On such a happy occasion, how could a wooden sculpture be enough as a gift?
Li Linyuan: "..."
He suspected that his Highness had not heard the bad news clearly.
…
In the evening, Chu Qingluan had just finished dealing with government affairs when she heard the servant report that Qin Yuan had come to visit.
She paused, then ordered the servants to invite him into the flower hall. She changed into her casual clothes before going over.
When I arrived at the flower hall, I found that Qin Yuan was not in the room, but was standing in front of the stone table outside the yard, looking up at the moon.
The night is as dark as ink, and a full moon hangs high in the sky, casting its bright light everywhere.
Qin Yuan was still dressed in his dark uniform, his figure was as straight as a pine tree, and he was surrounded by a layer of faint light, which seemed to carry a hint of indescribable loneliness.
Chu Qingluan walked lightly and did not make any noise to disturb them.
However, Qin Yuan seemed to notice her arrival and slowly turned around. His eyes looked particularly deep in the moonlight.
"Coming?"
He suddenly spoke, his voice gentle, as if it was just an ordinary gathering.
"The moonlight tonight is very similar to the night we first met."
Chu Qingluan slowly approached and stood side by side with him. "The moonlight is really nice. You really know how to choose a place."
Qin Yuan smiled warmly, took her hand, pulled her to sit down in front of the stone table, and picked up a gift box on the stone table.
"Open it and take a look?"
Chu Qingluan was stunned at first, looked at him, and seeing that he was urging her with his eyes, she opened it with her own hands.
Inside the box was not some priceless treasure, but an exquisite wood carving of a phoenix, perched on a base of mountains and rivers carved from black jade.
She picked up the wooden carving and gently ran her fingers over the feathers on the phoenix's wings, only to feel fine lines.
She took a closer look and found that it was the same border map she had presented in the Golden Palace last time.
"This is……"
"The phoenix sings in the sky, and it should rest on the phoenix tree." Qin Yuan's voice was soft, but gentle and firm: "This phoenix tree must be worthy of the phoenix."
In an instant, Chu Qingluan's heart seemed to be hit by something and turned into a pool of water.
The phoenix lives on the Xuanyu Mountains and Rivers, and its cry reaches the nine heavens, with the mountains and rivers as its base.
How could this be just an ordinary wood carving? It was clearly his silent promise.
Chu Qingluan's fingertips trembled slightly. She had never thought that after hearing the news, Qin Yuan would still choose to tell her in such a clumsy and passionate way:
I understand your mountains and rivers; I will protect your ambitions; I will be your mate with the phoenix.
She raised her head and met Qin Yuan's smiling eyes, which reflected the moonlight, her shadow, and an unmistakable firmness.
She took the initiative to climb up Qin Yuan's neck and gently kissed the corner of his lips.
"Have you really thought it through?"
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