The cold river water squeezed out the last breath from Peng Qingying's chest and abdomen, wrapping her entire body in darkness. Peng Qingying gave up her struggle and let her body sink slowly to the bottom of the river.
In the darkness, a strong arm suddenly grabbed Peng Qingying's palm, causing Peng Qingying's already confused consciousness to wake up in an instant. Her survival instinct made her subconsciously hold on to that strong arm with the last bit of strength. Seize the hope of your own life.
Her body was lifted up by a huge force, and she quickly climbed up from the deep river water.
Soon there was a "crash" sound, and Peng Qingying's whole body rushed out of the river. In her eyes full of mist, she vaguely saw the bright moon in the sky, the small wooden house standing silently not far away, and the dim candles flickering on the porch. lights, and the familiar scenery around them.
"Ugh...cough..." Peng Qingying vomited out a few mouthfuls of river water in discomfort and began to cough violently.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Li Yuan's low and gentle comforting voice came to your ears.
Peng Qingying's hands tightly wrapped around Li Yuan's neck, her whole body hung on Li Yuan's warm body, even her nails dug into the thick muscles on Li Yuan's back, and she held on tightly and never let go.
Li Yuan stepped on the water to keep both of them floating on the water, and gently comforted Peng Qingying in her ear: "Qingying, don't be too nervous. It's okay."
Peng Qingying felt warm in her heart, with tears streaming down her face. She hugged Li Yuan tightly with all her strength, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't leave, okay...don't leave me, don't leave..."
"Okay, I won't leave, I won't leave you."
Li Yuan hurriedly comforted him, then gritted his teeth and said: "Well, why don't you relax and don't hold me so tightly, otherwise I won't be able to take you back to swim..."
Peng Qingying's mood stabilized slightly, and she relaxed her arms as requested by Li Yuan. Li Yuan held Peng Qingying's chest and abdomen with one hand, and supported Peng Qingying from behind to swim quickly to the shore. When his hands touched the slippery soil on the shore, Li Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.
This whole struggle made Li Yuan panting. Although the place where Peng Qingying fell into the water was not far from the river bank, anyone who knew how to swim knew how terrible and dangerous it was to be entangled in the water and unable to swim.
After Li Yuan came ashore, he gasped for air. Peng Qingying, who was still frightened, rushed up to Li Yuan again, hugged Li Yuan tightly, and nestled in Li Yuan's arms with her whole body. She refused to let go no matter what, and kept sobbing and crying.
Li Yuan patted her back gently and comforted her in a low voice: "Okay, we have landed and everything is safe."
Peng Qingying's wet long hair stuck to Li Yuan's neck, she slowly stood up on her tiptoes, her smooth face pressed against the side of Li Yuan's face, and she cried silently. After an unknown amount of time, Peng Qingying's breathing slowly calmed down, her whole body finally stopped shaking, and her arms holding Li Yuan relaxed.
"Better? Blame me. I should have taught you how to swim in the past two days. Look, the place where you fell into the water was in the shallows, but you struggled to the depths of more than ten feet and sank. I am really helpless. There is nothing to say...
Dongxi Dongxi is the place where five streams converge. As the sister of the Lord of Dongxi, are you embarrassed? Li Yuan said with a joking smile.
Peng Qingying gritted her teeth and punched Li Yuan's chest, saying angrily: "You are still making fun of me! Huh, if it weren't for you, how could I have been distracted and lost my footing and fallen into the water? It's all your fault. If I really died, it would be considered dead. In your hands."
Li Yuan lifted her chin and brushed away the long wet hair covering her face, revealing a delicate face. He looked into Peng Qingying's eyes and said, "I've already said that you have to dare to face yourself. You don't want me to leave." , to put it bluntly, why bother keeping it in your heart, and why bother letting yourself suffer? I ask you again, are you willing to come with me? "
Peng Qingying whispered: "I, I was wrong, I will go with you, and I will follow you for the rest of my life! I don't want to live here alone anymore. From today on, I will follow you wherever you go." Wherever you go, don't leave me."
I finally got the idea, it’s not easy! Li Yuan thought to himself, and then smiled heartily. Peng Qingying had completely opened her heart. This time, it was the most satisfactory result.
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Li Yuan was so excited that he aimed at the girl's lips which were close at hand, leaned down and kissed her.
Peng Qingying was startled. She had never experienced anything like this before, and she didn't know how to deal with it. She seemed a little clumsy, but her eyes clearly began to blur, and she soon began to enjoy it without emotion.
After a long time, the two finally separated out of breath. Peng Qingying leaned lightly on Li Yuan's chest and said nothing.
"I'm a little sleepy." Peng Qingying suddenly whispered.
Li Yuan smiled and asked in a low voice: "Do you remember, you are already my wife."
Peng Qingying's face turned red, she nodded blankly and said, "Yes."
Li Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "In that case, what are we waiting for?"
Peng Qingying paused for a while, then spoke again: "What do you mean by this?"
Li Yuan used his hands hard to hold Peng Qingying's whole body in his arms. While running towards the cabin, he leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Since we are husband and wife, how can we miss the wedding night? Yu Li It doesn’t match.”
Peng Qingying opened her mouth in shock and was stunned. Li Yuan thought she would refuse immediately, but unexpectedly Peng Qingying said: "Thank you for reminding me, I will make up for it tonight, tonight, don't, don't lose etiquette."
This time, it was Li Yuan's turn to be surprised...
On the stairs leading to the second floor of the cabin, several wet robes were randomly thrown on the ground. Follow the direction in which these robes were discarded and enter the room. The gauze curtains above the bed were hidden, and nothing could be seen.
From time to time, a few rays of moonlight cast through the gaps in the curtains blown open by the night breeze, like gentle threads, constantly soothing the romance in the room.
When she was forgetful, Peng Qingying's slender fingers accidentally pulled out a bundle of scrolls on the bed. After falling to the ground, the slender silk thread binding the scrolls was slightly pulled apart, and the scrolls slowly unfolded with a clatter.
The flickering candlelight clearly illuminated it. It was a portrait. It showed a handsome man in golden armor. He was handsome and handsome. He was riding a strong black horse that stretched its hooves on the snow. He looked majesticly into the distance.
...
When Li Yuan woke up the next morning, Peng Qingying had already gotten up and was clearing the weeds around the cabin. Li Yuan naturally wanted to step forward to help, but Peng Qingying refused and only asked him to sit aside.
In desperation, Li Yuan could only sit and watch her prune branches and remove weeds, water fruits and vegetables, and carry water to wash the wooden steps outside the cabin. She was very busy.
Li Yuan knew in his heart that Peng Qingying would take care of this place for the last time, because she was going back with him today.
After washing the wooden steps, Peng Qingying stood under the wooden corridor with a smile and looked at the surrounding scenery, with a little bit of reluctance on her face. She sighed softly: "I was a little bit reluctant to leave when I left. If no one takes care of it afterwards, the weeds will grow." It grew out quickly..."
Li Yuan walked up behind Peng Qingying, caressed her shoulder and said with a smile: "What's the problem? Just ask someone to trim it regularly from now on."
Peng Qingying leaned back against Li Yuan's chest and whispered: "What's the use? I won't come back to live in the future."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "If you are really reluctant to let go, I will allow you to come back and live there for a while every year. You can always save money when you get married, right? I am also reluctant to let go of such a beautiful place and cannot let it go to waste."
Peng Qingying's eyes were bright, she looked sideways at Li Yuan and said, "Can you really come back and live here?"
Li Yuan raised his hand and gently tickled the tip of Peng Qingying's small nose, nodded and said with a smile: "Seriously."
Peng Qingying said happily: "That's great! But we'll come back together when you're free. If I'm the only one, forget it."
Seeing her cute expression, Li Yuan leaned forward and kissed her gently, saying gently: "Qingying, it's time for us to leave. Do you have anything else to pack?"
Peng Qingying took Li Yuan's arm and said softly: "You don't need to bring anything with you. You are the governor, what do I need from following you?"
Li Yuan laughed loudly, and the two left the cabin and walked slowly south along the riverside path until they reached the edge of the forest.
In the mountain forest, Lin Sichang and his guards had been waiting for three days.
Angry.
At first, the accompanying Xizhou Guard General Zhu Ji was at a loss as to what to do and hurried back to see Peng Shiyu. Finally, Peng Shiyu ordered someone to send a message to ensure that nothing would happen to the Governor, but even so, Lin Sichang could not rest assured.
As a last resort, Zhu Ji asked Peng Shiyu again and asked a maid to quietly approach the wooden house and spy for a while. When he came back, he reported that Li Yuan and Peng Qingying were catching fish in the river, and Lin Sichang felt relieved.
When Li Yuan and Peng Qingying appeared, Lin Sichang, who was taking a nap in the forest, was woken up by his guards and rushed to the edge of the forest, shouting loudly.
When Li Yuan came closer, he was instantly surrounded by Lin Sichang and a group of personal guards. Everyone was puzzled as to why the governor had delayed for three days but still didn't give a message.
Li Yuan was also a little embarrassed. For his own emotional and private affairs, he made these guards stay confused in the forest for three days and nights. Everyone must have been eaten by mosquitoes, and they must have suffered a lot.
So Li Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work these three days! Return to the city immediately, and I will treat you to a feast! Then we will leave Dongxi and return to Langzhou."
The tired guards all showed excited smiles, and Lin Sichang chuckled in a low voice: "It's not hard work, but we are running out of blood, almost all of it has been sucked dry by mosquitoes..."
Li Yuan raised his head and laughed, then hugged the shy Peng Qingying and formally told them that from now on Peng Qingying would be his wife, um, one of his wives, and would accompany him back to Langzhou.
Everyone quickly congratulated the Governor and paid tribute to Peng Qingying, the new wife. As Li Yuan's personal guard, they usually guard Li Yuan's mansion. They had all seen Peng Qingying, so they behaved very calmly and were not surprised. Instead, he secretly admired that the Grand Governor was worthy of being the Grand Governor, and now even the little sister of the Lord of Cave Creek was living in the room.
Lin Sichang has always been loyal to the Lord, but he is a little worried. The Governor suddenly hired a new person. I wonder if the eldest lady Zhou Ehuang knows about it. I hope that the Governor will make peace with her after returning to the house and avoid any disputes over this... ..
Everyone immediately gathered and went down the mountain, walked through the forest and came to the foot of a mountain where several soldiers were guarding the horses. At this moment, the horses were brought out, and everyone got on their horses.
Lin Sichang led Li Yuan's horse. Li Yuan patted the horse's head, got on the horse vigorously, leaned over and stretched out his hand to Peng Qingying. Peng Qingying reached out her hand, and Li Yuan exerted a little force. Peng Qingying's body rose lightly and landed in front of Li Yuan to sit down.
Li Yuan shook the reins, and the horse galloped away from Juechen. The guards quickly followed closely, and the group headed straight for the north gate of Xizhou City...
