Chapter 1386: A small inn on the border
Shi Li was hoping that the falcon would fly back soon, so he sat at the table and cracked melon seeds for a while. He could not wait any longer, so he got up and walked to the window, leaning out to look out while continuing to crack melon seeds.
These melon seeds were also brought back to her by Xuanyuan Lin through Yingshun a few days ago. Each one was plump.
But Shi Li was still very dissatisfied. If Xuanyuan Lin was here, she could eat the peeled melon seeds directly.
It was hard to say whether it was telepathy or coincidence, but just as Shi Li had eaten a few melon seeds, a black dot appeared in the deep blue sky.
The black spot grew bigger and bigger, and slowly its outline could be seen clearly. It was the falcon that Xuanyuan Lin had raised himself.
Shi Li smiled brightly, shook off the melon seed shells in her hands, and opened her arms to welcome the falcon that would descend from the sky.
This scene happened to be seen by Zhou Heng who was walking not far away.
He had just sent away Tang Rouzhi, who had suddenly shown him good will for some reason, and was about to return to the lobby of the inn when he looked up inadvertently and saw a scene that made his eyes unable to divert.
The proprietress in red stood in front of the window with a sweet smile on her face. Her bright smile was like a rose growing in the desert, so beautiful that it was dazzling.
Zhou Heng was a prince. He had seen many stunning beauties in the imperial city, but he had never seen a woman like this. He was stunned where he stood.
The falcon flew down from the sky and saw Shi Li standing at the window. It circled proudly for a while, then flew over slowly and landed on her windowsill with reluctance.
It didn't dare to land directly on Shi Li's shoulder or arm. After all, its size was there and it might easily cause Shi Li to stumble and fall. If she then complained, the falcon would be the one in trouble.
The falcons raised by Xuanyuan Lin are very smart.
Shi Li didn't have time to argue with a falcon at the moment. She stretched out her fair hand to take the letter from its mouth. At the same time, she felt a pair of eyes staring at her.
Looking back, I saw Zhou Heng standing not far away.
"What are you doing standing there like an idiot? Don't you have any vision?" She was not polite to Zhou Heng at all and instructed him with disdain.
Zhou Heng woke up as if from a dream, and suddenly felt that the boss lady was not so pretty. As an ancient man, he didn't know that this situation could actually be summed up in one sentence -
The filter is broken.
Shi Li held the envelope in her hand and before she had time to open it, she felt that the thickness was not right, it was too thin.
"Brother, are you tired of writing to me every day?"
She muttered to herself as she opened the envelope. Sure enough, there was only a piece of letter inside, and there was only one sentence on it.
After seeing the words on the paper clearly, Shi Li smiled happily.
——Angelica will come soon.
My brother is coming back!
Xuanyuan Lin stared at the jar in Shi Li's arms. His throat was so dry that he couldn't utter a word. Then he felt waves of bitterness in his mouth, as if he had been fed Coptis chinensis.
As expected...is he still late?
It was unknown how long it took Xuanyuan Lin to regain consciousness. He smiled awkwardly and replied, "Okay... Is it the boy who gave you the tree crown?"
Shi Li widened her eyes.
I didn't expect Xuanyuan Lin to be obsessed with that tree crown. She had already told others clearly that she would not let others worry about her own affairs.
Xuanyuan Lin’s reaction now made her feel sad and funny at the same time, and her eyes were filled with tears.
Restraining his trembling, Shi Li took a step forward holding the jar. He did not answer Xuanyuan Lin's question, but directly stuffed the jar into his hands.
"Brother, why don't you take a look at what my dowry is?"
Xuanyuan Lin held the jar and found that his fingers were shaking slightly.
He had assisted the Crown Prince in securing his seat in the East Palace, and he had also made plans on the battlefield, or gone deep into the enemy camp, but his fingers had never shaken like this.
But since Shi Li said so, he obediently opened the lid of the jar.
Then I saw a jar of round stones.
"This..." Xuanyuan Lin looked up at Shi Li in confusion, "I will prepare a dowry for you, these stones..."
At this point, Shi Li finally couldn't pretend anymore and burst out laughing, wiping her tears with her hands while laughing.
"Brother, you have been gone for ninety-eight days this time. There are ninety-eight pills in this jar..."
She couldn't continue speaking and threw herself into Xuanyuan Lin's arms again, raising her head to look at him with sparkling eyes.
"Brother, there has never been anyone else. Do you want to marry me?"
Xuanyuan Lin finally realized that he was being made fun of.
It was impossible to get angry, and I even felt like I was hit by overwhelming wealth.
He held the jar lovingly in one hand and gently stroked Shi Li's hair hanging down her back with the other. With a thousand words to say, he only said one doting "teasing".
Yuan Shang, who just happened to be passing by, shook his head and said, "Tsk tsk, which girl is so unreserved..."
Shi Li didn't even think about it and complained, "Brother!"
The next second, Xuanyuan Lin's stern gaze fell on Yuan Shang.
"I'm leaving. I can't leave..."
Yuan Shang shrank his neck and walked away dejectedly with his tail between his legs.