After all, who doesn’t like to be beautiful all the time?
The incident in the Imperial Garden a few days ago woke Wen Liyu up and realized that she was a real person in this era and would grow white hair.
She hadn't taken the beauty pills since that day, and today she finally grew her first white hair. As soon as she noticed it, she hurried to find Xie Jingzhi.
"...same?" Xie Jingzhi's tone was difficult and trembling. "Jiaojiao, what do you mean by the same?"
"That is to say, I will grow old like you." Wen Liyu leaned on his chest and rubbed her head gently against his. "I want to grow old with you."
“…”
The tears that Xie Jingzhi had been holding back for a long time finally fell from his eyes, wetting his face.
He lowered his head, tears dripping down, wetting Wen Liyu's hair at the temples.
He didn't want to ask Jiaojiao what price she paid, whether it was painful, or whether she regretted it after losing her strength.
He thought sadly and selfishly.
He is a bad man. Jiaojiao has sacrificed so much for him, and he feels nothing but heartache and guilt...
But more of it is happiness.
He was finally able to realize his long-cherished wish and live with Jiaojiao for the rest of his life like ordinary people.
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Xie Jingzhi reigned for eighteen years, worked hard to govern the country and made it prosperous. When Crown Prince Xie Jin was eighteen years old, he abdicated and left the capital with Queen Wen Liyu to fulfill the promise he had made.
They left Beijing in the spring and headed south, seeing thousands of mountains and rivers. They had each other among the flowers and the rhododendrons all over the mountains.
In summer, they arrived in the prosperous Jiangnan region, saw the mist and rain, took a boat tour on the lake, and stood in the middle of the lake, in the hazy water mist, and among the blooming lotus flowers.
In the autumn, they chose a small village to live in and bought a courtyard with a persimmon tree. Xie Jingzhi still maintained a good figure in his middle age. He easily lifted Wen Liyu and let her pick the biggest and reddest persimmons on the tree. He took her to the back mountain to hunt and camp.
In winter, Xie Jingzhi would use his burning body temperature to warm Wen Liyu's hands and feet, and they would go to the yard to build two snowmen, one named Xie Xiaozhi and the other named Wen Xiaoyu.
Wrinkles began to appear on Wen Liyu's face. She was very curious and looked at herself in the mirror every day.
"Jiaojiao, don't look at things at night. It's bad for your eyes." Xie Jingzhi took the mirror away, put it aside, hugged Jiaojiao, and began to coax her to sleep.
As she got older, Xie Jingzhi became more and more controlling of her. When the weather got cold, he wouldn't let her go out. The two of them would just stay in the room, and Xie Jingzhi would do all the housework.
As the days passed, the three children would often send letters. Except for Dabao who had to stay in the capital and could not go out at will, the other two would come to see them every year and stay with them for a while.
"Xie Jingzhi, let's go back to find Dabao and the others tomorrow." Wen Liyu yawned, "We've been out playing for so long, it's time to go back."
Xie Jingzhi lowered his head and kissed her eyes, "Okay."
Wen Liyu has lived in this world for more than forty years. Because the original owner had poor health, she had been taking health-preserving pills. After stopping the medication, her body became weaker and weaker as she aged.
Xie Jingzhi has a head full of white hair, but he is still in good health and is still a handsome old man even in his old age.
He knelt beside the bed, holding Wen Liyu's hand tightly, tears falling from his eyes, "Jiaojiao."
"Yeah." Wen Liyu blinked, feeling her vitality slipping away, "Thank you... Jingzhi."
"Don't be afraid, I'll be downstairs to find you soon." Xie Jingzhi laughed while crying, resting his forehead on the back of her hand, "Remember to wait for me."
Wen Liyu pouted in grievance, her eyes slightly red and moist, but no tears fell, "I, I won't allow you... to hurt yourself."
Normally, she would burst into tears at the slightest bump, but at this moment, she couldn't cry. Her body and mind felt very sour, as if she had eaten a whole lemon in one bite, so sour and bitter.
Xie Jingzhi didn't want to agree to her, so he leaned close to her ear and read a poem to her in a trembling voice.
"We are married and love each other without a doubt."
“…”
"If I live, I will return to you. If I die, I will miss you forever."
"Jiaojiao, open your eyes and look at me...Is it because I read it badly that you are angry?"
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"Ding... World rewards are being calculated..."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 100,000 mission points. The reward space has doubled..."
Wen Liyu didn't want to hear what the system said now. She closed her eyes quietly, feeling the pain and sourness in her heart.
"Ding, the world is transmitting..."
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Wen Liyu's mood had not yet recovered. She felt like she was soaking in the cold water, which made her shiver.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
Wen Liyu opened her eyes and found herself in the water. She didn't see anyone around who was talking to her.
"It's over, are you a fool? Don't let me get in trouble and not be selected!"
The voice of the boy who had just spoken to her sounded again. Wen Liyu turned her head and saw a pure black bighead carp not far away.
The bighead fish opened and closed its mouth. "Hey? You really are a stupid fish, aren't you?"
"..." Wen Liyu said nothing, wagging her tail skillfully and hiding in a corner. "System, system, send me the plot."
"Ding, the world story is being transmitted..."
"What are you doing hiding here, you silly fish? Don't you want to be chosen and become the Immortal Venerable's ornamental fish?" The big-headed fish followed relentlessly, "This opportunity is rare. If you're chosen, you might be able to cultivate and transform into a human form!"
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