Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

490 I no longer hate them

Lóng Wei snuggled Li Hua tightly from behind and whispered, “Wife, I am back.”

Upon hearing that voice, and that warm touch, Li Hua immediately let go of the brush and grabbed his arms. “Prince Lóng Wei,” she called his name.

He pulled away after a few seconds while Li Hua promptly got up from the chair. She pushed it away and tightly hugged him. “I missed my husband. I am glad to see him safe,” Li Hua said as she closed her eyes.

Lóng Wei caressed the back of her head. “I also missed my wife. That’s why I returned early,” he asserted.

Li Hua peered into his eyes. “The Prince was supposed to return on the sixth day. How did he arrive early? Did he not find anything there?” She asked while being worried.

“I found out everything,” Lóng Wei replied.

“Then, where is the Father-in-law?” Li Hua inquired. “Did he also come?” She suddenly turned excited.

“He is not here. He will never come here,” Lóng Wei answered.

“Eh… why?” She arched her eyebrows.

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“It’s a long story,” Lóng Wei said. “I am hungry and tired,” he touched his stomach.

“Forgive me for not asking earlier. Have a seat. I will bring the dinner,” Li Hua stated and quickly left for the kitchen.

Lóng Wei sat down on the chair and waited for Li Hua to come. He looked at the sheet on which Li Hua had written something. “She also loves poetry,” Lóng Wei murmured and read it. A smile formed on his lips, and his heart suddenly turned happier. The poem was about their first meeting.

“How can she be so eloquent in words? My wife is a genius,” Lóng Wei said and kept smiling.

“Your Highness, you were supposed to sit around the floor table,” Li Hua’s voice fell into his ears as she entered along with two servants.

Lóng Wei stood up and hummed. The dinner table was set for them. Li Hua thanked the servants, who left after closing the door.

They both settled around the table and began eating. Li Hua wanted to ask him about Qizhen, but Lóng Wei was immersed in having food.

After a while, when Lóng Wei felt his stomach is full, he put the chopsticks down and picked up a glass of water. He drank it and plonked the glass on the table. “That was delicious,” Lóng Wei said with a bright smile.

He found Li Hua had eaten so little and asked her to eat more.

“How did it go? I thought His Highness will return with his father,” Li Hua said and placed the chopsticks on the saucer.

“Li Hua, he doesn’t belong here,” Lóng Wei replied as the smile slowly faded from his lips. “We had a long conversation. In the end, I got only this answer: he has lost his chance to turn everything right. I stopped myself from not taking his life. I buried that anger deep inside my heart,” Lóng Wei said.

Li Hua lowered her eyelids and hummed. “I am with Prince Lóng Wei’s decision then. He knows better,” Li Hua replied and picked up the chopsticks. From his voice, it was evident that he was hurt. Not getting what he expected all those years.

“What about the others who wanted their king to return? Will Prince Lóng Wei be able to answer them? Not all will understand his explanation,” Li Hua opined.

“I do not care for others. I was the one who got crushed in all this. So, I am the one who has the right to decide,” Lóng Wei asserted.

“Yuze knew everything, yet he didn’t tell me. He never tells me anything. I will meet him tomorrow and ask him,” he muttered.

Li Hua smiled a little and continued eating. Once Li Hua finished her meals, Lóng Wei called for the servant, who cleaned the table and went to the kitchen, taking the dishes with him.

“Your Father must be happy to see you,” Li Hua said.

“He was,” Lóng Wei replied and noticed that he acknowledged Qizhen as his father. “I cried,” he said.

Li Hua with astonishment gazed at him. “I never cried all these years. But I broke down in front of him. I was embarrassed that he saw my this side. I let out my anger at him. He is not like me, so it is difficult for anyone to believe that I am his son. I had my meals with him. My first and last with him. I learned my value for them. I apologized to my mother for taking her life. The regrets I had, I ended them yesterday. I no longer hate them, Li Hua. I promised him that I will be a great person and will lead a happy life.”

Lóng Wei narrated his feelings to Li Hua. He was not burdened anymore. He was at peace since he finally let it go. He put his hand inside the inner pocket of the upper robe and took out a tiny box along with a tiny scroll. “Fa…” he paused and then continued, “he has sent these for you.”

Li Hua with inquisitiveness looked at him and then took the box from him. “What is it?” she inquired.

“I do not know. Check yourself,” Lóng Wei said.

Li Hua opened the tiny latch on it and her eyes glistened to see two rings. She put the box down and then checked the scroll. The message that Qizhen had written for her. She read it and, then folded it back before putting it into the scroll.

“What was it about?” Lóng Wei asked with curiosity.

“That is a secret,” Li Hua said and showed him the rings. “Aren’t these beautiful?” She asked.

“They are,” Lóng Wei replied when Li Hua inserted the ring into his fourth finger. “Wear the jade ring in the index one,” she stated with a smile. Lóng Wei hummed and he also made her wear the gold ring.