Chapter 153 Returning to the old place is different and familiar
We will arrive in the capital in a few days, and we have no choice but to sleep in the countryside in the county towns we haven't passed through today.
The carriage stopped on one side, and a fire was lit on the other side. Liu Zhongwen thoughtfully handed Qizi a hot bun and said, "Qizi, this is for you."
Qi Zi took it with a smile and said, "Brother Zhong Wen, thank you." Qi Zi took the steamed buns and walked to the side and ate them in small bites. In fact, she didn't have much appetite. She walked to the side to eat because she didn't want to worry Liu Zhongwen.
Liu Zhongwen followed and said, "Qi Zi, can you not be so polite to me? Anyway, we will get married after we return to the capital."
Qi Zi's heart skipped a beat, and then he said, "Maybe I'm used to it, I'm sorry."
"Look, you don't have to apologize to me." Liu Zhongwen was a little conflicted. He understood that Qi Zi was no longer the Qi Zi before.
Qi Zi could see what Liu Zhongwen was thinking, and she felt very apologetic. She said, "Okay, Brother Zhongwen, I won't be able to do it anymore, so don't be unhappy, okay?"
Liu Zhongwen then smiled and said, "That's what you said. A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Qi Zi said: "You still take advantage of me, be careful I ignore you." When saying this, the two of them seemed to have returned to the past, but when they said it now, they seemed very embarrassed.
Liu Zhongwen took her hand and said affectionately: "Qi Zi, will you stay like this from now on? Otherwise, I will feel that you are so far away from me." After speaking, he gently held her in his arms.
Qi Zi's heart trembled and she said softly: "Brother Zhongwen, I'm right by your side and I won't be far away from you."
"Yeah." Liu Zhongwen responded excitedly, hugging Qi Zi tighter.
Qi Zi shed tears quietly. The night was too dark and no one noticed.
Five days later at noon, two carriages entered the capital.
At the entrance of Liuya Academy, everyone got out of the car. Only Qizi was still sitting under the car. It wasn't that she didn't want to get off, but that she didn't dare to get off. If she took this step, her sealed memory would be opened at that moment.
Liu Zhongwen gently opened the curtain, smiled softly, stretched out his hand to Qi Zi and said, "Qi Zi, don't be afraid, I will be with you anytime."
After a long while, Qi Zi nodded and let Liu Zhongwen pull him out of the carriage.
Liu Fuzi sighed, hugged the child and came forward and said, "Qizi, are you going home? If not, just live in the academy with Miss Su."
Going home? After listening to Master Liu's words, Qi Zi looked at the yard next to him with tears in his eyes. The door happened to be opened, and a little girl about seventeen years old ran out, sitting on the ladder in front of the door, holding a candied haws in her hand, smiling.
Eating.
"Qi Zi, let's go." Liu Zhongwen pulled Qi Zi towards the entrance of Liuya Academy.
After lunch, Ling Shiqi went to the shop without stopping. Zhao Yunniang and Su Yueling were resting in their respective rooms. Qi Zi stood under the peach tree in the yard, smiling and looking at the green peach leaves on the tree. Liu Zhongwen walked gently
Go behind her and say, "Do you remember this peach tree?"
Qi Zi did not look back and said with a smile: "Of course I remember, this was the first time I came to the academy when I moved here and you taught me how to grow it."
"After so many years, you see, you have grown so big." Liu Zhongwen said with emotion.
"It would be great if we could go back to the past." Qi Zi said quietly.
Liu Zhongwen looked at her and said seriously: "Qi Zi, let's not care about the past now. I only know that we will live better in the future."
Qi Zi looked at him gratefully and said, "Brother Zhongwen, why are you still so nice to me? I don't deserve it."
Liu Zhongwen said with a reproachful tone: "I don't allow you to say that. You always deserve my kindness to you. No matter what you become, my heart for you will never change. You are my wolfberry and always have been."
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The naked confession left Qi Zi at a loss. She didn't know what kind of attitude she would use to face him. She only knew that she had to be worthy of Liu Zhongwen's infatuation and not make him sad or painful anymore.
A few hot tears fell on a peach leaf on the ground, like dewdrops. Liu Zhongwen raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Qi Zi suddenly said: "Brother Zhongwen, where is Yi Qiu's spiritual place? I want to pay homage to him."
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Liu Zhongwen's hand stopped, and it could be seen that he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I will take you there."
After passing through the familiar courtyard and walking along the familiar corridor, the mourning hall was soon in sight. Liu Zhongwen pushed open the heavy door, and with a "squeak" sound, a chill that penetrated the heart rushed out.
Yuan Yiqiu's spirit was placed on the shelf impressively. Qi Zi walked in. Liu Zhongwen lit three incense sticks and handed them to Qi Zi. Qi Zi bowed and inserted them into the incense burner.
"Brother Zhongwen, I want to talk to Yiqiu for a while. You can go and do your work first." Qi Zi said softly.
Liu Zhongwen nodded and went out.
Looking at the spirit tablet, Qi Zi seemed to hear Yuan Yiqiu talking to him: "Qi Zi, you are back."
Qi Zi cried and said, "Yes, I'm back, Yi Qiu, are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't get to see you for the last time."
"You don't have to tell me I'm sorry. This is my fate. I accept it."
"Why did things become like this? You are still so young. Why can't I die even though I want to, but God wants to take away your life?" Qi Zi collapsed on the futon and cried, "This is so unfair.
It’s so unfair.”
"Don't say that. In fact, God is very fair. Qi Zi, do you hate me?"
Qi Zi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't hate it anymore. I stopped hating it a long time ago."
"What if I'm still alive?"
Qi Zi also shook his head and said, "No, no."
"That's good. I thought you would hate me forever?"
Qi Zi said: "We grew up together and love each other as sisters. No matter what you have done, I will forgive you."
"That's so kind of you. This puts my mind at ease. Qi Zi, can you promise me something?"
Qi Zi wiped his tears and said, "What's the matter?"
"I know that you and your husband are getting married, so my husband and your children will trouble you from now on."
Qi Zi's expression changed slightly and he responded: "Don't worry, I will do it."
"Actually, I know that my explanation is completely unnecessary. I believe that you will take care of my child as your own and love him."
"Yiqiu, I'm sorry."
"Fool, you have nothing to apologize to me. I was the one who apologized to you first. You and your husband were obviously a couple, but I broke up the two of you, causing you to escape from the palace and have nowhere to go. So I am the one who should say I'm sorry."
It’s not you, it’s me.”
"Maybe it's like you said, everything is fate, and I accept it."
"Can we still be sisters in the next life?"
"Okay, okay, we will still be good sisters in the next life." Qi Zi said with a smile.
"Thank you, Qi Zi, I'm leaving."
"Wait a minute, Yi Qiu, I have a lot more to say to you."
No one answered her. The mourning hall was filled with the smell of incense sticks. Qi Zi kept shouting: "Wait, Yi Qiu, wait, wait." No matter how Qi Zi shouted, the surroundings were filled with chaos.
There was silence, and after a while, Liu Zhongwen heard Qi Zi's cry and ran over, and saw Qi Zi sitting on the ground crying into tears.