Chapter 494: Shang Yang [Six]
At that time, I thought his temper was inexplicable. Maybe he thought I was an eyesore again?
After all, he always joked that I was hanging around in front of him all day and made him dizzy.
So I didn't go looking for him, but just quietly tidied up the clothes that he had soiled and wrinkled in the room.
I looked at the blue uniform, and somehow the sad feeling I had just felt surged up into my heart even more, and even my nose started to feel sore.
tomorrow,
If Jiang Muye falls in love with a girl, he will choose an auspicious day to leave the palace and set up his own residence. Perhaps I will never see him again in this life.
After my father and mother passed away, he was the person I spent the most time with every day.
Although he is the master and I am the servant, in my heart, I have already regarded him as the most important person.
That night, I waited for Jiang Muye in the room all night, but he did not come back.
The next day, the official's daughter entered the palace, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Later, the Emperor came to the Zhuyin Palace in person to question the matter after the morning court session. The matter had become a big deal, so he arrived late.
I did not go with him when he met the official's daughter that day. Later I heard that he and the holy girl of the Chi tribe got along very well, and the emperor immediately finalized their marriage.
Since then, the Saint Girl took up residence in the palace, and was able to develop more feelings with Jiang Muye before the wedding.
During that period, Jiang Muye didn't often return to Zhuyin Palace.
Apart from being busy with government affairs, the free time that I used to have is now all spent by him accompanying the Holy Maiden of the Chi tribe.
I happened to see them once in Tianshui Biyuan.
From afar I could see their backs walking side by side, talking and laughing as they strolled among the flowers and rain, looking like a perfect couple.
I stood there, not daring to go forward and disturb him, my eyes followed Jiang Muye closely,
Until his figure disappeared from my sight as the sun set, my heart seemed to be missing a piece, taken away by his afterimage.
It was then that I realized that I had been living peacefully with him for too long. I had never anticipated that sooner or later, we would be separated due to the huge difference between us.
As that day approaches, I realize that without him, I will probably become a floating duckweed with nowhere to land.
On the eve of Jiang Muye's wedding, he returned to Zhuyin Palace for the first time.
I saw that he was very happy, perhaps he was immersed in the joy of getting married, so I concealed my thoughts and joked with him with a smile:
[We will get married tomorrow. Is this the last time you come back to see your hometown? ]
My words were presumptuous and attracted the attention of everyone in the palace.
But this is how I have always talked to him in private.
Anyway, today is the last time we will see each other, so why should we care about so many rules?
If I were a little more reckless, perhaps he wouldn't forget me so easily.
And what about him?
He did not respond to my teasing, but instead grabbed my wrist in front of everyone and forcefully pulled me out of the hall, not knowing where to go.
He controlled my wrist with just the right amount of force, not causing pain but also not making it easy for me to break free.
I had no choice but to follow him.
We walked for a long time until we entered a house that had been abandoned for a long time, and then he let me go.
The house had caught fire before, and although no one was injured, it looked unlucky and was left unused.
I looked around and saw that there was nothing inside, only a piece of black oilcloth covering the middle, and there seemed to be something hidden underneath.
Before I could even open my mouth to express my doubts, he asked me:
[Xiangyun said you cried all night last night, but you couldn't bear to leave me? ]
How could I have expected that he could ask such a shameless question?
Hearing this suddenly, he blushed uncontrollably and stammered:
[I just have a stomachache, what does it have to do with you? ]
But he looked at me with tender eyes and spoke to me in a gentle voice:
[That means I can't bear to leave you. ]
After saying that, he bent over and lifted the mysterious oilcloth.
Then I saw that hidden under the oilcloth were dozens of pots of lush sunflowers.
They hold their flower heads high, all pointing towards one place, thriving and full of vitality.
I was shocked by the scene and felt a chill in my heart.
The sunflower is my parents’ token of love, and it’s also the origin of my name, Shangyang.
When I was young, I saw my father bring this flower back from other places. Because it was difficult to grow in the red soil of Zhuyin, it became rarely seen later.
Perhaps it is precisely because it is rare that I miss it so much.
When I was chatting with Jiang Muye one night, he asked me what flower I liked, and the first thing that came to my mind was this flower.
I asked him in surprise: [This is...]
He didn't look at me, but bent over and carefully fiddled with the flowers, saying nothing more than:
[During the time I was not back at Zhuyin Palace, I was busy with these things.]
Even though I am slow-witted, I could understand his thoughts from his actions and words.
My heart almost jumped out of my throat.
I couldn't utter a word. My legs felt like they were filled with lead and I stood there like a piece of wood.
It was not until he turned around and looked me in the eye that I hurriedly turned away to avoid our eye contact, pretending to be confused and saying awkwardly:
[Thank you, Your Highness. You are getting married tomorrow and you thought of giving me a farewell gift today. I am being rude and didn't prepare anything for you.]
【What kind of marriage? I'm just a poor abandoned person. 】
He shook his head and sighed bitterly at first, then laughed: [I told the girl from the Chi tribe that if the Qi Dynasty invaded Zhuyin someday, I, as the crown prince, would have no chance of survival. She is my wife, and she must be with me through life and death. She was afraid, so she ran back to the Chi tribe overnight and regretted the engagement.]
I was shocked at first, but then I realized that this was all his trick to tease other girls.
If the Emperor knew about this, he would definitely punish him severely!
I hurriedly advised him: [Your Highness is not young anymore, how can you still act recklessly according to your own temper? ]
But he kept moving closer to me, until he pushed me into a corner, then he put his arms around my waist and held me in his arms unexpectedly.
I was so close to him that I could even hear his heartbeat, which was as irregular as mine.
I saw him lower his head and gradually approach my ear, and asked me in a low voice:
[I was thinking of someone in my heart, so I delayed it and ruined my current marriage. In your opinion, should the person I was thinking of be responsible for this? ]
[Whoever you want to offend is responsible, why are you telling me this? ]
I pushed his chest awkwardly, but the moment my palm landed on his chest, I lost my strength.
He hugged me tighter, and as our breaths intertwined, I couldn't avoid his gaze.
At that moment, I saw an extremely determined light in his eyes.
He said to me:
[Yang'er, when you reach the age of marriage, I will ask my father for permission to take you as my concubine.]
After that, he gave me another light kiss on the tip of my nose, and added in a firm tone:
【Be upright. Be upright. 】
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