Yu Nianchu paused, "But I am very self-aware. Now, I have nothing and can't give you anything."
Xie Yu sneered, "So, wait until you are brilliant in the future before you can repay Gu."
"Now, can you tell me what you want to do?"
In the thick darkness of the night, Yu Nianchu quietly approached Xie Yu's ear and stated the purpose of his trip word by word.
…
On the other side, Yu Shuen accompanied King Chengan on a hunt. Xie Zhun had already shot a lot of prey along the way.
He has been on the battlefield for a long time and has learned the skills of killing people. Now hunting at this level is completely an easy game.
Yu Shuen was also very supportive and kept praising Xie Zhun's archery skills.
It's okay to hear a few words of such flattery, but if you hear too much, Xie Zhun's ears will be calloused.
"Shu'er, your sister's side should be fine now, right?"
After saying that, Xie Zhun drew his bow and arrow again, aiming at a dark and moving corner.
Before Yu Shuen could answer, the arrow had already hit a pure black rabbit.
Yu Shuen swallowed and thought of excuses in her mind.
It's all my mother's fault, and she doesn't tell me exactly how to deal with it. Now I'm really embarrassed...
"Your Highness, don't be anxious. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."
Xie Zhun curled his lips, his eyes extremely cold.
"The words are true, but what I want to eat is not tofu, but a bad girl."
Following the route given by their mother, the two continued to move forward.
The road is getting brighter and brighter, and the snow on the ground is getting thicker and thicker. What is more conspicuous are the lines of horse hoof prints left on the snow.
"Eh? I didn't expect that someone would arrive in such a remote place before us."
Looking along the road, Yu Shuen saw a woman leading a horse.
She held a letter in her hand and looked around confusedly. Her thin winter coat was blown up by the strong wind, making her look very fragile.
As the two approached, Yu Shuen saw the woman's face clearly.
It's Du Zhaoyi from the palace.
Unlike other older empresses, Du Zhaoyi was only nineteen years old and entered the palace during the election three years ago.
Yu Shuen immediately nodded respectfully, "Empress Zhaoyi is well~"
Du Lin smiled and raised her hand, "No courtesy."
Yu Shuen was very polite and immediately started chatting with Du Lin. Little did she know that the man behind her had a frighteningly cold face, and his eyes were fixed on Du Lin motionlessly.
"It's dark and windy this month, why don't you let me follow you? What should we do if we encounter a wild beast?"
Du Lin stuffed the letter in her hand into her sleeve, and her clear eyes gradually dimmed.
"I..., no, I just want to enjoy the snow. There are too many people, but it disturbs the fun."
Three years later, she still doesn't get used to her name.
Also not adaptable is Xie Zhun.
Every time Yu Shuen called her "Empress", Xie Zhun felt extremely irritable.
"Hey, your Majesty is wrong. Safety is the most important thing. No matter what, you must keep a bodyguard by your side."
Du Lin responded in a low voice, glanced at Xie Zhun and quickly looked away.
"Miss, you are... very safe, with His Highness Prince Chengan by your side."
Xie Zhun sneered and finally said, "Yes, not everyone has such a blessing."
He stretched out his hand towards Yu Shuen, "Shu'er, it's cold and the road is slippery. You're not good at riding, so you'd better ride with me."
Yu Shuen was flattered and immediately gave a sweet hum.
Seeing the two people's closeness, Du Lin felt even more lonely, and the fists in her sleeves clenched tighter.
"In that case, I won't disturb you two and go ahead."
Du Lin got on his horse and wanted to leave this place quickly.
But she was not good at riding a horse, so the horse seemed to be letting out her anger and kept walking in place, refusing to move no matter what.
Originally, Yu Shuen wanted to say a few more words, but Xie Zhun had already driven her back.
She asked curiously, "Your Highness, you seem to hate Du Zhaoyi?"
Xie Zhun was in a bad mood and didn't want to pay attention to Yu Shuen now.
After finally getting out of the forest, we bumped into several hunting ground guards.
"Meet King Chengan!"
Xie Zhun responded displeasedly, "What's the matter? So urgent?"
The guard immediately replied, "Back to Your Highness, several adults encountered a black bear in the woods just now and were all injured. Your Majesty asked your subordinates to inform you not to go into the woods."
"But fortunately, Your Highness has come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the string in Xie Zhun's mind tightened instantly.
He lifted up Yu Shuen's clothes and asked someone to throw her off the horse, and then rushed into the forest without looking back.
"Hey, Your Highness! Your Highness! This is what you are!!!"
Yu Shuen covered her sore buttocks in pain. She didn't understand. She was fine just now, so why did His Highness suddenly change his face?
Throwing her down in front of these soldiers, she didn't know where to lose her face!
Xie Zhun galloped his horse hard and rushed in the direction just now, but Du Lin was no longer where he was.
Instead, there were horse hoof prints extending in the other direction on the ground.
He didn't have time to think too much and continued rushing in that direction. Finally, deep in the forest, he saw Du Lin being thrown to the ground.
Her horse went crazy and went wild. Du Lin couldn't control it and was thrown to the ground.
"Lin'er!!" Xie Zhun got off his horse and picked up Xie Lin on the ground, the anxiety and concern in his eyes almost overflowing.
But when he moved just a little bit, Du Lin burst into tears from the pain.
"Uh! No... no, my legs hurt..."
Looking in that direction, Xie Zhun saw her ankle bleeding.
He looked around and finally placed Du Lin on a dry haystack.
"Come, let me take a look."
Her ankle was broken. Xie Zhun took a quick look and found that the bones there were all misaligned and required a professional doctor to treat...
This meant that he was sending Du Lin back to his royal brother again.
Xie Zhun clenched his fists and hugged Du Lin again even though he was unwilling to do so.
Her face was pale with pain, and there was cold sweat on her forehead.
"It's a bumpy ride. Let me carry you back."
He specifically added, "Don't worry, I will tell Brother Huang that I happened to meet you and got injured."
Du Lin struggled in her arms and shook her head, "No, it's not a coincidence..."
There were tears in her eyes, and the emotions she had suppressed for a long time finally broke out in an instant.
"Someone gave me a letter and said I could see you here..."
"Azhun, I really want to see you, even if it's just a distant look, so I came here alone..."
"Azhun, it's been three years and you still refuse to forgive me?"
Xie Zhun hugged her tightly and walked back step by step. He admitted that he had never forgotten her for a moment.
But from the moment Du Lin made that decision, they could never go back.
He raised his lips and sneered, "How can I forgive you? Empress Zhaoyi."
