Xu ChangAn wondered if it was Xiao QingYan’s words that he did not worry about being late the next day. By the time he had eaten his breakfast, the Wu brothers had gone out for a walk on the street, and even the things they needed for the route to that hot spring villa was ready.
“You needn’t worry. We won’t go to that mountain villa today. We’ll go there in two days.” Xiao QingYan, as a prince, of course did not think that a hot spring villa was a rarity. Besides, they slept late last night, so today he wanted ChangAn to have a good rest.
“Don’t you like to read all kinds of miscellaneous books? Take a break after breakfast, and then go out for a stroll to see if there are any miscellaneous books you like in the bookstore here. Afterwards, find out if there are any rare snacks here."
“Two days later… Is the 15th.” Xu ChangAn was really afraid of this day. On this day, he would feel very uncomfortable. The feeling of two heavens of ice and fire really tortured people!
"Don’t be afraid. I remember last month you didn’t have a severe attack like the first month, but your health was better than before. Maybe that’s the way the medicine works. It will be absorbed a little bit, and its response will be less and less. After a few months, your body will have no discomfort, and your health will soon recuperate well enough." Previously, Xiao QingYan was still regretting in his heart, but now he didn’t know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. That medicine was indeed making ChangAn suffered a lot, but it had also adjusted his body very well.  The various rare medicinal herbs in it had slowly played a role.
“I hope so.” If things were really as Xiao QingYan had said, of course Xu ChangAn would be happy.  Xu ChangAn gave the person beside him a comforting smile, and did not continue this topic, but he thought of another thing in his heart.
If it hadn’t been for that strange pill, he would never have been like that with Xiao QingYan. He could feel that Xiao QingYan had been very close to him since he had skin-to-skin relationship with Xiao QingYan, but he didn’t know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
With Xiao QingYan's previous words, Xu ChangAn really didn’t have to rush. He knew that they would stay here for several days without saying anything. Instead, he went to stroll on the street with Xiao QingYan, and bought a lot of interesting miscellaneous books as Xiao QingYan had suggested.
"Aren’t you afraid to be regarded as fool, looking at these things? If there is retribution in this world, how can there be bad people who dare to do bad things? How can it be possible for bad people to be punished just by following the crowd blindly to rely on the so-called karma?" Xu ChangAn bought several bizarre books. Most of the stories in them follow a true story. There was karma. Anyway, bad people must have had no good endings.
Xiao QingYan also looked at what he was looking at, but he couldn’t read a few of them. If the world was as it was written in the book, how could his Imperial Mother die early? Now the Succeeding Empress' party was so rampant, but he simply could not see the day when they received retribution.
Xiao QingYan’s face did not seem like he was joking; there were some contempt and dignified expression on his face. Xu ChangAn was shocked. He just read a short story to kill time. However, Xiao QingYan was so serious…
“Your Highness, karma and retribution are either believable or non-believable. It’s all about your own heart. But as long as the person isn't devoid of conscience while doing the outrageous acts, the person would always be anxious and restless. The so-called retribution is neither simply a superficial, who knows that those who have done bad things, when they dream back at midnight, won't they be tortured by the sins in their hearts? In my opinion, if you can’t live with a clear conscience, you might as well die directly.”
“But…”
"Your Highness, these are just a few miscellaneous books. I’m just looking to pass the time. Don’t you think our conversation is strange? Just like a Buddhist monk with a man troubled by mundane things. But reality is…" Ah, undoubtedly, the troubled man was himself.
“Is what?” Xiao QingYan never would have thought Xu ChangAn would actually say such a thing. Xiao QingYan’s questioning made Xu ChangAn feel embarrassed because he could not speak to Xiao QingYan at all, about what was troubling him now.
“It's nothing. I just want to say, why does Your Highness have to think so much about it? As long as you don’t keep those harmful people, who only think to scheme others every day in your heart, living your life right now, will be enough ah.” Living your life right now… Should he himself not think so much about it, and live in peace for the time being? At least for the time being, Xiao QingYan was still good to him. Xu ChangAn’s heart was constantly entangled; he was afraid that his feelings towards Xiao QingYan would deepen and he shall suffer from it in the future. But he was reluctant to part with the present days. He was afraid that because he thinks too much, not only he would give up his heart for nothing, but it would be too late to regret at that time.
Xiao QingYan was thinking about what his Imperial Father had done in recent years; there was some worries in his heart. If the Imperial Court's state of affairs continued to develop like this, it would be sooner or later for Xiao QingNian to ascend the throne. Neither he nor QingYu shall have a good ending, let alone completely unravel the truth of his Imperial Mother’s death in that year.
The two people's minds were completely different, however because Xu ChangAn’s words, their worries were slightly laid down, and even felt some relief. Not entangled anymore, they leaned on each other to continue reading.
Xu ChangAn had never received attention from his father since he was a child, but his mother wholeheartedly devoted herself on him and was very sad about his basic necessities. He had not suffered much harassment in his daily life when he was young, but he had never been outside the Capital City. Naturally, he had no knowledge and experience going to this kind of mystical mountain spring's hot pool.
“I’ve only seen such places in books before, but I didn’t expect to see them in person today.” Squatting next to the pool, Xu ChangAn put his hand into the water and swirled it around. His face was full of excitement. He was eager to take off his clothes and soak in it.
Xiao QingYan now really believed that Xu ChangAn liked all kinds of miscellaneous books. Every time something that was unknown by some of the young generation in the Capital, he would hear it from his mouth. Moreover, before he started talking, there was sure to have a “I read this in a book before” sentence.
Looking at the way his Wangfei squatted by the pool playing with water, Xiao QingYan suddenly remembered that one night before; his Wangfei had only the black hair to cover himself. At that thought of the scene, his heart suddenly surged to boil. The simle on is lips could not be concealed, and then he took off his clothes in twos and threes…
Xu ChangAn was hit by splashing water in the pool so suddenly that he had not responded yet, but his hand on the edge of the pool was caught and he fell directly into the pool. As he was plunged into the water, he was not able to know the depth of the pool, because the person who pulled him into the water held him directly into their arms.
"Your highness! You scared me!" Xu ChangAn was really shocked, and at the same time subconsciously grasping the person near him, but also really pulled down his face.
Xiao QingYan was a little stunned seeing Xu ChangAn was really a bit angry, but then he burst out laughing. He had never saw Xu ChangAn pulled down his face, so it was interesting to see.
“Didn’t expect you also has a moment to be angry?”
“What are Your Highness saying? I'm human; of course I do get angry. But Your Highness thought too much. I wasn’t angry just now; I was just a little scared. And you can put me down.”  Speaking of letting people down, Xu ChangAn kept straightening his legs and preparing to get down.
Xiao QingYan let him go. Xu ChangAn stood on both feet and found that the pool was not deep, which was up to the waist. As soon as he felt relieved, he went into the pool's side, trying to find a place to sit and have nice soak.
After Xu ChangAn sat down, Xiao QingYan naturally followed. Xu ChangAn thought it would be very comfortable to soak in this hot spring water, but just as he was soaking it for a while, he felt overwhelmed by the heat. He felt like he was burning all over, so he didn’t want to soak any more. –“Why not soaking anymore?”
“It’s too hot.” When Xu ChangAn said hot, Xiao QingYan looked carefully at him and found that his forehead had indeed oozed sweat. Xiao QingYan clearly was still quite comfortable soaking; he did not know how Xu ChangAn would be like this. Then, he remembered today’s date, he abruptly grabbed the person and got up. He quickly asked: “It must be that medicine flaring up, right?”
Although Xiao QingYan had accompanied Xu ChangAn to have two episodes of that medicine flaring up, but each time it was quite late in the night. Each time it happened, Xu ChangAn’s body reaction had changed from fear of heat to fear of cold.
“It should be.” After coming out, Xu ChangAn did not remember the date, so being in this relaxation, he forgot such an important day. Thinking of them in such a place when he would suffer pain in a moment, if people heard it, what to do?!
“It's not right. I heard the inn's young server said business very good and lively here? Why can’t we hear anyone around?” This mountain villa was like a big garden built along the terrain. Although the height was uneven, every house around each small pool was about the same size, and adjacent to it was not far away. If there were people around, he could not be sure that the people would not hear.
Xu ChangAn was doubtful and worried, but Xiao QingYan had a relaxed face. After Xu ChangAn sat on the edge of the pond, Xiao QingYan asked slowly at the side, “How many days have we been here?”
“This is the third day.” What’s wrong with that?
“We’ve been here for several days, but it’s the first time we’ve been here. Do you think this Wang will not arrangement anything?”
“Then all the people here have been drive out?”
“What drive out? They open their doors to do business and we give enough money, will do it.” Looking at Xu ChangAn's face, Xiao QingYan quickly explained; he didn’t want his Wangfei to think he was a bully.
“I meant, what’s on your mind? In what capacity did we come out? Can I get rid of people? Naturally it’s money.” It was not that he did not want to, but it was no use if he wanted to. He was not a Xian Wang right now. He was just a businessman who accompanied his newly married wife around.
“Well, that’s true.”
Xiao QingYan also spent a lot of money on all kinds of services in the villa, so the servants in the villa were more considerate. They had all kinds of tea and refreshments in their small room. Xu ChangAn did not remain polite and began to stuff his stomach.
“Don’t eat too much of these things. Someone will bring dinner later.”
“Oh, then I won’t eat it.” There was hot steaming food and these cakes neither satisfied Xu ChangAn, so he stopped immediately.
Xiao QingYan said that someone would bring food, but what were brought in were two more pots of wine. He had a good amount of wine himself. He knew that his Wangfei would be drunk with wine, but anyhow he prepared it for him.
“ChangAn, is this wine tasty?”
“It’s tasty. It’s a little spicy, but it's comfortable feeling.” Although he was already lying on the table, when Xiao QingYan asked, Xu ChangAn still habitually raised his face to him, but this time his face did not show its usual carefulness, rather gave Xiao QingYan a defenseless smiling face. Looking at Xu ChangAn like this, Xiao QingYan knew that he must be drunk. Remembering the last time he had not had time to listen to the words, Xiao QingYan sat next to the person, and poured a cup of wine, and then asked in a tempting coax manner: “ChangAn, last time you said I was the same as the wine, then what do you mean?” Although his tone was steady and calm, but Xiao QingYan felt his heart beat faster and faster. He knew Xu ChangAn liked him, but he still wanted to know what kind of person and what kind of existence he was in Xu ChangAn's heart.
Xu ChangAn did not know what Xiao QingYan was talking about. He only heard 'what kind of person'. What kind of person was Xiao QingYan? He should be a completely different person from what he once thought.
“I’m afraid of you…” He undoubtedly knew that Xiao QingYan was a very gentle person, but when he first arrived at Wang Residence, he was just afraid of him. Then when Xiao QingYan punished Yang Momo and the others later, he became more afraid of Xiao QingYan.
If they were an ordinary couple, they could quarrel with each other even when they had differences, but Xiao QingYan was a Wangye. He dared not say anything to him at all. Even if he wanted to say something, he should think about it tens of millions of times in his heart; he was afraid that he dared not say such words to him at all.
“Afraid of me?” He had never in any events expected that Xu ChangAn would say such a sentence. Xiao QingYan looked directly at the person beside him; he did not know what to say for a moment.
“Hmm, just afraid of you, but…” That was before, now I'm not afraid, not at all.
“ChangAn, but what? Tell me, but what?” Because Xu ChangAn's words were intermittent, Xiao QingYan felt that his heart was in mess; too difficult to bear!
“But, but now I'm not afraid. Your Highness is very good… I, I like you.” However, he could not tell that he liked him. What if he knew it… [TN: I guess XCA really is drunk, he didn’t realized he’d said it]
“Hmm, it’s a little cold…” Because the 'like' sentence came abruptly, Xiao QingYan was directly stunned. When he heard the person beside him said cold, only then he remembered that Xu ChangAn should feel cold at this moment.
Hurriedly, he picked up the person and walked slowly towards the pool. After he soaked the person in the pool again, Xiao QingYan never let go of the person in his arms.
Tonight was the fifteenth of the month. The full moon in Quan City was flickering. The moonlight waning shallow and light was coming out slowly.
Looking at the person close by, Xu ChangAn put his hands around the neck of the person who embrace his body and let the distance between the person and him be a little closer, and a little more tightly snugged… This feeling of almost giving his whole person to another person made him feel scared but hated to part. He could have someone he could trust wholeheartedly; this feeling made him reluctant to part with…