The Queen of Destiny: The King's Side

Complicated thoughts circled in her mind. Although she was extremely tired during the day, Xixian couldn't fall asleep anyway, and changed positions over and over again.

"Can't sleep?" At some point, Yuwen Haoxuan had opened his eyes and looked at her who was restless, "Why don't you get up and talk, Xuechun will be woken up by you.

Xi Xian got up and sat side by side with him in front of the fire, and added a few branches to the not-so-hot fire.

Yuwen Haoxuan turned his head to look at Xixian and said thoughtfully, "Every time I see you, I always feel that you have a sad look on your brows and eyes. Is there someone and something you care about in Ningguo?"

Xi Xian shook her head, looking at the clean night sky, "No one in that family cared about me at all, why should I care about them, so there is no one to care about at all."

Yuwen Haoxuan frowned slightly, looked at her beyond her original age and said, "How can it be possible for a person to live without being involved with others, otherwise what's the point of living?"

Xixian picked up a stone, put it in her hand and observed it carefully, and said after a long time, "My mother passed away when I was very young, my father and his wives and concubines are like clouds, and there are many children, so I don't have time to pay attention to me. Although I am the eldest princess of Ningguo, she is the least favored, and the other empresses are reluctant to let their daughters marry so far away, so they sent me here."

Xi Xian suddenly turned to Yuwen Haoxuan, staring at him fixedly, Yuwen Haoxuan looked back at her without knowing why and said nothing, with a 'puchi' sound, Xi Xian laughed, "Do you feel that you are being aroused? It feels like a lie, Ningguo actually sent the most unfavored princess to marry her."

"I'm glad you are not favored?" Xi Xian was taken aback by the sudden words, not understanding what it meant, but Yuwen Haoxuan said immediately, "Otherwise you wouldn't have come to Jiang Country, and I would have traveled thousands of miles Only in Ningguo can I meet you."

Not knowing how to answer the words, Xi Xian had to lower her head.

Withdrawing his gaze, Yuwen Haoxuan looked at Liu Maolin, who was not far away, watching the night, "Actually, the person who treats you well, the person who is worthy of your concern is not your close relatives, those so-called close relatives are very likely to stab you when you are least prepared .”

Thinking of the prince's rebellion in Jiang Guo more than ten years ago, and the queen mother who has been under house arrest in Xiangning Palace, Xi Xian seems to understand his helplessness and distress. She shook his hand and gave an encouraging smile.

The moonlight sprinkled softly on Xi Xian's cheeks, her white skin seemed to shine with a faint silver light, full of vitality and hope under the reflection of the flames.

Yuwen Haoxuan was in a daze, as if he had returned to the unruly self more than ten years ago, wanting to break the secular rules that have not changed for thousands of years, roam freely in the land of China, and stay and fly with the person he loves.

But his eyes dimmed just for a moment, Xixian didn't know what he had experienced in his mind at this moment, but the feeling of frustration penetrated her heart and made her feel the same.

"Don't talk about these disappointing things." Yuwen Haoxuan returned to his usual calm, and said with a faint smile, "Tell me about your childhood."

Letting go of his hand, Xi Xian leaned on her chin with both hands and thought, "I can't remember many things when I was a child, but I remember that when my mother was still there, I was very domineering, and my father also spoiled me at that time. Whatever unreasonable request I make, he will agree."

Xi Xian put her hand close to the flame, and while keeping warm, she talked about her heroic deeds when she was a child, "I remember one time my father rewarded my mother with a rare flame stone, which was bright red like blood and very beautiful, but later the queen came to ask for it when she saw that her mother was weak. You can't even imagine that when I was only seven years old, I jumped on the chair and hit her, scaring everyone."

"You are really brave enough!" Yuwen Haoxuan praised with a thumbs up, "Didn't the queen pursue your disrespect?"

Xi Xian said proudly, "At that time, the father only loved the mother, and the queen was also very jealous, but the mother was weak by nature, so I was so domineering."

"Where's the flame stone? Is it still with you?"

Yuwen Haoxuan just asked casually, but Xi Xian, who was originally in high spirits, suddenly lowered her eyes, and then smiled in relief, "It's been gone for a long time. Not long after my mother passed away, the queen brought people to raid the palace. Everything that can be taken away Take it."

Yuwen Haoxuan didn't say anything more, it is a very strict measure in the royal palace, but it won't be like this if you don't make a big mistake, presumably Xixian doesn't want to bring this up again.

Thinking of this, Yuwen Haoxuan changed the subject, "Fighting in the palace is the most common thing, maybe this is the price of good clothes and good food, but I am very lucky, I was sent to Ziyun Mountain when I was less than one year old He was fostered in a Taoist temple, and was pushed to the throne immediately after returning to the palace at the age of ten."

"You have been fostered in a Taoist temple for ten years?" Xi Xian looked at him incredulously, not understanding why a noble prince was fostered in a remote Taoist temple in a remote mountain.

Yuwen Haoxuan sighed softly, "Because of this, I became the only prince who was not implicated in the battle for the succession."

Maybe it was the wine that was drunk at dinner, maybe it was because no one talked to him for a long time, Yuwen Haoxuan talked a lot unconsciously, and didn't notice that Xi Xian was already drowsy by the side, until he felt his right shoulder sink. I found that Xi Xian had fallen asleep leaning against her.

Putting Xixian on the mat on the ground, he got up and came to Liu Maolin's side, just about to say something, a black shadow suddenly flashed in the forest, Liu Maolin quickly rushed to the direction where the shadow flashed, Yuwen Haoxuan took a step Leaping to where Xixian and Xuechun were lying, he looked warily at the dark forest around him.

Not long after, Liu Maolin returned to the open space and shook his head at Yuwen Haoxuan who was frowning silently.

Putting away the long sword, Liu Maolin said slightly annoyed, "We were still discovered, what should we do now?"

"Wait and see what happens!" Yuwen Haoxuan said while sitting on the ground, closing his eyes and recuperating, not taking the scene just now seriously at all.

Liu Maolin also calmly continued to watch the night. Over the years, he accompanied Yuwen Haoxuan through countless thrilling moments, and he never doubted his master's ability and strategy.

The night is getting darker, and everything is calm again, only the roar of wild beasts echoes in the forest from time to time, distant and low.

In the early morning of the next day, a ray of sunlight woke up the sleeping Xi Xian, rubbed her sleepy eyes, she got up and subconsciously looked at the place where she sat next to Yuwen Haoxuan last night, but he was not there, and the bonfire for warmth was already gone. Extinguished, leaving only wisps of green smoke, as if everything from last night had disappeared with the smoke.

"Eat something, we'll be on our way soon." Liu Maolin put a few fruits in front of her, then turned around to wake up Xuechun who was still asleep.

Xi Xian took a bite of the fruit, and looked at Yuwen Haoxuan who was grooming the horses not far away, but he didn't look this way.

In Xiwei's morning light, Xixian felt a little lost, and even Xuechun felt her abnormality.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Xue Chun came to her and asked cautiously.

Xi Xian turned to her and smiled slightly, "It's nothing, but I'm still a little sleepy, why did you forget the son's order and still call me the princess."

Xuechun stuck out her tongue mischievously, "What's your name if you don't call it a princess?"

"We are both servant girls now, so you can call me sister."

"Well, sister!" Xuechun cheerfully agreed, and turned to pack the bedding on the ground. Not long after, Liu Maolin came to ask them to go on the road.