126 “Drunken Bones (Guyan 1v1 High H)” Night Banquet

“Thank you Ciyan…” Yan Zhaozhao softly called his name, her hands clenched tightly involuntarily, as if she wanted to hold something in her palms, but she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to grasp it.His thoughts were messy, as if there was a bottomless whirlpool in front of him, and if he was not careful, he would be pulled down.”Will one day… you and I also hate each other?”

Since she was a child, she had seen how her father and mother gradually consumed their youthful friendship, gradually moving away from each other until they grew tired of each other.She never dared to be happy with anyone, even if she was forced to enter the palace as a queen when she was a hairpin girl. She hated the deposed emperor, let alone the word “heart happy”.After many years in the palace, she had already seen all the beautiful concubines abandoned by the deposed emperor and relegated to the cold palace.The funny thing is that each of them said that they were in their hearts, and they couldn’t help but feel happy. They believed it, but the deposed emperor forgot about it, and turned around and used the same words to coax his new favorite.

Can she really believe that there is everlasting love in the world?

How could Xie Ciyan not understand the uneasiness in her heart? This uneasiness has been accumulated bit by bit since she was a child. It is like a hard city wall that does not allow others to step in or allow herself to come out. She is worried that the man standing outside the city wall is just talking about beauty to coax her to open the city gate, and then she will lose the only bargaining chip in her hand. If the man really deceives the woman, she will lose everything.

He felt even more sorry for Yan Zhaozhao. He took her hand and pressed it against his heart. Thinking of what she had just revealed, the corners of his eyes raised slightly, his eyes tender and sincere.”Just now you said that I am like a heart to you, and my heart beats because of me. But Zhaozhao, do you know that you are the same to me.” As if echoing his words, his gradually accelerating heartbeat actually came from the palm of his hand.”Before I met you, I was like a walking zombie. I don’t know why I live or why I want to live in this life. Everything I do and every word I say is filled with hatred, and my mind is full of revenge. I want the person who killed my mother and concubine to go to the underworld to kowtow to her and apologize. But the moment I saw you in the wing, it was different here. From the first moment I saw you, it was dancing, vividly.”

Revenge is the only thing in Xie Ciyan’s life. The moment he heard her voice calling for help outside the wing door, he shouldn’t have interfered. Reason told him that he should leave and not let anything hinder his steps towards revenge, but he couldn’t move his feet.Perhaps, it was from that moment that he truly lived as a human being.

Xie Ciyan held her hand tighter and said in a firm voice, “I said, if I leave you here, I will die.” From the moment he and Yan Zhaozhao were entangled, he never thought that there would be anyone else around him, he only wanted the unique Yan Zhaozhao in the world.”So, you and I will never follow in the footsteps of your father and mother, let alone our friendship at a young age that we hate each other. Because, I will love you, pity you, and cherish you every day.”

He looked at the uneasy emotion in her twinkling eyes, leaned over and took her petite body into his arms, “Zhaozhao, are you willing to trust me for once? You don’t need to trust me completely. I only need a little bit. If you are willing to trust me, I will be happy.”

Xie Ciyan used to be the regent under his personal conquest, so how could he not understand that a strong city wall could not be opened in an instant. He had enough time to make Yan Zhaozhao trust him more and more over time. All he had to do was love her.

Yan Zhaozhao took a deep look at the extremely serious man in front of her, her mind filled with what he had just said to her.Her heart, which was originally filled with chills, suddenly felt warm, as if her heart was being held with both hands to warm it up a little bit.She chuckled, her eyes suddenly softened, exuding a lingering brilliance.”You have to remember what you said.” She raised her hands and hugged his thin waist, resting her forehead on his shoulder. Smelling his familiar breath, she felt a sense of loss and recovery, and the smile on her lips deepened.

“I believe Xie Langjun.” As if she was afraid that he wouldn’t hear, she raised her head and smiled at him, her eyebrows arched, and even the tear mole at the end of her eye shone like a star.”I believe you.”

If the person standing outside the city wall was Xie Ciyan, she would be willing to open the city gate and walk towards him to join hands with him.Even if there is a bottomless abyss and endless darkness ahead, as long as the person next to him is him, he will be enveloped in light.

If it were Xie Ciyan, she would be willing to believe that there would be unchanging love in this world.

Xie Ciyan said nothing, his eyes gradually darkened, and he lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on her clear and tender eyes.The calloused fingertips pressed suggestively against her red and slightly swollen lips, the hidden aggression in her eyes became more intense, her Adam’s apple rolled, and her voice became even hoarse, “Zhaozhao, wait until I marry you.”

He couldn’t wait any longer.

After such delay, it is already getting late.Xie Ciyan and Yan Zhaozhao took the dragon boat back to Yangxin Hall together, and asked the palace maids to freshen and change her clothes before going to the banquet together.

He specifically asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some bright red clothes for Yan Zhaozhao to try on.Without him, he felt that Yan Zhaozhao looked a little plain today.Normally, he would have worn something plain to match her, but today… he wanted her to dress in bright red and go to the banquet with him.

When Yan Zhaozhao saw that the clothes sent were all in various red colors that only the royal family was entitled to wear, she immediately understood.With a smile in her eyes, she wanted to take a look at him. When she raised her head, she suddenly remembered that he was waiting outside, invisible.Like a woman with a girl’s thoughts in mind, she lowered her eyes and smiled, moving her fingertips slightly. His words seemed to linger in her ears again, and her cheeks were slightly hot.

What to do…

She seems… to like Xie Ciyan more.

The night was as dark as ink, and palace lanterns were lit up on the corridor, reflecting the night banquet on the pavilion as brilliantly as day.Red silk hung in the hall, and the pillars were inlaid with gold and jade. The candlelight swayed, making the gold and jade shine brightly.All the ministers and their families came in person. The long table was filled with delicacies, but few people moved their chopsticks. They all raised their glasses and chatted freely, drinking one glass after another of turbid wine.

The palace musicians were sitting in the corner, and the melodious sounds of silk and bamboo were intertwined with the sounds of pipa and flute to form music.Xie Ciyan sat on the dragon chair, but did not pay attention to the bustling hustle and bustle below. He only concentrated on rolling up his sleeves and robe, holding the chopsticks and picking up the delicate side dishes in front of him into Yan Zhaozhao’s bowl.Then he picked up a few shrimps and crabs and peeled them carefully. The eunuch waiting on the side saw this and wanted to take over the work from his hands, but he also blocked him.

Although the courtiers below were chatting, their eyes were paying attention to the emperor’s every move.Seeing that the dignified emperor actually shelled a woman with his own hands, everyone had different expressions, but they also exchanged looks with their colleagues in tacit understanding, as if they were thinking about something.

Xie Ciyan knew that the courtiers were staring at him closely, but he calmly let them look at him.His actions were silently telling them that Yan Zhaozhao was the woman he held dear to his heart.

After peeling all the shrimps and crabs on his hands and putting them into Yan Zhaozhao’s bowl, he cleaned his hands and then looked up at the courtiers below.With a smile on his face, he raised his wine cup and said, “Today’s banquet, I have one more thing to announce to all my dear friends.”

“There was a rumor earlier that my harem was empty, but now that I have ascended the throne, it is time for me to establish a queen.”

As soon as these words came out, a dark light suddenly appeared in the eyes of the courtiers below, and they were already planning in their hearts which daughter in the family should enter the palace to win honor and favor for the family.

But the next second, I saw Xie Ciyan holding Yan Zhaozhao’s hand beside him, their fingers intertwined, and their eyebrows immediately became carefree.”I want to make the Yan family’s legitimate daughter, Yan Zhaozhao, as my queen, and I will no longer have any concubines.”

These words were like a punch, and all the ministers were in an uproar.