Chapter 81: Confidant
The two went to the backyard together and sat down at the table in the pavilion, host and guest, while Xia Yan set up a barbecue grill and started a fire to warm the wine.
Although it was winter, the three of them were all people with cultivation, and their blood was surging, so they didn't feel the cold. Besides, there was a barbecue stove burning nearby.
"It's a pity that it's a sunny day and the plum blossoms in the courtyard haven't bloomed yet. Otherwise, if the plum blossoms were in full bloom and there were a few heavy snowflakes floating in the sky, it would be more poetic for us to sit here and drink together." Qin Ziling looked at the beauty opposite him, then looked at the sun hanging in the sky outside, and couldn't help but say with a little regret.
"I didn't expect Mr. Qin to be such a gentleman!" Xiao Qing said with a hint of surprise on his face.
"Haha, don't think that I'm a rough guy just because I have a beard and only know how to hunt. If we really compare literary talent, I may not lose to you, the eldest lady of the Xiao family!" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
"Really?" Xiao Qing forgot her worries for a moment when she heard Qin Ziling say this. She pointed at the plum blossoms in the courtyard and said, "Although the plum blossoms haven't bloomed yet, I don't think it will prevent Mr. Qin from writing a poem about plum blossoms! As long as Mr. Qin can write a poem about plum blossoms within a quarter of an hour, I will admit that I am not as good as you and punish myself with three cups of wine."
Qin Ziling couldn't help but show a look of surprise when he heard this, and thought to himself, no way, such a familiar plot, do I, a time traveler, have to start the showy mode of reciting poems and composing music?
"Mr. Qin, are you just joking?" Xiao Qing saw the surprise on Qin Ziling's face. He felt that it should be so, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
In fact, ever since Qin Ziling bought the Tianji Bone-Repairing Cream through her, Xiao Qing had developed a sense of mutual admiration for him. So when she heard Qin Ziling say that he was a talented writer, Xiao Qing was both surprised and expectant.
After all, she is the eldest daughter of a wealthy and prestigious family, and she still hopes that the man she admires can be both civil and military, rather than just a vulgar man.
Qin Ziling saw that Xiao Qing had obviously misunderstood him, and recalled some plots of time-travel novels he had read before, and suddenly felt a little evil.
"Isn't it just a poem about plum blossoms? Why does it take a quarter of an hour? Look, I'll write one for Miss Xiao Qing right now!" Qin Ziling was thinking of certain scenes in his mind, and said this in a very arrogant tone. Then he stood up, facing the plum blossoms in the courtyard, leaving Xiao Qing with a showy back.
Xiao Qing and Xia Yan, who was busy nearby, suddenly opened their eyes wide with a look of disbelief on their faces.
No way, can this big bearded man really recite poems about plum blossoms?
How could they know that the bearded man in front of them was a time traveler. Before traveling through time, he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He read books every day when he had nothing to do. As a result, he inadvertently became a scholar with a wealth of knowledge and profound learning.
Xiao Qing and Xia Yan were just surprised and unconvinced when Qin Ziling said, "The more the snow and wind rage, the more majestic it is. Among flowers, the integrity is the strongest."
"The more fierce the snow and wind, the more majestic it is; the flowers have the strongest integrity." Qin Ziling had just recited the first two sentences when Xiao Qing's body trembled slightly. She stood up involuntarily, staring at Qin Ziling's back with complicated eyes.
Xia Yan also forgot what she was doing and was so shocked that she raised her hand to cover her mouth, fearing that she would make a sound.
The poem is not particularly beautiful or wonderful, but Qin Ziling was able to produce it in such a short time, and it seems that he was using the plum blossom to metaphorically praise Xiao Qing, which is extremely rare and precious.
"It is natural for it to drift away as time goes by, and it is shameful to beg for mercy from the God of Spring ." Qin Ziling continued to recite the last two sentences.
When Qin Ziling recited the last two sentences, Xiao Qing was actually a little dazed, and tears as big as beans rolled down her pretty face.
If the first two sentences only use the plum blossoms standing proudly in the wind and snow to express a metaphor for a person's unyielding quality when facing a strong enemy, it cannot be said that Qin Ziling is referring to Xiao Qing, because many poems about plum blossoms in the Great Qi Kingdom have such expressions.
But the last two sentences hit the nail on the head, describing that the plum blossoms are out of season and are willing to fall and leave, with shame and begging for mercy, which completely hit Xiao Qing's deepest emotions.
Isn't she now like the plum blossom that has passed its most beautiful season and is about to wither and die? But how could she beg for mercy from her family or her uncles, and how could she surrender to Xiao Liu who just came?
After Qin Ziling finished reading the poem, he slowly turned around, feeling secretly proud. He thought that Xiao Qing and Xia Yan must have expressions of shock and admiration on their faces. However, he saw that Xiao Qing, this strong woman, was actually in tears, looking pitiful and lovable, while Xia Yan was even worse. Her shoulders were even trembling and she actually sobbed softly.
"This, this, Miss Xiao Qing, Miss Xia Yan, what happened to you?" Qin Ziling was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.
This is not right, that’s not how the novel is written!
"Nothing!" Xiao Qing suddenly woke up, wiped the tears from her face, and bowed deeply to Qin Ziling, saying: "Thank you Mr. Qin for the poem!"
"Miss Xiao Qing, you are too polite. It's just a casual thing. It's nothing." Qin Ziling said modestly, secretly relieved in his heart.
He didn't have much experience in love in his previous life, not to mention the original owner of this body, who was still a virgin. As for that old devil Li Mo, you can let him play with zombies, but he is not interested in matters at all, let alone know how to coax a crying beauty.
"Mr. Qin is too modest. You are a truly talented person. Xiao Qing is willing to drink three cups as punishment." Xiao Qing said hurriedly, and then asked Qin Ziling to sit down again. Then, he drank three cups in a row.
After three cups of wine, Xiao Qing's pretty face flushed slightly, and her beautiful eyes looked at Qin Ziling from time to time, which made Qin Ziling feel a little uneasy.
Could it be that this woman fell in love with me just because of this poem?
Xiao Qing was a woman of such a young age that it was impossible for her to fall for Qin Ziling so easily. However, she had always felt a sense of admiration for Qin Ziling as a hero. Now that she had read this poem, she had already regarded Qin Ziling as her only confidant in her life.
In this world, even her dearest parents don’t know what she is really insisting on and what she cares about the most!
But this man in front of her, who looks like just a rough man, understands her and knows her!
"Mr. Qin, if you don't mind, how about we call each other brother and sister? I'll call you Brother Qin, and you can call me by my name or Qing'er." Xiao Qing suddenly said, her pretty face looking even more rosy against the fire beside her, making her, who originally had a heroic look, exude a unique and attractive femininity.
"Cough cough!" Qin Ziling was drinking and was caught off guard and choked.
"Mr. Qin, are you unwilling?" Xiao Qing showed a hint of disappointment when he saw this.
She truly regarded Qin Ziling as a close friend, which was why she suddenly had this idea.
