Chapter 154 Extra 2
Chapter 154 Extra 2
After eating and drinking, Shi Qing came out, holding the horse in one hand and walking leisurely on the street.
It has been so long, and she hasn't seen anyone from the Shen Mansion come out to look for her. Although she doesn't know why, it's still a good thing.
Not long after she left the city gate, she heard some noise behind her. Looking back, she saw two or three soldiers holding a portrait and questioning the soldiers and civilians guarding the city gate. She could vaguely hear "woman" and "General Xue".
The gatekeeper frowned as he looked at the beautiful lady in the portrait. He felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
Shi Qing's ears twitched slightly. He led the horse to the corner and watched them look for someone with interest.
General Xue?
Just now when I was having dinner, I heard that some soldiers from the frontier had returned to Beijing. It seemed to be Xue Zhao.
As expected of the male lead, he was promoted very quickly, even earlier than the set timeline.
Since the male protagonist has achieved the original setting of the novel, she can retire.
Thinking of this, Shi Qing mounted his horse, grasped the reins, and rode away in a cloud of dust.
Xue Zhao, who was riding on a horse, noticed the strange figure and couldn't help but take a closer look.
He rolled down from his horse, his eyes heavy, "Did you find the person?"
Zhao Ming shook his head. "General, the brothers have searched the entire capital, and no one has seen it."
Xue Zhao looked at the gatekeeper and asked, "Is it possible that he left the city?"
"Absolutely not. I can guarantee that I have never seen this woman go out." Another person swore, "The person in the painting has an outstanding appearance. If she passed by, I would definitely have an impression of her."
Xue Zhao seemed to have thought of something, and his calm eyes swept across the city, "If she was in disguise, would you be able to recognize her?"
After being reminded by him, the soldier suddenly had an idea. He slapped his head and said, "General Xue, I remember now! There was a young man who looked exactly like the person in the portrait. He just left the city."
Hearing this, Xue Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly and the corners of his lips curved slightly, adding a touch of tenderness to his angular face.
However, in spring, the sky gets dark early, and it is almost dusk. Shi Qing was riding a horse and saw a village with warm lights in the distance. He was delighted and sped up to rush there.
However, the sound of horse hooves approaching was heard behind them.
Shi Qing turned around and saw a tall man slowly emerging from the dim night. He rode a tall horse and walked towards him slowly, with a group of soldiers holding torches behind him.
The face emerged from the darkness. Xue Zhao's cold facial lines became unusually soft when he saw the girl. Her figure was clearly reflected in his dark eyes.
He hasn't seen her for a long, long time.
When I grew old in my previous life, her voice, appearance and smile had already become blurred in my mind.
Fortunately, God has mercy on him and he is able to meet her again.
Xue Zhao's eyebrows were gentle, his thin lips slightly parted, and he smiled at her with the longing accumulated in two lifetimes, "Miss."
Shi Qing was not surprised to see Xue Zhao. She smiled at him from her horse, "Long time no see, Xue Zhao."
"Yeah, long time no see..."
I miss you so much.
Xue Zhao looked at her without blinking, his deep and persistent eyes shone with a warm luster, appearing extremely hot and bright under the firelight.
The two men dismounted and strolled on the grass. The bright moon was round and clear, casting a piece of clear light that turned into a soft gauze dress, gently draped over the girl's body, looking hazy and beautiful.
"How are you doing in the frontier these days?"
Xue Zhao smiled bitterly: "Every day feels like a year."
Shi Qing was surprised and said, "Is it because I don't eat well, don't sleep well, and often have to fight with the Hu people?"
Xue Zhao shook his head. "The food is not the most delicious, but it fills me up. Although I don't have fine clothes and quilts to sleep in, I am warm. As for the barbarians, they are just clowns and are not worth mentioning."
Shi Qing asked curiously: "Then why do you say that every day feels like a year?"
Xue Zhao paused, the corners of his lips raised, his deep eyes revealing indescribable emotions, "Do you want to know why?"
"Of course!" Shi Qing answered without hesitation.
Under the moonlight, the man's magnetic voice carried an irresistible temptation, "Then come closer, and I'll tell you."
There was a distance of one person between the two of them, and Shi Qing took a step forward, "Is this okay?"
"Come closer."
"What about this?" Shi Qing was caught off guard and took another step forward.
Xue Zhao seemed to laugh softly, "That's enough."
"Then hurry up--"
The words stopped abruptly, and the girl's soft body was suddenly embraced by someone. The man hugged her tightly, as if he was holding a lost treasure, and the force almost rubbed her into his flesh and blood.
"Xue Zhao, please let me go, there are people behind us..." His words were blocked again, and he felt hot and wet on his shoulder, and a low and muffled sound came into his ears...sobbing?
Shi Qing's struggling movements couldn't help but slow down, and he tentatively reached out his hand to pat the man's back like he was coaxing a child.
"It's okay, don't cry. Tell me if you have any grievances. I will definitely take care of it for you."
Obviously, the man's back stiffened for a moment, he laughed softly, and his chest shook. Then, Xue Zhao reluctantly let her go and held the girl's hand instead.
His eyes were filled with the poetic beauty of the moonlight, "Because of you."
"What?" Hearing such an irrelevant remark, Shi Qing was stunned and stared at him blankly.
This is extremely cute.
Xue Zhao raised his lips and said word by word: "Because of you, my days are like years."
Shi Qing was so shocked that his eyes widened, "We have only been separated for more than four months."
"There is a saying that goes, 'One day without seeing you feels like three years', 'One day without seeing you makes me miss you like crazy'. What's more, I haven't seen you for so many days."
For her, it was just four or five months, but for him, it was two lifetimes.
In the previous life, their ending was too regrettable. During the decades of guarding the border, every day was such a torture. He had read the letter so many times that he could not read it anymore, and the jade pendant had been rubbed until it was round and smooth.
The memories she left him were too few, not enough to comfort him in the long rest of his life.
Now that I see her, I can’t hide my feelings for her.
Hearing his answer, Shi Qing smiled with her eyebrows curved, "I didn't expect General Xue would be able to say sweet words to a girl."
Xue Zhao reluctantly accepted her teasing and looked at her lovingly, "Why did you sneak out this time?"
Shi Qing was held tightly by his hand, so she had no choice but to hold their fingers together and said as they walked, "It's all because of Dad that he forced me to marry Su Lanqing. I didn't like it, so I ran away."
Xue Zhao nonchalantly kneaded the soft flesh under his palm, "What if the person you want to marry is me?"
"you?"
"Yes, it's me. I have asked the emperor to grant us a marriage, and your marriage with the Su family is now annulled. Qingqing, are you willing to marry me?"
Shi Qing stopped and stared at him intently for a few seconds. After a long while, he said proudly, "Then come to my house tomorrow to propose marriage."
Xue Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, "So you agree?"
Shi Qing raised his chin slightly, full of pride, "I didn't say I agreed."
It was rare to see her with such a proud expression. Xue Zhao smiled and hugged her again. His magnetic voice was as sweet as honey, "Qingqing, I'm so happy. I'm really happy."
Xue Zhao closed his eyes and hugged the girl tenderly. Only with this kind of physical contact could he feel something real.
She was listening so hard that her ears were almost numb. She hugged the man's thin waist and said softly, "I know."
You don't know, you'll never know.
Because of you, my rebirth is given meaning.
What a pity for the bright moon in the stream.
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