Chapter 161 Even if I say I will marry you, you can remain indifferent?
"Are you really willing?"
The girl's voice was particularly hoarse in the snowy night.
Heavy snow fell.
Xie Guanlan's shoulder line is smooth and unrestrained, like a sharp narrow knife.
His voice was remarkably calm and composed, like a blade breaking through falling snow. "I can do this."
"Even if I get married in the future, will you remain indifferent? Even if my husband and I have a son and a daughter, will you still remain calm?"
Wen Xingluo walked down the steps outside Huamanlou step by step.
She stopped in front of Xie Guanlan, looking up at him, "Even if I grow old together and die together with someone else, you can still just laugh it off?"
Snowflakes fell on their eyebrows and eyelashes.
Before falling in love, Wen Xingluo never thought about what life would be like when they were old.
But once there was someone in her heart, those distant longings came one after another, making her involuntarily think about the present and the future.
Xie Guanlan reached out and wiped away the melted snow at the corners of her eyes. "I can do it."
Wen Xingluo's pupils were red and fragile, like a Polygonum flower that had blossomed to its fullest in an instant.
Before she could utter the five words "But I can't do it", the young man suddenly pressed his fingertips against her lips.
The rows of red lanterns in front of Huamanlou illuminated the peaceful and quiet snow between heaven and earth. As curfew approached, the streets and alleys were especially dark and quiet.
Xie Guanlan stared at the girl in front of him, his voice raspy from the wind and snow, "Even if I can't do it, I have to do it."
The mist that quickly rose in the round almond-shaped eyes made the girl's dark pupils appear sparkling and broken.
Xie Guanlan withdrew his hand and slowly looked away. "The year my mother died, my father was on the march to war. He didn't have time to see her for the last time, nor did he have time to bury her. People like us don't know when we will die on the battlefield. So in this life, I will never marry and have children. You——"
He paused.
He wanted Wen Xingluo not to worry that he would share life and death with someone else, but he felt that this sentence was too ambiguous, as if it was another kind of oath of love.
So he didn't say this out loud.
"It's late at night. I'll take you back to the palace."
He carried Wen Xingluo onto the horse.
The two of them were clearly riding the same horse, but their postures were extremely distant.
Wen Xingluo lowered her eyelashes and looked at his hand holding the reins.
He is about to go to war against Yelang.
In the future, he will lead his troops to the capital.
She remembered that the war for the throne in her previous life was extremely long, and Xie Guanlan encountered too much resistance. Most of the princes in the world stood on the side of the emperor...
Since Xie Guanlan can remain indifferent to her getting married, can she cooperate with Chen Yushi?
Marry Chen Yushi, help her hide the secret that she is a girl, maintain her status as the prince, and save her mother's life.
In exchange, Chen Yushi might become Xie Guanlan's ally...
She was thinking when Xie Guanlan suddenly pulled the reins.
She looked up and saw a crowd of people in the distant streets. Several hooligans were surrounding a weak girl lying on the ground, as if they were going to do something wrong.
She looked for a moment, then turned to look at Xie Guanlan.
Xie Guanlan asked, "Ningning wants me to save her?"
"No." Wen Xingluo shook his head. "Rongcheng has excellent security because people leave their doors unlocked at night. I don't think these hooligans would dare to come out and commit murder in the middle of the night. This matter is very strange, we need to wait and see."
Xie Guanlan urged his horse closer, and Wen Xingluo saw clearly that the girl was Yu Pingping.
As she was watching, a carriage suddenly drove up the main street not far away.
The carriage stopped and Xie Shian and Chen Lezhi, who had just been beaten, jumped out. With a round of punches and kicks, they quickly drove away those hooligans.
Chen Lezhi helped Yu Pingping up, "Why are you here?"
Yu Pingping choked up, "You and Miss Wen are both girls. I was really worried about you going to the brothel, so I followed you. I didn't expect to meet hooligans on the way."
After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply to Xie Shian and said gratefully, "Thank you so much for saving me tonight, Fourth Young Master. I... I have no way of repaying you..."
Xie Shian's laughter sounded a little strange.
He stepped aside and pointed at Chen Lezhi, saying, "Look carefully, she is the one who saved you."
"It was the Fourth Young Master and the Princess who saved me." Yu Pingping said shyly, "I'm a good cook. Tomorrow I want to cook a meal myself to thank you two."
Xie Shian waved his hand, "I'm busy, I won't go."
He got into the carriage after he had said that.
Yu Pingping stood there awkwardly, looking at Chen Lezhi for help.
Chen Lezhi also laughed strangely, with a hint of ridicule in her eyes. Then she shook her ponytail and proudly returned to the carriage.
Yu Pingping bit her lip and quickly followed.
However, as soon as she went in, Xie Shian came out in a hurry.
He looked as if he was afraid of being targeted by thieves, and while shouting "Men and women should not touch each other", he ran out of the main street.
Wen Xingluo watched Xie Shian run into the alley and happened to bump into her and Xie Guanlan.
Xie Shian looked at the two people on horseback and didn't react at first.
After a pause, he asked blankly, "When did you two become so close?"
Wen Xingluo gripped the reins tightly, and before she could think of how to explain, Xie Shian burst out laughing, "Ningning, it seems you've benefited from me, that's why big brother is so kind to you, riding with you and personally sending you back home. No other girl in Rongcheng has ever received such preferential treatment!"
Wen Xingluo was silent for a while, then said softly, "Thank you, Fourth Brother."
Xie Guanlan looked at his nose and his heart, but didn't say anything.
"Brother's horse, the Jade Lion Zhaoye, is the most powerful and sturdy BMW in the Western Regions. I think it can carry three or four people without any problem." Xie Shian said as he walked over, intending to climb onto the horse's back.
Xie Guanlan lowered his brows, "What are you doing?"
"Get on the horse!" Xie Shian's face was clear. "I can't sit in that carriage anymore. Big brother, please give me a ride!"
He wanted to continue climbing onto the horse's back, but Xie Guanlan flicked the whip in disgust.
The horsewhip exploded in the air, scaring Xie Shian so much that he quickly took a few steps back.
Xie Guanlan said solemnly, "Walk back by yourself."
After saying that, the Zhaoye Jade Lion raised its front hooves and galloped away carrying him and Wen Xingluo.
The snow kicked up by the horse's hooves sprayed all over Xie Shian's face and body.
Xie Shian: “…”
He closed his eyes and patiently brushed off the snow on his body. "If you don't want to take me, then don't take me... I don't even need you to take me with you!"
Chen Lezhi suddenly came over and said, "Xie Si, let's walk back together."
"Where's that woman?"
"I let her go back in the carriage by herself. I was too lazy to ride in the same carriage with her. I didn't realize she was that kind of person before, but now I hate her no matter how I look at her."
The two walked along the streets and alleys, stepping on the snow towards the palace.
Amid the crunching sound of snow, Xie Shian suddenly said, "I've noticed that my brother treats Ningning very well."
Chen Lezhi kicked the snow and said nothing.
He just discovered...
Xie Shian was in a good mood and analyzed seriously, "It must be because my brother finally realized that Ningning is a good girl. Plus, we don't have a younger sister, so my brother dotes on her. My eldest brother is willing to truly accept Ningning, which is a good thing!"
Chen Lezhi looked at him with pity in the light of the snow, "Xie Si, you really should eat more walnuts."
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