Chapter 135

Xiangmian wakes up after a good night’s sleep and starts to paint the lotus pond in the South Lake.

The king of the country pulls the king of yup to go out, most likely to have fun, she also do not wait, painting tired with Linlang and girls to eat lunch, and then sit in the shade of the tree fishing.

When she caught a big bucket of fish, Yü Wang came back.

When she catches a big bucket of fish, Yü Wang comes back and Xiangmian takes him to the evening boat hall to have dinner. Looking at his face, he was preoccupied, and the smell of alcohol hit his face.

“Your Highness has been drinking?” Xiangmian helped him sit down, “Drink a bowl of sweet soup first.”

She brought the bowl of soup to him, but Zhou Xian Yang did not take it, but ordered the people around him, “You all go down. Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei, don’t let anyone come near here.”

Linlang was surprised, not understanding why His Highness was suddenly angry again. She glanced worriedly at Xiangmian, saw her give herself a wink, and retreated anyway.

“What’s wrong?” Xiangmian felt that he wasn’t quite normal today, he was always steady, except for when she had an accident, he had never been like this.

Zhou Xian Yang waited for people to go away, before approaching her, whispered: “I went to the Descending Cloud Xuan …… today.”

Rong Xiangxian stared at him, put the bowl of soup on the stone table, and said in a strong tone: “Your highness went to the streets, you don’t have to tell me.”

Zhou Xian Yang held her hand, said very seriously: “I was there and saw Xiang Yi.”

“Xiangyi …… Yu Xiangyi? She’s still alive?” Rong Xiangxian exclaimed, then covered her mouth.

Zhou Xian Yang was a bit surprised: “You recognize her?”

“When I was a child, I ate with her at someone’s birthday banquet. At that time, no one else was happy to sit next to me, and they all laughed at me for being a wild child. Only Xiangyi took the initiative to talk to me, she said my name is Xiangmian, her name is Xiangyi, sounds like a sister!

She’s the granddaughter of Master Yu, and Empress Yu’s niece, so all the young ladies in the capital looked at her, and no one dared to give me a hard time as long as she was there.”

Zhou Xian Yang listened to this past, and was overwhelmed with emotion, “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it either.”

When the Yu family was first convicted, the whole family was copied and exiled. It wasn’t long before the news came that the Yu family couldn’t take it anymore and threw themselves into the lake.

When he learned of this news, Zhou Xian Yang was still in Western Qin, and it had already been a year since it happened.

At that time, he was in a lot of pain, but he couldn’t show it to the Western Qin army. Unexpectedly, today, Xiang Yi was still alive.

The pain and self-reproach that etched his bones came back with him.

“What are you going to do?” Xiangyi clutched his hand tightly, but Zhou Xianyang did not speak.

Today, when the two met, he instantly recognized that it was his uncle’s daughter, Xiang Yi. She also recognized him, and her eyes instantly reddened.

However, she didn’t dare to recognize him.

Xiangyi was able to survive because the Yu family had hidden her from the world and saved her life in exile.

Now, in the Descending Clouds, although her life was difficult, she was living in a different capacity and had no fear for her life.

If he did not do a good job of rescuing her and let anyone pursue the matter, exposing her as a child of the Yu family, then this crime of deceiving the king by concealing the truth from the world would only enrage the emperor and call for her life to be in jeopardy.

He delayed to give a reply, Xiangmian was anxious: “Didn’t we agree that we would discuss anything? What’s on your mind, you tell me.”

Looking at Wangfei’s determined eyes, Zhou Xian Yang finally relented, “I want to save her.”

Rong Xiangyang had known this was the case, and she pondered for a moment, trying to recall any other memories of Yu Xiangyi from her last life. However, there really weren’t any.

She asked, “Have you thought about it, the Yu family throwing themselves into the lake, it was five years ago, when she was still in exile. How did she suddenly return to the capital, still in such an eye catching place as Descending Cloud Xuan, and also happened to let you see it …… Don’t you think it’s too coincidental?”

Zhou Xian Yang’s ears buzzed, “Are you saying that she was sent to the capital specifically to lure me in?”

Rong Xiangyang didn’t say so explicitly, only saying, “The Yu Family, is a wall between you and His Majesty that can never be erased. You can’t make a move! Let me think of a way. In our Rong family, there are some playboys who love to hang out in the land of fireworks. I’ll see if I can find someone to quietly go and ransom her out.”

“No way! Since she is suspected of being a decoy, it’s even more important not to let you get involved and be implicated in this. The loyalty of the Rong family cannot be half-hearted, and if there is an eventuality in the future, this is the root of your family’s ability to preserve you.”

Sagami sighed, she indeed could not implicate someone from her family in the matter of deceiving the king.

“This matter must be prepared by all means, there is no rush.” Zhou Xian Yang received her support, his heart settled down instead, “As long as she lives, we have a chance.”

“Uh-huh!” Xiang Xiang brought the bowl of soup back to him, “The more the time passes, the more we have to act as if nothing has happened, so we can’t let anyone see the slightest hint of a breakthrough.”

Zhou Xian Yang’s heart stirred, “Today, I watched a new program at the Descending Clouds Xuan, called Heavenly Palace Immortal Music, and thought that you would like it, so I would like to ask them to come to the garden and perform it for you.”

“Really?” Somerset’s eyes lit up, then hesitated, “This isn’t quite in line with the rules. If people find out about it and say something about you in the palace, they might be chastised.”

“Don’t worry, if there is a punishment, just say that I wanted to see it. In our garden, we have even invited the outside hundred operas and jugglers, it’s nothing to invite others, it’s not the Yuhang Mansion.”

“You want to take this opportunity to get Xiang Yi to come to the garden to meet?”

“No,” Zhou Xian Yang shook his head, “Saving her must be done carefully, since she is suspected of being fish bait, how we rescue her, we don’t even have to tell her. The people from Descending Cloud Cuisine are here only to perform for you, to make you happy. As you said, we have to act as if nothing has happened.”

Xiangmian understood, she nodded and smiled, “That day, I’ll invite Mingyue and Second Sister to watch it together.”

“Uh-huh.” Zhou Xian Yang felt that the large stone that had just been pressed in his heart loosened slightly. He held back the back of Xiang Xiang’s hand, “Thank you.”

“Don’t be afraid, Xian Yang.” Xiangmian said in a warm voice.

Zhou Xian Yang’s gaze suddenly became childish as he laid his head on the princess’s shoulder, “These four words, only my mother has said them to me before.”

A pang of sourness ran through Xiangmian’s heart and he hugged him tightly.

“Aimi, do you know? Although the human and material evidence all strongly testify that mother plotted to kill the imperial heir, I just know that mother was wrongly accused.”

“Well, I believe that.” Sagami rubbed the back of his neck.

“Really? Why?”

“Because of you. You’ve suffered so much and yet you’re still so virtuous. I’m sure it must be because she gave birth to you well.”

Zhou Xian Yang got up and stroked the princess’ face, feeling how fortunate he was to have met a confidant.

The blood-red remnant of the sun shrouded them in a blanket of sadness. Zhou Xian Yang looked out, at the setting sun over the lake, recalling the day he heard the bad news.

“When I left the capital, uncle and aunt and Xiang Yi Xiang Kun all went to see me off. Uncle said he would find a way to look for evidence to clear my mother’s name, and asked me to be patient for a few years, so I could always come back for a reunion. Xiangyi was afraid that I would cry on the way, so she packed several big boxes of her favorite snacks for me to take on the bus. Xiangkun gave me the short sword he always carried with him for protection. I never thought that day would be a farewell ……

We are both of the Yu family’s bloodline. I was crowned king and built a mansion, and married the princess. But Xiangyi, she lived that inhuman life. I sometimes feel that every bit of my happiness is a sin that will have retribution.”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Xiangyi knew that he was so guilt-ridden that he was taking the bull by the horns, she held Xiangyi’s face and tried to force her words into his head, “You haven’t done anything wrong, they know how much you have suffered, and they would never want you to live in pain like that. Believe me …… real relatives, will only look forward to you, look forward to you happy. The Yu family, I don’t know how much effort it took to save Xiang Yi’s life in the land of exile. If we are able to successfully rescue her, the Yu Family’s pro-longer in heaven will surely be pleased.”

Zhou Xian Yang was silent for a moment, nodded his head, and did his best to smile, “Discuss something with you, tonight, let me go back to sleep.”

Xiang Xiang immediately put away a face of tenderness and whacked him, “Leave when you want to, go back when you want to, what kind of place do you take your home for?”

“Ma’am, your honor does not take into account the faults of a small person.”

Xiang Xiang was a bit puzzled: “Linlang said that you live in Kun Yu Xuan, is agreeing with my idea to not have a child for the time being ah …… And don’t we need to find a way to save Xiang Yi?”

Zhou Xian Yang said, “Yes, I know. I won’t make it difficult for you.”

Lin Lang carefully stared at the Evening Boat Pavilion until she saw the setting sun fall into the distant mountains, and the pavilion was all very quiet.

At the end, the two walked out hand in hand, joking and laughing the whole way as if nothing had happened. Lin Lang immediately followed and realized that they were really back in the bedroom together.

At nightfall, the two played a game of chess in the house, discussing countermeasures as they played, and only fell asleep late at night.

Thinking that Xian Yang was coming back to sleep on the couch, Xiangmian asked someone to move things from Kun Yu Xuan and lay them out for him.

Who knew, he closed the door and fell down next to her, squeezing her into the bed.

“What are you doing?”

“Trying to sleep next to you.”

“I thought you said you were afraid of forgetting?”

“I can restrain myself.”

“Do …… you think I’ll believe it? Forget it …… I’m still ……”

“Just thinking about Xiang Yi’s appearance, I remind myself that I must not let my child, one day in the future, may also be reduced to a place like that, to be beaten and insulted by people.”

As soon as Xiangyi heard this, tears came out. She turned sideways and pressed herself against Xian Yang’s shoulder, “No, our child will be the happiest and most peaceful child in the world.”

Zhou Xian Yang reached out and ran his hand through her ebony hair, the soft touch reaching from the tips of his fingers to his heart.

He gently clasped her chin and planted a kiss.

Xiangmian resisted against his chest and broke away, “Don’t make a scene.”

“Just because I said I wouldn’t make it difficult for you doesn’t mean I can’t kiss you.”

Saying that, he felt the resisting hands, relaxing their strength, slice through his waist and clasp his back tightly.

As they let go of each other, Zhou Xian Yang looked into Xiangmian’s eyes and whispered, “It’s enough to have you accompany me until the end.”

Sagami smiled, closed her eyes, and hid herself in his arms.

Her voice came urning from his chest, “Xian Yang, we will definitely walk together until the end.”