Chapter 84 Xiao Qingyan proposes marriage, wedding is imminent
The carriage drove out of the city.
Grandma Li's health remains the same, and she is even showing signs of decline.
Xiao Qingyan held the old lady's hand and cried bitterly by the bedside. He had only been away for two days, and his grandmother's condition had worsened again.
"Grandmother!"
The old lady had lost a lot of weight, and while holding Xiao Qingyan's hand, she opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
Xu Chumian's eyes also reddened. She had few connections with her elders, and only Old Madam Li had ever shown her some kindness.
The old lady looked at Xu Chumian, tears welling up in her eyes, and reached out her hand to Xu Chumian.
Xu Chumian's eyes reddened even more. She immediately shook hands with him, but it was only after the old woman behind her patted Xiao Qingyan that Xiao Qingyan shook hands with her as well.
Xiao Qingyan's desperate sobs echoed in the room.
"You two are perfectly fine..."
"Grandmother, yes, I will take good care of Chumian. Grandmother, please don't leave me." Xiao Qingyan cried out like a child who couldn't find his home.
Xu Chumian: "Grandmother..."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I can still watch over you even after I'm gone."
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The old woman serving inside the room said it was time for the old lady to rest, and asked Xiao Qingyan and his companion to leave first.
Outside, snow was falling heavily, and Xiao Qingyan's heart was very cold.
Xu Chumian looked at him, feeling the blow of his loved one's misfortune. Words of comfort swirled in her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing and simply stayed by Xiao Qingyan's side.
Xiao Qingyan spoke in a trembling voice, recounting many stories of how his maternal grandmother had raised him.
“From childhood to adulthood, my maternal grandmother loved me the most. I was in the capital, and my father and elder brother were too far away to help me. Even if I had brothers and friends, what good were they if I was living in an empty palace? Only my maternal grandparents truly cared for me.”
“After my maternal grandfather passed away, my maternal grandmother moved here. In the past, I could only visit her during my days off.”
"Why did it take me so long to come?"
Xu Chumian hugged him back, and she cried too, "Qingyan, there are some things we can't control."
Xu Chumian never recovered from Mu Mu's death.
The house was very quiet.
It seemed that all the maids and servants had disappeared.
Xiao Qingyan closed his eyes briefly and said, "Chumian, perhaps in a while, I will be leaving the capital."
The person in my arms even breathed softly.
The day has finally come.
Xu Chumian's fingernails dug into her palms, and she moved her lips: "I know."
Xiao Qingyan held her tightly, his warm tears sliding down her neck.
"Zhao Yu told you?"
Xu Chumian shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, "I heard there's been some unrest in the north, and the Prince of Yan might raise an army..."
After that, Xu Chumian anticipated that Xiao Qingyan would leave the capital one day.
It's only a matter of time.
Not everyone who meets someone can stay together until the end.
It is fate that we met and walked together for a while.
Xiao Qingyan said painfully, "I'm sorry."
Xu Chumian shook her head, "Qingyan, you don't need to apologize. I know, I know everything."
Both she and Xiao Qingyan had things they couldn't give up.
From now on, every meeting will be one less time to see each other. The two talked for a long time under the eaves.
After the old lady woke up, she was in better spirits than before, and Xiao Qingyan found a doctor at the pharmacy.
The doctor only gave Xiao Qingyan a number.
ten.
Xiao Qingyan doubted whether he had seen clearly; a chill ran through him. "What did you say?"
The doctor sighed. The old lady was only experiencing a brief period of lucidity before her death, something that would only last for the next couple of years. But he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly; she hadn't even made it through the winter.
"Young Master Xiao, think about what the old lady is still worried about, and we can start preparing."
Xiao Qingyan swayed.
He was standing at the door, while Xu Chumian was feeding the old lady her medicine.
The old lady also saw her grandson and smiled at Xu Chumian, "I hadn't seen you for a while, so I came looking for you."
Xu Chumian wiped the old lady's mouth and laughed, "You clearly came to see your maternal grandmother, but you had to make fun of me."
The old lady held Xu Chumian's hand.
"After I leave, you all must take good care of yourselves. I've had someone calculate that the sixth day of the third month next year will be an auspicious day."
“You two are setting up a small family in the capital. He has no other elders in the capital, so you will have to work harder to take care of the household in the future.”
"It would be best to have a daughter, someone as pretty as Chu Mian."
As soon as she finished speaking, large tears fell from Xu Chumian's eyes.
She smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to my grandmother."
Old Mrs. Li was tired, so Xu Chumian waited until she fell asleep before quietly coming out.
As darkness fell, Xu Chumian's legs began to ache again. With red and swollen eyes, she sat under the eaves, staring blankly at the heavy snowfall.
Xiao Qingyan came to her side.
The two of them just stayed there quietly.
One standing, one sitting.
After a long silence, Xiao Qingyan finally spoke with difficulty: "Chumian, I would like to ask you for a favor."
Xu Chumian's eyelashes were wet with tears. "What?"
"We'll put on a show so that my grandmother can leave in peace. It will happen right here in the courtyard, and no one else will know except for the servants guarding the courtyard."
It's just an act.
In the future, when I get married, I will follow you to my first bed.
Xiao Qingyan smiled at her, and the next moment tears fell.
"They are not registered in the household register, and they do not have a birth certificate."
If his father fails, wouldn't that implicate Chu Mian?
He hopes Chu Mian will be well in the future.
Xu Chumian grasped Xiao Qingyan's hand and looked into his sad and desperate eyes. Her heart ached. These days, Xiao Qingyan had become much thinner and more haggard.
Xu Chumian smiled, wanting to take another good look at Xiao Qingyan, "Okay, I promise you."
Xiao Qingyan took a deep breath. He had so much to say to Xu Chumian, but he couldn't find the words.
Perhaps when they meet again, he and Chu Mian will be enemies.
sorry.
He failed to keep his promise.
Even though he was far away in the northern desert, he wished Xu Chumian all the best.
There was another thing he didn't tell Chu Mian, out of selfishness.
He hoped that Chu Mian could see more other men.
Zhao Yu was powerful and arrogant, and the Duke's mansion had many elders and complicated rules.
Xiao Qingyan was worried that Xu Chumian would be wronged.
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