183 Farewell
"When you return safely, we will get married."
When Xie Qi left Lanzhou for the first time and Wei Ming first came here to take up his post, he did mention this matter to Xu Qinghe in a tactful way.
"Admittedly, Ping An did say that he liked him very much, but I never had any interest in him, so I naturally rejected him."
Xu Qinghe lowered his head and bit his knuckles, saying helplessly.
Xie Qi gritted his teeth in anger.
The daughter who seemed to be the best in the world to him in the past actually fell in love with Wei Ming, that hypocritical guy!
Xu Qinghe laughed at him: "It's because you don't spend enough time with your daughter. Who can you blame?"
"Blame me, blame me."
Xie Qi was helpless at first, then he said viciously: "When we get married in the future, I will first send the invitation to Wei Ming, so that he can give up that idea as soon as possible."
Xu Qinghe embroidered a few more strokes, and then was urged by Xie Qi to be carried to the bed.
In the next two days, the two were busy with their own things.
After seeing off Princess Jing'an and Qi Sheng, Xu Qinghe and Ping'an will also set off for Jizhou in two days.
Xie Qi finally managed to deal with the military affairs temporarily, and urged the family of three to go out for a trip.
Xu Qinghe thought it was too hot outside and didn't want to go out at all.
However, she could refuse Xie Qi, but she could not refuse her daughter who was staring at her with her big watery eyes.
Seeing that her mother seemed to be relenting, Ping An immediately stepped up her attack, holding her mother's arm and rocking back and forth, pleading softly: "Mom, just go with Ping An, it's not fun for Ping An to play with Daddy by himself."
Xie Qi suddenly felt sour in his heart.
But when he saw the girl nodded helplessly, his heart was immediately filled with anticipation and sweetness of the family of three going on a trip together, and he had long forgotten the sour feeling.
But at the same time, he also secretly made up his mind that after everything was over, he would spend more time with his daughter.
The night before leaving, Xu Qinghe took out two boxes and motioned Xie Qi to open them.
Xie Qi opened the smaller one suspiciously and was immediately stunned.
"Which bank did you rob?"
Xu Qinghe raised his chin slightly, a little proud: "Do you think I'm just having fun when I'm socializing with those relatives and friends?"
She was so tired every day that she had to ask Xie Qi to massage her shoulders when she got home.
But this person was extremely dishonest, and while pinching, he pinched somewhere else...
He had an injury on his waist and couldn't do anything now, but he used other methods to help her reach paradise.
Although it was comfortable, I was also extremely tired.
Thinking that they would be separated for an unknown period of time, she let him go.
Xie Qi closed the box and pursed his lips slightly.
"Did you ask them for it, or did they give it to you on purpose?"
Xu Qinghe was happy today and looked more lively.
She propped up her chin and leaned on the small table, the corners of her lips slightly raised: "Why, do you feel wronged by me asking for money?"
This arrogant look is somewhat like when he was a child.
Xie Qi was slightly startled, then went over and held her in his arms.
"I've done this kind of thing before, so I know how unpleasant it is. Actually, you don't have to..."
"They took the initiative to give it to us," Xu Qinghe interrupted. "My parents spent the longest time in Yingzhou and were deeply loved by the people. These old friends knew that the two countries would eventually go to war, so they sent us military supplies."
"Then why not send it to me?"
Xu Qinghe looked up and glanced at him.
"Shouldn't you ask yourself this? You insist on letting others think you're incompetent. Everyone thinks you've brought shame upon your parents and General Xie, and they're unwilling to give it to you in person."
In fact, if she hadn't come, these banknotes would probably have been delivered to him in a roundabout way.
"Go and open that box too." She ordered him, suppressing the excitement in her voice.
Another larger box was also filled with banknotes.
Xie Qi smiled helplessly: "Where did this come from?"
Xu Qinghe supported his chin and looked at him without saying a word.
Xie Qi took a moment to react and asked in surprise, "Yours?"
Xu Qinghe nodded.
Xie Qi put the two boxes away and picked her up.
"You're leaving with your daughter tomorrow, yet you're so happy tonight?"
Xu Qinghe even laughed out loud.
"Of course I'm happy. This amount of banknotes is enough to equip the army with a large number of weapons and horses, so that the soldiers can eat and drink well every day. Why, are you not happy?"
Xie Qi held her and lay down, sighing, "Of course I'm happy, but a little..."
"You're embarrassed, aren't you?"
Xu Qinghe looked up at him, and pinched his chin with her fingertips, imitating what he had done before.
"Don't worry, I won't dislike you."
Xie Qi was stunned for a moment, then took the opportunity to lower his head and kiss her.
"Xie Qi is so lucky to have the princess's favor."
There were so many talented young men in the South Territory back then, but she only fell in love with him.
After so many years in Kyoto, he was still the only one in her heart.
Xu Qinghe raised her head to accept his kiss and heard him ask in a slurred voice, "Is this what you were busy with for the month after returning from Caoqu Township?"
Xu Qinghe was very busy throughout May, and Xie Qi took his daughter out to play during her two ten-day holidays.
As his movements became more and more outrageous, the air around him became thicker and stickier. Even though there was ice in the inner room, it was difficult to cover up the heat.
Xu Qinghe held the mattress under him with one hand and stroked the black hair of the person above him with the other.
"yes……"
Xie Qi kissed her through her clothes. After a moment, he raised his head and looked into her watery and red eyes.
"Why?"
Xu Qinghe was panting and soon a thin layer of sweat appeared on his body.
"Sister Yueying told me... the soldiers in the army are always worried about money."
Soldiers are supposed to go into battle and kill the enemy, so even during daily training, they should have adequate living security.
When she was young, as the princess of the southern border, she was carefree and only knew how to have fun, and made no contribution to the army.
Now that she is capable, although she cannot go into battle to kill the enemy like her mother and Sister Yueying, she can do what she can for the soldiers to minimize the threats they will face on the battlefield in the future.
The better the weapons in the hands of soldiers are, the greater the possibility of them surviving on the battlefield and returning home to reunite with their families in the future.
She had once been a survivor of the Southern Border Army and had seen Lin Xiao, who was left alone and helpless after losing his brother. Naturally, she hoped that there would be fewer people in the world who would experience such pain.
"That's all I can do for them."
"That's enough, Princess. Leave the rest to me."
The person on her body was saying this, and the next moment, he was about to pull her clothes.
Xu Qinghe quickly held his hand down, frowning and saying dissatisfiedly, "Don't mess around."
His wounds haven't healed yet. If this incident opens the wounds and affects future battles, Xu Qinghe will be really angry with him for losing the big picture.
"It's okay, we can try another method."
Unexpectedly, the man kissed her palm, then leaned closer and whispered in her ear.
Xu Qinghe's cheeks immediately burned.
She immediately refused.
But Xie Qi's plea came much faster than her rejection.
"How long has it been? It took me five years to see you, and we didn't get to know each other for long before we separated again. Now, I don't know how long we'll be apart again. If something happens to me on the battlefield in the future, you... "
Xu Qinghe immediately covered his lips.
"Don't talk nonsense."
His thin lips trembled slightly in her palm.
"I'm not talking nonsense, so will you do it with me?"
“…”
In the end, I agreed reluctantly.
Of course I couldn’t get up the next day.
When Ping'an had packed up and came to see her parents, she saw her mother half-lying on the couch and her father was massaging her waist.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Ping An immediately asked worriedly.
But her mother's face immediately turned red, just like when she was sick.
"Is Mom having a high fever like Ping'an did the past few days? Ping'an, go and get Mom a handkerchief to lower her fever!"
Xie Qi was glared at by Xu Qinghe, and immediately went to pick up his daughter who had not even taken two steps.
"Your mother is not ill, she was just tired last night."
Ping'an went over and hugged her mother, then rolled up her sleeves and rubbed her mother's waist like her father had just done.
"Then Ping An, give me a massage!"
Xie Qi immediately felt a little disappointed.
His daughter had never been so attentive to him before.
After breakfast, at the beginning of the Si hour, Xie Qi escorted the mother and daughter's carriage out of the city gate.
As they were about to part, his daughter finally blushed because of him.
Xie Qi was both relieved and distressed.
He picked up the child, wiped the tears from her face, and coaxed her gently, "Don't cry, Ping'an. When Daddy wins the battle, I'll go home to see Ping'an immediately, okay?"
Ping An hugged her father and cried even louder: "But in war, people will... die... just like my grandparents... Daddy, Ping An doesn't want you to die..."
It's only been a short while since I met my daughter, and now we have to separate.
Not only was his daughter crying like a tearful pear blossom in the rain, Xie Qi himself felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Be safe and obedient. Dad promises you that he will come home safely and marry your mother."
The child's attention was immediately diverted: "Hey, aren't Dad and Mom married yet?"
Xie Qi said, "We were married before, so Ping An was born. But then Dad made your mother angry, so the marriage is no longer valid. When Dad comes back, you can ask your mother to let her marry Dad again, okay?"
Ping'an touched his eyes and was about to nod, but stopped halfway.
"No, Ping An only listens to his mother!"
Xie Qi wiped away his daughter's lingering tears for the last time and said with a smile, "Yes, that's it. No matter what happens in the future, Ping An must stand firmly by your mother's side. Do you understand?"
"Ping'an knows, but he can't bear to leave his father..."
She snuggled into her father's broad and reassuring embrace.
Xu Qinghe took Ping'an in and coaxed her softly. The little girl, who had been crying just now, soon nestled obediently in her mother's arms.
She was wearing a veil and could only look at the man opposite her through a layer of gauze.
Xie Qi seemed to want to reassure the mother and daughter, and deliberately smiled with confidence.
He had coaxed her into saying many affectionate and reluctant words after last night's lovemaking. Today, Xu Qinghe didn't want to get sentimental. She just glanced at him and took Ping An to the carriage, leaving the still confused man there.
The car rumbled along, and Ping An lay in her mother's arms.
"Mom, why didn't you say goodbye to Dad? Did Dad make me angry again?"
Not only her daughter, but Xie Qi, who was stunned when he saw her leave just now, must have thought the same.
But Xu Qinghe touched his daughter's head and shook his head, saying that was not the case.
"Your father didn't make Mom angry. Mom is just not used to it."
The last time I tearfully sent off relatives and friends who went to the battlefield was twelve years ago.
At that time, she was just a carefree girl who was only looking forward to her parents and lover returning home as soon as possible.
But it was that time that made her lose her parents, with whom she had rarely been together in her life.
This time...
She was actually a little scared.
Because of fear, I allowed Xie Qi to do those things last night. Because of fear, I left without saying a word today.
But if...
If they really parted ways at this point, wouldn't she regret it when she thinks about it later?
As soon as she thought of this, she suddenly called out, "Stop the car."
The carriage shook violently, and she asked the wet nurse to get on to accompany her daughter, while she lifted her skirt and got out.
Without even waiting for the bench to be put in place, she jumped straight off the shaft of the cart.
The carriage had already gone a long way, and the distance between the two was already very long.
So Xu Qinghe ran faster, trying to close the distance.
A slightly warm breeze blew across her cheeks, ruffling the thin gauze on her veil, ruffling her sky-blue dress, and even ruffling her already restless heart.
On the opposite side, Xie Qi was stunned for a moment, then he also ran towards her.
Xu Qinghe pulled off the veil and threw it aside, but in the blink of an eye, the two of them were hugging each other tightly.
Xu Qinghe ran so fast that he was still catching his breath when he heard Xie Qi's smiling voice.
"I thought you were mad at me and didn't even want to say goodbye to me."
Xu Qinghe hugged him tightly, and suddenly felt like crying because of the scorching sun.
From childhood to adulthood, she had never taken the initiative to confess her feelings in front of Xie Qi. Even on that rare occasion, it was only because she thought he was Wei Che, so she unscrupulously expressed her love for Xie Qi.
"You need to take good care of your injuries. You can only go to the battlefield after you are fully healed. Do you understand?"
"The money I gave you must be used for the benefit of the soldiers, understand?"
"No matter how urgent the situation is, you must eat well and not ruin your health, you um..."
He suddenly leaned over and kissed her.
There was no impatience, no greed, just little by little, his lips and tongue entwined with hers.
The first time they met again, Xu Qinghe stood on tiptoe, hugged his neck tightly, and took the initiative to adjust to his height.
She pressed herself so close to him that she could almost feel his heartbeat beneath her clothes.
Finally, she panted softly and whispered a promise in his ear.
"When you win the battle and return safely, we will get married."
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