I made the villain right.

In the quiet night, the four of them sat around the fire, quietly looking at Lanzhi and telling her stories about the past of the Shengqing Palace.

From the woman, we learned that she was Lanzhi, the personal maid of Princess Shengqing.

"The master's father is Prince Shengqing, and his mother is Princess Yiran. The princess and the prince were in love, so the queen dowager arranged a marriage for them. A year later, the master was born and named Xu Zhinan. The phoenix hairpin was given by the queen dowager, and it was engraved with the princess' maiden name "Yi". It is the only one in the world. Before the accident, the master liked to play with this phoenix hairpin."

There was a smile in Lanzhi's eyes when she said this, but she thought of something and a hint of sadness appeared on her face in the blink of an eye.

Lanzhi sighed, "When the master was seven years old, a group of unknown criminals took advantage of the prince's absence and rushed into the palace to kill and burn people. The princess asked me to take the master to Luoyang Villa to find the prince, and she stayed in the palace to cover them and fight to the death."

Lanzhi's eyes showed a trace of grief and indignation. "I took my master all the way out of the city, but the criminals still caught up with us. We were forced to the cliff and had no way to retreat. I had no choice but to jump off the cliff with my master in my arms. Fortunately, I was rescued by a hunter, but my master's whereabouts are unknown."

Lanzhi's leg was broken when she fell off the cliff. The hunter had told Lanzhi that there were wild wolves on the mountain, and it was possible that the person she was looking for had become food for the wolf.

But Lanzhi was unwilling to believe it and dragged her sick body to find Fanhua's whereabouts. She searched near the cliff for many days but to no avail. She had no choice but to return to Kyoto to inform the prince about this and ask him to send someone to look for Fanhua's whereabouts.

"When I recovered from my serious injuries and returned to Kyoto, I heard that the prince was killed by bandits, and the Shengqing Palace also ceased to exist overnight." Lanzhi's voice gradually became choked with sobs.

Lanzhi still felt a pain in her heart when she recalled what happened back then.

At that time, Lanzhi felt like the sky was falling when she heard the bad news, but when she thought of the princess's instructions, she became obsessed with finding Fanhua's whereabouts before he died.

But the sea of ​​people was so vast that it was not easy for her to find Fan Hua with her meager strength alone. Later, her health became worse and worse, and she could no longer go looking for him. She had to set up an inn here to receive guests from all directions, in the hope that she could find him one day.

Lanzhi turned to look at Fanhua, tears welling up in her eyes: "This old slave has never given up looking for the whereabouts of the master. Fortunately, today this old slave finally found the master."

Afterwards, Lanzhi told them about Fanhua's childhood.

Fan Hua listened to these words quietly, his face very calm, as if he was listening to someone else's story.

The more Fan Hua pretended to be indifferent, the more Shi Jin felt sorry for him.

He finally found out his life experience, but also learned that his parents had passed away. Expectation turned into loss. How sad he must have felt.

The Shengqing Palace was only one street away from the Fan Palace. He realized that he was so close to his home. However, the place was burned beyond recognition and had been weathered for a long time. It was in tatters and now only a plaque was left.

.........

In a room inside the inn, it was eerily quiet. Shi Jin and Fan Hua were tossing and turning on the bed.

Shi Jin suddenly sat up as if he was annoyed. When Fan Hua heard the noise, he immediately got up and lit the lamp.

When the candlelight lit up the room, he saw that her brows were furrowed and her face looked bad, so he touched her cheek and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Shi Jin shook his head and looked up at him after a moment, "Ayu, I can't sleep, please talk to me."

Fan Hua said softly, "Okay, what do you want me to say to you?"

"I want to hear what's really in your heart"

After these words were spoken, Fan Hua was stunned for a moment.

Seeing Fan Hua in a daze, she suddenly hugged him and whispered, "Ah Yu, today you suddenly know your life experience, you must have a lot to say in your heart, I am here, you can tell me anything, don't hide it in your heart"

The emotions that Fan Hua had hidden deep in his heart suddenly surfaced because of these words.

His eyes were red, and after a moment, she heard his deep, hoarse voice.

"Before I knew my origins, I had some hope in my heart. But now that it's revealed, that hope and hope are gone..."

"I used to wonder if I had done something wrong, which was why I was abandoned by my biological parents..."

When Fan Hua said this, Shi Jin could feel his body stiffen noticeably.

She didn't say anything, but hugged him tightly, gently stroking his back with one hand to soothe him.

He rested his head on her shoulder, his cold face showing a vulnerability he had never seen before.

"Now it seems that I was not abandoned by my parents. I was once a treasure in their palms..." After Fan Hua said this, the tears that had filled his eyes fell from the corners of his eyes.

Shi Jin responded softly: "Well, A Yu is also the most precious treasure in the world in my heart."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fan Hua felt as if his dark heart was illuminated by a beam of light.

He curled his lips into a smile, and a tear fell silently from his eye socket.

"Fortunately, I have you by my side"

After a moment, she came out of his arms and smiled at him. Her clear eyes were rippled with tears. She reached out to wipe the tears from his cheeks and said, "I will always be with you."

He stared at her with burning eyes, "Okay"

They looked at each other for a moment, his gaze became hot, and suddenly he held her cheeks and placed gentle kisses on her forehead, eyes, and mouth, one after another, as if he was kissing a treasure.

He held her in his arms and lay down, then waved his hand to extinguish the candle.

A lingering and passionate kiss came upon her face, and just when she thought he was going to do something, he suddenly stopped, covered her with a quilt, and wrapped her tightly.

Shi Jin was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickered several times, but he heard him say in a hoarse voice: "Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow to rush back to the capital."

After that, he let out a breath, tried his best to suppress the surging love in his heart, and lay down beside her.

"Oh, okay." Shi Jin blushed slightly and buried half of her face in the quilt, not daring to look at him. After a while, she revealed her face.

Go to sleep, go to sleep, there are important things to do tomorrow.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

After a while, the sound of her long breathing could be heard in the room.

Fan Hua was thinking about something and did not fall asleep.

What Lanzhi said tonight made him deeply confused.

The tragedy of the Shengqing Palace massacre has not been solved even after so long. It remains a mystery as to who destroyed the family overnight.

King Shengqing is a member of the royal family. Not only does he have a noble status, but those people actually dared to kill him in public at the foot of the imperial city and escape unscathed. They have not been caught yet. It seems strange.

As soon as it was daybreak, they got up and set off on their journey. They had to reach Kyoto before the execution.

Fan Hua only slept for two hours and looked a little haggard.

Shi Jin saw that Fan Hua didn't seem to be resting well, so he said, "We are still some distance from Kyoto, take a nap in the car, I will call you when we are almost there."

"Okay." Fan Hua thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Shi Jin patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "I'll lend you my shoulder."

Fan Hua smiled lightly and shook his head to refuse, "You will be very tired that way." Then he closed his eyes and rested according to the sound of the car.

It was uncomfortable to sleep against the car body, and he might even hit his head due to the bumps, but Shi Jin knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he didn't waste his breath trying to persuade him.

But when he was sleeping soundly, she would secretly move his head to rest on her shoulder, so that he could sleep more comfortably and peacefully.

She looked down at his tired face and felt even more distressed.

She muttered quietly, "I guess it's because I couldn't sleep well thinking about what happened last night. Now I should get a good night's sleep."