·Lu Yunhong returned to the room again, and a piece of soothing incense had been lit in the room.
It turned out that Wang Xiu noticed his return and thought he was restless and went out again, so he endured his sleepiness and got up and lit some soothing incense.
When Lu Yunhong came back, he saw her leaning on the bed with her elbows on her hands, and said sleepily: "Damn it, where have you been?"
Lu Yunhong casually mentioned Pei Shan's visit to him. Although Wang Xiu was surprised, he didn't say anything else.
She waved to him and said, "It's too late, go to bed early."
Lu Yunhong closed the door and walked over. As soon as he reached the bed, Wang Xiu reached out to pull him.
Lu Yunhong lay down, and Wang Xiu placed a gentle kiss on his forehead, cheeks, and finally lips.
After a brief taste, Wang Xiu leaned into his ear and said, "What's bothering you recently?"
Lu Yunhong was stunned, a sadness flowing through his limbs, followed by countless emotions.
He put his arms around Wang Xiu, turned over gently, and held her under him.
He described her features carefully, looked at her gently leaning against him, and suddenly said: "Madam, if I have nothing, will you still be willing to follow me?"
Wang Xiu heard this, bit his finger, and said dissatisfiedly: "What do you have? Haven't I been raising you all this time?"
Lu Yunhong chuckled, his eyes cunning, showing cynical shock.
But more of it is unspeakable happiness.
He hugged Wang Xiudao: "The prince's position is very stable. If possible, how about we live in seclusion in Jiangnan?"
Wang Xiu stretched out his arms to hug him, pressed against his body and said, "I wish you could do it."
In just one sentence, she fully explained her choice.
Lu Yunhong was deeply moved and said: "I always thought that you wanted me to get ahead so that you could live a better life."
"I didn't expect that you would be willing to tolerate me, my incompetence and laziness."
Wang Xiudao: "I ask you not to talk about me being so great. I have always felt that it is your own choice whether you want to struggle, whether you want to be a great minister, and whether you want to leave your name in history."
"The road of life, you walk for a while, I will accompany you for a while, and we walk for a while together. It is actually very short. But no matter what you choose, since we are husband and wife, if you don't give up, I will never leave."
Lu Yunhong hugged her and said with complicated emotions: "Okay, I understand."
Wang Xiu patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Go to sleep, don't think about it."
"There is nothing wrong with this world. It's up to people to disturb themselves. Relax and everything will be fine."
Lu Yunhong hid all his worries, but it all became insignificant.
He lay down on his back, hugging Wang Xiu, and looked at the ceiling of the tent.
The smoky purple tent roof is like a huge net. If in the previous life it was fate that manipulated people, then in this life it is his own choice to enter the net.
He said quietly: "Daughter-in-law, if I betray you in this life, will you still be with me in the next life?"
Wang Xiu shook his head decisively: "No, I'm not sick."
Lu Yunhong couldn't help but laugh, but as he smiled, his eyes became deep and unpredictable.
He turned sideways and said as if he wanted to find out, "If, I'm talking about if."
"If there really is a next life and you still choose me, does that mean that you have loved me from beginning to end?"
"And even if there is hatred, maybe it doesn't matter anymore, right?"
Wang Xiu opened his eyes and saw Lu Yun tilting his head, his eyes wide open, his lips pursed slightly, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal?
But he didn't know how cute his tilt of the head was, like a child whose innocence was still intact, or a young man who was obsessed with his heart. A slight smile flowed between his lips, but could not enter his eyes.
It was as if he was still worried about his heart and his courage. He directly touched Wang Xiu's deepest heart.
She stretched out her hand and touched his face gently. After feeling the temperature of his skin, she couldn't help but get closer.
Finally, she was satisfied, and she was face to face with him, with the tip of her nose and forehead touching.
Wang Xiu said: "If there really is a next life, I will still choose you and remain firm."
Lu Yunhong held her hand and asked in a low voice, his voice seemed to be choked with sobs: "Why?"
Wang Xiu's lips pressed against him, kissed him and said, "Because I love you."
Lu Yunhong's hand suddenly tightened, and he couldn't help but kiss her. This time, his kiss was fierce and unavoidable.
Just like a strong seed breaking through the thirsty ground, the moment it saw the light of day, the drizzle fell, nourishing its suffering will.
Unknowingly, Lu Yunhong's tears fell down the corners of his eyes.
In a trance... nothing mattered anymore, love came in like a flood, and he suddenly understood the meaning of his rebirth.
It was at this moment that he decided to risk everything just for the wife in his arms, the woman he loved most.
…
After the Peony Banquet
The eldest princess sent the list of candidates for the crown princess to the East Palace.
The prince took one look and asked the eldest princess to put it aside.
Seeing this, the eldest princess advised: "You were so careless when you selected Zheng Sitong. What happened in the end? You are not the one who regrets it?"
"Brother, since you have a chance to do it again, you should choose carefully."
The prince raised his eyes and asked seriously: "Sister, is there really a chance to do it again?"
The eldest princess was silent for a while, and just when she was about to speak, the prince said: "Don't worry, sister, I will choose well."
The eldest princess nodded and was about to leave when the prince said again: "Sister, please do me one more favor."
When the eldest princess looked over, the prince said in a daze: "The last time."
…
The next day, the eldest princess found a painting of flying immortals and specially invited Wang Xiu to come over to admire it.
Wang Xiu soon accepted the invitation.
The spring light is long, the banana leaves in front of the garden are just right green, and the willow tree in front of the house hangs lower.
There are also the maids with hairpins and hair on their temples who are smiling and chatting sweetly, and the boys who are running errands are in high spirits.
The huge eldest princess's mansion looks vibrant and fascinating.
The eldest princess welcomed Wang Xiu from the door and took her straight to the banquet room. After she was seated, Grandma Lu personally brought her tea.
There were several aristocratic ladies in the room. When they saw Wang Xiulai, they hurriedly came forward to greet them.
Wang Xiu asked curiously: "What day is today?"
Everyone smiled and said nothing, and the eldest princess took the opportunity to push Jiang Qing in front of Wang Xiu and said: "Her mother is impatient to arrange this girl's birthday, so she asked me to do it for her."
Wang Xiu suddenly laughed and said, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? I didn't prepare a decent gift."
Wang Xiu said, taking off a sapphire bracelet from his wrist as a congratulatory gift.
The eldest princess then joked: "Look at you, from head to toe, everything is not a treasure? How else do you need to prepare?"
"I know you are pregnant now and I was worried that you would be tired, so I coaxed you here first. But don't worry, we won't let you drink tonight, nor will we let you compose lyrics, so you can do whatever you want.
"
Wang Xiu responded with a smile, sent Jiang Qing to her seat, turned around and looked for the eldest princess and said she wanted to rest.
The eldest princess knew that she had something to say, so she accompanied her out of the banquet room and went to a side room where she could stay.