Chapter 23: A Fulfilling Life
Over the years, she has learned a lot of skills from the people of Huanchu Mountain, whether it is ordinary home-cooked dishes, or street food, and even the unique secrets of celebrity chefs. This son borrowed the kitchen in the palace and specially made some side dishes.
When Tu Shansong was done, he came to taste her craft.
"What's this yellow one? Soft and glutinous, sweet and refreshing. β
Lu Xinyi said with a smile: "It is a special snack of Huanchu Mountain, a pastry made of corn, with honey and osmanthus, and a kind of mountain grass juice, but unfortunately there is no spring water from Huanchu Mountain, otherwise, the taste will be more delicious!" β
Listening to Huanchu Mountain, the chopsticks in Tu Shansong's hand stopped, and his complexion changed slightly.
"What's the matter, doesn't this piece fit?"
She naturally took a small bite of the rice cake from his chopsticks, and stuffed it into her mouth before Song could stop it.
"It's not tasteless, it's not particularly sweet or saltyβ" She chewed as she looked at Song.
Song blushed and retracted the hand that was stretched out just to stop, lowered his head, rubbed his index finger with his thumb, and looked at the ground slightly embarrassed.
"No, no, I just remembered an old thing, and I stopped."
"What's the matter?" She tilted her head with wide eyes and looked at him with her face close to the table.
Tu Shansong stepped back, his hands rubbing more and more frequently, and his face was red until the base of his neck.
"Lu, Miss Lu, I've eaten that pastry just now......"
"I know."
"Although we are husband and wife in name, we are only ...... It's not that you're here to save your daughter, I'm ......."
"What are you?" A trace of loss flashed in Lu Xinyi's heart, did he only regard her as a contracted husband and wife?
Yes, people have been single for so many years, Qingqiu is as beautiful as a cloud, and they haven't chosen one for three years, how can she come and fall in love all of a sudden.
She thought: Although I have known you for many years, you have only known me for a long time, it is me who is too fast, I am reckless, hey, it is all my fault. But it is too difficult to restrain yourself, especially your feelings.
Her body began to shrink back a little, and suddenly, a hand grabbed her forearm, and he suddenly said:
"Miss Lu, when you save your daughter, are you going to leave?"
Lu Xinyi looked at him, and was very reluctant in his heart, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to try Tu Shansong's intentions, so he acted as a problem:
"Yes, seeing that Yanyu's body is getting better day by day, we don't have a home here, of course we have to go back to our own home."
"At home, what relatives are there?"
"There are some good neighbors who go on a blind date, relatives, and there are some in Yuecheng."
Tu Shansong paused, his eyes slowly flowed from the ground to the table, and then as if he had just made up his mind, he looked at Lu Xinyi, hesitated for a while, and said with difficulty: "If you want, stay here with Yanyu, okay?" As for your relatives, if they wish, when you are settled, I will find someone to bring them over. β
His eyes were sincere, like a teenager making a lifelong promise to his lover for the first time.
Lu Xinyi's heart seemed to have been hit by something heavily, and the heartbeat that fell so heavily was the peace of mind that all the heartbeats fell into the stomach, and it was also a kind of soul-shaking trembling.
Her whole body was numb, and her heart was beating wildly.
But a woman may be like this, she is happy, she is happy, but she wants to pretend to be indifferent, or even angry, maybe she is afraid that the man will be too proud?
She turned around and said coquettishly, "Who wants to?" β
Tu Shansong is a smart person, maybe clumsiness is a kind of camouflage for men hunting, he took the opportunity to hold Lu Xinyi's hand, and looked at her eyes closely, the corners of his mouth were crooked, obviously as if he was filled with thick honey, where is the color that he is half unwilling to have?
Song narrowed his eyes and sat back: "I don't want to...... But...... You are already my nominal wife of Tu Shansong. β
He approached proudly, like a beast of prey, guarding his prey, even if he was full, he would not allow others to touch it, let alone let the beast run away.
He pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Even if I am willing to let you go, the entire Qingqiu, even if it is the Chu State and the Yue Kingdom, they will obediently send you back, when the time comes, how should I explain it to them?" β
Lu Xinyi turned his head and looked at his harmless face, obviously saying some bastard things, but people couldn't hate it anyway.
She knew that if she let him go down like this, she would not be his opponent at all, so she changed the topic:
"Okay, what you just said reminded you of a previous event, what is it?"
Only then did Song let go of her hand, sat up straight again, and said:
"It's a shadow of mine. This is a long story, but it is indeed related to the Huanchu Mountain. β
"Then you just talk slowly, anyway, today is time. I love to hear you. β
Song smiled softly and nodded:
"Many years ago, I was constrained everywhere in Qingqiu, and in desperation, I went to Yueguo to join my cousin Tu Shansui.
At that time, there was only a group of shadows around, and it was my grandmother's personal soldiers. The leader of the Shadows is like a brother to me, and I consider him a confidant.
But he was a simple man, and I once interrogated with him a criminal who had committed a heinous crime, and at that time I only sought the truth, and I thought that I was not qualified to do the way for heaven, so I only let the criminal drag his sick body back to his land.
The criminal is a genius of heaven, and although he did some wrong things when he was young, it is difficult to hide his talent, and he shares my dark interests. At that time, I only thought that the criminal's life was short, and the shadow was bent on seeing the retribution of man, so I allowed him to follow the criminal.
Unexpectedly, he regarded the criminal as a brother, and finally died in Huanchu Mountain under the criminal's rhetoric.
This is what I consider to be the biggest failure I've done for many years. I don't know people, I don't know people, I don't know people, and I lost his life in vain, so every time I think of this place, I think of him. β
There are many ruffians in Huanchu Mountain, and occasionally a few are regarded as criminals, which is understandable.
Lu Xinyi reached out and patted his arm, comforting:
"It's okay, Song. When I came to Qingqiu, I found our shadows, they seldom went out of the palace, and even if they did, they could only hide in the shadows, and they often walked alone, like people who had been abandoned by the whole world.
I have also heard that the shadow of every member of the royal family is chosen by birth, so there are many royal families who die young, and their shadows will also disappear from the world. I think that their whole life is at least longing for light and love. β
Tu Shansong said again: "Yes, when they were very young, they were taken away from their families, so they had almost no love from their families, and they were connected to the lives of the crows in the palace with spells, in exchange for the spirit base, but they also ended up short-lived." β
"Yes, Song. I think that shadow of yours, at least at the end of his life, knew what friendship is, met someone he really admired, and gained a freedom of his own. Even if he is unfortunately let down in the end, I believe that his life is complete and complete. β
Tu Shansong was stunned, he raised his eyes to the eyes of Xinyi on the road, yes, a complete life, destined to have joys, sorrows, sorrows, and sorrows, destined to taste the happiness and hardships of this world, hope and loss, no matter what the result is, but after experience, hard work, and practice, it is a complete life.
The Qingqiu royal clan cultivated the shadows and didn't let them have normal human feelings, because they were afraid that they would get out of control. But how can a person's life be judged by its length? Not to mention a life of numbness.
Instead of living a long life as a tool for others, it is better to live a free but short life!
He looked into her eyes, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud after years of heart-wrenching.
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