I turned around to look, and Xie Yuancheng was laughing so hard he looked like a statue. I rarely saw him laugh so heartily; it made me laugh too.
"Ying'er~ come here quickly." Xie Yuancheng waved to me. I walked over slowly, letting my water sleeves and thin clothes trail on the ground. Walking in the snow, I looked particularly stunning to him.
As soon as I reached him, I waved my sleeve and went out. Xie Yuancheng reached out and pulled me into his arms, placing my hand on the zither.
"I can't play. If you're happy playing and want to play with me, you'll be disappointed."
“I know Ying’er’s capabilities best. If you don’t explain yourself properly tonight, I won’t let you go back to sleep.”
"Hmph~ I learned it from a wrinkled old woman in the manor who never saw the man she loved. After she passed away, it was Mother who arranged her funeral. I was thinking today, she didn't see the man she loved, but I have you. Tonight, with the weather so nice and the plum blossoms so beautiful, I'll dance just for you."
"Thump!"
I quickly got up, and as Xie Yuancheng threw the dart, a parrot flew down. I wanted to go over and see, but Xie Yuancheng clapped his hands twice, and two people came in and swept the area, quickly restoring it to its original state.
Xie Yuancheng carried me back to a seat, wrapped a blanket around me, and then went back to fetch the zither.
"I originally wanted to play the zither under the flowers, but in the spring, Ying'er will dance for me under the pear tree in the mansion, and then we can play together."
"I'm only showing this to you~" I leaned against Xie Yuancheng as he lay down. He placed the zither in front of him, and I put my fingers on his fingertips and played along with him. "It sounds so beautiful. I can play the zither now too."
"You're so good at this, you always surprise me~" Xie Yuancheng told me to play by myself, and hugged me tightly. I was tickled by his breath.
"Little Chengcheng~ you play, it'll get cold soon, so we can go back~" My fingers were cold, so I snuggled into Xie Yuancheng's arms and wouldn't get up. He would occasionally strum the strings, and I finally understood how wonderful it is to live a peaceful life.
"Yuancheng~ I like you so much~" I leaned against Xie Yuancheng to avoid the wind. Although it was warm here, it was still chilly when the wind blew.
"Ying'er~ My little Ying'er~"
We leaned against each other, and looking at each other made us feel so warm. I held Xie Yuancheng's hands in my arms and warmed them, promising to keep him warm from now on.
"It's a deal, if you don't warm up properly, I'll punish you." This guy is pushing his luck; I'm being lenient by warming you up. The atmosphere is good today, so I won't argue with Xie Yuancheng, and I'm nodding very earnestly.
"Ying'er~ I love you so much, you must never leave me~"
"Pah~ Such a good time, and all you do is think nonsense. I really don't know if you hurt your brain back then, always wanting to write things that didn't happen."
"It's all because you're always running away, what am I supposed to do?"
"Just trust me. Even if I make a foolish mistake sometimes, I won't run away. If you listen to me in everything you do, I naturally won't leave."
"No way~ Ying'er's little brain isn't as sharp as mine. I'll help Ying'er clear away the other obstacles, and you just stay by my side and stop thinking about other things."
"I didn't do that~" I reached out and hugged him, blinking my eyes every now and then. Xie Yuancheng was all for this, and we kissed so much that I forgot the time.
"It's snowing~ It's snowing heavily~ The capital is so cold~" I need to distract myself. The rouge on my lips isn't the kind he made; it's inedible.
"Ying'er~ Don't change the subject~"
"Let's go back and freshen up. It's still cold here. I've washed off all my makeup. I look so pretty under the lamp."
"Ying'er~ you're always teasing me~" Xie Yuancheng held me tightly, worried that the thick makeup on my face would stain his clothes white. This time we were going to dance under the flowers in the snow. The old nanny had said that the thicker the red makeup, the better, so that we could create an extraordinary feeling when dancing in the snow.
When the one you love arrives, the heavy red bridal attire is a testament to your love. If he doesn't come, it's like sharing the sorrow of fallen flowers, a final farewell, never to return.
"What's wrong? What are you thinking about again? You can even give me that look in your eyes when I'm in your arms." I quickly looked at him, feeling unhappy again. He's so petty.
“Yuancheng, I was thinking about what the old nanny said back then. I was still dressed as a boy at the time, and she said I looked pretty under the lamp. I noticed she was in a bad mood, and there were always rumors in the mansion that the old nanny was about to die, so I followed suit.”
That year, there was also a lot of snow, much more than this year. She was wearing a coarse linen coat and a plain skirt, standing in the snow dancing. The wrinkles on her face made her look much prettier than girls of seventeen or eighteen.
"Yes, that's her tragic story. We won't be like her." Xie Yuancheng kissed my eyebrows and eyes. I turned to look at him. I had kowtowed to the old nanny back then. Perhaps she was watching over us from heaven, otherwise we wouldn't have met him.
"Let's go. Take your wife back to change her clothes and let Ying'er get some rest."
I clung to his neck, the snow falling on us, but with him there, I didn't feel cold at all. I told him all the nice things I knew, and Xie Yuancheng smiled the whole way, which made me happy too.
It's true that you need to have a heart-to-heart talk to get your minds working quickly. In the future, I should think more about him when I do things, instead of relying solely on my temper to make decisions, or I'll end up hurting Xie Yuancheng.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you know how beautiful you look under the lights with heavy makeup?" Xie Yuancheng deliberately led me to walk around under the lights, and I patted his back and laughed.
"I just love you! My man is so wonderful, I'll stick with you forever and never leave your side!"
"Ying'er~" He started getting all emotional again. I quickly covered his mouth and told him to wash up first. The red makeup was beautiful, but I felt very uncomfortable.
"It's snowing tonight, so I asked them to bring some warm things into the house. Lin Yang has already prepared things for winter. It's colder in the capital, so you'd better warm yourself up in a bit, or I won't let you close your eyes."
"Okay~" I jumped down from his arms; the hot water was already prepared.
He used a hair fan and face wash to remove my heavy makeup before I took a bath. A bath is perfect for the dead of winter, especially when it's snowing heavily outside; the room is quiet, and you can hear the snowflakes falling.
I think the first requirement for any place we go in the future is a bigger bathtub. This tub is way too small for the two of us to take a bath in.
It was cold, so I couldn't soak for too long. I don't know what kind of fragrance he added, but I could smell it on his sleeves. As soon as I lay down, I went to smell his subtle fragrance. He really does smell better after a bath; normally you have to get quite close to smell it when we're outside.
"Warm my hands." He really wasn't polite. I held his hands and hid under the covers, glancing at him every now and then. "Ying'er, someone was peeking at you just now."
"Who is it?" I was about to fall asleep, and he just kept trying to wake me up. I put his hands under the covers, and he stopped talking. I reached out and pinched his cheek; it was so soft, and I liked it more and more the more I pinched it.
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