When she woke up in the morning, Xie Yunjie handed her some dry food and said, "Eat something so we can get on with our journey."

Song Nihuan took it and started eating it in small bites.

After a moment, he lifted the car curtain again and said, "Wait here, I'll go get someone to come over. It's too cold outside, don't come out."

"No." Song Nihuan blurted out, "I'll go with you."

Xie Yunjie's heart softened. Was she afraid, or was she reluctant to leave him?

Hard work pays off. They found a town not long after walking. After asking around, they learned that it was a small town located at the border between two countries. There were no laws at all, and there was not even a government.

People coming and going are just passers-by, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.

Song Nihuan decided to stay there first and then inquire about the entrance to Yaowang Valley.

There were a lot of people here, so the two of them only booked one room and slept in their clothes just like they did last night.

Her mind was full of Lan Zhi and Xie Tan. She leaned against the wall with her knees hugged, staring into the void in deep thought.

Xie Yunjie looked at her intently.

Song Nihuan's delicate eyebrows, slender neck, and a faint fragrance came over him, light but strong enough to capture his soul.

It had been many years, and it was still as beautiful as he remembered when he first saw it.

She already has someone in her heart. She loved someone before and she loves someone now.

Why can't the person I love be him?

Xie Yunjie looked calm, but there were raging waves in his chest.

Since she can fall in love with someone else, why can't that person be him?

He felt his blood was burning. A passionate, unsatisfied feeling prompted this young man, who was always known for his diligence and propriety, to have an unbearable desire in his heart.

Now they have arrived at a place beyond the reach of the Dazhao law. In this strange border town, there are only him and her.

Does he really want to take her to find the Medicine King Valley, and then send her back to Yunjing, back to that person, and let her become the queen?

After becoming the queen...he would never be able to get close to her again.

Xie Yunjie's head was buzzing, and he seemed to be able to hear his own intense heartbeat - that uneasy and chaotic thought seemed to become natural at this moment.

The hazy emotions become stronger.

He...has always loved her humbly.

Song Nihuan closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep in the flickering firelight.

She fell into a dream, and it was like... illusion and reality were intertwined.

I just felt very cold, the wind was biting, and I just wanted to get closer to the heat source.

It was as if I was back in Xie Tan’s arms.

She buried her head in his arms, murmuring softly in her sleep... She felt his strange trembling and the violent rise and fall of his chest.

Hearing heavy breathing in his ears, he restrainedly but passionately sucked and bit her neck, as if encouraged. His hand was trying to take off her dress in an incompetent way. In the chaos, he finally reached into her collar.

There were no calluses on his palms, and there was no slight abrasive feeling like Xie Tan's.

He seemed too excited and didn't use any restraint in his attack.

He kissed her lips eagerly, and she could even hear the sound of him sucking her saliva and swallowing it.

Song Nihuan just felt cold all over.

Over the years, she watched Xie Yunjie win the third place in the imperial examination, be promoted to the sixth-rank imperial scholar, get married, and take on responsibilities during the palace coup. He grew from a young boy to a young man, gradually becoming capable of standing on his own, and could even be called a loyal minister.

She was not unaware of his different attitude towards her, but she told herself that she was overthinking it. She had also hinted at him to treat his wife well, and she greatly appreciated his marrying a government slave...

She never expected this day to come.

Song Nihuan woke up with a start, pushed the young man away, raised her hand and slapped him hard.

He didn't hide, but looked straight at her with burning eyes, breathing slightly.

How could Xie Yunjie not know that this was wrong? It went against the etiquette and human ethics of the world.

But what do the world's etiquette, human relations, and the duties of a subject mean when you are tempted by her?

He longed for her so much that his lower body was swollen and painful for countless days and nights, and he could only watch the pain subside calmly and restrainedly.

Later he didn't even dare to think about her.

He followed the ethics of the world, shouldered the expectations of his family, accepted the imperial decree, and got married.

But what he wanted was always just her.

She had been his sister-in-law and the first wife of his elder brother, who was as kind as jade.

Later, she became the monarch's woman, high and mighty, and could not be desecrated. No matter what he desired for her, he kept it firmly hidden in his heart and could not reveal it at all.

He was walking on thin ice, but still couldn't control his emotions.

Now, he finally has the chance to get her, how can he give up?

Her body was as soft and plump as in his dreams. His dream was about to come true at this moment!

"Get out of here!" Song Nihuan yelled, struggling violently under him, "Xie Yunjie!"

This was the first time she called his name, and he felt an indescribable throbbing in his heart. His ears and neck turned red, and the blood rushed down. Driven by heat and possessiveness, he held her wrists and lifted them above his head.

He looked at her with a look on his face that was on the verge of losing control, and begged, "...please."

Song Nihuan met his hungry eyes with disgust and said coldly: "Now you don't even pretend anymore?"

Xie Yunjie's attention was originally focused on her red lips, which still bore traces of his kisses. But her words were like a death knell, chilling his entire body and causing a buzzing in his mind -

She already knew his feelings for her.

At this moment, shame, panic and despair were intertwined.

She said aggressively: "What do you mean by a brilliant gentleman? You are not even as good as one finger of Xie Yunji."

Xie Yunjie just felt that he couldn't hear anything clearly.

"Go down." she said again.

He got off her in a panic and fell to the side, leaving traces of his presence on her skirt.

Wet, moist, sticky.

Xie Yunjie felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and was overwhelmed with shame.

Song Nihuan said coldly: "Get out."

Xie Yunjie was hesitant to move, and whispered: "I have some savings. When I was young, I made some close friends in Tuhun and bought a villa there. I like you, and the person I want to marry is you..."

"Brother and you are not destined to be together, and he cannot let go of Xie. Your Majesty is rich. But I only have you. I can give up everything for you. We..."

This was the first time he expressed his feelings to her so unreservedly.

She sneered, "Are you disappointed? I was not forced by your majesty. I broke up with Xie Yunji, but I didn't feel sorry for myself or keep my chastity for him? Shouldn't I shed tears like many other women, and then wait for you, the third place winner, to teach me how to move on?"

"Do you think that with my background, how can I marry the emperor for the second time? Or do you think, why did His Majesty marry me? How can I be worthy of the title of Queen?"

"No..." he whispered.

"No? Then why do you think I will agree to remain anonymous with you? Do you have any ability to prevent the emperor from finding me?" She raised her eyelids and looked at him.

Her voice was calm and every word she said made sense.

Xie Yunjie stood there frozen, his shame showing nowhere.

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