110 Chapter 110
"I shouldn't have fallen for you."
In the following days, Xu Qinghe had no intention of going out, so naturally he didn't know about the major events happening in the court.
Emperor Yongshun, in the name of rewarding the prince of Fuguo, said that since Fuguo had guarded the southern border for many years for the country, resulting in the separation of his family and his wife, and had made many sacrifices, he specially allowed Fuguo to live in Kyoto for a long time in the future, and he would not have to go to the southern border unless there was a war.
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was clearly an attempt to seize the Southern Border Army's military power from the Duke of Fuguo. After all, how could a person in Kyoto command the Southern Border Army thousands of miles away?
You must know that if this incident had not happened, the Duke of Fuguo would have set off again for the southern border a month later.
But Xu Qinghe was only thinking about Xie Qi, and she was sometimes surprised and sometimes sad. Wei Che also ordered people to keep the matter secret from outside Fenghe Courtyard, so she knew nothing about it.
It wasn't until October 21st that Kyoto had its first snow of winter.
Wei Che ordered his men to prepare a spacious and stable carriage, and used thick cotton cloth to tightly block all the leaks. He also ordered people to put a fumigation cage in the carriage. After everything was ready, he asked people to invite the girl out.
Xu Qinghe was wrapped in a thick cloak. Before she even reached the carriage, Wei Che came up to her eagerly and extended his hand to help her get in.
Xu Qinghe ignored him and got into the car with Nanzhi's hand in his, leaving his hand frozen in the air.
Just when Wei Che was wondering whether the girl had calmed down and whether he could ride with her, her slightly cold voice suddenly rang out from inside the car: "Are you not getting in yet?"
Wei Che let out an "Ah" and quickly got into the car.
In fact, these few days are not the coldest time of winter, but Wei Che prepared everything needed for winter early and even got her such a thick cloak. Xu Qinghe didn't know what to wear when the coldest days of winter came.
In the past half month, because of Xie Qi's matter, she has never been in a good mood with him. However, the latter was not jealous or annoyed. He just did whatever she said and slept obediently on the soft couch for more than half a month.
Although the envoy of Nanyi Kingdom had apparently left the capital, Xu Qinghe knew that Wei Che had already used some tricks to secretly keep Nan Mingzhao. Or perhaps, it was Xie Qi, who was still alive but had been staying behind the scenes, who had personally detained him.
She explained why Wei Che was so determined to seek justice for the Xie family. It turned out that it was not out of admiration, but because Xie Qi had always been pushing him behind the scenes.
But she foolishly believed it, and felt infinite gratitude towards him, letting him do whatever he wanted in bed many times.
It's ridiculous.
The carriage braved the wind and snow and went out of the city gate, swaying slowly for more than half an hour.
Xu Qinghe opened the car window and took a look. After walking for so long, they were still in the deserted suburbs.
"Can't it be faster?"
A cold wind rushed into the car, but Wei Che didn't mind it. However, he noticed from the corner of his eye that the girl's knees had obviously shrunk under the cotton blanket. He quickly went over to close the car window and brought two hand warmers to place on her knees.
He had been worried that the girl's knee injury would cause a serious illness, but fortunately, it didn't seem serious now and would heal with gradual treatment.
"We've been waiting for half a month, so there's no need to waste a moment. Why are you so anxious? The snow is blowing hard, so it's best to stay safe."
Xu Qinghe just ignored his words.
She was about to meet the person she had been separated from for six years, and she couldn't help feeling a little homesick. She was afraid that they could not go back to the past, and she was also afraid that they had really... gone back to the past.
"Why are your hands so cold?"
Wei Che on the opposite side looked at her clenched hands, subconsciously touched them, and found that they were ice-cold, so he picked up a hot hand warmer from the side and put it in her hand.
Xu Qinghe let him do what he wanted, his expression remained unchanged, but he felt a slight pain in his heart.
She is now married to Wei Che, so there is naturally no possibility for her and Xie Qi to go back to the way they were before.
The little princess and the young general, childhood sweethearts from the southern border, were ultimately buried together in the heavy snow six years ago.
She and Xie Qi can never go back.
Just as Wei Che half-knelt in front of her and tucked the cotton blanket around her, and was about to leave, Xu Qinghe suddenly grabbed his hand.
Wei Che looked up at her, the tenderness in his eyes almost turning into sticky syrup, and then he heard the girl in front of him say softly: "Come with me to a place first."
Before Wei Che could ask where they were going, the girl had already instructed the driver to change direction slightly. After driving for a while, they stopped in front of a dense forest.
Wei Che jumped off the carriage first, stretched out his hands and carried the girl down. She didn't say a word on the way, and Wei Che didn't dare to ask more questions. He just followed her into the dense forest in silence.
When they reached an open space, she suddenly stopped and pointed to a big tree not far away.
In this cold winter day, the tree has already lost all its leaves, leaving only lonely branches.
She pointed to the empty space under the tree and whispered, "There, I built a tomb for Xie Qi without a tombstone."
Wei Che's pupils trembled slightly: "...When?"
Xu Qinghe said, "The seventh day of the seventh lunar month was Xie Qi's birthday. It was also the first Qixi Festival I spent outside the palace since arriving in Beijing. I lied to you that I was going on a trip with Jing'an, but in reality, I left the city and came here to build a cenotaph for him. But I was afraid you would think too much, so I kept it a secret from you."
Wei Che would naturally not forget the seventh day of the seventh month this year.
This was the first time in five years that he had spent Chinese Valentine's Day with this girl.
Because it was his birthday, he dressed up like a colorful peacock.
Originally, when he saw that the girl was also dressed up, he was very happy, thinking that she actually remembered Xie Qi's birthday and remembered that she had promised him that she would dress up for him on this day.
But his happiness didn't last long, as he heard the girl say that she wanted to be with her close friends and asked him to stop bothering her.
Wei Che felt disappointed, but he just pouted and asked her for a night alone.
However, on the night that should have been his beautiful birthday, she saved Wei Ming who fell into the water, and did not let him get close to her at night, which made him mistakenly believe that she was still entangled with Wei Ming.
But now that I think about it, what else is there to not understand?
It was obvious that all this was for him.
She had to remember the promise she made to Xie Qi, but she also wanted to not hurt Wei Che's feelings, so she was in a dilemma.
Thinking of the red jade bracelet that he had never seen on her wrist again, he naturally knew what was buried in the cenotaph.
"I used to think he had truly perished in the flames, so I kept him in my memory. But now that he's still alive, besides the matter between the Xu and Xie families, I should finally settle things with him."
This was the answer she came to after staying in the studio for several days.
Amidst the falling snow, Wei Che saw the girl suddenly raise her face.
The face, which was already as white as jade, was made to look even smaller than a palm by the circle of rabbit fur around the cloak, but the cheeks and the tip of the nose were red from the cold.
She sniffed her red nose, and a layer of mist appeared in her eyes.
Wei Che lowered his eyes and looked at her, listening to her choked voice, "If I had known he was still alive a year earlier, I would never have married you no matter what. He was the only person I ever thought I could love, bold and unrestrained, bright and passionate. I had thought that when I reached the age of marriage, I would wear the best wedding dress in the world, become the most beautiful bride in the world, and then happily marry him."
In this biting cold wind, she couldn't hold back the bitterness in her heart and finally shed hot tears.
"But we are...were not destined to be together. I had to fall in love with you before I found out he was still alive. I can't turn back, Wei Che, I can't turn back."
Seeing his beloved girl crying so hard and looking so fragile in front of him, Wei Che felt a pain in his heart that had never been weaker than thousands of times before, but the guilt in his heart reached its peak for the first time.
He held the still crying girl in his arms and kept saying "I'm sorry".
He often said these three words to her, either after he had annoyed her or hurt her at night, but never once did he say it as absurdly as he did today.
She clutched Wei Che's clothes, which were already wet with her tears, and choked, "Shut up, shut up..."
What did he do wrong?
In this matter, he was clearly innocent and just wanted to win the favor of his beloved girl. What was wrong with that?
"It's my fault... I... shouldn't have fallen for you..."
She didn't keep her heart.
But how can one control love? When love is strong, one will naturally fall in love. Should she blame him for being so nice to her?
Xie Qi was right, because she was the one who broke off the engagement with him and wanted to have nothing to do with him anymore, so he didn't dare to come looking for her even if he was still alive.
Wei Che was right, because he liked her, so he tried his best to treat her well and wanted her to like him too.
It was because he was so good, just as good as Xie Qi had treated her in the past, that she couldn't help but be moved.
In fact, they are all right. It is just their fate that is wrong.
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Xu Qinghe didn't understand Wei Che's apology, but Wei Che understood what Xu Qinghe was thinking, so his guilt became even stronger, so strong that he almost blurted out: Don't blame yourself, and don't be sad, Xie Qi is me, and Wei Che is also me.
He began to regret that he should have explained everything to the girl earlier. She was not someone who ignored the overall situation, so how could she disrupt his plans?
But now that things have come to this, there is no turning back. It would be better to continue to keep it a secret and apologize to her after everything has settled.
If she wants to beat, scold, kill or cut him up, he will let her do whatever she wants.
"Okay, stop crying. It's windy in winter, be careful not to hurt your face."
After figuring everything out, Wei Che let go of the girl in his arms, raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears on her face with his warm fingertips.
Xu Qinghe, however, thought he was heartbroken, so she quickly confessed, "I don't mean to go back to him, Wei Che. We are a proper married couple who have gone through the three letters and six ceremonies. I will not leave you."
Wei Che felt as if his heart was being tortured by the severe cold wind and snow, almost shattered into pieces, and would turn into ashes if blown by the cold wind.
At this time, she was still thinking about his feelings.
For a moment, he felt both soft-hearted and heartbroken. He simply grasped the girl's hand in his palm, breathing on it, and said gently, "Okay, okay, I get it. You won't leave me, nor will you go back to look for him. After all, a good horse never turns back, right? I believe you, really. But, can you please get in the car with me now? It's too cold outside, and I can't keep you warm."
Xu Qinghe sniffed and shook his head in refusal, his voice thick with nasal sounds: "I should return his things to him."
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