Chapter 124 Heartbeat
Chen Qing fiddled with the wind chimes above his head, feeling a little bored.
After she came down the mountain from Dongshan Temple, she was sent back to Xuanji Pavilion by Li Daoxuan, and she and Gu Ze were also recuperating in Xuanji Pavilion.
It was snowing heavily outside the window. Looking at the snow all over the ground, she felt little interested. She put on her cloak and walked towards the yard.
This was the first time she had seen such heavy snow in Chang'an since she grew up, so Chen Qing naturally wanted to have a good time.
Even though her hands were frozen red, she was reluctant to stop playing in the snow. She pinched the fluffy snow into a small ball and then rolled it into a rabbit.
Perhaps he was not having enough fun playing alone, and there happened to be a noise outside the yard, so Chen Qing pulled Gu Rangchen, who was just passing by, in.
Gu Rangchen was wearing a thick cloak, with his pale little face surrounded by a fur collar. The tip of his nose and the corners of his eyes were red, and it was unclear whether he was cold or crying.
"Senior Sister." Gu Rangchen called out in a depressed mood.
Chen Qing's eyebrows curved, and she pinched his little face. "Junior Brother Rangchen, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Gu Rangchen said: "Brother hasn't woken up yet. He has many wounds on his body. Senior Sister, do you think brother...will he, will he——"
Chen Qing covered his mouth, "Shh! Your brother isn't that fragile. He's just losing too much blood. Didn't the imperial physician say he'll wake up naturally after a few days of sleep?"
“Hmm—”
Chen Qing asked, “Have you ever seen snow?”
Ran Chen shook his head and then nodded.
"I've never seen snow this heavy."
It’s not that Chang’an had never snowed before, but the snow was very fine and small, and it would disappear in a stick of incense, leaving only water marks on the ground, and there has never been any accumulated snow.
Chen Qing pulled him and ran towards his yard.
"look!"
Let Chen open his mouth wide: "Wow——"
There are many rabbits on the ground, as well as carrots, raccoons, and sparrows - all piled up with love.
Ran Chen's eyes were filled with admiration, "Senior Sister, you are so amazing!"
Chen Qing said, "That's right! But," she nodded at the little rabbit, "this was taught to me by my senior brother."
"When I was older than you, my senior brother took me down the Huainan Road. There were some places along the way where it snowed heavily. My senior brother was the best at playing with the snow. He not only made rabbits and raccoons, but also food and people. In short, my senior brother was the best."
Rang Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Is there a lot of snow in Huainan Road?"
Chen Qing thought for a moment, "It's not just Huainan Road, there's snow in other places too. It just happened that the place I went to was Huainan Road."
Rang Chen said, "I also want to travel with my senior brother."
Chen Qing patted his head: "Go, wait for Senior Brother to come back and talk to him, if he doesn't agree——"
"Just keep pestering him, no matter what he does, and say some sweet words. I'm sure Senior Brother will soften his heart and agree to your request!"
Rang Chen asked, "When will Senior Brother come back?"
Shen Qing was stunned.
"I don't know...it should be soon. It's almost the end of the year, and my senior brother should be back for the New Year reunion."
In the past, Chen Qing always spent the New Year's Eve with Liu Jiuyue. If Ye Niang was there, it would be her, her senior brother, and Ye Niang together. If you think about it carefully, from childhood to adulthood, her senior brother had almost never missed any of her New Year's Eve celebrations.
This year……
She was getting married this year, so she wondered if her senior brother would ever come back.
"Who are you? Why did you trespass into Xuanji Pavilion?"
Gu Rangchen's small body stood in front of Shen Qing, and he was looking warily at the young man who was sitting on his knees on the high wall.
Shen Qing followed his gaze upwards.
The man was sitting sideways with his knees bent, one leg hanging casually on the wall, his elbow resting on his knee, and he was bandaging his wrist.
The bandage was a bit long and one hand was not enough. He still had a piece in his mouth. Perhaps he hadn't wrapped it properly after several times, so he finally frowned impatiently and grabbed all the bandages in his palm, looking down with a burning gaze.
Chen Qing felt a pang of pain in her heart when she was stared at by this gaze, and she unconsciously rubbed her chest which felt a little stuffy.
The scene was similar in my previous life, but the situation was very different.
No calculation, no exploitation.
Seeing the man on the wall was silent and just staring at his senior sister, Gu Rangchen was so angry that his face turned red, "You lecher! What are you looking at! Don't look at my senior sister!"
Yoho!
Shen Qing widened her eyes and covered her mouth.
The "lecher" looked at the trembling girl, his eyebrows twitched and he laughed angrily.
He suddenly exerted force, kicked his calf, and grabbed the boy's collar with lightning speed. Then he dodged and was outside the yard gate.
"Bang!" With a loud noise, Gu Rangchen was left alone outside the door with the snow.
He was so anxious that he kept knocking on the door, but he heard someone say from inside: "Junior brother, I'm fine, he is my -" The voice hesitated for a moment, "husband."
The knocking on the door disappeared.
Chen Qing clung to Li Daoxuan's neck in fear, wishing she could curl up in his arms. Her feet were empty, and Li Daoxuan had actually dragged her up the high wall.
Originally, looking at him on the wall, I thought he looked quite impressive. But when I climbed up the wall, I realized that he was not as impressive as I had imagined. At least at this moment, Chen Qing's legs were about to go weak.
It's not that Chen Qing hadn't climbed over the beams before, but that was out of necessity. When she was chased by the monster, all her fear and worries disappeared, and her mind was filled with only escape. Now that she was used to a comfortable life, when she was suddenly stimulated, she could only feel her eyelids twitching non-stop.
"You bad guy, let me go."
Li Daoxuan held Chen Qing steadily. Seeing that she was struggling fiercely, he suddenly lowered his head and his nose was touching hers.
The girl stared back angrily, her eyes bulging with anger.
"You've already said I'm a bad person, so of course I won't do it."
"you--"
Li Daoxuan put his arm around her waist and easily turned her over. Shen Qing leaned her back against his chest, and she was filled with fear and shock again. "Hold you tight! If you dare to let me fall, I'll make you pay!"
"Yeah." He nestled half of his face on her shoulder and stretched out his hand, saying, "Please pack it for me."
Chen Qing: "You can't even bandage your wounds. How old are you? You're so childish."
She wrapped her knot around his palm again and again as if in revenge, and finally tied it into an extremely ugly bow before stopping.
Li Daoxuan was satisfied and sighed.
Chen Qing got goosebumps all over his body and cursed in his heart: You stinky pervert.
"Put me down." Her legs felt numb from sitting.
"What did you call me?"
"Li Daoxuan."
"wrong."
"...Li Aman."
“…”
"Your Highness."
"Ah Man, okay Ah Man, that's enough."
Chen Qing instantly became angry, "Get out of the way!"
Li Daoxuan: "What did you just yell?"
Chen Qing paused, and she thought carefully about what she had just called out.
Chen Qing's face wrinkled into a bitter melon, not knowing what she was thinking about. "I won't scream! Go to your dreams!"
Li Daoxuan pursed his lips, looking a little lost.
Seeing this, Chen Qing's evil thoughts started to gurgle again. She smiled like a cunning fox, hooked her arms around his neck, and leaned in close, saying, "Good brother, please let me go."
Seeing the other party stiffen as he wished, Chen Qing reached out and pinched his abdomen.
“Hmm—”
His body softened and he was flipped to the side by Chen Qing's great force.
The two of them fell off the wall together. After a moment, Li Daoxuan hugged her and flipped several times in the air, and the two of them landed successfully.
As soon as it touched the ground, Chen Qing shrank under his arm—slid out, and jumped away like a rabbit.
Chen Qing ran away and looked back. He was like a ghost and had appeared behind him without him noticing.
"ah!"
She was forced into a corner, under the plum tree, with nowhere to retreat, and Li Daoxuan approached step by step.
Chen Qing softened her tone, "Okay Ah Man, please let me go~"
A smile flashed in Li Daoxuan's eyes, and he said, "Then call me."
Chen Qing's fair face flushed red. It would be more satisfying to chop her into pieces with a few knives than to ask her to call him husband in a disgusting way.
She pushed him away and wanted to hide back in the house, but she failed.
Seeing that Chen Qing kept her head down, Li Daoxuan knew that she was playing tricks again.
Sure enough, Chen Qing grabbed his collar with his backhand and pulled him towards her, and this time he actually moved.
Haha, you bastard.
Chen Qing pulled him around and turned him around, pressing him against the plum tree. Then, she stuck out her tongue at him viciously and kicked the tree trunk behind him hard. She then cast a talisman on him and turned to run.
She was pulled back by someone again. For the first time, Chen Qing felt the distinct characteristics of a dog in him. He was so clingy!
A handful of snow fell from the plum tree and landed right in her collar. Chen Qing shrank from the cold, her feet slipped, and they both fell to the ground.
Everything in front of her eyes suddenly went dark. Li Daoxuan's big hand was protecting the back of her head, so it was not a problem. However, she felt a little dizzy after suddenly lying on the ground.
The kick that Chen Qing had delivered earlier triggered a chain reaction. The thick snow piled up on the branches of the plum tree rushed down. Amid the rustling sound of the snow, Li Daoxuan's breath was close at hand, carrying with it the crisp chill after the snow, yet a bit warmer than the cold wind.
Just as Chen Qing was about to support herself on the ground and sit up, she heard a "splash" sound above her head, and more snow foam poured down on her head, landing on her hair and neck, making her shiver with cold.
"Don't move." Li Daoxuan's voice was muffled in her ear, with a hint of laughter. His other hand had been protecting the back of her neck, but now he simply bent his arm and pulled most of her face into his shoulder, shielding her from the disturbing snow.
Chen Qing's nose touched the dark pattern embroidered on his collar. It was a strong bamboo, with fine stitches and a subtle warmth and softness.
She suddenly remembered the kick she had just given the plum tree. It was quite powerful, almost all the snow had fallen on it. Chen Qing felt a little uncomfortable at the moment and asked in a muffled voice, "Are you... okay?"
Before she finished speaking, the plum blossom branches overhead swayed again, and a red plum blossom, covered in snow, swayed and fell, landing squarely on Li Daoxuan's hair. He seemed oblivious, looking down at her, his eyelashes still stained with snowflakes, like a layer of falling stars. "The snow on your collar has melted, and you're going to catch a cold again, complaining about feeling unwell."
As he spoke, he was about to raise his hand to brush away the snow from her collar, but Chen Qing suddenly turned her head away, and her cheek hit his hard jaw. She wanted to rub her forehead, but someone was faster than her, and her hand covered the warm, broad back of his hand.
Both of them were stunned, and the only sound around them was the sound of falling snow.
"Get up, get up." Chen Qing was the first to come to her senses. She frantically tried to get up, but she forgot he was still on top of her. Her effort only made them stick closer. Li Daoxuan chuckled, and finally stopped hesitating. He put his arm around her waist and, with a little force, lifted her up.
"When will you change your nature of hurting the enemy by a thousand and yourself by eight hundred?"
Li Daoxuan lowered his head and smiled maliciously: "I am the only one who is willing to fall for Shen Youan's tricks."
As he got closer, Chen Qing discovered that there was a thick layer of snow on his shoulders. The red plum blossom on his hairband became even more conspicuous, making his usually cold and hard eyebrows soften a little.
She reached out to pick it, and just as her fingertips touched the petals, he tilted his head slightly, and the plum blossom slid down through her hair and landed right in her open palm.
He lowered his head, leaned close to her palm, half-opened his thin lips, and took the crystal clear red plum into his mouth.
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