Chapter 450 I Want to Sleep in the Same Room with You

Qiuye Town.

An unknown town located in the southern part of Zhongzhou.

The town has a small population, but because it is not far from the official road, there are often merchants coming and going from the south and north, and people who travel around the world come here to rest for a while.

Therefore, there is also a post station in the town. Although the town is not big, it is still quite lively.

In the evening, the carriage of Lin Jiangnian and others slowly appeared outside the town.

On the carriage.

When the maid Xiaolu lifted the curtain and saw the shadow of the town in front, she was very excited: "Miss, look, there is a town, we are in the town... We don’t have to sleep outside tonight!"

In the carriage, Xu Lan, who had been driving for a day and looked tired, lifted the curtain. When she saw the town in front of her, she was so moved that she almost cried!

After driving for three consecutive days, all the way was in the wilderness. She almost thought that Lin Jiangnian was going to sell her to some corner.

During these days, we ate hard-to-swallow dry food and slept in the carriage or in the wilderness... It was so miserable!

Now we finally saw the atmosphere of fireworks in the town, which meant that we could finally have a good rest tonight!

The master and servant cried with joy, and their eyes almost glowed green!

On the other side, when the carriage slowly drove into Qiuye Town, the guards who had been waiting for a long time in the town appeared to greet them.

Although Lin Jiangnian only had Lin Qingqing with him when he returned to Linjiang City this time, he had already arranged for Lin Kong and others to explore the way along the way back.

When Lin Jiangnian and others arrived in the town, the guards under his command had already booked a room in the only inn in the town in advance.

However, in order to conceal their tracks and keep a low profile, they did not book the entire inn directly.

The carriage slowly stopped at the door of the inn in the town. Lin Qingqing jumped off the carriage first, lifted the curtain, and whispered: "Your Highness, we're here!"

Lin Jiangnian got up and walked out of the carriage, got off the carriage, and looked up to the front.

The only inn in the town doesn't look big, but it's clean and has a sense of vicissitudes of history.

Looking around the streets outside the inn, there are not many people on the street. There are groups of people passing by, and there are also some dusty merchants coming and going. Lin Jiangnian and his group are not noticeable among them.

It's dusk now, and the sky is getting dark.

Wisps of smoke slowly rise from the town and go straight into the sky. At the same time, a smell of food fills the street.

Xu Lan and Xiao Lu, the master and servant who just helped get off the carriage, smelled the food and almost cried with hunger!

"Miss, I'm so hungry..."

Xiao Lu said pitifully.

"Me too!"

Xu Lan was almost crying with greed, swallowed her saliva, touched her already flat belly, and couldn't help turning her head to look at Lin Jiangnian beside her.

Her eyes were pitiful!

Lin Jiangnian, who wanted to say something, looked at the pitiful master and servant in front of him, thinking that they had been through a lot in the past two days.

"Okay, okay, let's go and eat first!"

"Great!"

Xu Lan cheered and excitedly pulled Xiaolu to the inn.

...

In the inn.

As the only inn in Qiuye Town, this inn has a sense of vicissitudes of history. The environment is not good, but compared with the accommodation conditions of the previous two days, it is obviously quite good.

On the second floor, in the private room.

The table is full of delicious food, filled with hot aroma.

Miss Xu, who had been hungry for two days, had already had her eyes shining, and she ate without caring about her image. The maid Xiaolu on the side was originally reserved, but facing a table of delicious food, recalling the miserable scene of eating dry food two days ago, she could not hold on for long under the call of her own lady, and soon joined this battle that swept away everything.

The scene was spectacular!

If ordinary people saw it, they would think that they had suffered some tragic abuse these days.

Only after filling her stomach and being full did Xu Lan touch her bulging belly, with a satisfied look on her face.

So happy!

If you have never been hungry and lived a hard life, it is difficult to appreciate how hard-won this kind of happiness is.

To be fair, the food in this inn is of average quality. For Miss Xu, who has been pampered since childhood, she might have disdained it in the past.

But now, it is a rare and precious "delicious food"!

"Are you full?"

Seeing Xu Lan put down her chopsticks and touch her belly, Lin Jiangnian glanced at her.

"Yeah."

Xu Lan nodded: "I'm full!"

"Is it delicious?"

"Delicious!"

"Do you regret it now?"

Lin Jiangnian said: "Miss Xu is a good girl, but you insist on suffering with me. What's the point of doing this?"

"Humph!"

Hearing this, Xu Lan curled her lips, feeling a little aggrieved, but still said stubbornly: "I am happy with it!"

"Okay, since you are happy, then it's okay!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "Have a good rest tonight, and we will continue our journey tomorrow morning. Eat more today. After tonight, we will have to wait until we return to Linzhou next time!"

As soon as these words came out, the expression on Xu Lan's face froze instantly.

Wait, wait until we get to Linzhou?

Ah?

Doesn't this mean that after tonight, the days to come will be like the experience of these three days?

When Xu Lan thought of this, his face turned bitter. Xiaolu next to him was even more worried, and the master and servant looked at each other.

Xu Lan looked a little pitiful: "Are the conditions really so difficult when we go back this time?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her: "What else?"

"Isn't there any inn on the way back?"

"It's urgent to go on the road, how can I have such good conditions for you...Didn't I remind you two days ago?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her with a half-smile, "Are you scared?"

"If you regret it, you should have said it earlier, it's still too late!"

"Who, who regrets it?!"

Xu Lan glared and immediately denied it.

"Isn't it because you don't have hot meals to eat? Isn't it because you can't sleep well?"

"piece of cake!"

"You are not afraid, so naturally I am not afraid either!"

"...Hmph, you don't want to leave me anyway!"

Lin Jiangnian was happy to see that Miss Xu's face was obviously a little pale, but she still looked stubborn.

"Okay, as long as you don't regret it. Then take a rest early and get up early tomorrow and get on your way!"

Hearing this, Xu Lan was discouraged again.

Thinking of the boring and torturous journey on the way back, I feel like my life is hopeless...

I'd rather die!

…

"Miss!"

Inn, inside the room.

Xiao Lu looked at her young lady pitifully: "Do we really have to keep rushing back like this?"

In the past three days, she felt like she was being tortured to death!

Obviously lost a lot of weight.

Xu Lan was furious, obviously determined not to back down.

Whatever she decides to do, she will never give up!

Xiao Lu looked at her young lady's appearance and thought secretly in her heart.

No, we have to think of a way quickly. If this continues, let alone whether the young lady can bear it, she will be unable to bear it first.

This time my young lady obviously wanted to have something happen when she was alone with His Highness on the way back... But she had been traveling continuously for the past few days, which resulted in the development of the situation being different from what was expected.

While Xiao Lu was thinking, Xu Lan was already yawning with a tired face: "Xiao Lu, I'm so sleepy. Go and prepare hot water for me. I want to take a hot bath and have a good sleep!"

She is very tired now and just wants to take a bath and sleep.

"oh."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lu quickly got up and walked out of the room.

…

Not long after, inside the room.

Behind the screen, the bathtub is filled with hot water, and the room is filled with a warm aroma.

After Xu Lan took off her dress, she soaked her entire body in the hot water and let the hot water wrap around her skin. The fatigue of the past few days seemed to be wiped away at this moment.

Comfortable!

Xu Lan closed her eyes comfortably.

The bathing conditions in the inn are very average, but for Xu Lan now, it is rare.

Next to the tub, the maid Xiaolu was waiting for her young lady to take a bath.

"Xiao Lu, I can do it myself. You're tired too, so go down first."

Xu Lan knew that Xiao Lu was also very tired these days, and seeing that she still wanted to serve him, she spoke.

"It's okay, Miss, I'll go later."

Xiao Lu shook her head, and her eyes fell on her own lady in the tub. The water was clear, and her snow-white skin could be seen looming.

With a delicate face and exquisite facial features, she is a perfect beauty!

The skin was delicate and smooth. Xiao Lu touched it twice and couldn't help but feel envious. No matter how you look at it, my lady is excellent, except...

Thinking of this, Xiao Lu couldn't help but slide down her young lady's delicate collarbone.

It’s just a little too small!

But could this be a disadvantage?

Small ones are also cute, okay?

Who can guarantee that His Royal Highness, who is used to eating delicacies from all over the world, would not want some steamed buns or something?

Xiaolu was thinking wildly and stared at his young lady for a while, then whispered: "Miss."

"Um?"

"Something is not right..."

Xiaolu said cautiously: "Miss, do you still remember the purpose of our return this time?"

"Purpose?"

Xu Lan's beautiful eyes were confused.

"It's Your Highness!"

Seeing the young lady's confused look, Xiao Lu couldn't help but remind her: "Miss, when you go back this time, aren't you here for His Highness?"

"We must take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture His Highness!"

Hearing this, Xu Lan blushed slightly: "I, when did I say I was going to take him down?"

Seeing the lady's appearance, Xiao Lu sighed: "Miss, it's already this time, don't you still admit it?"

"If you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you won't get it next time!"

Xu Lan's eyes were dazed and hesitant.

She did have some thoughts in her mind. She wanted to be alone with Lin Jiangnian when she went back this time. But what Xiao Lu said was taken... The girl's instinctive reaction made her feel shy.

"Miss, do you really want to rush on the road day after day like these days and die of exhaustion on the way back?"

Hearing this, Xu Lan suddenly became excited and shook her head quickly: "I don't want to!"

"That's right!"

Xiao Lu gritted her teeth and said, "Miss, you have to work hard!"

Xu Lan was a little confused and at a loss, her face turned red: "I...then what should I do?"

"Of course you should use your advantage to find a way to capture His Royal Highness!"

"Advantage?"

Xu Lan blinked: "What is my advantage?"

"Um……"

Xiaolu fell into deep thought for a short while, looking up and down at his young lady with a pair of dark eyes.

"Miss's advantage is naturally you, miss!"

After a while, Xiao Lu, who withdrew his gaze, choked out this sentence.

But then she waved her hand: "However, these are not important. What is important is that Miss, you have to take the initiative!"

"Take the initiative?"

"right!"

Xiao Lu looked like an emotional veteran strategist and analyzed it lucidly: "Miss, haven't you heard of a sentence? A woman chases a man with a veil... As long as you are willing to take the initiative, miss, isn't it possible for His Royal Highness to capture you?"

Xu Lan's face became more and more rosy. I don't know whether it was due to being soaked in the hot water in the tub or other reasons. Her eyes were a little shy and her tone became more and more confused: "Then, how should I take the initiative?"

"Of course..."

Xiao Lu thought for a while, her dark eyes lit up slightly, and then she leaned into her young lady's ear and whispered softly: "Of course... stalking!"

"You see, His Highness has no other women around him this time. It will be a long journey. As long as His Highness is a normal man..."

"Miss, isn't your chance coming now?"

"..."

Night falls.

The lights in the town are sparse and there is silence in the distance, which is in sharp contrast to the bustling capital city.

After Lin Jiangnian took a bath, he changed into clean clothes.

Inside the inn, you can still vaguely hear the voices of two or three idle guests.

Even Lin Jiangnian felt a little tired after driving continuously for the past few days. He waved to Lin Qingqing, who had been rushing to abide by his duties these days, to go down and rest first. He sat in the inn for a while and listened to other guards coming to report the situation.

Everything is fine.

Lin Jiangnian adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile these days and did not encounter any trouble or danger along the way.

However, it's too early to tell.

Before setting foot on the border of Linzhou, everything is hard to say.

After listening to the guard's report, it was already late and the guests in the inn had already dispersed.

Lin Jiangnian got up and returned to his room on the third floor of the inn.

Not long after Lin Jiangnian returned to the room, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

"Xu Lan?"

Lin Jiangnian turned around and saw Xu Lan appearing at the door, breaking into his room with a quilt in his arms.

"what you do?!"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on the quilt in her arms and he was stunned.

"sleep!"

Xu Lan, who broke into the room, closed the door and turned around to look at Lin Jiangnian in the room.

The dim light illuminated her delicate face, and her hair that had not yet dried was wet, making her entire skin look breakable.

White and rosy!

There seemed to be a bit of shyness in her beautiful eyes.

She bit her red lips lightly, feeling a little nervous, but her eyes were firm.

"I was afraid that you would leave me and run away while I was asleep, so..."

"Tonight, I want to sleep in the same room with you."

Lin Jiangnian: "?"

"..."

at the same time.

Outside Qiuye Town, above the official road.

The lights were dim, and a carriage was driving on the official road in the dark.

Outside the carriage, a young woman raised her head and looked at the sparks of light in the distance, her beautiful eyes lighting up slightly.

"Princess, there is a small town ahead, not very far away..."

"Let's take a rest in this town tonight, shall we?"

Inside the carriage, the curtains were lifted, and in the darkness, a pair of beautiful cold eyes loomed.

After a while, there was another cold and calm response.

"Um."

"..." (End of this chapter)