The heavy rain continued to rage and rage in the darkness, and Lan Linxue held Qin Kou'er tightly, refusing to let go for a long time.
Qin Kou'er sighed softly, gently wrapped her arms around Lan Linxue's waist, and rested her head wearily on his shoulder.
"Lan Linxue, are we considered a pair of star-crossed lovers now?"
Lan Linxue chuckled and shrugged, then whispered in Qin Kou'er's ear, "They're a pair of star-crossed lovers!"
After saying that, Lan Linxue closed her eyes comfortably, hugged Qin Kou'er tightly, looked at the darkness in the distance, and sighed, "Although the wind and rain are strong outside, Qin Kou'er, I would rather hold you like this for the rest of my life and stand in the wind and rain than go back to the palace and stand in the sunlight!"
Qin Kou'er understood Lan Linxue's meaning: the storm of the night would eventually stop, but the struggles in the palace would never cease.
"Lan Linxue, fate is inescapable! You may not accept your fate, and neither will I. But even if we flee to the ends of the earth, as long as you live and I am alive, destiny will not let us go! Look, your fifth brother's men have already caught up with us!"
Thinking of those people from earlier, Qin Kou'er couldn't help but sigh softly. Brothers in this life, enemies in the last, what will they be in the next?
"Are you scared?" Lan Linxue looked down at Qin Kou'er with pity, and reached out to stroke Qin Kou'er's hair. "Don't worry, with me here, all of Lao Wu's tricks are useless! He might not be able to deal with others, but dealing with him? Hmph, that's a skill I've mastered since I was a child!"
"Pfft!"
Qin Kou'er laughed immediately, looked up, and touched Lan Linxue's face with sympathy, saying softly, "You've started these palace intrigues at such a young age, it's really too much for you!"
Lan Linxue looked down at Qin Kou'er and gently kissed her hand: "No matter how difficult things are, I met you! With you by my side from now on, nothing will be difficult!"
"Why?" Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue with bright yet misty eyes. "You know the road ahead will only get harder! Although I'm rich, I'm still just a wandering swordsman, and there's always a gap between us! I can't help you with matters of the court!"
Lan Linxue lowered her head and smiled, gently wiping the raindrops from Qin Kou'er's face. "I say, Pavilion Master Qin, you don't need to be so modest! You can kill a fourth-rank official of the imperial court as you please, and easily make several princes kill each other here. If such methods still can't help me, then you are truly too modest!"
Hearing Lan Linxue say this, Qin Kou'er lowered her head and smiled, "Your Highness, I'm sorry for your petty tricks! But Your Highness, why are we both so capable, yet we have to be such a pathetic pair of lovebirds fleeing for our lives in the pouring rain just because of a question like whether you like me or not?"
Lan Linxue suddenly stared at Qin Kou'er very seriously and said, "Because this sentence is more important than anything else! Qin Kou'er, you can hide anything from me and lie to me about anything in this world! But on this matter, you cannot show me even the slightest bit of falsehood. Otherwise, I will definitely kill you!"
After saying that, Lan Linxue turned around, knelt down on one knee with her head down, and stretched out her hand with her back to Qin Kou'er, "Come here!"
Qin Kou'er was a little confused. "What are you doing?"
"I'll carry you!" Lan Linxue stretched her hand back again. "Give me your hand!"
As Qin Kou'er watched Lan Linxue's retreating figure, she suddenly felt a warmth in her heart, a warmth that made her forget the heavy rain outside.
She gently placed her little hand in Lan Linxue's hand and nestled affectionately against his back.
Lan Linxue lifted herself up and carried Qin Kou'er steadily on her back.
"Qin Kou'er, you have to eat at least five fist-sized steamed buns tomorrow morning!"
"Oh? So much? I can't eat it all!"
"No! You have to eat! Look how skinny you are! No breasts, no butt, you're like a feather that could fly away at any moment. You can't have a son like this!"
Qin Kou'er raised her hand and gently punched Lan Linxue's shoulder, saying somewhat shyly, "Nonsense! None of the concubines in the palace are fat, and they still give birth to sons!"
"Pah! Look at the sons they've given birth to! They're either heartless wolves or idiots. My son can't be like that. So, you must eat your fill and grow up plump and healthy. Then you can give birth to a chubby little boy and drive the old man crazy!"
Just thinking about that scene made Lan Linxue chuckle.
Qin Kou'er gently rested her head on Lan Linxue's back, slowly closed her eyes, and let the rain hit her face. "Fine! As you wish! I'll get as fat as a pig, and then I'll have a little piglet! Let's see how you'll carry me then!"
"Don't even mention being as fat as a pig, even if you're as fat as a bear, I can still carry you!"
The thought of Qin Kou'er becoming as fat as a bear made Lan Linxue feel secretly pleased. Wouldn't no one care about a bear then?!
However, Qin Kou'er did not argue with him.
Lan Linxue walked quickly for a while and found that Qin Kou'er was not moving. She turned her head slightly and found that Qin Kou'er was fast asleep on her shoulder.
Lan Linxue smiled slightly, then her eyes darted around. Suddenly, she changed direction and sped away into the darkness.
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