After leaving the palace, Song Xiuyuan escorted Fu Yingzhi all the way to Mengyun Pavilion. Inside the courtyard, beneath a magnolia tree, the young woman suddenly stopped and turned to face the man beside her.
Song Xiuyuan paused at her words and gave a slow nod. He let out a soft sigh. "How I wish I could stay by your side for just a little longer..."
The man spoke pensively, "If only we were ordinary people. I could draw your brows and dress your hair in the morning, and we could watch the wisps of cooking smoke rise together at dusk..."
Chapter 83