Chapter Nine: Encountering Muxiang at the Mountain Gathering
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After leaving the temple gate, Feng Qingge suddenly stopped. Xue Xichen, who was following Feng Qingge, was caught off guard and bumped into Feng Qingge's back. Xue Xichen retreated subconsciously. Leng Hehe hit her with a strong force Xue Xichen pulled her into his arms. Worrying. She frowned, knowing that Feng Qingge must have taken what Master Lingxu said just now into her heart. She tried her best to put on a relaxed smile and said to Feng Qingge, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"Tongtong. How many times have I told you, don't call me emperor."
It seemed like a sigh, but not a sigh. Feng Qingge lowered her head and stared at the beauty who was sitting quietly in her arms at this moment. She was obviously very far away from him, but their hearts seemed to be far away in the world. A deep feeling of powerlessness suddenly rose. Feng Qingge Qingge let out a long sigh. He really didn't know what he should do to restore her fading heart. Finally, he let go of Xue Xichen and said feebly: "Tongtong... you have nothing to say to me. Tell me."
"What words."
Xue Xichen showed an innocent and cute expression. In fact, her little heart was beating violently. However, she concealed it very well. Feng Qingge did not notice it.
"No... forget it if you don't have it."
If it were the past, Feng Qingge would definitely ask for details. However, now, he doesn't know what qualifications he can ask.
She doesn't want to say...
He can't force her...
"Tongtong. Let's go back."
"Um……"
The two of them had only taken two steps when they accidentally bumped into someone coming towards them. Feng Qingge was the first to say: "Qingfei, you come to visit Master Lingxu."
"The Emperor and the Queen are here too."
Mu Qingfei greeted him respectfully and smiled. "I haven't come to visit my master for a long time. It's rare that I have free time after handling the court affairs today. I came here specifically to visit my mentor."
Xue Xichen discussed the matter. "I and the emperor have just come out. The master is doing lunch class. It is better not to go in and disturb us."
Mu Qingfei nodded. "I'll come back later."
Feng Qingge smiled and said: "Qingfei. It's rare that you are here too. This reminds me of the first time we met in this mountain temple. At that time... you looked down upon me because of a pot of sweet potatoes... …Hahahahahaha.”
Xue Xichen showed curiosity when he heard this. Mu Qingfei's face showed a rare look of satisfaction. He said awkwardly: "The emperor is laughing at Wei Chen again. At that time, Wei Chen didn't know the emperor's identity. How offended. Please ask the emperor Never mention this again."
"Eh. It's so strange. The famous Mu Xiang actually has some embarrassing moments."
Xue Xichen came close to her face and looked Mu Qingfei up and down with a joking look on her face. She said jokingly: "Mu Xiang. How on earth did you compete with the emperor for sweet potatoes? How could the emperor remember you forever?"
Mu Qingfei raised his eyebrows and said, "The queen is making fun of me." He made it clear that he refused to answer.
Feng Qingge smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I really miss Qingfei's roasted sweet potatoes. There should be a lot of them in the vegetable garden behind the temple. Let's pick some and roast them for lunch."
"Ah, Your Majesty, you have really eaten too much delicacies from the mountains and seas. Why did you suddenly think of eating sweet potatoes?" Xue Xichen rolled her eyes and shook her head repeatedly.
Feng Qingge took a deep look at Xue Xichen and said with a gentle smile: "Letting horses roam the desert, cooking smoke in the mountains and forests, and living an ordinary life is the real thing."
Xue Xichen's eyes flickered. A strange color flashed under his eyes.
Once...she also said this to Feng Qingge...
…
The backyard of the temple is a vegetable garden. Different vegetables are grown on each vegetable field. Presumably, Master Lingxu grows vegetables here when he has nothing to do and leads a self-sufficient life.
"This is a sweet potato field. Let's harvest the sweet potatoes from this field."
Harvesting sweet potatoes was a farm life that Xue Xichen had never experienced in her life. Although she was not born into a wealthy family, she was adopted by a spy organization since she was a child. She lived a life of killing and licking blood with the tip of a knife all day long. Harvesting sweet potatoes leisurely like this has never happened before in her memory.
However, when she saw Feng Qingge and Mu Qingfei digging sweet potatoes so skillfully, Xue Xichen suddenly felt that the world was so mysterious.
Mu Qingfei was born into poverty. She could understand that. But Feng Qingge... he was also a prince after all. He lived in rich clothes and had countless maidservants. How could he dig sweet potatoes?
And the most incredible thing for Xue Xichen is... watching Feng Qingge dig sweet potatoes, there is no sudden or strange feeling at all. Feng Qingge is standing under the blue sky and white clouds. It is so harmonious, so beautiful, so beautiful. It made her...beat her heart.
"Tongtong, come here and help. Otherwise, you won't be allowed to eat sweet potatoes at noon."
Feng Qingge looked back at Xue Xichen, who was still standing there stupidly, and reminded her loudly.
"Uh..." Xue Xichen looked embarrassed and muttered depressedly, "I have never dug sweet potatoes in my life..."
Although her mumbling voice was low, Feng Qingge and Mu Qingfei heard it clearly. Mu Qingfei couldn't help but smile and said: "The Queen is indeed blessed with good fortune. Although the Queen was born poor, she has never worked in the fields or done anything. Farm work. This is really the blessing of the Queen."
"How can I have time to do farm work?" Xue Xichen folded her hands on her chest and muttered. "I have been forced to learn martial arts since I was a child. I live a life of fighting and killing all day long. How can I have the spare time to work in the fields?"
Xue Xichen's words evoked deep pity in Feng Qingge's heart. Although farming was hard work, it was peaceful and leisurely after all. However, the tip of the knife was licking blood, but the situation was precarious and she was fighting with her life.
"Tongtong. Is it hard?"
Feng Qingge's sudden question made Xue Xichen stunned for a long time. She blinked her eyes and looked at Feng Qingge's face with serious concern. She tilted her head, thought for a while, and replied quietly: "It doesn't matter whether it's hard work or not. I'm used to it. I don’t feel tired at all.”
However, Feng Qingge felt the deep pain and helplessness from Xue Xichen's answer. It's not that she's not tired. It's just that she doesn't dare to be tired. She can't be tired. She doesn't dare because she is oppressed by the people above; she can't because she is afraid. Died because of this.
He couldn't help but squeeze Xue Xichen's hand. Her hand was cold. It was like ice and snow seeping into his heart bit by bit. It almost froze his heart. He tightened it and tried to warm it with his own body temperature. However, the little bit of coldness was still there. Like a small snake, it spread bit by bit along the blood and penetrated his whole body.
"Tongtong. From now on, I will never let you suffer at all."
This is his sincere hope and his sincere promise that as long as he is around, he will definitely protect her and keep her away from all kinds of bloody killings.
He wanted her to live the happiest life.
Xue Xichen lowered her eyelids and said nothing.
If it were the past, she would definitely be very moved.
However, with Wang Yingjun's identity and after experiencing countless betrayals and injuries, she didn't know how she should trust Feng Qingge.