Heartburn

Chapter 70: Surprise

I never expected that I would see her here, with a smile on my face

unconsciously.\nI felt happy at first, then sour again-I really blamed her for the alienation

these days, and couldn't guess the purpose of her appearance at the moment, so

I deliberately colded my face and asked in a dull voice: "What are you here

for?"\n"His Royal Highness today, I have a congratulatory gift from my subordinates,

please accept me." She didn't change her color because of my coldness, she

still said tepidly, but the force she held my wrist tightened, her eyes tight.

More clear.\n"...Huh, what is it? Take it to me, if it's not what you want, I don't want

it." She said something ironically, but she was overjoyed in her heart: Could

it be that she hasn't seen anyone in the past few days, just because of my

happiness To prepare for the ceremony?\n——It is rare for her to give me gifts since she has the heart. No matter what

it is, I always cherish it.\n"He Yi is not here. Your Royal Highness is willing to move?" She asked

cautiously, and there was some unnoticeable anxiety, my heart immediately

softened, and I nodded hurriedly.\nBut seeing her curling her lips, she hugged me up with a "offend", leaped

gently and skillfully on the wall of the backyard, and left the palace with a

few stunts.\nExcluding the exclamation that was caught off guard when she was just picked

up, the sudden acceleration of the heartbeat calmed down after a while, and I

didn't ask where she was going to take me. I just leaned in her arms with

peace of mind and sniffed her. The breath on her body was ecstatic, silently

looking forward to the endlessly long road--compared to her mind, even that He

Yi was not so important.\nAs the night darkened, the noisy streets gradually drifted into the cold and

quiet, and the subordinate staff who were in charge wandered leisurely in

front of the few remaining food stalls, smacking and picking the supper; the

shopkeeper on duty was leaning against it. On the door pillars, staring at the

door to kill time, taking advantage of the gaps where the shopkeeper did not

pay attention; even the pedestrians passing by were hurried and eager to

return home...No one seemed to have noticed a quick shuttle across the roof

wall. Jiang Zhuo, and me in her arms.\nIt was as if there were only two of us left in the world, and this quiet and

charming night also belonged to us.\nI was complacent, unconsciously hugging her a little tighter-suddenly felt her

footsteps stop.\n"What's the matter?" I gave her a worried look: Although I have been holding

me for a while, but my face is not red, I am not breathing, and I am not

tired, then...Isn't it because I am too heavy?\nThinking uncertainly, she saw her smile slightly, gently put me down, tilted

her head and motioned to myself: "It's here."\nFollowing her gaze, it was a deserted and empty beach. There was only a

solitary awning boat tied to the small pier. If it were not for the scattered

waves of light reflected from the wandering water surface, it would be

nothing. Can't see its dark hull.\nJiang Zhuo brought me here, is it going to take a boat? Could it be that the

gift she said is far away and needs to go by boat?\nI thought to myself, but saw that she jumped into the boat first, and then

handed me a hand—teaching the gentle beauty to look at it, no matter how much

doubt, I can’t think about it.\nHolding her hand, I carefully stepped onto the swaying boat. I slowly sat down

against the center position, not looking at either side, just staring at my

feet, feeling a little frustrated—I am a little bit awkward. Seasickness,

especially this kind of small boat drifting with the current, is more likely

to cause adverse reactions. If you vomit for a while and lose face in front of

your sweetheart, what can you do?\nI climbed the side of the ship nervously, and when I was stiff, I felt the

hull sway slightly, breaking the lake water erratically, and swaying out. The

sound of "gurgling" water surrounds all directions, accompanied by the unique

smell of aquatic plants in the lake. At the end, I was unprepared and couldn't

help but yelled in a low voice: "Yeah!"\nAfter waiting for a while, no other abnormalities were seen. It seemed that

after the initial sloshing, the boat adapted to the rhythm of the water waves

and floated steadily. There was only a slight turbulence. It didn’t feel too

uncomfortable. I wanted to come here with the helm. Technology is not

unrelated.\nTension was slightly restrained. I recalled my own gaffe, the burning feeling

on my face, so I pretended to be nonchalant, opened my eyes and looked at the

scenery of the lake, while glancing at Jiang Zhuo without a trace.\nShe leaned halfway, and shook the scull with one hand. She stroked

effortlessly. Seeing me peeking at her, she didn't care, just stroked twice

without hurriedly, and then put it down. After shaking the scull, he stepped

over to me in three or two steps, sat down cross-legged, and looked at me

steadily. After a while, he asked nonchalantly: "His Royal Highness is afraid

of water?"\nI was embarrassed by her. I pretended to look at the scenery and turned my

face away. I thought to say something to break the embarrassing atmosphere.

When I heard her question, I nodded reflexively, and held back at the last

moment, just relaxed. He smiled and said, "Why? Of course I, I am...not

afraid."\n——If you are afraid of answering, it is not only showing your cowardice and

confession in front of her, but also alluding to her lack of thought and

bringing me on the boat, so a little concealment is also a helpless move, but

it is not a deception.\n"That's all right." She nodded lightly, but I felt that a smile appeared in

her eyes, showing that my decision just now was not wrong.\n"Jiang Zhuo, why did you bring me here?" Isn't it just for the boat?\nAlthough having the opportunity to be alone with her always teaches me

infinite joy, but in comparison, I still prefer teahouses, wine shops, and

even any spacious, bright and comfortable place in the palace...It is better

than this lonely, secluded and unfounded place. In the center of the lake.\nIt should be close to midnight, not to mention the human footprints, even the

waterfowls and fishes are hidden in the invisible darkness. The only light

source with a radius of 100 meters is probably only the one hanging on our

little awning boat. It's a small oil lamp.\nThe moon was obscured by thick clouds, and even the waves on the water were so

dim that it was almost invisible.\nNo one spoke, and the breathing was exceptionally clear. Fortunately, the

temperature from the body close to it taught people not to get lost in the

loneliness of a thousand sails fishing alone in the cold river.\n"Your Majesty, stay calm." In the flickering light, I couldn't see the look on

Jiang Zhuo's face, but felt that she suddenly held my hand, slender fingertips

with peeling calluses. A layer of itching is aroused, and then there is the

warmth that touches the bottom of my heart.\n"...Hmm." Suppressing the urge to lean my head on her shoulder, I bit my lip

tightly and responded in a low voice, but my heart lifted up, looking forward

to her surprise.\nI waited quietly for a while, as if there was a breeze blowing, and the dark

clouds covering the sky seemed to have been blown away a lot, revealing a

faint and clear half of the toad palace.\n"Here." She whispered in my ears. I was puzzled, and my eyes suddenly

darkened, but she waved out the small oil lamp with a palm of her hand and

removed the remaining light source.\nIn an instant, there was darkness in my eyes, and I would never see anything

else. The fear in my heart taught me that I could not help but grab her hand.\nHowever, at the next moment, the hazy moonlight peeked out from behind the

dark clouds, like a handful of silver sand scattered on the lake surface,

giving birth to fine and pulsating cold light; and against the backdrop of

that single moon, countless or bright The bright Xingzi gradually showed his

face, shining with a unique brilliance, like a group of soldiers who should be

commanded by the general. When thousands of them gather, they also have an

aura that is not inferior to the moon.\n"Look." I looked up at the sky foolishly, while Jiang Zhuo shook the hand held

tightly by me, motioning me to look down at the lake.\nThe calm and mirror-like lake completely reflects the scene of the sky, just

like there are two faint and bright moons between the sky and the earth, and

there are two bright and shining galaxies; and our humble awning boat is

Surrounded by these two beautiful scenery, it is also a secluded island on its

own-there are only me and her on the island.\nI don't know if I will receive such a novel gift again in the future, and see

such a magnificent scenery again, but I can be sure that this is the most

romantic thing I have ever encountered in my life.\nEspecially this romance was given by Jiang Zhuo-I always thought that I would

not get any response from her-this touch was even more impressive, like a hard

blow in my heart, teaching me dumbfounded and stupefied I have lost all the

ability to speak and act, and I don't know how to express my surprise.\n"That day, His Royal Highness sat on the roof for the night just to watch the

stars, so his subordinates visited the Young Supervisor of the Qintian

Supervisor..." I sniffed, and listened to her lightly explaining, as if this

thought was just one thing. Trivial things.\n"Jiang Zhuo, there are only two of us here, you don't have to call yourself a

subordinate," I rubbed my eyes to prevent my choking from pouring out, "you

can also...call my words."\n"...Jane Xin." After a while, she sighed and called my name, and then she fell

silent, as if there were a thousand words, but she couldn't talk about it.\nMy heart is tempted to move because of this endless pause. Reason tells me

that there are too many problems that have not been solved. This is not the

best time; but feelings urge me to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

so as not to regret it. .\nI have always been a more sensible person than a sensible person, and I am

self-reliant on this calmness, but I don't know if the scenery tonight is too

charming, or the emotions in my heart can no longer be suppressed. I just

hesitated for a moment and I chose the latter.\n"Jiang Zhuo, have I told you that I like you?" I took a deep breath, let go of

her hand, and grabbed the sides of the ship to cheer myself up. The identity

of the king, regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, is just that Jian

Xin likes you and wants to be with you... What about you, do you like me?"\n——She was willing to bother to do this for me. It was not that she was

interested in me. I was sure of this, so I dared to fight for it.\nA long time ago, I thought about confessing to her openly, and after dragging

it for so long, I finally had the courage to say it. I was relieved and I was

very nervous about the answer.\n"I like you... so what?" She seemed to chuckle slightly, her indifferent voice

was strangely soft, but also full of sarcasm, "I don't like you, so what?"\nMy heart went up and down with her rhetorical questions. I was very happy for

a while, and sad for a while. Knowing the result, I couldn't help but hope for

the last time and said: "If you like me, we will leave all this mundane and

wander around the world and make a couple. God's wife; if you don't like

me...I will stay away from you in the future, and I won't entangle you and

annoy you."\nThe latter one, if you just think about it, you feel a lot of pain in your

heart.\nShe didn't answer, and I didn't dare to speak rashly.\nTwo phases were silent, and the little awning boat was terribly empty.\nThe wind gradually rose, and new dark clouds were blown over, slowly stacking

up, once again obscured the bright moon, the starlight, and also blocked the

clarity and peace that had just been created.\nThe lake was plunged into darkness again, and my heart was covered with a

thick mist.\n——After all, is it still too abrupt?\nDoes her silence mean rejection?\nI have the heart to get a clear answer, but I am faintly afraid of the answer.\nFor a long time, until my fingers climbing the ship's gunwale were almost

embedded in the wood, she whispered back: "Family, friends,

responsibilities... There are too many things that can't be thrown away, I can

like you-but Jiang Zhuo... ...Cannot."\n"Yes! Why not! Jiang Zhuo..." I hugged her by feeling. She became stiff, but

did not break away. "I, no, this king allows you to—"\n"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,

she put her fingertips on my lips accurately It's going to be wayward."\nIn the dark, I felt a soft, cold object even lightly stamped on the center of

my brows, and left as soon as I touched it.\nIt was a kiss with undisguised tenderness and compassion, which I had longed

to get from Jiang Zhuo.\nBut this kiss taught me to taste the endless bitterness in tenderness.\n——I would rather not kiss this.