For a while I stood outside the tent while pinching my own cheeks, I forced myself to smile sweetly, and after that just entered the tent and faced the princess. A hint of surprise flashed in Yizhixie's eyes, after that, smilingly he watched me and the princess question and answer.
The princess asked, "How did wangye know that it was Yu Jin who was outside?"
"He's the one who likes to go in and out of all the camps, the soldiers don't really care about him, other than him, who else is sneakily peeking from the outside?" Yizhixie stepped to the front of the table and sat down, then took the bamboo scroll again.
The princess got up and said, "Yu Jin, come with me to see the empress, she has a lot of Han Dynasty toys, let's learn to play them, then I'll make you a beautiful coil, how about that?"
While smiling I shook my head, "The coil can only be made by people with very skilled hands, only very smart people can learn it, I'm too stupid and can't learn it, I just like chasing rabbits".
The princess laughed, then leaned down and kissed my face, "Your mouth is so sweet, why did I hear people say before that your character is cunning and wayward? But the longer I know you, the more I like you. Since you didn't go, I had to go alone, but lest today the prince does not have time to accompany you on horseback and hunting".
The princess bowed to Yizhixie, then pulled back the curtain and went out, I lifted my sleeve to wipe the place where the princess kissed, Yizhixie looked at me, he shook his head and smiled. I took a deep breath, then turned around to leave, but Yizhixie got up and said, "Wait for me". I turned to look at him he stepped forward and took my hand "I still have time to go out for a walk".
He took me up the hillside to a high place, "I haven't seen you for so long, even when I met your father I didn't see your figure. Have you reconciled with Yu Dan?" I immediately shook my head.
"You guys are fighting again, huh? If you use the art of pretending like you did just now with Yu Dan, you will definitely be able to make Yu Dan happy", teased Yizhixie.
Since that grand wedding, the entire prairie knows how you love the princess so much, so as not to trouble you, I deliberately approached her, however, why did you do it? Is it like what Yu Dan said, that you've always been affectionate with the princess just because of her father's huge army? Or because you want to make her happy, whatever coil you like becomes unimportant? I looked at the scene in front of me, then unenthusiastically said, "You're also pretending, you clearly don't like the coil, but say you do".
Yizhixie pulled up his robe and sat down on the ground, then pulled me down to sit by his side, he looked at me for a moment, then sighed softly and said, "Yu Jin, you've grown up."
I hugged my knees and sighed too, "That night, were you troubled? It was all my fault, I obeyed A Die's words and reprimanded myself".
Yizhixie looked into the distance and smiled. He did not say that he was not troubled, but also did not say otherwise. I fixed my eyes on the look on his face, wanting to know if he was happy at this moment or not.
"This time, why did you fight with Yu Dan?", he lightly opened his mouth.
I pouted and wrinkled my forehead, and for a few moments said nothing, he was startled and turned away, then laughed and asked, "Since when did you get so shy?"
I bit my lip, "Yu Dan said, you are willing to take me to a faraway place because of A Die, am I right?"
Yizhixie looked down and laughed, I tensely looked at him, anxiously waiting for his answer, but he just smiled. I stared at him furiously, he coughed softly, stifled a laugh, looked into my eyes for a moment, then suddenly leaned down and whispered in my ear, "Because of your eyes." He stared at me without blinking for a long time with great interest, as if he was slowly pouring out his heart, his eyes met mine and couldn't be avoided, but I didn't understand him.
my eyes? I hesitantly groped my eyes, I thought for a while with full concentration, but still didn't understand at all, however, the boulder that had been pressing on my heart had fallen. I chuckled, as long as it's not because A Die I'm happy, I just want others to be nice to me because of myself.
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My heart ached, putting my head on my knee, I exhaled slowly. Stupid Yu Jin, why did I only understand after that incident, that day Yizhixie was able to win over the princess's heart, why can't you take my heart that little girl? Maybe Yu Dan's words were all true, it's just that I didn't want to listen to it, A Die was deceived by Yizhixie. It turned out that the impulsive Yu Dan was the most cunning of us all, Yu Dan, Yu Dan… the moon had set, the bonfire had dimmed, emitting a dazzling red light, but it gave off no warmth at all, like the sun setting when Yu Dan took me to pick up the bird's nest that day.
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