She waited until the wind by the river was too cold for her, then rubbed her cold arms together and turned to go back.
However, the moment she turned around, she was stunned on the spot. Her eyes were filled with astonishment as she looked at the face in front of her that she thought was illusory. Her face was filled with shock!
Yan Yuan? Why was he here?
Right now, wasn't he supposed to be in the capital with his sister Yun Ai?
Liu Ruo Qing stared at this completely unreal face, and was unable to recover from her shock for a long while.
Did she already think that he would have the illusion?
She stared at him, at his dusty face, still somewhat exhausted and unable to be concealed. She shook her head, trying to get rid of the illusion of unreality.
However, when she looked up again, the face was still in front of her. It was so real that she could not have any doubts.
"He already gave away the lanterns, yet he didn't leave a single one to test our fate?"
The person in front of him opened his mouth and spoke. His voice was filled with a magnetic charm. There was a trace of gentleness and a trace of tiredness that could not be concealed.
Liu Ruo Qing's eyes suddenly turned hot, and his throat felt like it was stuck in a boulder, making it hard to swallow.
It had been four days since she left the capital, and she did not expect to see Yan Yuan here.
Even if he were to speak to her now in front of her, she would still find it too unreal.
"Your Highness."
After a while, she whispered, "What a coincidence."
She opened her mouth and greeted him, forcefully suppressing her previous grievances.
Withdrawing her gaze from Yan Yuan, she went around him and left.
Yan Yuan did not stop her.
Liu Ruo Qing felt Yan Yuan's Qi approaching him, his brows furrowed, and his footsteps sped up, deliberately pulling away from him.
Yan Yuan did not stop her, he only followed her footsteps and walked closely, as if he was a gangster preparing to take advantage of a young lady from a noble family.
In the end, Liu Ruo Qing was unable to hold back and stopped in her tracks. She looked at Yan Yuan and asked: "Where is the Prince going?"
Yan Yuan stared blankly, he had never thought that Liu Ruo Qing would be so calm when facing him.
This kind of calmness always caused him to feel inexplicably anxious in his heart.
"Wherever you go, I'll go."
He looked deeply at Liu Ruo Qing, and his answer made Liu Ruo Qing let out a sneer.
"Is Your Highness joking?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
Yan Yuan's voice was a little hoarse from the days of travelling. Even though his tone of voice was a little relaxed when speaking to Liu Ruo Qing, it still could not hide the tiredness that was hiding on his face.
Liu Ruo Qing looked at Yan Yuan's profound gaze, went silent for a while, and said: "So that's why. "Why are you following me?"
His tone was obviously cold.
Yan Yuan's eyes turned cold. Facing her cold appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
However, he was in the wrong, so he suffered all of her indifference and alienation.
He took a step forward and got a bit closer to Liu Ruo Qing. He reached out his hand to hold hers, but she pulled him away.
"Your Highness, if you have something to say, just say it. These kinds of rogue actions that involve making a move, it's not suitable for you."
Liu Ruo Qing's face was cold as she looked at Yan Yuan coldly.
Yan Yuan knew that Liu Ruo Qing was angry at him, that even he himself wanted to beat herself up.
It was a good thing that he was able to find her in such a short period of time, giving him a chance to make amends.
He pursed his lips, looked at Liu Ruo Qing apologetically, and said with a hoarse voice: "Qingqing, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I wasn't willing to believe you, that's why we made such a big misunderstanding. Please forgive me this time and come back to the capital with me, okay? "
Liu Ruo Qing continued to look at Yan Yuan blankly. As for his apology, he could not understand it at all.
What did it mean that he didn't believe her, which resulted in the misunderstanding between them?
Shouldn't he say that she didn't believe that he was innocent with Yun Ai, so she should apologize to him?
Liu Ruo Qing stared blankly at Yan Yuan for a few seconds, then sneered, "Yan Yuan, I don't even want something as important as the heartlock, do you think I would be willing to follow you back to the capital?"
Her words, made Yan Yuan's heart tighten. The coldness and determination in her eyes caused Yan Yuan's heart to become even more flustered.
"Qing Qing, I was wrong this time. As long as you follow me back to the capital, I'll agree to whatever you want me to do, okay?"
He gave up his dignity and pride as an imperial uncle, and pleaded in front of Liu Ruo Qing.
In Liu Ruo Qing's heart, it was a little astringent, to the point that her eyes felt a little stinging.
Last time in the longevity palace, when she saw his appearance, she easily chose to forgive him and didn't want to recall that night when he coldly pushed her away and cried and got drunk because she couldn't find Yun Ai.
But this time, no matter how much her heart hurt, no matter how reluctant she was to see him, she would not easily agree to return to the capital.
One must know, when she made up her mind to return the heartlock to him, and made up her mind to leave the King Jing Palace, she mustered a lot of courage and determination when she left him.
She looked at Yan Yuan with a pair of eyes that were calm to the point of almost being foreign, and said: "I don't understand. There is a woman, Yun Ai, who is worthy of you in every aspect, waiting for you in the capital.
"Qing Qing, Yun Ai and I …"
Yan Yuan wanted to explain anxiously, but was interrupted by Liu Ruo Qing.
"I know you want to say that there's nothing going on between you and Yun Ai, but it's my misunderstanding."
Looking at the light that lit up in Yan Yuan's eyes, Liu Ruo Qing was a little puzzled, "Just treat it as me misunderstanding, but, the position of the Crown Princess Jing, I am sitting in fear and trepidation, I am truly very tired. I don't need anything, I just want to find my master, and return to the place where I should go."
"Go back to where you belong? Where do you want to go? "
Yan Yuan started to panic in his heart. He knew where she was talking about, a place that would be a thousand years from now, a place that wouldn't have anything to do with him.
She spoke so calmly, without a hint of anger, as if she had decided to leave everything behind, her love for him, her hatred for him, her reluctance to leave him, everything. She wanted nothing more than to quietly disappear into the world where he existed.
Thinking about it, Yan Yuan's heart stopped for a moment. In his heart, there was a spot that felt empty and painful.
Both of his hands tightly held onto Liu Ruo Qing's arms, tightly, as if he was pinching his way into her flesh.
Liu Ruo Qing raised her eyes and stared at Yan Yuan, and then said with a smile: "Didn't you know who I am? Don't you know where I'm going? "