After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 159 Proposal

"When you gave me the Phoenix Blood Jade Bracelet without signing your name that day, didn't that just lead to me misunderstanding it? I misunderstood that it was a gift from Yuan Xu. What good would it do you to let us have this misunderstanding?"

"Benefits? It seems that you have always thought of me as despicable. I admit that I did these things, but it was just because I was afraid... afraid of losing you." Gu Shicheng was shrouded in a black cloak, and the air pressure around him was surging with coldness.

"Gu Shicheng! Put away your hypocrisy! What have I done to deserve your concern? You only want it more because you can't have it. Once you get it, you'll find it boring and go looking for something more exciting."

"I...I didn't..."

Gu Shicheng stepped forward to grab her, but Helan Xuenuo pulled her hand back. Helan felt annoyed and shouted angrily, "Enough! This is the Helan Mansion!"

Gu Shicheng took a step back and leaned against the pillar, as if he had no strength left. There was more remorse on his face. The falling snow hit him, covering his hair. He said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone makes mistakes. Why didn't you even give me a chance? You sentenced me to death so early? I admit that I am sorry for you! But so many times I risked my life to save you, and you are so cold-hearted and unmoved? The past was like a dream. Now that you have woken up, why can't you look forward?" He looked at her and stretched out his hand, "Helan, come back, come back to me."

In the past, Helan had always imagined Gu Shicheng confessing his sins to her and asking for her forgiveness. However, after all she had been through, she no longer hated him. The hatred was gone, and so was the love. Too much entanglement would only make their relationship endless. In this life, she just wanted to live in peace and have a child with Yuanxu. That would be the happiest thing.

She shook her head slowly, "It's too late to go back! A dream is just a dream, and I don't want to wake up from it anymore. If you insist on destroying this dream, I can only disappear with you, and I can't let you have your wish. For you, the past was a good dream, but for me, it was just a nightmare. I beg you, let me go! And let yourself go!"

"You... hate me so much?" Gu Shicheng stared at Helan with burning eyes, his lips turning pale.

Helan smiled calmly, his face hurting from the wind, "I don't hate you, it's all in the past."

"Are you really going to marry into the Yuan family? Is this what you wish for?" When Gu Shicheng asked this question, his heart ached several times, as if something that was originally within his reach had suddenly become like the stars and the moon, and he could no longer touch it.

"It's what I've been asking for, what I've been asking for my whole life. I once let someone down, and I'm so glad that when I looked back, that person was still there."

Gu Shicheng raised the corners of his lips dryly, as if smiling, but with endless bitterness. He quickened his pace and left her side. His huge cloak brushed past Helan's side, intertwining with Helan's cloak. When the cold wind blew, it was pulled away again.

Because of this incident, the two governments brought forward the marriage proposal.

General Yuan and Madam Yuan rushed back from the northwest.

On the day of proposing marriage, Yuan Xu brought dozens of boxes of betrothal gifts, including exquisite porcelain vases, gemstone headpieces, jade headpieces, and a wide variety of jade and agate bracelets.

Helan probably couldn't have imagined that Yuan Xu had started preparing these betrothal gifts a long time ago and had kept them in the warehouse in his courtyard.

More and more are added every year.

He waited in the hall, his hands tensing up and down as he paced back and forth. Even though Helan had already agreed to his promise, he was still afraid, afraid that Helan would suddenly change her mind.

When Helan Xuenuo came out, Yuan Xu couldn't help but hold her hand, but then realized that there were so many eyes watching him from behind, so he put it down embarrassedly. He was a little excited, "Ren Dong, I'm here to propose marriage."

Madam Yuan stepped forward and knocked Yuan Xu on the head, "You haven't even married her yet, so behave yourself, little one."

Helan Xuenuo couldn't help but smile, "Aunt, we are all family from now on."

"Okay, auntie has been looking forward to your coming home." Aunt Yuan grabbed Helan Xuenuo's hand and caressed it.

Xiao Yuanzhao also came along. She tugged at the hem of Helanxuenuo's skirt and said, "Sister, oh no! It's sister-in-law! I have a sister-in-law!" He cheered and jumped up. Xiaozhu pulled the noisy boy aside and fed him a bowl of autumn pear paste to prevent him from disturbing others.

Yuan Grandfather handed a box to Helan Xuenuo, "Xuenuo, this is the engagement bracelet I gave to Axu's grandmother. After his grandmother passed away, the bracelet came back to me. She asked me to pass it on to the eldest grandson's wife. His grandmother passed away early, so I'm giving it to you! We in the Yuan family will recognize you as our daughter-in-law." When Yuan Grandfather said this, he felt a little sad, as if he was thinking of an old friend who had passed away.

Uncle Yuan chuckled and said, "I've liked Xue Nuo since she was little. I never thought she'd become my daughter-in-law in the blink of an eye."

General Helan and the old lady were also smiling, but they were more reluctant to let go. The daughter they had raised for so many years was about to marry into another family, and they would not be able to see each other often. Thinking of this, both of them felt a little sad.

After the meal, one side was smiling happily, while the other side was already thinking about the separation in the future.

Aunt Yuan saw something and raised her glass to toast General Helan and the old lady. She drank it all in one gulp, clasped her fists and bowed, saying, "Brother Helan and Sister Helan, the Yuan Mansion and the Helan Mansion are not far away. If Xue Nuo wants to come back and live here in the future, or if you want to live here permanently, that's all fine. I've specially prepared a courtyard for you two."

After hearing this, they both felt less sad.

Madam Helan finally smiled. "We haven't gotten married yet. Have you chosen a date?"

Aunt Yuan looked at Yuan Xu and Helan Xuenuo and said, "It depends on what the young people think. The good time is this month. If it doesn't work out this month, we'll have to wait another three months."

Helan had an idea when she heard it. The current situation was uncertain, so she couldn't get married with peace of mind. She could only wait until everything was settled and everyone was safe before she could think about getting married. Thinking of this, she hesitated for a moment and said, "The court has been turbulent recently. Sooner or later, the world will have a new ruler. I want to wait until the dust settles before marrying Yuan Xu." She looked at Yuan Xu again, who had been staring at her. She smiled and asked, "Yuan Xu, what do you think?"

Yuan Xu was impatient, but seeing that Helan had different ideas, he agreed with Helan and said, "I think it's great."

Aunt Yuan smiled and agreed, then looked at Helan Xuenuo with a different intention and said, "Xuenuo, you are still called Yuan Xu. From now on, please be closer and call him Ah Xu like us."

Helan's face flushed slightly when she heard this. She pondered these two words in her mind for a long time before slowly uttering them, "Ah Xu."

Yuan Xu trembled all over and his face turned red.

Finally, the others left, leaving only Yuan Xu and Helan Xuenuo, who felt even more uncomfortable.

After the engagement, Helan Xuenuo was a little afraid to look at Yuan Xu. She drank a few sips of wine and didn't dare to move her eyes at all. She only dared to listen with her ears and watch with her peripheral vision.

Suddenly, Yuan Xu touched her hand. Her heart skipped a beat. She swallowed and tried to pull her hand back, but Yuan Xu held it tightly.

Yuan Xu leaned his upper body towards her, and the fragrant aroma of medicine filled Helan's nose. He said to Helan in a low and gentle voice, "Don't you dare look at me?"

Helan blinked, her heart in turmoil, and slowly turned to look at Yuan Xu. Her face was slightly flushed, and the pink cloak she was wearing made her face look even more rosy.

Yuan Xu's eyes moved as he brushed away the fallen hair for her. The moment his fingers touched her face, she held her breath.

Yuan Xu seemed a little drunk, "I want to hear you call... call me Ah Xu."

"Ah...Xu." Helan immediately lowered her head. Her heart had never been beating so uncontrollably before. She didn't dare to look at Yuan Xu.

Yuan Xu held her face in his hands, smiling gently. His hand caressed her lips, which felt like they were on fire. He remembered the day she was beneath him, the time they had indulged so passionately...

When the passion reached its peak, he couldn't help but kiss her.

Helan felt the soft touch that was encroaching on him bit by bit, as if he had drunk some liquor and felt ecstatic.

The wind was cold, but they indulged themselves and loved each other deeply.

Forget it. He held Helan's face in his hands and leaned on her shoulder, breathing rapidly and disorderly, "Rosewood, I love you so much. Please never leave me, okay?"

"Ah Xu...I will always be with you."

"What did you call me?"

"Axu."

"what?"

"Axu..."