The Prince Consort's Beloved

Chapter 141: Every sentence is not about thinking, every sentence is about wanting

Li Yuanrou opened her eyes and stared at the sky which was blocked by lush branches and leaves.

Her eyes moved downwards and fixed on the broken swing. Qingluan stood not far from the swing, carefully wiping the sword in her hand with a handkerchief.

Li Yuanrou recognized that this sword was not the one Qingluan usually used. She glanced to the side and saw Qingluan's sword lying on the ground.

Li Yuanrou asked doubtfully: "Sister Qingluan, when did you get the new sword?"

Qingluan stopped wiping her sword. She looked at the man's sword in her hand and replied calmly, "Kunpeng's."

Li Yuanrou suddenly realized something. Her eyes became playful and she asked teasingly, "Do you miss him?"

Qingluan's mind flashed with Kunpeng's carefree look: "Girl, do you need your brother's help?"

She fought with him in the green plum garden in a rage, and he held her in his arms: "Didn't you call me husband that day? Many people heard it..."

He pretended to be wronged and said to her: "Qingluan, no one applied medicine to me..."

He reminded her in a pretentious manner: "Qingluan, there is a snake."

He shouted at her unwillingly: "Qingluan, don't you feel sorry for me at all?"

He said solemnly: "I love you, I love you, I will always love you...with my heart, with my life..."

He smiled and said, "Qingluan, I like you..."

Qingluan came back to her senses, a faint smile appeared on her cold face, and she said decisively: "I don't want to."

Li Yuanrou looked at Daya again: "Daya, do you miss Qingfeng?"

Daya's eyes turned red: "I don't want to."

Li Yuanrou smiled and said, "This princess doesn't want to either."

Daya said carefully: "Princess, do you want to drink? Why don't I drink with you today?"

She knew that the princess would vent her anger when she was drunk, and she had been deliberately enduring it these past few days, which really made her uncomfortable.

The smile on Li Yuanrou's face faded, and she spoke in a stammering voice as if she was talking to herself: "He doesn't allow me to drink."

Daya's eyes turned redder, and she suddenly raised her voice: "I said I don't want to, why bother with him!"

Li Yuanrou remained silent.

The butler came over with a conflicted look on his face. When he was dealing with the disbanding of the soldiers, he found something in their quarters.

He hesitated for a moment, then took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his arms and handed it to Li Yuanrou.

Li Yuanrou took it suspiciously, opened it and took a look. It was an imperial edict from Li Yuanqi ordering King Yun to strangle Xiao Luobai, and requiring King Yun's men to temper their weapons with the deadly poison he sent. He threatened King Yun in the imperial edict that if Xiao Luobai was not killed, King Yun would be punished.

Li Yuanrou recalled the time when Li Yuanqi promised her that he would not kill Xiao Luobai. She also recalled that the day before Li Yuanqi took a concubine, he personally ran to Princess Shanyang's mansion to invite her. She curled the corners of her mouth indifferently, with a hint of sarcasm.

She handed the imperial edict to Daya: "Take it away, I don't want to see it."

Daya took a glance and handed it to Erya, she didn’t want to see it either.

Li Yuanrou looked at Daya who was depressed. She tried to force a smile and said, "Don't be so sad. You are in a better mood today. Come with me for a walk."

The more Li Yuanrou laughed, the more worried Daya became. She would rather the princess cry, as she would feel better after crying. But now the princess was holding it in like this, and who knows how miserable she must be.

She sighed inwardly, but could do nothing but follow Li Yuanrou walking aimlessly in the mansion.

During the days of house arrest, Xiao Luobai walked with her through the back garden of the princess's mansion countless times.

The grass in early autumn is not yet yellow, the flowers have not yet faded, but the person who accompanies her has changed.

Li Yuanrou and Daya walked through the corridor and the pavilion and stopped in front of the shimmering lake.

The scene of herself falling into an ice cave and Xiao Luobai descending from the sky to rescue her automatically appeared in her mind.

An angry voice scolded: "It's only been winter for a short time now, don't you know the danger?"

She was so scared that she cried in his arms. He immediately softened his tone and coaxed her: "It's okay, don't cry."

The ice in Li Yuanrou's eyes slowly disappeared and turned into the green lake in front of him.

She suddenly asked aloud: "Is he a god?"

Daya was puzzled: "What?"

Li Yuanrou murmured, "If he is not a god, why would he fall from the sky?"

When Daya heard the words "falling from the sky", she understood what Li Yuanrou was talking about. She couldn't help but think of the day when she ran onto the ice recklessly, and Qingfeng also fell from the sky, picked her up and flew back to the shore.

Li Yuanrou said to herself: "He came through the air to save me..."

Daya's eyes turned red unconsciously, and she choked up and said, "Princess, don't think about it..."

Li Yuanrou smiled with ease and said, "I didn't think about it."

After she finished laughing, her expression froze again. She remembered that after returning from Guanyun Village, Xiao Luobai took her everywhere to play. One time when they strolled to the lake, she asked Xiao Luobai to skip stones in front of her. Xiao Luobai thought it was childish and refused to do so. He deliberately picked her up and pretended to throw her into the lake. Later, she chased Xiao Luobai all the way...

I was really happy at that time and smiled every day.

She murmured to herself: "No, I don't miss him at all."

After she finished speaking, her eyes were already a little moist. Every word she said was not about wanting to, but about wanting to.

She never stopped thinking about him. He was there when she closed her eyes and when she opened her eyes.

She suddenly sighed with emotion: "The days are so long..."

Daya looked at Li Yuanrou, who was blushing but trying hard to hold back her tears, and gently advised: "Princess, if you want to cry, just cry. Don't hold it back..."

Daya's voice was very soft, for fear that if it was a little louder, the woman in front of her would be torn into pieces.

Li Yuanrou wanted to smile, but she couldn't. She lowered her head and a few big tears fell from her face to the ground. She walked slowly back to the green plum garden with her head lowered.

No matter where she went in the princess's mansion, she would think of him.

She has been with Xiao Luobai for too long, and they are inseparable every day. Now she thinks of him no matter what she does.

I can remember it when I eat and when I sleep.

Xiao Luobai's shadow was everywhere, and his voice, appearance and smile filled every minute and second of Li Yuanrou's suffering.

Li Yuanrou was like a beast with no way to go. She was trapped in a cage called "Xiao Luobai" and could not find a gap to escape. This cage did not need to be locked as it had no exit at all.

After lunch, Li Yuanrou lay on a lounge chair under a big tree.

She was now afraid to stay in the house. She was afraid of seeing the extra-large couch, and even more afraid of staying on the bed. The bed was too big and made her feel extremely cold.

Every corner of that dormitory was filled with her endless memories of the past and her endless longings.

The more she thought about it, the more bitter and painful her heart became.

The afternoon sun was very warm, making people feel cozy. She closed her eyes and covered her face with a silk handkerchief to hide the smile that came from her memories of the past, and also to cover up the pain caused by her longing.

She just relaxed on the recliner, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Lie there till sunset.

A deep male voice broke the silence: "Want a drink?"