novelhk Chapter 553: Same-hearted and wrong meeting
Chapter 553: Same-hearted and wrong meeting
"Okay..." Yuan Yu couldn't catch his breath and couldn't make any sound, but he didn't know how much of the word "Okay" was true belief.
Zhou Chang watched from the side, understanding Yuan Yu and admiring Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi is lucky, but also unfortunate.
Fortunately, I was born in the Yuan family and became the daughter of Yuan Yu. Unfortunately, in such a male-dominated era, no matter what people say "women are no worse than men", I have to bear the hardships alone.
However, another meaning of this is to reject Prince Yi.
Zhou Chang could clearly feel that Prince Yi was slightly losing consciousness.
With one of Yuan Yu's hands held by Yuan Qi, he used the other hand to look for Zhou Chang.
While Zhou Chang was stunned for a moment, Prince Yi Fengming's consciousness emerged and he grabbed Yuan Yu's other hand.
Yuan Yu wanted to hold their hands together, and without looking at his daughter, he looked up at Prince Yi Fengming above him: "I know my daughter's temperament best. Your Highness, don't listen to what she says, just ask for your sincerity. If you... if you still have feelings, why not..."
"Father, saying such things at this time... won't it embarrass Your Highness..." Yuan Qi has always been strong-willed. He didn't look at Feng Ming and deliberately avoided his gaze.
"I, don't..." Zhou Chang had become a bystander, while Feng Ming opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
If you don’t love, everything you say is in vain.
This is not a good time to express your feelings, especially since Yuan Qi has already rejected you so obviously and tactfully.
Yuan Yu was barely breathing, and he glanced at Prince Yi Fengming, then at his daughter Yuan Qi, as if he was still waiting for a response...
Feng Ming had so many emotions stuck in his heart, and he had no place to put the overwhelming loss, so he could only turn his head away.
Yuan Qi happened to look up and saw this scene. A flash of disappointment flashed across her eyes. She then gently pulled Yuan Yu's hand back to her face, crying silently, and whispered, "It's okay, Daddy... My daughter is not sad... It's really okay..."
"After all, 'fallen flowers follow the flowing water at will'. She must still be thinking of Wen Qingyan in her heart." After hearing this, Feng Ming had this thought. His heart seemed to be pierced by thousands of holes all of a sudden, and all the holes were filled with wind, which made him unable to breathe.
Yuan Qi suddenly shouted, "Daddy..."
Feng Ming turned around again and saw Yuan Yu shedding two lines of tears on the pillow. His head was tilted to one side and his eyes were closed.
Feng Ming also exclaimed: "Old Master, Old Master..."
Yuan Yu didn't move.
Yuan Qi stretched out his hand tremblingly to feel his father's breath, and in the end he could only cry bitterly.
Feng Ming accompanied her silently. Only at such times could he gaze deeply at Yuan Qi without any concealment. It was also the first time after knowing each other for so long that he really felt like he was with her.
I don’t know how long it took, but perhaps the people outside couldn’t hear the noise from the inner room, and someone slowly pushed the door open.
Zhou Chang stood up and took back control of Prince Yi's body.
First came Aunt Li with Yuan Jie, followed by a group of Yuan family relatives who looked inside.
"Mr. Yuan has already... Let's let the doctor come in and take a look first." Zhou Chang didn't know what to do facing so many pairs of eyes.
Yuan Qi also stood up, turned his back to the crowd and wiped his tears, saying with sadness: "No need, father is gone, you all come in and see him off for the last time."
"Daddy..." Yuanjie cried out "Wow" and was the first to rush in.
Zhou Chang had nothing to say, so he stepped back two steps, let the rest of the Yuan family come in, and then went to the outer room.
At this moment, the people in Yuan Mansion were naturally well prepared, and they filed in after receiving the news.
Then, there were sounds of wailing.
Zhou Chang stood outside in a daze for a long while.
However, the servants of the Yuan family were orderly and well-trained. They must have been prepared in advance and each of them was doing their own thing, and no one came up to disturb them.
As more and more people came to the inner courtyard, Zhou Chang walked out step by step against the flow of people. All the strength in his body was scattered and unable to be gathered. Only the last bit of strength was left to support him to walk out.
After much difficulty, they arrived at the antechamber of the inner courtyard. The antechamber that had been crowded with people just now was now empty except for the guards' servants.
Zhou Chang slumped in his chair.
As soon as he sat down, a thin figure in a moon-white gown suddenly rushed in.
Wen Qingyan was in a daze, his eyes were dull, and he ignored Zhou Chang and stumbled inside.
It was obvious that all the servants of the Yuan family knew Wen Qingyan, so no one tried to stop him.
Zhou Chang just watched Wen Qingyan's back as he walked in. Without any extra thoughts in his mind, he just sat there in a daze, not wanting to move at all.
After a while, the servants of the Yuan family brought out several doctors.
Then came the elderly people with sad faces who were helped out one after another.
Finally, Wen Qingyan walked out alone, tears still on her face. When she saw Prince Yi still sitting in the hall, her distraught eyes widened with anger: "Why are you here?"
This was the first time the two had met since Prince Yi fell into the water and disappeared and returned to Beiji.
Zhou Chang was already feeling upset, so he just started to argue: "Why can't I be here?"
"Did Qihua ask you to come?" Wen Qingyan's question was obviously the answer he least wanted to hear.
"What do you think?" Zhou Chang wanted to be arrogant for some reason.
Wen Qingyan's starry eyes, which had seemed even brighter because of her anger, suddenly dimmed. She wanted to say something else, but suddenly smiled bitterly and shook her head.
At this time, Yuan Qi came out with Yuan Jie, followed by Aunt Li.
As soon as Yuan Qi saw Zhou Chang and Wen Fei facing each other, he said something to Aunt Li first.
Aunt Li wiped her tears and went back with Yuanjie.
Yuan Qi no longer cried, but he could not hide his grief: "Thank you both for coming to see my father off for the last time, but..."
The first half of the sentence was spoken smoothly, but he suddenly choked up and couldn't continue with the second half.
Wen Qingyan stepped forward nervously, showing all his consideration and tenderness: "Don't be sad, I'm here, I will accompany you, accompany you to the funeral, accompany you to carry the coffin, and accompany you to send your uncle back to Danlu."
Yuan Qi lowered his head and tried hard not to cry again, then shook his head vigorously: "No... Daddy has already told me that there is no need to go through so much trouble. Just hold the funeral here and bring the ashes back to Danlu."
"How can I do this?" Wen Qingyan couldn't help but want to shake Yuan Qi's hand, but because Prince Yi was beside him, he had to take a half step back. "The fallen leaves return to their roots and rest in peace. Uncle is afraid that he will still consider you and your sister and worry about causing trouble for you. But don't worry, I'll take care of everything. I will definitely send you all the way back safely."
Yuan Qi still shook his head: "You forgot that Daddy has always believed in Buddhism. Buddhism has always advocated cremation. Previously, we invited Master Shuchen from Yunxiang Temple to pray for blessings. At that time, Daddy asked to be cremated here. So I plan to ask the abbot to perform a ritual, and then take the ashes back to the ancestral land of Danlu for burial."