39 Guan Qing Han (1/2)
The heavy rain had finally weakened considerably, yet still continued on. Jun Mo Xie walked leisurely, causing those who saw him through the door or the windows to wonder
Oh, God! What kind of madness is the Young Master up to now?
Well, compared to his previous sort of trouble, the ones nowadays seemed more reasonable, although it does seem rather peculiar.
What was he doing outside when it is raining cats and dogs?
As he was passing by the gardens, he suddenly heard the melody of a flute slowly emanating from within.
Within the melody of the flute was an unforgettable sorrow.
Listening to the sound of the flute, one could imagine the sorrow and hidden feelings of resentment filled in the person playing the flute.
But when Jun Mo Xie heard the sound, he felt that it coincided with his current mood. Unable to control himself, he went towards the source of the tune.
In a pavilion situated in the middle of the garden, a woman with white robes sat on a stone bench, her back facing Jun Mo Xie. Her hair rolled up high like dark clouds, her waist slender; looking at her from behind, one would only think that she was a cold but refined woman. However, to be accompanied by such a mournful melody from the cold flute in this desolate autumn, it would appear that this woman was also lonely and dismal.
Jun Mo Xie stood quietly in the rain, he closed his eyes slightly, listening to the sorrow filled tune coming from the flute. His mind fell into a trance, as though he was listening to his favourite song from his past life, the song ”Wang Ning Mei” from the famous, Dream of the Red Chamber, that same graceful sorrow and tearful resentment…
Jun Mo Xie’s felt a bout of maudlin going through his head.
In this heavy autumn rain, for whom were this pain and sorrow for?
At this moment, Jun Mo Xie suddenly felt that the woman before him was suffering the same solitary loneliness as him! However, when compared to himself, hers was one that was far more helpless.
Amidst the sorrowful resentment of the flute’s melody, even the wind became suffocating…
The flute’s melody gradually became weaker, just like a thread of silk swaying in the air, swaying until there was nothing. The white-robed woman remained seated; she placed down the jade flute and faintly sighed. The sound of her sigh was covered by the sound of the rain, showing how weak it was in comparison.
Jun Mo Xie’s heart moved, he could not help but also let out a gentle sigh.
Even though the sound was light, the woman became shocked. She immediately turned around, her gaze locking onto Jun Mo Xie.
Her face showed surprise, then, faint disgust as she looked at Jun Mo Xie with contempt.
”It is you.”
”The flute melody is not bad, very beautiful.”
Jun Mo Xie smiled as he leisurely stepped into the pavilion. His rain-soaked body caused the floor of the pavilion to become wet.
”Sister-in-law, how did you suddenly have this elegant interest?”
The woman’s looks were as if from a painting.
Her bearing was graceful and dignified, but her face cold and aloof. The contrast made more obvious by her history.
This woman who was graceful yet cold was none other than Jun Mo Xie’s sister-in-law and Jun Mo You’s wife, Guan Qing Han.
She was the only daughter of the famed Guan Family, a well-known family in the Tianxiang Kingdom.
In truth, calling her Mo You’s wife may be inappropriate. Their engagement was something that was set when they were both still toddlers. Three years ago, Jun Mo You was twenty-two and Guan Qing Han was eighteen. It was then when the two families began preparing for the marriage between the two.
However, a war suddenly erupted with the Shenci Kingdom. Jun Mo You and his little brother, Jun Mo Chou, were selected to join the expedition against Shenci. Thus the two families decided to hold the marriage after Jun Mo You returned victoriously.
Before Jun Mo You left for the army, they had already finished with the engagement ceremony and Guan Qing Han was already considered a member of the Jun Family. Once Jun Mo You returned, their wedding would take place. As for the wedding date, that too was already set in stone.
However, none of them would have expected that Jun Mo You would never return, his body left to rest upon the battlefield. The two childhood sweethearts were now separated, faced with regrets forever!
A precious talent, dying in an unclear and pitiful manner!
When the bad news arrived, Guan Qing Han fainted on the spot. After that, she disregarded her family’s advice and chose to enter the Jun Family. She adopted the identity of a widow of the Jun Family and helped in taking care of the elder in the Jun Family. Grandpa Jun had asked her not to a number of times.