Both of them were shocked. It was too late to dodge, so they could only stand there stupidly.
Zhao Jingyu seemed surprised as well. He stopped not far away, and after a moment, he slowly walked towards them again.
Xie Nanjia watched him approaching leisurely, his wooden clogs tapping the ground, and suddenly she felt inexplicably nervous.
Zhao Jingyu walked straight up to the two of them and stopped. The moonlight was like water, and his face was as cold as ice, emitting a hint of chillness.
"Second Young Master..." Xie Nanjia had obviously done nothing, but she felt guilty and called him timidly.
Zhao Jingyu looked at her calmly without saying a word.
Song Huai guessed that he might have misunderstood, and said, "Second Master Zhao, please don't misunderstand..."
"What does it have to do with you whether I misunderstood or not?" Zhao Jingyu interrupted him coldly, turned around and left.
"..." Song Huai looked at Xie Nanjia awkwardly.
Xie Nanjia shook her head at him and chased after Zhao Jingyu.
Huangfu, who was hiding in the dark, was overwhelmed. He hurried back to the tent before the two of them. When he saw Wei Jun, he sighed, "It's over, it's over, it's over..."
"What are you shouting for? Keep your voice down." Wei Jun scolded, "You are so stupid. Who is done?"
"Xiu'er and the Second Young Master are finished." Huangfu said.
Wei Jun was startled and grabbed his sword: "What's wrong? Take me there!"
"Oh, that's not what I meant. I meant this..." Huangfu was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
"What does that mean?" Wei Jun was confused by what he said.
The sound of clogs clacking could be heard, and Huangfu pointed at his chin and said, "Here, take a look for yourself."
Wei Jun looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zhao Jingyu walking quickly towards him from a distance. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he could clearly feel his anger. Xiu'er trotted after him, calling him in a low voice, as if explaining something to him, but he turned a deaf ear to her and walked as fast as the wind.
"What's going on? Wasn't he fine when he left just now?" Wei Jun asked puzzledly.
"Yes!" Huangfu sighed, "Who knew that a little prince would show up halfway."
"Little Prince? Why is it him again?" Wei Jun frowned.
Huangfu spread his hands and said, "You ask me, who should I ask?"
As he was talking, Zhao Jingyu came over like a gust of wind, rushed into the tent angrily, and said, "No one is allowed to come in!"
"Yes!" Wei Jun responded quickly and stretched out his hand to stop Xie Nanjia who was about to walk in.
Xie Nanjia had no choice but to stop and hold his knees to catch his breath.
"Xiu'er, what happened to the second young master?" Huangfu asked, pretending to know nothing.
Xie Nanjia stood up, smiled bitterly, and didn't know how to talk to him.
Before, she thought that if Zhao Jingyu got really angry, he would no longer like her, and that would be good for everyone. But when Zhao Jingyu got angry, she subconsciously chased after him, eager to explain everything to him. Now that she calmed down and thought about it again, she felt even more that she was a contradiction.
She looked at the light in the tent being extinguished by Zhao Jingyu in frustration, not knowing what to do.
Wei Jun and Huangfu also felt embarrassed for her. It was late at night and she was not allowed to enter the tent. Where could she go? The guards and servants all slept in the big bunk bed and there was no woman. They couldn't find a place for her to stay. They couldn't just let her stand here all night, right
It is not possible to let her in because the Second Young Master is angry. If she offends him, no one will be happy.
"If it doesn't work, I'll bring you a bed and quilt, and you can just stay outside the tent for the night!" Huangfu suggested.
Xie Nanjia had never fallen into such a situation before. She still wanted to maintain her self-esteem, but the coldness in her body made her surrender quickly.
She still had a lot of things to do, and she couldn't let herself get frozen. In the end, she accepted Huangfu's kindness, wrapped in the quilt that Huangfu found for her, and fell asleep by the tent.
She thought she wouldn't be able to fall asleep, but she underestimated how tired she was. Not long after she closed her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep.
Huangfu watched her fall asleep, nudged Wei Jun, and whispered, "Go and tell the Second Young Master that Xiu'er cried herself to sleep."
"…" Wei Jun rolled his eyes at him, "If you want to go, go ahead. I won't lie."
"How can you not do it? You were acting with Xiu'er just now."
"That was you, I didn't say anything."
“…Okay, I’ll go.”
Huangfu looked down on him and turned back into the tent.
The tent was pitch black and he couldn't see anything at first. He groped his way inside, taking one step forward and one step back.
"What are you going to do?" Zhao Jingyu's faint voice suddenly rang out in the darkness, which scared him hard.
"Reply, reply to the Second Young Master..." He knelt down and reported, "Xiu'er is outside the tent, crying, crying herself to sleep, it's too cold outside, I'm worried that she'll catch a cold, and it will be bad if she passes it on to the Second Young Master..."
Zhao Jingyu was silent for a moment, then sat up slowly.
"It would be less of a worry if he froze to death." He said with some anger still remaining.
Huangfu knelt there, unable to respond.
Zhao Jingyu threw something at him, "Why are you kneeling there like an idiot? Go and bring the person in!"
"Ah?" Huangfu was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Yes, I obey your command!"
After saying that, he groped his way out.
"What does the second young master say?" Wei Jun asked.
"Tell me, tell me to bring Xiu'er in."
"..." Wei Jun almost laughed out loud, "Then go and hug her!"
"I-Is it appropriate for me to hug you?"
"If there's anything inappropriate, just hug me if the Second Young Master asks you to."
"Okay then!" Huangfu rubbed his hands, walked up to Xie Nanjia, hesitated for a moment, whispered "I'm sorry", and bent down to hug her.
Before my hands even touched the quilt, someone behind me suddenly cleared their throat: “Um, um!”
Huangfu was startled and turned around to see Zhao Jingyu standing behind him.
"Second Young Master!"
"Get out of the way!" Zhao Jingyu said lightly.
Huangfu quickly stepped aside.
Zhao Jingyu stood there and glanced at Xie Nanjia, curled his lips in disgust, lifted the tattered quilt that he had gotten from somewhere, and picked her up by the waist.
Wei Jun: “…”
Huangfu: “…”
"What are you looking at? Open the curtain and turn on the lights!" Zhao Jingyu ordered impatiently.
The two men came to their senses, one went to open the curtain and the other went to light the lamp.
Zhao Jingyu carried Xie Nanjia in and put her on her own bed. He gave her a disdainful look, helped her take off her shoes, and covered her with a quilt.
Wei Jun: “…”
Huangfu: “…”
"What are you looking at? Get out!" Zhao Jingyu glared at him, "Don't tell her that I carried her in here!"
"Yes, I obey your command!" The two men bowed and hurriedly left.
As soon as the curtain was dropped, the two of them laughed silently, one covering their mouths and the other covering their stomachs.
"You still remember to cry. If I wasn't afraid that you would catch a cold and pass it on to me, I wouldn't bother with you!" Zhao Jingyu made a ferocious expression at the sleeping Xie Nanjia, blew out the lights, and returned to his bed.
This day was so tiring!
The long night finally passed, and when the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone into the tent, Xie Nanjia woke up.
She opened her eyes and was stunned when she saw the dome of the tent.
Wasn’t I sleeping outside? When did I come back here? Didn’t Zhao Jingyu forbid me to come in? Who let me in
The tent was quiet. Zhao Jingyu was not there. She sat up and saw that her clothes were still the same as yesterday, even her socks were still there. She felt relieved, put on her shoes and walked out.
Huangfu was standing outside the tent, and since Wei Jun was not there, Xie Nanjia asked him, "Where is the second young master?"
"He was called away by the Emperor." Huangfu said.
Xie Nanjia nodded and asked again: "I fell asleep last night, who got me in?"
Huangfu remembered Zhao Jingyu's order and waved his hand, "It's not me anyway."
Xie Nanjia: “…”
What kind of answer is that? What do you mean it’s not him anyway
"Who else could it be if not you, Wei Jun?" she asked.
Huangfu shut his mouth, neither saying yes nor no.
Before Xie Nanjia could ask more questions, Zhao Jingyu came back with Wei Jun.
There was nothing wrong with his expression at first, but as soon as he saw Xie Nanjia, his expression immediately turned cold as ice.
Xie Nanjia stepped aside awkwardly, watched him enter the tent, and asked Wei Jun in a low voice: "Does the emperor blame the second young master?"
"No, the emperor rewarded the second young master with a Ferghana horse." Wei Jun said.
"..."Okay! Xie Nanjia thought to herself, the emperor is worthy of being the emperor, he is open-minded and wins people over with virtue. Since he didn't blame Zhao Jingyu, he probably wouldn't blame me for being rude to the prince.
"Brother Wei, were you the one who sent me back to the tent last night?" she asked again.
Wei Jun exchanged a vigilant look with Huangfu: "It's not me."
Xie Nanjia was extremely confused. If it wasn't him, nor was it Huangfu, who else could it be? Did I sleepwalk in there
Oh! Could it be Zhao Jingyu
Thinking of this possibility, her eyes lit up and she lifted the curtain and entered the tent.
"Get out!" As soon as she stepped in, Zhao Jingyu shouted with a cold face.
Xie Nanjia didn't listen, she walked straight to him, bowed and said: "Thank you, Second Young Master, for last night..."
"I didn't hug you, don't be so self-indulgent." Zhao Jingyu said first.
Xie Nanjia was stunned, the corners of her mouth slowly rose, and she suppressed a smile and said, "I didn't say that the Second Young Master hugged me. I just wanted to say that I sleepwalked into the tent last night. Thank you for your magnanimity and for not kicking me out."
"..." A blush appeared on Zhao Jingyu's jade-like face. He snorted coldly, turned around and went to get his armor.
Xie Nanjia hurried forward and said, "To show my gratitude, let this servant help the Second Young Master change his clothes!"
Putting on armor was troublesome, and Zhao Jingyu really didn't want to do it himself, so he reluctantly agreed.
While Xie Nanjia was dressing him, she discussed with him, "Second Master, let me go hunting with you today!"
"What are you going to do? Are you taking the opportunity to meet your lover in secret?" Zhao Jingyu couldn't help but sarcastically said.
"Second Young Master, you misunderstood." Xie Nanjia explained in a good-tempered manner, "I heard that the Emperor rewarded Second Young Master with a Ferghana horse. Since ancient times, a horse has been paired with a hero. Second Young Master has a heavenly appearance, and he must be particularly majestic riding a horse. I want to go with him to broaden his horizons, and by the way, I will personally hunt some prey for Second Young Master."
"…" Although Zhao Jingyu was unwilling to admit that he was very comfortable with the flattery, his expression softened a little, "If you want to go, go. But don't expect me to take care of you when you go."
"Thank you, Second Young Master!" Xie Nanjia gave him a bright smile.
"Hmph!" Zhao Jingyu looked at the dome of the tent with a cold face.
(End of this chapter)