"Jingchen? You're still not resting at such a late hour." Xia Jingxuan called out. Xia Jingchen turned around and saw Xia Jingxuan standing on the street looking at him, with Xia Jingyan and Lu Chaoya following behind him.
"Ran... Mr. Zhou?" Xia Jingyan stood to the side and could just see Zhou Ranzhuo huddled by the flower bed. He knew that Xia Jingchen was picking on Zhou Ranzhuo again and wanted to call Zhou Ranzhuo to his side.
I almost shouted "Ranzhuo" smoothly, but I forced myself to hold back the sentence.
"Are you looking for trouble with Mr. Zhou again?" Xia Jingxuan sighed, his younger brothers and sisters were really worried.
"Brother! Look! This is the direction of Yan'er's Yuqing Pavilion! Zhou Ranzhuo came from here! Why are you looking for Yan'er in the middle of the night? You have bad intentions! I just happened to meet him! Brother,
He stepped on me!" Xia Jingchen complained for a while, but the key point was that Zhou Ranzhuo couldn't refute because what he said was all true.
"I..." Zhou Ranzhuo was speechless.
"Brother, Mr. Zhou left something at Yan'er's place." Seeing that the situation was not good, Xia Jingyan hurriedly stepped forward to rescue him, blocking in front of Zhou Ranzhuo and saying, "Mr. Zhou left a handkerchief behind, and it happened to be Yan'er's.
When my son picked it up, he sent someone to tell Mr. Zhou to pick it up later. Mr. Zhou just came back from the training ground and was indeed a little late. I guess this veil is very important to Mr. Zhou, right? "
"Yes! Yes, this is what my late mother left to me. It was sewn by my mother herself. In the eyes of others, it may not be worth a few dollars, but in my eyes, it is worth thousands of pieces of gold.
The son was lost, and I was anxious. When I heard that the princess had found it, I came to get it as soon as I finished my official duties. However, it was getting late, and I was afraid that the general would misunderstand, so I took this strategy..." Zhou Ranzhuo answered quickly.
"Since it is an important thing, sir, let's go get it with Jing Yan now." Xia Jingxuan said, then turned to look at Xia Jingchen, "Mr. Zhou is going to get the thing, so why are you still up so late?"
Xia Jingchen's heart dropped, it was over, his "trick" was about to be exposed.
"Brother...I...I practice..." Xia Jingchen scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
Xia Jingxuan returned a look of "disbelief", "I have never seen you work so hard during the day. You claim to be the best general in Dongjiang. You know how to practice?"
"Okay, I'm just here to catch bugs... Yan'er is afraid of bugs, I caught them to scare her..."
"Brother!" Xia Jingyan clenched his fists and looked dissatisfied. Seeing this, Xia Jingchen hurriedly hid behind Zhou Ranzhuo.
Zhou Ranzhuo was speechless for a while. Xia Jingchen usually hurt his own happiness, but when something happened, he used himself as a shield. What kind of thing is this!
"Have you finished arresting me?" Xia Jingxuan asked expressionlessly, but in fact he was convinced in his heart.
"Catch... the catch is over... Xia Jingchen took a step back and responded with his hands in front of him.
"Then why don't you go back to sleep!" As expected, Xia Jingxuan raised his leg and kicked Xia Jingchen behind him, "You won't get up tomorrow, will you?"
"Sleep, sleep, sleep! I'll go back to sleep soon. Get some rest early, brother! I'm leaving first!" Xia Jingchen ran away like a whirlwind, leaving only four people in the garden.
"Mr. Zhou, this time we are just picking up things. We can no longer look for Yan'er at night in the future. Yan'er is still a daughter-in-law. If this kind of thing spreads, it will definitely damage our reputation." Xia Jingxuan warned,
He was not dissatisfied with Zhou Ranzhuo, but rather appreciated it. Zhou Ranzhao saved Xia Jingyan's life earlier, and the pile of rewards included Xia Jingxuan's reward.
"Yes, Ranzhuo will remember it." Zhou Ranzhuo bowed and saluted.
"Go." Xia Jingxuan returned to the pavilion, and Zhou Ranzhuo followed Xia Jingyan back to the Yuqing Pavilion.
Xia Jingyan told everyone to rest early, and when they all dispersed, Xia Jingyan blushed, lowered his head and pulled Zhou Ranzhao into the house. Lu Chaoya was still laying out a mattress in the house. When he saw the two of them coming in, he sent a gift to Xia Jingyan.
With an "I understand" look in his eyes, he left with a sincere look and closed the door. Only Zhou Ranzhuo and Xia Jingyan were left in the room.
There are mahogany chairs and gold silk mattresses, and dozens of lamps are lit in the room, illuminating the room brightly. Xia Jingyan's boudoir looks so comfortable, so comfortable that people want to stay. The incense burner on the table is still sending out wisps of green.
With the smoke and the pretty beauty in front of him, Zhou Ranzhuo suddenly felt a little sleepy and wanted to rest early. Unknowingly, he hugged Xia Jingyan.
"What are you doing..."
Xia Jingyan's soft voice came from his arms, and a small hand pushed him gently. Zhou Ranzhuo became more and more "unruly", so he hugged her tightly and wouldn't let go.
"Oh, what are you doing, coming to me so late...and holding me..." Xia Jingyan's tone was a bit complaining, but after all, she still secretly put her hand around Zhou Ranzhuo little by little.
on the waist.
"Also, I heard that a troupe from Nanjiang was coming to sing, and knowing that you liked listening to it, I came to see you in the middle of the night and wanted to take you out to watch. But as soon as I arrived at Yuqing Pavilion, I saw you being arrested by the Marquis.
I had no choice but to go back to the house, but unexpectedly I bumped into the general again in the garden, and he almost found me." Zhou Ranzhuo whispered and kissed Xia Jingyan's cheek.
Xia Jingyan raised her head. After listening to what Zhou Ranzhuo said, she suddenly remembered what she was most worried about.
"When did you propose marriage to Brother Wang? I was afraid it would be too late, and Brother Wang promised me to another family, and... we were probably seen by Brother Qiechen that day, and I haven't dared to tell him to this day.
…”
"Don't worry." Zhou Ranzhuo patted Xia Jingyan's head, "Zhao Qichen has always been honest. If he really wants to expose this matter, he doesn't have to hide it for you and me that day. I will go and talk to him in the future.
Make it clear, don’t be afraid.”
"Oh..." Xia Jingyan got into Zhou Ranzhuo's arms aggrievedly.
"As for the marriage proposal...Yan'er, please wait for me for a while."
"Why?"
Zhou Ranzhuo paused and said: "I am new to the prince's palace. Although the prince treats me generously, you are his only sister after all. He brought you up single-handedly. How could he immediately promise you to me as a retainer of unknown origin?"
?Yan'er, just wait a minute. When I really gain fame one day, I will make three letters and six appointments, and carry eight sedans to welcome you as my wife. I won't let you wait too long."
Lies, all lies, Zhou Ranzhuo's heart ached, but when he thought of the tragic death of his entire family, Zhou Ranzhuo still lied to Xia Jingyan.
"Yan'er, I won't marry anyone but you in this life. If the prince wants to marry you to someone else, I will steal your marriage."
The only truth is that, to put it bluntly, he just wants to possess it. Zhou Ranzhuo wants to imprison the light in this darkness.
I'm sorry for you, but I won't let you go either.
"Go to rest early, Yan'er. If I stay too long, outsiders will spread rumors." Zhou Ranzhuo suddenly wanted to run away. Xia Jingyan's eyes were full of stars, but he could only see darkness.
"I'll wait for you." Xia Jingyan didn't know what Zhou Ranzhuo was thinking, and thought it was the sworn love.
Who would have thought that this would be like a thousand cuts in Zhou Ranzhuo's heart.
Walking out of the pavilion again, Zhou Ranzhuo forgot about his fear for a moment and walked alone on the dark path.
That's right, why should a person who is already in darkness be afraid of darkness?
It was like falling into an abyss, a night of inescapable nightmare. When Zhou Ran woke up, cold sweat soaked his clothes and quilt.
He dreamed that countless Zhou family soldiers and the entire Zhou royal family were surrounding him and resenting him.
Falling in love with the daughter of the enemy who exterminated the entire clan.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Zhou Ranzhuo curled up into a ball, tears falling from his eyes.