Soft moonlight, pure brilliance.
The courtyard is full of lights, and the silhouette of Xiao Zimu looks like a green bamboo branch that has just been stripped of its bamboo shoots on a spring day, still containing a thin layer of new white powder. It is clear and evenly long, and is not stained by any mundane world.
"So, as long as I don't expect you to like me too, I won't be sad." He curved his lips and smiled, his eyes as clear as a pool of sweet springs.
Xia Chu looked at his originally heart-warming smile, but she felt more and more like shedding tears: "I have always regarded you as a relative..."
"I can't be your brother." Xiao Zimu interrupted her unfinished words with a cold expression.
Seeing that her breathing was stagnant, she looked up at him hesitantly, and then her slumped face curved into a smile: "From now on... you will be my second sister-in-law."
Xia Chu's originally uneasy, self-blaming and guilty mood was somewhat relieved by his sudden teasing.
For a moment, I felt a little dumbfounded.
Looking at his smile so close, complex emotions surged in my chest, but I didn't know how to speak.
"Okay, let's go. If we wait any longer, my second brother may not be able to wait any longer." Seeing that her mood had eased, Xiao Zimu turned around and continued to lead the way.
The vast light on the water surface in the distance was heavily refracted by the candle lights, creating a wave-like light that swayed around them in a daze.
Xia Chu looked at his figure with flying clothes and thought to himself, fortunately, he knew his identity as a woman only in the past few months. Such a superficial situation should not be too hurt. yes.
Xiao Mubai seemed to be waiting at the other end of the corridor. When he saw the two of them walking out, he went to greet them.
He lightly glanced at their faces, and it wasn't until Xia Chu came to his side that he spoke to Xiao Zimu and said, "It's getting late, so let's take our leave first."
Xiao Zimu looked at Xia Chu, and the person she was looking at was always Xiao Mubai.
He closed his eyes, looked away amidst the severe pain in his heart and lungs, nodded to Xiao Mubai, bowed to Xiao Mubai, and sent them to the door.
Xia Chu stood at the door under the eaves and waved to him with a smile, her beautiful face as bright as a flower.
Her eyes held the brightest pair of stars in the world, which were reflected in his reflection, making him unable to see Xiao Mubai's back, and making everything in front of him suddenly glow with a myriad of brilliance.
And the bright light disappeared the moment she turned around, and everything fell into darkness again, as if falling into the never-ending night, and there would never be dawn again.
"Your Highness, your subordinates should not make decisions without permission and be willing to be punished." Xin Ya waited until their figures disappeared into the night before kneeling down to Xiao Zimu to apologize.
Xiao Zimu closed his eyes, pinched his eyebrows, turned around and walked towards the room with some staggering steps.
Xin Ya hurriedly stepped forward to give him a hand, only to hear the heartbreak and sadness in his tone that couldn't be resolved: "That's fine."
Xiao Zimu walked into the house step by step in despair, fell down on the bed, backed away from Xin Ya, and leaned against the window alone.
The real reason why he had refused to take over the East Palace for a long time was that he wanted to talk to Xiao Mubai.
He also doesn't want the position of prince and the kingdom of Xiao. He just wants a chance to compete with him fairly.
However, Xiao Mubai cruelly told him that this was not a question of whether he had a dispute or not, but that Xia Chu had never thought about him in the slightest.
Naturally, he didn't believe it. He was obviously the first person to show his good intentions in Xia Chu.
He was just a little slow and missed the opportunity. If he was given a fight, he might not lose to Xiao Mubai.
Xiao Mubai's confident smile hurt Xiao Zimu's heart. He even gave Xiao Zimu a chance to ask Xia Chu in person. If she had ever had any thoughts in her heart, he was willing to give Xiao Zimu a chance.
Xiao Zimu happily went to the backyard to look for her, but saw that she was not at all happy in front of the scrolls in the room, but instead covered her face with sadness.
At that moment, his heart was as cold as falling into an ice cellar.
The words he was eager to ask, those words that he was unwilling to admit, and his trembling tone that he tried his best to suppress, finally touched her panicked look.
There is no need to ask any more questions.
She didn't know how hot and cleansing the breath on her chest was, and how much he wanted to reach out and take her into his arms, but he saw her nervous and hesitant face, the uneasiness and hidden sadness in her eyes, which almost made him burn. Got him.
He could only force a smile and use the most relaxed and comfortable tone to tease that the woman he loved so much in front of him would become his second sister-in-law who was out of reach...
Xiao Zimu pressed his back against the cold wall and felt the darkness slowly coming up in front of his eyes.
He had peeked at her, inquired about her, covered it up, acted as if nothing had happened, felt sad, rejoiced for no reason, and tried to give up out of self-loathing. This was his love for her, so humble.
That's fine, at least it would make him sad. She had never cared about him.
It didn't matter the time, morning or night, she just never thought about him at all.
In a true farewell, there is no ancient pavilion, no urging you to drink another glass of wine. On a morning like usual, some people stay in yesterday forever.
From now on, this is his... eternal lovesickness.
The waning moon has fallen, the sky is full of stars, and the melancholy atmosphere is far away. It is a distant and untouchable sadness, like a faint cloud and a lonely moon, which can only look into the distance of the sky.
At this time, Xia Chu, who left with Xiao Mubai, didn't know how much heartache Xiao Zimu had hidden.
She just curiously asked Xiao Mubai, "What did you two talk about in the study?"
Xiao Mubai looked sideways at her upturned face. When he saw her for the first time, he was obviously just a young boy. He pretended to be old-fashioned and threatened to take Su Qian'an to a brothel.
Nowadays, the tenderness and roundness have faded away, and the stubborn and beautiful outline is increasingly revealed.
If Xiao Zimu had asked him for a chance earlier, he would not have had the confidence to let Xiao Zimu ask Xia Chu's thoughts alone.
But since I found out that the person deepest in Xia Chu's heart was the boy who rescued her from falling into the water when she was eight years old.
Since then, he knew that regardless of time, he had never lost to Xiao Zimu.
"What did you and him say in the backyard?" Xiao Mubai asked back, but the corners of his mouth could not help but rise slightly.
Looking at the expressions on Xiao Zimu and Xia Chu's faces when they arrived, he also knew that Xiao Zimu did not get the answer he wanted.
Although he had already made up his mind about Xia Chu, the feeling of being confirmed by her again was even better than imagined.
Xia Chu's eyes were still a little guilty, but she saw his slightly curved lips and his dotted phoenix eyes. Those eyes were as black as the quietest night, deep and dark, with a hint of cunning in them. Fleeting.
Xia Chu's pupils shrank, and her eyelashes trembled slightly: "Xiao Mubai, you didn't know this early on, did you?"
Xiao Mubai's smile was clear and transparent, he took her hand and quickened his pace: "Hurry up, it will be bad if the people of Chang'an see you."
(End of chapter)