Silent Lover 2 (Tanhua) - Chap 51
Chapter 51
It was midnight when Song Liqing opened his eyes, he could faintly see some tiny and misty candle lights, and the surroundings were quiet, so he sat down in panic.
He had obviously returned to his home, but every time he woke up in fear, without exception.
Jun Qiyu has become his nightmare.
“Li Qing, don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
Pei Xingxu’s voice rang in his ears, and at the same time Pei Xingxu held his cold hand.
Only then did Song Liqing feel more at ease, and after taking a short breath, he realized that his thin shirt was soaked in cold sweat.
Pei Xingxu wiped the sweat from his forehead for him.
“What’s wrong? Still dreaming about Jun Qiyu?”
“Um.”
Song Liqing could not deny that he was always haunted by dreams, even though they were nightmares.
“When did I fall asleep?”
“You were crying and crying, and you fell asleep when you were tired of talking. It’s the third watch now.” Pei Xingxu answered him.
“this late……”
Song Liqing heard the sound of the north wind blowing the leaves outside, he bent his legs and hugged his knees, he was extremely cold, not because of the cold weather, but from the bottom of his heart.
He even felt his blood was cold.
“You just sat all night?” Song Liqing asked Pei Xingxu.
“I see you are fast asleep, I don’t want to disturb you.”
As Pei Xingxu spoke, he left the bed and asked questions at a farther place.
“Your clothes are all wet, and you are prone to wind and cold. Are the clothes in this cabinet?”
“Um.”
Song Liqing’s room is simply furnished, with only a huanghuali wood wardrobe.
He was a little flustered, because he slept longer and longer every day, he was always sleepy, and he couldn’t lift his spirits, and he would fall asleep at some point.
After changing into a thin shirt, Song Liqing fell asleep, and Pei Xingxu sat by the bed.
“Li Qing, I came here today to tell you something.” Pei Xingxu said in a low voice, “Loulan sent a letter quickly, saying that my father is seriously ill, maybe…can’t last much longer, I will go back all the way. , I don’t know if I can see him for the last time.”
Song Liqing asked: “Then when will you leave?”
Pei Xingxu said solemnly: “Tomorrow.”
“It is as soon as possible.”
Song Liqing also felt the same way.
It’s just unavoidable.
He didn’t know when Pei Xingxu would return tomorrow, and he didn’t know if he could wait until then.
Then he heard Pei Xingxu say: “Qing Li, why don’t you go to Loulan with me?”
Song Liqing was taken aback.
“What do you think?” Pei Xingxu said again, “I don’t worry about you staying in the capital alone. The people of Loulan are simple and enthusiastic, good at singing and dancing, no worse than Jingguo. There is Populus euphratica forest in the desert oasis, you will definitely like that Kingdom. Moreover, if you come with me, I will definitely protect you for the rest of your life, so you don’t have to worry about being afraid in Jingguo’s capital.”
Song Liqing couldn’t help being moved. He has worked at a desk all his life and has never seen anything in the world.
What’s more, there is Pei Xingxu there.
Song Liqing also wanted to see with his own eyes the desert where Jun Qiyu had been, and the long river that he had mentioned before, and he wanted to know what kind of place it was that made Jun Qiyu grow up like a stranger to him.
“There must be a paradise there.” Song Liqing asked longingly, “Is it far from Si Limu Lake?”
This is one of his selfish intentions, and he also wants to visit the place where his mother died.
“Short and far away, Yili Country has lush water and grass, fat cattle and sheep, Silimu Lake is at the end of Yili Country, we call it Tianbian Jinghai.”
“It sounds beautiful, and it’s far away.” Song Liqing lowered his eyes, “But I can’t go, and even if I go, I can’t see anything.”
The smile on Pei Xingxu’s mouth disappeared.
In fact, he had thought about it a long time ago, Song Liqing was not someone who would just leave without thinking about anything, he couldn’t let go of his relatives.
Both Pei Xingxu and Song Liqing knew very well that Song Liqing’s departure may not necessarily see him and his family again.
“I’m sorry, Xingxu.”
Song Liqing could only say these three words.
“I can understand.”
Pei Xingxu said so, but his heart was filled with sadness. He couldn’t suppress it, his nose was sore, and his eyes were swollen. He reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, trying not to make a sound.
But Song Liqing knew he was crying.
“Then… if I feel better, I will go to Loulan to find you.” Song Liqing promised.
“Li Qing.” Pei Xingxu’s voice was full of tears, “I know you have your own reasons… But why am I afraid, I am very afraid that if I come back, I won’t see you again.”
Pei Xingxu grabbed Song Liqing’s hand and put it next to his cheek, he resisted the urge to cry.
Song Liqing was sad from the heart, and Pei Xingxu had been taking care of his emotions carefully. They all knew that Loulan was so far away that even the foot strength of a carriage would take at least a month.
“I promise you, I will wait for you to come back.”
Pei Xingxu touched the tears, he said sourly: “Okay, don’t break your promise.”
Song Liqing responded softly: “Yes.”
Pei Xingxu restrained his grief, turned around several times when he left, and affirmed the same sentence repeatedly.
“Then you promise, and you are not allowed to break your promise.”
Song Liqing also responded patiently several times.
As soon as Pei Xingxu left, Song Liqing felt that the room was deserted. He always felt that there was wind coming in from the quilt, and the chill couldn’t be stopped no matter how he folded the quilt.
The next day, Pei Xingxu left early, and Song Liqing also went to see him off early in the morning.
The carriage stopped at the outskirts of the city. Song Liqing and Pei Xingxu were side by side. They passed through a plum grove, with thousands of words in their hearts, but they didn’t speak.
The original green hills are bleak and desolate in this solar term, there is a sense of desolation between the heaven and the earth, and the plum blossoms will not be in full bloom at this time, there are only bare branches.
The first light of the rising sun in the east fell on Song Liqing, and he breathed lightly as he walked, exhaling a golden cold air.
“Liqing, what are you thinking?” Pei Xingxu spoke first.
“I was thinking, the last time I was here was five years ago.”
Song Liqing took a breath of air, his nose was filled with coolness.
“Are you admiring the plum blossoms with whom?” Pei Xingxu asked curiously.
Song Liqing shook his head.
“It’s a…wolf I raised.”
“Wolf?”
Pei Xingxu couldn’t believe it, Song Liqing’s temperament was incompatible with a wolf.
“With your temperament, how can you raise wolves?”
“Yeah, I was taken by Jun Qiyu to skip class when I was a child. I met jugglers on the street. Jun Qiyu bought someone else’s dog cub. Later, I realized it was a snow wolf cub when I grew up. You know he even took it away. A silly name, called Little Pig.”
Song Liqing smiled lightly, as if he was moved by the childishness and fun of his childhood.
“At that time, Jun Qiyu was not such a jerk. Although he was stubborn, he was also a hero. He robbed the wolf cubs who were juggling, but gave a lot of money…” Song Liqing suddenly stopped talking, “Forget it, no Tell him.”
Pei Xingxu turned his head and looked at his clear and stunning side face, his eyelashes were dyed golden by the rising sun, he smiled, as if spring blossoms bloomed even in the bleakest season.
But Pei Xingxu felt a little sad.
His past, he has not participated in.
This is his lifelong regret.
“It’s okay, I want to hear it.”
Song Liqing said quietly: “Look, Jun Qiyu is always like this. He bought things but ignored them. I raised the piglets and died of old age. Even when he came back from the Western Regions, he didn’t ask a question. It should be Forget it.”
He was talking about the snow wolf.
He was also talking about himself.
“I can’t see it. Please help me find it. Is the monument of Little Pig still there? It’s probably…northwest.”
Buried in the northwest direction of Meilin, Song Liqing thought it would be closer to Jun Qiyu.
“good.”
Pei Xingxu agreed readily, and led Song Liqing through the plum forest. The place was not messy, and the government had arranged for people to take care of it, so they quickly found the small tomb.
“Is it this one?”
Pei Xingxu put his hand on the tombstone.
Song Liqing touched the handwriting on the short stele, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
“Yes, this is the monument I personally erected for him.” Song Liqing knelt down and said, “Little pig, I’m here to see you. You must not have heard it. If you are reborn as a human, you should vote for a good family. You don’t have to be rich or expensive.” , as long as you are safe and sound.”
Pei Xingxu silently stood by, his eyes couldn’t leave Song Liqing, how could there be such a gentle person in the world? Even if his body was covered with bruises, he didn’t have the slightest malice towards this world, his pets, or even his enemies.
“Okay, if you don’t leave, you will miss the time. You have to rush to the next station before nightfall, otherwise the journey will be long and it will be dangerous.”
“good.”
Pei Xingxu didn’t leave immediately, but faced Song Liqing.
“Before I go, can you allow me to do one thing?”
Song Liqing raised his head slightly and asked, “What?”
What stuck to his forehead was a warm kiss from Pei Xingxu.
Song Liqing was caught off guard.
“I can’t wait for you to agree.” Pei Xingxu finally said like a fool, “If you are angry, remember to wait for me to come back and teach me a lesson.”
Pei Xingxu got on the horse. He is usually gentle and elegant, but his movements on the horse’s back are chic and neat.
“Be careful when riding.”
Song Liqing smiled again, Jun Qiyu was right, she really looked like an old woman who couldn’t stop worrying.
“Did you forget? I grew up on horseback.”
That’s right, he is the prince of the Western Regions, and he must be better at horse riding than anyone else.
Song Liqing regretted that he couldn’t see his heroic appearance.
The clatter of horseshoes, gradually drifting away.
It was so far away that Song Liqing couldn’t hear it, and finally it was silent again.
Song Liqing felt that Pei Xingxu had really left.
Feeling lost, he stood still for a long time.
After a long time, Song Liqing realized that the sun was already high, so he turned and went back.
He walked a few steps, and there were bursts of tinnitus, his eyes were dim, as if all his strength had been exhausted, he knelt down on the ground, and his stomach cramped.
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Song Liqing became unconscious again.
Under the plum tree, dots of blood are bright red, forming a coquettish pattern, just like the red plums that bloom only in the twelfth lunar month.
And on the branch, the wintersweet that was supposed to bud in the cold winter actually bloomed a small flower in advance.
The bloody setting sun.
