Xin Wujiang hugged her with lingering fear: "Have you taken the antidote?"
Lan Shuang knew he had heard about the Imperial Master when he asked this, and nodded: "Yes, it is indeed the antidote. Although the detoxification process is a bit painful, I feel a lot more relaxed after spitting out the black blood."
Xin Wujiang frowned as he listened, "Does it hurt?"
"Yeah, I can still bear it." Lan Shuang didn't say how painful it was, but she had gotten through it anyway.
But Xin Wujiang knew Lan Shuang's temperament. After a moment of silence, he hugged her tightly, touched her hair and said, "Next time you detoxify, I will accompany you."
Lan Shuang smiled and said, "Okay."
"There are five antidotes in total. I've taken one. Four more will completely cure it."
"It's going to take that long?" Xin Wujiang was a little dissatisfied. "I have to endure this kind of pain four times?"
Lan Shuang smiled, pinched his face and said, "Eating so much at once, my body can't handle it."
Xin Wujiang: “…”
That's true.
He hugged Lan Shuang and rubbed his chin against her head. "Okay, when the poison is resolved, it will be the turn of spring and summer next year. I will take you to the horse race and the lantern show."
Lan Shuang leaned on his shoulder and asked, "Are we leaving Kyoto?"
"Well, one cannot stay in a place of controversy for long. One's achievements are greater than his master's, and the emperor's trust cannot last a lifetime."
Xin Wujiang pulled Lan Shuang into his arms, holding her tightly in his arms. He rocked her gently and said, "Now that everything here is over, I'll hand over half of my military power and take you back home to settle down. When the country needs me, I'll be there without hesitation. When the country doesn't need me anymore, I'll stay at home with you to grow flowers and go horseback riding outside the city. Okay?"
"Okay, that's what I meant." Lan Shuang touched his face as if rewarding him and said, "As long as I'm with you, anywhere is fine."
Xin Wujiang looked at her smiling face, and with an idea in his mind, he lowered his head and exchanged a gentle and lingering kiss with her.
…
One night in early April of the following year, the poison in Lan Shuang's body was completely eliminated. She felt like she had been pulled out of the water. After taking a bath and changing into clean clothes, she nestled in Xin Wujiang's arms for a long time before she regained her strength.
Xin Wujiang took her pulse and felt it stabilize. He smiled for the first time in a long time, "The poison has been removed. The Imperial Master still has some conscience."
Lan Shuang stretched, feeling relaxed and in a very good mood. "Is there any event outside today? I saw a lot of lanterns hanging outside yesterday."
"You want to go out and see?"
Xin Wujiang immediately understood what Lan Shuang meant. He sat up and handed her his coat. "It's still early. We can still catch up."
Lan Shuang immediately sat up and put on her clothes and shoes. She casually tied her hair up and secured it with the peach blossom ring that held her love. She took Xin Wujiang's hand and said, "Shall we go light the lanterns?"
"good."
Xin Wujiang took Lan Shuang out without anyone following them. Both of them dressed very low-key and did not take a carriage. They just walked slowly along the street.
Today is the Flower Goddess Festival in Dayu Country. The streets and alleys are filled with colorful flowers and lanterns. Men and women wear flowers in their hair and come out to watch the lanterns and dragon and lion dances.
When they reached a small stall, the old woman selling flowers smiled and said, "Sir, would you please buy your wife a flower crown? Wearing a flower crown will welcome the flower god. Your wife is so beautiful, maybe she will be chosen by the flower god and become an immortal in the future."
Upon hearing this, Xin Wujiang glanced at Lan Shuang beside him. Under the warm yellow light, her profile looked mysterious and gentle, making people unable to take their eyes off her.
Seeing the two of them looking at each other, the mother-in-law couldn't help but clap her hands: "What a talented man and beautiful woman, a match made in heaven!"
Xin Wujiang looked at the flower crowns on the stall and finally chose one woven with peach blossoms. "This one."
The mother-in-law immediately picked it up and handed it to him: "My husband has good taste. Madam, this is simple and elegant and will not steal the show."
Xin Wujiang smiled slightly, took out a piece of silver and handed it to her: "No need for change."
My mother-in-law was smiling from ear to ear and kept saying blessings.
Lan Shuang looked at the flower crown and lowered her head slightly. Xin Wujiang carefully put it on her, stepped back and looked at it carefully, his eyes full of tenderness: "It looks very beautiful."
Lan Shuang reached out and touched the edge of the corolla, and smelled the fragrance of the flowers. Passersby couldn't help but look back at the perfect couple.
"There's a lantern vendor up ahead, let's go take a look."
Xin Wujiang grabbed Lan Shuang's hand and was about to leave when Lan Shuang suddenly said, "Wait."
She turned around and picked up an unknown red flower from her mother-in-law's stall, looked at Xin Wujiang for a moment, and put it next to his hair crown.
Xin Wujiang: “…”
He touched his hair with a strange look on his face and said, "I wear a red flower?"
Lan Shuang smiled: "This way everyone will know that you have a partner."
After saying that, she took Xin Wujiang's arm and said with a smile, "You can leave now."
Xin Wujiang was pulled forward by her. After a moment of silence, the corners of his mouth curled up honestly.
It's hers, as long as she likes it.
People bought Kongming lanterns and released them by the river. Countless Kongming lanterns rose up in the wind, leaving bright silhouettes on the river.
Lan Shuang looked at them for a while, then pulled Xin Wujiang to buy two. "You get one, I get one. Write down your wishes and light them."
Xin Wujiang looked at the pen in his hand and hesitated for a moment: "Who am I writing this for?"
Lan Shuang glanced at him and said, "Of course it's for the gods. Sincerity is the key to success."
Xin Wujiang raised his eyebrows, "Then what wish do you want to make?"
Lan Shuang said, "If I don't tell you, it won't work if I tell you."
She turned around with a pen and wrote on the lampshade: Never part in life or death, peace and prosperity.
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