bookcurios Chapter 180 1 That night, His Highness's hair turned completely white
Chapter 180 1 That night, His Highness's hair turned completely white
Xia Taoyuan lay there for a while and heard no movement. She got up and went to her grandparents' room, where she saw Chu Xingluo sitting there, with the bowl and chopsticks untouched.
She couldn't help but feel guilty. What was she doing? Why was she being so mad at Qi Nanfeng? He had just blocked an arrow for her today to prevent her from getting hurt. With his kung fu and the heavy snow, visibility was low, he could have easily escaped.
She softened her tone and said, "Eat it. It will get cold soon. I want to eat too." Then she went to the kitchen, got a bowl of food and sat opposite Qi Nanfeng.
After the two finished their meal, it was past seven o'clock. Xia Taoyuan went out to lock the door, and came back to turn on the TV. Qi Nanfeng looked at the people talking inside in surprise, and saw many things he had never seen before. He wanted to ask, but seeing Xia Taoyuan's serious expression, he held back.
Xia Taoyuan found her grandfather's clothes in the closet. They were all bought by her for him. Many of them had never been worn. They were all new, and some of them still had tags on. She felt sad again. This old man was reluctant to give away anything.
Her grandfather was also quite tall when he was alive. She took a look and thought that Qi Nanfeng could wear her grandfather's clothes, except that the sleeves and trouser legs might be a little short because Qi Nanfeng was too tall. But it was still more convenient than ancient costumes.
She asked Qi Nanfeng to take off his clothes, and Qi Nanfeng did so, leaving only his underwear. Xia Taoyuan took out a new pair of underwear, told him the front and back, asked him to take off everything, and then put on the underwear, and then turned his head.
After Qi Nanfeng changed, Xia Taoyuan took out a set of thermal underwear and told him the whole process. Qi Nanfeng also put it on, and then found a new pair of socks for him to put on. Then he told him how to put on the coat and pants.
Qi Nanfeng found it very novel; this piece of clothing was much more convenient than his previous ones.
He suddenly felt a little secretly happy in his heart. Although he didn't know why he came here from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he hoped that it would always be like this and he could never go back. In this way, he could stay with Xia Taoyuan.
After everything was settled, Xia Taoyuan sighed. She didn't know if she could return to North Vietnam, but she couldn't ignore Qi Nanfeng at the moment. She took out a ruler to measure Qi Nanfeng's size and bought him a few sets of clothes and shoes online.
Seeing that it was already half past ten, Xia Taoyuan said, "It's getting late, let's go to bed." Then he went back to his room.
She lay down, but how could she sleep? What was her Luo Luo doing now? Did she eat? She must be very sad? She must be looking for her like crazy, right? The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She felt so distressed that she felt like someone was holding her and rubbing her. She covered herself with the quilt and cried.
I don't know when I fell asleep. Xia Taoyuan had a dream. In the dream, she saw Chu Xingluo sitting alone with a painful expression. She walked up to him and wanted to hug him, but he was so close that she couldn't touch him. She felt so uncomfortable that she shouted loudly: "Lolo, Lolo, I'm here!"
Chu Xingluo seemed to have heard her voice. He stood up suddenly, looked around, and shouted, "Taotao, is that you? Where are you? Come back soon!"
Xia Taoyuan saw him looking for her and stood in front of him, but he seemed not to see her. Xia Taoyuan was sad and desperate, shouting: "Lolo, I miss you, I'm here, I want to go back, I want to go back!" By the end of the shouting, her heart was broken.
Chu Xingluo shed tears. He could hear them, but he couldn't see them. His anxious hands fluttered in the air, trying to catch Xia Taoyuan: "Taotao, you're home, right? How can you come back? Or, how can I find you?"
Xia Taoyuan wanted to say something, but was suddenly pulled by something, and she could no longer see Chu Xingluo. She burst into tears in pain, crying from her dream until she woke up, her heart was broken.
Qi Nanfeng couldn't sleep either. He heard Xia Taoyuan crying, from sobbing softly at the beginning to crying loudly later. He slowly got up and went to Xia Taoyuan's room. Seeing her sad face, he felt distressed. He didn't know how to comfort her. He understood her discomfort and pain. He had also experienced it for her.
Qi Nanfeng sat down beside the bed and gently patted Xia Taoyuan's back without saying anything. Xia Taoyuan's crying gradually subsided.
North Vietnam, Prince Jing’s Palace.
Chu Xingluo woke up in shock from his dream. He heard Taotao's voice, but he couldn't see her or touch her. Looking at the empty bed, he felt so heartbroken that he couldn't bear the pain. He covered his chest and grabbed it hard, then roared.
Long Yan Qingyun, who was guarding outside, heard the noise and ran in. Qingyun exclaimed, "Your Highness!" He was surprised not only by the blood on Chu Xingluo's chest, but also by his white hair.
Long Yan stood there in shock for a long time. In one night, His Highness's hair turned completely white. He said nothing, silently picked up a towel to wipe the blood on Chu Xingluo's chest, and found some medicine to apply to him.
Long Yan and Qing Yun also shed tears. They knew Chu Xingluo's deep love for Xia Taoyuan, but they didn't expect it to be so deep. Everyone would say words of comfort, but Long Yan knew that any words would be superfluous at this moment.
When Emperor Ying heard from the captain of the imperial guard Jiang Hu that Xia Taoyuan and Qi Nanfeng had disappeared without a trace, he snorted coldly, "What tricks are you playing again? You have to search Yunjun City from top to bottom to find them!" He had wanted to find an opportunity to compensate Xia Taoyuan, but he didn't expect that she would get involved with Qi Nanfeng again. "Doesn't she know that I hate this kind of thing the most? The last lesson wasn't enough, there's a second time!"
Eunuch Liu consoled him: "There must be some misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding? As a prince, doesn't she know to keep a distance from other men? She is so reckless. I think she did it on purpose. She failed to become the crown princess, so she wants to make the third prince uncomfortable. Humph, she is so stubborn!" Emperor Ying was really disappointed this time.
But after searching for a few days, there was no trace of the two. Chu Xingluo had not shown up in the past few days. Emperor Ying was angry and sent someone to summon him to the palace. Seeing Chu Xingluo's white hair and the look of agony, Emperor Ying was shocked. He swallowed his saliva and never said a word of blame.
Xia Taoyuan changed. She became silent and didn't say a word to Qi Nanfeng for several days. The loudest noise in the house every day was the TV.
Xia Taoyuan got up very early every day, waking up on time before five o'clock. No matter how cold the weather was, the first thing she did when she got up was to go to Xiyun Pavilion, staying there from dark to bright. She stood there silently, sometimes talking to herself, sometimes crying loudly. Every time Qi Nanfeng looked at her from afar, he felt distressed.
Then he went home, made breakfast, and went back to his room after eating. He did not go to the village except to buy daily necessities. Qi Nanfeng had not seen a single outsider in the few days he had been here.
The same thing happened at noon. I would go to Xiyun Pavilion and sit there until the evening. This was what I did every day.
After disappearing from Xia Taoyuan, Chu Xingluo never went to learn how to govern the country from the Grand Secretary again, and Emperor Ying never looked for him again.
He would go to the Prime Minister's Residence every day, sit in the Cherry Garden for a while, and then stay in the Xiyun Pavilion.
Ye Linglong also looked for him, but Chu Xingluo didn't even look at her and said harshly that if she appeared in front of him again, he would kill her!