The next day, Gu Qiqing bid farewell to Xu Xiaoxiao on the ancient road in the south of the city.

If Xu Xiaoxiao's identity and her family's status in the court, there should be many people who come to send her mother and daughter, but this time, Gu Qiqing was the only one who came to send her.

In fact, Gu Tingqiu also stopped him, but Gu Qiqing's rare persistence made this mature and polite father say nothing after all. He just told her to be careful and not leave any talk to others. Only then did Gu Qiqing come to see Xu Xiaoxiao off.

Xu Xiaoxiao was sitting in the carriage, lying on the window with one hand, smiling at Gu Qiqing in the sunset, saying, "Go back quickly, the sun is still very poisonous, and the bride is dark and dark. Your Highness the Crown Prince will blame me."

Gu Qiqing blushed and spat and said, "Nothing is true!"

At this moment, a smiling voice came from a distance: "Yes, she's just talking nonsense."

The two girls were shocked when they heard this familiar voice. Gu Qiqing wanted to turn around in a hurry, but it was hard to turn around. Xu Xiaoxiao looked up and saw the boy riding a horse, and said with a smile: "Oh, I'm so arrogant. I can even see our Prince before leaving."

Under the setting sun, Zhu Chengxuan came with only one servant and rode his horse.

His eyes naturally fell on Gu Qiqing, but when he heard Xu Xiaoxiao's words, he couldn't help but sigh. When he got closer, he stopped and turned over and said, "Why do you always speak like a knife?"

Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "The knife is good. If you are engraved in your heart, you will not forget me. Right?"

Zhu Chengxuan shook his head with a smile.

He also walked to the carriage and couldn't help but look at Gu Qiqing. Gu Qiqing's face turned red and even his ears turned red. Logically speaking, it was difficult for the two to meet before they got married, but she didn't expect to meet here. She felt that she should avoid it, but she felt that avoiding it was too petty, so she could only lower her head and whisper: "Gourmet to the Prince."

Zhu Chengxuan looked at her, with a sweet smile on the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

Xu Xiaoxiao reached out to block her eyes: "Oh, I don't have any eyes to see."

Both of them looked up and glared at her at the same time.

At this time, everyone from the Xu family came to pay their respects to the prince. Zhu Chengxuan waved his hand and asked them to go back. He also said a few words to Xu Xiaoxiao's mother politely and thoughtfully to comfort the old man. Then the time was almost done, and they were about to prepare to set off.

Zhu Chengxuan walked back to the carriage again. Looking at Xu Xiaoxiao, who was obviously much thinner and haggard than before, he said softly: "I have asked someone to go to the government in your hometown to say hello. When you go back, there are people who will continue along the way. It will be easy to do whatever you want to go back. If there is any inconvenience, you can tell me."

Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince takes care of me like this."

If it were her past, Zhu Chengxuan would have blushed and hesitated and could not speak. But now, after he has experienced these days, although he cannot be at ease in facing Xu Xiaoxiao, he is still calm.

He smiled and said, "You are my sister."

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"I take care of you just like taking care of Xinping. We will rest assured that we know you are well, and our mother will be at ease even if we are in the underworld."

When Xu Xiaoxiao mentioned Empress Renxiao, his expression became dim.

After a while, she smiled softly and said, "I hope my aunt won't blame him... don't blame him too much."

Zhu Chengxuan didn't answer this, but just smiled and patted her on the shoulder.

The groom in front shouted, raised his whip and whipped a loud whip in the air. The convoy slowly drove forward. Xu Xiaoxiao's originally laughing face suddenly showed a hint of reluctance. She leaned out the window and looked at the two figures standing side by side in the sunset. She was a pair of perfect matches, waving at them: "You must be fine, you must be fine!"

The sound gradually faded away with the smoke and dust.

Gu Qiqing's tears also fell.

Zhu Chengxuan lowered his head and saw her crying, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her. Gu Qiqing turned his head and avoided it. He realized his abruptness and handed the handkerchief to her and said softly: "Pull it."

Only then did Gu Qiqing take the handkerchief.

He looked up at him.

The two young men said nothing, but laughed with tears in their eyes.

Although the two should not meet before marriage, and if they are seen by others, they must gossip, but fortunately there are not many people coming and going on this ancient road. It is dusk again, Zhu Chengxuan led the horse and walked back side by side with Gu Qiqing. The people brought by the two were only followed far behind.

Zhu Chengxuan asked, "You, how are you doing?"

Gu Qiqing lowered his head: "What do I want to prepare?"

Hearing this, Zhu Chengxuan was stunned for a moment, feeling that he was wrong. He thought for a while, smiled softly, and said, "You don't need to prepare anything. Just come."

Hearing this, Gu Qiqing's face suddenly turned red to the tip of his ears.

She couldn't help but glared at Zhu Chengxuan: "You have learned bad things too!"

Zhu Chengxuan smiled.

The two of them slowly walked back on the ancient road, although they didn't speak anymore, the atmosphere was not dull. Instead, there was always a little sweet taste in the quiet, which made people think a lot.

Zhu Chengxuan secretly glanced at Gu Qiqing from time to time, and smiled at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

Just then, he heard Gu Qiqing sigh softly.

He immediately said, "Why are you sighing?"

Gu Qiqing turned his head and looked at him, saying, "You can hear it all in this way?"

Zhu Chengxuan wanted to say that as long as it is your business, I will pay attention to it no matter how young I am, but Gu Qiqing said that he was "learning bad things" just now, so he was not easy to say, so he just asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Qiqing sighed softly again and said, "It's nothing, I just feel a little sad. Originally, the two brothers couldn't come back, so I was very sorry. Even Xiaoxiao left now."

Zhu Chengxuan immediately knew that she was very sorry that neither her relatives nor friends could attend their wedding.

He hurriedly comforted him: "Even if Xiaoxiao is concerned, she has her plans."

"I know."

"However, you don't have to be so sad about the two brothers."

"Um?"

Gu Qiqing looked up at him in confusion, and Zhu Chengxuan said, "Two days ago, I heard the news coming back from the northwest. The two brothers sent the Pioneer to return, and they were already on the way back."

"real?!"

Gu Qiqing was surprised and happy, and looked at him with wide eyes: "You didn't lie to me, are you?"

Zhu Chengxuan smiled and said, "What am I lying to you?"

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Chapter completed!