When Lin Yu knew that the emperor was here to pick up Li Wan, she enthusiastically invited the emperor to sit down in the yard, poured him tea, and brought out snacks.
The tea is picked from the Lin family tea garden and roasted at home, and the snacks are also sold at stalls in the market.
Lin Yu saw the guards dismounting outside and was intimidated. She asked timidly, "Brother, who are those people outside?"
The emperor drank the tea she poured, his face softened, "It's the guards at home, they came with me to pick up Ah Wan."
Lin Yu's face was full of amazement: "How amazing..." It seems that Sister Wan's family is a great family in Kyoto.
She looked at the emperor with curiosity again: "Brother, who are you to Sister Wan? Are you her brother?"
The emperor smiled and said, "I am her fiancé."
Lin Yu was stunned: "...fiancé?"
The emperor's eyes dimmed slightly: "Didn't Ah Wan mention this to you?"
Lin Yu shook her head, but she was smart and afraid that he would be sad, so she said, "But sister Wan has been anxious to go back to Kyoto. She said someone is waiting for her in Kyoto. She must be talking about you, brother."
The emperor's eyes softened. "Can you tell me how Ah Wan spent the past six months here?"
Lin Yu said: "Sister Wan was rescued from the river by my brother. She was covered in wounds and nearly died several times. The doctors said she was lucky. She was unconscious for a long time before she woke up. Her injuries were very serious and she couldn't even move her fingers. She lay in bed for a long time and had to drink medicine every day. I secretly tasted it and it was bitter and hard to drink. Sister Wan had to drink a big bowl of it every day."
"Her throat was also damaged, and she couldn't write. We didn't know where she came from at first. It took a long time for her to get better, to be able to speak, and to move her body. When her hand was healed, she immediately wrote a letter and asked my mother to send it to the town, but the letter has been sent for a long time... By the way, when my brother found Sister Wan by the river, Sister Wan's leg was also broken. Although the doctor reattached her leg, she still can't walk properly until now. She can only walk slowly. If it rains or the weather is too humid, her leg hurts a lot..."
Lin Yu did it on purpose. After she knew that this brother was Li Wan's fiancé, she wanted to talk more about Sister A Wan so that he would feel sorry for her and treat her better in the future.
She secretly observed her brother's expression and felt relieved when she saw his handsome face turn pale and his beautiful eyes reveal heartache.
She felt that this brother must like Sister Awan very much.
Otherwise, sister Awan’s family hasn’t arrived yet, but this brother has arrived first. It must be because he is the most anxious and wants to see her the most.
…….
Li Wan was carried back by Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi talked all the way.
"I told you to walk slower, but you just wouldn't stop. Now you've twisted your ankle. Your leg wasn't healed to begin with..."
Li Wan was nagging him all the way, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I didn't do it on purpose, it was just an accident."
Lin Zhi was very dissatisfied with her behavior of talking back: "So didn't I tell you to slow down and follow me..."
As he was talking, a woman suddenly came towards him, and said nervously and excitedly: "Xiao Zhi! Go home and take a look! There are so many people in your house! They are all tall and strong, riding horses, blocking the door of your yard, and holding knives. It's so scary!"
Li Wan immediately thought that someone had come from Kyoto.
Lin Zhi also thought of this. He stopped for a moment, then thanked the aunt and walked towards home with Li Wan on his back.
Li Wan said softly: "The person who came to pick me up should be here."
Lin Zhi nodded without saying anything, his expression a little tense.
Although they had already agreed with Li Wan that their whole family would follow her back to Kyoto, what if her family members were unwilling to take them with them?
What if they thought their family was seeking repayment for a favor and looked down on them... would Li Wan feel the same way?
Lin Zhi's heart was in a mess. Suddenly, a row of people outside the yard appeared in front of them.
Lin Zhi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He was naturally a country boy, but he was not ignorant. Judging from the aura and attire of that group of people, they were not ordinary guards. They were much more imposing than the officers and soldiers he had seen before.
At this moment, he suspected that Li Wan was lying to them when he said that his family only had a small business in Kyoto.
The guards who were repairing outside the yard also saw Li Wan.
Of course they knew Li Wan.
As the emperor's personal guard.
Li Wan also recognized some of them and was immediately surprised.
The leader of the personal guards, along with a team of personal guards, knelt on one knee and performed the highest courtesy to Li Wan, which would only be performed to the emperor.
Li Wan's story became even more bizarre as it spread among the people.
But the real situation they learned was equally thrilling. Such a weak woman who was powerless and could not even tie a chicken, fell from such a high cliff. No one knew how she did it, but she was able to desperately survive in the turbulent river with an unconscious man, and finally pushed the emperor to life and went to her death calmly.
They all admired Li Wan from the bottom of their hearts, feeling both ashamed and respectful.
After all, Lin Zhi was a country boy. He was shocked by this solemn and dignified scene and stopped in his tracks.
Then he saw a man walking out of the yard.
He was wearing a black riding uniform and had his hair tied up, similar to the outfit of the black light cavalry. However, he exuded the majesty and dignity of a superior, which made people dare not look at him closely.
Li Wan was stunned for a while, then said to Lin Zhi: "Put me down."
Lin Zhi pursed his lips and half squatted down.
Li Wan got off Lin Zhi's back, then limped towards the young man, one step light and one heavy.
The young man also walked over, taking two steps at a time, walking faster and faster, staring at Li Wan without blinking, as if she would disappear in the blink of an eye. Then, in front of Lin Zhi's constricted pupils, he opened his arms, pulled Li Wan into his arms, and hugged her tightly.
The boy's tall and slender body bent down spontaneously and buried his head in Li Wan's neck. The scalding liquid that he had been holding back for who knows how long suddenly soaked the skin on her neck.
Li Wan's eyes were slightly hot and she reached out to hug him. However, this hug startled her a little.
How come he lost so much weight?
The emperor hugged the person in his arms tightly, his arms tightening continuously, wishing he could squeeze her into his body. He buried his head in the side of Li Wan's neck, his voice trembling and choking with sobs: "Ah Wan...Ah Wan..."
He called her name over and over again. He couldn't say anything else, and he didn't know what to say to express his feelings at the moment.
My heart almost exploded because of this great joy.
He didn't even know how he had managed to survive the past six months.
Every day, whether he opened his eyes or closed them, she was in his mind. Her every smile, every word, was repeatedly depicted in his mind.
He often went to her bedroom and sat there for the whole day.
He couldn't sleep all night. He could only fall asleep in her bedroom, on her bed, smelling her lingering scent.
He thought about all the details of that day over and over again in a self-torturing manner.
She could obviously have escaped.
He was the one who insisted on taking her there.
She was so timid that her face turned pale with fear when she reached the edge of the cliff. How could she fall from such a high place? She was covered in wounds and struggled desperately in the water with him while he was unconscious. Finally, he had a chance to survive, but she gave him the chance to survive and was washed away by the water.
When he heard the little girl who saved him describe the scene, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
He struggled to endure day by day.
Just because of that glimmer of hope in my heart.
As long as the body is not found, he will not believe that she is dead.
finally.
Finally, the day he had been waiting for came.
"Ah Wan..."
Tears welled up in my eyes uncontrollably, falling continuously, as if trying to drain out all the tears I had been holding back for the past six months.
Li Wan obediently let him hold her in his arms. She didn't make a sound even though it hurt. Her heart ached, her eyes were red and wet, and her hand gently stroked his back.
"I am here."
…
Lin Yu was so moved by this scene that her eyes were blurred with tears. She stood beside Lin Zhi without knowing when, sniffed, and whispered: "Brother, do you know that this brother is Sister Wan's fiancée?"
Lin Zhi's whole body trembled, his lips were pursed into a straight line, and his hands hanging at his sides clenched unconsciously. He wanted to leave here, but he couldn't move his feet, and his eyes couldn't help but stare at the two people hugging each other tightly over there.
…
Li Wan sprained her ankle.
The guards brought ointment with them.
The emperor brought Li Wan into the room and asked her to sit on the bed. He squatted down and took off her shoes and socks.
All the weight that Li Wan had gained during his time in the palace was lost in the past six months, and even his ankles were alarmingly thin.
The emperor's eyes were hot for a moment, but he managed to hold it back. He lowered his head, lifted her feet and placed them on his knees. He then scooped up some ointment twice and rubbed it on his palms to warm them up. Then he carefully held her ankles and rubbed them, looking up at her face from time to time: "Does it hurt?"
He had shed too many tears just now, his eyelids were still slightly swollen and slightly red, and his eyes were filled with cautious heartache.
Li Wan looked down at him, shook her head, and couldn't help but reach out and touch his face: "Why have you lost so much weight? Haven't you been eating well?"
In just half a year, he seemed to have lost his youthful appearance and his face showed
The emperor felt a pang of sadness in his heart and lowered his eyes: "I can't eat it."
He couldn't eat anything. No matter what he ate, it felt like chewing wax in his mouth.
He just listened to Cao Yu's advice and forced himself to eat something every day.
He raised his eyes to look at her again, his eyes moist: "You have lost weight too."
The little bit of weight he had managed to put on for her had fallen away again. She now looked even thinner than when she first entered the palace, and her complexion did not look very good.
Whenever he thought of what the little girl had said to him, he felt terribly heartbroken.
But God is merciful, his A Wan is still alive after all.
No matter what, as long as she is alive, it's fine. Even if her leg cannot be cured and her throat is damaged, as long as she is still alive, it's fine.
The emperor wanted to cry again. He lowered his head to rub her feet, then carefully put on her shoes and socks. Then he squatted forward, gently hugged Li Wan's waist, buried his face in hers, and gradually tightened his grip.
"Ah Wan."
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