C31 Gentleness

At night, as she lay awake, she thought about what Lyu Xiu had said and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she should go and have a good talk with him.

In the end, unable to endure it any longer, she stood up and walked out of her room to find Yun Zihao. She wanted to return to Dunhuang Country, but he had to agree to that.

She had asked Spring Branch to take her to the crown prince's sleeping quarters, and even now she still did not know where they were.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Crown Prince's sleeping quarters, Zichuan coincidentally came out of it. Seeing Jing Xiaotong saluting, he turned around and went back to his room to report to Yun Zihao.

"Send her in." Yun Zihao's lazy voice sounded from within the room.

Seeing Zichuan walk out, Jing Xiaotong went into the room and thought about how to persuade him. She decided to close the door and stand guard outside.

Jing Xiaotong walked into the room and saw a big bed. The bed was much larger than the one in her own bedroom. That guy was wearing a white robe with a wide mouth and loose hair.

Her long eyelashes were cut and imprinted on her lower eyelids. Her face was still as cold as ever. Her lips were puckered slightly, her collarbone perfect, her chest smooth. Jing Xiaotong looked at the devilish perfect man before her and couldn't help gulping.

Seeing this, Jing Xiaotong didn't know what to say. She just stood there, frozen in place.

"You came just to let me see you in a daze?" Yun Zihao said unhurriedly without raising his head. He was wondering why she suddenly came to find him, but he was very happy.

"Cough, cough." Jing Xiaotong saw that there was also a teapot on the table, so she quickly walked over and sat down.

In order to alleviate the awkwardness, she prepared to pour herself a cup of water. When she saw the two teacups on the tray, she was stunned for a moment.

Thinking of this, she stretched out her hand to grab the cup, but then she suddenly remembered something and stopped. She did not want to use the teacup that Dongfang Zhiyue had used before and immediately retracted her hand.

"It seems like Yun Zihao was able to catch this tiny expression." "What, afraid that the poison will kill you?"

"Heh heh, that's not it." Could she say that she didn't like Dongfang Zhiyue from the bottom of her heart?

But it seemed like he was the real third party. He had been intimate with the plum and bamboo horses since he was young, and he had even interfered himself. He felt uncomfortable inside, as if someone had taken his husband away from him, which made him feel even more uncomfortable!

If he was a real princess, she would have accepted him, but the crux of the issue was that he was an imposter. She couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Yun Zihao.

She had an urge to tell him the truth, but she couldn't. She couldn't bear the responsibility of provoking the war between the two countries, and she couldn't have died faster.

But if he could help both of them, would he really be able to share a husband and wife with others? Or wait for him to be merciful and let go?

Thinking of this, a hint of gloom flashed through her heart. She stared at the two cups in a daze.

It had to be said that Dongfang Zhiyue was blissful. She was right, his heart was with her.

She had her loving parents and a childhood sweetheart. Unlike her, she was not alone and had to constantly work hard to live on. In order to live on, she had to compromise and stay by the side of this man who did not love her.

Yun Zihao leaned on the bed as he watched her stare at the cup in a daze. He was thinking that the cup had angered her? He felt like he was about to eat something, but was sad and depressed at the same time.

Jing Xiaotong felt a bit more at ease as she thought about how she could just quietly leave and help the two of them.

Unknowingly, Yun Zihao had already gotten off the bed and walked in front of her. He picked up a cup, placed it on the table, picked up the teapot and poured water into the cup, then put down the teapot and drank it all in one gulp.

Jing Xiaotong raised her head and looked at Yun Zihao in surprise. She saw him pouting towards the tea cup with an expressionless face. That pouting expression was too adorable. Heavens, is this still the emotionless iceberg face that she knew? Jing Xiaotong looked at him with her mouth wide open in shock.

"Look, isn't this poisonous?" Yun Zihao said as he also sat at the table, not looking at her.

"Uh. "Hehe, I didn't mean it that way. I was just afraid that I would dirty your cup." Jing Xiaotong hurriedly explained with a helpless expression.

She suddenly felt a little unaccustomed to his sudden good temper. Looking at his eyes, she unexpectedly felt a little nervous as her gaze inadvertently swept over the other cup.

Then, she picked up the cup of tea in front of her and drank it up in one gulp. This was probably the first time they didn't compete with each other.

Lyu Xiu had told her to be more gentle, and Yun Zihao had even poured water for her to drink. Furthermore, he even used the cup that she drank from.

She had a guilty feeling, and she didn't understand why she was suddenly so sad.

"Yun Zihao, do you hate me?"

Jing Xiaotong used her hands to support her head, pretending to be unconcerned. She didn't look at him, she didn't know how to be gentle. All she could do was not get angry and help to ease his worries.

"Oh? Why do you say that? " Yun Zihao asked in confusion.

"Because I broke you apart." she said slowly, fiddling with the glass.

Yun Zihao was silent. Being born in a royal family, it was impossible for him to only think about himself, before the marriage alliance, he wanted to make Dongfang Zhiyue his Crown Princess, but to him, that was just a title and not a very important thing. Moreover, he never thought about marrying only Dongfang Zhiyue, so how could he possibly break things up?

"You're thinking too much." Yun Zihao said faintly. The gloominess on his face disappeared in a flash.

Yun Zihao pulled Jing Xiaotong's hand and said, "Let's go to bed." As he spoke, he pulled her towards the bed, not allowing her to reject him.

Jing Xiaotong froze on the bed. She was hesitating whether she should sleep on that bed or not. She didn't refuse. She couldn't just give herself to him. She refused, but they were already husband and wife.

However, before she could react, Yun Zihao stood in front of her and undressed her.

Jing Xiaotong looked at Yun Zihao, who seriously lowered her head to help her undress, and her heart was frantic. It was the first time they stood so close to each other, she could even smell the scent of his body.

She slightly raised her head and blankly looked at his handsome face. Seeing his faint red lips, her heart skipped a beat.

"I better return to Lantern Garden. Lyu Xiu is still waiting for me to return." Jing Xiaotong took his hand away and stepped back, ready to tie her belt again.

Yun Zihao let go of her hand, took off her coat without a care, picked her up and put her on the bed. Then, he also laid beside her.

This was a shared dream, she mocked herself.

The two were silent again.