Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing were good thus the entire residence of Prince Rui seemed to have release a long sigh of relief.
What was a blessing in disguise was that no only they reconciled, they seemed to have begun sleeping in the same room. This was simply beyond everyone’s expectations. Tang Shu was the happiest and would brew daily some tiger whip or deer whip soup for Xie Jing Xing to drink and would often make Shen Miao speechless when she saw it.
Xie Jing Xing saw her chaotic expression and said leisurely, “Do you know what you did last night?”
Shen Miao dared not look at him and said calmly at the quilt, “What could be done other than sleeping?”
Note: The title of this chapter in Chinese is ‘花好’ and this is part of a phrase ‘花好月圆’ which is translated as Conjugal Bliss. Since it is only the first two characters, I only indicate ‘Conjugal’ as the title as the direct translation of just ‘花好’ is ‘flower is good’ which makes no sense. lol
At the end, more than half the jar of Shi Zhou Xiang ended up in Shen Miao’s stomach. Xie Jing Xing tried to block it but when Shen Miao become stubborn, even Shen Xin would be helpless, what more Xie Jing Xing. However this time she did not throw a drunken tantrum like before. She drank finish the wine and looked very calm. After saying a many things, she then hugged the empty jar and wobbled out. Xie Jing Xing sent her back to the room and instructed Jing Zhe and Gu Yu to take good care of her. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu jumped in shock and said softly, “One’s body only got better, why drink so much wine? One fears that it would not be good for the injuries.”
Xie Jing Xing took a glance at her before turning and leaving the room.
Xie Jing Xing glanced at her before looking back at the bright amber wine in his bowl, “To need alcohol to boost up one’s courage to speak to me, is it that you have committed some errs behind my back?”
“Previously did you not ask me what my secret is?” Shen Miao said, “There is no need to exchange it with your secrets. I will tell you.”
As the sun headed west, Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing were walking back to the residence.
Great Liang was more open minded and had more freedom than in Ming Qi thus it was a common sight for husband and wife to be seen in the streets. However because Xie Jing Xing was very famous, everyone in Long Ye knew of him and thus they would be surrounding by astonished eyes wherever he went.
Gao Yang walked in and took a look at Shen Miao, “One heard that you woke up and came over to take a long. Originally that wound is a superficial wound and it did not affect any internal functions. It is alright.” He then said to Xie Jing Xing, “It is also good for you to have some activity with your body as you have been guarding in the room and did not even gone out to the sun. The weather is good today. It is alright as long one does not return late.”
Afterwards, he picked his medical box in the room and left.
Shen Miao had dreamt of a very long dream.
That dream seemed to be very very long and it lasted a lifetime. She had a bystander perspective as she watch herself grew from a baby bumbling over words to a lively young girl, from a lively young girl to a young female, then to a middle aged married woman, then to the Mistress of the Six Palaces and finally to an abolished Empress in the Cold Palace before during into a pile of ashes in that fierce fire.
The abbot was an old monk and he shook his head while looking at him, “An illness of a heart would need a medicine for a heart.”
Was there a medication for regret in the world?
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