Splendid Twins

Chapter 120 Stay safe

At night, Si Yao took a shower and changed into pajamas, her wet hair draped over her shoulders. Her face was slightly flushed by the water vapor, like a peach blossom just blooming, revealing a different kind of charm.

She was sitting on a soft chair, flipping through a book that she had seen in Si Qing's study. It was a book about the crops in North Vietnam.

As you open the pages, a scent of ink hits you. The book is filled with densely packed knowledge about crops, from seed selection, land cultivation, to crop growth, and prevention and control of pests and diseases. Each detail is explained one by one. The book also comes with several illustrations and diagrams.

The room was silent. Suddenly, Si Yao's brows darkened. A very faint voice came from outside the window. "A thief broke into the house late at night?"

She stood up and walked quietly to the door, but she noticed a noise behind her. She turned around abruptly and saw a man sitting in the seat where she had just sat.

"I hope you are well, Siyao."

"Lu Yuan?"

"W-why are you here?"

Lu Yuan glanced at her indifferently without saying anything. Instead, he flipped through the book with great interest. After not seeing him for several months, this person actually exuded an indescribable powerful aura. His posture was as straight as a pine tree, as if he had become more resilient after experiencing wind, frost, rain and snow. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised with a faint smile.

Si Yao took a few steps forward and said in a low voice:

"say something."

Lu Yuan lowered his eyes slightly and spoke helplessly:

"Put on some clothes first."

Si Yao lowered her head upon hearing that. Water droplets from her bath were still hanging in her hair, sliding down quietly and wetting a large area of ​​her clothes, which were now tightly pressed against her chest, creating a hazy and ambiguous atmosphere.

Her face flushed and she forgot.

When she came out after putting on her clothes, she met Lu Yuan's gaze and spoke immediately:

"It is not gentlemanly to break into a woman's bedroom at night."

Lu Yuan raised his hand and poured a cup of tea and pushed it over, chuckling:

"Someone is disappearing, so I have to come and get to the bottom of it."

Si Yao was stunned, then sat next to him:

"You spy on me?"

Lu Yuan stared at her closely, his eyes were filled with a deep and unremovable expression:

"I sent someone to give you something, but he said you were missing. When the news reached Nanliang, I came here."

Si Yao raised her eyebrows, feeling quite depressed:

"Where's the person? Why don't I see him?"

Lu Yuan said slowly:

"This is not important. Now can you tell me where you have been?"

When he learned that she was gone, he seemed to lose his support in an instant, and an indescribable panic and worry surged in his heart. At that moment, he regretted leaving her alone in Sijia Village.

He knew that she had secrets, and even knew that she had methods that were no different from those of gods, but he had never coveted them. From beginning to end, he only hoped that she could stay here safely and smoothly. As long as she was there, no matter what his situation was in Nanliang, he would always feel at ease.

Si Yao turned her head to look at him, and was about to say something, but she smelled a familiar scent and couldn't help but move closer to sniff it. Lu Yuan was so angry that he laughed:

"You don't want to say it?"

Si Yao raised her head and asked seriously:

"Do you know a person named Gou Huan?"

Lu Yuan was startled and immediately shook his head:

"I don't know you, what's wrong?"

Si Yao looked at him thoughtfully:

"The scent on you is somewhat familiar to him..."

Lu Yuan raised his arms. Now that he was the regent of Southern Liang, all his clothes were of the highest quality. They were probably left there when the palace was ironing clothes. The scent was a mixture of a faint scent of ambergris and fresh pine wood.

Si Yao had smelled it on Gou Huan before, and at first she thought that this man was quite particular, but now that she thought about it, her thought was that his identity might not be simple.

Ambergris has always been used by the royal family, and the pinewood spice in it is...

"The scent of snowy pine resin is a unique fragrance of Southern Liang."

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he associated some people with his mind. There was ruthlessness in his eyes. He asked him to find out who deliberately approached Si Yao, and he would punish them severely!

"Tell me carefully."

The lights flickered, and the warm yellow light illuminated the room, giving off a peaceful and cozy feeling. The two figures were huddled together, as if guarding each other's secrets, talking in soft voices.

After half an incense stick of time, Lu Yuan knew about Gou Huan's existence, and Si Yao also understood his position. After a moment, he joked:

"You are now second only to one person and above ten thousand people. You have a bright future, Lu Yuan."

"Do you want to come with me?"

Lu Yuan said seriously that he wanted to take her away, back to Nanliang, so that he could see her all the time, just like now, laughing and joking with him.

Si Yao's smile slowly faded and she asked:

"As what should I follow you?"

Lu Yuan's Adam's apple slid, and his five fingers clenched into fists under his wide sleeves, and he said solemnly and affectionately:

"Become my wife, the Regent Princess of Southern Liang."

Si Yao was so shocked that she could hardly sit still. It was not that she had not thought about being with Lu Yuan, but men in this era were bound to have three wives and four concubines. She could not accept sharing her husband with others. When love faded away, only resentment was left. She did not want to become a jealous, irrational, crazy woman.

Lu Yuan held her hand, his voice deep and powerful:

"I promise that no one will dare to embarrass you. Everyone in the Nanliang Regent Palace respects you as the mistress, and even the little emperor has to call you the imperial aunt. Yaoyao, what are you worried about?"

Si Yao couldn't help but be moved, but she couldn't rest until some problems were solved. She lowered her eyes and said softly:

"Lu Yuan, I admit that you are very attractive to me. I feel happy when I see you. However, the problem is with me. I can't go with you now. Do you understand?"

There is an anomaly in the space, and there is Zhou Yao's existence. She doesn't know where Zhou Yao is hiding. It's like carrying a time bomb on her body. What if Zhou Yao takes control of her body one day? What will she do then?

Lu Yuan's hopes were dashed, and his eyes dimmed:

"Yaoyao, what can I do?"

Si Yao remained silent. She suddenly felt a pain in her chest that made it hard for her to breathe. Her voice became hoarse.

"Lu Yuan, stay alive and well, and I will come to Nanliang to find you one day."

"Okay, it's a deal, little fairy."

Lu Yuan pulled her into his arms, put his hands around her waist, put his chin on her shoulder, and said softly:

"No matter what secrets you have, no matter who you are, I only consider you to be my wife. What I fall in love with is never your appearance. Yaoyao, promise me that you will not leave me, okay?"

The tears that Si Yao had been holding back for a long time suddenly flowed down. She couldn't guarantee that she was occupying someone else's body. Although it was not her intention, she was indeed a lonely soul. If it weren't for Zhou Yao's body, who would she be now?

Lu Yuan noticed that the person in his arms was trembling slightly. Under the flickering lights, her eyes flickered with a complex and deep light. The heartache revealed in her eyes was like a trickling stream. The tighter he hugged her, the more he wished he could embed himself into his body. His lips fell silently on the top of her head.