Early the next morning, the carriage officially set out and left Baijia Town.
Jiu Si entered the carriage from outside and reported in a low voice, "Miss Ning hasn't eaten a single grain of rice or drank a single drop of water since yesterday morning. She's been throwing a tantrum all night."
Xiahou Qing was draped in a spring and autumn cloak. He clenched his fists and coughed lightly. Compared to yesterday, his complexion was even paler. It was clearly summer, but he felt as if he had turned himself into a block of ice. "Over the past few days in Baijia Town, she has gradually stopped rejecting other people. Now that she's suddenly leaving me, it's a bit hard for her to accept. After a while, she'll get better."
Jiu Si lowered his eyes and softly replied, "Yes."
After coughing for a while, Xiahou Qing took a sip of the tea Jiu Si handed him. He said, "You think I've done something wrong, don't you?"
Jiu Si considered it for a long time. In the end, he couldn't help but say, "This subordinate doesn't think the heir has done something wrong … I just think that Miss Ning hasn't fully recovered yet. Her temperament and mind are slowly recovering. Right now, the only person in this world that she can completely rely on is you, the heir. You've suddenly drawn a clear line with her. It seems a bit too cruel for her, so it's understandable that she can't accept it right now. If you take things slowly and subtly pull away from her bit by bit, perhaps Miss Ning will find it easier to accept. "
"No, you don't understand her. With her personality, if she's close, she'll be close. If she's far, she'll be far away. If there's no one in her heart, she won't drag things out. If she admires someone, she'll even put her life down. Even if she hasn't fully recovered from the damage to her mind, the principles and propriety in her bones haven't changed. Dragging things out won't have any effect on her. On the contrary, it'll make her even more unwilling to leave me. If I wait until the day she fully recovers, I'm afraid I … So, it has to be now. "
He didn't know when his heart had been moved. Perhaps it was when she was fearless in the face of a hundred thousand people at the Phoenix Terrace. Perhaps it was when he had pushed her into the secret passage without saying a word during the explosion in the western suburbs. After she had recovered from her shock and anger, she had flatteringly said to him, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life. I will never forget it." Perhaps it was that cold spring morning when he had met such a thick-skinned woman for the first time in his life, who had rashly barged into the prince's residence and shamelessly wanted to form an alliance with him. Or perhaps it was under the cold moon, under the lonely parasol tree in the ancestral tomb of the Qi family, when he had almost broken her neck, she had boldly taken the opportunity to steal the jade pendant from his waist …
It must have been at a time when even he hadn't noticed that he had instinctively ordered Tianwen to watch her every move in order to prevent her from betraying the alliance. In fact, he didn't know the specific reason. Thus, he knew that the Yun family's young master had met her at the Plum Mountain. He knew that the Sixth Prince, Xiao Yunyi, was her childhood sweetheart and had been pestering her. He knew that after the Cloud Leaf poison was cured, she had drawn a clear line between them and no longer had anything to do with him. He also knew that Xiao Yunyi had forced her to see him many times and threatened her with their old relationship, but she still kept a respectful distance from him and had never been too indecisive.
How could such a person like her tolerate indecisiveness when she was so clear-cut? Thus, no matter how unwilling he was, how unbearable it was, and how painful it was, he had to completely push her away. There was no other way. In this way, when everything returned to normal in the future, perhaps her resentment towards him would lessen.
Jiusi finally understood and knelt on one knee. "This subordinate is stupid and didn't understand Your Highness's deep meaning. Please punish me."
Xiahou Qing coughed again and frowned. He helped him up. "I said that you are the next successor of the Nanping Prince's Estate that I have chosen. You don't have to be a servant anymore."
Jiusi had already made a decision in his heart. "No, Your Highness is Your Highness and my benefactor. This subordinate didn't sleep last night. Jiusi is grateful for Your Highness's favor and kindness, but this subordinate has already made a decision. Jiusi will be Your Highness's servant for the rest of my life. The only successor of the Nanping Prince's Estate will always be Your Highness. When we return to the capital this time, this subordinate will protect Your Highness's life even if my body is smashed to pieces. You will definitely live on and live peacefully until you are a hundred years old! "
At that time, his Highness would no longer have to be separated from his beloved woman and would no longer be in such pain.
"Jiusi!"
For the first time, Jiusi ignored his order. "Your Highness, Miss Ning hasn't eaten yet. Please allow this subordinate to leave first and prepare some other fresh food to persuade her."
Left alone in the carriage, Xiahou Qing stretched out his hand but didn't catch anything. He couldn't help but laugh involuntarily.
He really didn't misjudge Jiusi. However, even his most loyal subordinate had learned to rebel. What should he do?
Yesterday it was raining heavily, and today it was sunny again. The weather was a bit stuffy, but there were no clouds for thousands of miles. The journey to the human world wasn't in vain.
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