All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 206 I am so lucky to meet you

The moment he saw that petite figure, Chu Yan came back to his senses, lowered his eyes, and pretended to be serious about looking at the file in his hand.

Shen Lingxi walked in front of him, with her hands behind her back, her black and white almond eyes were lowered, and she also looked at the file in his hand.

"Your Highness, the book is reversed." She reminded softly.

Chu Yan's eyelashes moved slightly.

He casually put the file on the table beside him, sat up straight, with his long legs hanging down the side of the bed, leaving a gap at the end of the bed.

He stretched out his hand to straighten his robe, without raising his eyes, he pretended not to care and asked, "How's the matter going?"

Shen Lingxi lowered her eyebrows and looked at his profile.

Ever since he met His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, he has always been decisive in killing and attacking others, showing off his coolness and majesty.

Especially those sharp eyes, when talking to people, they always look directly into the other person's eyes.

This was the first time Shen Lingxi saw him, and she deliberately avoided her gaze.

If it is said that the former Crown Princess felt guilty towards her only son because of her sudden passing away, she was afraid that he would harbor resentment towards her as a mother, so she dared not recognize her for a long time, so that she was "cowardly close to the hometown".

Then Chu Yan, the biological mother suspected of committing suicide, even if she turned into a ghost, she would not recognize her, so why wouldn't she think wildly?

Shen Lingxi had heard Chu Yan's babbling in her nightmare, and now she just casually assumed Chu Yan's situation and thought about it, and felt a slight soreness in the tip of her nose.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Chu Yan was about to raise her eyes——
Suddenly, eyes darkened.

Shen Lingxi blew out the oil lamp on the table, and went straight to bed. The small figure lay on the side of the bed.

"Are you sleepy? Do you want to come and lie down?" She suddenly patted the empty bed beside her and asked.

Chu Yan frowned slightly.

He probably guessed what she was going to say.

Thinking of guessing who the "guest" was last night, he vaguely felt that person's rejection from Shen Lingxi.

Chu Yan's eyes were deep and gloomy.

"Not sleepy." He refused at the moment, so he stopped there.

Some things are fine not to touch.

"But what if I'm sleepy? Come here, I want to talk to you, I heard a story, and I want to tell others." The little girl's voice was soft and waxy, as if it could calm people's inner anxiety.

Chu Yan's frowning brows loosened slightly, and finally he couldn't say any words of rejection, and lay down.

The two lay flat on the same bed.

In the dark bedroom, everything around seemed to be quiet, only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

Chu Yan was on guard all over his body, and when he heard the soft and even breathing of the little girl beside him, he gradually relaxed.

He always spoke first.

"I know you're thinking of me, but if she really doesn't want to see me, there's no need to persuade her anymore." His voice was hoarse and deep, and he couldn't hear much emotion, but it could make people feel a sense of sadness.

Shen Lingxi's heart ached slightly, as if stung by something small.

She suddenly turned sideways and lay on her side facing him.

The dim moonlight shining through the window sills outlined a faint outline on Chu Yan's body, revealing a bit of loneliness.

By accident, Shen Lingxi reached out and grabbed his sleeve lightly.

"Actually, your mother..." She recounted what happened to Xie Zhanghua.

When it came to Xie Zhanghua's death, she clearly felt Chu Yan's body tremble slightly.

Shen Lingxi gently covered his hand, trying to convey some warmth to him.

Chu Yan closed her long and narrow phoenix eyes.

He felt her thoughts.

But he has always been determined, and he has experienced all kinds of pain since he was a child, and his heart is as cold and hard as it has been tempered.

In fact, it will not cause deeper sorrow and pain in the bottom of my heart for this kind of thing that has long passed.

But at this moment, the temperature of the little girl's fingertips made him want to talk to the person in front of him after a long absence.

"When my mother died, I was still young. My father was heartbroken, and I was sick and sick..."

"The imperial grandfather brought me by his side to raise me. When I was a little older and able to investigate the truth of the year, I found that the people in the East Palace had been changed all over the place. Later, something happened to my father..."

"I have always been unwilling to believe that she committed suicide. She always smiled gently in front of me... But I have not been able to find out the truth, and I still let her bear the notoriety of suicide..."

His voice was hoarse, restrained and forbearing, almost emotionless.

But Shen Lingxi's heart tightened unconsciously.

"Fortunately, these things have already passed." Shen Lingxi softened her voice and comforted, "At least the soul of the empress is still there, and we can still clean up her grievances. I have a clue, and you and I will work together. No one can escape."

Chu Yan turned her head and looked at her. Her phoenix eyes were focused and deep in the hazy night, as if emitting a bright brilliance.

"Thank you." He held her fingertips tightly and whispered hoarsely, "I am very lucky to meet you."

Shen Lingxi's heart skipped a beat.

Chu Yan's words seemed to be a simple thank you, but they also seemed to have other meanings.

She didn't dare to think too much, she just told herself that the two of them were just cooperating to get what they needed, and it was normal for him to thank him.

Isn't she the same way? Fortunately, he, Chu Yan, was able to save my little aunt's life.

Shen Lingxi lifted her eyes and looked into his eyes. Thinking of her little aunt who survived because of him, she felt the same way and said, "I want to thank you too. How lucky I am to have you here."

Chu Yan never expected to get the same response from her.

He thought that she was just to him...

A warm feeling diffused into Chu Yan's heart, suppressing all the icy remnants that arose just now from reminiscing about the past from his chest.

The corners of his lips curled up imperceptibly.

"Go to sleep, it's getting late."

"Oh, well... yes, it's getting late, let's go to bed quickly..."

Although there was no candle in the room, Shen Lingxi always felt that the atmosphere at this moment was a little indescribably ambiguous in the dim moonlight.

In particular, the way Chu Yan looked at her was so bright that it was hard for her to deliberately ignore it.

Her heartbeat accelerated unnaturally, almost beating like her own.

Shen Lingxi didn't dare to talk any more, she quickly took her little hand out of his hand, pulled up the quilt, and fell asleep.

See little girls wrapping themselves up like quails.

Chu Yan's deep eyes were even darker.

He also lay down on her side, with his big palms on her thin and trembling shoulders, "Don't think about it, go to sleep."

Shen Lingxi held her breath for an instant, not daring to think about it anymore.

How could he still know that she was thinking wildly?
The man was lying on his side, and when he saw the crimson color from her ears to her cheeks, she curled her lips silently.

He didn't tell the little girl.

He has always been able to shoot through trees when hunting at night, simply because he has excellent night vision.

He didn't tell her either.

He just kept seeing her blushing.

……

This night, there was no dream, Shen Lingxi slept very well.

Waking up, the side of the bed was empty.

The bed curtain embroidered with bright yellow gold hangs down densely around, forming a closed space.

In the air, there is still a clear and pleasant scent of soap.

Shen Lingxi hugged the brocade quilt and sat up.

Obviously she and Chu Yan didn't say anything last night, but for some reason, thinking about last night's scene now still makes her feel confused.

Shen Lingxi patted her hot cheeks, took a deep breath, and was about to get out of bed——
Liu Meiren drifted into the bed tent slowly, and blinked at her, "The little eunuch who was thrown out by Xiao Langjun's evil spirit that day and was unconscious for two days woke up, do you want to go and see her?"

(End of this chapter)