A Romantic Story of a Girl from the Qin Dynasty

"I……"

Li Mu was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

"You are my son. I can see that you treat Shimiya differently from other women. In the past, the king gave you the decision and betrothed the prime minister's daughter to you, but you refused. You always refused simply to those you didn't like. , but you have never really shut out Shimiya. You can't let her go and help her. Isn't this... also a kind of love? "

Li Mu was about to retort, but at this moment, Shimi came in with hot porridge.

"Old lady, are you awake?"

She smiled, her face a little sleepy, but her eyes were still shining.

Seeing her entering the room, Li Mu quickly stood up and saluted. What his mother said just now kept swirling in his mind, making it impossible for him to look directly at the woman in front of him.

"General Li, how is the old lady doing?"

Shimi approached, and Li Mu retreated from the head of the bed in panic and sat at the end of the bed.

"Well, it's gotten better now. You can still chat with me a few words now."

Li Mu's eyes dodge and all fall on the old lady's eyes.

Shimiya smiled softly, walked to the old lady's bed, bent down, and asked softly

"Old lady, the porridge is ready. Should you eat it now? Or later?"

The old lady was radiant now, not looking sick at all. She stood up on her own and said with a smile.

"I'm going to eat now, I'm so hungry!"

When Li Mu and Shimi saw that the old lady was about to stand up, they both reached out to help her. When Li Mu saw her reaching out, he quickly retracted his hand.

"Thank you for taking care of my mother today."

He didn't know what to say, so he could only say thank you, his tone a little awkward.

Warm porridge mixed with some side dishes is the best medicine on a winter night, because Shimiya fed it with his own hands. The old lady was so happy that she drank two big bowls of it.

Shimi touched her forehead and said with a smile

"The fever is gone, and the old lady is still young indeed!"

After the two of them waited on the old lady to go to bed, Li Mu saw that it was almost midnight and asked

"Would you like to send a carriage to take you back? It's too late to keep you here today. It's really... causing you trouble."

Shimi covered the old lady with a quilt and stepped out of the bed quietly. Seeing that the old lady was sleeping peacefully, Shiki finally felt more at ease.

"I'll stay here tonight and come back at dawn tomorrow. I won't feel at ease if I don't see the old lady fully recovered."

Seeing that it was getting late, Shiya added:

"General Li is busy with business, so go and take a rest. I'll take care of you here. Everything will be fine."

"But... can Prince Yan rest assured if I leave you alone?"

Shikiya nodded.

"I told Brother Yan Dan when I left that if the Li Mansion needs it, I probably won't go back tonight."

She urged again

"The general has not changed out of his official uniform since he entered the room just now, so go and rest first. If anything happens, I will call you again."

Seeing that she insisted on doing this, Li Mu couldn't refuse, so he could only say thank you again and walked out of the room.

In the second half of the night of the winter solstice, it started to snow unknowingly, and the flying snowflakes fell on the roof. The whole Li Mansion was quiet. Seeing that the old lady was sleeping peacefully, Shimiya added more charcoal to the fire. It was still dark, so I lay down and took a nap for a while.

After returning to the house, Li Mu lay on the bed. He couldn't sleep no matter what. He opened his eyes and stared at the dome in a daze. His mother's words just now made him unable to sleep. He really couldn't worry about his mother's condition. He got up again, accompanied by the snow, and went to the old lady again. There.

Pushing the door softly and entering, Li Mu saw that Shimi had fallen asleep. Li Mu looked at his mother. Seeing that his mother was sleeping deeply, he probed her forehead again. Sure enough, the fever had subsided, and Li Mu felt relieved.

He saw Shimi sleeping on her stomach on a winter night, so he didn't want to disturb her. He just gently covered her with the shawl he was wearing. Just as he was about to leave, Shimi woke up.

"General Li, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Shimi rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at Li Mu who was about to leave.

"I was a little worried, so I came back to check. If the girl is sleepy, she can go to other rooms to rest. My mother seems to be fine."

"Someone still has to guard it. I wouldn't trust it if it were left to anyone else."

Shikiya looked outside

"It's almost daybreak."

The two of them sat idle, and the room was warmed by the charcoal fire. Although they were old acquaintances, they suddenly found themselves in the same confined space, and they were speechless.

He couldn't remain silent all the time. Li Mu hesitated for a moment and picked up a topic.

"How is Prince Yan lately?"

Shikiya smiled helplessly

"He is still the same as before, depressed all day long, and refuses to listen to advice. There is nothing wrong with his body, but... he feels uncomfortable in his heart. If Zhao Guo is willing to let him go, he will definitely get better soon."

Shiya glanced at Li Mu and asked

"Zhao Guo...doesn't he have any intention of releasing brother Yan Dan back recently?"

Li Mu was speechless and could only smile helplessly.

"I can't lie to you...recently, the monarch really has no such intention...and...it is said that the Yan Kingdom has begun internal fighting. It is probably also in dire straits, and Prince Yan can no longer control him."

Shimiya shook his head helplessly, filled with emotions

"It is really torture to imprison a living person and make him waste time unable to realize his ideals and ambitions."

Seeing that she had been worried about Yan Dan, Li Mu asked tentatively

"You made a one-year agreement with Ying Zheng. If...he fails to fulfill the agreement, what are you going to do? Stay in Zhao and continue living with Yan Dan?"

Li Mu's question made Shimi stunned. She stared at Li Mu, which made him feel a little at a loss.

"What? Am I asking a little too much?"

"Do not……"

Shikiya quickly explained

"I'm just a little surprised. General Li has never asked me about Ying Zheng. Why did he suddenly think of asking me today?"

Naturally, Li Mu couldn't say that the reason he asked this question was because of his mother's words. How could he have thought about this problem in the past? Whether Shili stayed in Zhao or whether she would go to Qin had nothing to do with him. However, Li Mu was a little curious when his mother mentioned it today.

Shimiya smiled, his tone gentle.

"Many people have asked me this question recently. If I said that I never thought that Ying Zheng would break his promise, would you believe me?"

"Never thought about it? Could it be that your agreement with her was made on impulse?"

"It's not impulsive, but the answer in my heart tells me that Ying Zheng will not break his promise to me. That's why I can stay in Zhao Kingdom with peace of mind... If..."

Shikiya thought for a while and sighed softly, some to himself.

"If he really broke his trust with me, it would be in line with my historical impression of him. Maybe he is really a cruel and violent person..."

As the two chatted, the sky gradually grew brighter, and the morning light passed through the window and shone into the house. The night was not as long as imagined.

"I'll go see how the old lady is doing."

Shimi stood up and walked to the old lady's bed, stretched out his hand to check the temperature of her forehead, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart!