Chapter 295: Forever and Ever (Finale)
When Mengxi and Xiao Jun returned to the agreed location, only Xiao Xia and Ouyang Di were there. Cheng Yuan and the Third Master had come down earlier and could not wait for them, so they went back first.
After getting on the carriage, they drove all the way to Zhanyuan Garden. When the carriage stopped, Mengxi opened the curtain and said:
"Second Master is also tired after a day, go back and rest early"
Xiao Jun, who was about to enter Zhanyuan, was startled and said:
"That's fine, then Xi'er should wash up and rest early."
As Xiao Jun spoke, he turned his horse around. Looking at Xiao Jun's disappearing back, Mengxi suddenly felt a little reluctant and wanted to call him, but she didn't say it in the end. Feeling lost, she let down the curtain and went back to Canghai Cottage.
Zhiqiu and others were already waiting at the door. Mengxi was really tired and wanted to go back to the bedroom to rest as soon as she got off the car. Zhiqiu pulled her back and said:
"Miss, I know you must be tired after swimming all day, so I prepared hot water. You will feel more comfortable if you soak in it first."
As Zhiqiu was speaking, he helped Mengxi walk to the bathroom on the first floor. Mengxi thought about it and felt that taking a bath would make her feel more comfortable and relieve her fatigue.
As soon as she entered the bathroom, Mengxi was shocked. This Zhiqiu was really capable of making trouble. She saw a pool of crystal clear water with colorful petals floating on it, slowly emitting hot steam. She turned around and said:
"But why would you bother taking a bath? The bottom of this pool is paved with black jade, and the water from it is very healthy. There's no need to go through all this trouble."
"Miss, you may not know. Master Ouyang said that the fragrance of this flower can relax people and eliminate fatigue. After washing, the skin will remain fragrant and especially refreshed and comfortable... Different petals have different effects. For example, this peony flower..."
It's Ouyang Di again! She just said one sentence, but Zhiqiu said a lot. Mengxi was overwhelmed when she heard Zhiqiu talking like chanting a sutra.
Afraid of Zhiqiu's nagging, Mengxi shut up and started washing obediently.
After taking a shower and drying her hair, Zhiqiu was about to put it up, but Mengxi waved her hand and said:
"It's so late, don't bother, just leave it like this."
As Mengxi was speaking, she stood up. Zhiqiu hesitated and said:
"Miss, you just fell asleep in the pool. I didn't tell you that the Second Master is here and is waiting in the hall. Zhichun has gone to prepare clothes for you and will be here soon."
Hearing that Xiao Jun was back, Mengxi was delighted, but she felt something was wrong. She glanced at Zhiqiu and asked doubtfully:
"Didn't you just go back? Why are you back again? It's so late. What's the matter?"
"I don't know, Miss, you will know when you go and take a look."
As they were talking, Zhichun came in with a pile of clothes. Mengxi took a look and frowned. Zhichun was really devoted to the color red. How could he find such a set of bright red clothes to wear in the middle of the night?
Although she always hated the color red, after a day of traveling with Xiao Jun, Mengxi's heart was filled with strange feelings. The red color didn't seem so eye-catching anymore. Thinking that Xiao Jun was still waiting for her, she didn't say anything. After some effort by Zhiqiu and Zhichun, she was dressed up. Zhiqiu even inserted a red silk flower diagonally in her temples.
Mengxi rolled her eyes at her and reached out to take it off. Zhiqiu hurriedly stopped her and said,
"Miss, you are usually too plain. This is so nice. It matches your clothes perfectly."
Hearing this, Mengxi suddenly remembered the scene when Xiao Jun put a flower on her finger during the day. He also said that she was too plain. Thinking of this, Mengxi put down her hands and looked in the mirror carefully. She was wearing a bright red dress, her three thousand black hair was carefully tied up into a high concentric bun by Zhiqiu, and she wore a silver hollow golden phoenix hairpin. Her every move made a clear and pleasant ding-dong sound. Her beautiful eyes turned slightly, and she looked unusually delicate and gorgeous in the mirror.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she was unusually beautiful, although it was very different from her usual plainness, but she went to see him. The sweetness of the day had not yet faded, and her heart seemed to still float on that high peak. She was willing to be beautiful for him.
Supporting Zhiqiu, he slowly came to the living room. When he pushed the door open, Mengxi was stunned.
How long had she slept in the pool?
Xiao Jun, who was waiting in the hall, had also washed up and looked fresh, and was even wearing a bright red dress. Looking at Xiao Jun and then at myself, this outfit, if it were in my previous life, would have been a set of couple outfits!
The more she looked at them, the more they looked like a newlywed couple.
He shook his head, thinking that he was so exhausted today that such thoughts could even come to his mind.
Seeing Xiao Jun looking at her infatuatedly, Meng Xi's heart skipped a beat. She took a deep breath, took lotus steps lightly, and slowly stepped forward, bowed gently, and said:
"Second Master An, it's so late, why are you back again?"
After hearing this, Xiao Jun came back to his senses, looked at Meng Xi with a slightly awkward expression, coughed lightly, and said:
"Um, Xi'er, don't you remember what day it is today?"
Mengxi was confused. The eighth day of the fifth lunar month didn't seem to be a festival. Although she didn't know much about the ancient lunar festivals, she had been here for six years after all. She couldn't remember what festival it was today. She shook her head and said:
"Didn't we just celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival? Today isn't a holiday!"
After hearing this, Xiao Jun's expression darkened and he said:
"It seems that Xi'er really doesn't remember?"
"Second Master, tell me about it?"
"Xi'er, today... today is our sixth wedding anniversary."
Xiao Jun's low and slightly magnetic voice confused Meng Xi. They had been married for so long, but she didn't remember it. She was too careless. No wonder he looked so gloomy. Just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of a cunning flash in Xiao Jun's eyes. Meng Xi suddenly woke up, her face turned cold, and she said:
"Second Master forgot that we divorced four years ago"
"divorce?"
It was the first time that Xiao Jun heard this word. He was stunned and repeated it casually.
Sweat! Why are there modern words again? Mengxi shuddered, a layer of tiny beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and she became more sober. She saw Xiao Jun looking at her in confusion, and coughed and said:
"Well, Second Master heard it wrong. It was leaving. Mengxi said that Second Master wrote a divorce letter four years ago and Mengxi left the Xiao Mansion. How can she still say that we have been married for six years?"
After hearing this, Xiao Jun shook his head and asked doubtfully:
"Have I ever written a divorce letter to Xier? I don't remember it. I think Xier remembered it wrong. We have always been husband and wife. Where did the divorce letter come from?"
What happened to Xiao Jun today? He actually lied with his eyes open? Meng Xi reached out to touch his forehead and said:
"Second Master, you don't have a fever, right? Why are you talking nonsense?"
Xiao Jun reached out and held Meng Xi's hand, and said seriously:
"Xi'er, stop talking nonsense. Where is the divorce letter you mentioned? Bring it to me and let me see it."
Meeting Xiao Jun's unusually confident gaze, Mengxi's heart moved and she turned back to look at Zhiqiu, only to see that Zhiqiu and Zhichun were pale and looking at her nervously. Pulling her hands away, Mengxi left the living room and went straight to the study upstairs.
He went to the study and took out a box from a small cabinet against the west wall. He opened it and found it was empty. The divorce letter was missing!
Turning around to look in the small cabinet, she saw her dowry that had been pawned long ago. She didn't know when the dowry was returned. She remembered that she asked Li Du to redeem it when she had money later, but the pawnshop owner said that it had been sold and could not be redeemed. How come it was returned now?
He took out the small dressing box, poured out everything, and looked at the items one by one.
Who is it? He actually exchanged the divorce letter for a dowry!
There is only one person who can enter this study and open this cabinet...
"Xi'er, our marriage is still going on, and this dowry is proof of it."
After hearing what Xiao Jun said, Mengxi trembled all over and turned around suddenly, only to see Zhiqiu, Zhichun, Ouyang Di and others who followed her were looking at her with bated breath.
"you……"
Seeing Mengxi's stern tone, his face turned from red to white, and from white to blue, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, everyone knelt down.
Zhiqiu said tremblingly:
"I swear that I have no second thoughts about you. Before Zhixia passed away, her only wish was that you and the Second Master could have a good ending. I beg you to fulfill this wish."
"Miss, please fulfill Zhixia's wish!"
"Miss, please fulfill Zhixia's wish!"
Zhichun and Zhidong also kowtowed in agreement. When mentioning Zhixia, Mengxi's heart ached. Her eyes swept over the people kneeling on the ground one by one, and finally stopped at Ouyang Di. These four girls have been together since childhood, and their feelings are deep. For Zhixia's last wish, it is understandable. But Ouyang Di is different. Is he no longer loyal because he likes Zhiqiu?
All men in this world are the same, they value women over friendship!
Looking at Ouyang Di, a trace of contempt flashed across Mengxi's eyes. Ouyang Di shuddered unconsciously and kowtowed, saying:
"Master, Brother Xiao has a special affection for you. I sincerely hope that you and Brother Xiao can be together forever. I am worried that the Emperor will issue an edict to grant you a marriage, which will lead to tragedy. That is why I resorted to this desperate measure. I swear that I will be loyal to you. Zhiqiu and I love each other and are in love with each other. I beg you to help me."
After hearing this, Mengxi became confused again. She was confident that she was an open-minded master. If the two were really in love, why wouldn't she help them get together and do something to break them up and make them betray her?
Mengxi was confident that she was not that bad a deal breaker.
Seeing Zhiqiu's face flushed red, looking at her nervously and eagerly, Mengxi became even more confused. She liked to tease them, but she never showed any intention of stopping them. How could she ...
Seeing Mengxi frowning, Zhiqiu knelt down and kowtowed, saying:
"Miss, I have sworn that if you are divorced, I will never marry and stay with you forever. If you really want to be alone for the rest of your life, I will definitely accompany you..."
Zhiqiu's words woke Mengxi up from her dream. That was it. Zhichun and Zhidong had been paired up for a long time, but they couldn't bear to leave her, so they kept her by their side. Zhiqiu was already 21 years old, but she had never talked about marriage. She had mentioned it before, but Zhiqiu just said there was no rush. Although in ancient times, Zhiqiu was considered an old girl at this age, but in modern times she is still a young girl. Seeing that Zhiqiu and Ouyang Di were in love with each other, she was not in a hurry. She didn't expect that she was the one who delayed Zhiqiu.
Looking up at Xiao Jun, she only gave him a she didn't expect to end up being abandoned by everyone. Even Zhiqiu, the loyal little hot pepper, betrayed her and stole the divorce letter that she had worked so hard to get.
Just because of what she said, without a divorce letter, the oath will not take effect!
Am I really being too pretentious? It would have been fine if there were ancestral precepts blocking her before, but now the Xiao family has changed the ancestral precepts for her. If she continues to insist on her own way, not only will it hurt his feelings and delay Zhiqiu, I'm afraid these people will really turn against her. Just think about it, how can she live like that? It will definitely be a miserable life!
Just as I was thinking about it, a faint fragrance came to me.
A hundred years of happy marriage is over!
When did Zhiqiu light this thing in the study?
She remembered that Zhiqiu had asked her to prepare this incense for her some time ago because her brother Li Du was getting married, saying that it should be secretly placed in the bridal chamber on the wedding night. At that time, she also wanted to play a prank, so she followed Zhiqiu and prepared the incense for her.
As expected, a wicked person cannot do what he does. He made incense to harm others, but he did not expect to receive retribution in this life. Thinking of this, she felt a little dry in the mouth. She wanted to ask someone to pour her a cup of tea, but when she looked down, she found that everyone in the room had left without her knowing, leaving only her and Xiao Jun.
Xiao Jun had come to her side without knowing when, and was looking at her with a dazed look. When he saw that she finally looked at him, he leaned over and whispered in her ear:
"Xi'er..."
Xiao Jun's voice was low and slightly magnetic, and the breath from his mouth caressed Mengxi's ears. Mengxi felt a tingling sensation and her whole body became hot. Looking at the slightly moving Adam's apple and the warm lips, she felt as if she saw a long-desired spring of sweet water, and she couldn't help but greet it.
Seeing Mengxi kissing him actively, Xiao Jun was surprised at first, then his breathing became rapid. He hugged her in his arms, from shallow to deep, tasting her softness eagerly, until he could no longer breathe, and then let go.
Gazing at Xiao Jun affectionately, she gently stroked his eyes and nose with her slender jade fingers, gently stroked his lips, to his neck, stroked his Adam's apple, and stroked deeper and deeper... Xiao Jun's breathing became heavier, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead. He looked at Mengxi intoxicatedly and asked hoarsely:
"Xi'er, are you ready..."
Mengxi said nothing, her fingers gradually penetrated into the shirt, and moved downwards, in circles...
His Adam's apple moved and he swallowed hard. Xiao Jun picked up Mengxi and carried her sideways, then walked towards the bedroom.
Mengxi was shocked when she kicked open the bedroom door.
There are big red double happiness patterns pasted on the bed and windows, and the two red candles on the table have already been lit. The flickering candlelight covers the bedroom in a hazy red, exuding a warm and festive atmosphere.
The gauze curtains and bedding were all changed to bright red.
Flowers!
The newly decorated bedroom was filled with roses, gorgeous but not crowded. The bright red roses! The rich fragrance of the flowers created a romantic atmosphere in the room, which made Mengxi feel sweet...
No wonder Cheng Yuan chose today to ask me out. Early in the morning, these girls were either busy with something, and in the end only Haitang followed me... Looking at these people's good intentions, Mengxi's eyes were misty.
Such a friend, such a lover, what else could I ask for in my life!
Xiao Jun whispered in Mengxi's ear:
"Xi'er, do you like it?"
Mengxi let out a moan.
"Xi'er once said that roses represent love, and nine hundred and ninety-nine roses represent eternity. Fortunately, May is the season when roses are in full bloom. Otherwise, I would have to spend time making silk flowers. Xi'er, here are exactly nine hundred and ninety-nine roses. Not only in this life, but the two of us will be together forever..."
Facing those passionate eyes and listening to the ambiguous and lingering love words, Mengxi felt as if she was in a fairy tale.
At this moment, happiness is no longer far away from her.
In the red tent, watching Mengxi clumsily unbuttoning his shirt, the sweat on Xiao Jun's forehead turned into a stream. He tried his best to restrain the desire that had been ignited long ago, and said hoarsely and laboriously:
"Xi'er, I'll do it. Once you've untied it, I'll..."
The result of Mengxi's active seduction was a horrible scream, and Xiaojun's self-blame mixed with guilt and ecstasy. Xiaojun, who had been sweating profusely, biting his tongue and not daring to move, and restrained himself strongly, murmured helplessly:
"Xi'er, you, you...how could you..."
A Yuanpa made them waste six years, and in the end they realized that his misunderstanding of her was so deep. Although all this had long been resolved by love and was no longer important to him and her, the gift Mengxi gave him that night still shocked him.
At this moment, he felt nothing but pity. Although he was sweating profusely, he still carefully wiped her forehead. Only when he saw that her expression had eased did Xiao Jun try to move gently...
The candlelight flickers, the veil ripples, the hibiscus tent is warm, and the spring night is long.
(End of the book)
