10 Things Are Different Now (Major Overhaul)
◎If you kiss me, I won't feel any pain.◎
Wei Che was wearing a red maple-colored round-necked brocade robe with several auspicious cloud patterns woven on the lapels with gold thread. He had a black belt with gold edges tied around his waist. At this moment, he was holding a cup and listening to the conversation of the Wei brothers beside him.
I don't know what the other party said, but the smile on his lips deepened. But when you look closely, there is indifference in his eyes.
Xu Qinghe just glanced at him quietly and quickly looked away.
After she looked away, Wei Che seemed to sense something and quickly looked back.
Just one glance and you can't take your eyes off it.
Five years ago, she was only a thirteen-year-old girl. Although her eyes and eyebrows showed that she was a rare beauty, she was still young after all, and she was more naive and childish as a girl.
Now she is 29 years old. Her delicate facial features have grown compared to when she was a child. The childishness on her face has gradually faded, and what has come with it is a cold and elegant aura that is hard to ignore in the crowd.
She was wearing a pink and green dress, like a bunch of lonely green plum blossoms blooming in the snow in the cold winter.
The green plum tree only glanced at him secretly in the gap, then quickly turned its head away, and soon after, it left the table.
Seeing her suddenly leave in this singing and dancing scene, Wei Che thought about it and found an excuse to leave as well.
When his half-brother saw him, he wanted to follow him: "Third brother, wherever you go, where there is fun, I want to go too!"
Wei Che turned around with a playful smile on his face: "I'm going to look for Ling Yin in my aunt's palace. Are you coming too?"
The aunt he was referring to was none other than Concubine Zhao.
The wife of the Duke of Fuguo and Concubine Zhao were sisters from the same mother. Every time Wei Che returned to the capital, the wife of the Duke of Fuguo would take him to the palace to pay her a visit. So when he said he wanted to meet the palace maids in Concubine Zhao's palace, no one in the Wei family believed him.
Wei Che was used to acting wildly, but in the end, the wife of the Duke of Fuguo actually figured out some patterns. Knowing that although he was a bastard, he also had a sense of propriety, she let him do what he wanted.
But he had nothing to say to the younger brother of the Wei family. He scolded him lightly, "You don't follow the good things, but you rush to do such a stupid thing?"
The younger brother of the Wei family didn't dare to say anything. Wei Che raised his eyebrows at him to show that there was nothing he could do since his mother had spoken, and then he lifted his robe and left.
After leaving the palace where the New Year's Eve banquet was held, not far away were several artificially carved rockery and the frozen Jingxin Lake. Wei Che thought for a moment and walked towards the rockery.
Not long after walking, a palace maid in coral-colored clothes appeared in front of him. She bowed to him and whispered, "My lord, our lady invites you."
The voice sounded familiar in his memory. Wei Che said nothing, nodded, and followed her forward.
When they passed by a palace lantern, they found that this person was Nanzhi, who was beside Xu Qinghe and the person she trusted most.
Even so, he still pretended to tease, "Your daughter? Who is your daughter? Why did you think of looking for me? Could it be that she fell in love with you when we met in the crowd that day?"
These words were so outrageous that any unmarried girl would feel uncomfortable hearing them. Nanzhi felt disgusted, but this man was the helper that the princess had finally found, so she could only swallow her anger and say, "My lord, please follow me."
"Okay." Wei Che chuckled and said indifferently, "As long as your daughter's appearance satisfies me, that's all that's fine."
In order to prevent others from discovering her identity, Nanzhi deliberately combed her hair in a different bun today. Her injuries had mostly healed, but she still felt pain when walking, so she deliberately walked very slowly so that others would never associate her with the princess's maid who was usually decisive and efficient.
This went on for about a cup of tea before she finally led the prince, who was always making teasing remarks, to where the princess was.
Nanzhi lowered her head and raised her hand, pointing Wei Che in a direction and motioning him to go in.
This kind of sneaky behavior has a bit of the secretive feeling of a lovers' meeting.
He stepped in, walked around several extremely high rockeries, and finally reached the center. He finally saw the girl in a hidden corner surrounded by rockeries.
There was no moonlight on New Year's Eve, but when Wei Che walked in, he took the palace lantern from Nanzhi's hand. Under the flickering candlelight, a slender girl stood in front of him.
Even if only Xu Qinghe's back was visible, it was enough to captivate him.
The little girl has grown up now, and even though her winter dress is not tight enough, it can still outline her beautiful curves.
"I was wondering which girl wanted to meet me secretly at the New Year's Eve banquet, but it turned out to be the princess."
Xu Qinghe turned around, ignored his teasing, and said calmly, "I already have something I want the prince to help me with."
Wei Che took a few steps closer and held the palace lantern in front of the two of them.
The closer he got, the more Xu Qinghe wanted to avoid him, until the uneven rockery stuck to her back, and she realized that she had nowhere to retreat.
She leaned against the rockery behind her, looked up at the man approaching, and coldly scolded him, "What are you doing, my prince? This is a forbidden area in the imperial palace!"
Wei Che chuckled softly, raised his hand and brushed it across her hair, then stretched his hand out in front of her and said casually, "Your Highness, I don't know where this spider web got caught on you. I'm just removing it for you. What are you afraid of?"
The smile in his eyes was so deep, but Xu Qinghe's face showed a bit of annoyance.
There was nothing on the man's palm, and it was so dark at night, who could see clearly whether there was a spider web or not.
"The princess just said that she has decided what she wants me to do?"
Xu Qinghe couldn't help but turn her head to avoid a direct collision with his aura, and then said, "On the day I got into trouble, a woman blocked the road. Please help me find her, Prince."
On her birthday, she was in a parade with a float, and halfway through the procession, a woman came out to beg for food. Wei Che knew about this because he was also disguised as someone in the crowd at that time.
In fact, he was also around for every birthday she celebrated in Kyoto later.
"What happened to that woman? Why is the princess looking for her?"
Xu Qinghe naturally couldn't tell him about the woman's connection with the Southern Border Army, so he told him the excuse he had prepared long ago:
"That day, she stopped my carriage. I promised her I would give her money and help her find a place to live, but assassins soon appeared, and the money was never delivered to her. I felt guilty for not being able to fulfill my promise, so I wanted to find her."
Wei Che listened quietly, with the same smile on his lips, and stared at her with his dark eyes, wondering whether he believed what she said or not.
Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, Xu Qinghe asked again: "Can the prince find this person?"
Wei Che nodded: "I will naturally do my best to fulfill your request. If I cannot do it, I will come to apologize to the princess again. However...when the princess asks someone to do something, shouldn't she be sincere?"
Sincerity?
"What do you mean by the Crown Prince?"
The man suddenly leaned down, and the shadow he cast covered Xu Qinghe tightly. He stretched out a long finger and pointed at his cheek, the hint was very obvious.
This was their agreement. If Wei Che helped her, she would let her do what she wanted. Now he did this just to get a taste of the sweetness first.
To be fair, Wei Che's appearance is one in a hundred in Kyoto. It is only because he has not lived in the capital for a long time in recent years, otherwise the title of the most handsome man in Kyoto would probably not have been taken away by others.
But Xu Qinghe had seen this man teasing the girl next to him with her own eyes, but she suppressed the discomfort in her heart and stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the face very quickly.
This was her second time kissing a member of the opposite sex.
When he was eleven years old, his father and mother were still alive, but they were always busy with official duties and had no time to even take care of Xu Qinghe's birthday.
Fortunately, the aunt from the neighboring Xie family had lived in the back house for a long time, so she held a small birthday party for her at the Xie family.
After her birthday, thirteen-year-old Xie Qi asked her if she wanted to fly a Kongming lantern.
At that time, he was already a major general respected by everyone in the army. He had secretly ridden back on horseback just to celebrate her birthday.
The young man, wearing silver armor, sat on his horse and stretched out his hand, which was much larger than his own, to her.
Without hesitation, she placed her hand in his palm.
Xie Qi curled his lips and smiled, his dark eyes full of pride. He just lifted Xu Qinghe lightly, and her petite body flew into the air, and in the blink of an eye she sat in his arms.
That night, the sky was filled with sky lanterns for her, and every star in the sky represented the wish he made for them.
But because Xie Qi had sneaked out, he was caught by Xie's uncle when he returned. He rarely gave Qinghe face and punished Xie Qi with twenty military sticks according to military regulations.
After thirty blows from the military sticks, Xie Qi's lips turned pale and Xu Qinghe's eyes were almost swollen from crying.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault... Does it hurt, Xie Qi..."
Xie Qi frantically wiped her tears, but no matter how he wiped, she couldn't stop crying. Instead, she cried even harder, and finally threw herself into his arms and cried.
Unfortunately, General Xie still had an injury on his back at that time, and was suddenly bumped by the girl in his arms, and almost fell on his back on the ground.
After he finally managed to steady himself, he touched the girl's head and comforted her: "It's okay, don't cry, Qinghe. I don't feel any pain, I really don't feel any pain. Birthdays should be happy. Don't cry, Qinghe..."
Mrs. Xie, who was standing by, saw this and blamed General Xie for causing such a scene in such a good time, making the princess cry and forcing her son to comfort her.
General Xie snorted coldly, "As a general in the army, he deserted his post. Today, I only gave him twenty military sticks, which is already a light punishment. I did this for the princess's sake. If he does it again, I will break his legs!"
When Xu Qinghe heard that Xie Qi’s leg might be in danger, she sobbed and cried even louder.
Mrs. Xie quickly took General Xie away and gave him a lesson, leaving the crying little girl to her son.
Xie Qi knelt on the ground, held her in his arms, and gently stroked her back.
"Okay, okay, I really don't feel any pain, I really don't feel any pain..."
"You're talking nonsense. You've already bled so much..."
"...Is it really hurting, okay? It really hurts, don't cry, Qinghe."
"Wuwuwu..." Xu Qinghe cried even louder: "I told you it hurts, wuwu."
Xie Qi was helpless, and after thinking for a while, he said, "How about this, Qinghe, you kiss me, and I won't feel any pain."
Xu Qinghe leaned out of her arms and kissed him? That wouldn't be a good idea.
Xie Qi smiled and said, "Are you shy? Anyway, you will marry me sooner or later. It doesn't matter whether we kiss each other sooner or later. Just kiss me once, and I won't feel any pain."
His voice was so soft and his eyes were wet, as if he was acting coquettishly with her.
Xu Qinghe hesitated, but finally raised her head and gave him a kiss on the face, then turned around and ran away with red ears, completely forgetting about her crying.
Wei Che stood there in a daze, raised his hand to touch the cheek that was still warm, and smiled foolishly.
After she kissed him like this, he really didn't seem to feel any pain anymore.
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