vrcanaries Chapter 360 Marry her
Chapter 360 Marry her
That's it?
Lu Xuan wanted to roll his eyes.
The two of them had finally talked about their past and were about to reconcile. If he said this, wouldn't he be trying to break them up?
However, she was not anxious, but General Lu was.
He stood up immediately and said, "No, it's not clear yet. Wait a minute!"
With a sudden thought, Lu Xuan pulled Jiang Xing out and turned to say to General Lu and Xu Shu, "You two can talk slowly. The prince is impatient. I'll take him out for some fresh air first..."
"Snap!" The lock was closed and the two of them were locked in the room together.
Lu Xuan couldn't help laughing, and Jiang Xing smiled at her.
Jiang Xing put down the lock and said, "Don't look at my elder brother, he is good at leading troops to kill the enemy. He is really dull and rigid when it comes to feelings. He is similar to those old ministers in the court. He has inherited the essence of those stubborn old men of the Xie family. He ranks second in the Duke's Mansion and no one dares to rank first.
"I just stopped talking here. He must be wondering if I'm ordering Xu Shu to leave. A guest should follow the host's wishes. If Xu Shu leaves, he might never see him again. So, isn't he anxious?"
Lu Xuan laughed happily, "Don't say that, you still understand Big Brother!"
General Lu really didn't know that he had been seen through a long time ago.
Now standing in front of Xu Shu, I didn't know where to put my hands.
"Just now, I didn't know the relationship between you and A Xuan. I thought you were just an ordinary customer, so...so I didn't want to implicate you."
Xu Shu's eyes were filled with tears, and his smile was tinged with tears. "So, just because I'm not an ordinary guest, I can be implicated?"
General Lu nodded, stood there, rubbing his fingers helplessly, not knowing what to do.
"I, I'm not a general now. I have no title or status. I can't even go back to the Duke's Mansion. Do you... mind?"
"Do you mind?" Xu Shu raised an eyebrow and approached him tremblingly. "What's your relationship with me? Why should I mind you? Whether you are a general or not, what does it have to do with me? Fifteen years ago, when you wanted to find out the truth for Sister Siyu, you didn't tell me. Later, when you left for the border, you still didn't think of telling me. I got all this information from other people!"
She couldn't hold back the tears on her face and they rushed down, but her stubborn jawline remained taut, stubborn and arrogant.
I thought Lu Xuan would retreat, but this time, he froze.
A pair of eyes stained with vicissitudes of life were filled with water waves, and his chin was trembling. He watched her pressing forward with a fierce momentum. When she took the last step towards him, he suddenly held her in his arms.
"Shu'er, I was wrong! Fifteen years ago, I owed you this: I am willing to marry you..."
For fifteen years, day and night, even though he was sick with longing for his homeland, he never shed a tear.
He rushed across Longchuan for 8,000 miles, and even though he knew that he was being wronged and the court had betrayed him, he never said a word.
He was a great general with a powerful cavalry and a great reputation, but he was also a homeless man who had been hiding from people for more than ten years, living like a rat in the gutter, and scaring children whenever he went out.
In those nights when no one could escape and he was accompanied by loneliness day and night, he never retreated even a little.
But at this moment, I cried out all the sadness and regret.
After experiencing the vicissitudes of life, he thought he had long seen through his fate, but he never expected that God would have mercy on him and leave him such a great gift.
Half of her tall body pressed against Xu Shu. When his tears had almost dried, she pushed him away and sat down on the drum stool with dissatisfaction.
"You haven't told me yet, did you marry in Longchuan?"
Lu Xuan wiped his tears and laughed frankly, "No, those women are so scared that they hide away when they see me. Who would dare to be my wife?"
"Afraid? Why should they be afraid?"
Xu Shu glanced at him resentfully, "With a look like yours, I doubt there wouldn't be a few women throwing themselves at you. There were so many in the capital before, and it's even more amazing now that you've gone to Longchuan."
Lu Xuan lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, "If it were you, would you be willing to jump on a homeless person? Many people would pull their children away from me when they saw me."
Xu Shu only knew that he had been hunted for the past ten years, but he had no idea that he had lived in such a miserable state. His eyes turned red, and the tears that had just stopped began to wet again.
"Didn't you say that you will be staying in the prince's palace in Longchuan for the next year?"
Lu Xuan was stunned. "In the palace, there are a few people who have told me that they want to marry me..."
As the tears dried, a sharp gaze flashed across her face, bringing with it a gust of icy wind.
Xu Shu had already stood up suddenly, his voice aggressive, "They are all very young, right? So how sincere is General Lu in what he said to me now?"
Lu Xuan was confused.
Wasn't it fine just now?
Why are you being so unreasonable now like before?
His throat moved, and he stammered, "They are indeed quite young..."
Before Xu Shu was about to glare at him again, he quickly interrupted, "But, Shu'er is not old. You are still six or seven years younger than me. If I am old, I am the one who is old..."
Xu Shu froze in place and swallowed back the sharp words he had intended to say.
She touched her hair inconspicuously, lowered her eyes secretly, and picked at her nails from time to time.
Her hair was no longer the black it was many years ago. She was busy with running around, making a living, and hiding every day. She never dressed up like she did in her youth, and she never even touched rouge or powder again.
Coupled with the mental and physical exhaustion, she eventually aged faster than ordinary women.
And her lover, even though he had been hiding from place to place and had experienced the wind and sand for so many years, was still so majestic and handsome, adding to the charm of time.
The back of her hand felt warm, and a pair of rough hands held her hand in the middle.
A tall shadow fell beside her. He squatted beside the drum stool where she sat, his eyes fixed on her with burning intensity. "This time, I'm facing danger again. In the past, I really thought it was best not to tell you. It would protect your safety and make you less sad."
But this time, I didn't want to do that. I brought all the troops from Longchuan back and stationed them eighty miles outside the capital. The prince and I had no way to retreat.
So perhaps, this will be the last few days of my life. I am willing to use these last days to exchange for a fulfilling life with you."
Xu Shu's heart was filled with a wave of disbelief, and he said, "You, you have already..."
Lu Xuan nodded. "A Xuan and the prince have been living in the palace recently due to the passing of the empress dowager. The man behind the scenes, Jiang Yuanfeng, and even the emperor, have attacked them several times. It was discovered that Si Yu's previous death was not suicide, but the emperor's doing. He even contributed to the empress dowager's death."
The prince has been murdered for many years and has lost his mind after being poisoned. Some people in the palace want to kill him as soon as possible. What we are facing is a dead end if we are not careful..."
He held her hand tightly, lowered his head, and tears dripped onto the back of his hand. "But I have no choice but to take this desperate path to return to the Duke's Mansion..."
At this moment, Xu Shu no longer had any gloom in his heart.
The inferiority complex caused by the passing of youth and aging was instantly washed away by tears.
She couldn't bear the pain in her heart and threw herself into his arms.
"Brother Xuan, no matter what happens, you are never allowed to face danger alone again, and you are never allowed to abandon me again!"
He stroked her blue and white hair, his eyes and eyebrows were gentle, "Who said that having white hair is not good-looking?"
He deliberately squatted down and lowered his head in front of her, "Look at me, I have more than you!"
Xu Shu tapped his forehead lightly, "You are a man, how can you be the same as a woman?"
He looked deeply into her eyes with longing, "Then look at yourself. Have you ever treated yourself as a woman in all these years?"
With tears in her eyes, she burst into laughter again.
This day was the day she laughed the most in the past fifteen years.
I just hope this is not a dream and that it won’t waste all the happiness for the rest of her life.
Her fingers touched the gray stubble on his chin, and she kissed him directly with an aggressive attitude.
Four tears burst out, and the two faces pressed tightly together were filled with deep longing that could not be washed away by time. Along with this deep, long, bittersweet kiss, it spread strongly in the room.