Capítulo 1444: Chapter 1444: Feelings Growing Warr
After dinner, the two of them went into the living room. It was still very cold outside. Ye Shikai originally wanted to take a walk around the village but worried that He Linghan might suffer from frostbite, he abandoned the idea and instead made a fire in the living room to warm up.
In ancient tis, people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, with much less entertainnt and leisure than nowadays, so they slept early. Master He tidied up the kitchen and went straight to the bedroom, leaving the two of them in the living room.
“Congratulations, Mr. Ye, on earning military achievents and being promoted to Military Marquis. I… I haven’t properly congratulated you until now,” He Linghan suddenly said after a long silence.
“Ling’er, given the relationship between us, it feels a bit distant to say that,” Ye Shikai replied.
“While you were away, I’ve been trying to find out news from the frontline. But the county doesn’t have updates every day, so I went to the county every day to inquire,” He Linghan continued.
Ye Shikai hadn’t realized that He Linghan actually went all the way, dozens of miles, to Heyang County every day to gather news. In reality, to prevent the public from panicking, even if things were tense at the frontline, the county would still tell the people of major victories, to keep morale stable. They would tell a “benevolent” lie while hoping for a true victory at the frontline, otherwise, it would be hard to hide the truth. But fortunately, this ti, ng Tian led the Qin Army to a great victory, and the Wolf Clan retreated three hundred miles. Most of the young n from Heyang County who went to join the expedition had returned.
“I apologize for making you wait so long,” Ye Shikai said with a hint of regret. In this era, with no telephones, even if he brought a “telephone” from modern tis, there would be no service. For long-distance communication with family, they had only the ssenger.
“The village received letters brought by several injured soldiers. There were more than two hundred letters, and nearly every family with young n who went to war received one. I also… received one.” He Linghan suddenly walked to the cupboard, took out a letter, and handed it to Ye Shikai. It was the letter he had written back at the fortress. At that ti, he had allowed so soldiers and injured n to retreat to the rear, using the opportunity to carry all the soldiers’ letters ho.
“The situation at the frontline is urgent, and ti was tight, so… I only wrote this one letter.” Saying this, Ye Shikai felt a bit ashad. He spent months at the frontline but sent only one letter. Especially when he beca Chiliarch, he did have the capability to send letters back daily but was concerned that his subordinates would see it, feel imbalanced, and get hosick.
“You need not bla yourself, sir. Hearing that you are safe at the frontline, I already feel very content,” He Linghan said softly.
As ti passed, the two of them unknowingly moved closer from opposite ends of the hearth, sitting so close that they could hear each other’s breathing.
“Ling’er.”
Their hands intertwined, and they gazed into each other’s eyes. For soone transported into this turbulent era, He Linghan represented more than just a woman who resembled Su Qingyu to Ye Shikai. There were other feelings involved.
“Sir,” He Linghan suddenly exclaid, standing up abruptly, leaving Ye Shikai puzzled.
“What’s wrong, Ling’er?”
“Sir, it’s already very late. You should head back,” He Linghan suggested.
“Well… all right then, Ling’er, rest well,” Ye Shikai said, his eyes flickering with a hint of odd emotion. He let out a gentle sigh and slowly made his way to the door. As he turned back, he saw He Linghan facing away from him, extinguishing the flas in the hearth.
“I’ll be going now.”
Ye Shikai seed to feel sothing unusual within himself. He was also aware that back in the modern tis, there were Ji Qian, Chen Yuxin, and even Su Qingyu, who might be desperately searching for him, anxious and worried. Yet he found himself “developing feelings” with another woman in this era. It was an outright betrayal, wasn’t it? Ultimately, perhaps he believed deep down that he was stuck here, unable to return, destined to stay in the Qin Dynasty, from this mont until he grew old and died. Since fate had brought him to this era and made him encounter He Linghan, he couldn’t bear to just let it be a brief passing, a re encounter.
Perhaps it was also due to a sense of guilt he still held towards Su Qingyu, that in this “new” era, he wanted to make ands for that feeling with He Linghan. Ye Shikai wasn’t clear about his exact thoughts, but before he realized it, he had already reached his residence.
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The next day.
As Ye Shikai had just woken up, he saw He Linghan standing outside the door, her body already covered with a layer of snow. She might have been waiting outside for a long ti…
“Ling’er, why are you standing outside? It’s so cold. Co in quickly,” Ye Shikai hurriedly led He Linghan inside and started a fire to warm up.
“Since you’re here, why stand outside foolishly? What if you catch a cold?” Although it was already February, the temperature remained very low, and the sky still poured heavy snow. He Linghan’s face was already slightly flushed from the cold.
“I saw you were still asleep, so I didn’t want to disturb you.”
“Silly girl, if I haven’t woken up, you can just wake up,” Ye Shikai said, tightly grasping He Linghan’s small, icy-cold hand, seeming indeed like it had been frostbitten.
“Mr. Ye, about last night… I was too abrupt,” He Linghan suddenly apologized.
“Ling’er, actually last night, I was the one who offended you, and it was at your ho…”
“I made these pancakes. They should still be warm. Please eat them while they’re hot.” He Linghan placed the bamboo basket wrapped with thick cloth on the table.
“Thank you.”
“I need to go to the market in the county, so I shall take my leave first,” He Linghan said softly, turning to leave, showing a bit of embarrassnt.
“Wait a minute, Ling’er,” Ye Shikai suddenly called out to He Linghan. “I also need to go to the barracks in the county, so let take you there. I have a warhorse, otherwise you’d have to walk several miles again.”
Outside the door.
“Cough, cough, riding on horseback can be quite shaky, Ling’er. You should hold onto my waist, otherwise… you might fall off.” Ye Shikai advised, but He Linghan seed quite reserved, hesitating to reach over, likely still concerned about last night’s incident.
“Ling’er, do I really make you that uncomfortable?” Ye Shikai slightly coughed, and upon hearing this, He Linghan, as if electrified, stretched her hand tightly around Ye Shikai’s waist. “No, no, sir, don’t misunderstand. I don’t hate you.”
“Then hold on tightly. Warhorses aren’t as comfortable as pack horses.”
The two rode to the village entrance, where Man Cang had already assembled the personal guard. But as they saw He Linghan riding behind Ye Shikai, they couldn’t help but smile knowingly.
“Man Cang, let’s set off,” Ye Shikai commanded.
“Yes, understood. The guard follows.” Man Cang replied.
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