Farmer Lady of Fortune, Imperial Concubine, Don't Be Too Sweet

107

Turn back, reluctant to part with

Author: 橙子澄澄

Source: Instadoses

"Brother Axiu, did you … remember something?" Biting her lip, Liu Yusheng whispered.

Axiu shook his head. "You call me brother Axiu. It's me who should be worrying about you."

Liu Yusheng's lips twitched. She was too worried about him.

At the same time, her heart was relieved.

If remembering the past could only make him miserable, she would rather he never remember it.

Just consider those pasts already buried.

She could accompany him and look forward to the future, to a new life.

She wanted him to be happy.

"Okay." After applying the medicine and packing the bottle in the small wooden cabinet on the bedside table, Liu Yusheng caused a fuss and gave the young man a hard pinch on the nose. "Good night, Brother Axiu! Hahaha!"

The girl succeeded in her mischief and darted out the door, leaving behind only open laughter.

As Axiu watched the door close, his smile gradually faded away.

There was still pain in his nose, but he wanted to engrave that pain in his heart.

It was proof that she could frolic wildly before his eyes.

What to do? He just wanted to spoil her.

The sourness in the young man's eyes grew denser as the candlelight flickered down, and finally they closed, masking all his emotions.

At midnight, it was quiet everywhere.

The farm dogs all stopped barking so as not to disturb the slumber of the people.

A shadow landed over the Liu's courtyard and finally stopped in front of the door of the west wing.

The person outside the door didn't move, and the door remained silent.

It was a long time before the door creaked open, and a young man stepped out slowly, his clothes unruffled and tidy.

He had never slept.

The dark shadow immediately knelt down. "This humble servant has come to escort the sixteenth prince back to the palace!"

"Why are you still alive?" The young man's voice was clear and crisp, in the middle of the night. Clear and faint, but it made people chilled to the bones.

The dark shadow shivered invisibly. The 16th prince knew everything! "This humble servant has neglected his duty. After bringing the prince back to the palace, I'll definitely receive punishment!"

"Just take your own life. Don't I know the way back to the palace?"

"16th Prince! I know my crime is unforgivable! I have no plea! But please give me a chance to escort you back to the palace! Now that the Emperor's health is deteriorating and all forces are stirring. Once the Prince returns to the capital, there will be danger everywhere! One more humble servant is always an extra point of insurance!"

"Wei Zi."

"Your humble servant is here!" A man whistled out of the shadows again.

If Liu Yusheng had been present, she would have recognized that the two strangers in the courtyard, during the day, had both come to the small courtyard to seek medical attention from her.