Chapter 62 : On the Road

After bidding farewell to Lanxuan, Pei Si Yan limped out of the palace gate, excluding the time when she was busy arranging the affairs of her family, she had used every means in this day or so to try to make her sore and stinging knees recover health as soon as possible, but the doctor said that the coldness had invaded the bones, and it would take ten days and half a month before she was able to walk normally.

In favour of this time to long distance running, for Pei Si Yan is undoubtedly a challenge.

In a series of twists and turns, fortunately is to hear the news that Li Qing dye survived, let Pei Si Yan feel relieved. Fortunate in the unfortunate, did not lose him ...

Although he survived, Li Qingyan was seriously injured and needed to stay in bed for a long period of time, so Mo Xuan accompanied her on her rounds of various local officials instead of him, and was responsible for protecting her safety.

In front of the palace gate, the accompanying officials, guards servants and carriages are all ready, just waiting for Lord Wu Pan to come and announce the departure.

Mo Xuan helped Pei Si Yan to sit on one of the carriages at the head of the line, she looked towards the lofty palace gate towers, after returning to the imperial capital, she would make sure that the officials who dared to provoke would pay a painful price!

"Everyone prepare to set off." Pei Si Yan faintly commanded, turning around and entering the carriage.

The crowd boarded the carriage and the caravan slowly marched towards the city gates. Pei Si Yan leaned against the window, looking out at the receding building pedestrians, her thoughts drifting to nowhere.

Out of the imperial city gates, the caravan accelerated its speed and headed straight to the south.

Pei Si Yan came back to her senses and said to Mo Xuan who was sitting on the opposite side of the table, "When we pass by the Mo Qi Villa, take me to see your father, your mother, I think that on the rare occasion that I have the opportunity to go out of the capital, I should go and pay my respects in person."

Mo Xuan held Pei Si Yan's hand, his dark eyes showed a soft light, "You are not afraid of them ...," he wanted to say, as if he had some worries.

"It's always better to say it face to face," Pei Si Yan knew what he wanted to say, her eyes were a little bleak, "I don't want to drag this out anymore, Mo Xuan! I don't want people to think that I'm a traitor who framed a loyal man anymore, I originally just wanted to properly guard the Tantai family, but why did it turn out like this ..." she let out a sob, her emotions gradually started to get out of control, "Mo Xuan, I'm really scared, in the end, what am I going to what to do? I shouldn't pin my hopes on others, I want to unravel everything with my own hands!"

Mo Xuan watched Pei Si Yan, in front of outsiders, she always acted or light and quiet, silently do their own part of the work, or strong and majestic, laughing and turning his hand to the clouds and his hand to the rain, even if he was buried alive under the yellow earth, the emotion of panic is also very quickly past, that night back to the Tantai mansion of her as if she were the king of the general.

Had she ever shown such constant weakness and helplessness?

Underneath the calm exterior lay a restless heart, as if she were a lone boat drifting in the sea during a storm, unable to find a peaceful and warm harbour.

Behind the toughness is loneliness, and loneliness makes it difficult to be at ease.

He had thought that he could let Pei Si Yan gradually settle down, but the pressure gathered from all sides was beyond his control.

"Mo Xuan ..." Pei Si Yan trembled and painfully reached out her hand to Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan immediately grabbed that pale and powerless hand and smoothly sat down beside Pei Si Yan, swept her into his arms and gently stroked her hair, "His Majesty let you make this trip, and will surely clear your name as a traitor. It will get better, Xiao Yan."

The only thing he could do now was to comfort, albeit in vain.

Pei Si Yan snuggled into Mo Xuan's arms, having a hard time suppressing her tears and sobs, a low whimper seemed to be able to cut one's liver.

What she wanted was nothing more than to be able to find the rainbow of happiness after the storm, she didn't have any greedier demands, but in order to pursue the rainbow, she paid a price that was about to break through the limits of what she could bear.

Originally thought, support blue pleasant as emperor, power expansion to the entire dynasty, clear Tantai family all the enemies, her happiness will come, but ... things will not be as one wishes, originally envisioned everything to the fact in front of the final is in vain.

The blue pleasant unfathomable, Yuexi lady's betrayal, seriously injured in the body away from the light dye and with prejudice of the Mo family two old, and the new emperor after a round of shuffling of the treacherous dynastic hall, the future in her still foggy.

After a life of nine deaths, and then look at the future, she really feel very tired, want to retreat to the background, want to find a happy home, want to hold the hand of his beloved until old age, but she can not rest - back is the wall, in front of the thorns of the road, she has not yet come to the end, still have to fight the spirit of twelve hundred thousand to face.

The road, there must be an end, just near or far.

She hoped that the end could be a little bit closer, greedily hoping that as long as she took one more step she could reach the end of the road.... With a sharp jolt, thinking of something, Pei Siyan raised her head, and her lips impartially brushed the corner of Mo Xuan's lips.

Obviously not realising that this would happen, the two of them both froze and looked at each other dumbfounded.

After knowing each other for so long, they hadn't actually kissed yet, at most they had only kissed their cheeks and foreheads.

Mo Xuan suddenly smiled, containing deep love and doting, reaching out to hold Pei Si Yan's head, his graceful thin lips pressed against her red lips, the soft tip of his tongue teasingly licked gently.

Pei Si Yan stiffened, her eyes widened, the only reaction she made was to slightly open her mouth.

Mo Xuan paused for a moment, looking at Pei Si Yan's stiff expression, his smile intensified, then he kissed her hard again, his tongue dexterously probing into her mouth, sweeping over the white teeth, a little bit of trial and error like to go deeper in.

"Well ..." Pei Si Yan's curtains gradually drooped, her eyes set up a hazy watery atmosphere, her hands looped around Mo Xuan's neck, as if she was thirsty for something, responding to Mo Xuan's kiss.

As if forgetting all the worries and troubles, forgetting where they are, throwing away everything in heaven and earth, their lips and tongues fiercely intertwined together, emitting rough gasps that were hidden in the rumbling sound of the wheels.

Even though the sense of suffocation was getting heavier and heavier, they were still unwilling to let go of each other, deeply attached to each other.

Just like this, until the end of days.

Pei Si Yan's hand touched a slender band that was on Mo Xuan's mask, the red brocade band wrapped around her fair and slender fingers, one by one, gradually strangling pink marks.

With a gentle pull, Mo Xuan's mask would fall off, and she would be able to see the true face of her favourite man.

Mo Xuan didn't seem to notice that Pei Si Yan's hand had dangerously pinched the mask's brocade band, still obliviously kissing deeply, hugging into her hard and giving her all the warmth she needed.

After hesitating for a long time, Pei Si Yan still gave up, she wanted to keep this surprise for her wedding night.

Regardless of Mo Xuan's face, she would still love him.

Lips and tongues finally parted slightly, the two of them took a big breath of fresh air, and then they looked at each other with four eyes and smiled sweetly, the previous sorrowful clouds were swept away.

Pei Si Yan loosened the red brocade belt and held Mo Xuan's hand.

"Don't worry, you have me by your side." Mo Xuan made a promise, in his eyes was a love so thick that it couldn't be melted, "No matter what, I will always be by your side until the last moment of ... life."

"Hmm." Pei Siyan nodded, the thorny road is not her alone, someone accompanied by the side, and then violent shock waves will certainly be turned into calm in the end.

In a better mood, a smile returned to Pei Si Yan's face, no longer the fragile look she had before.

Two people talk and laugh along the way, soon nightfall, the caravan stationed at a post, post minister respectfully out to meet, will Pei Si Yan and a few officials welcome into the main hall, the table has long been prepared for a sumptuous wine and food, the smell in the air wafting, hooked a group of daytime only busy rushing to the road of people in the stomach of the cravings have run out.

Pei Si Yan waved her hand to the officials, "All of you don't need to be polite, let's eat."

"My lord please first." A middle-aged official made a gesture of invitation.

"You guys eat first, I'm not hungry." Pei Si Yan smiled before pulling Mo Xuan's hand out of the post station. Before entering the post station, she saw that there were green bean soup sellers on the roadside, and seeing that there was none on the dining table, she simply pulled Mo Xuan out for a solo meal.

Drinking green bean soup in one gulp, Pei Si Yan comfortably exhaled a long breath, in the hot summer, what mountain delicacies, delicious delicacies are not as comfortable as a bowl of green bean soup to eat.

Mo Xuan look at her like a kitten, can not help but laugh, with his sleeve to wipe away the corners of her mouth residual green beans.

Pei Si Yan giggled at him, then raised her bowl, "Old man, another bowl!"

"Good!" The old uncle selling green bean soup smiled and took Pei Si Yan's bowl, and gave her a big spoon full.

Pei Si Yan took a sip and looked around, the post station was located in a small county, at night, except for this green bean soup seller that was open, most of the shops had already closed their doors, and the lanterns hanging at the entrance gave off a dim light, lonely and cold. She couldn't help but be a little disappointed, if she rushed a little faster, she might be able to get to the big county city, so that she could come out at night to take a stroll, except for the last disaster relief, it's rare to go out of the imperial capital, or as a tour of the mountains and water to make her mood happier.

Unfortunately, the sky does not meet people's wishes, after drinking green bean soup can only return to the post station to rest.

Mo Xuan seemed to see her thoughts, scratched her nose, pretending to teach her: "Your legs are not well, don't want to run around! If you run far and don't have the strength to come back, I won't carry you."

Pei Si Yan rubbed her nose, full of concern and said, "I'll just pay someone to carry me back and then get rid of you, the bad guy!"

"In the middle of the night, who do you want to find to carry you?"

"There will always be someone, you can't be sure that there's no one on the road in the middle of the night, right?"

"Maybe ..."

The old man who sells green bean soup is still smilingly looking at this pair of loving men and women who are playing around, and from time to time "bark bark" to smoke a mouthful of dry cigarettes.

"Puff ..." Pei Si Yan finally first could not hold back to laugh, into Mo Xuan's arms to continue to laugh.

Mo Xuan embraced her, the gentle moonlight flows in the body of the two people, serene and beautiful.

Satisfied with the green bean soup, Pei Si Yan and Mo Xuan again in the quiet deserted streets to play around for a while, before returning to the post station, the officials have already finished eating in the main hall waiting for her for a long time.

Pei Si Yan sighed, this group of people were like abacus beads, she had to rattle them to get a reaction, who made her the leader of this inspection?

"Tomorrow we leave at the hour, everyone rest early."

"Yes, my lord."

Pei Si Yan took a step and wanted to go back to her room, suddenly a sharp pain came from her knee, cold sweat immediately broke out on her forehead, Mo Xuan timely stepped in to help her.

Probably just played outside for too long and hurt her knee again.

Mo Xuan blamed himself, "I should have warned you."

"It's fine." Pei Si Yan barely revealed a trace of a smile, and was helped by Mo Xuan to slowly return to her room to sleep.

Late at night, the stagecoach station is dim, except for the magistrate on duty standing drowsily at the gate, not a single silhouette is seen, the buildings cast/ eerie shadows on the ground, and occasionally there are a few low bird chirps.

Suddenly, a dark shadow scurries silently from the roof, quickly disappearing into the shadows.