20demayo Chapter 393 Worries about Marrying Far Away
Chapter 393 Worries about Marrying Far Away
At the entrance of the General's Mansion, Yingyang watched the departing carriage, a smug smile playing on his lips. He quickly suppressed his smile, becoming serious, and raised his hand to knock on the gate of the General's Mansion.
In Qin Chuyun's boudoir.
When Qin Chuyun heard from her maid that the Rongdi King had come to deliver the examination papers and wanted to supervise her answering the questions in person, she knew that she couldn't avoid it this time and would have to meet Yingyang. She couldn't help but feel a little troubled.
These days she has been hiding in the mansion, avoiding meeting Ying Yang, not because she dislikes him, but because she even has a slight, inexplicable fondness for him.
Before that unspoken understanding was revealed, when Yingyang was still Yang Ying, they interacted as friends and had a very pleasant relationship. Qin Chuyun would occasionally remark that they regretted not meeting sooner.
If Young Master Yang had lived in Liyang, and if the two had met again sooner after he helped her find her way home in childhood, would her life have been more colorful?
But when Ying Yang revealed his identity as the Rongdi King and expressed his feelings to her, Qin Chuyun knew she didn't have the courage to face him again as a future queen.
Because there are many things she hasn't thought through yet.
If she reciprocates Yingyang's feelings, it means she will be married off to the Rongdi tribe.
She was about to leave the familiar city of Liyang, the place where she was born and raised. She was also about to leave her family and friends: her father, her stepmother, her sister Xuan, her brother-in-law...
And there were also the maids who had served her since childhood!
She couldn't bear to part with any of them!
She was used to her boudoir, her writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and every plant and tree in the General's Mansion was familiar to her. She could walk around the General's Mansion several times with her eyes closed without getting lost...
In the distant Rongdi tribe, with its unfamiliar environment, unfamiliar people, and unfamiliar etiquette and rules, she was completely clueless, with no one to consult with.
She was all alone, facing a large group of Rongdi tribesmen. She didn't know their temperaments, nor did she know who was related to whom, who was related to whom, or who disliked each other...
Just thinking about it gives me a headache!
If she suffers injustice or has troubles, it will be extremely difficult for her to return to Liyang, let alone go back to her parents' home to ask her family for help.
If Yingyang can remain faithful to this love until death, she will be considered lucky. However, she will eventually grow old, and her beauty will fade like yesterday's flowers. What will she do if Yingyang falls in love with someone else?
She had nowhere to cry!
But should I reject Yingyang's feelings because of this?
Qin Chuyun was also a little reluctant to part with it.
She was deeply moved when Yingyang gave her that little sachet, wishing her a peaceful life.
Of course she remembered giving this little sachet to a boy who had helped her when she was a child. She never expected that the two of them would meet again after so many years.
So Qin Chuyun gave up her idea of running away from home. She thought that if one day she could go to Yancheng with this grown-up older brother, it would definitely be a pleasant journey.
She harbored secret feelings for the boy and got his mother's approval.
The young lady was delighted and hoped that the two of them could become a couple.
Qin Chuyun neither agreed nor disagreed; they simply confided in each other like friends, chatting, eating delicious food, and shopping together...
Then, how did he suddenly become the King of Rongdi?
Qin Chuyun was completely unprepared for this.
Her troubles stemmed from her confusion and fear of the unknown.
Regardless of Qin Chuyun's feelings, there is no doubt that Yingyang was sent by imperial decree to deliver the exam papers to her.
As a result, two elderly and experienced nannies were added to Qin Chuyun's boudoir, and four head maids guarded the door. Wu Yulan was on high alert to prevent the two from meeting this time.
Ying Yang, without any pretense or formality, laid out the test papers one by one in front of Qin Chuyun in a businesslike manner.
Qin Chuyun reluctantly composed a poem about winter, but then lost interest until Yingyang spread out the map of the Xia Kingdom in front of her.
Qin Chuyun's eyes lit up. He picked up the map and examined it carefully, and fragments of his time with his father flashed through his mind.
In her memory, her father rarely came home, but whenever he did, he would stay in his study all day without going out.
She missed her father, so she would often go to the study to see him.
She remembered that on one entire wall of her father's study hung a map of the Xia Kingdom.
Her father would hold her in his arms and stand in front of the map, pointing out the locations and names of towns, mountains, and rivers, and telling her about the products of different parts of Xia Kingdom, the different climates, and the differences in customs and traditions...
Sometimes her father would hum a mountain tune and tell her folk tales and legends from the mountains and countryside...
She spent many wonderful times with her father.
Later, when she grew up, she would often go to her father's study when he was not at home, stay in a place that belonged to her father, miss him, recall the past, and look at the map of Xia Kingdom again and again until she memorized it.
Even with her eyes closed, she could meticulously depict every mountain, river, city, and town of Xia Kingdom in her mind, down to the last detail.
Yingyang sat to the side, watching Qin Chuyun write diligently at her desk. This girl, only seventeen years old, was as steady as a mountain, never smiling.
Her eyes were clear and bright, with a hint of joy. When she was thinking seriously, her brows would sometimes furrow and sometimes relax, and her expression was as lively as a fairy in the mountains and forests.
A surge of emotion rose in Yingyang's heart. He wanted to hold the woman in front of him tightly in his arms, ride his horse and gallop, and take her to see the vast grasslands and the cattle and sheep covering the mountains and plains!
Show her the oasis under the blue sky and the smiles on the faces of her people after a hard day's work!
But all those thoughts ultimately turned into a sigh. Ying Yang saw the map that Qin Chuyun had already drawn and said something.
"I'm going home!"
"what?"
Qin Chuyun was checking himself for any mistakes in writing or remembering when he suddenly heard Ying Yang's words and was somewhat stunned.
"My people think what I'm doing is absurd..."
Ying Yang chuckled and touched his smooth chin, meeting Qin Chuyun's puzzled gaze.
“I changed my appearance as much as possible, donning the clothes of the Xia Kingdom, but deep down I am still a Rongdi person. I bear the future of the Rongdi tribe on my shoulders. I thought my marriage and the future of the tribe were not in conflict, but I was too naive…”
Eagle's gaze suddenly became deep and lingering.
"I thought that once I found the girl I loved, we could work together to revitalize the tribe, but I forgot that you also have your own dreams."
Yingyang reached out and took the map with the place names filled in by Qin Chuyun, and examined it carefully.
"Your dream may be to travel across the mountains and rivers of Xia Kingdom, to see the scenery of Xia Kingdom, to taste the delicacies of various places, and to make friends with the people you meet along the way, but it may not be to return to your hometown with me, because that is not a place you are familiar with..."
Qin Chuyun lowered his head, pursed his lips tightly, and remained silent for a long time.
The atmosphere between the two was not awkward; on the contrary, a touch of warmth was growing between them.
"But what I promised you will always stand by me. I will give you the freedom you want, and I will go with you wherever you want to go!"
Ying Yang suddenly stood up, smiled slightly at Qin Chuyun, and said earnestly.