I will only protect you for the rest of my life56

Huo Lichi subconsciously glanced sideways, looking slightly startled.

The little girl was wearing a white undershirt, and her black hair was wet and spread behind her, with small water stains on it. She had obviously just finished taking a shower.

The lowered bed curtain outlines the slender figure, hazy, adding a bit of ambiguity inexplicably.

He pursed his lips and looked away uncomfortably.

"You said I could come to you when I was fine."

Gardenia was at a loss for a moment, then remembered that she had indeed said this, but wasn't it time to go to bed now?

Thinking about it, she peeked out the window, and it turned out to be pitch black.

Lay out the newly shaken quilt, climb out, and pull open the bed curtain.

"Are you okay? Then why didn't you bring a quilt?"

When we came here at this time, the little girl naturally thought that they were going to sleep together. Anyway, the pillow that was delivered to the door was not free of charge.

Huo Lichi was stunned for a moment. Seeing her confident expression as if she was just asking a casual question, he almost wondered if his hearing was bad.

"I……"

As soon as she opened her mouth, someone grabbed her wrist. She subconsciously followed her force and was pinned down on the bed.

Gardenia pulled her hair twice, but didn't think there was any problem. She took off her shoes again and climbed onto the bed. She rolled in to make room for him, her voice was sleepy.

"Go to sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow."

The young man was silent for a moment, then hesitantly took off his coat.

He came here after completing his mission. He thought that the little girl didn't like the smell of blood and went back to the room to take a shower first. It was convenient at this time.

Although the engagement between the two was already a certainty, the imperial edict had not yet been issued, and it was always unhelpful for her to live alone in the same room as a man and a woman.

After thinking about it, he stopped moving and turned his head to talk to the little girl. He saw the huddled ball inside turned him over, and his little hands naturally rested on him, still a little confused.

"What's wrong?"

After staring at her for a moment, Huo Lichi quickly overturned his thoughts. At worst, he would leave early tomorrow.

The decision was made neatly, but after lying down, he still slept on the side, not even changing his movements. He was too honest.

The distance between the two was broken only after the little girl unconsciously leaned over to cool down in the middle of the night.

Huo Lichi's sleep was always light. She woke up as soon as she moved. But before she could open her eyes, a soft ball shrank into her arms.

He froze for a moment and lowered his eyes. Leaning against his neck was the little girl's fair and delicate face. Her breathing was steady, causing a slight itch.

The candles flickered on the wall, and the light flickered out. It was almost burning out, and you could still vaguely hear the wind outside the window.

But at this time, the place seemed to be isolated from the outside world, leaving only a quiet and warm room.

The tense body slowly relaxed, and Huo Lichi didn't know when he fell asleep.

The next morning.

When Gardenia was woken up by Suzuran, she was the only one left in the room.

I subconsciously touched around and asked in a daze while being served and dressed.

"Where's Lichi?"

Although she didn't know why her princess suddenly asked General Xiao Huo, Linglan still answered subconsciously.

"It should be in His Majesty's courtyard."

Gardenia said nothing and nodded.

After simply cleaning herself up, she confidently went to His Majesty's courtyard, saying that she was going to salute.

Because His Majesty indeed sent someone to look for the little princess, Suzuran who followed did not realize anything was wrong. After watching her princess go in, she stood outside and waited.

After a while, a maid came to look for her and said she had picked up a jade pendant on the bed.

Suzuran picked it up and looked at it, frowning slightly.