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

Yun Ya, who was pretending to be a female official, looked at the two of them kindly and tenderly, and smiled and teased Shen Lingxi: "Yun Wanfei Ge sent a message saying that you once told him that when I come out of the imperial mausoleum, you will meet with me." I will go back to Yunjiang together, and we will be together for a long time. Now that I have a husband, I don’t want a little aunt."

Chu Yan didn't expect that Shen Lingxi had such thoughts, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I did think so before." Shen Lingxi smiled and admitted without hesitation.

She paused, took Chu Yan's hand, intertwined their fingers with him, and said to Yun Ya, "It's just that now I feel that he needs me more than my little aunt, so I decided to stay."

"Is it just a need?" Yun Ya was not satisfied with this answer, "That's not what you said last time. You said you liked him, and he also liked you. You two are in love..."

Chu Yan's eyes turned into stars.

He raised the corners of his lips slightly, clasped Shen Lingxi's hand with his backhand, and asked with a smile, "When did Lingxi say these words to her aunt?"

"Just last time, you had to make it..."

Before Yun Ya could finish her words, she was hurriedly interrupted by Shen Lingxi, "Little aunt, it's getting late. It's not a good time to stay here for a long time. You'd better get in the car quickly."

Yun Ya saw the red cloud rising on her cheeks, she smiled and leaned against Shen Lingxi's ear, covering her lips and whispering: "If you have flowers, you can break them, but don't wait until there are no flowers to break branches. My aunt is waiting for your good news in Yunjiang."

After saying that, she smiled and nodded at Chu Yan, turned around and got into the carriage.

It wasn't until Yun Ya's carriage was very far away that Shen Lingxi realized what it meant to say, "There are flowers that can be folded and they must be folded."

She thought that these days, Xu Yuanshan and Yun Chong, two people who did not know the meaning of propriety, justice and shame, had been floating in their dormitory from time to time.

Between Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan, they even slept on their own side, so as not to be watched by those two.

Now, they have finally disappeared between heaven and earth.

After that...

Shen Lingxi's cheeks burned terribly.

Turning her head, she saw Chu Yan's phoenix eyes, like spring mountains, looking at her.

"You...you heard everything?"

Shen Lingxi knew that a martial arts practitioner like Chu Yan had extraordinary ears.

She was inexplicably panicked, fearing that he would discuss "flower folding" with her in broad daylight.

If Miss Liu hears this, she will definitely laugh at her about it.

"Let's go back first..."

Before the word "go" could be said, Shen Lingxi heard Chu Yan ask in a hoarse voice: "The last time my aunt said I saw you was... the time we went to the imperial mausoleum with the emperor in early October?"

"Huh?" Shen Lingxi raised her eyes, her black and white apricot eyes full of doubts.

Chu Yan tightened the hand that was intertwined with hers, and there was a rare persistence in her eyes, "Auntie just said that the last time you saw her, you said that you and I were in love..."

Shen Lingxi blinked and realized that this was what he cared about.

It's she who thinks too much.

Shen Lingxi was shocked.

Thinking back to the time when she said those words to her little aunt, she was just lying because she wanted to reassure her little aunt.

She explained, "I was just..."

However, before she finished speaking, she was hugged firmly by Chu Yan.

The powerful heartbeat in his chest shook her eardrums like a drum.

"I'm very happy." Chu Yan buried his head in her neck, with a smile in his voice, and his tone was more satisfying than in the previous work, "I thought that I forced the marriage between you and me, and I have been complaining about tricking you into marrying me in the first place. , feeling guilty. I didn’t expect that at that time, I was no longer wishful thinking, and you would fall in love with me so early. "

Um?Cheating?

Shen Lingxi paused for breath and pricked up her ears, "What does deception... mean?"

"That day you said you didn't want to marry me and hurried back to Shoukang Palace. I couldn't feel relieved, so I went to the west palace to see you. I accidentally overheard what you and Xuetuan said..."

Chu Yan's chin stroked the soft top of Shen Lingxi's hair, and he repeated the words he heard outside the west hall that day, "... After I went back, I thought, if only in this way can I get a standing position. I have to give it a try no matter what the opportunity is with you. After all, since I have identified you, I must be with you..."

"So, you were forced to ask me for help under the guise of the emperor urging me to marry you, asking me to form a contract with you? In fact, at that time, you were already happy with me?" Shen Lingxi pressed her forehead against Chu Yan's. chest, asked in a muffled voice.

There was no discernible emotion or anger in the voice.

"Yes." Chu Yan chuckled, "If not, you would definitely hide away from me just like you did to Mu Huaian. I really can't think of a better way. I can't tie you to me." . Then it is not plundering by clever means, but plundering by force."

Shen Lingxi: ...

She thought of the "rumors" she heard in Zuihua Courtyard and those "rumors" that Chu Yan personally arranged.

"What if I don't agree to marry you?" she asked.

"You will agree."

"Why?"

Chu Yan was silent for a few breaths, "You are unmoved in front of money, power, and beauty. Although you are helping the dead souls fulfill their wishes, you are actually not very interested in helping them. It seems that you don't exist in this world. The person you care about has nothing to do with you. You are like a gust of wind, you may leave at any time...With your strength and ability, you should not put yourself in trouble."

"But you entered the palace and were willing to get mixed up in the muddy water. This means that you must have something you want..."

Shen Lingxi's eyelashes trembled slightly.

"At that time, although I didn't know what you were asking for, I could probably guess it, and maybe I could help." Chu Yan said warmly, "So...as long as my request is not excessive, you will definitely agree."

"Aren't you worried that I have ulterior motives and have evil intentions towards you?" Shen Lingxi asked again in a dull voice.

Chu Yan stroked her hair gently, "I'm just afraid that you will have no desire or desire for me."

At this point, he sighed softly, "Do you know that later I found out that you were Yun Xi, how grateful I was that I had spared the life of the eldest princess. If not, you would not have come to me and given me a chance. ...keep you."

"What if... I can't keep it in the end?" Shen Lingxi asked in a low voice, "You said I am the wind. If I only want to be the wind and don't want to stop, what will you do?"

At first, when she didn't know that this body was hers, she didn't dare or didn't want to respond to him.

I'm afraid that one day, like those dead souls, she will disappear like smoke, which will only increase the sadness.

Chu Yan fell silent.

Just when Shen Lingxi thought he wouldn't answer anymore——

"Then I will follow the wind." He said in a hoarse voice: "As long as I can stay with you, even if we don't become husband and wife, that's okay."

Shen Lingxi silently tightened her arms around his waist.

After experiencing her life ending in such a tragic way and being reborn in another shell, for a long time, she only thought of herself as a ghost wandering in this world.

Taking care of old man Shen until his death, and clearing the name of her little aunt became her only reason for existing in this world.

She never thought that a stranger could see her so clearly, nor did she expect that this person would go to great lengths to keep her, even being stupid enough to let her take advantage of him.

"Then... what happened to 'love at first sight'?" Shen Lingxi thought of that "rumor".

Chu Yan's warm palm gently pressed her head against his heart, "For the first time, when I saw you smiling, I felt a sharp pain here. At that time, I thought it was pity, but later I realized that it was heartbeat and heartache. When I see you again after a long absence, even if my appearance has changed, my heart still only moves for you."

Shen Lingxi listened to the strong heartbeat in his chest, and felt that all this had an unprecedented sense of reality.

She is like a tired bird that has been flying and finally found a harbor. It is as warm as the spring wind and as beautiful as the colorful flowers all over the mountains and plains.

The love surging in the bottom of my heart is like a clear spring, starting from the heartbeat, full of enthusiasm, and the "understanding" that can be encountered but cannot be sought.

Shen Lingxi raised her head in Chu Yan's warm embrace, her clear apricot eyes burning brightly, "Last time at Zhanlongpo, you said that I came back to life, which is extremely lucky for you. But for me, meeting you in both lives is the luckiest thing." "My love comes later than yours. But this heart is just like yours, it only beats for you from beginning to end. .I love you, love you very much.”

As she said that, she stood up on her tiptoes and kissed his lips.

Chu Yan was slightly startled, and then, large and gorgeous fireworks bloomed from those beautiful phoenix eyes, as bright as thousands of stars.

Before Shen Lingxi could escape like a dragonfly, he hugged her tightly.

"I love you too." He stared at her with his deep eyes, "I love you very much."

Seal it with a kiss and remain committed...

*
At night, in the East Palace bedroom, red silk is everywhere and candlelight is dim.

A pair of dragon and phoenix wedding candles on the dressing table exploded with candles, making Shen Lingxi, who was sitting sternly by the bed, feel confused.

The most direct result of an impulsive confession in the deserted suburbs during the day was that the east palace bedroom, which had been dormant for several months, was once again decorated with wedding tents, as if it was the night of the wedding ceremony.

Shen Lingxi looked at Chu Yan who walked into the dormitory with a vermilion tray in his own hands. He coughed and said stumblingly: "We are all old couples, so there is no need to be so fancy and make people laugh... …”

More than a joke.

Liu Meiren and the others looked at the two of them from a distance and almost laughed out loud.

"Your husband is really interesting. The bridal chamber is decorated with flowers and candles... and the bridal chamber is decorated with flowers and candles. It's like a second marriage."

"Hey, isn't it just a ritual? What's the big deal? Young Master is still too old-fashioned. It didn't happen last time, but it will definitely happen this time. How many pairs of eyes are watching in the East Palace? After all this tonight, tomorrow Early in the morning, the entire palace knew that the two of them had a bridal chamber. This bridal chamber is well known to everyone... tsk tsk."

"Oh my God, the young man has never thought that if it doesn't work tonight, then tomorrow morning, everyone in the capital will know that 'His Royal Highness is in trouble'."

"That's why I said, this is not leaving a way out for myself. You guys think, can Xiaolangjun do it?"

Listening to these words, Shen Lingxi's cheeks and neck burned red, wishing that she could hear them.

Chu Yan knew nothing about the female ghosts' doubts about him.

He placed the tray on the table in front of the bed and raised his eyes slightly, "That can't be done. On the wedding day, our ceremony has not yet been completed."

The only ritual that failed was that one.

Shen Lingxi tightened the handkerchief in her hand.

When things came to a close, she admitted that she was still timid.

"Let's talk about it later."

As she spoke, she quickly took off her embroidered shoes and tried to hide under the quilt.

However, as soon as he lifted the brocade quilt on the inside of the bed, his slender shoulders were held down by Chu Yan's big palm.

"and many more."

Seeing her looking like she was facing a formidable enemy, Chu Yan smiled, "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the concubines could not help laughing and laughing in the distance.

"Sisters, I can tell you as people who have experienced this, all the young men in this world can eat people." Liu Meiren said with a smile.

"No, no, a little lady can also eat people, hahaha."

Shen Lingxi was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.

"She, they are all watching...Don't do anything random." She reminded her bravely.

Chu Yanfeng raised her eyes slightly and said, "That's fine."

He turned his head and glanced at the void, and said loudly: "I would like to ask all the elders to bear witness today."

These words made the concubines smile slightly.

They looked at each other and whispered, "Are all young people today so generous?"

"What a shame, I'm so old now, I actually don't want to see it that much."

"Listen to what you say. Do you believe it?"

At this moment, Shen Lingxi had no time to pay attention to what they said.

She stood upright, leaning against the head of the bed, nervously looking at Chu Yan's tall body and leaning down towards her.

His handsome and handsome face approached her. Under the candlelight, it looked charming and charming, and it was alluring.

Shen Lingxi felt that Chu Yan's statement during the day that she was "unmoved by money, power, and beauty" was not entirely correct.

Her pounding heartbeat can prove that she is still very moved by beauty.

"There are too many people in this hall, let's, let's... how about blowing out a lamp?" she murmured.

Chu Yan chuckled softly, his thin lips curled up in a happy arc, and his phoenix eyes were like stars filling the night sky.

He stretched out his hand and gently entangled a strand of black hair on the side of her face with his slender finger bones——

With a "click", he cut the strand of hair with the red scissors he got from someone unknown.

Shen Lingxi blinked in surprise.

She has always done white things for others, and this red thing only happened to Shen Yuyao once.

What kind of gift is this?

The concubines in the distance sighed in surprise.

Chu Yan followed the law and cut off a lock of his own black hair.

Then, sitting in front of Shen Lingxi, his slender finger bones divided their hair into two strands, one by one, and tied them together with red ropes.

"We are married as husband and wife, and we will never leave each other until we grow old together." He looked at Shen Lingxi with a smile in his eyes: "On that day, we still lacked the gift of tying our hair."

His movements were slow and solemn, as if he was completing an extremely important ritual.

Shen Lingxi looked at his serious look, with tears in her eyes.

Chu Yan put the tied hair into a pair of purses embroidered with mandarin ducks, tied them tightly and said with satisfaction: "Okay, the ceremony is completed."

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Lingxi. His smiling eyes were full of innocence and enthusiasm, as bright as the scorching sun, burning a mark in Shen Lingxi's heart.

"It's time to sleep."

Chu Yan stretched out his big palm and stroked the top of Shen Lingxi's hair, then carried her into the bed and covered her with a brocade quilt. With gentle eyes, he pressed a kiss between her eyebrows and said, "Go to sleep."

After saying that, he straightened up and wanted to sleep on the outside as usual.

Unexpectedly, a porcelain white and delicate arm climbed up to his neck, "Together..."

After Shen Lingxi blushed, she pulled him down and kissed his lips.

The concubines all blushed, covered their lips and smiled softly, and silently drifted out of the palace.

It is when the moon is dim, the spring night is warm, and the night is still very long...

(End of this chapter)