Xiao Yu looked very polite when he ate, but he was much faster than Su Lingyue. He finished two bowls of porridge while Su Lingyue only ate half of one bowl.

The rule in the palace is that one must chew food slowly, not make any noise, and not talk. She has been eating like this for more than ten years.

Xiao Yu didn't urge her. He just watched her eat and picked up some food for her from time to time.

Normally she would be full after eating just one bowl of rice, but today Xiao Yu was beside her, constantly feeding her with food, so it took her a long time to finish this bowl of rice.

Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore, rubbed her stomach and said angrily: "Prince, please stop serving food, I really can't eat anymore."

Only then did Xiao Yu stop.

Su Lingyue didn't want to eat the food left in the bowl, but she looked up at Xiao Yu, who was looking at her.

This was their first time eating together, and if he didn't finish the food he picked, it would be a waste of his kindness.

So, Su Lingyue started to eat the food in the bowl again. Xiao Yu sat beside her, looking at her with a smile.

Finally, with Su Lingyue's unremitting efforts, she finally finished the food in the bowl.

She felt a little uncomfortable with her bloated stomach, so she rubbed it, trying to make herself feel better.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, she burped.

Su Lingyue quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Are you full?" Xiao Yu asked Su Lingyue with a chuckle.

Su Lingyue glanced at Xiao Yu out of the corner of her eye and saw that he was looking at her with great interest.

In her more than ten years of life, she had never hiccuped in front of others.

In order to prevent Xiao Yu from misunderstanding, she felt it necessary to explain, "Your Majesty, I can't eat that much on weekdays. You can take less next time."

"Ah."

Xiao Yu chuckled and responded.

Watching Su Lingyue eating, he felt that she looked very similar to a little mouse that one of his subordinates raised during the war in the northern border. The mouse looked so cute while eating.

He didn't stop and gave Su Lingyue some more.

Seeing that Su Lingyue had finished eating, Xiao Yu picked up Su Lingyue and prepared to go out.

Su Lingyue leaned in Xiao Yu's arms, looking confused.

"Where are you taking me, my Lord?"

"Let's go sit in the garden. Aren't you bored staying in the house these days?"

"stuffy."

She had indeed not been out for several days, so she did not refuse and let Xiao Yu hold her.

When I went out, I ran into Li Jing practicing sword in the yard.

Su Lingyue glanced at her from a distance, and she seemed to see Su Lingyue in Xiao Yu's arms, and her eyes became sharp again.

Su Lingyue turned her head and stopped looking at her.

As soon as she entered the garden, Su Lingyue smelled the fragrance of osmanthus, which was refreshing and pleasant.

From a distance, she saw a not-so-tall osmanthus tree.

Su Lingyue tugged at Xiao Yu's sleeve, "Your Highness, let's go pick a branch of osmanthus."

Xiao Yu agreed, and carried Su Lingyue to the osmanthus tree, gently lifted her up, and said, "Pick whichever branch you like."

Su Lingyue took a look and picked a branch with flower buds and dense flowers.

Seeing that Su Lingyue had picked a branch that she liked, Xiao Yu held her in his arms and sat down in the rocking chair under the willow tree.

Su Lingyue leaned in Xiao Yu's arms and played with the flower branch in her hand. Thinking of Li Jing whom she had just met, Su Lingyue asked softly, "Does the prince know about Miss Li Jing's past?"

Xiao Yu asked calmly: "What do you want to know?"

"She has some hatred against my father. I saw her look hateful when she saw me."

"Her brother, whom she depended on for life, was killed by Su Heng."

"Since Your Majesty knew that she hated my father, why did you let her be my bodyguard? Your Majesty, do you know how she scared me? She even put the knife to my neck!"

Su Lingyue was very unhappy when she thought about being threatened.

Xiao Yu looked at her puffy cheeks and couldn't help pinching them. Then he said in a gentle voice, "Li Jing is a person who clearly distinguishes between love and hate, so she will never kill innocent people. Besides, she is very good at martial arts."

Su Lingyue slapped her head and glared at Xiao Yu, "Your Majesty knew that she would not kill me, why didn't you tell me in advance and make me so scared."

Xiao Yu gently stroked Su Lingyue's cheek and chuckled, "I thought the princess had been raised in the palace since she was a child and had seen all kinds of big scenes. I didn't expect she would be afraid."

Seeing Xiao Yu still teasing her, Su Lingyue was a little annoyed, "There is no such thing as real swords and guns in the palace!"

As she said this, she was about to get down from Xiao Yu's arms.

Seeing that Su Lingyue seemed really angry, Xiao Yu restrained her waist and coaxed her, "I was inconsiderate. I told her not to scare you in the future, okay?"

Su Lingyue wasn't really angry, so she didn't care about it anymore. She just let Xiao Yu hold her and lean on his chest.

Thinking of what the Queen said to her in the palace, Su Lingyue felt that it was time to ask.

"Your Majesty, can you tell me what happened seven years ago?"

When Xiao Yu heard this, his body stiffened, and the hand that was gently stroking Su Lingyue's cheek also froze there.

"Why are you asking this suddenly?" The voice was a little cold.

"My aunt told me, but... I want to hear what the prince has to say."

Xiao Yu did not answer but asked, "Do you believe what your aunt said?"

"Most of them don't believe it."

"What do you believe in?"

"You really have a military token. Seven years ago, you mobilized the troops of Xiliang for some reason. Your Majesty and my father have worked together to harm the prince."

Xiao Yu didn't say anything, but gently stroked Su Lingyue's delicate cheek. After a long time, he spoke.

"Su Lingyue, those things are too heavy and bloody. You are a delicate flower in a greenhouse, and those stories are not suitable for you to hear."

Su Lingyue was about to refute, but heard Xiao Yu add another sentence.

"I hope your dreams are clean."

Su Lingyue felt a slight pain in her heart. After hearing the previous words, she thought Xiao Yu was unwilling to share his life with her.

After hearing the latter sentence, Su Lingyue realized that Xiao Yu wanted to protect her.

Su Lingyue felt that her heart was filled with a warm emotion at this moment, so much so that it seemed about to overflow from her heart.

This is what it feels like to be truly loved by someone.

Su Lingyue held Xiao Yu's hand around her waist and interlocked her fingers with his.

She said softly, "I understand that the prince wants to protect me. I also hope to protect the prince."

Xiao Yu gently stroked Su Lingyue's cheek, letting her face rest against his chest, and said tenderly, "Su Lingyue, I won't let you get hurt again. Just be a beautiful flower in the palace. I'll take care of everything. Don't worry."

Su Lingyue recalled the blood-stained appearance of Xiao Yu before she died in her previous life. Her heart trembled slightly, and she put Xiao Yu's hand to her lips and kissed it again and again.

"Your Highness, before I got married, I had a dream that my aunt died, my uncle's family died, and you... died too."

Su Lingyue's tears flowed uncontrollably as she spoke, "It was all murdered by Su Nanxing, Xiao Changshi, and my father, so I tried to exchange marriages with Su Nanxing and come to the palace."

"I don't want to repeat the same mistake, nor do I want to see you killed by them. I want to do my best to protect my uncle's family, my aunt, and the prince."

After hearing Su Lingyue's words, Xiao Yu felt a pain in his heart. Has Su Lingyue endured so much all this time?

He actually doubted her and ignored her in the Jiaofang Bureau, leaving her in danger at the banquet in the palace.

Xiao Yu lifted Su Lingyue's little face with his hand and looked at her tear-stained cheeks, feeling extremely distressed.

Looking at the crystal tear in her eyes hanging on her curled eyelashes, Xiao Yu put his lips close to it and gently kissed away the tear.

"Su Lingyue, I will never let myself die, and I will protect you and those you want to protect."

"I have never rebelled, nor have I ever had the intention to rebel. I am loyal to Da Ning, as the sun and the moon can attest. But His Majesty does not believe me."

"Now it's enough for you and them to trust me. There are too many things involved. I will tell you after I have resolved all the issues. Okay?"

Su Lingyue looked up at Xiao Yu's serious expression and nodded gently, "Then Your Majesty, you must listen to me in the future. Don't go where I don't allow you to go, okay?"

Xiao Yu looked at Su Lingyue with his deep eyes, and a smile appeared on his jade-like face, "Okay."

Su Lingyue looked at Xiao Yu who was so close to her, slowly closed her wet eyes, raised her slightly red face, put her rosy lips to Xiao Yu's lips, and her warm breath sprinkled on Xiao Yu's face.

Xiao Yu gently stroked Su Lingyue's rosy lips with his thumb, then stroked her chin and covered her with his lips.

The mottled shadows of the willow trees fell on the two people who were kissing, quiet and beautiful.

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