Chapter 76 (The 10,000-word update is the first

Probably still willingly followed her path.

When the sun was approaching dusk, the two had not had lunch yet, and the palace people who were waiting outside did not dare to enter, so they had to wait outside.

The hall was a little dark, Dai Ruyan slowly woke up and found that the person on the other side had already woken up, but the bright eyes were full of resentment and looked towards this side, obviously dissatisfied.

“Ayan!”

“what happened?”

Her arms were covering the thin quilt in front of her, her hair that had been **** high was scattered beside her, and the snow-white face lined with black hair was beautiful.

It’s just that her pitiful appearance made Dai Ruyan a little confused, she reached out to caress her cheek, but she hid inward.

Dai Ruyan inexplicably approached a distance and asked, “You tell me what happened?”

“you…”

The words came to an abrupt end, she pursed her lips tightly, and the shyness on her cheeks was as impressive as the reddened cheeks in the bath, which made people unable to take their eyes off.

“I don’t want to talk to you.” She wrapped her thin quilt with her back to Dai Ruyan Zhenzhen and said no more.

But Dai Ruyan, who was completely confused, didn’t know what was wrong. Wei Wei reached out and held her hair that was scattered behind her ears, hesitatingly said, “Your hair is dry, so let me tie it up?”

“Need not.”

“Then Xiao Jiu doesn’t have dinner tonight?”

“Well, don’t eat.”

Rarely is she so serious, most of the time she is very obedient when she is like Yan Shiruan.

For a while, Ruyan was a little overwhelmed, she stopped, and got up slightly to put on her skirt.

After putting her robes next to the bed, call the palace servants on behalf of Ruyan to come in and wait on her.

Across the screen, Dai Ruyan didn’t know whether she was awake or asleep, but without the eyes that always peeped in the past, Dai Ruyan was inexplicably not used to it.

The palace servants combed their hair, and the palace servants on the side prepared the meals and quietly retreated, and the palace was quiet again for a while.

Dai Ruyan got up and held the fire book to point the candlesticks in the inner hall one by one. When the hall was bright, the window was getting darker and darker.

“Xiao Jiu?” Dai Ruyan went around the screen and saw that the man was still lying on the quilt and refused to come out, so he sat on the side and gently pulled on the quilt and said, “The food is all set, and if you don’t eat it, it will get cold.”

But she didn’t want her to fall asleep again, and she didn’t even notice Dai Ruyan’s hand resting on her cheek.

I couldn’t bear to wake her up, but today she hasn’t eaten anything other than some porridge this morning.

Dai Ruyan had to call out patiently, “Xiao Jiu wake up.”

When the water-soaked handkerchief wiped her cheek lightly, she frowned and slowly opened her eyes, looking as if she hadn’t recovered.

“Why?” She was about to retreat into the quilt again, Dai Ruyan hurriedly cupped her cheeks with both hands and responded, “Don’t sleep.”

“I asked the palace servants to prepare your favorite braised fish.”

She blinked, clearly responding: “Okay, I’ll get up, but you turn around first.”

In the past, Dai Ruyan would be embarrassed to look away without her having to say it, but today when she mentions it like that, it makes people even more suspicious.

Dai Ruyan let go of her hand, slowly turned her back to her, and vaguely heard a small sound behind her and asked, “You never mind these things in the past, why is it so strange today?”

“It’s not because of Ayan.”

“Me?” Dai Ruyan turned her head dully and was stunned.

And she was busy holding the robe in her hand to cover the marks in front of her, and her cheeks quickly turned red and said, “Why did you suddenly turn around, Ayan!”

Dai Ruyan blinked lightly, and didn’t look away, she just frowned slightly and said, “The color of the deep imprint is a little abnormal, Xiao Jiu, can you let me see?”

She shook her head and said, “No, I’ll just apply the medicine myself later.”

“Does it hurt?” When Dai Ruyan saw that she was putting on the medicine, it really hurt.

“It hurts.” She looked at Dai Ruyan angrily but didn’t say anything else.

It probably really hurt her. Dai Ruyan vaguely remembered that there was still some redness and swelling in front of her. They all said that the woman was very delicate, but when she was so provocative in the bath, Dai Ruyan lost her sense.

When she put on a thin robe and tied her hair on behalf of Ruyan, she saw that there were also blotches on the back of her neck, and her cheeks became hot, and she felt even more guilty.

The two of them were eating, and they didn’t know if she was hungry or if she was angry, so they just buried themselves in eating and drinking soup, and didn’t say a word to Dai Ruyan.

Dai Ruyan hesitated a few times, but she didn’t know how to say that sentence to apply medicine for her. Most of the time she said it, she would definitely refuse.

It wasn’t until late at night that she slept with the medicine on herself, and Dai Ruyan just got up and lightly untied her casually fastened belt.

She has always been very white and tender, and such scars are particularly obvious, so she put on the ointment on Ruyan’s palm and applied the medicine a little nervously.

The hall was silent, but Dai Ruyan felt that her heartbeat was too strong, perhaps because the ointment was a little hot, Dai Ruyan only felt that her palm was hot.

Even her sleeping cheeks were covered with fine sweat. When she was about to re-tie her belt, Dai Ruyan was relieved, as if she had done something invisible, and she was very cautious.

In the early morning of the next day, she was still wearing her robe, Dai Ruyan watched her and made a wrong button, so she reached out and re-tie it for her in a low voice: “Xiao Jiu Mo is angry, I will pay more attention next time. .”

She stared blankly at Dai Ruyan, and responded like she was angry: “I won’t let you have another time.”

But Dai Ruyan naturally didn’t mind this, but fortunately she was finally willing to answer a word.

After finishing the robe, she put on the crown herself and said complainingly, “I always felt that when Ayan wanted to get close to me yesterday, it was as if he really wanted to eat me.”

Dai Ruyan smoothed out the folds on the robe with her fingertips, and responded with a reddish cheek: “Really?”

“Yeah, Mingming is gentle and gentle on weekdays, but I didn’t expect to really bite me.”

“That’s not biting.” Dai Ruyan responded, avoiding her inquiring eyes: “It’s just that he didn’t pay attention for a while, and he won’t be in the future.”

She stretched out her hand to support the crown and said solemnly, “Ayan will not be allowed to be close in the future.”

“Why?”

Dai Ruyan looked at her puzzled, and saw her eyes full of slyness: “I want to be a hunter in the future.”

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Dai Ruyan to respond, she approached and kissed the next generation Ruyan’s thin lips, then turned around and left the inner hall, hurriedly rushing to the main hall.

hunter?

It wasn’t until Dai Ruyan thought about it for a while that she slowed down. It turned out that she was talking about that.

But what’s the difference between a hunter and a little white rabbit?

That’s all, if she’s happier this way, let her be, it’s not good for her to be angry because of the bath.

It’s just that Dai Ruyan never thought that she had lost her sense of proportion. No wonder she was angry. Besides, she was always very afraid of pain. It might take some time for those marks to heal.

As the days moved on, the outside became hotter and even a little hotter inside, so Ruyan set up an ice basin to cool off the heat, but she knew that her sunflower water was coming, but she was still greedy for iced melons and fruits. You can even put ice cubes directly on the tea to drink.

So much so that when the sunflower water came, the pain made her face pale. Although Dai Ruyan couldn’t bear to blame her, she hurriedly tore off the ice basin.

No matter how eagerly she looked around, Dai Ruyan definitely didn’t show any mercy.

It took a few days to settle down, and when the pain was gone, she began to deal with the memorial.

Although Dai Ruyan wanted to share some memorials for her, she refused.

Every time at dusk, when she was able to rest for a while, the sultry wind gently swayed the falling green curtain, and she lazily fell to the side and said, “Ayan…”

“Um.”

“Can’t I drink ice water yet?”

“cannot.”

Gong Yu silently retracted the hand holding Dai Ruyan’s skirt, and looked at Dai Ruyan who was reading the book, she was really indifferent!

But what else could Gong Yu do?

The group of ministers who were not allowed to build new water conservancy facilities did not dare to say a word in the court after being rested, but it is conceivable how much pressure Dai Ruyan secretly exerted.

Thanks to Dai Ruyan’s new water conservancy repair work, it was finally brought up, but I didn’t want troubles to keep coming.

In recent days, the minister’s notes have frequently turned to Gu Hou, and this Gu Hou is naturally Gu Qing.

When Gong Yu accepted Dai Ruyan’s suggestion, he appropriately chose a method of rising and falling secretly, and seized the military power in Gu Qing’s hands.

But he didn’t want to train several loyal lieutenants under him, and he often asked Gu Qing to return to the barracks in the book.

Even Gu Qing was very showy in the capital, like buying a mansion in the capital with a lot of money, and then set up a banquet in it overnight, recruiting people from all corners of the world, of course, there were also some of his former lieutenants.

The laws of the palace state prohibit officials from gathering in crowds to drink alcohol, especially generals who are the most likely to cause trouble.

After all, no matter how noisy the civil servants are, it is nothing more than intrigue, but the generals are all people with military power. This time, if someone proposes rebellion, they might just slap the table. Move the knife.

That’s why the court forbids military generals to bring knives into the palace, for fear of some reckless men.

Just as Gong Yu was in a trance, her cheeks were suddenly pulled lightly, and Dai Ruyan lowered her head and looked down at Gong Yu, who was lying down, and asked softly, “What are you thinking about in such a trance?”

Gong Yu’s eyes fell on the collar, and when she saw the red mark that couldn’t be covered, she felt very happy, sat up and responded, “I’m thinking about what to have for dinner today.”

Dai Ruyan’s eyes seemed puzzled, and she pointed her head slightly to Gong Yu and said, “I’m going to be hungry now?”

But Gong Yu’s mind was completely out of the question, just moved closer and bowed his head and bit down like a sneak attack.

Dai Ruyan, who had never been fortified, was protecting the troubled man, her thin lips pursed tightly and silently, but the hand that was about to be pushed away also stopped.

It wasn’t until Gong Yu distanced herself that she saw the bright print, and said with a smile, “That’s how it looks good.”

Even if she never looked at it with the bronze mirror, Dai Ruyan knew that it was her prank, but she still seemed to enjoy it.

“Are you happy like this?” Dai Ruyan straightened her skirt and asked with a blushing face.

“Happy, it’s better than being eaten.” Gong Yu replied lazily, leaning on Dai Ruyan.

Dai Ruyan put down the book in her hand, and gently hugged the naughty person in her arms and whispered, “You, are you still angry with me?”

“Yeah, who told A-Yan to always forbid me to eat this?”

Listening to this answer, Dai Ruyan realized that the first thing in her heart this morning was about food, and she couldn’t help but be surprised that she was the only one who was too tangled.

Thinking like this, Dai Ruyan rubbed Gong Yu’s earlobe with her fingertips and said a little helplessly, “That’s all you think about all day?”

“How about we go to the Summer Palace?”

She jumped to another topic at once, not realizing that Dai Ruyan’s words had any deep meaning.

“Of course you can go to the Summer Palace, but it’s not that you can go immediately if you want to go today. It has to be well arranged.”

“Oh.”

Apparently, she just had a momentary thought, and when she learned that she couldn’t go immediately, she settled down again.

Dai Ruyan stretched out her arms and gently embraced her back into her arms, as if that was the only way to make people feel at ease.

In summer, she was afraid of the heat, so she didn’t take the initiative to stick to people like in the past, and Dai Ruyan still felt pity and tight.

It’s just that the heat prickly heat still drives her crazy like in previous years. Dai Ruyan lowered her head slightly and could see that the back of her neck seemed to have been scratched by her again.

“Did you reach out and scratch again?” Dai Ruyan said, frowning and poking her cheek.

But she said confidently: “No, I just touched it.”

Dai Ruyan didn’t believe what she said. She looked sideways and the sky seemed to have suddenly darkened, guessing that there might be a storm coming.

Even the wind around her became much cooler. Her frowning brows relaxed, and then she sat up, facing the wind and said, “Wow, it’s suddenly cooler.”

“Well, the rain came just in time.”

It seemed that the temperature in her arms was also taken away by her, she straightened her skirt on behalf of Ruyan, and hesitantly reached out and lightly held her dangling hand.

Because of the heat, the wide sleeve robe was pulled up high by her to reveal her slender arms. Her palms were always cold, but she was always feeling hot.

Every time Dai Ruyan held her hand, she felt that this summer was not difficult.

She turned her head to the side and kissed Ruyan’s profile face suddenly, her bright eyes were full of smiles and said, “Tonight we’re going to grill the fish.”

Grilled fish?

Recalling how she scorched a bunch of green vegetables with her own hands last time, Dai Ruyan really didn’t want her to try it.

But whenever she thought about it, Dai Ruyan couldn’t bear to refuse, so she had to answer: “Okay.”

Then let the royal chef watch at any time, and it shouldn’t make anything to eat bad stomach.

The heavy rain fell with the dark clouds in the sky, easing the sultry heat even in the entire capital.

Many people in the teahouse and restaurant gathered because of this crowd, but it was rare in Gu Hou’s mansion to be much deserted.

The servant kneeling by the side hurriedly reported: “Master Hou, the guards at Dali Temple are too strict, and none of the people sent out came back alive.”

Before he finished speaking, the servant suddenly had blood on his neck, stretched out his hand to cover it in pain, and fell to the side without closing his eyes.

Gu Qing sat quietly by the side and said, “Destroy his body well, and let him handle the people who are sent to investigate the Dali Temple. As long as there are people alive, shoot them!”

“Yes!”

“Master Gu, calm down!” The other soldier who was kneeling outside the hall said shiveringly.

“It would be trouble if she was staring at her.” Gu Qing whispered while playing with darts in her hand: “I thought she would hide her minions when she became the queen, but I never thought that a palace spirit would make her unable to hold back.”

“It really makes me hate it!”

“Master Gu, what do you mean?”

“For the sake of that Gong Yu, she murdered the Fifth Prince and framed the second princess Gong Ling. It is ironic that such an affectionate person can kick me away with such heartlessness!”

The soldier responded: “According to the reports from the people under his command, several groups of secret guards have been dispatched from the palace, all of them secretly rushing to Sangling Country.”

“Sangyu Kingdom?” Gu Qing’s eyes were full of murderous intent, and she said with a smile, “It seems that she is still dreaming about the longevity medicine.”

“Master Gu, do we want to…”

“Don’t stop her!”

Gu Qing picked up the tea on the side and drank it, and seemed to let out a long sigh of relief: “I want to see what she can do with the flower of immortality?”

“But if the immortality medicine is true, wouldn’t the Queen be more prosperous?”

“If Gong Yu is gone, do you think this longevity medicine is still useful?”

The soldier’s eyes were full of shock and he called out, “Master Gu, do you want to usurp the throne?”

“Usurper?” Gu Qing whispered: “She’s crazy, I’m doing things for the sky!”

When there was lightning and thunder, it seemed that the dimly lit hall suddenly lit up. Gu Qing, who was wearing armor, had a cautious smile on his face. From his arms, branches and vines stretched out around Gu Qing, as if he had life. generally.

Gu Qing smashed the tea cup aside in pain and coaxed: “Is it because I am not the emperor!”

The soldiers outside listened to the sound inside, stretched out their hands to wipe the rainwater that was running down their cheeks, and looked sideways at the servant who had fallen in the rain without breath. He couldn’t help but fear that this Lord Gu was also a ruthless person.

Although the night of the storm was a lot cooler, the thunder and lightning really made the quality of sleep poor.

In the early morning, Gong Yu took off the blindfold, and the outside was still gray, and the candles in the hall were weak and apparently burning to the end.

With her arms completely unable to be moved by Dai Ruyan’s pillow, Gong Yu turned her head slightly to look at Dai Ruyan, who was sleeping, and couldn’t help but raise the corners of her mouth and leaned in for a kiss.

He poked his cheek lightly with his fingertips, or because Gong Yu had tossed around for too long last night, it was rare for Ruyan to fall asleep first.

Gong Yu naughty shaves the nose of the next generation Ruyan, thinking that in the past, Ruyan always got up early, and it was rare to appreciate this peaceful sleeping face.

However, Dai Ruyan, who was sleeping, was very quiet, so Gong Yu couldn’t make fun of her, so she stopped and stood up.

I went to the inner room to take a bath first, before Gong Yu was wearing a robe by herself. Although it was inconvenient to be alone, Gong Yu still thoughtfully wanted Dai Ruyan to rest for a while.

After putting on the crown, Gong Yu’s cheeks were covered with fine sweat, and she picked up the handkerchief on the side and wiped her face.

“Little Nine?”

I was about to leave the inner hall, but when I heard the sound inside the screen, Gong Yu circled back again.

Dai Ruyan sat up slightly, clutching the thin quilt in front of her with her hands, as if she hadn’t slowed down yet and stared blankly at Gong Yu who was approaching.

Gong Yu reached out and lifted the bead curtain that was in the way and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Why didn’t you wake me up?” Dai Ruyan’s words were still very complaining.

“I see that you are still asleep, and I just want you to rest for a while.”

Dai Ruyan blinked and looked at Gong Yu and asked, “Then are you going to the morning court now?”

Gong Yu nodded and responded, “Yes.”

The words suddenly stopped. Although the thin quilt could cover up the graceful appearance of Ruyan for a little while, most people couldn’t help this beauty when she woke up.

“Ayan, why don’t you sleep for a while?” Gong Yu reached out and stroked her older generation Ruyan’s cheek, then kissed her sideways.

Dai Ruyan didn’t seem to recover, she stared at Gong Yu and replied, “Well, then you go to court.”

Gong Yu let go of her hand and smiled, but when she got up, Dai Ruyan held her sleeve robe lightly.

“Ayan?”

Dai Ru’s face turned slightly red: “You come back earlier.”

“it is good.”

But the robe still didn’t loosen. It was rare to see Dai Ruyan showing such shyness. Gong Yuwan leaned closer and said, “If Ayan doesn’t want me to go to the morning court, then it’s okay not to go today.”

“Don’t go?” Dai Ruyan pursed her lips as if she really thought about it and responded, “You better go.”

Seeing this, Gong Yu couldn’t bear to kiss the side of the nearest face, stretched out her arms to embrace Dai Ruyan and said, “Why is Ayan so clingy all of a sudden?”

Dai Ruyan leaned against Gong Yu lightly, rubbed her forehead lightly against Gong Yu’s cheek and said, “It was just a nightmare.”

“Nightmare?” Gong Yu’s contemporaries Ruyan asked, “About what?”

“nothing.”

“real?”

“Yeah.” Dai Ruyan responded, avoiding Gong Yu’s inquiring gaze.

As usual, Dai Ruyan, who was lying on the bed, left the inner hall as usual, frowning slightly, and couldn’t help but worry.

In that nightmare, she was killed by others, but she was helpless, what a disgusting dream.

After grooming her descendants, Ruyan sat alone in the hall, instead of sitting by the window holding a book as usual, she opened a secret door in the hall.

The secret door in the palace was not built by Ruyan, but by Dai’s grandmother.

Dai Ruyan stepped into this secret door and stepped into this dark secret passage step by step, as if she was walking straight without being affected by the darkness at all.

When entering the spacious passage, the dark guard on the side stood by, Dai Ruyan looked at the vigorously growing vines in the room, and the elderly man in Taoist robe stood by.

“How long will it take?” Dai Ruyan asked sideways.

The old man seemed to be a little embarrassed and said, “You must need the purest royal bloodline of Mulberry Kingdom.”

Dai Ruyan frowned and replied, “The Empress of the Sangling Kingdom and the Emperor of the Sangling Kingdom are both orthodox blood, but the Empress of the Mulberry Kingdom has passed away, so only the Princess of the Mulberry Kingdom is left.”

“Yes, right now there is only the Emperor of Mulberry Kingdom.”

The Emperor of the Mulberry Kingdom?

It’s not that easy to catch secretly.

Dai Ruyan thought and returned to the palace, the outside of the palace was much brighter, but still a little uneasy.

Or because of that nightmare, Dai Ruyan desperately wanted the elixir, as if only the elixir could make Dai Ruyan feel at ease.

When the bead curtain sounded in the hall, she came in from the outside with a smile on her face, blinking her eyes on behalf of Ruyan to ease her thoughts.

“Ayan, you are awake.”

“Um.”

She unbuttoned her robe by herself, walked to her side on behalf of Ruyan, stretched out her hand to untie her tie and asked, “How is the court today?”

“Very good. The water conservancy project has been steadily started. This heavy rain irrigates the long-drought farmland, at least in the short term, to ensure sufficient water sources.”

“yes?”

“Um.”

Obviously she was happy, but Dai Ruyan couldn’t relax, for fear that she would see something, so she tried her best to avoid her gaze.

But she didn’t want her whole face to be held lightly by her. Before Dai Ruyan could react, the delicate kiss fell quietly, making Dai Ruyan completely unable to calm down.

“Ayan…” She read with a smile in her eyes.

“I am here.”

“Why don’t you stick to people?”

Dai Ruyan hesitated to answer, just looked at her quietly and replied, “Why are you so clingy?”

She raised the corner of her mouth and said, “Of course it’s because I miss Ayan.”

She always said things like this most smoothly, and even she was always very direct.

But in that dream, she was covered in blood, which made Dai Ruyan so frightened that she was overwhelmed.

It really scared Dai Ruyan, but she couldn’t see who had hurt her. For the first time, Dai Ruyan began to regret pushing her to the throne.

If one day I leave before her, I can’t take good care of her and protect her from the countless enemies hiding in the dark. What should I do then?

“Ayan, your hands are so cold.” She said while covering Dai Ruyan’s drooping hand.

Dai Ruyan looked at her as if she was having trouble breathing, and after a long while, she calmed down and smiled, “It’s because your hands are too hot.”

She opened her eyes wide and said in confusion, “But usually Ayan always says my hands are very cool.”

“Eat first, or the food will be cold.”

“It’s alright, I’m not worried at all on this hot day.”

It took a while for her to eat in peace, and she drank the soup without saying a word on behalf of Ruyan.

As usual, she was reviewing the memorials on the side, and holding the book on behalf of Ruyan to the side, then the palace people outside the hall suddenly reported: “Your Majesty, Gu Hou asks to see you.”

Gong Yu stopped writing, looked at Dai Ruyan in confusion and asked, “Did Ayan have something to call him?”

Dai Ruyan shook her head and said, “Why did I summon you?”

“Let him wait in the outer hall, and I will go see him.”

“Why don’t you let him in?”

“Maybe he came in to see Ayan, so I won’t let him see it.” Gong Yu approached the next generation Ruyan with a smile.

When the bead curtain sounded crisply, Dai Ruyan felt even more uneasy, and hurriedly got up and walked to the outer hall.

I saw that she was sitting in the pavilion with Gu Qing, waiting for the guards, and there were even secret guards arranged by Dai Ruyan in the dark, but even so, Dai Ruyan was still very uneasy.

Entering the pavilion, she looked at this direction in surprise, then got up and walked over to ask, “Why did Ayan come here?”

Dai Ruyan’s expression was serious but she didn’t know what to say. Then Gu Qing stood up and saluted, her eyes were quite different from before.

“Empress Empress, you still look good after not seeing her for a long time.” Gu Qing said with a smile, and then saluted and left.

In addition, the words and deeds between the conversations are also quite abnormal. Dai Ruyan turned her head to look at the figure of Gu Qing who was leaving in armor, and fell into deep thought for no reason.

The person on the side suddenly turned to block Dai Ruyan’s sight and said dissatisfiedly, “Everyone has gone away.”

Dai Ruyan eased her thoughts and held her down hand and replied, “What did Gu Qing come to do with you?”

“It’s just talking about the handover of the barracks, but it doesn’t really matter.”

“Then let’s go back to the palace.”

But she held Dai Ruyan’s hand and said, “The weather is nice outside, let’s stay here for a while.”

“All right.”

In fact, Dai Ruyan has always sent people to investigate Gu Qing, but most of the people sent have disappeared.

No body was found and no news was received, as if silenced.

It is rare to have a storm in summer. After the rain, it is naturally comfortable. Dai Ruyan makes tea.

Naturally, she was afraid of the heat and was reluctant to drink tea, so she made some fruit tea, which were mostly sun-dried wild fruits. The color looked very beautiful. Dai Ruyan had tasted it a few times, but it was a little too sweet.

Dai Ruyan saw that she put a lot of sugar, but she felt as if the tea she sipped had become sweet.

“Ayan want to try it?” She approached with the teacup in her hands.

“Need not.”

She took a big sip by herself, and the water in the tea cup was gone, and she said vaguely, “It’s delicious.”

Even if she said that, Dai Ruyan wouldn’t want to try it, after all, there was a lot of sugar in it.

Reviewing memorials is a tiring task. She often takes a nap, and when Dai Ruyan sees her approaching, she knows she is sleepy.

“about to sleep?”

“Um.”

She fell on the cool couch and said, “Ayan, won’t you accompany me?”

Dai Ruyan turned her head to look at the person who was pulling at the corner of her clothes, raised her hand and lightly pressed her brows and said, “Well, I don’t want to sleep today, I’ll wake you up later.”

“All right.”

But after a while, she fell asleep with steady breathing, Dai Ruyan reached out and picked up the thin quilt beside her to cover her.

When the sun emerged from the clouds, it was already dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun was very weak, and the water on the ground on the side had been dried.

Dai Ruyan reviewed the remaining part of the memorial, and when he stopped, the surroundings were already dark.

She woke up confused and called softly, “Ayan?”

“I’m here.” Dai Ruyan got up and walked closer to the cool couch.

“It’s getting dark?” She frowned and said, “Oops, the memorial has not been approved yet.”

“It’s okay, I’ve finished the rest for you.”

“real?”

Dai Ruyan nodded in response: “Well, I see you are sound asleep, anyway, I have nothing to do, so I will review it for you.”

She sat looking straight in this direction, and said solemnly, “Ayan help me like this, be careful that I will become a dazed ruler.”

“Dude?” Dai Ruyan smiled and said, “It’s alright, and I’ll support you.”

“No, how can I always let Ayan support me?” She stretched out her hand and gently embraced Dai Ruyan and said, “I want to support Ayan too.”

Although she was taller than the average woman, she was still a woman, and looked a little thinner than an adult man.

Dai Ruyan leaned against her and called out, “Xiao Jiu…”

“Yeah.” She yawned lazily.

“What will you do if I’m gone one day?”

She suddenly looked at this side very seriously and responded, “What does it mean to be gone?”

“Why isn’t Ayan here?”

Dai Ruyan pulled a little distance away, held her cool hand in his palm and said, “If people can’t avoid death, then one day we will be separated.”

“Besides, I’m older than Xiao Jiu, what would Xiao Jiu do if… one day suddenly came to that time?”

Her eyes seemed to be sluggish, and she replied in a low voice, “I don’t know.”

“But we still have a long time.” She held Dai Ruyan’s hand tightly and responded as if she had eased: “Ayan, don’t worry.”

It was obvious that even she herself was afraid, but she still spoke comforting words.

Dai Ruyan stretched out her arms and hugged her softly and said softly, “I’m not afraid.”

I am not afraid of death, just like everyone in the world will die after eating, but I am afraid to leave you alone in this dangerous world.

That’s what I’m most afraid of.

Perhaps this is what scared her, she pays more attention to her body than usual, and she is even willing to drink hot tea with her.

This hot summer seems to usher in the hottest time in cups of tea.

During the great summer season, the weather is dry and the material is dry. Since the storm, it has not rained a drop for a long time.

No matter how busy the affairs of the court are, she always remembers to eat.

It’s just that the heat is unbearable in the summer, and her appetite is not as good as usual, so Dai Ruyan stopped her when she saw the fine sweat stains on her nose and wanted to drink hot tea.

“Don’t drink, you are so hot, why don’t you drink some water.”

“If Ayan can drink it, I can drink it too.”

Often after eating like this, she would go to the inner hall to take a bath. Dai Ruyan was drinking tea and seeing the scorching sun outside, she couldn’t help frowning a little, the weather was really unbearable.

In the evening, the heat did not subside, but the warm wind made people feel more and more uncomfortable.

She idly nestled in the pavilion in a thin robe, and when the night enveloped the pavilion, she lit a candle or two on behalf of Ruyan.

The moonlight was shining in the pavilion, and she followed, holding a folding fan in her hand and sighing: “The moon is so beautiful tonight.”

Dai Ruyan extinguished the fire and sat together on the cool couch. She leaned over, hugged Dai Ruyan with one hand, and fanned the wind with the other, and said in a low voice, “Ayan…”

“Um.”

“You are so beautiful.”

She approached stupidly, her nose sniffing cutely tight, Dai Ruyan caressed her cheek with her palm, looked at her and said, “You’ve lost your appetite recently, and you look thin.”

“It’s too hot this day, maybe it will be better after a while.”

“But the iced yogurt you liked to eat in the past, I haven’t seen you taste it in recent days.”

“Didn’t Ayan say that eating these is bad for the body?”

“But you’ve been so lackluster all day, I’m even more uneasy looking at it.” Dai Ruyan even regretted asking her that question that day.

She reached out and held Dai Ruyan’s hand, kissed her palm and said, “It’s okay, I’ve been practicing martial arts recently.”

The pavilion was quiet for a while, and the moonlight leaned into the pavilion. She hadn’t slept yet, but she tightly wrapped Dai Ruyan’s arm and said, “Why isn’t Ayan sleeping?”

“Can’t sleep right now.”

“Can’t sleep?” She leaned closer and asked with a smile, “Is it because I think I can’t sleep?”

“Yes.” Dai Ruyan replied with a smile.

Then she heard her crisp laughter and said, “Ayan deserves it is too insincere.”

Dai Ruyan looked at her and asked, “Are you happy?”

“happy.”

“Then will you be back to normal tomorrow?”

In this way, Dai Ruyan felt at ease.

She blinked lightly and replied, “Okay.”

When the moonlight fell on her face, Dai Ruyan held her cheek and kissed her brow, cheek, and finally lightly fell on the corner of her mouth.

She stretched her arms around Dai Ruyan and said suddenly, “I can’t imagine how my days will be when A-Yan is gone, so I want to listen to A-Yan’s words every day now.”

“I know.”

Dai Ruyan saw that her clear eyes were full of sadness, as if this sadness had become the sadness in Dai Ruyan’s eyes.

Although in the past most of the closeness was her initiative, she was often very restless, but today she is very quiet.

Even the falling kisses or stroking, she was very focused and gentle, but it made Dai Ruyan more and more reluctant.

When the sky is gray and bright, like Yan wakes up, there are no windows outside the pavilion, only the green curtains that fall, so it can’t hide any light.

Dai Ruyan calmed down, only to realize that she was still trapped in her arms and unable to move.

She lightly raised her finger and tapped her nose. She frowned and opened her eyes slightly, rubbed Dai Ruyan’s cheek affectionately, and said softly, “Why do you get up so early?”

“It’s getting late, you will go to court later.”

She pursed her lips, obviously unwillingly, and whispered, “I don’t want to go to the morning.”

“Good, then you can sleep again.”

“No.” She stuck to it and said, “It’s only comfortable for two people.”

Dai Ruyan looked at her helplessly, only to see that she kissed the lower face, but still refused to let go.

“Xiao Jiu…” Dai Ruyan could only call out loudly.

She closed her eyes and replied, “Yeah.”

“You let go.”

“Don’t.” She opened her eyes and looked at Dai Ruyan, then suddenly raised her head and asked, “Why is Ayan so energetic every day?”

Dai Ruyan responded in confusion: “What’s wrong?”

“Didn’t Ayan said last night that she was tired, so you want me to stop?” She looked at Dai Ruyan suspiciously, obviously not caring at all, the Bai Nen who was exposed because of her distance.

“You lie down.” Dai Ruyan’s eyes flickered slightly, avoiding her gaze.

But she didn’t obey, and said close to her: “So A Yan is pretending?”

“Nothing.”

“real?”

Dai Ruyan really didn’t know what words to use to cover her inquiring eyes, and responded with hot cheeks: “How can you pretend that kind of thing?”

“Ayan likes to tease me on weekdays, maybe she can.”

“Xiao Jiu, if you keep saying that, I…”

“How about you…?” she said confidently with her tightly wrapped arms, “don’t ignore me.”

With such a show of softness, Dai Ruyan didn’t know what to do for a while, so she caressed her cheek with her palm and said in a low voice, “How could I ignore you?”

“It’s just that I was really tired last night, I’m not lying to you.”

She leaned closer and responded, “Then why aren’t you tired?”

“I’m used to waking up early, so naturally I wake up at this hour.”

“All right.”

Seeing her answer, Dai Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief, poked her finger at the corner of her mouth and said in a low voice, “You are still sleeping.