Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

2171  Marriage Ceremony (7)

"Perhaps?" Prime Minister Lan answered with hesitation.

Emperor Yang Zhou chuckled. "Forget I ask."

Feelings were a luxury for him and he could only give some faint feelings to some people whom he deemed worthy. Long Qian Xing was among them and so far Emperor Yang Zhou felt that Long Qian Xing was pretty good. As for other kind of feelings?

He would only hurt himself if he were to develop any feelings for others. Even if he had taken a liking to the woman in his harem more than the official Empress, Emperor Yang Zhou could not give any promise.

Because he knew very well that anyone he showed even the slightest bit of favor would definitely be targeted by the others. In that situation, how could he possibly show his favor?

Emperor Yang Zhou shook his head.

He turned to look at the Long Family Residence behind him and felt that Long Qian Xing is truly lucky and brave. Between opening up one's heart for others to enter and allowed one to be hurt or simply closed it all and not letting anyone enter and be hurt, which one was better?

He didn't know. Everyone had their own choices and path.

For Long Qian Xing, the first one was the option he wanted to take for various reasons. And for Emperor Yang Zhou, his only option to survive was the second one.

Emperor Yang Zhou sighed. 'I hope you will be happy, Long Qian Xing.'

…

Long Qian Xing and Nan Hua's side

While waiting for Long Qian Xing, Nan Hua ate some porridge and after that, she sat on the bed. Her eyes wandered to look at the decorations in the room that was fully furnished in red color.

Red signified happiness in the tradition and culture in this place. After looking around for some time, Nan Hua's eyes moved towards the furniture's placement and silently looked around curiously. She felt that this room was not that bad aside from the fact that it was very red.

She had no preferences for the room color, though. Nan Hua silently warmed up the sobering soup she had prepared before. The taste was not very good, but it was strong enough to ensure Long Qian Xing would be able to wake up after drinking this. "Help him stand up." n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Come on, General Xing."

The laughter of the people outside could be heard and Nan Hua heard their faint footsteps. She arched her eyebrows slightly and felt that Long Qian Xing was fooling them. There was no way Long Qian Xing would get drunk so easily.

Soon, the sound of laughter went away and then the door was opened. Long Qian Xing walked inside and looked in Nan Hua's direction. "Hua'er."

Seeing his appearance, Nan Hua shook her head and beckoned for him to come closer. "Come and drink this first."

"Yes." Long Qian Xing nodded obediently and then took the bowl from Nan Hua. The bitter taste entered his mouth, but he didn't care about it too much. At this time, his eyes were focused on Nan Hua in front of him.

The sobering tea worked very well. Even though Long Qian Xing had done some tricks to make sure he would not be drunk, he still felt uncomfortable and a bit dizzy because he drank so much wine not long ago. Now, he felt much better and more sober. "Are you alright?" Nan Hua asked.

Long Qian Xing blinked his eyes and then smiled. "Don't worry. I'm fine."

"You switched with water, didn't you?" Nan Hua asked in a low voice, her eyes showed faint amusement.

To answer this question, Long Qian Xing only nodded and smiled.

Even before the marriage ceremony started, Long Qian Xing had guessed that his friends would want to make trouble with him. After all, he was usually the arrogant and domineering one.

It was a rare chance for them to make trouble. For the sake of his own health, Long Qian Xing prepared some water to replace the wine and made sure to exchange most of the wine he had to drink with water. So even though his stomach was uncomfortable, he was not dead drunk. Even though Long Qian Xing had drunk many wines during the celebration with his soldiers, he didn't want to be drunk today.

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After all, he still wanted to be sober enough for what he was about to do. "Do you need to relieve yourself first?" Nan Hua asked in a low voice. No matter what, Long Qian Xing had drunk so much.

"I have gone before coming here." Long Qian Xing shook his head and then moved to behind Nan Hua. "Let me take off the hairpins."

Nan Hua wore a lot of hair decorations for today. Even if it was not as much as those who married into the Imperial Family, but it was still a lot and quite complicated. "You need to open this one and then…"

WIth Nan Hua helping to give instruction, Long Qian Xing was able to untangle Nan Hua's hair. The long hair fell freely on the bed, looking smooth and silky. After that, Nan Hua turned around to look at Long Qian Xing.

The two of them looked at each other. "You're very beautiful today, Hua'er," Long Qian Xing whispered. He leaned closer and locked his lips with Nan Hua's.

The smell of wine entangled with the fragrance of flowers. After a few moments of tasting, Long Qian Xing released Nan Hua and then whispered, "I'm not going to let you go no matter what."

Nan Hua blinked her eyes as she looked at Long Qian Xing's eyes that were staring at her closely. She could see her face in his eyes. She raised her hand and hugged the back of Long Qian Xing's neck. "I'm the one who will never let you go."

Long Qian Xing smiled and then leaned closer once more.

The night is still long. *cough*

For the next scene, you can imagine the scene in your mind by yourself. I’m sure you have better imagination than me in this regards >.<

Sorahana

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