Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 249 I like you

The young man in white smiled slightly, and his smile was like peach blossoms blooming in March, shining brightly under the colorful lights.

"There is a mountain in the heart, and the mountain is soil. This riddle is the word '志'!"

The young man folded his arms and smiled brightly, "For such a simple riddle, I'm afraid you'll have to give me a lot of lanterns, boss?"

The boss had a smile on his face. He used a pole to pick up the carp lantern and handed it to Shen Beiqi. "It's the Lantern Festival. We want to have fun, not to make money."

Shen Beiqi smiled and thanked her, then handed the bamboo section holding the lantern to the girl: "Here you go."

The girl stared at the lantern in her hand.

Orange-yellow flames flickered in the carp's belly and fell into her dark and bright eyes, twinkling like stars.

Is there a mountain in your heart?

The girl bit her lower lip and looked up at the boy in white.

The boy's facial features were extremely handsome and outstanding. Standing in the colorful light, he was incredibly beautiful.

As she watched, she unconsciously clenched the bamboo joint in her hand, and her heartbeat in her chest suddenly accelerated.

At the time, she didn't understand what this meant.

But in the long years that followed, she would always think of that night when the city of Jiangdu was filled with splendor.

......

The night wind lifted the corner of the man's green robe, and he looked at her steadily through the crowd coming and going.

Something in his heart was gathering little by little, like countless faint and tiny dust particles, gathering into a bright light and spreading out in his mind.

That night at the Royal Villa, she said she loved mountains.

She deliberately did not tell him that Lixingcao had another name, Muqizhi.

Perhaps there are more details that he has overlooked.

She doesn't like drinking tea, but she has extraordinary skills in making tea.

When did she start learning the art of tea?

In the past, in order to get rid of Duke Liang, he often went to the Muxue Teahouse.

At that time, she came to the study to find him and asked him why he always went to the Muxue Teahouse and whether he liked drinking tea very much.

At the time he thought it was just an ordinary remark, but looking back now, it was actually a veiled hint.

Perhaps, she heard the rumors circulating in the streets at that time.

She mistakenly thought that he was the high-ranking official behind the proprietress of Mu Xue Teahouse and that he had fallen in love with Yue Niang.

Since then, he heard Yueyang mention that she practiced tea art in Qinghui Courtyard every day.

Later on, she didn't dare get too close to him, and every time he wanted to hold her hand, she would subconsciously avoid him.

He had once joked that she had grown up and remembered a lot of the rules about the separation of men and women.

She raised her eyes and looked at him deeply.

There were emotions in his eyes that he couldn't understand or guess.

He always thought that in this relationship, he was the one who fell in love first and he was the one who forced it.

But he didn't expect that, a long time ago, she had been standing in a corner where he couldn't see her, loving him silently for many years.

The night wind is as sharp as a knife, making people's eyes hurt.

He looked up at the carp lanterns on the elevated platform.

His sight seemed to penetrate time and space, and he saw the thin girl in a white cloak in Jiangdu City many years ago.

She quietly memorized the riddles in her heart and sewed her feelings, which she could not express in words, onto the handkerchief stitch by stitch.

There is a mountain in my heart, and it cannot be moved.

There is a mountain on my heart, and it cannot be rolled up.

He could no longer remain calm, and strode forward, throwing everything in his hands to Miao Yu.

Then he took her from Miao Yu's hand and pulled Jiang Li through the crowded crowd.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Li asked, "Walk slower."

A dry and itchy throat came over her, and she couldn't help but put her fist to her lips and coughed softly.

Shen Beiqi ignored the strange looks from passers-by and simply picked her up by the waist.

Jiang Li put her arms around his shoulders. Since she had no strength during this period, she was often held in his arms and she was used to it.

She thought he was going to take her back to the inn, but he turned and turned from the bright wide street into a dark alley.

"What are we doing here?" Jiang Li stood on the ground, somewhat confused.

"I can't wait to see you."

Hearing this, Jiang Li became even more confused, "Aren't we together every day these days?"

He held her in his arms.

Outside the alley is a bustling night market filled with people.

The alley was dimly lit and silent, and they could clearly hear each other's heartbeats.

Jiang Li gently pushed him, "What happened?"

"why did not you tell me?"

There was something wrong with his voice, it was a bit nasal.

"tell you what?"

"Tell me...you've liked me for many years."

The fingertips touching his back trembled suddenly, and she was stunned.

"…Wha…what?"

The secret that had been hidden in her heart for many years was suddenly revealed, and she subconsciously wanted to escape and retreat.

But there was a wall behind him and a man's strong chest in front of him, so he had no way to retreat.

He let her go slightly, his eyes locked on her, not missing any of her subtle expressions.

"Why didn't you tell me that Lixing Grass has another name?"

Jiang Li pursed her lips and pretended not to know, "Really? Lixing Grass has another name? What is it?"

She looked evasive and he saw clearly the guilty look on her face.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, curled his lips and said, "Still want to cheat?"

"No, I really don't know."

Jiang Li decided to stick to her guns and refuse to admit it until her death.

Shen Beiqi smiled without saying anything, and took out the silk handkerchief that he always carried with him from his arms.

With the faint light coming in from outside the alley, one could vaguely make out the small word "Zhi" on the handkerchief.

"There is a mountain in my heart, guess a word."

He spread the veil in front of her and asked, "What else do you have to say?"

"This handkerchief..." Jiang Li was extremely surprised, "Why is it here with you?"

"I have been carrying it with me since I found it that day."

She wanted to pull the handkerchief towards her, but he held the other end tightly, and no matter how hard she pulled, it didn't move at all.

"You...you stole my handkerchief, what is your intention?"

He raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "Don't you know what I mean to you?"

Jiang Li was stunned.

This handkerchief was lost in the spring.

So from that time on, she has already existed in his heart?

She pursed her lips, thinking that now that she was poisoned, it was still unknown whether she could survive.

In that case, what else can't be said?

"I originally thought that I would never tell this secret in my lifetime."

"You're right." She raised her eyes and met his burning gaze. "I like you. I like you very much. I have liked you for a very long time."