The guard dared not linger and quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks before leaving.

Once again, only the two of them were left in the tent.

Xiao Jinxing glanced at An Ning, watching her sleep soundly.

Her mouth slightly opened, snoring, almost drooling in her dream...

Xiao Jinxing couldn’t help but smile a bit.

An Ning looked so adorable, he didn’t want anyone else to see her like this.

Cautiously, Xiao Jinxing lay down beside her.

Though not tired at all, he still accompanied An Ning, quietly stayed by her side, and fell asleep...

Waking up again.

An Ning took a moment to react.

The dream was too real, so real that she felt as if she had personally experienced it, causing inner turmoil and anxiety.

She turned her eyes to look at Xiao Jinxing sleeping beside her.

Seeing the calm in his features, her heart slightly relaxed.

She slowly sat up.

Pillowing her arm, she admired Xiao Jinxing’s facial features.

Belonging to Xiao Jinxing, not to anyone else.

After that dream, she knew more profoundly.

Who it was she truly loved.

Between Fu Xingyi and Xiao Jinxing, even without the identical face, her love would no longer be for Fu Xingyi!

An Ning’s gaze fell on Xiao Jinxing’s lips.

In that dream, she had wanted to kiss several times.

But in the end, never managed to kiss Lin Zichan.

She still cared about his body.

Her soul and body finally united.

An Ning couldn’t help but lean forward again.

Then, kissed.

Had to kiss plenty.

To make up for everything lost in the dream.

Xiao Jinxing furrowed his eyebrows.

An Ning woke up, and he actually woke too.

But seeing her saying nothing, he wanted to see what she’d do upon waking...

Unexpectedly.

She was so direct.

Xiao Jinxing’s lips seemed to have a faint smile. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

A sudden bit of movement made An Ning pause.

At the moment An Ning instinctively wanted to pull away.

"Continue..." Xiao Jinxing’s low voice, hoarse.

An Ning’s heart quivered slightly.

"An Ning, continue."

He spoke at her lips, asking her to continue kissing him.

How could An Ning resist such temptation from Xiao Jinxing?

The originally light kisses instantly became deep and thick...

Thus.

For a whole half month.

The entire camp was abuzz.

The Emperor and Empress were inside the tent, day and night on the same bed, not allowing interruptions.

Half a month later.

An Ning and Xiao Jinxing had recovered.

The Cang Kingdom submitted a letter of surrender and publicly executed the Ming Wang who had attempted to assassinate An Ning and Xiao Jinxing.

Afterwards.

Daxuan Army retreated and returned to the court.

The subsequent events unfolded routinely, and An Ning felt that her experiences mirrored those from her dream.

Forget it.

She didn’t wish to ponder whether it was a dream or a mysterious rebirth.

Her sole thought now was to be forever with Xiao Jinxing.

Others, be it the flawless Fu Xingyi or the self-serving Fu Xingyi, she had completely let go.

After several days of travel, Xiao Jinxing led the army back to the court, receiving bows from civil and military officials.

An Ning returned to Fengqi Palace.

"Mother, I missed you, missed you so much..." An Youyou hugged An Ning tightly.

Xiao Luming and Anqi were also nearby, evidently longing for her deeply.

To them, she had been in Mobei for months.

But to An Ning, she had only been gone for over half a month.

She caressed An Youyou’s chubby cheeks, greeting Luming and also Anqi.

"Mother." After the longing, Xiao Luming suddenly spoke seriously.

"Hmm?"

"Mother, will you not leave the Imperial Palace again?!"

"Never." An Ning promised, "Mother will never leave your Father again."

Xiao Luming rarely smiles seriously.

But upon hearing such a firm answer, he couldn’t help but smile.

An Ning also smiled gently.

Not knowing if the dream completely changed her, or if some other fate-bound element made her truly accept everything now.

The children surrounded An Ning for most of the day.

Xiao Jinxing also spent most of the day with the civil and military officials.

In the evening.

The children all returned home.

An Ning sat in the inner palace, waiting and waiting.

"Your Highness, it is getting late, would you like to rest early?" The Palace Attendant respectfully asked.

"What time is it now?" An Ning asked.

"Replying to Your Highness, it is already the hour of Hai."

An Ning frowned.

So late, Xiao Jinxing still hadn’t arrived?!

Could it be, since she hadn’t told him to come to Fengqi Palace when they separated today, he wouldn’t come?!