Madam, she always wants to run away

Chapter 18 Chase

The autumnal equinox is approaching and the days are getting shorter.Around You time, it is the time for every family to sit together for dinner and share family happiness.

No one cared about a carriage speeding past on Changning Street.

The smell of the food floated into the carriage through the windows of the carriage. Li Ying was still sick and hadn't eaten much all day, and now her stomach was making a "cuckling" sound.

"Take it and eat it." Li Huan handed over a piece of mustard pancake, touched Li Ying's forehead again, and said, "This disease came and went quickly, it doesn't seem to be very hot anymore."

"Father, all my illnesses are caused by Xiao Lian. As long as I don't marry him, my health will be fine."

Along the way, Li Huan had already heard about Zhao Minying's sudden death in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but he still couldn't believe it: "Ying'er, could something have gone wrong?"

Li Ying swallowed a mouthful of mustache, and said with lingering fear: "Hsinchu saw it with my own eyes. And, just before Hsinchu came, my daughter dreamed... dreamed that my aunt cried to me that she died so unjustly!"

Li Huan frowned, and his silence was strange. His daughter had always acted properly, and this was the first time he had seen her daughter being out of control like this.

"You really don't want to marry Prince Zhong?"

Li Ying shook her head resolutely: "Father, mother, I have made up my mind. Our family of four should find a place that no one knows about and settle down. The four of us have hands and feet, so we are not afraid of starving to death. Marrying that cold-blooded and heartless monster is better!"

"Ying'er, have you ever thought that if you escaped the marriage the night before the big wedding, it would be a shame to the prince. Do you think that with the prince's temperament, he will let him go so easily?" Zhao Minyi said worriedly.

Li Ying's eyes that were full of hope for the future dimmed just now, but the unwillingness in her heart made her raise her head again: "Father, mother, even if disasters really happen in the future, it's better than just letting go and waiting to marry you." It's better to go to the palace, if you don't give it a chance, how can your daughter be willing?
Father, mother, if you say a thousand words and ten thousand, let me ask you, do you believe in your daughter? "

The two looked at each other and nodded.

"Then don't look forward and backward again. I have long wanted to leave this wrong place and just leave. Let's go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. My daughter has long heard that there are plenty of water and grass and outstanding people. My heart yearns for it."

Li Huan sighed for a long time, and compromised: "Although I feel 1 things wrong in my father's heart, but Ying'er, you have never asked us for anything since you were young, but you can do everything perfectly. This time It's about your lifelong happiness, parents listen to you, if you don't want to marry, let's go together!"

Zhao Minyi also nodded beside him.

"Sister, and me, no matter where you want to go or what to do, my brother will listen to you!" Li Xuan echoed from outside the carriage.

Li Ying was moved in her heart, yes, this is her parents, her brother, no matter what happens, no matter what shocking decision she makes, they will stand firmly by her side, silently support her.

Li Ying couldn't help weeping softly, she turned her head, not wanting them to see her frail appearance.

Before he knew it, the carriage had already arrived at the city gate.

"Stop, what are you doing?" It was a routine inspection by officials.

Li Huan took out his waist card and said, "I'm out of the city on errands."

The guard looked puzzled, how could he go out of the city to run errands at such a late hour?But he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he had to check the marks on the belt card carefully over and over again, and after confirming that it was Li Huan himself, he waved his hand and let him go.

Li Ying's gripped heart dropped, leaving the city was smoother than expected.

After leaving the city gate, there was a wide and boundless official road. It was almost the time of Xu, and the official road was pitch black, only the moonlight in the sky illuminated their way forward.

Although the road ahead is unknown, in Li Ying's view, this road is like a sunny avenue passing through freedom.

She took a deep breath of sweet air: "Xuan'er, continue on your way, the sooner the better."

"Drive—" Li Xuan waved his whip in response.

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Xiao Lian hadn't slept much for three days and two nights.Thinking that tomorrow would be her big wedding day, Xiao Lian couldn't hide his excitement, but when he saw his disheveled face and unshaven beard, he felt a bit shabby.

When her aunt is released, she has to go back to the house and tidy up.

After breaking up with her that day, Xiao Lian really felt angry.He was angry that she only thought about her aunt, but she didn't think about him at all. He has made many enemies in the court in the past few years, and if he makes a mistake, he will be doomed. When she begged him to forgive her for her aunt , Have you considered him even for a moment?

And that Cao Wenzhi who came out of nowhere, looks like a frail scholar, can't lift his shoulders, can't lift his hands, and his eyes keep wandering towards her, it's just unreasonable!

Of course, after this burst of anger passed, Xiao Lian soon regretted it.

Shouldn't you speak so loudly?Should I tell her about my situation?According to Zhu Chong, when she left, her eye circles were red.

Tsk, Xiao Lian looked at Zhao Minying's confession irritably, and if the accident happened sooner or later, he chose this time for the accident to happen!
Helpless, Xiao Lian had no choice but to grab Zhu Chong and Gao Wei, visit and verify the facts during the day, and write documents at night. After three consecutive days, the case was finally settled.

Today, the case can be closed and released, giving her a satisfactory explanation.

I don't know how she will react when she hears the news.In Xiao Lian's mind, the image of her smiling and revealing the shallow pear dimples appeared in Xiao Lian's mind. Holding the thin release document in his hand, he walked towards the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice while thinking.

"Mother—" As soon as he reached the door of the prison, Xiao Lian saw a woman kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair, looking like a madman, crying at the door of the prison.

Take a closer look, isn't the woman next to her cousin her cousin?Could this woman be her cousin?
Why such a gaffe?
"What are you two doing here?"

Cao Wenxian raised her head when she heard the sound, her eyes were bloodshot and scarlet. The moment she recognized Xiao Lian, she threw herself on him without hesitation, choking Xiao Lian's neck tightly with both hands.

"You killed my mother, I will die with you!" Cao Wenxian shouted hoarsely.

"Wen Xian, let go!" Cao Wenzhi looked on anxiously, he already lost his mother, if his only sister was imprisoned for murdering an imperial official, how would he survive?
But compared with Xiao Lian's strength, Cao Wenxian's strength is like a drop in the bucket.Xiao Lian pulled Cao Wenxian off his body with one hand.

"If you have something to say, don't do it. My king will get married tomorrow."

"Xiao Lian! Do you have any heart? You killed my mother, and you still want to marry my cousin!"

Xiao Lian frowned and said, "You keep saying that I killed your mother, where did you get the evidence?"

"You want evidence, don't you? Go and ask your subordinates. They threw my mother's body into the mass grave with their own hands! What a decent person my mother was before she died. Wilderness, my mother will not rest in peace!"

Xiao Lian pondered for a moment and understood the crux of the matter.

"The king was in the yamen just now, and he indeed saw a document stating that someone died of illness in the prison, but the person on it was not your mother."

Cao Wenxian's movements froze for a moment, and then said: "Impossible, my sister's maid saw it with her own eyes, and she told me herself."

"This king remembers that the deceased this morning was a concubine bought by an official family. The deceased lived in the mansion with rich clothes and fine food, but her hands and feet were unclean, so she was turned in by the master. Not long after she was imprisoned, her body gradually festered, and she died. Knowing that she had already contracted an unspeakable disease, she died today.

You mean, this woman is your mother? "

The two brothers and sisters were stunned in place.

Is it a misunderstanding?
Xiao Lian held up the document in his hand to the eyes of the siblings.

"This... is this true?" Cao Wenxian covered her mouth, looking at the black and white writing in front of her eyes in disbelief.

"Of course it's true, go in with me and take your mother back to the mansion."

"My lord, wait a minute." Xiao Lian was about to step into the prison when Cao Wenxian stopped him.

"What's the matter?"

Cao Wenzhi tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to talk too much, but Cao Wenxian still mustered up the courage to say it: "Cousin Ying... She also misunderstood the prince, and I heard from the maid of Li's mansion that the cousin's family of four stayed up all night. Meals are useless, so I hurriedly packed my luggage and left.”

"Go?" Xiao Lian looked puzzled, "Where are you going?"

"My lord, why don't you understand, my cousin thought you killed my mother, she... she escaped from marriage!"

The document in Xiao Lian's hand fell to the ground.

When he finally understood what Cao Wenxian said, Xiao Lian got on his horse in an instant and ran away.

The officials of the Sanfa Division finally found time, and were sitting around eating hot pot, when they suddenly heard a shout: "Where are you? Come out!"

Zhu Chong was so frightened that his hands shook, and the chopsticks fell to the ground with a "snap".

"Why are you still standing there, the lord has an order!" Gao Wei pulled Zhu Chong and ran out the door.

"Everyone in the Sanfa Division listen to the order." At this moment Xiao Lian's voice was as cold as the wind in nine cold days. Although everyone had just eaten the hot pot, they couldn't help but shivering, thinking to themselves what a terrible thing happened.

"Guozijian Siye Li Huan left the city with his wife and daughter around You hour today. This king ordered you to bring him back before dawn no matter how much you pay!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded, and then each of them murmured in their hearts, "Imperial Supervisor Siye, isn't that the old man of the prince?"

Wait, he ran away?And with his wife and daughter?

Isn't this... escape from marriage? !
"Also, if there is a single word of today's matter that is known by people other than the Sanfa Division, then don't blame this king for having no eyes in his sword."

"As ordered!"

"For the city gates in the east, west, north, and south, divide into four teams to find them, let's go!"

Xiao Lian stopped at the spot and thought for a while, then rode his horse towards the south gate which was the farthest from Li's residence.

That night, the common people in the capital heard the sound of horseshoes from the street from time to time, but they could not hear any other movement except the sound of horseshoes. The people all speculated whether something serious happened in the palace, but no one had any accurate information. .

When Xiao Lian rushed to the south gate without stopping, it happened to be the turn of the gate guards to change their positions.

Xiao Lian grabbed one of the guards who had just come off duty and asked, "Are there any ministers from the court around the time of You today?"

The guard shook his head, Xiao Lian couldn't hide his disappointment, didn't they go through this door, did they think wrong?

"My lord, I met one of the younger ones." A guard next to him mustered up his courage to intervene.

Xiao Lian lowered his voice and asked, "Who is it?"

The guard whispered cautiously: "It's a secretary of the Imperial College, named Li Huan."

Xiao Lian narrowed his eyes, and flew towards the official road outside the city where he could not see his fingers.

　Even I feel sorry for the male lead... Poor baby~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)