Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Chapter 205 You still have me?

So, the two men carried the woman's body on horseback, led the horses to the outskirts of the town, found a small hillside, and buried the woman.

Tao Yao looked at the bare mound in front of him and felt it was a bit desolate, so he found a piece of wood nearby and stuck it in front of the grave.

The wind was strong at night, and the lantern in Chu Huanjun's hand was always blown out by the wind. When the light went out, Chu Huanjun looked for a tinder to light the wick, but not long after, the faint flame was extinguished by the wind again.

Chu Huanjun took out the tinder again, but Tao Yao said, "Forget it. If there's another gust of wind later, the lights will go out anyway."

Chu Huanjun nodded, looking at Tao Yao's small body curled up in a ball, squatting in front of the grave, not knowing what was going on. He simply took off his outer robe and put it on her.

The moment the robe fell on her body, Tao Yao seemed to suddenly wake up from a dream, looked up and smiled at Chu Huanjun.

Although she was smiling, Chu Huanjun could still see the distraction in her eyes. Yes, Chu Huanjun realized then that she had never experienced life and death before her eyes, and seeing a living person die so casually before her eyes was a bit unsettling.

"Xiao Chu..." Tao Yao called his name with a blank smile, "Just now when I was setting up the tombstone for her, I suddenly realized that I didn't even know her name, so I could only set up an empty tombstone for her."

Chu Huanjun is not a sentimental person. He has seen many matters of life and death.

"That's her luck. If it weren't for you, she might not even have an empty tombstone."

His expression was indifferent, and his tone was also indifferent. Suddenly, he thought of his mother - when his mother died, no one knew about it. She left quietly, like a gust of wind, leaving no trace. In this world, there was no trace of her anymore.

He was not born cold-blooded, but after his mother's death, he suddenly realized that in such a world, all the disturbing love, hate, anger, infatuation, and hatred were just meaningless shackles.

Only by being a cold-blooded snake and scorpion can you be at ease and not be restrained by any constraints.

Tao Yao sighed, stood up, and said word by word: "Thank you, Xiao Chu. If it weren't for you today, I don't know how this would end."

Chu Huanjun folded his arms, holding the extinguished lantern in his hand, and suddenly thought of the Lantern Festival last winter.

Chu Huanjun felt a little regretful. Whether it was the Lantern Festival or the Flower God Temple Fair, they always seemed to miss each other, intentionally or unintentionally, whether it was fate or human will.

His palms were sweaty, his nails dug into the skin, leaving a few shallow red marks - this kind of pain was just a small pang of pain in his heart. Chu Huanjun felt this kind of pain in his heart whenever he looked at Tao Yao's face.

He shook his head and said, "I'm just happy."

I'm just happy, that's all I'm happy about. He seemed to have said this before, always trying to save face and unwilling to say how much he liked something, always finding ridiculously lame excuses.

Tao Yao picked some wild flowers from the hillside, tied them into a bouquet, and placed it in front of the short wooden tablet.

"Go well."

She lowered her head and placed her hand lightly on the wooden tablet, as if she was shaking hands with someone.

Taoyao's long, self-imposed farewell ceremony finally came to an end, and the two of them led their horses off the hillside. All the way back, they were both silent, unsure what to say.

It was Tao Yao who broke the silence first. "It seems like every time I have problems, you're the one who comes out to help me sort them out. You're right, I should worry about myself. If you're not by my side in the future, what will I do if I encounter an assassination attempt again?"

Chu Huanjun smiled wryly and said, "Are you finally not being so stubborn anymore?"

Tao Yao shook her head and spoke in a soft voice, like a sigh: "I'm afraid I'll die quietly like that girl. Or maybe I'm not as lucky as her, I can't say for sure, maybe I won't even have an empty tombstone."

Hearing her say this, Chu Huanjun's heart suddenly ached. He couldn't help but poke her with his elbow and whispered, "You still have me..."

He paused, afraid that she didn't understand, and added: "I won't let you die so easily."

Chu Huanjun felt a little sad. He had clearly shown it to her, so why did she still assume that he was alone?

He wanted her to know that no matter what time it was, he would stand silently by her side and do his best to protect her.

Tao Yao just smiled at him: "There are always times when you can't take care of me! You have so many things to do, it's impossible for you to stare at me and revolve around me every day."

Chu Huanjun lowered his eyelashes, avoiding the topic and changing the subject: "Song Zhishou has been busy with official duties these days and has no time to distribute porridge and food to the people. I will help him carry this burden for the next few days. Are you interested in helping?"

He changed the subject so quickly that Tao Yao didn't have time to react. She asked in confusion, "Donating porridge and food? Lord Song is so kind-hearted?"

Chu Huanjun chuckled and said, "Perhaps you've forgotten? When you were imprisoned in the government office a while ago, didn't you see those corn kernels drying in the yard of his residence? Those were the food used to give to the people."

Tao Yao immediately recalled the days when she would dry corn kernels in the yard every day. Although it was hard work, it was indeed the most carefree time of her life.

"Ah! Come to think of it, I even helped dry the corn kernels myself." Tao Yao laughed, "Then I must go and join in the fun."

Chu Huanjun nodded. He had already expected that Tao Yao would be happy to go with him. He was just trying to entice her.

How could Tao Yao know that the purpose of distributing porridge and food was not because Song Zhishou was busy with official duties, but because Chu Huanjun had snatched the job away from him.

In order to get Tao Yao to follow him back to the capital, Chu Huanjun was very deliberate and thought of hundreds of ways, just to keep quiet and lure her to return to the capital on her own initiative.

"Oh right..." Tao Yao suddenly thought of something and turned to Chu Huanjun and said, "When are you willing to tell me what I asked you before?"

Chu Huanjun said "oh" and put on a very deliberate expression, as if to say "I almost forgot and you reminded me so I just remembered it." He took Tao Yao's hand and teased, "Well, but I'm a little hungry now. Let's go find something to eat first and talk while we eat."

This cunning old fox is always using some tricky methods to divert attention. Tao Yao has been fooled countless times before, and he will not be fooled again today no matter what.

Tao Yao quickly waved her hand and refused, saying, "I just had a full meal and have no appetite anymore. If you want to talk, talk. If not, we can go home separately. It will save us the trouble of running around late at night. I need to rest early because I will open the shop tomorrow."