Quick Wear: Host, please be more restrained

Although Shen Yi felt that Xu Yu'an always gave him a strange feeling, he couldn't figure out who he looked like after thinking hard, so he could only say goodbye and walk out to the training ground.

For three consecutive days, Ye Qiao could see Xu Yu'an almost every time he looked up. He was wearing a blue dress and had a delicate face.

Time slipped away silently, and in the blink of an eye, it was Ye Qiao's birthday.

Xu Yu'an had already started preparing. Apart from the time he spent with Ye Qiao, he devoted all his time to this birthday party.

Ye Qiao, on the other hand, acted as if nothing happened even though it was her birthday.

Although the official coronation ceremony had not yet been held, she was already the empress, so many court officials came to pay homage to her on Ye Qiao's birthday.

After Ye Qiao finished dealing with everything, a bright moon was already hanging on the black curtain.

"Your Majesty, the prince consort has been waiting for you for a long time." Xiao Tao stood up and reminded Ye Qiao after seeing him deal with the pile of memorials.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" The woman patted her head. She forgot about time when she was busy.

"It was the Prince Consort who said not to disturb His Majesty..." Xiao Tao said in a low voice.

"Dress up for me." Ye Qiao choked up when he thought of the original plan for today.

The woman's eyelashes trembled, and then her red lips curled up. Why was she so hesitant? Hadn't she already planned it?

When the woman in the gorgeous crown and long skirt appeared in front of Xu Yu'an again, the man in blue supported his head and looked into the lake, wondering what he was thinking.

When the woman in red appeared by the lake, a hint of surprise flashed across Xu Yu'an's eyes and he stood up immediately.

Ye Qiao looked at the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The originally black ancient trees were now wrapped with red silk. Countless lanterns were suspended on the usually calm lake surface, which was extremely beautiful in the dark night.

The man in blue with a jade crown tied high on his head was tall and handsome. The breeze blew across the lake, blowing up his inky black hair. His eyes were full of affection. He just stood there quietly, as beautiful as a painting.

"Why are there so many river lanterns?" When Ye Qiao walked into the pavilion, he picked up a lantern that had not yet been put into the water.

It was small and delicate, shaped like a lotus, and there seemed to be some small words on the back. Just as Ye Qiao was about to open it to take a closer look, the man grabbed her hand.

"Let's eat first, or it will get cold." Xu Yu'an said gently.

Exquisite dishes were placed on the stone table, including braised lion's head, small rice dumplings with fermented glutinous rice wine, and golden roast duck.

Seeing that the quality did not look like that made by the palace chef, Ye Qiao asked in disbelief, "Xu Yu'an, these were not made by you, were they?"

"Princess, please try it." The man smiled and did not answer.

Ye Qiao reached out and took the braised lion head he handed over. As soon as he put it in his mouth, it was instantly juicy and tasted delicious.

"It's delicious! Xu Yu'an, can you cook?" Maybe it was because the food was so delicious, her vision was a little blurry.

"As long as the princess likes it."

Under the moonlight, the man with skin as white as jade propped up his head and looked at Ye Qiao with tenderness in his eyes as he stuffed his cheeks until they were bulging.

"Why don't you move your chopsticks?"

Ye Qiao asked.

"I am not hungry."

"You always say you're not hungry. Look at you. When you came with me to the palace to pay homage, you couldn't even walk a few steps."

Ye Qiao scolded him while eating.

"it is good."

Although the woman always scolded him in a bad tone, Xu Yu'an nodded and agreed every time.

"Princess, have I ever told you my childhood stories?" Xu Yu'an mentioned it unintentionally.

Ye Qiao had some bad guesses in his mind, but he still shook his head pretending to be puzzled.

"Since I can remember, I have been admired by countless people. They say that I am a child prodigy who can memorize thousands of articles as soon as I can read. I have changed teachers one after another, and only those with the most profound knowledge in the country are qualified to teach me."

Xu Yu'an's beautiful eyes just stared at Ye Qiao, and she couldn't get enough of looking at him.

"Really? I didn't expect the Xu family to be so rich that they could afford to hire such a scholar to teach you."

Ye Qiao pretended to know nothing and joked.

"It's not the Xu family." Xu Yu'an stared at the woman's fair profile for a long time, then said.

"What are you talking about? Isn't it the Xu family..." Ye Qiao smiled unintentionally, but the man spoke first.

"Your Majesty, please do it."

Under the moonlight, a breeze blew across the lake, and the man's black hair fluttered and covered her delicate face.

"Xu Yu'an, I..."

Ye Qiao knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he had to put down his chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, here."

He stuffed an unknown object into Ye Qiao's hand. Ye Qiao looked down and saw that it was an extremely sharp dagger, emitting a little silver light.

At this point, there was nothing Ye Qiao didn't know. He had known her plan for a long time. She would first adopt a soft strategy, trap him in the palace, and then kill him.

"Sometimes I think, if I could die in Ye Qiao's hands, wouldn't that be a kind of luck?"

The broken glimmer in the blue-clothed man's beautiful eyes was particularly eye-catching under the moonlight.

"When did you find out?"

Ye Qiao thinks she has good acting skills.

"My princess, you have never been a person who indulges in love."

He likes her so much, how could he not understand her?

"But I'm very happy, really, I'm really happy these days."

The man slowly approached Ye Qiao, and the woman retreated slightly uncontrollably.

"Kill me. Kill me and you can save the kingdom of Ye."

The man's tone was still so gentle, but Ye Qiao's hands were shaking.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to see a beautiful landscape, people free from war, and a peaceful and prosperous country?"

He was getting closer and closer, but Ye Qiao couldn't retreat any further.

"Your Majesty, do you know how many Ye soldiers were killed by our army in those captured cities? Their blood flowed like a river, and it was extremely miserable."

The man's voice was like a spell.

Ye Qiao's eyes turned red, and with his slightly trembling hands, he stabbed Xu Yu'an in the chest.

Traces of blood seeped out from the man's clean blue clothes.

Xu Yu'an smiled slightly, and with his bony hands, he grabbed Ye Qiao's hand, and with an effort, he pushed most of the shallow dagger into him.

Ye Qiao didn't know when, the corners of his eyes became moist.

"Xu Yuan, you..."

He actually thrust most of the dagger into his chest, and blood instantly dyed his entire clothes red.

Ye Qiao's whole hands were shaking badly, and the delicate and handsome man in front of him was as pale as paper due to excessive blood loss.

The dagger almost penetrated his body with that blow just now. The tall and straight man could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.

"Xu Yu'an, don't blame me."

Ye Qiao's eyes were slightly red and her heart was dry. She touched her face and realized that she had actually cried. When did she do that?

The man fell into Ye Qiao's arms, curled up the corners of his mouth, and looked at Ye Qiao comfortingly, "Don't cry, don't... cry."

He had lived his entire life on the mission of restoring his master's country, and she was the only accident in his dark life.

He never blamed her, he only blamed fate, if only he was just the son of the Xu family.

Xu Yu'an stretched out his hand tremblingly, wanting to wipe the tears from her face, but unfortunately, before he touched the girl's face, his hand fell forever.

Ye Qiao looked at the dead man in her arms, her eyes blank. Her heart ached so much, it had been a long time since she felt so sad.

The lights in the distance were bright, and Shen Yi led an army and rushed towards the pavilion in the center of the lake.