126 Chapter 126
◎Separation.◎
She slept late that night and woke up late the next day. She only opened her eyes in a daze when Wei Che called her for the third time.
What I saw was his familiar smile.
"Why are you sleeping so soundly?"
Xu Qinghe thought about it and realized that it wasn't just today, she had been feeling extremely sleepy for a while now.
Maybe it was because I was feeling depressed that I felt particularly tired.
"Do you still want to go out for dinner today?"
After washing and changing her clothes, Xu Qinghe lay on the soft couch with her eyes closed. The warm sunlight outside the window shone on her through the window lattice, making her feel so warm that she even more sleepy.
"Hey, I'm talking to you."
Wei Che moved closer, and his tall body immediately blocked out the warm light from her body, leaving only a shadow.
Xu Qinghe had no choice but to look up at him and said lazily, "I don't want to move. Go buy some and bring it back to me. I want it hot."
"Okay, wait until I come back."
Wei Che raised his hand and pinched her face, which had finally gained some flesh, and warned her: "Don't sleep. If you sleep now, be careful not to fall asleep at night."
Xu Qinghe replied perfunctorily, "Okay."
However, when Wei Che came back with the food box, he saw the girl sleeping soundly on the couch.
Spring hasn't even arrived yet, but you're already feeling sleepy?
He had no choice but to wake the person up again.
At first, Xu Qinghe enjoyed the meal, but after taking a piece of duck meat, he felt a little nauseous and lost his appetite in an instant.
"You're not going to eat anymore? Why don't you call a doctor and prescribe some medicine to help with digestion and appetite? You haven't had a very good appetite lately."
Xu Qinghe supported his chin and lazily refused: "No, I don't want to take medicine anymore."
She pointed at the food on the table and said to him, "You're eating it raw. Who knows, my appetite might improve after watching it."
Later, seeing Wei Che eating with relish, she also forced herself to eat a few more bites, and then she never touched her chopsticks again.
"Just finished eating, don't sleep."
Wei Che pulled the girl up from her bed as she was about to take another nap and said, "Come out for a walk with me."
"If anything gets better, I won't go."
She shook his hand away, but the next moment, her body flew into the air.
Wei Che easily picked her up and carried her sideways, even weighing her in his arms.
"Well, it finally has some weight."
In the end, he took her for a few laps in the yard before she returned to bed feeling very sleepy.
**
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, there is a lively three-day lantern festival in the city.
The Lantern Festival starts on the 14th and ends on the 16th.
Xu Qinghe chose the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the day of family reunion, to go out with Wei Che to see the lanterns.
Before going out, she told Nanzhi to only take the important things with her and not to take anything else.
But Nanzhi held up a sandalwood box and placed it in front of her: "Princess, do you want to take these with you?"
The box contained the red agate bracelet, the hairpin, and the pair of earrings. In addition, there was the engagement jade pendant that had been given to the Xie family.
She reached out and touched these things one by one, and finally her fingertips rested on the Xu family's engagement jade pendant.
"Put the rest back where they belong."
When the hour of You is halfway through, night has already fallen.
The Lantern Festival is another festival celebrated by the whole country. Bright festive lanterns have been hung on both sides of the streets. In order to make their stores more conspicuous, the shops on both sides have come up with various ways to hang better-looking, brighter and differently shaped lanterns in front of their stores.
What's more, some people even found a way to make some small and exquisite lanterns to hang by the windows.
The lantern was made of dyed paper, and it looked colorful from a distance, which was particularly eye-catching.
The streets and the crowds were filled with all kinds of shouts.
There were small vendors who invited everyone to take a look at their new dishes, and there were also performers who asked everyone to support them financially, or to support them physically if they didn't have money.
In places where dignitaries gathered, some people even set off clusters of fireworks.
Walking in such a street market, Xu Qinghe even felt it was a bit noisy.
"Is the Lantern Festival in Kyoto always this noisy?"
Her voice was quickly drowned out by the surrounding noises, and Wei Che couldn't help but bend down and ask in her ear, "What did you say?"
Xu Qinghe then stood on tiptoe and said it again in his ear.
Wei Che smiled and replied, "Maybe."
"In fact, in all these years, I have only seen the Lantern Festival in Beijing once."
However, it was that one time that he saw her in the crowd.
At that time, she was standing at the end of the bridge, wearing a festive red dress, which was rare for her. She just looked at the bustling crowd in the street with a dull expression, and there was no life in her.
It seems out of tune with the surrounding hustle and bustle.
At that time, he was standing on the second floor of the tavern not far away, looking at her lonely appearance standing there alone, the railing in his hand was almost crushed.
This girl wasn't supposed to be such a lonely person.
Perhaps, he shouldn't have hidden in the darkness, he should have rushed over and told her: Xie Qi is still here, you are not alone. So don't be sad, okay?
However, just when his inner emotions could no longer be suppressed by his reason and he was about to rush to her side, another person suddenly appeared beside her.
Wei Ming held a lantern in his hand, with a gentle smile on his face, and walked towards the bridge head step by step.
She saw that she was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on her face.
So Wei Che's feet, which were about to move, were welded to the same place again.
That night, taking advantage of the fact that the city gate was not locked, he rushed out on horseback like the wind.
At that time, he was filled with only grief and indignation, but he had never thought that he would have the chance to marry her again in the future.
So, now that he had gotten what he wanted, he could hide the bitterness he had felt at that time. He raised his eyebrows and teased her, "Didn't you also go out of the palace to see it before? Don't you have any opinions?"
"When have I ever..."
Xu Qinghe suddenly stopped.
Four years ago during the Lantern Festival, she did go out of the palace to accompany Wei Ming to watch the lanterns.
At that time, the eldest son of Wei was in a depressed mood for some reason. The Queen Mother Wei knew that he liked her, so she specifically ordered her to leave the palace to accompany him, even though she was unwilling at the time.
She still remembered that night when she was ordered to wear a festive red dress. She was standing on the bridge watching the fireworks when Wei Ming suddenly came from behind her.
He was dressed in white, and she almost thought she saw an old friend.
However, the illusion only lasted for a moment, and she quickly came back to her senses.
"...Were you there that night?"
Wei Che said quietly, "Of course. I was all alone at that time, and I felt extremely lonely. Unlike the princess, who had a talented man by her side, she was the envy of others."
Hearing this, Xu Qinghe's face darkened. He suddenly pulled his hand back, turned around and walked back.
Wei Che hurriedly chased after him: "Hey, why are you angry again? Can't I just stop talking? Qinghe, Qinghe!"
He forcibly grabbed the person and held him in his arms.
"I was wrong, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have brought up the past again. Can you please forgive me just this once?"
Xu Qinghe snorted coldly: "I see that you have no intention of repenting at all."
"Yes, I really do."
Wei Che let go of her, bent down and looked into her eyes: "Look, my eyes are full of sincere apology."
Xu Qinghe didn't see any apology, he only saw himself.
She pushed her face away and said, "You are only good at talking, why don't you take some practical action?"
What is so-called practical action?
Wei Che looked at the various snacks and the dazzling array of exquisite pendants on both sides of the street and immediately understood.
So Nanzhi, who was following behind the two of them, had a hard time, with her hands full of bags.
"Okay, don't follow me anymore. Put your things on the carriage and rest there."
Xu Qinghe took the lantern from her hand and nodded.
Nanzhi understood and turned away.
In the blink of an eye, several people were squeezed between the two of them on the crowded street.
Wei Che was anxious and pushed through the crowd to find her. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he finally held the girl's warm wrist in his palm.
"Next time, don't leave me so far away. If you leave, tell me beforehand. There are so many people here, it's too easy to get separated."
Xu Qinghe was stunned for a moment before she began to shake his hand back. She looked towards the bridgehead and said to him, "Let's go there. There are fewer people there."
"good."
The higher you stand, the farther you can see. Standing at the top of the arch bridge, Xu Qinghe can see more lights and people.
Wei Che stood behind her without moving an inch, not knowing whether he was looking at the night view or at her.
While the sound of other people's conversations could still be heard around them, Xu Qinghe suddenly looked at the shimmering water reflecting the lights and the bright moon and asked him, "Xie Qi, do you have anything to tell me about your future?"
Her voice was very soft, but it was still carried to his ears by the breeze.
Wei Che was stunned.
She called him Xie Qi, not Wei Che.
The next moment, he saw in the light that the girl turned around and looked at him with a smile.
"As long as you are willing to speak up, I am willing to stay and forgive the past."
Perhaps it was influenced by the river behind her, but at this moment, Wei Che actually felt that there seemed to be a glint of water in the girl's eyes.
"As long as you are willing to speak up and stop hiding things from me, I'm willing to stay."
Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, she repeated the words again.
Wei Che clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
Maybe it’s because of the thin callus on the palm of my hand.
"What's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly talking to me about all this nonsense?" He finally said with a smile.
But he saw Xu Qinghe's face suddenly turned cold.
"Xie Qi, let me put this before you. I've already given you this opportunity today. If you don't confess everything in time and ask for my forgiveness later, I won't even look at you again."
"I, Xu Qinghe, always keep my word."
Wei Che still maintained the same smile as before.
"Qinghe, I don't understand what you are saying."
Xu Qinghe closed his eyes tightly and turned to face the river again.
After a while, she calmed down and handed him the lantern. "Do you see that sugar painting shop across the river?"
Wei Che had been looking at him, not even noticing what was on the other side of the river, but he still nodded and said, "I see it."
Xu Qinghe said, "Go buy me one."
Wei Che was still smiling, but his eyes were a little red. He took her hand and tried to hold her fingers together.
"Okay. What kind do you want?"
Xu Qinghe didn't break free from him, but she didn't shake his hand back either. She just looked at the river and said, "Whatever."
Wei Che nodded again. He held her other hand that was holding the lamp handle and did not let go for a long time.
Xu Qinghe then asked again: "Do you still want that opportunity?"
Wei Che finally took the lantern from her.
"I'll go buy you some sugar painting."
Xu Qinghe watched him leave.
It was strange. She had been planning for so long and thought that when this moment came, she would feel uncomfortable, reluctant, and extremely hesitant.
However, it was not until today that she realized that her heart was strangely calm.
【Author’s words】
The red jade has been changed to red agate, and the previous ones will be changed slowly after it is completed.
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