Chapter 3191 Farewell
Gu Qiqing excitedly grabbed Xu Xiaoxiao's hand and refused to let go. He pulled her to sit on the couch beside the bed. He kept holding other people's hands and looked her up and down.
Xu Xiaoxiao has become much thinner than before.
She originally had a chubby face and big eyes, and always looked mischievous. But now, her cheeks were so thin that they seemed a little sunken. Her eyes were still big, but looked a little haggard, which made Gu Qiqing feel heartbroken.
Her voice choked involuntarily: "Xiaoxiao..."
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and patted her hands: "Hey, hey, hey, why are your eyes red? Are you going to cry?"
“…”
"You're going to get married soon, why are you still so childish?"
Hearing her say this, Gu Qiqing immediately bit his lower lip and said angrily, "You are the childish one!"
Having said that, she still grabbed Xu Xiaoxiao's hand again, looked at her with red eyes for a long time, and said softly: "Are you, are you okay now?"
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled calmly: "Look, I came here to see you in good health. I'm not missing any limbs, so what's good or bad about it?"
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant—"
Gu Qiqing stopped talking halfway, fearing that bringing up the past would make Xu Xiaoxiao sad.
Seeing her considerate look, Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes became a little sadder, but she still forced herself to smile and said, "I'm fine, everything is over."
"Xiaoxiao..."
Gu Qiqing knew more or less what "everything is over" meant. When she went to the study before, she overheard the conversation between Gu Tingqiu and Si Muyun, and learned about the letter left by Xu Shizong before his death, which severed all ties between him and his family, wife and daughter.
So now Xu Xiaoxiao is a girl without a father.
Although the Xu family was saved in this way, one can imagine how bad the impact of this incident was. How sad Xu Xiaoxiao and her mother, the orphans and widows left behind, were, and how embarrassing their situation was in the family.
Gu Qiqing felt even more sad when he thought that he could not be with her when she was in the most pain.
Gu Qiqing wanted to comfort her, but was afraid that his words would hurt her even more.
Seeing Gu Qiqing's conflicted hesitation, Xu Xiaoxiao, who was very smart, knew what she was worried about, so she just smiled and said, "Okay, let's get down to business. I came to see you today. I heard about your happy event and I was so happy."
“…”
"Come to think of it, I am also a matchmaker."
When talking about this, Gu Qiqing's face turned red.
Xu Xiaoxiao immediately laughed and said, "Oh my, you're still blushing. You're about to get married, but why are you still so shameless? I'm counting on Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to assist the Crown Prince in the future. How can you be like this?"
If it were in the past, Gu Qiqing would have been so embarrassed that he would have wanted to crawl into the ground.
But this time, she just blushed, but was not anxious. After a long while, she whispered, "I will learn to be a qualified princess."
Xu Xiaoxiao tilted her head and looked at her for a while, then smiled and said, "The power of loving someone is truly great."
“…”
"You've become so strong."
“…”
"very nice."
Gu Qiqing asked, "What about you?"
"Me? Me what?"
"Do you have such power?"
Xu Xiaoxiao didn't expect her to ask this. After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "I don't know. I think this kind of power will only emerge from the bottom of your heart when you meet the right person. If you don't meet that person, it won't exist."
“…”
"So, I won't force it, nor will I use this power on the wrong person."
Hearing this, Gu Qiqing was a little shocked.
Too many girls have only three parts in their lives, that is, obey their father at home, obey their husband after marriage, and maybe obey their son after their husband's death. The word "obey" makes them lose themselves. Although she is lucky, although she is also getting married, she married the person she likes, and this marriage is also something she and he fought for together. But more people, because of the word "obey", become vassals of others for their whole lives and lose themselves forever.
But Xu Xiaoxiao didn't.
She seems to always insist on herself, and she has the final say on what she wants and what she doesn't want.
Although Gu Qiqing didn't know where such persistence came from, she could vaguely feel that a girl like Xu Xiaoxiao would have a hard life, but she would definitely live comfortably.
She whispered, "Xiaoxiao, you are such a special girl."
“…”
"I, although I can't fully understand you, I hope you can be happy. Not the kind of happiness that comes from getting married. I always feel that you will find your own path, which may be different from ours. I hope you can walk smoothly on that path."
Xu Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Thank you for your good wishes."
“…”
"Yan Country has so many mountains and rivers, I will always find my own way."
"Mountains and rivers?"
Hearing this, Gu Qiqing seemed to sense something and looked at her in surprise. Xu Xiaoxiao said to herself, "I came here this time, firstly to congratulate you, and secondly to say goodbye to you."
"Goodbye?"
"Mother and I are no longer suitable to stay in the capital in this situation. We plan to return to our hometown. The people there are more tolerant. After settling mother down, I plan to go out and travel."
"Ah? You want to leave?"
Gu Qiqing looked at her in surprise: "When are you leaving?"
Xu Xiaoxiao said: "Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Then you—"
"I've come to congratulate you and to apologize. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend your wedding."
Gu Qiqing felt a sense of loss in his heart and said softly, "Can't you stay a little longer?"
Xu Xiaoxiao's smile also became more reluctant, and she said softly: "Even if I stay a little longer, Qiqing, I can't come to your wedding banquet. Do you understand?"
Gu Qiqing immediately understood what she meant.
Although Xu Shizong had severed ties with the Xu family, he could not hide the fact that he had rebelled. In the eyes of many people, Xu Xiaoxiao was still the daughter of a rebel.
Xu Xiaoxiao said: "Even if you don't mind, I do mind."
“…”
"Besides, this is the Crown Prince's wedding. It would be too unpleasant for me to show up there. I don't really care what others say, but father—but he, he's already dead. I don't want anyone to say anything behind his back."
“…”
"So, leaving here as soon as possible will be a relief for both me and him."
Hearing this, Gu Qiqing felt heartbroken.
She reached out and hugged Xu Xiaoxiao, choking and saying, "Then you promise me, you must be fine."
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