Chapter 214: Not Enough
Shen Yu felt the chest beating wildly under her palm, so close, so powerful, as if it was pressed against her palm.
It turns out that he would be nervous too, Shen Yu thought in her heart.
The throbbing seemed to be contagious, spreading along her arms and making her nervous.
Because she felt the solemnity and seriousness hidden beneath his unruly manner, and even a seemingly casual remark made him so nervous that his heart was about to jump out.
Chen Yu felt sad, and she smiled, "If you are here to propose marriage, then you are late. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Xie Tingzhou was distracted by her last tone of voice, and his heart was filled with those words.
She could always understand his anxiety and then calm him down little by little.
"It's my fault for coming late." Xie Tingzhou said, "But I can't change it, because this is the only time I'm going to ask for marriage in my life."
"What if I don't marry?"
Xie Tingzhou was speechless, "Then tie you up and take you back, take you to the wedding hall, and take you to the bridal chamber."
Chen Yu felt soft in her heart, staring at his face in the dim light, with a noisy street on one side and an icy stream on the other.
It’s really a long time late. It’s been two lifetimes, four years, and more than a thousand days and nights.
Xie Tingzhou leaned against the tree trunk, held her in his arms in the shadow, and told her about the journey.
"I traveled all the way and finally caught up with Qingyun Guards at the border of Hezhou."
"The Qingyun Guards are here too? Won't it be a problem if we mobilize troops without authorization?" Chen Yu asked, raising her head to the side.
Xie Tingzhou touched her temples and said, "Shengjing has no time to take care of it. The world is not fair now, and bandits are rampant. If the betrothal gifts are stolen, how can I marry you? My father is not thoughtful enough. Simply sending the betrothal gifts to her door is not enough. If I want to marry Madam Lu's precious granddaughter, I should come to visit her in person to show my sincerity."
"My grandmother is kind and easy to talk to, so you don't need to be nervous." Shen Yu said.
"My father has already told me that they have been communicating through letters for many years. I remember that in the fifteenth year of Tongxu, when there was a famine in the north, we had to borrow money and grain from your grandmother."
Chen Yu was surprised, "There is such a connection."
"Yeah." Xie Tingzhou hugged her and said, "My father said that he had always wanted to persuade Madam Lu to marry a granddaughter to Beilin, but it was a pity that Madam Lu had no granddaughter."
Xie Guangzong's words were: "I have always wanted to kidnap a granddaughter of the Lu family to be your daughter-in-law, so that you don't have to worry about money and food. Unfortunately, Madam Lu's sons are all adopted, and she doesn't have a granddaughter yet, so I can only forget it."
At that time, Xie Tingzhou asked: "Then why didn't you think of
And a granddaughter?"
Xie Guangzong rubbed his hands, "I thought about it. At that time, I thought that the girl who spent all her time in the military camp might not be worthy of you because she was big and strong, but on the other hand, it didn't matter whether she was pretty or not in your eyes, so it would be better to let you sacrifice her."
Xie Tingzhou had no expression on his face. "What's the result?"
"In the end, nothing came of it." Xie Guangzong stopped being so careless and said, "At that time, Shen Zhongan had a large army. If he married Beilin, it would be a powerful alliance. How could those people in Shengjing sit still? As soon as I proposed this idea, they would say that Beilin had evil ambitions, so I had to give up the idea."
Fate seemed to have come full circle and returned to the starting point.
Xie Guangzong sighed, "I didn't expect your marriage to be delayed for so long. No one likes you. I was thinking that you wanted to find a fairy. I was just worrying about it. Fortunately, Zhong Bo wrote to me and told me about it."
"What did Zhong Bo say in the letter?" Xie Tingzhou was curious.
Xie Guangzong said: "Let's say it's a woman. I think about it and decide to settle for the next best thing. A woman is fine, it's better than a man."
Xie Tingzhou certainly wouldn't tell Chen Yu what his unreliable father said.
He took her hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you back."
The crowd gradually dispersed, and the two walked back along the sparsely populated street.
The wall surrounding the Lu residence was very long. The two men stopped in a dark corner and looked out at the lanterns lit under the corridor of the gate.
This was Xie Tingzhou's first visit, so it didn't make sense for him to move into the house before visiting the owner.
"I'll take you here and watch you go in." Xie Tingzhou said.
Neither of them let go of their hands.
"Where do you live then?"
"Inn." Xie Tingzhou joked, "How about staying at your house?"
Chen Yu asked: "Which inn?"
"Crane Tower."
Shen Yu smiled, "That's really my house."
It was too dark here and Xie Tingzhou couldn't see her clearly, but he knew she was smiling. He liked to see her smile, so he lowered his head and moved closer.
"I know that good things should be kept within the family. I brought thirty people into the city and rented a building."
"The prince is very wealthy." Chen Yu teased.
Xie Tingzhou's eyes softened, "I can't let your grandmother think that Beilin is poor and be reluctant to marry you there."
The sound of a clapper board could be heard faintly from a distance, reminding the two that it was already getting late.
"Go ahead." Xie Tingzhou relaxed his hand and said, "I'll come and propose tomorrow morning."
Sinking point
She nodded, slowly loosened her hand, but finally held on to the tip of one of his fingers.
The moon finally emerged from the clouds, and he could see her features clearly in the moonlight.
Those eyes were sparkling, filled with reluctance and affection.
The hand finally loosened, and Chen Yu walked backwards, waving at him, "Go back quickly."
Xie Tingzhou nodded, watching her walk a few steps and then look back, a few steps and then look back again...
Xie Tingzhou looked at it deeply, and his heart melted into water.
"Ayu." He suddenly spoke.
Chen Yu turned around, "Hmm? Anything else?"
"Well, I forgot to tell you something."
"Go ahead." Chen Yu watched from a distance.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, she thought he was whispering something, so she walked towards him again.
Xie Tingzhou raised the corners of his lips and watched her approach step by step. When he was within arm's length of her, he grabbed her arm and dragged her into a darker place.
"ah--"
She screamed subconsciously, and the next moment her lips were pressed against his.
The pine scent became stronger and my breathing became heavier.
She was surrounded by it, and they kissed for a long time in the darkness.
Chen Yu: “You——”
"I couldn't help it. Sorry." Xie Tingzhou panted, his nose pressed against hers. "I didn't want to be so reckless in Hezhou, but you shouldn't have provoked me like that."
Chen Yu was so misty from his kiss, "How did I offend you?"
Xie Tingzhou did not answer directly, but only said: "I can't help it when you look at me like that."
"Is it my fault?"
"Blame me." Xie Tingzhou said, "Blame my lack of concentration."
His eyes dropped from her cheek to her clothes and he asked a question that he had long been curious about.
"Why didn't you change back into women's clothes now that you've returned to Hezhou?"
Chen Yu raised her eyes to look at him and said seriously: "I want to wear it for you when you come."
Seeing this look, Xie Tingzhou sighed in his heart. If he stayed any longer, he would not be able to leave.
"Then wear it for me to see tomorrow." Xie Tingzhou said gently
The missing piece seemed to be filled by that kiss. Chen Yu even walked more briskly and almost jumped up the stairs.
She’s still just a little girl of seventeen, Xie Tingzhou thought.
He saw her standing at the door, looking back and waving her hand with the back of her hand facing outward, as if urging him to go back quickly.
Xie Tingzhou watched her enter the door, then turned and left.
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