As Yun Shu departed, a figure appeared.
This person was Princess Ning De.
Princess Ning De's expression was extremely somber.
She had overheard their entire conversation. She never imagined Yun Yue Yin would be so bold! She actually wanted to bribe Ning Ruan? And then asked Ning Ruan not to treat her brother?
Seeking death!
Fortunately, Ning Ruan had kept her promise, and her conversation with Yun Yue Yin was merely toying with her!
Under the bright moonlight, the entire world seemed illuminated as if by the dawn.
The sky hadn't been this bright earlier in the evening.
The moonlight tonight was exceptionally brilliant.
Perhaps everyone was tired from traveling and settling in all day, and had gradually fallen asleep.
Yun Shu slept for a short while and then opened her eyes in the dead of night.
There was a faint sound in the room. Someone else would not have been easily disturbed and would have continued sleeping soundly.
But for Yun Shu, even the slightest sound would make her alert.
The light in the room, borrowed from the moonlight outside, was not weak.
She could clearly see the person standing by the bed.
The man's gaze was deep and gentle, falling precisely upon her.
Their eyes met.
Yun Shu sat up.
Just as she was about to get out of bed, Zhan Tian Ye's hand reached out towards her cheek, landing on her face.
Even though it was through a thin mask, her mask was made to be indistinguishable from real skin. It was a thin layer, and she could feel the rough pad of his fingers.
Carrying a hint of his warmth.
"You..." Yun Shu was about to speak.
To her surprise, he leaned down and directly captured her lips.
Yun Shu's eyes widened. Before she could utter a word, he was touching and kissing her. Had he lost his memory? If he had lost his memory and couldn't recall anything, with his aloof nature, shouldn't he have tried to get to know her first?
They were supposed to be rediscovering their past.
However, before they could even recall anything, he was already taking liberties!
He grew more focused, more immersed.
Initially, there was some awkwardness, but then he began to tease her tongue, and together they gradually lost control.
In the dim yellow light, the sounds of their lips meeting were truly heart-pounding and blush-inducing.
Finally, Zhan Tian Ye's lips moved to her slightly parted collarbone, and he left a mark.
His increasingly deep eyes stared at the mark, lost in thought.
After a long while, his voice, hoarse and low, spoke the first words of the night, "I just wanted to kiss you."
When he saw her in the crowd today, this impulse arose in his heart. He wasn't satisfied with just exchanging glances in front of people, nor with the distance between them.
They shouldn't be like this.
But he still had no clue why they shouldn't be.
Yun Shu's face flushed even redder at Zhan Tian Ye's words. She looked down and saw the mark on her collarbone, and realized her clothes were disheveled.
If they had truly lost all control just now, the two of them would probably have...
"Do you understand what I mean?" Zhan Tian Ye asked softly.
He didn't know how to explain his actions, only that he felt nothing for any other woman. Even if they looked at him more than twice, he found it extremely annoying.
But if she looked at him more than twice, his heart would race.
Yun Shu looked at his face, which would make any woman jealous, and said softly, "I do."
Zhan Tian Ye knew he was losing some control, and a fire had been ignited somewhere within him.
They fell onto each other.
With only two or three thin layers of clothing between them.
Yun Shu sensed Zhan Tian Ye's physical change.
The tips of her ears immediately grew warm.
Fortunately, Zhan Tian Ye was restraining himself and did not take any further action.
"Do we have children?" Zhan Tian Ye asked. He had a hunch that the children who had sent him messages were his.
When Yun Shu heard the word "children," her eyes sparkled like stars. "We have three mischievous sons. The snow spirit snake you played with as a pet today is our son Xiao Jing's."
Hearing the answer from Yun Shu, Zhan Tian Ye's eyes also lit up. "Our sons."
Their connection was so deep.
No wonder, even after forgetting everything, seeing her and the letters, the deepest part of his heart was stirred.
"I want to see them," he said softly.
"Alright, I'll arrange it when we get back to the city," Yun Shu agreed. If he wanted to see Xiao Li and the others, then Xiao Li and the others also longed to see their father.
Knowing that he and Yun Shu had such a deep connection, Zhan Tian Ye's previously controlled desires reignited.
Yun Shu bit her lip shyly, wanting to push him away. "We are not yet married."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Tian Ye's eyes widened.
Yun Shu explained further, "Because some things happened, you and I did not get married as planned."
Zhan Tian Ye frowned deeply. "Did I make you suffer so much?"
"Not really..." Before Yun Shu could finish, there was a sudden noise from the adjacent room.
Intermittent sounds.
Making one blush and their heart race.
In the middle of the night, weren't Zhen Xu and Yun Yue Yin supposed to be asleep? Hadn't they fallen asleep earlier?
Since the two in the next room were awake, Zhan Tian Ye could not stay any longer, lest they be discovered.
Just as Zhan Tian Ye was tidying his clothes and preparing to leave.
Yun Shu smoothed her clothes, stepped forward, grabbed Zhan Tian Ye's hand, and placed a small pink flower in his palm, whispering, "If there are any of these small pink flowers where you are staying, remember not to get too close, and take this medicine first."
As she finished speaking, Yun Shu placed a pill in Zhan Tian Ye's hand.
Zhan Tian Ye nodded. "Alright."
Before reaching the door, he paused.
He looked back.
He pulled Yun Shu into his embrace again, and with restraint and suppressed desire, placed a kiss on her smooth forehead.
...
The sounds from the adjacent room continued from midnight until dawn.
Yun Shu automatically blocked out the noise and continued sleeping after Zhan Tian Ye left.
She woke up when it was already daylight.
A servant came to call Yun Shu and Zhen Lin for breakfast.
The breakfast at the manor was simple. After all, it wasn't the palace with its imperial kitchens. Despite being simple, the taste was quite good.
Yun Shu drank her porridge, making plans in her mind.
"Miss Ning, does it suit your taste?" Zhen Lin asked gently.
Yun Shu looked up at Zhen Lin and smiled lightly, "It suits my taste. Eating this for breakfast is just right to warm the stomach."
"Brother, why don't you ask me?" Princess Ning De's eyes flickered, and she spoke tentatively, asking Zhen Lin with a hint of coquetry.
It was time to let Ning Ruan realize some things.
Zhen Lin's ears turned slightly red, and he looked at Princess Ning De with a reproachful gaze. "You've been here before and know what to eat, but Miss Ning is different. After all, Miss Ning came because of me, so of course I have to ask her."
Upon hearing this, Yun Shu sensed something amiss and looked at the siblings.