Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

The green bamboo swayed and fell on the white sandpaper.

Zhao Changlin covered her eyes, with a white ribbon hanging down behind her tall back. She held the black flag between her fingers and moved her ears to listen to the direction where the chess piece fell.

This is the first time I play chess with my eyes closed.

But I didn't expect there was a different flavor in it.

The sound of light footsteps sounded behind him, familiar and nostalgic. Zhao Changlin was stunned for a moment, and the white chess piece did not fall down for a long time.

She felt a warm touch on the back of her hand, and that very familiar hand covered the back of her hand. Then, Zhao Changlin could feel the soothing fragrance lingering around her neck.

My cheeks felt hot and our skins touched.

"Your Highness, why don't you make a move?"

"Are you worried about something?"

Xia Zhiyuan chuckled, pinched the back of Zhao Changlin's hand, walked to the square in the corner of the chessboard, pressed down with his fingertips, and there was a crisp sound, and the white piece fell on the chessboard.

She couldn't tell whether it was her illusion or Xia Zhiyuan had really come back. Zhao Changlin pursed her lips tightly and didn't say a word. She was afraid that her actions would make Xia Zhiyuan leave her side like a dream.

"Your Highness...why don't you speak?"

"Did Zhiyuan disturb your highness's pleasure?"

She asked softly, stood up and walked to the opposite side of Zhao Changlin. The soft cushion was still as familiar as before, and Xia Zhiyuan sat cross-legged.

The sun is shining outside the window, the snow is gradually melting, and the vastness of the earth has already retreated by more than half.

The severe cold of winter is also mixed with a bit of playful freshness, which makes people no longer afraid.

"I wonder if you are my illusion or if the real Ji Won has returned..."

Even though he covered his eyes with the belt of the white robe he wore that day, Zhao Changlin still closed his eyes, not daring to look at whether the figure in front of him was real or fake.

That hazy and graceful shadow, just like the shadow of bamboo outside the window, makes people yearn for it, but dare not touch it.

"Your Highness is really cute. He actually thinks about these things..."

Xia Zhiyuan raised his arm and pinched Zhao Changlin's soft earlobe with ease, his mind distracted.

Feeling the warmth of her fingers, Zhao Changlin took the initiative to place his fingertips on Xia Zhiyuan's wrist. With a light click, his slender fingertips wrapped her wrist completely in his palm.

"But none of this matters, as long as you come back, Zhiyuan..."

It looked like His Highness was planning to delay the time and have a "long talk all night long" with her. Unfortunately, she had other important things to do and couldn't accompany His Highness for too long, so she could only say less sweet words and talk about some important things.

I will come back to make it up to Your Highness for his longing in the future.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Zhi Yuan came here to tell you something important. I feel that a thin piece of paper cannot write down everything I want to tell you."

Xia Zhiyuan's voice was somewhat bewitching, making Zhao Changlin feel like she was in a dream. She couldn't tell whether she was lying on the dragon couch or sitting on a cushion and playing chess to herself.

"You...are always like this. Could it be that something big happened in Xizhou City?"

"Are the pirates besieging the city, or is the Daluo Kingdom invading?"

Zhao Changlin deliberately ruled out the option of Lu Boshan, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Her subordinates were monitoring Lu Boshan's every move. Every time they passed a mountain or a city, Zhao Changlin would receive information from the flying eagle.

"Are you...hurt?"

"Did you eat well? Did you sleep well?"

The people in Xizhou City prefer salty food and don’t like spicy food. The wind is strong at the seaside, so Zhao Changlin is very worried.

These questions one after another were too much to handle. Xia Zhiyuan stood there in a daze. He had not expected that His Highness could be so attentive.

Zhao Changlin's fingertips gradually moved and gently pressed against Xia Zhiyuan's palm, which was warm.

No one would be able to resist such a caring question. Xia Zhiyuan naturally chuckled at the question from His Highness. Her eyes were full of tenderness, her body slightly bent, and she moved closer to His Highness.

"Yes, Zhiyuan replied to your Highness."

"The pirates did not besiege the city, and the Daluo Kingdom did not invade."

"Ji-won is not injured, eats well, and sleeps well."

While speaking, Xia Zhiyuan did not stop the movement of her hands and continued to rub Zhao Changlin's ears with her fingers. Her tone was gentle and affectionate.

It's like coaxing a half-grown child.

Gradually, Zhao Changlin also realized that something was wrong. The tip of her nose touched his nose bridge and slid down inch by inch.

A warm feeling came on his lips and there was a buzzing sound in his ears. Zhao Changlin felt that he could not hear anything at this moment, only the sound of the gurgling water.

Xia Zhiyuan slowly knelt down, rubbing the soft cushion. She used some force with her palm and pressed her fingertips against the back of Zhao Changlin's neck.

Just taste it and stop.

Then, he nuzzled Zhao Changlin's cheek and said, "Your Highness, you will come to Xizhou City...right?"

Zhao Changlin had only spoken of the imperial expedition to Xizhou City with the empress dowager, and she had made the decision not long ago. For a moment of confusion, Zhao Changlin didn't know how Xia Zhiyuan knew about it.

Or does Zhiyuan really have the ability to read minds and can see through everything about himself and examine himself?

"How did Ji Won know... How did I remember... I didn't tell Ji Won about this."

Warm breath lingered in her nose, and Zhao Changlin could see a hazy figure outside the white belt, but the familiar smell on Xia Zhiyuan could not deceive her at all.

The faint scent of medicine and the sachet that he specially prepared for her seduced her.

"I said it was a guess, Your Highness...will you believe what Zhiyuan said?"

Xia Zhiyuan knew that it was somewhat dangerous for His Highness to lead the army in person, but it was His Highness's own decision and no one could influence it.

The reason why His Highness sent troops is actually easy to guess. It is probably for his own sake, to gain power in the court and make his name famous throughout the world.

"Believe me, no matter what you say, I will believe you."

"Zhiyuan... I will come to pick you up and let you return to Jinzhou City in glory. By then... what official position do you want?"

"It's your choice... ok?"

Zhao Changlin raised his neck, and the bright light outside the window even allowed Xia Zhiyuan to clearly see the blue veins on Zhao Changlin's neck.

That skin, as white as porcelain, makes it hard not to have a desire to destroy it and leave some marks on it.

These words sounded like those of a tyrant, but Xia Zhiyuan unexpectedly found that she actually enjoyed them. She felt that her body and soul were being seduced by His Highness.

How come you are so good at saying sweet words?

"If I say, I want to be your highness' queen...how should your highness respond?"

Xia Zhiyuan, who was originally planning to say that he didn't want anything, suddenly had an idea in his mind and thought of the side quest that the system had assigned to him that day.

Now is a good time to bring it up...

"Does Your Highness agree or refuse?"

If it were someone else, they certainly wouldn't dare to say this, as saying it would mean being turned away, but those who are favored are always fearless.

Xia Zhiyuan placed her fingertips on Zhao Changlin's shoulders, her tone gentle and slightly alluring.

Make people want to stop.