Xu Qing turned around and looked at Li Mingyue. Li Mingyue had already placed the teapot in her hand on the table, and mixed her hands together. She didn't know what to say, so she could only lower her head, her face flushed.
A woman secretly drawing a portrait of a man can only have one result, and the room is hung with Xu Qing's poems, and now she is filling in the portrait. It is self-evident what Li Mingyue is thinking.
When they first settled in the Marquis Mansion, Li Mingyue was the shyest among the four, and she is still the shy one now.
Xiao Ruxue could express her feelings without scruples according to her child's character, and Long Bing'er could do it naturally without hesitation, but Li Mingyue had always hidden her feelings very deeply, just keeping them silently in her heart and never asking for anything extravagantly.
Xu Qing walked up to Li Mingyue and said, "That portrait..."
Li Mingyue's voice was very low, so low that she could only whisper: "Mingyue... wants... to remember how you look now."
Although it was just a sentence, Xu Qing1 could understand what Li Mingyue meant.
Use drawings to remember what you look like now, otherwise your memory will be blurry in the future.
In other words, Li Mingyue actually painted this painting with the idea of saying goodbye forever.
Xu Qing looked at Li Mingyue and said, "Mingyue, do you really want to marry Loulan?"
Li Mingyue nodded and said nothing.
Xu Qing frowned and asked, "You obviously don't like King Loulan, why?"
Li Mingyue said softly: "Ming Yue doesn't want to cause trouble to my brother. Mingyue has been weak since she was a child, and she relies on her brother to take care of her. If she resists the emperor's order, her brother will be implicated, and her efforts over the years will be ruined. Mingyue can't be so selfish.
My brother has sacrificed so much for Ming Yue, why can’t Ming Yue sacrifice once for my brother’s overall interests?”
Li Mingyue's words left Xu Qing unable to find a reason to refute. She was always like this, burying everything in her heart and being so sensible that it made people feel heartbroken.
Although he has been weak since childhood due to congenital diseases, his heart is extremely strong.
She actually knew what Li Xun wanted to do. If she just resisted the imperial power for her own happiness now, Li Xun would definitely expose all his trump cards for her. If they failed, the capital accumulated by their brothers and sisters and Li Xun would be destroyed in one day.
So she would rather sacrifice her own happiness, just to allow Li Xun to continue to endure it and wait for the right time.
This kind of weak yet rational strength is even more distressing and will greatly arouse the protective desire of normal men, and Xu Qing is no exception.
The key is that the people in his family are not ordinary people. Each one is tougher than the other. It is not easy to meet someone who is soft and weak and needs to be protected.
He looked at Li Mingyue and said, "Come back with me to the Kingdom of Chu. My wife and Xue'er will miss you very much."
Li Mingyue shook her head gently and said: "The marriage contract between Mingyue and King Loulan has been finalized. At this time, the Ministry of Rites has begun preparations. The emperor will not change people. In this life, I can meet Sister Su, I can meet Mr. Xu, I can meet
Xue'er and Bing'er, Mingyue is already satisfied."
Xu Qing said: "I won't let you marry in Loulan."
Li Mingyue raised her head and looked into Xu Qing's eyes and said: "Ming Yue is not worthy of Mr. Xu's behavior. Mr. Xu, don't be impulsive. There is Sister Su at home, so don't let her worry. Mingyue may be destined to have no connection with Mr. Xu in this life, but if there is an afterlife...
"
Having said this, Li Mingyue couldn't help but lowered her head again; "If there is an afterlife... Mingyue is willing to marry Xu Qing as his wife and never be separated..."
The words were almost inaudible by the end.
But Xu Qing still heard every word clearly. He stepped forward and took Li Mingyue into his arms. Li Mingyue did not struggle and just leaned against Xu Qing's chest quietly with her eyes closed.
Xu Qing held Li Mingyue's slender waist, looked down at Li Mingyue's closed eyes, and said, "I only want this life, not the next life."
Li Mingyue leaned into Xu Qing's arms and said softly: "There are still eighteen days left in the bright moon."
When Xu Qing heard Li Mingyue's sudden words, he wondered: "What?"
Li Mingyue leaned in Xu Qing's arms, her face flushed, but she still mustered up all the courage to speak: "Eighteen days will be the wedding date set by the emperor for Mingyue. Mingyue wants to be Xu Qing's wife in eighteen days, is that okay?"
Although such words should not come out of her mouth, Li Mingyue was worried that if she didn't say it now, she would not have the chance to say it again in the future. But after saying some words, she felt more relaxed than ever before.
Xu Qing knew that he could not persuade Li Mingyue to go to Chu with him, so he did not have the heart to force himself. He just said softly: "Okay, eighteen days."
Li Mingyue was always very cautious in her requests, and her last extravagant wish was to be Xu Qing's wife for eighteen days.
But Xu Qing didn't intend to be satisfied. How could he just watch Li Mingyue marry to Loulan?
If he did this, his wife would probably not let him in the house after he returned.
The person he hugged is his. Do you still want to go to Loulan?
There is no other way but to go home with him!
Li Mingyue doesn't intend to drag others down, but it doesn't mean that others will really be indifferent.
Xu Qing didn't believe that Li Xun would really watch Li Mingyue marry into Loulan. Xu Qing believed that he must be preparing something in the dark.
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Since making this promise, Li Mingyue has lived every breath seriously.
Li Mingyue no longer needs to hide in the room and secretly draw Xu Qing's portrait, she can ask him to pose in various poses.
In the room, Li Mingyue would also paint some scenery, and then Xu Qing would write poems on them to add color to them.
During the day, the two lived like a real couple, with the husband singing and the wife following.
Li Mingyue was immersed in this dream, but Xu Qing couldn't bear to break her sweet dream.
Because Li Mingyue spent eighteen years of sadness in exchange for these eighteen days of beauty, which were so beautiful that every minute and second was so precious to her.
The lunch meal was also cooked by Li Mingyue herself. Her cooking skills were very good, and she was no less generous than Su Qian. The dishes she cooked were both delicious and delicious.
Li Mingyue's change made the servants in the mansion quite surprised.
There are only ten servants in this mansion. Although the princess they know has always been neither sad nor happy, she has a lovable temperament in every aspect.
The princess today seems to be a different person. There always seems to be a faint smile on the corner of the princess's mouth.
The princess has always cooked her own meals every day, and they are all used to it.
In the past, the princess could only cook two side dishes for each meal, so there was no need to send a lot of food to the kitchen of the inner house, but now it has increased a lot, as if their princess suddenly became able to eat.
I used to eat less than half a bowl of rice with one meal, but now I eat two and a half bowls with six dishes. Everyone thinks it's abnormal.