NABC Chapter 253 It's not that I don't want you, it's just that I hope you'll be happ
Chapter 253 It's not that I don't want you, it's just that I hope you'll be happ
When the three Chu brothers died together on the battlefield, the entire Chu family fell into unprecedented despair.
The first wife, Ming Ruonan, died in battle, and the second wife, Miao Yucui, has already married into the Chu family and there is no turning back. However, Huo Qing can still turn back!
Regardless of whether she and Sanlang had gone through a wedding ceremony, at least in public, she was still an unmarried young woman.
“I know my son Sanlang’s character well. He would never harm you without my permission.”
The Duke looked at Huo Qing, his thin face showing a hint of restrained affection.
"Although you and Sanlang have pledged your lives to each other, given Sanlang's character, he must have never touched you. You are still a virgin, aren't you?"
Huo Qing blushed, but still nodded.
The old Duke sighed, "In that case, if you can keep Sanlang in your heart from now on and think of him occasionally, Sanlang will have no regrets. You can then find your own happiness again and won't have to spend the rest of your life in this cold and desolate state."
"Sanlang has been deeply devoted to me. We are not destined to be together in this life, but I hope we can be together in the next. My lord, I can never love another man. I belong to Sanlang in life and to Sanlang in death!"
Huo Qing knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and dared not get up, nor did she want to.
"My lord, please grant my request. Let me live in Sanlang's courtyard, so that I may be accompanied by Sanlang's presence day and night. I beg you!"
Chu Yueli squatted down beside her and gently patted her back.
"Third Aunt, don't you understand what Grandfather means? Six years ago, you were just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, and you still had a future. But once you enter the Duke's mansion, you become a married woman, and it will be really hard to find a way out in this life."
Although not all married women will be unable to have their own lives in the future.
But her third uncle is already gone, so why put such a shackle on her and trap her for life?
But they really didn't expect that Huo Qing would actually keep such a memory for six whole years.
Huo Qing is about to turn twenty-four, an age at which it is indeed unlikely she will get married.
She was truly determined to be Sanlang's wife for life.
"Third Aunt, actually, Grandfather acknowledged you six years ago. Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed you to stay in Third Uncle's courtyard all night."
Chu Yueli smiled at her and said, "However, he still hopes that you can find your own happiness. But today, Grandfather has seen through your determination. Since that's the case, then go home."
Come back home.
Just those two words brought tears streaming down Huo Qing's face.
She looked up at the old Duke.
The old Duke smiled gently and said, "Now, would you be willing to call me 'Father' again?"
Huo Qing burst into tears, crying loudly, "Father! Father! In this life and the next, I will definitely take good care of you in place of Sanlang! Father!"
Chu Yueli raised her hand, rubbed the corner of her eye, and secretly wiped away the two tears.
The old Duke's health was indeed failing; after talking with the two men for a while, his spirits began to wane again.
Butler Qin whispered a reminder: "The Duke needs to rest."
Chu Yueli nodded and took Huo Qing's hand, saying, "Third Aunt, I'll go with you to pack your things."
Huo Qing wiped away her tears and said to the old Duke, "Then, I'll go pack my things first and come to pay my respects to Father tomorrow."
The old Duke nodded, but just as the two were about to leave, he suddenly said, "You brat, do you have something to say to me?"