When Yan Jue turned around, he saw that Liu Tian Xin, who was wearing a veil, was standing not too far away from the courtyard, coldly watching from the sidelines.
looked at her, her lips lifted, revealing a smile that was not a smile, causing Liu Tian Xin's eyes to narrow in panic, he quickly retracted his gaze and turned to leave.
"Butler."
"This old servant is here!"
"Get mute sister to use the Evening meal at Jade Flower Hall."
Butler nodded: "Yes."
After enough time had passed for an incense stick to burn, Liu Tian Xin carried her food box and stood outside of the Jade Flower Courtyard with a somewhat absent-minded expression.
She had once lived here in a submissive and submissive manner for a few months. After her identity as Liu Tian Xin was exposed, she was punished by the Kaiser for half a month, and then, she stayed here for a few more days.
Here, he had told her several times to wait for him to propose. She had happily agreed several times, but she hadn't expected that the parting would almost become their eternal farewell.
She stood outside the courtyard and took several deep breaths, but she still wasn't ready to be alone with him.
"You've been standing outside for so long, why haven't you come in yet?"
Inside the courtyard, Yan Jue's low voice, which carried a bit of a clear voice, directly entered Liu Tian Xin's ears.
She held the appropriate arm and shuddered. Then, she lifted her foot and walked in.
He placed the food in the box in front of Yan Jue, and placed the food inside in front of him, one plate at a time.
"Have you finished dinner?"
Yan Jue raised his head and looked at her, and asked.
Liu Tian Xin subconsciously raised her head and met his gaze. At that moment, their gazes met, and Yan Jue's burning gaze seemed to burn her eyes. She hurriedly retracted his gaze, lowered her eyes, and shook her head.
"If you haven't eaten, come over and eat with This King."
Yan Jue's calm voice came over casually. Liu Tian Xin was startled for a moment, after that, she shook her head, and gestured with her finger a few times.
A sigh came from Yan Jue's mouth. He put down the chopsticks in his hand and said: "This king doesn't understand your sign language, are you sure you don't know how to read?"
He tried to speak, but Liu Tian Xin's gaze turned cold, and after that, he shook his head resolutely.
"It's alright. If you don't know how to read, This King will personally teach you. Coincidentally, This King has recently completed a major task and is very free."
Liu Tian Xin frowned, she felt that Yan Jue was doing it on purpose, gritted her teeth, and shook her head. Then, she pointed towards the outside of the courtyard, gestured a few times, and left.
"Halt!"
Yan Jue's face sank, and he placed the bowl and chopsticks heavily on the table, "You are serving this king closely, so this king didn't ask you to leave. Where do you plan to go?"
He glared at Liu Tian Xin who was rushing to escape and bellowed: "Come back!"
Liu Tian Xin frowned, and returned back to's side obediently.
"Sit down!"
Liu Tian Xin sat down obediently, but she was still looking at her from the start. She didn't even look at her, and naturally couldn't see her gaze, which never left her body.
"Go get a pair of chopsticks."
These words were said to the servants of the Jade Glow Courtyard. The servants did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly went down to get the utensils.
After the tableware was brought up, Yan Jue waved to those servants to leave, leaving Liu Tian Xin alone.
Yan Jue added a few dishes onto the bowl for her, then directly placed it in front of her and said: "If you don't finish, then you don't give this duke any face."
"…"
And it was so domineering that it was annoying!
Liu Tian Xin cursed in her heart but did not touch the chopsticks.
When she ate, she always lifted her veil. She didn't want him to see her ugly face.
Yan Jue seemed to be able to read her thoughts, his brows knitted, his heart was filled with pain, and when he thought of the misery she had to face, the pain became even more intense.
He picked up the wine pot and poured himself a cup of wine. Just as he was about to drink, he was stopped by Liu Tian Xin.
She grabbed the wine pot in Yan Jue's hand, looked at it, pointed at her stomach, and shook her head.
"You mean, don't let This King drink, hurt his stomach?"
Yan Jue looked at her and asked.
Liu Tian Xin was silent for two seconds, biting her lower lip, she nodded.
Yan Jue laughed bitterly, and said: An injury to the stomach is better than being hurt. Xiao Tian Xin, do you know how much I miss you?
Liu Tian Xin did not say anything. She wanted to deny that he was Liu Tian Xin, but Yan Jue was not pure and would not be easily believed.
However, she was just lying to herself like this. Separated by this layer of veil, she felt at ease and at ease. With this layer of veil, she didn't need to see the shocked or even loathing expression on Yan Jue's ugly face.
He didn't mind it now because he hadn't seen her face, hadn't imagined how ugly it was.
Liu Tian Xin loosened her grip on the wine jug, then tightened it again, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I know you want to say that you are not Xiao Tian Xin. It's alright, if you say it's not possible, it's fine as long as you are by my side."
As Yan Jue said this, his eyes reddened a little, but when he thought about how Xiao Tian Xin was sitting right in front of him, he felt that she shouldn't be sad, and should instead be happy.
He let go of the wine pot and let Liu Tian Xin take it away. Then, he smiled at her and said, "If you don't let me drink, I'll listen to you."
"…"
He gave Liu Tian Xin a lot of food, but she never took a bite. Yan Jue helplessly put down his chopsticks, covered his face with both hands, and said: "I'm not looking at you, just you eat, okay?"
Liu Tian Xin looked up and saw Yan Jue's amused expression and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He cursed in his heart: Childish!
However, seeing that he was no longer depressed, she still felt somewhat gratified in her heart.
Whether he recognized her or just guessed, such an outcome was good for her. At the very least, he would no longer suffer because of the death of "her".
She thought of that night when he had sat alone in the snow, apologizing to her, and watching him vomit blood as he passed out at the door of the palace. Her heart clenched and her eyes were red and hot.
"Eat, Xiao Tian Xin, I promise I won't look at you again."
Yan Jue's brisk voice interrupted her thoughts. Hearing him call her Xiao Tian Xin again, he felt so much pain that his throat felt tight. She picked up his chopsticks, turned his back towards Yan Yuan and started to quickly eat.
After eating, she reached out her hand, and gently tugged at Yan Jue's sleeves. Sensing the movements, Yan Jue released the hands that were covering his face, and revealed a brilliant smile to her.