You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 396: Previous Life (40) I seem to be getting a little old

It took Xiao Yun a year to drive the Northern Jue away from Anguo, and it also took him a year to destroy the Northern Jue.

After incorporating Beijue into the territory of Anguo, he led an army of one million from the northern border all the way south and annexed all the countries that harassed Anguo's borders. In three years, the territory of Anguo expanded by nearly two times.

Xiao Ying's iron-blooded tactics made other countries shudder, and they sent envoys to discuss the alliance.

The twenty-fifth year of Yuanxing.

An Guo signed an alliance agreement with six major powers, and both sides solemnly promised not to invade each other, coexist peacefully, and trade with each other for a hundred years. If the allies are in trouble, they will also provide corresponding support.

This alliance protected Anguo’s peace for a hundred years, and Anguo focused on domestic development and became the world’s largest country.

In the same year, Xiao Yun returned to the court.

During these three years, Lin Zhaoyue had been by his side. She had seen him win battles thousands of miles away and plan strategies. She had also witnessed him almost dying on the battlefield. He had countless injuries of varying sizes.

His health is getting worse.

"Your Majesty, it's time to change the medicine."

The accompanying imperial physician reminded outside the tent.

"Well, come in."

Now, it is summer and the weather is hot.

Xiao Yan had just finished wiping her body. She was wearing a pure white silky underdress and lying on a beauty chair. Her silver hair was spread out and she exuded a sense of laziness.

More than ten years have passed, and Xiao Yan is now 46 years old.

As he grew older, Xiao Yun became more and more radiant and reserved. At the same time, his ability to control everything made him more relaxed.

That face whose age could not be determined was handsome, cold, and full of abstinence.

Now he is more like a sword made of cold iron, which is not sharp but shocking.

Lin Zhaoyue discovered that he took great care of his face.

Although he had suffered injuries of varying degrees over the years, there was not a single scar on his face.

Whenever he got injured, he would immediately ask a doctor to treat him and apply some scar-removing ointment.

After the doctor gave him medicine, he lay back on the beauty chair and closed his eyes.

Lin Zhaoyue was really bored, and the camp was full of grown men. It was hot today, so they were often shirtless. It was difficult for Lin Zhaoyue to go out, so she could only stay in Xiao Yan's tent.

When people are bored, they always do boring things.

For example, now, she was staring at his face out of boredom for some reason.

His skin is amazing. It has been through wind and sand, but has not been eroded by it and remains very white.

Long brow bone, red lips and white teeth, high nose bridge, clear jawline, sexy Adam's apple, clavicle...

When Lin Zhaoyue realized what she was doing, she quickly looked away and wanted to walk out in annoyance.

But just as she reached the door, she remembered that this was a camp, so she returned to lie down on Xiao Yan's bed. For some reason, Xiao Yan had been suffering from a condition in recent years and didn't like sleeping in a bed. He preferred to sleep on a beauty chair or a chaise longue. Most of the time, this bed was hers.

Only sometimes, when she woke up, she found herself in Xiao Yan's arms.

At first she thought he could see her, but after several tries, he certainly couldn't.

Lin Zhaoyue lay there and fell asleep without knowing when.

When she woke up again, she was already on the way.

On the day they arrived in Beijing, all the civil and military officials and the people of the entire capital came to welcome them.

Xiao Jingchen was dressed in a prince's dragon robe, standing at the head of all officials. He looked handsome, tall and slender, with an upright posture.

After not seeing him for three years, Lin Zhaoyue clearly felt that he had become much calmer.

During the three years he served as regent, he did a very good job, especially in water conservancy.

He vigorously built canals and reservoirs, changed farmers' planting methods, greatly increased crop yields, and the harvest was higher every year, which made all his ministers and people happy.

"Welcome Father back in triumph!"

"Your Majesty, welcome back triumphantly!"

"Your Majesty, welcome back triumphantly..."

The people and officials all knelt on the ground and cheered loudly.

Xiao Yun got out of the carriage, wearing a dark black dragon robe. He exuded the majesty of an emperor, making people dare not look directly at him.

He walked up to Xiao Jingchen, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said:

"Everyone is safe."

He looked at Xiao Jingchen, who was as tall as him, and said with a smile:

"You have grown taller. You have done well in the past three years. I am very pleased."

Xiao Jingchen looked at Xiao Yan, who had become much thinner, and suddenly wanted to cry.

As soon as the celebration banquet began, Xiao Yan disappeared.

Eunuch Fu waited and waited but there was no sign of Xiao Yan. When he went to look for him, Xiao Yan was no longer in the palace. He couldn't get any information from anyone, so Eunuch Fu could only anxiously look for Xiao Jingchen.

"Prince, His Majesty is missing."

Hearing what Eunuch Fu said, Xiao Jingchen was puzzled:

"Gone?"

Eunuch Fu said anxiously:

"Yes! His Majesty was in the back garden just now. I went to check just now, but His Majesty was no longer there. I asked people to search the entire palace, but there was no trace of His Majesty."

Xiao Jingchen's eyes paused, and he thought of something, and said:

"I will go find him, and the eunuch will take care of everything in the palace."

After saying that, Xiao Jingchen stood up and walked out of the palace.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was in an inconspicuous courtyard.

Lanyuan was the civilian residence he and Lin Zhaoyue lived in when he was demoted, but the courtyard behind it was not very big.

At this moment, he was in the basement, looking at the person on the ice bed.

Lin Zhaoyue looked at herself on the ice bed, and her heart was no longer troubled.

What upset her was that he had just returned and she wanted to take one more look at her son, but he came here to see her body.

He had buried her before, and that night he dug up the grave again, stole her body out, and placed it in the Orchid Garden.

And her grave is her cenotaph.

His slender fingertips traced his eyebrows and eyes. Suddenly, Lin Zhaoyue heard him murmur:

"It's been more than ten years, and you haven't changed at all!"

Although Lin Zhaoyue knew that Xiao Yan couldn't hear her, she still took over the conversation naturally:

"Well, once you die, you won't change."

“But I seem to be getting a little old.”

Lin Zhaoyue opened her mouth and swallowed it back. Her heart suddenly felt sour. After a while, she replied:

"You're not old at all."

He has a good appearance, good bone structure, and a light diet, so he is very anti-aging.

"It's been so long, I seem to have started to forget what your voice sounds like..."

"It is said that forgetting someone begins with forgetting their voice. Zhao Zhao, can you also come into my dream?"

His voice was full of pleading, but Lin Zhaoyue ruthlessly rejected him.

"not good."

If she knew how to enter people's dreams, she would definitely make them have nightmares every day.

But she doesn't know anything.

So many people died on the battlefield, but she had never seen anyone become a wandering soul.

She was confused about her own existence and was looking forward to when Xiao Yan would go to Huguo Temple again.

Just as Lin Zhaoyue was stunned, a mouthful of bright red blood spurted onto her body, passed through her soul, spilled onto the ground, and instantly solidified into ice.

She clearly couldn't touch it, but she seemed to be able to feel that the blood was extremely hot.