Quick time travel: The system wants me to save the sick girl

After many twists and turns, the marriage was finally settled! All of this was actually facilitated by the proposal made by Prince An Xuan Changshu.

That’s right, the engagement with Ivan is a foregone conclusion!

The wedding date has been set for after next year and all related matters have been arranged.

After this matter was finalized, the distinguished guests from foreign countries began to pack their luggage and prepare to embark on their journey home; and Ivan himself was arranged to live in the palace.

For a moment, the palace was filled with a festive and peaceful atmosphere, but it seemed to be hiding some subtle changes...

However, beneath this seemingly beautiful appearance, there is an undercurrent.

After Ivan moved into the palace, he found that there were too many rules and regulations here, and life was not as free as he had imagined, so he had fewer opportunities to leave the palace.

Moreover, Xuan Changshu always seemed to be busy with government affairs and rarely had time to meet him.

Ivan inevitably felt bored being alone in the palace, so Lu Yan would often arrange some activities and ask him to come along. At the same time, with the emperor's permission, the two would go out of the palace together.

One day, Ivan overheard the palace maids' discussion and learned about Lu Yan's status in the palace and that he and the emperor were married.

The two got together not because they truly loved each other, but because the emperor was afraid of the palace behind Lu Yan.

However, Ivan did not think too much about this. At least in his eyes, the relationship between the emperor and Lu Yan did not seem to be just a hypocritical performance.

On this day, Lu Yan planned to leave the palace.

Perhaps because he had been out too frequently recently, the emperor expressed his desire to go with him this time, which was rare: "Tomorrow is a day for everyone to rest, I will go with you."

When Xuan Yichen heard Lu Yan's plan, he immediately decided to go with him.

Naturally, Lu Yan couldn't refuse.

After hearing this, Ivan was secretly happy. It was so boring to stay in the palace all the time. He couldn't see the people he wanted to see. It was great to be able to leave the palace for once.

He had always wanted to find an opportunity to learn about the capital city, and this trip out of the palace was undoubtedly a perfect opportunity.

The next day, the three of them left the palace together.

Xuan Yicheng and Lu Yan walked side by side, and Yifan followed behind. They came to the market, which was bustling with people coming and going.

Ivan looked at everything around him with great interest and chatted with the stall owners from time to time.

Lu Yan carefully introduced various items to Ivan.

Xuan Yichen was observing quietly from the side. He found that Lu Yan was not as mature as he seemed. Instead, he had a very approachable side.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd and a thief took the opportunity to steal a woman's wallet.

Seeing this, Ivan immediately took action and subdued the thief in a few moves.

The emperor and Lu Yan both showed appreciation when they saw this scene.

"I didn't expect you, Ivan, to have such skills." Lu Yan said.

"Just some little tricks." Ivan laughed.

Xuan Yichen nodded slightly, "Today's outing was really fun. Let's go out together again next time we have the chance." They had booked the best restaurant, and now was the perfect time to go eat.

I'm definitely not going back tonight.

Lu Yan and Ivan looked at each other, then left the market and went to solve the dinner problem first.

As expected, they booked two rooms. Ivan lived in one room alone, while Lu Yan and Xuan Yichen lived in one room.

There were no maids serving here, so the task of taking care of Xuan Yichen's bathing, changing clothes and getting dressed had to be left to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan's face was as calm as water, as if he was used to this, and he didn't show any strange expression.

However, his heart was already filled with turbulent waves: "What kind of tattered clothes is this? How can it be so heavy and thick?"

"It's better to sleep in this way and use it as a quilt. You won't have to bother getting dressed when you get up in the morning."

Lu Yan went through a lot of trouble to help him change his clothes, and then he had to pack his own clothes.

After taking off his outer shirt, Lu Yan raised his hand to untie the golden hair crown, letting his black hair cascade down like a waterfall.

Lu Yan quickly washed up and was about to blow out the candle and go to sleep when the door was knocked. He opened the door in confusion and saw Ivan standing outside with a bottle of wine in his hand.

"It's so late, is there something wrong?" Lu Yan asked.

"I can't sleep and want to talk to you." Ivan smiled and waited for Lu Yan's answer.

"Wait for me for a moment." Lu Yan turned around and found that Xuan Yichen had fallen asleep, so he blew out the candle and walked out carefully.

Lu Yan shook his head and said, "Let's go outside."

The two of them changed rooms together. Ivan sat at the table, poured him a glass of wine and handed it to Lu Yan.

"Thank you for coming out with me today to get some fresh air." Ivan picked up the wine glass and looked at Lu Yan gratefully.

"It's okay, I'm just free." Lu Yan said lightly.

"Actually... I've always wanted to ask you, are you and the emperor really getting married?" Ivan hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

Lu Yan was silent for a moment, took a sip of wine, and said, "Yeah."

"So... do you like him?" Ivan stared into Lu Yan's eyes.

A complex emotion flashed across Lu Yan's eyes. He turned his head and looked out the window. "I don't know."

Ivan sighed, "I understand. No matter what, I have always believed that the pursuit of happiness is to be able to be with the person you love."

"So even if it's through marriage, I still want to be with him." Ivan drank some wine and spoke his mind unconsciously.

"I just don't know what he means." After saying that, Ivan raised his glass, drank it all, then turned and left the room.

Lu Yan looked at Ivan's departing back and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

When two people are together, it is supposed to be that they love each other, but there are not so many people who can be together and live happily after loving each other.

"It's not that simple."

Although Lu Yan knew that Xuan Yicheng had only been with him now, he was the emperor and had a lot of things to do and a lot of responsibilities to bear.

The issue of offspring alone could become the biggest obstacle between them in this old era.

Lu Yan drank the rest of the wine silently and returned to the room. He looked at Xuan Yicheng who was sleeping soundly, feeling mixed emotions.

He climbed onto the bed quietly, as light as a cat. As soon as he lay down, the person next to him stretched out his hand like a snake and held him tightly in his arms. He buried his head deep in Lu Yan's neck and whispered softly, "Have you been drinking?"

"I drank a little bit." Lu Yan seemed to be cast under a spell, not daring to move easily, and could only let the other party hold him tightly like an iron clamp. As their breaths intertwined, his body became more and more stiff, like a sculpture, not daring to move at all.

"Yeah." He raised his hand, held Lu Yan's chin and kissed him.

After a moment, he let go and said, "This wine is not good, don't drink it next time."

"Yeah." Lu Yan blinked and answered him.

"Go to sleep."