Xu Yan has imagined the scene when they meet again countless times. She might cry and throw herself into his arms and hold him tightly, or she might show him a big smile and ask him how he has been these past years.

But when this scene really came, she lost all her words and movements, and could only stare at that person blankly.

And he didn't make any move, he just stopped there and looked back at her quietly.

I don't know how long it took, but Xu Yan finally found her lost voice. She was still calm on the surface, but her trembling voice revealed her uneasiness: "Who is he?"

Peng Xing frowned and said, "He is the new top scholar in this class, Yun Zian."

Zi'an, Zi'an.

Xu Yan said these two words softly in her mouth, and the warm and itchy breath lingered between her lips and teeth.

The mist in his eyes blurred his vision, and Xu Yan turned his head back stiffly, his mind going blank.

She didn’t understand why he came back as Yun Zian, but what about Yun Qi? Where did he throw Yun Qi, who only belonged to her?

She never thought about the possibility that the person in front of her was not Yun Qi. She was sure that this was him almost at the first glance. But just that quick glance made her afraid to look at him anymore. He had changed, changed.

It has to make her feel so strange.

Or maybe she really had some feeling of being close to home, which made her shrink back at such a short distance from him.

She took the first step gently, and her tears fell down. She hadn't thought clearly yet, and she was afraid to face him who she didn't know at all.

"I wonder if I would be honored to invite His Highness to travel with me?" The familiar voice coming from behind made Xu Yan stop in his tracks.

Before she could turn around, she saw an extra piece of pure white clothes in front of her. She looked up and met his deep eyes.

Peng Xing beside him didn't know when he retreated, and the young master beside him was nowhere to be seen.

He gently leaned against her ear, his gentle voice was the same as he had been many years ago: "Zi'an has met Your Highness." It was so gentle that she almost cried again. Then, with a smile, he took off a piece of hair that had fallen on her hair.

Petal peach blossom.

She stared at his eyes as deep as the dark night, with stars hidden in them. She was the only person reflected there. The familiar gentle smile and the cold fragrance of pine and bamboo all announced his identity.

He's really back.

After four years and countless days and nights, he finally stood in front of her again.

"Yun..." Before Xu Yan could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yun Zian.

Xu Yan almost understood what he meant and looked around. Just now, Peng Xing and the young master retreated knowingly, but the fourth maid was still serving beside her. Although they all lowered their heads now

, but their overly restrained movements revealed that they were paying close attention to the situation here.

Xu Yan changed the topic and smiled brightly at Yun Zian in front of him: "Okay, please give me some advice, brother Zian." On the surface, he was responding to Yun Zian's words, but in fact, he was speaking to the fourth palace maid.

Sure enough, they exchanged glances with each other after listening, and then all retreated, leaving the venue to Xu Yan and the others.

A breeze blew from nowhere, carrying peach blossoms all over the world, causing many people to exclaim. For a while, the Imperial Garden was like a legendary fairyland, so beautiful that it could only exist in the sky.

Xu Yan looked at Yun Zian between the petals of a peach tree. It seemed that only each other was left in their world among the colorful flowers. They knew each other's thoughts without speaking.

Yun Zian smiled and stretched out his clean and slender hand: "Let's go." Without too many words, Xu Yan put his hand on his. Yun Zian tightened their intertwined hands and held them gently.

Let her leave.

Xu Yan didn't ask him where he wanted to take her. As long as she was sure that this person was him, she would go with him without hesitation no matter where.

"There are too many people here, so I can't tell you more." After walking for a long time, Yun Zian didn't speak a word until he reached the depths of the bamboo forest. Then he stopped.

Xu Yan had been immersed in the unreal feeling of seeing him. It wasn't until she stopped that she realized that they had been holding hands. A blush suddenly climbed up her cheeks. She struggled slightly to take her hand away, but she found that he

The force in his hands seemed to be stronger.

Xu Yan looked up at him and met his smiling eyes, with unabashed amusement in his eyes. Xu Yan was a little embarrassed for a moment, so he pulled out his hand with more force.

Xu Yan said arrogantly: "The new top scholar actually behaves frivolously against the concubine of the court in broad daylight. I'm afraid there is something wrong with his cultivation."

Yun Zian chuckled softly: "I'm just being rude."

Xu Yan felt a little softer when she saw that Yun Zian really apologized to her. But how could four years of waiting without a reply be passed over so lightly?

Xu Yan calmed down and looked at Yun Zian again: "So, are you Yun Zian or Yun Qi?"

Yun Zian twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly, revealing a wry smile: "I thought you already knew."

Xu Yan looked directly at him: "I want you to give me an answer yourself."

Yun Zian did not avoid it anymore. He looked at Xu Yan steadily: "I am Yunqi, and I am also Zian."

Xu Yan didn't ask him why he didn't come back as Yun Qi. He must have his own reasons for doing this, so he just asked her to hide it from others.

Somehow, Xu Yan suddenly thought of Liu Fei's figure. It was as if there was a tiny thorn in his heart, which pricked her unintentionally, leaving a hole and bleeding.

Yun Qi saw that Xu Yan had not spoken for a long time, and when he was about to ask questions, he heard her voice: "What happened between you and Liu Fei... do you know?"

Yun Qi knew she would ask this question early on. He was silent and did not respond for a long time. Even though he had thought of countless ways to respond to her from the moment he knew it to now, each one left him speechless.

After a long time, he replied: "Yes".

If Xu Yan was still lucky before, then she had no reason after hearing Yun Qi's answer. He was so straightforward that she lost even the last reason to continue to deceive herself.

"Would you believe me if I said that I had no knowledge of this matter when it was decided?" The sudden clear voice came into Xu Yan's heart, which gradually became silent.

Because of these words, Xu Yan's eyes lit up with little lights, as if they were filled with stars in the sky.

How could she not believe it? The person standing in front of her, whether he was Yun Qi or Yun Zian, no matter what his purpose was, as long as he wanted her to believe him and stand by his side, she would be willing.

"I believe." There are no redundant words, no redundant explanations.
Chapter completed!