On the day when I got my haircut, it was snowing heavily, and the Xie family said they wanted to break off the engagement.
I didn't learn about this until my parents took it upon themselves to exchange the two Geng Tie families back.
Frightened and angry, I rushed to knock on the door of Xie's house single-handedly. But no matter how hard I knocked, no one answered. I just thanked the doorman for opening the door a crack. He dropped the sentence coldly:
"Young Master has no visitors, please come back, Miss Su." He closed the door. I still remember the avoidance and intolerance in his eyes when he answered me.
I pursed my lips, stubbornly unwilling to leave. The white snow fell on my shoulders and covered the ends of my hair.
Very cold, very cold.
I looked up at the sun setting in the west. People were coming and going around me, all whispering.
Still didn't wait for that figure.
But at this time, the father-in-law who delivered the order had arrived outside the door and shouted in a harsh voice
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: I have the Xie family, Xie Yi, with both talent and virtue, and a decent appearance. This battle in Yizhou has made a great contribution. I am heart-felt. I will specially grant marriage to the ninth princess, and we will get married on a selected day. Admire this."
The moving steps suddenly froze, and there was still a trace of luck in his eyes. Until I heard a familiar voice coming from the courtyard
"I obey the decree and thank the Lord for his kindness."
Word by word came into my ears, it was the voice I was most familiar with, but it said the strangest words.
There was a sudden roar in my head, as if someone had suddenly poured a basin of cold water on me, and it sent a chill through my heart.
I am the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor of the Celestial Dynasty. I have been engaged in marriage with General Xie’s family since I was a child. You and Xie Yi can be said to be childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
Probably because he knew that the two families were going to get married in the future, Xie Yi had been treated very well since he was a child.
When I was a kid, I always liked to follow him. I didn't get upset if people said I was a follower, because I was just a follower.
But Xie Yi was not happy when he heard that man's contemptuous words towards me.
The next day, the man came over with a bruised face and apologized to me. Later, I don't know who spread the news. From then on, no one dared to laugh at me.
Xie Yi was very gentle to me when I was a child. I don't know how to master my preferences. Whenever I get something good, I send it to my house as if it's free of charge.
The elders of the two families couldn't laugh or cry when they saw this, and they often secretly teased him. Whenever this happens, he always stands aside, with a blush on his usually cold and handsome face.
The sixteen-year-old boy gradually grew up and became the dream husband of many ladies in the capital. But there was never room for others in his eyes.
At this time, I was always following him, shouting, "Brother, brother." Once he interrupted me with a red face and said,
"You can't call me brother anymore. It's not right."
I wanted to tease him, so I pretended not to understand, "What should I call it?"
But he lowered his head and looked at me who looked cute and innocent. He hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain why.
How could he change his heart when he is so gentle and kind? I have no idea
I was thirteen that year and he was seventeen.
Suddenly one day, an urgent report came from the border
The Turks invaded, General Xie was seriously injured, and the border city was in danger.
The next day, my general Xie went into battle wearing armor.
Before leaving, he looked at the red-eyed girl in the city, got off his horse in front of all his men, held me in his arms in public, regardless of the eyes of others, and whispered in my ear.
"wait for me"
I nodded casually. Her hands gently wrapped around his thin and strong waist.
There was a bit of chill in the cold armor, but the boy's chest was so hot.
This wait is two years.
The border is very far away from the capital. We could only exchange letters occasionally.
Xie Yi occasionally sends some small items that are not available in Beijing. The novelty often makes me put it down.
But in the third year of the expedition, there was suddenly no news.
The letters I sent have yet to be answered. I can only endure the panic and uneasiness in my heart and silently pray that nothing will happen to me.
Finally, another year passed, and at the beginning of winter in the fourth year, news was received that our army had defeated the Turks and achieved a great victory.
I am very happy. Because I'm going to see my young man soon. The longing for me for so many years has finally come to an end.
But when the army entered the city, Xie Yi was not seen in the army. After asking, I found out that General Xie had come to the palace to report on his duties.
I didn't think too much and held back the joy in my heart.
——Tomorrow is my hair extension ceremony. Someone from the Xie family will definitely come by then, don’t worry, I said to myself at this moment.
But I waited for the news of the breakup of the engagement, for my sweetheart to avoid seeing me, and for the decree of marriage.
Returning to the house in despair, Xing'er kept calling "Miss, Miss" in her ears.
But I could only watch in amazement as my mouth opened and closed, and my limbs were as stiff as a puppet.
Why is this so? I do not understand
"Miss!"
After a serious illness, it's another three or two days.
My parents distressedly advised me to go out for a walk. I asked them why they broke off the engagement without asking for their opinions, but they remained silent.
I felt gloomy, a little angry, and unwilling, but in the end it turned into confusion.
I had no choice but to go out and take a look as I was told, but deliberately avoided crowded places. I'm afraid...
Inadvertently, as I walked along, without noticing the scenery, I arrived at the foot of the city gate.
Because I was absent-minded, I did not see the sign placed not far away that read: "It has been in disrepair for a long time and should not be approached by idlers."
The sun hit my face, making my eyes hurt, mottled snow fell on my shoulders, and there was silence all around.
I looked unfocused not far away, and naturally I noticed a figure in white behind me, hidden in the crowd, following me step by step, not far or near.
I was lost in thought when I suddenly heard a loud noise behind me. I looked up in surprise and looked towards the source of the sound. But he was so frightened by the scene in front of him that he forgot to react.
——I saw the top of the city wall collapse suddenly, and several huge rocks suddenly rolled down towards me. They fell very fast, and they were in front of me in the blink of an eye.
My pupils couldn't help but widen. I'm afraid it's too late to escape now.
It was so quiet that I couldn't even hear who was shouting or screaming. The stones in his pupils continued to enlarge, making it impossible for him to react. He could only stay in place.
Suddenly a light and shadow came from behind, grabbed my waist, and with irresistible force, took me into my arms.
The heartbeat that was about to stop suddenly started beating violently as the person approached.
I smelled a familiar smell, which went straight to the tip of my nose, and then penetrated into my heart. Mu Ran's eyes were a little sour.
Amid the billowing smoke and dust, I boldly opened my eyes and saw the man's flying clothes and the huge tension in his body's movements.
At the critical moment, he protected himself in his arms. The man held his arms and half pressed me down, protecting me and blocking the large and small falling rocks for me.
I tried my best to raise my head in the wind and sand, but saw that Xie Yi had a mask on his face, covering his face underneath. The hair hanging down from her shoulders covered half of her face, and she didn't say a word.
Only I could vaguely see the flash of fierce love in the deep eyes under the mask.
He is my young man. At this moment, he was protecting himself tightly without any care.
I was not hit by a huge boulder, it all fell on Xie Yi.
I still maintained that stupid look, my breath slipping from the tip of my nose was trembling, and my eyes looked at his exposed eyebrows in shock.
I only heard a muffled cry from him being hit, and I subconsciously reached out to hug him, but I couldn't hold him.
After the danger passed, the man stood up and retreated two meters away from me, regardless of his bloody back. The face returned to indifference
"I'm offended. Miss, please respect yourself."
The cold tone, as if talking to a stranger, hit me and made me suddenly wake up, like falling into an ice cave.
"Miss, Miss, are you okay?" A crowd of people gathered around me to check if I was injured, but I secretly caught a glimpse of the person turning away without saying a word from the corner of my eye.
The lonely figure on the back makes people want to cry.
That night I developed a high fever and had recurring nightmares.
In the dream, there seems to be a person dressed in white like snow, who is like a green bamboo, and the corners of his eyes and brows seem to hide the spring light, which makes people feel that the time has been peaceful. When I came closer, he floated away cruelly into the distance with his light.
I can only watch us drifting apart. I cried hoarsely, but there was nothing I could do.
When I woke up early the next morning, I realized that it was like a big dream, my throat was swollen and uncomfortable, and I felt like I was having another day of confusion.
