enthusiastic eyes and replied:
"You didn't offend me, why should I be angry with you?"
"Then why are you so cold to me?"
"Tsk, what a big joke...!"
Xia Houyiyun seemed to have heard a lie and was too lazy to say anything more. Did he not figure out who was being cold to whom? Otherwise, how could he have the nerve to question her for being cold to him?
She was assassinated in the imperial city and was rescued by him, and the two of them spent several days and nights "intimately" in the cave. He didn't know how many times he ate her...!
She originally thought that even if he hurriedly came to Yizhou after that, it would not affect the closer relationship between them.
Not long afterward, she hurriedly followed her imperial brother to Yizhou.
The so-called "happy in a hurry", of course she was in a hurry because she could see him, although at that time she didn't know what she was so happy about seeing him.
However, after her "Xing Hui" arrived at Yizhou, it began to plummet to the freezing point.
In other words, from the moment she saw Dongling Yuanhao, her excitement disappeared little by little.
She still can't forget that when she came to Yizhou and rushed to him for the first time, his reaction was not to greet him with a smile, but to frown and ask coldly:
"What are you doing here?"
"My imperial brother is coming, so I will follow him and come to see you." She ignored his coldness and tried her best to smile at him.
"What's up?"
"Ah...well, I have nothing to do. I just want to thank you for saving me before. I want to see what I can do to help you repay your life-saving grace."
"You have already thanked me for saving your life. As for if you want to do something to repay my favor, then there is no need... In addition, Yizhou is very unstable now. You'd better not be careless and keep it with you.
The guards are better, so as not to cause trouble again and everyone will be in more trouble."
"What do you mean? You are reminding me not to cause trouble and add to the burden on Da Chengguo, right?"
Although he said caring words, to her ears, his concern was not only devoid of warmth at all, but also mixed with a sense of being distant and distant from her.
"Princess Yiyun, I didn't mean that, I just wanted to say..."
Dongling Yuanhao wanted to explain, but he seemed to feel that the more he spoke, the more unclear he became, so he could only say briefly and politely:
"There are still many dangers lurking in Yizhou. It's always good for you to be thoughtful. If nothing happens to you, I'll have someone take you back to Prince Xiahou."
"You seem to be eager to drive me away?"
Princess Yiyun! This was the first time she heard him address her with such polite respect. It would be better for her to hear him call her by her first and last name, which would be more comfortable for her.
When he was in the imperial city, he would either tease her or make her angry, but she thought that was normal. Why did his attitude become so rude and polite when he arrived in Yizhou, as if they were unfamiliar with each other.
Dongling Yuanhao looked at her face that had lost its smile. He opened his mouth to speak, but Xia Houyiyun suddenly shrugged his shoulders indifferently:
"I have forgotten that you must be busy with many things now. If I disturb you as soon as I come, I will definitely waste your time. I will leave now."
Before Dongling Yuanhao could speak, she gave a coping smile and turned around and left.
After that, they seemed fine, but she was sure that every time they met, Dongling Yuanhao's attitude towards her was indeed "polite". Except for necessary greetings and some serious matters that had to be discussed, she could see that
He didn't even have the intention to say a few more words to her.
Originally, she didn't care whether he wanted to be enthusiastic or cold, and he wasn't the only one who could be aloof. She didn't care about talking to him either.
However, after her imperial brother and Ximen Yourong disappeared together, she was so anxious that she ran out of ideas. She subconsciously thought that the person she could rely on turned out to be Dongling Yuanhao.
However, before she could figure out why she relied on Dongling Yuanhao when she was most helpless, her attention was diverted because Ximen Yourong and Xiahou Chunyan were found.
After that, she once again felt Dongling Yuanhao's attitude of deliberately keeping a distance from her.
Therefore, she completely forgot to think about why she was so sensitive to Dongling Yuanhao's alienation, and even got so frustrated that she pretended that he didn't exist!
Anyway, since they don't care about anyone else, then no one should pay attention to anyone else, and they can all be well and do not interfere with the heavens or the earth.
However, she didn't expect that Dongling Yuanhao would come to accuse her of being indifferent to him out of nowhere. It was really funny!
Because of Xia Hou Yiyun's completely cold and disdainful demeanor, Dongling Yuanhao wanted to step forward and drag her up... But what could he do if he pulled her up? Could he still beat her?
"Xia Houyiyun, you...?"
"Prince Hao, your Majesty invites you to come in."
Eunuch Cao's voice interrupted what Dongling Yuanhao was about to say. He looked at Eunuch Cao and guessed that it was Dongling Yuanyong who heard his voice and told him to come in.
He originally had business to see Dongling Yuanyong, so he said to Xiahou Yiyun:
"Wait for me first. After I finish my business, I still have something to ask you."
Seeing him entering the room quickly, Xia Houyiyun curled her lips:
"You treat me like a maid, you want me to wait, but I won't wait. You have something to ask, but I don't have anything to answer, huh...!" She didn't wait for the same thing all the time.
Dongling Yuanhao, who entered the room, had already put Xiahou Yiyun aside, because what Dongling Yuanyong and Xiahou Chunyan were talking about was indeed not trivial.
After he sat down, Dongling Yuanyong looked at him and said:
"Yuan Hao, Prince Xiahou has a wonderful way to find out where the poisonous hands of the "Holy Poison Sect" are hiding in Yizhou! You are responsible for cooperating with Prince Xiahou to catch them all. Before killing them, you must find out who is behind them and instruct them.
Who are the people who come to Yizhou to cause trouble?"
"May I ask what the method Prince Xiahou said is...?"
Although the "Holy Poison Sect" is said to come from the Xiahou Kingdom, their whereabouts have already spread out, and most of them have long been disguised as common people and hidden in the crowd. As long as they no longer have any outstanding actions, it will not be easy to find them.
thing.
Dongling Yuanhao was responsible for using various methods to trace them for so long, but there was no progress at all, as if those people did not exist at all.
But Xiahou Chunyan said that he had a way to find the hiding places of those poisonous hands. Dongling Yuanhao couldn't help but wonder how he could find all the hidden poisonous hands quickly and without missing anything?