Chapter 234: Talking about the Past
Quan Xiyao looked at Shen Yuling's reply, with thousands of thoughts entangled in his mind.
On the one hand, the concern and care revealed between the lines of his mother's letter made him feel warm in his heart.
On the other hand, he also felt that his letter had indeed done what his father had hoped, and had prompted his mother to decide to come to the capital.
I wonder if my mother will be angry with him when she comes back later, feeling cheated.
Quan Minghe sighed softly.
He left the palace at the age of sixteen and built the Prince's Palace outside the palace.
Knowing that the Queen Mother would arrive in Qianjing today, he left the palace early and returned to the Prince's Mansion to prepare to welcome her.
And Quan Minghe also followed him out of the palace.
At this moment, the father and son were sitting in a pavilion in a courtyard of the Prince's Mansion that was filled with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants.
There are blooming flowers all around and the fragrance of flowers is everywhere, but the atmosphere in the pavilion is a little solemn.
The father and son looked at each other in silence. Only the breeze blew by, blowing the wind chimes on the corner of the pavilion, making crisp sounds.
After a tiring journey, Shen Yuling finally arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
Because Quan Xiyao had given instructions in advance, the servants in the Prince's Mansion all treated her with great respect and caution.
Originally, Quan Xiyao planned to wait for his mother in front of the mansion gate in person, but he was worried that his actions would cause outsiders to speculate and cause trouble, so he had to give up.
Shen Yuling followed the maid, walked along the winding corridor, and then walked along the winding path for a long time.
The Prince's Mansion is large in scale, with pavilions and towers arranged in an orderly manner and beautiful scenery.
But Shen Yuling had no mood to appreciate it at the moment, as her heart was full of worry about her son.
Finally, after a lot of twists and turns, she arrived at the courtyard where the prince was.
As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, Shen Yuling saw two very similar faces.
She didn't even have time to appreciate the scenery of the courtyard that was arranged exactly according to her preferences.
Not only do the two have similar faces, but even their expressions and movements are exactly the same, as if they were reflections of different stages of time.
It’s just that Kwon Myung-hyuk has become more calm and steady after years of experience, while Kwon Hee-yao still has the youthful vigor and vitality, with agility and heroism in his eyes.
Shen Yuling had already anticipated that she would meet Quan Minghe during her trip to Beijing.
Therefore, he did not show too much surprise.
When Quan Minghe and Quan Xiyao heard the noise, they looked up almost at the same time and looked at Shen Yuling.
For a moment, it seemed as if time had stopped.
Quan Xiyao was the first to react. He quickly stood up and walked quickly to Shen Yuling.
He called softly, "Mom, you're here."
There is intimacy in joy.
Shen Yuling looked him up and down carefully.
"Are you feeling better?"
Quan Xiyao smiled and replied: "Mom, I said, they are just minor wounds on the arms, and they have scabs now."
He raised his arm slightly and gestured to Shen Yuling.
Shen Yuling was relieved to see that his face was rosy and he looked in good spirits.
Quan Xiyao tilted his head slightly, looked back at his father who had already stood up in the pavilion, then turned back to look at Shen Yuling and called softly, "Mother."
Shen Yuling naturally understood what Quan Xiyao meant, and her heart moved slightly.
Asked: "Did he ask you to do this?"
She was referring to the fact that Quan Xiyao wrote a letter specifically to inform him of his injury.
Quan Xiyao looked at her innocently, feeling in his heart that his mother was still as smart as ever.
He nodded slightly and said softly, "I will take my leave now."
Although Quan Xiyao's heart was filled with longing for his mother, he couldn't bear to see his father's expectant eyes, so he decided to give his father and mother a chance to be alone and have a good chat.
After Quan Xiyao left, the only sound left in the courtyard was the rustling of the branches in the breeze.
Shen Yuling walked towards the pavilion.
The steps are light and calm, as if measuring the distance from the past, and as if approaching unknown feelings.
In the pavilion, Quan Minghe stood quietly.
He is 46 years old this year. Although the traces of time have quietly crept up on his face, it has not damaged his charm.
The handsome face, carved by time, looks more calm and majestic.
He was wearing a dragon robe, which was tailored to perfection and fit tightly to his still tall and straight body. After years of baptism, his figure had not changed. His posture was as straight as a pine tree, fully displaying the emperor's dignity and heroism.
His black hair was combed meticulously, with a few strands of silver quietly mixed in, adding a bit of maturity to his charm.
A pair of sword-like eyebrows, still thick and sharp, slanted into the temples.
Although there were fine lines at the corners of his eyes, his dark pupils were as deep and bright as stars in the cold night, staring at Shen Yuling intently.
Quan Minghe just watched her walk over.
Shen Yuling was wearing a blue-white gauze dress with a gold-patterned belt around her waist, which made her figure even more graceful and elegant.
She stepped into the pavilion and met Kwon Myung-hyuk's eyes. There was no longer the tension that existed when Kwon Myung-hyuk first came out of the palace to meet her.
Over the years, when Quan Minghe was out of the palace, they had met several times. Every meeting seemed to plant a deeper concern in each other's hearts.
Shen Yuling nodded slightly. Perhaps as she got older, her temper became much milder.
Her voice was gentle and pleasant: "Are you okay?"
It was just a simple greeting, but it was like a warm current that instantly flowed into Quan Minghe's heart.
His eyes couldn't help but become slightly moist.
I thought she was avoiding me, but I didn't expect that she was still concerned about me.
Touched, he took a few steps forward and hugged her in his arms.
Shen Yuling pressed her face against Quan Minghe's chest, feeling his strong heartbeat.
She did not resist and let him hold her.
Quan Minghe's voice was low, with a hint of suppressed desire: "No, come back to me, I will feel better only if I can see you every day."
Over the years, every time he went out of the palace to meet her, he tried every possible way and means. He could clearly feel the defenses in her heart collapsing little by little, and he could feel her love for him, but why was she still unwilling to come back to him?
Why is that?
Shen Yuling didn't expect that Quan Minghe's love for her would last year after year, five years, ten years...
Time passes, but nothing changes.
"Kwon Myung Hyuk, I don't think I've ever told you about my life from beginning to end, nor have I told you about my past life. Can we have a good chat?"
Quan Minghe was slightly startled, then let her go.
"good."
He sat down on the round stool. Just as Shen Yuling was about to sit down next to him, Quan Minghe pulled her by the hand and she fell onto his lap.
Quan Minghe put his arms around her waist and rested his head on her shoulder. He looked like a sleeping leopard acting coquettishly.
"Let me hug you."
Shen Yuling let him hold her and began to tell her story.
She talked a lot, about her past and the bizarre world that was so strange to Kwon Myung-hyuk.
Quan Minghe listened quietly.
Before they knew it, the sky gradually darkened and the afterglow of the setting sun shone into the pavilion, covering them with a layer of golden gauze.
"Kwon Myung Hyuk, I don't feel safe in this world. Your status as an emperor and your so-called male protagonist make me uneasy."
"If it's fate, you come to my world and we can be together, okay?"
She didn't want to force herself.
In this world, she couldn't find that sense of security.
Life outside the palace is exciting enough, there is no need to come back.
Suddenly, Shen Yuling seemed to remember something, and murmured half-jokingly: "If Shen Yangxi had not left you at the beginning, and you really spoiled her for her whole life, maybe, I would feel safe with you."
Quan Minghe remained silent. Everything she said was a huge shock to him.
I don't know how to respond.
I could only hold her tighter, as if that would help me keep her.
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