Chapter 719, Proposal
Under the bright moonlight, the girl under the wall was covered with a layer of hazy glow. Her red lips were slightly parted in surprise, her wet almond eyes were sparkling, and her waist-length hair fell like black satin, making her as beautiful as a fairy under the moon.
The man in black on the wall stared at the girl intently until he came to his senses when he heard the girl's coquettish voice.
"Xiao Yeyang, you didn't sleep well in the middle of the night and came to my house to climb the wall!"
Looking at the rice flowers with their eyes wide open, Xiao Yeyang curled the corners of his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he heard someone walking towards him quickly in the distance, so he hurried down the wall.
"Who's there?"
"It's us."
"It's Miss Man'er and Miss Bishi. Why are you here so late?"
"The dog had diarrhea, so the girl brought it here for a walk."
When the old woman patrolling in the backyard saw that it was Daohua, she stopped and did not approach. She just saluted from a distance and retreated with a smile.
Daohua waited until they left before she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the wall.
At this moment, the top of the wall was already empty.
"Xiao Yeyang~"
"Xiao Yeyang~"
Daohua put her hands to her mouth and called out in a low voice to the outside of the wall. She called out several times, but there was no response from outside the wall.
"Gone?"
Rice Flower frowned and snorted, "You're playing tricks on me again!" Then she stretched her neck, stood on tiptoe and continued to call out in a low voice.
Xiao Yeyang had quietly turned over and entered the yard. He was now standing behind Daohua, watching Daohua calling him like a thief, and he found it extremely funny.
"Xiao Yeyang, are you still outside? If you're not, I'll leave!"
Seeing that the beauty seemed to be angry, Xiao Yeyang no longer remained silent. He quietly came behind Daohua, stretched out his strong and powerful arms, quickly hugged the beauty's slender waist, and held her in his arms.
"Xiao Yeyang!"
Daohua hit the hands around her waist and snorted in a tone that seemed half angry and half displeased.
Xiao Yeyang buried his head in the scattered hair of the rice flower, sniffing the alluring fragrance of the hair, and murmured with a smile: "If I had left just now, would you be disappointed?"
Daohua snorted: "Just leave if you want to. I'm just going back to sleep."
Looking at her arrogant look, Xiao Yeyang tilted his head and quickly kissed her rosy cheeks a few times.
Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang sideways, broke free from his restraints, turned around and looked at him.
Xiao Yeyang loosened his arms, and when Daohua was facing him, he tightened his arms and hugged her waist.
There was still a trace of surprise on Daohua's face: "Xiao Yeyang, you are becoming more and more promising now. You can even climb walls!"
Xiao Yeyang reached out and tucked the hair that fell on her cheeks behind her ears, then he chuckled and said, "I know a lot more. I'll show you how to do it one by one in the future."
Daohua wrinkled her nose and fanned it with her hand: "Why do you smell so drunk? Have you been drinking?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and nodded: "I had a couple of extra drinks with my grandfather tonight."
Daohua raised an eyebrow. "You went to Duke Dingguo's mansion? Did you meet Miss Guo?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang laughed cheerfully, then sniffed at Daohua exaggeratedly, making her dodge left and right. Then he smiled and said, "Why does it smell sour? Are you jealous?"
Daohua put her hand on Xiao Yeyang's chest to prevent him from getting closer, and said with a glare: "I don't like jealousy, I like spicy food."
Xiao Yeyang stretched out his hand and pinched Daohua's nose, saying in a doting tone, "Yeah, aren't you just a little hot pepper?"
Daohua slapped Xiao Yeyang's hand away and said, "Tell me quickly, why did you come to my house and climb over the wall so late at night?"
Xiao Yeyang tightened his arms, pulled Daohua forward, and let the beauty lean close to his chest.
Xiao Yeyang buried his head in the crook of Daohua's neck: "I miss you."
Daohua was not used to being hugged so tightly and couldn't help twisting her body.
As April approached, the weather gradually became hotter. After washing up and preparing to go to bed, she only wore a moon-white chest-length dress.
Being hugged tightly, with her body pressed against Xiao Yeyang, made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Feeling the delicate body twisting in his arms, Xiao Yeyang's body stiffened instantly. He took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "Be good, don't move."
"Then let me go first!"
Noticing that Xiao Yeyang's breathing had become heavier, Daohua did not dare to move.
Xiao Yeyang took several deep breaths before slowly letting go of the warm and soft jade in his arms. Under Daohua's curious gaze, he took out the pair of red jade agate mandarin duck rings from his arms.
Daohua looked at the pair of mandarin duck rings in Xiao Yeyang's hand with sparkling eyes. As a modern person, she still has a special feeling about rings.
Living in ancient times, she had already prepared to get married according to the standards of this era, but now that Xiao Yeyang suddenly took out a pair of rings, her modern feelings couldn't help but emerge again.
"Are you going to propose to me?"
After Daohua said this shyly, Xiao Yeyang was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded his head with a smile: "Silly boy, we have already been married."
Daohua pouted. "That doesn't count. That was decided by the elders. Now, you are representing yourself."
Looking at Daohua's shy face, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Of course I want to propose to you." As he said that, he grabbed Daohua's left hand and pretended to put the women's mandarin duck ring on her.
"Don't worry yet!"
Daohua quickly pulled her hand back.
Xiao Yeyang was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Daohua hesitated for a moment: "That. That..."
It was rare to see Daohua being so shy. Xiao Yeyang found it a little funny and pinched her cheek: "What's wrong?"
Daohua no longer hesitated and looked at Xiao Yeyang seriously: "Xiao Yeyang, I have read a storybook before. It said that if a man sincerely wants to marry a woman, he must kneel on one knee when proposing." After saying that, she looked at Xiao Yeyang nervously.
A real man kneels before heaven and earth, and before his king and parents.
In modern times, some men may not be willing to kneel, let alone men in ancient times.
Xiao Yeyang was born into a noble family and was naturally proud. She was not sure whether he was willing to kneel down and propose to her.
Xiao Yeyang was stunned. He had never heard of such a custom.
Seeing that he was silent, Daohua curled her lips. Although she felt a little disappointed, she also knew that the ancients' deeply rooted idea of a man of honor was not unique to him. Not wanting to cause any unpleasantness because of this, she said, "If you don't want to, forget it."
Seeing the disappointment on Daohua's face, Xiao Yeyang couldn't bear it and asked, "Where did you read this in a storybook? Kneeling down to propose marriage? What's the meaning of this?"
Daohua frowned and thought for a moment, "Perhaps this behavior represents respect and determination. A man having the courage to kneel down and propose is a sign of sincerity in itself."
"Besides, doesn't the old saying go that a man's knees are worth a thousand gold? That woman was won by a man's kneeling begging, so shouldn't he cherish her and protect her well in the future?"
This was the first time Xiao Yeyang heard such statements, and he was a little hesitant, but when he saw the expectation and desire written in Daohua's black and white eyes, he couldn't bear to see her disappointed.
He knew that because of his identity, Daohua was somewhat worried and concerned. If he couldn't even give her a guarantee, how could she feel at ease in the future?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Wang Maner and Bishi who were waiting outside the archway, then looked around the yard and pulled Daohua to the shade of flowers in the corner.
Daohua was about to ask Xiao Yeyang what he was doing when she saw him kneeling in front of her: "Yan Yiyi, will you marry me?"
At this moment, Daohua finally understood why many women would burst into tears when they were proposed to.
The moment Xiao Yeyang knelt down, tears appeared in Daohua's eyes, showing emotion, surprise, and deep sweetness.
When Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua so happy, the discomfort in his heart disappeared instantly.
If it can make your loved one happy, what’s wrong with kneeling?
Daohua smiled and stretched out her left hand: "I do."
When Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua stretch out her left hand in front of him, although he didn't know what she meant, he put the mandarin duck ring on her ring finger.
Against the backdrop of the bright red agate, Daohua's hands appear even whiter and more delicate.
"It's just as beautiful as I imagined."
Seeing Daohua happily looking at his hands, Xiao Yeyang asked with a smile: "Can I get up now?"
Daohua nodded quickly.
After Xiao Yeyang stood up, he scratched Daohua's nose: "You~"
"Thank you, Xiao Yeyang!"
Daohua suddenly hugged Xiao Yeyang's neck, kissed him quickly on the cheek, and said with a smile: "I like this ring very much."
Xiao Yeyang was obviously stunned for a moment. This was the first time that Daohua was so proactive, so he put his arms around her waist.
Daohua took the other ring from Xiao Yeyang's hand, put it on his left ring finger with a smile, and stretched out her own left hand to compare: "It looks really good."
"Yeah, it's really beautiful!"
Under the hazy moonlight, the beauty with eyes as bright as stars is so attractive that one cannot take their eyes off her.
Xiao Yeyang rested his forehead against Daohua's head. After a while, his mouth felt dry. He lowered his head slightly and kissed her rosy and plump lips accurately.
Compared with before, Daohua did not dodge this time. Xiao Yeyang felt Daohua's response, and his arms tightened, and the kiss became stronger and hotter.
The previous table of contents was wrong, but it has been corrected now, and the content is coherent!
(End of this chapter)
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