Chapter 306 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Down-on-his-luck Laborer Prodigal Son 33 (Extra Chapter)
One year later.
Throughout the year, Xiao Che accompanied Jiang Zhiyi to many places, from the water towns of Jiangnan to the deserts of the north. They saw misty pavilions, vast yellow sands, and towering mountains... The two accompanied each other all the way.
They are now preparing to return to Hezhou, after which their wedding will take place.
Jiang Zhiyi originally wanted to postpone it for a while, but Xiao Che kept pestering her day and night, and his behavior was becoming more and more shameless, which made her unable to do anything about it.
"Are you writing a letter to your senior brother?" Xiao Che asked as he ground ink for her at the desk.
“Yes.” Jiang Zhiyi said without hesitation, “My senior brother’s birthday is in a few days, but unfortunately I won’t be able to go back this year. I’ll write him a letter so he won’t worry.”
"Yes, we should tell him." Xiao Che wasn't unhappy at all.
When the two had a heart-to-heart talk before, Jiang Zhiyi made everything very clear: she had no romantic feelings for Li Chaoye, but only regarded him as her respected older brother.
She acted openly and honestly, and Xiao Che was naturally not the type to dwell on that.
He's just an older brother.
And he was her beloved husband.
"Have you told him about our marriage?" Xiao Che stroked her hair, then twirled the soft strands between his fingers.
"I said so." Jiang Zhiyi put down her pen, pondering whether there was anything else she hadn't mentioned in the letter.
After confirming that everything was correct, she set the letter aside.
Seeing that she was finally free, Xiao Che leaned over and kissed her, his burning kiss landing on her cheek.
Jiang Zhiyi lowered her head and flipped through the books on the table, ignoring him for the time being. Xiao Che, dissatisfied, pulled her to his side and bit her lip.
A cool breeze rustled outside, and the shadows of the trees swayed. Inside, the two people embracing were as inseparable as the intertwined branches and leaves, their love so tender and passionate.
The two were making so much noise that the books on the table were accidentally knocked to the ground.
A cool breeze blew in from the window, turning a few pages of the book. On the page was a drawing of a loving couple: the woman was playing the piano with her head down, while the man was drawing for her.
Jiang Zhiyi bought this book at a night market when she passed through a small town in Jiangnan. It tells stories of strange and unusual tales from the common people.
The book also contains many absurd claims, such as ghosts, gods, monsters, reincarnation, etc., mixing truth and falsehood together.
The page now turned by the wind tells the story of a wealthy young lady.
Although the young lady was born into wealth, she was frail and sickly.
One day, at a wealthy merchant's birthday banquet, a seemingly mad beggar appeared at the door. The beggar said that the merchant's daughter had an excellent destiny, but in her past life, someone had committed evil deeds because of her, and thus she was bearing some of the karmic consequences. If she wanted to successfully resolve this, she should accumulate more good deeds and perform good acts.
After that, the wealthy merchant frequently provided relief to the poor, opened free academies and clinics, and built Taoist temples and shrines for worship...
It was truly miraculous; the rich young lady's illness gradually improved.
The wealthy merchant intended to find the beggar to thank him properly, but the beggar had suddenly disappeared without a trace; perhaps... he was already dead.
Someone told the wealthy merchant that the beggar always muttered about cause and effect, saying that this was the consequence he deserved and begging Heaven to punish only him...
One day, a wealthy young lady was boating on the lake when she rescued a golden carp.
The carp appeared to her in a dream that night, saying it wanted to repay her properly. However, the rich young lady lacked nothing. After thinking carefully, she made a wish that the scholar she liked would become the top scholar in the imperial examination, so that her father and mother would agree to let her marry him.
The golden carp granted her request.
Three years later, the scholar passed the imperial examination with flying colors and married a wealthy young lady. The two treated each other with respect and stayed together for the rest of their lives.
...
Qingshui Town.
After receiving Jiang Zhiyi's letter, Li Chaoye immediately wrote back to her.
As before, the letter mostly contained instructions for her to take good care of herself.
Ever since she told him that she had been traveling with Xiao Che, he had guessed the outcome.
Li Chaoye couldn't quite explain what this feeling was like.
During that year, he received many letters from Jiang Zhiyi, in which she described how she encountered many interesting and fun things, made like-minded friends, and saw breathtaking scenery...
You can tell from every word that she is very happy and that the person is taking good care of her.
He knew that her heart belonged to that man.
At night, Li Chaoye went out.
Tonight is the Lantern Festival, and almost everyone in Qingshui Town will come out to release lanterns and make wishes.
Li Chaoye bought a lantern as usual.
Suddenly, a child of about seven or eight years old hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Young master, young master, wait a minute... My father said that you come to buy our lanterns every year, so I'm giving you this lantern to wish you peace and safety."
"Okay, thank you." Li Chaoye smiled and accepted it without refusing.
Li Chaoye took the lantern and went to the lakeside.
Every year at this time, he would release lanterns for Jiang Zhiyi to pray for her peace, joy, and all her wishes to come true.
There was an extra lamp today, and he couldn't think of anything to wish for it.
Li Chaoye quietly observed the bustling scene before him.
After a long while, he placed the lantern in the water.
The lit lanterns drifted slowly down the water, their candlelight reflections swaying gently on the surface, and the full moon in the sky was also reflected in the water.
Well, one more lamp is fine too.
Then I wish her and her beloved all the best...
They are deeply in love and will stay together until their hair turns white.
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