When he returned to the East Palace from Taiji Hall, it was already when the night dew was deeper. Shen Qianyu first went to Lai Yi Pavilion to take a look at Song Wan as usual.
In the past, if he asked Song Wan to rest early, Song Wan would be obedient. Who would have thought that there was still a candle burning in her bed at this hour today.
Shen Qianyu was a little surprised, thought for a while and walked in quietly.
Song Wan was lying in front of the window under the candlelight. Her long hair was slightly scattered and her eyes were looking out the window softly. The two of them looked at each other for a long time, one inside and the other outside.
After a long time, Shen Qianyu dismissed Ji Rong and jumped into the house holding on to the window sill.
Song Wan stood up and chuckled softly: "He broke in through the window, a young man."
"Did you ever break the window? Wasn't Wan'er waiting for me?"
Shen Qianyu didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered the way the two of them saw each other off under the moonlight that day at the suburban house.
The man raised his hand, gently pulled the long hair behind Song Wan's ears, and murmured: "At that time, I didn't know that I was thinking about you. Although I thought about you all day long, I always respected you. If the teacher makes an excuse, now that I think about it, I must be ridiculous."
"I wonder what Wan'er looked at me then?"
Song Wan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then laughed after a while.
"His Royal Highness called himself Ji Rong at that time. Wan'er only thought that this father-in-law was really weird."
Thinking of Shen Qianyu eating candy in front of her, Song Wan burst into laughter: "His Highness neither looked like a person from Dongchang nor did he look like the Crown Prince of Donggong at that time. In short, he was suspicious but also lively enough."
In the past, when she looked at Lin Jiayue, she wondered whether he was ignorant of etiquette, but she had to admit that there was a time when she was envious of Lin Jiayue's lively appearance.
"Does Your Highness find it boring to have a child?"
Shen Qianyu said: "What silly things Wan'er said, in my heart, Wan'er couldn't be more interesting. I can't get enough of Wan'er's every frown, smile, or every move."
Song Wan's cheeks were red and his eyes were shy.
Shen Qianyu raised his hand and touched her small, bright red ears, and whispered: "On the day you and 'Jirong' parted, I wished Wan'er to meet her beloved, but I failed to do so."
"Wan'er has met his beloved, and His Highness is Wan'er's beloved."
Shen Qianyu's eyes were slightly red: "If my surname was not Shen, or if I had not joined the emperor's family, I would definitely be Wan'er's lover."
"That's wrong."
"Whether you are a good man or not is not based on your status. No matter whether you are a prince or a beggar, you are always a good man. If you treat me sincerely, you are a good man."
Song Wan smiled and hugged Shen Qianyu: "When will His Highness go to war?"
"It should be the day after tomorrow."
"With whom?"
"General Ming Chun of Wujie and Mr. Cui Chengdong of the Ministry of War."
Song Wan remained silent, but his arms tightened tighter.
"If it were me..."
Shen Qianyu made a loud noise, but was interrupted by Song Wan before he could finish his words: "He is also Wan'er's beloved man."
"The world often says that raising a case and raising eyebrows together will lead to growing old together, but Wan'er feels that it is easy to grow old together, but it is difficult to grow old together. Ever since His Highness said that he would first show his sincerity to Wan'er for testing, Wan'er felt that this true love was enough."
"Your Highness is ambitious and responsible for his family and country. He is proud of his son."
Song Wan's eyes were hot, and even though he had thousands of words to say, he could only endure it, and finally reduced it to one sentence: "Righteousness comes first."
Shen Qianyu felt ashamed of facing Song Wan and was speechless for a moment.
Song Wan clung to his chest and murmured: "Your Highness, will you rest in Lai Yi Pavilion tonight?"
Shen Qianyu was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know what Song Wan meant.
"Your Highness..."
"Why do you have to come here?"
Song Wan pursed his lips and said nothing, but looked at Shen Qianyu with a pair of watery eyes. Although she also knew that fighting Qin Rao this time was not difficult, but even so, no one dared to be safe.
Shen Qianyu's voice trembled, and he hesitated for a long time before he blushed and asked if it was okay.
Song Wan smiled and didn't answer, just looked at him quietly.
"I...I'm going to wash up."
In the bathroom, apart from the occasional sound of rushing water, there was the sound of Shen Qianyu's heart beating like a drum. He wet the handkerchief and covered his face for a long time, but it failed to reduce the heat in his cheeks. After Haosheng washed up, he walked out of the bathroom holding his heart.
When he was about to go to bed, he touched the tip of his nose slightly.
"Wan'er..."
Song Wan was sitting on the bed with a gentle smile, and Shen Qianyu suddenly started to giggle as well.
He came forward, half-crouched on the ground and put his arms around Song Wan's waist.
"Wan'er, I'm afraid."
He was afraid that getting close to Song Wan would blaspheme her, and he was also afraid that he would never return and delay her flowering period.
Even more afraid of being embarrassed.
If by chance he never returns, won't Wan'er remember what he looks like today?
The way Shen Qianyu muttered alone made Song Wan, who was originally shy and fearful of love affairs, dumbfounded. When he stirred her up like this, she completely lost all her trepidation and uneasiness, and only felt tenderness and warmth in her heart.
"If Your Highness is afraid, take a rest earlier."
“……”
Shen Qianyu stiffened and raised his head with a red face.
He was originally handsome, but now his eyes were filled with affection, which had washed away the past thoughts and calculations, making him look like a child. He looked at Song Wan blankly, with pleading and struggling in his eyes.
Both of them had big red faces, as if they had just stepped out of the stage.
There was a puff, and I don't know who laughed first. The next moment, Song Wan was hugged by Shen Qianyu's waist and carried into the curtain.
The rouge in the tent is stained with spring colors, and the beauty's bun is lopsided.
The spring night is over, but love lasts forever. The two people's deep and lingering love after one night is more than ordinary.
It was already dawn and Song Wan was still sleeping deeply. Shen Qianyu used his fingertips to carefully trace the eyebrows and eyes of the person in his arms. He felt that no matter what, he was not happy enough or loved enough.
He didn't know what virtue or ability he had to meet a woman like Song Wan.
Neither of them got up until the sun was up, but Heng Zhi Heng Wu was waiting outside the house, and they arrived at midnight.
"Your Highness, you haven't gotten up yet?"
Heng Zhi nodded: "Master Wan wants a slave..."
"No, I'm here today to look for brocade books."
Although Heng Zhi was surprised, she also found Jin Shu and thoughtfully left a place for the two of them to talk.
"Is there something wrong with the governor looking for a slave?"
Jin Shu opened his big eyes with a faint smile on his eyebrows. Seeing this, Wan Xiao smiled lightly: "Last time you said you wanted to find a husband, do you know what Dongchang does?"
Jin Shu blinked in confusion and Wan Xiao said, "If you want to find him, I can help. Do you want to find him?"
"I want it."
"What are you looking for?"
Blinking, Jin Shu lowered his eyes as if thinking, Wan Xiao waited in silence without even the slightest bit of impatience.
After a while, Jin Shu said: "My father has been looking for them for a long time. Whether he is good or not, I always tell him to comfort his soul in heaven."
"And we are engaged. If he is still alive, I will always ask why he hasn't come to find me all these years?"
"If he has never married a wife, we will get married. If he marries a wife and has children, we will have to break off the engagement before I can marry someone else."
Wan Xiao heard this and said calmly: "What if he dies?"
