Shen Xihe raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but smile sincerely: "Your Highness, there has never been a person who can make me feel so comfortable and at ease when chatting with him."
Even without trust, without letting down one's guard, without honesty, there is still an indescribable sense of relief.
"Yong Zhixun..." Xiao Huayong said softly.
"Your Highness." Shen Xihe stared at him deeply, "What does Your Highness want from your wife?"
Xiao Huayong lowered his head while coughing, and after a moment's consideration, he said, "I won't betray you."
His request was just these three short words: as long as his wife doesn't betray him
"It's okay if I'm weak-willed?" He only wanted loyalty, and never thought that being weak-willed could easily lead to being manipulated and taken advantage of
"This East Palace is filled with murderous intent at every step..." Xiao Huayong lowered his eyes and said, "If she wants to enter the East Palace... she can't stand up and will fall into a trap... I won't save her... If I get hurt because she is used... it's my incompetence, and I won't blame her..."
For a moment, Shen Xihe looked at Xiao Huayong and had the illusion of looking at himself in the mirror.
They are so similar in their bones, so determined and only trust themselves.
She didn't know what she was thinking. Her eyes wandered for a moment, then she smiled and drank the teacup. "It's getting late. Zhaoning, goodbye."
Xiao Huayong stood up and did not try to persuade Shen Xihe to stay. He accompanied Shen Xihe to write down the recipe for wontons, and then, with the help of Tian Yuan, he personally sent Shen Xihe to the gate of the East Palace.
"Your Highness, please stay." Shen Xihe stood in front of the palace gate, looking at the maple tree in front of the gate that was as red as fire. The leaves were swirling in the breeze. "Your Highness, you are fine."
With a slight smile at Xiao Huayong, Shen Xihe walked away gracefully with her shawl draped over her shoulders.
Today she wore a scarlet floor-length dress and an apricot-yellow shawl, and walked away under the shade of red maples, just like the bright setting sun slowly setting. When she disappeared, the sky and the earth darkened, and all the light was withdrawn.
Xiao Huayong remained standing at the palace gate until she had disappeared for a long time: "She said I'm fine."
Tianyuan: …
Tian Yuan couldn't bear to look at the slightly silly smile of His Highness, so he had to lower his head and said, "Your Highness, there are people outside the palace."
The Eastern Palace is absolutely safe. After being replaced time and time again, all the people in the Eastern Palace have become Xiao Huayong's people. It's just that some people don't know and still think that these are their spies. But it's different once you leave the gate of the Eastern Palace.
Xiao Huayong immediately put his fist to his lips and coughed heart-wrenchingly. Almost half of his body leaned on Tian Yuan, and was helped in by Tian Yuan.
"Your Highness, there is someone who wants to marry the princess, why did you say that just now?" Tian Yuan was scared to death just now.
What about you being unable to stand on your own feet, and not helping someone who falls into a trap? Is this what you should say to the person who wants to marry you
After entering, Xiao Huayong stood in front of the pomegranate tree that was gradually turning red and sighed deeply: "She will believe this."
He wanted to say a few words of love, and he was also capable of making vows and oaths, but if he dared to say these, Shen Xihe would probably avoid him like the plague from tomorrow onwards.
A heartless person views love as a joke, otherwise she would not be indifferent or even find it ridiculous when he said last time that he would not hurt her.