Mu Ruoyan sat on the rooftop, watching the sky gradually brighten, but the bitterness in her heart remained.
The cold wind whipped snowflakes against his face, and a thin layer of frost had already accumulated on his shoulders. He looked down at the wine jug in his hand; the wine was long gone, yet it still couldn't numb the pain in his heart.
Without further thought, he prepared to jump off the palace roof.
Just then, his gaze was fixed on the slowly opening door.
Lin Xihe peeked out from inside the door, her hair uncombed, long black hair cascading over her shoulders, making her face appear even more beautiful.
She carefully closed the door, looked around, and seeing that the yard was empty, she quickened her pace and hurried outside.
As she walked, she even started to jog. The snow on the road was so thick that she almost fell while running fast.
Stepping out of the courtyard, the surrounding palace paths were covered in thick snow, a vast expanse of white that made it almost impossible to discern directions. She looked around; the high walls on either side of the palace paths appeared particularly desolate in the snow.
She gritted her teeth, chose a direction, and hurriedly ran towards it.
Upon seeing this, Mu Ruoyan immediately stood up, lightly leaped down from the roof, stepped on the snow on the courtyard wall, and landed on the palace path behind Lin Xihe.
He watched Lin Xihe's hurried figure and called softly, "He'er."
Upon hearing the sound, Lin Xihe immediately stopped and turned around.
Seeing Mu Ruoyan standing not far away, she ran over quickly and rushed into his arms, which reeked of alcohol, without hesitation.
"What's wrong? Did that kid bully you?" Mu Ruoyan felt a surge of worry when she saw Lin Xihe's appearance, and her tone became tense.
"No, Ayan, I've found a way to save you!" Lin Xihe's voice was full of excitement. She took a step back and pulled out a piece of red paper from her bosom.
The front of the paper had the character "喜" (double happiness) that she had pasted in her room when she got married, but the back had a string of prescriptions written crookedly.
"Ayan! You won't have to suffer anymore!" Lin Xihe said, tears welling up in her eyes and her voice trembling slightly.
Mu Ruoyan felt a jolt in her heart, as if something had exploded in her chest.
She braved the freezing cold and ran out of her bridal chamber, all in such a hurry, all for him?
It was because a cure for him was found?
He stood frozen in place, his hands trembling, unable to lift them to take the red paper.
Snowflakes landed on his fingertips, icy cold, but nothing compared to the shock he felt at that moment.
"Ayan, you're right! As long as Azhuo marries me, I can survive. The system actually gave me a reward! It said it would take me back, but I refused. It let me choose, and I chose the prescription to treat you. It really did it!" Lin Xihe's face was filled with uncontrollable joy as she kept talking, as if she wanted to tell him all the good news at once.
"Ayan!"
Seeing Mu Ruoyan standing there in a daze, Lin Xihe couldn't help but wave her hand in front of him, "Are you so happy you've gone mad? You don't have to suffer anymore from bloodletting and medicinal baths, and Xu Qi and the others can survive too!"
Mu Ruoyan then came to her senses, a silly smile appearing on her lips. She reached out and tightly embraced Lin Xihe, pulling her into her arms.
His voice was deep and gentle, with a hint of barely concealed excitement: "He'er, you really care about me this much, you really have me in your heart."
Lin Xihe pushed his chest in dissatisfaction and said reproachfully, "So you thought I was lying to you all along?"
"No, I'm just lying to myself."
Mu Ruoyan's voice carried a hint of self-mockery: "I thought you were just comforting me, but I lied to myself that it was true. I stayed up all night, it was so cold at night, why did you only come out to see me now..."
His tone was extremely aggrieved, like that of a neglected child.
Hearing this, Lin Xihe's heart softened. She reached out and gently stroked his cheek, saying softly, "I'm sorry for making you wait so long."
Snowflakes continued to fall gently, landing on their shoulders and hair, adding a touch of tranquility and tenderness to the moment.
He suddenly remembered himself when he first entered the palace as a child.
At that time, his life was as worthless as grass. He could not see his mother often, and life in the palace was cold and lonely.
On one occasion, he was bullied by the second prince and forced to kneel in the snow for an entire night.
The wind was biting cold, and snowflakes fell on him, as if trying to bury him in this merciless white expanse.
At that moment, how he wished someone would run to him and save him, save him from his thin and helpless state.
But back then, there was only endless cold and silence in the snow.
Now, amidst this same swirling snow, someone has finally come running to him.
Her steps were hurried, her eyes were anxious, and she clutched the hope of saving him in her hand.
Mu Ruoyan's heart seemed to be gently touched by something, and that long-lost warmth spread from the bottom of her heart, dispelling the chill of the past few years.
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