comeback [rebirth]

At this time, the boat swayed suddenly and began to sway along the river.

Although this boat has all internal organs, but the space is limited after all, the living room is also a place for dining.

Cen Yuan went in and out several times from behind the screen, serving the dishes himself, but Yan Xuan refused to help him, and even said in a nonsensical way: "Today, you just sit quietly and let me do all these messy things. "

Yan Xuan was pinned down by him, and could only helplessly watch him float in and out. On the way, he fished in troubled waters and got a jar of wine.

"Suli?"

The taste of this wine can almost be engraved into the bones of the two of them, so Yan Xuan immediately said it, and Cen Yuan said: "That's natural. It happened to be the season of millet and wine a while ago, and I specially collected it from others at a high price. .”

As he spoke, he walked out of the kitchen with the last bowl in his hand: "Come, try your longevity noodles."

If you want to ask about Cen Yuan's culinary skills, it is absolutely necessary for someone other than Yan Xuan to evaluate objectively.

——Before Cen Yuan had nothing to do, he had learned a few lessons from the chef in Changyou Mansion. His comprehension was very fast, and he could do everything right away, but his level was limited to the level of "seeing and eating" .

So now, seeing this table of dishes, Yan Xuan could tell at a glance that probably only the most ordinary-looking bowl of longevity noodles was made by Cen Yuan.

Cen Yuan sat down on his seat, but said frankly without hesitation: "These dishes are all delivered after the people from the restaurant cooked them. I just made the longevity noodles with the stove on the boat. It's simpler. You can try it." taste?"

Yan Xuan picked up the chopsticks and took a mouthful of noodles.Before he could say anything, Cen Yuan blocked what he was about to say with one sentence: "Don't just say it's delicious just to coax me, I just secretly tasted it myself, and I still know what it tastes like, if you let me Knowing that you deliberately lied to me again, I will deprive you of all opportunities to enjoy this longevity noodles in the future."

"..." Yan Xuan had no choice but to swallow the words "delicious" that he was about to say, and said with a broken smile, "As a bowl of longevity noodles, it's enough."

After all, he added: "I'm not lying to you."

"Really?" Cen Yuan pressed the corners of his lips reservedly, but still couldn't stop the tails of his eyes from fluttering, "Your taste is bland, I have been unable to control the speed, and I am afraid that I put too much salt."

"Just right." Yan Xuan said, seeing that there was no noodle bowl in front of the other party, she asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"It's enough for whoever celebrates his birthday." Cen Yuan brought wine with a smile, filled two wine cups, and said, "As for me, just toast our young general with a few glasses of wine."

Seeing his skillful movements, Yan Xuan couldn't help saying, "These few glasses of wine are probably what His Highness misses the most."

Cen Yuan: "..."

After a while, he clicked his tongue softly, and pushed one of the wine cups to the other party: "Some things are just tacit, and it's boring to say it."

Yan Xuan smiled silently, and only reminded: "Don't just drink."

"Got it," Cen Yuan picked up the wine cup and touched the other party, "I won't say too much, just wish our little general..."

"Every year has its present."

Yan Xuan looked at him with a trembling gaze, lowered his head, picked up the wine cup, and drank it all: "Okay."

As the river undulates, the boat sways, and even the overlapping lights outside and inside the boat also sway.

Perhaps it was because he was already full of joy, Cen Yuan gradually stopped after taking a few mouthfuls of food, and only sipped wine, chatting with Yan Xuan casually, and occasionally took a few mouthfuls of what Yan Xuan put into his bowl vegetable.

"Why do you use your left hand to use chopsticks recently?" Yan Xuan suddenly asked.

Since childhood, both of them have been able to write with their left and right hands or use chopsticks, but they usually use their right hand unless necessary.It's just that in the past few days, Cen Yuan seems to use his chopsticks with his left hand every day, so it is inevitable that Yan Xuan will ask.

It happened that Cen Yuan's right hand was hidden in his sleeve and his chin was propped up, his whole body covered with drunkenness, he said disapprovingly: "I'm too lazy to switch sides, besides, I seldom write, I can only use my left hand to use chopsticks occasionally, so as not to be unfamiliar. "

Yan Xuan shook his head helplessly.

Cen Yuan laughed silently, as if trying to cover up something, but in a blink of an eye he looked out of the boat: "It seems to be here."

Yan Xuan: "?"

Seeing that the other party was almost finished eating, Cen Yuan said, "Come here."

Before he finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the cabin, heading towards the bow of the ship.

The scenery ahead was not completely unfamiliar—they had to cross a bridge when they boarded Danlin County, and that bridge was about ten miles ahead of them.

The boatman once said that he would stop at the pier south of Danlin, so Yan Xuan was not surprised.

But before he got close enough, he saw Cen Yuan leaning against the side of the boat, holding a musical instrument he had never seen before.When Cen Yuan saw him approaching, he put the instrument on his upper lip, and the familiar tune instantly flowed into the air, resounding in his ears.

Yan Xuan's footsteps stopped suddenly.

——It was a piece of music that he would never forget in his life.

Once upon a time, his father, who was always dressed in barracks dust, would hum in his ear in an unpleasant tone, saying that this song was from his mother's hometown, and that his mother was pregnant with him every night Sing softly at night to keep him safe all his life.

And not long ago, he also sang softly in front of his beloved, half embarrassed and half grateful, hoping that this song could bless the other party with joy and smoothness in this life, free from the entanglement of authority, and free from the worries of life.

There is still a distance from the ferry bridge, and the left and right banks are only the bamboo forests that look extremely dark at night, and the occasional sound of horseshoes kicking through the bamboo forests can be heard.The bright lights around the bridge quietly fell behind Cen Yuan, completely replacing the misty moonlight.

Only the melody resounds.

Even Yan Xuan himself didn't realize when he started to walk towards the other party again. He only knew that when his consciousness returned to the basket, Cen Yuan finished playing the song, grabbed his hand, and pointed to the person behind him. direction.

"Exactly, look."

Boom - Boom!

A beam of fireworks suddenly exploded from the bank on the right, completely illuminating the entire river area, and even most of the pure land in the south of the Yangtze River—and followed by the second and third beams...

The fireworks rose into the sky one after another, and along with the speed of the boat, they slowly extended along the bank of the Yuanhe River to the direction of the bridge, stretching endlessly, forming a colorful line of fireworks.

Yan Xuan looked up for a long time in a daze, but after a while, he looked away from the fireworks and turned to Cen Yuan.

"Yan Xuan." Cen Yuan still looked up at the sky, but seemed to notice Yan Xuan's gaze, and called out suddenly.

Yan Xuan: "Yes."

"It's a pity that the moon is not round enough tonight, but at least the fireworks didn't disappoint." Cen Yuan smiled, then turned to Yan Xuan after speaking, and kissed him lightly on the lips.

"Happy birthday."

- Bang!

Another beam of fireworks rose into the air and exploded, completely illuminating the deck at the bow.

Looking at the bright smile on the other party's face, Yan Xuan felt an indescribable emotion creeping up the back of his tongue, his Adam's apple slid up and down, his lips moved but he didn't know what to say for a long time, and he only held tightly on Cen Yuan's empty one. hand.

After a long time, he lowered his head and his eyes fell on the unfamiliar musical instrument.

He still felt that his throat was dry, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Is this Qinwu?"

Cen Yuan didn't expect it, and raised his eyebrows: "So you know that this piece is played by Qin Wu?"

"I don't know." But Yan Xuan shook his head, "I only heard from my father that there was a Qinwu in my mother's funeral. It was an instrument of the Zheng clan. I once looked for the map."

Cen Yuan said: "I see."

It is rare for Yan Xuan to blurt out words without thinking at all, but at this moment he quickly said: "But I don't remember mentioning it to you."

Cen Yuan: "..."

At this moment, the fireworks hadn't stopped yet, Cen Yuan looked up into the sky, adjusting his uncomfortable expression.He subconsciously wanted to raise his hand and do something to relieve his guilty conscience, but because one hand was firmly encircled by the other party, and the other hand was holding Qinwu, he finally gave up and retracted his right hand together with the instrument. into the sleeve.

"Hmm." Cen Yuan responded, and when he was thinking about whether he should confess, he heard the other party say after a moment of silence: "It was the girl named Mayena who told you."

"..." Hearing his tone, Cen Yuan was absolutely sure, and secretly sighed that he really couldn't hide anything from the little general, so he said frankly: "Yes, I asked her about this song, and she said it was from the Zheng clan. Dinghun Song can also be played on birthdays, so I asked her to learn it."

Cen Yuan told the other party exactly what Meyena had said to him, and at the end, he raised his eyes and looked at Yan Xuan's expression quietly: "Aren't you unhappy?"

Yan Xuan said, "Why should I be unhappy?"

"Isn't this..." Cen Yuan resentfully lowered his voice, "Aren't you afraid that you will be jealous?"

Yan Xuan paused for a moment, then pulled Cen Yuan's messy strands of hair aside, and said helplessly, "I know who you are for."

"Yes yes yes." Cen Yuan straightened up instantly when he heard the words, "It's not all because of you!"

Yan Xuan was so tormented by his face-changing reaction that he couldn't help but laugh silently.

The fireworks on the shore were set off for a stick of incense one after another, until the people who crossed the river stopped moving and stopped to watch for a long time before they finally stopped.

After the beginning of winter, although the nights in the south of the Yangtze River became more and more chilly, but fortunately, the wind passed through without a trace, and the speed of the boat was not rushed, and the deck was more comfortable than the cabin.

So neither of them went back to the cabin, and after a while, Cen Yuan said again: "Actually, Meyerna told me one more thing."

"What's the matter?" Yan Xuan responded quickly, but felt her eyebrows twitch inexplicably.

"She said..." Cen Yuan paused for a while, and didn't look at Yan Xuan, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, "If a member of the Zheng clan engraves the totem of the Zheng clan on the jade pendant they give to others, it is to pray for safety."

At this point, Yan Xuan had already expected something.

Cen Yuan continued: "And if you engrave the name of the person you like on the jade pendant, it means that you want to be with him for a long time."

Yan Xuan: "..."

"Then I checked the jade pendant you gave me." Cen Yuan's tone revealed obvious malicious intentions. He looked at Yan Xuan and said with a smile, "It really made me find a jade pendant in it." name."

Yan Xuan: "..."

"Little General."

However, after this call, Cen Yuan pondered for a while, and when he spoke again, the malicious intentions had disappeared.

"When did you change this jade pendant?"

There is still a faint smell of fireworks in the air, which floats up to the deck along the direction of the air flow, coupled with the silence after the vibrations have dissipated, it makes people feel an unbearable torment.

Yan Xuan pursed her lips tightly and did not answer for a while.

Cen Yuan said seriously: "Qiqiao that day, after you gave me the jade pendant, I looked it over and over several times, but I never saw the name, so when did you..."

According to Cen Yuan's own estimate, excluding the accidental sharing the same bed when they went out of the city during the curfew, Yan Xuan would have the opportunity to exchange this jade pendant after they got married and actually lived in the same room.

However, at this time, Yan Xuan seemed to sigh softly, and said, "The day you and I got married."

Cen Yuan was startled for a moment.

This date was actually within his prediction, but he was still surprised, he didn't expect that this date was really as early as the day of their wedding.

He still interlocked Yan Xuan's fingers with one hand, and after a while, he scratched the other's palm with his fingertips.

"Then when did you engrave it?" he asked.

"..." Yan Xuan tightened his hands, and immediately looked away to the other side: "I don't remember."

Persevering, Cen Yuan followed his gaze around half a circle: "I don't believe you won't remember this day."

Yan Xuan had no choice but to look back at him, but he was defeated before holding on for long.

"Is this day so important?" he asked.

"Important." Cen Yuan stared at him intently, "Yan Xuan, I want to know."

I want to know when the other party started to have this thought, and I want to know how long I missed it, and how much sincerity I failed.

Yan Xuan's eyelashes were slightly drawn, and his half-covered eyes seemed to shake, before he heard him say in a deep voice, "Three years ago."

Cen Yuan was taken aback for a moment.

"I can't remember the exact date." Yan Xuan frowned, thinking for a moment, "It was around the time you left the palace and opened the house."

"Then why..." Cen Yuan murmured reflexively, wanting to ask the other party why the jade pendant had not been given to him since it was engraved three years ago.But before he finished his words, he changed his mind and thought——

When he left the palace and opened his residence, he gained more freedom, but spent these freedoms on superficial romantic affairs.

Today's Yan Xuan has not taken the initiative to reveal the truth about Yu Pei, so how could he give Yu Pei away in the past three years?

It's just that Yan Xuan seemed to have misunderstood his unanswered question, and said, "It's a coincidence that I didn't wear the jade pendant that day, and used my mother's jade pendant for emergency, and I changed it later, so there is no need to explain."

It took Cen Yuan a while to digest the cause and effect of the other party's words, and he lowered his head and laughed at himself.The next moment, he asked softly, "What about your mother's jade pendant?"

At least during these days, he has never seen the other party wearing a similar jade pendant.

Hearing this, Yan Xuan let go, took out a kit from his sleeve and gave it to the other party.

Cen Yuan had seen that kit a few times before, but he never asked what was in it. Now that he opened the bag, he found that it contained a jade pendant with the totem of the Zheng clan engraved on it.

The night was so thick that Cen Yuan couldn't see the depth of the totem clearly, so he asked jokingly: "Is it possible that your father's name is engraved on it?"

Yan Xuan shook his head and denied: "There are two jade pendants, one with my father's name engraved on it is in his hands, and this is the other one."

"So this one was indeed given by your mother when she got married?" Cen Yuan asked.

Yan Xuan let out a "hmm".

"Then..." Hearing the other party's affirmation, Cen Yuan suddenly smirked, "We are all married, so should this jade pendant be mine too?"

Yan Xuan looked at him, didn't object for a moment, just raised his hand and scratched the tip of his nose: "It's yours."

Cen Yuan behaved well when he got a bargain, and took the opportunity to tease the other party: "Give it if you say it."

After finishing speaking, he touched his nose casually, looked down and saw that there was no string on the jade pendant, he stuffed the jade pendant back into the brocade bag and returned it to the other party, while taking out a brocade box only half the size of a palm from his sleeve.

"Since it is your mother's jade pendant, I have no reason to snatch it away. You wear it." Cen Yuan said, then opened the brocade box and took out another jade pendant from it, "And this."

He didn't hand over the jade pendant to the other party, but directly tied it to Yan Xuan's belt.

Although Yan Xuan had expected it, she still murmured: "This is..."

"A present for your birthday." Cen Yuan put away the empty brocade box, "I can't refuse it, and I don't have the right to return it to me. I'll wear it obediently for the rest of my life."

How can anyone give a gift like this.

Yan Xuan lowered his head and chuckled, and when he raised his eyes again, he only said one word carefully: "Okay."

For a moment, Cen Yuan suddenly felt a little lucky that the little general was a dull gourd who didn't like to talk much - just this one word, the lethality was enough to make his face so hot that he wanted to jump into the river to wake up.

Since the song was blown and fireworks were watched and gifts were given, now there is only the last one left...

"..." Cen Yuan cleared his throat, feeling a little nervous for no reason. He looked away and said quickly, "It seems to be a little windy, so don't stay outside. It just so happens that I asked someone to burn some heat when the time is approaching." The water is almost ready now, I'll go take a bath first."

As soon as the words fell, he quickly walked towards the direction of the cabin, as if he was hiding from a ghost.When he entered the door, he raised his hand to scratch his hair, and cursed in a low voice:

"Didn't you always have confidence when you gave gifts before? Didn't you feel good about yourself when you set off fireworks? Why are you so cowardly when you give a birthday gift now? It's really useless!"

On the other side, Yan Xuan who was still on the deck: "..."

He looked at the vigorous back, and couldn't help lowering his eyes and laughing.

The jade pendant was almost weightless, but it was hard to ignore that it was hanging on the hem of the clothes.

Yan Xuan turned his hand away, and took the falling jade pendant into his hand.

In just a split second, without even looking at it, he had already figured out that the pattern on it was the totem of the Zheng clan.

...I'm afraid it still has his name engraved on it.

At this time, as the boat stopped at the pier, the boatman walked out of the cabin, only gave a glance to Yan Xuan on the deck, and then turned back to do his own work, throwing the rope to the tracker on the shore.After securing the boat, he returned to the cabin, leaving Yan Xuan alone.

A set of movements caused the whole boat to shake a few times.

The surrounding lights became brighter than before, and half of Yan Xuan's handsome face was clearly reflected.His gaze fell on the jade pendant cautiously, as if there were countless complex and indescribable emotions in his expression.

——Maybe it’s the sudden joy of finding something lost when faced with a birthday gift after a few years; or it’s the confusion after a long journey full of thorns and thorns, and finally sees the moon.

After all, the reality is too beautiful, like a dream.

Yan Xuan considers herself not a person who likes to indulge in the past, but at this moment she can't help but think about it—where does love come from, where does it come from?

But he has long forgotten.

It may have been formed subtly in getting along, or it may have taken root in his heart before he had learned such a rich emotion. After years of watering, he finally occupied an irreplaceable place in his heart. Location.

In the early spring of Ninghuan's 20th year, the Xiongnu in the north showed signs of gaining momentum. Yan Xuan spent most of his time in the military camp with his father, and rarely even went to the Imperial Academy.

It wasn't until the day before Cen Yuan's 16th birthday that he learned from the chat with his father that the Holy Majesty wanted to designate a concubine for the second prince, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a long time, so he asked them privately if they would like to marry him. recommended woman.Yan Hexuan had a headache for several days, so he asked Yan Xuan what he thought.

Prince Daning left the palace at the age of 16 to start a mansion. At the same time, he is usually appointed as the candidate for the prince and concubine. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with proposing marriage for the second prince, but after listening to it, Yan Xuan just left it coldly One sentence: "Looking at Daning, no one is suitable."

After speaking, he put aside his job, ignored Yan Hexuan's suspicious gaze, and went straight back to his room.

That night, he sat quietly in front of the desk all night, and went out early the next morning to buy jade.

Before that, he was used to grasping the pen and was also able to grasp the wolf hair, but he had never used a carving knife, let alone such delicate work as carving jade pendants.Therefore, at the very beginning, he mutilated several pieces of good jade one after another, and also tossed a lot of scars on his hands, causing pain in his fingertips.

In order not to interfere with holding the knife and gun, he simply switched to his left hand to carve. After staying up for several nights and grinding several blisters on his fingers, he finally completed such a decent piece of jade pendant.

Only at this moment did he know that Cen Yuan had already made an excuse, saying that he was not mature enough and it was too early to marry a concubine. They all refused, saying that they would discuss it after the crown.

Although many officials raised objections, in the end the Holy Majesty still prevailed, accepted Cen Yuan's words, and did not propose marriage to him.

On the other hand, after hearing the news, Yan Xuan suddenly came to his senses, as if he had finally escaped some spell that confuses people, and realized how impulsive and absurd his actions these days were.

——If Cen Yuan doesn't know the meaning of the jade pendant, then even if the other party accepts it, it's still deceiving himself.But if Cen Yuan knew the meaning of this jade pendant and gave it away recklessly, what should he do if in the end the two are embarrassed and even meet each other.

Since he was a child, he has never expected anything extravagantly, and it is rare to place such a bet that cannot be analyzed at all.He also didn't want to use the jade pendant as a bargaining chip to gamble on an unknown future.

His wish is very simple - as long as that person is safe and well, as long as he can be quietly by his side.

Other than that, just going with the flow is enough.

So when it was Cen Yuan's birthday, he still packed up the jade pendant and prepared other gifts.

Not long after, the Xiongnu invaded the border of Daning, and he followed Yan Hexuan in the Northern Expedition, and for the first time entered the real battlefield.

Under the sword, in front of the family and the country, the affection of these children seems extremely insignificant.

Only occasionally, when facing life and death, apart from his unchanging belief in protecting his family and country, he would tightly hold on to the jade pendant engraved with "Peace" that Cen Yuan gave him, thinking that there is still one person in Chang'an, It is what he wants to protect with his life.

So he had to live and go back alive.

……

Yan Xuan's thoughts drifted away, and a bloody scene flashed before his eyes. For a moment, there was a trace of regret and grief on his face.

But soon, those strange emotions were suppressed by him.He shook his head, pulled away from this inappropriate memory, and walked towards the cabin.

It's just that as the memories swarmed in, the feeling when I was carving the jade pendant seemed to come out of the bones again, and I couldn't completely dissipate.The knuckles that had been blistered at that time curled up as if remembering the pain at that time.

Yan Xuan subconsciously rubbed it with her fingertips, thinking that His Royal Highness had also carved a jade pendant for him before, so he probably wouldn't be as clumsy as him, tossing himself into a miserable state of hands.

"..." He stopped abruptly.

He holds chopsticks with his left hand, always withdraws his hand intentionally or unintentionally, and has changed his old style, wearing wide sleeves for several days in a row...

Thinking about Cen Yuan's strange behavior these past few days, Yan Xuan suddenly realized what was going on, frowned slightly, and quickened his pace to enter the cabin and go up to the second floor.

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The second floor is the bedroom and bathroom, but due to space constraints, the two are only separated by a screen.When Yan Xuan walked into the room, Cen Yuan had just finished taking a bath and came out from behind the screen.

Yan Xuan strode forward: "Let me see your hand."

Cen Yuan didn't react for a while, he was totally unprepared, and let the opponent grab his right hand before he could speak.Opening the palm of my hand, I saw that although a lot of it had disappeared, leaving only some slight scars, I could still distinguish the traces of blisters on the three fingers in the middle.

"..." Yan Xuan frowned instantly: "...how could it be so serious."

It doesn't look like a trace that can be tossed out by only engraving a jade pendant.

Cen Yuan tried to withdraw his hand but it didn't twitch, he could only say, "It's just a little bit of skin damage, I'm not so delicate, and I took the medicine myself this time!"

"You..." Yan Xuan didn't relax because of his words. He lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while before murmuring: "I actually..."

It has never been discovered.

"Look." Cen Yuan stroked the other person's eyebrows with his other hand, "Stop frowning, I knew you would react like this, so I deliberately covered it up to keep you from knowing."

Cen Yuan understands Yan Xuan's character—there is no Lou Yuanbai tipping off the news, so as long as he can justify all the "changes", even if Yan Xuan doubts, he will not force him to prove anything, and he can still hide it in a short time get over it.

Yan Xuan groaned silently, but the remorse and self-blame were clearly visible on his face, and the frown was still not relieved by the comfort of the other party.

"I'll give you medicine." Yan Xuan said, turned around and wanted to find the medicine box, but before he let go of the other party's hand, he realized that this place was on a boat, so there might not be a medicine box.

"I already said that the medicine has been applied, and the remaining traces will disappear soon." Cen Yuan pulled the other person closer again with his backhand, and leaned forward to kiss Yan Xuan several times on the lips as if flattering her , "Don't be angry."

"..." Even if Yan Xuan was full of anger, he could be kissed away, and besides, he was not angry at all.

"In the future..." As soon as he said two words, he changed his tone and said sharply, "There is no future."

"Okay, okay, if you don't have it, you don't have it." Cen Yuan responded with a smile, leaned over and kissed again, and then withdrew his body and turned to pour a glass of water to moisten his throat that was a little dry from the bath.

The water in the room was already a little cold, and it went down the esophagus, which immediately calmed down the body.

Cen Yuan exhaled softly.

Fortunately, Yan Xuan didn't pursue her further, he thought to himself.

He was almost penniless before, but in order to rent this boat and the regular fireworks on the shore, he had to gather a lot of money in a short period of time.

It's not that you can't ask Yan Xuan or the housekeeper directly, but no matter what you do, it will inevitably appear hypocritical.And if he went out to work, there was no guarantee that he would not be discovered by people who knew him.

After much deliberation, Zhang Bo finally gave a clear way: "The old slave sees that the young master is holding a jade and a carving knife in his hand. How about carving some jade pendants? There are many shops in Danlin that buy jade pendants. After carving it into a jade pendant and selling it, you can still earn a lot of silver taels."

Cen Yuan felt that it was reasonable, and he had engraved jade pendants for Yan Xuan so many times, so his carving skills were quite handy, so he asked Uncle Zhang to borrow some money to do so.However, the price was that the carving knife left multiple marks on his hands.

——It’s just this point, just like the other party didn’t take the initiative to tell him the truth about the jade pendant, there is no need to explain it specially.

He was about to go back to the bed when he suddenly felt his shoulders being pressed and he was forced to sit on a chair.

"Wipe your hair dry before going to bed." Yan Xuan took a clean handkerchief at some point, and rubbed the back of Cen Yuan's head to wipe it gently.

Cen Yuan tried to turn his head away, but he didn't move much, and the other party straightened his direction.

The layout of the bedroom is also similar to that of the living room, with red curtains hanging everywhere, and the candles flickering in the dimly lit space, projecting the figures of two people standing and sitting on the wall, forming a connected picture. There was a shadowy one.

The hot air from the bathroom seems to have penetrated the screen, and together with the heater next to it, the entire bedroom is filled with a lingering temperature, and there seems to be signs of getting hotter.

Cen Yuan licked his dry lips again, and the focus of his eyes automatically fell on the bed.

"okay."

After a while, Yan Xuan finally said, turned around and put the soaked handkerchief back into the bathroom.

The night wind blew into the cabin through the ventilated windows, and the burning coals in the stove suddenly made a crackling sound.

When Yan Xuan came out of the bathroom, he heard Cen Yuan say: "Actually, there is a gift."

Yan Xuan paused: "Huh?"

Cen Yuan didn't answer.

He stood up and kissed Yan Xuan's lips like he had done countless times today.

But it seems to be different.

The kiss went from shallow to deep, it was no longer pointy or gentle, but it also had a strong and involuntary meaning, Cen Yuan spared no effort in kissing, and clasped one hand tightly behind Yan Xuan's head.

It stands to reason that this should be an action to control the other party, but it didn't take long before he felt that the lifeline of his wrist was gently grasped, the initiative was easily robbed, and even the rhythm of breathing became the one being guided So that gradually, he felt a little out of breath.

"Yan Xuan—"

After finally finding a gap, Cen Yuan let out a hoarse call from the depths of his throat, feeling the other's warm lips caressing his cheek.The touch was very gentle, reminding him of the petals that fell on his face when he took a short break under the almond tree.

——And in the next moment, he fell on his back to the bed, and Yan Xuan covered the back of his head with one hand, protecting him from the impact of falling down.

The red veils beside the bed fell from both sides.

Yan Xuan looked down at Cen Yuan, didn't kiss, just kissed with the tip of his nose.Years of emotions floated to the surface from the invisible bottom of the eyes, and merged into the eyes that are close at hand.

He stroked Cen Yuan's dried hair bit by bit with the pulp of his thumb, and after an unknown amount of time, he whispered, "A Yuan."

Cen Yuan was startled for a moment.

He has heard Yan Xuan call him "Cen Yuan" by name and surname in various situations; he has heard Yan Xuan call him "Yun Sheng" with tenderness or helplessness; The compelling "His Royal Highness".

But he never heard Yan Xuan call "Ayuan".

In normal times, he might not have been touched too much, and he might even turn around and make fun of it.However, in the current atmosphere, these two short words resounded among the quilts surrounded by red veils, as if with a hint of delusion, they were dragged into an unprecedented intimacy.

Yan Xuan lowered his head and pressed his lips to his lips, and said softly, "This shouldn't be a birthday present."

Cen Yuan blinked: "What should it be?"

Yan Xuan didn't say anything, just kissed her more deeply.

The space was squeezed to the point of being crowded by the scorching breath, and even the tiniest sound was extraordinarily harsh, but after a short while, it was replaced by a wordless and tight touch.

Silence is better than sound, making those secret thoughts ferment and expand more quickly.

The feeling of the thick calloused fingertips sliding past was so vivid that Cen Yuan couldn't help trembling. In a daze, he noticed that the other party withdrew the hand that was behind his head, and went all the way down through the gap.

Suddenly, his whole body tensed up, he suddenly grabbed Yan Xuan's arm, put one hand against his chest and gently pushed.

He sensed something was wrong: "Wait!"

Yan Xuan asked, "Does it hurt?"

"No, you—" Cen Yuan was about to question, but before he could say a few words, he suddenly froze because of the touch under his fingertips.

——The fingertips passed by lightly, and there were scars one after another.

"This is..." He murmured hoarsely, keeping his fingertips away from his skin, as if he was afraid of hurting him.

Yan Xuan grabbed his hand, looked down and said, "No problem."

It's easy to say...

Cen Yuan slandered silently, his eyes swept across a scar that looked fairly new, and he asked, "When did this happen?"

Yan Xuan thought for a while and said, "I don't remember."

"Did you get injured in Huajin?" Cen Yuan asked.

When he returned to this life, Yan Xuan made his triumphant return from Huajin, and if he wanted to say the closest thing, it was this battle.

Perhaps it was because of too many injuries, Yan Xuan had long since ignored it, and only replied ambiguously: "Probably so."

Cen Yuan was silent for a moment.

However, it is impossible for anyone who practices martial arts to have never been injured since childhood, let alone Yan Xuan, who fights hard on the battlefield.

It is understandable that this truth is completely different from seeing and touching the marks on the body of a loved one with one's own eyes.

After all, they are all mortals, Cen Yuan wanted to ask the other party, how much pain does it hurt when injured?How dangerous was it then?How did it recover?Will there be long-term effects?

However, before the words could be spoken, Yan Xuan pressed the corner of his slightly red lips with the pulp of the other thumb, and wiped it lightly.

"I will never leave the jade pendant of peace you gave me back then." Yan Xuan solemnly said word by word, "With your protection, nothing will happen."

Under the light obscured by the veil, Yan Xuan's semi-dark expression couldn't be seen clearly, but it could be seen that there was a slight smile on his face, and he didn't look panicked at all.

But even so, Cen Yuan still felt that his heart was filled with endless distress.

After living two lifetimes, Cen Yuan has seen the life and death of many people, most of them are numb, but he has experienced remorse, anger, resentment, but never felt distressed.

It wasn't until this moment that he really understood what it was like to be able to bear all the feelings on behalf of the other party.

Cen Yuan's half-closed eyes trembled suddenly, and his gaze happened to touch a scar nearly half a foot long on Yan Xuan's shoulder.He paused for a moment, then bowed his head and kissed the scar, then along his neck, and occupied Yan Xuan's lips again.

He let go of Yan Xuan's hand, and took out a small delicate jar from under the soft pillow with his backhand and threw it to Yan Xuan.

Yan Xuan: "..."

"I asked someone to get it two days ago." Cen Yuan whispered, "It's really cheap for you."

He used to think that the fate of being a prince was loneliness and shackles, but Yan Xuan broke the cage and became his only heart.

Now if you want to ask if someone will make him voluntarily compromise, then that person should be Yan Xuan.

It can only be Yan Xuan.

I don't know if it's because of the previous bath that Cen Yuan's eyes were smoky and flushed.