Madam, she always wants to run away

Chapter 19
In the dark night, a group of cavalry marched silently, holding torches.

The leader's face was as deep as water, and his eyes shone with a cold light, which was a bit colder than the cold dew on an autumn night.

"Stop." Xiao Lian stopped at a fork in the road, got off his horse and carefully inspected the traces of the wheels.

"This way." In just a moment, Xiao Lian waved his hand, and the team continued to move forward at an astonishing speed.

Soon, Xiao Lian thought, I will catch up with you soon.

Under the same sky an hour ago, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy was holding a horse rope and driving the carriage non-stop.

The dew was deeper, the boy's nose was red from the cold, his coat was covered with a thin layer of dew, and his hands became stiff.

Li Ying poked his head out from the carriage and asked, "Brother, what time is it?"

"It's time to pass."

Li Ying looked into the distance, and there were a few lanterns swaying in the night wind in the darkness.

"We have traveled so far, there should be no one chasing us. There is an inn not far ahead, so let's settle down there."

"Okay." Li Xuan sniffed and moved his five fingers. The last journey of the day seemed very close, but it took him a full two quarters of an hour.

After finally stopping in front of a slightly shabby inn, the family of four yawned and got out of the carriage.

"Is anyone there? Is the shopkeeper there?" Li Xuan asked loudly.

This barren mountain is dark and windy, if not for the presence of father and younger brother, Li Ying might cry out of fright.

Fortunately, a candle was lit inside soon, and a man who looked like a shopkeeper led the four of them into the inn with cat eyes.

Looking at the dusty tables and chairs and the musty wooden bed in the guest room, Li Ying could only comfort herself, at least it was better than sleeping in a carriage.

After everything was settled, Li Ying was obviously extremely tired, but lying on a strange bed, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Why is this bed so hard?It made her bones ache.Why is the musty smell so strong, no matter whether it is facing inward or outward, the nose is itchy.

Li Ying simply gave up and fell asleep, she let herself start thinking about today, no, it was yesterday.

It's about this time, Xian'er and the others must have heard the news of her aunt's death. Xian'er has never suffered any setbacks since she was a child, how should she bear this sudden bad news... Fortunately, there is a cousin who is worthwhile, and he will definitely comfort her Xianer's.

Did they also know the news of her escape?The day before the big wedding, my aunt died, and instead of being there to help, I ran away like a turtle. Would they blame her, or would they understand her?
As a result, she couldn't help but think of Xiao Lian again.

I don't know if he found out?I think should not be.If he knew, would he come after him?Or will you let yourself go?

Gradually, her thoughts drifted away, and she fell asleep in a daze without knowing it.

"Da da da... da da da..." In her sleep, Li Ying heard a series of hoofbeats, like thousands of horses passing by her ears.She covered her ears with her hands, trying to get rid of the noisy noise, but then the light coming in from the window made her eyelids twitch.

Strange, I seem to have just closed my eyes, why is it dawning outside so quickly?Li Ying forced himself to open his sleepy eyes, and saw a layer of orange light cast on the window paper.

Li Ying's heart trembled violently.

No, this is not daylight.

It's fire!
Li Ying lost all sleepiness in an instant, she got up and put on her coat, with only a pair of silk socks on her feet, she hurriedly staggered towards the door.

She gently pushed open the dilapidated wooden door, the babbling sound was particularly harsh in the middle of the night, the door only opened a crack, but was suddenly pulled open by a huge force.

Outside the door stood a tall and dusty man with a layer of blue stubble growing on his chin, the roadside grass was stuck to his cloak, and his pair of patterned silver boots were even more muddy.

Li Ying rubbed her eyes, for a moment she couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality, seeing Xiao Lian standing outside the door, she subconsciously wanted to close the door.

Xiao Lian stepped into the room with a quick reaction, Li Ying couldn't help but retreat in fright, and finally was blocked by Xiao Lian who was approaching step by step.

Li Ying wanted to escape, but Xiao Lian's strong arms supported her left and right, imprisoning her in place.

"What do you want to do!" Li Ying didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear that her parents would hear her.

There was no candle in the room, and in the darkness and eerie silence, Li Ying heard Xiao Lian's heart beating.

Xiao Lian didn't answer, but moved closer and closer, so close that even his breath fell on her face.

He finally opened his mouth and said, "Is it unexpected to see this king?"

Li Ying turned her head away, not wanting to respond.

Xiao Lian reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to face his eyes burning with rage in the dark.

"Let me do the math. Youshi fled and Zishi stayed in the hotel. Why, do you think this king won't come after you?"

Li Ying tried to break free from the confinement of his hands, but it was useless. To him, her little strength was like a fly shaking a tree.

Silence, long silence.

The two faced each other in the dark.

After what seemed like a long time, Li Ying saw Xiao Lian shaking his head mockingly in the dark, "Forget it, let's go."

"Where are you going?" Li Ying finally asked.

"Naturally go back and get married." Xiao Lian said, leaned over and picked up Li Ying, kicked open the dilapidated wooden door, and strode out of the inn where Li Ying had stayed for less than half an hour.

"Let go of me! Let go of me!" Li Ying hung in mid-air, terrified and resisting unceasingly.

Regardless of the struggle of the person in his arms, Xiao Lian jumped up on his feet, and the two of them landed firmly on his tall horse.

"Don't move, be careful to fall down and break your neck." After finishing speaking, Xiao Lian's legs clamped the horse's belly, and the steed neighed loudly, carrying the two of them galloping in the direction they came from.

Xiao Lian confessed without turning his head: "Zhu Chong, Gao Wei, you two will escort Master Li's family of three back to Beijing."

"Yes!" The high-pitched voices of the two came from behind, their tone full of excitement.

How many times in a lifetime can I experience this feeling of witnessing shocking gossip?

The wind whizzed by her ears, making Li Ying's ears hurt. She was only wearing an inner jacket, and she didn't even have time to put on her shoes, so she was kidnapped by Xiao Lian and put on a horse.

Although she couldn't see the expression of the person behind her, Li Ying could feel the monstrous anger emanating from his body. She was afraid, angry, cold, and sleepy, all kinds of emotions were mixed, Li Ying didn't hold back, and cried.

Xiao Lian's face suddenly became moist, he was taken aback, and then realized that it was not rain, but her tears.

"Woo—" Xiao Lian hastily stopped his horse.

At this time, it was almost Maoshi, the sky was dim, and they were only a few miles away from the south gate of the city.

Xiao Lian got off his horse and held out his hand to her.

Li Ying ignored him and sat on the horse, crying more and more sadly, and finally began to cry loudly.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Xiao Lian looked at Li Ying, who was crying into tears, and was at a loss: "I was the one who was rude just now, I'm sorry...don't cry."

Li Ying ignored him at all, and cried like pear blossoms and rain.

Xiao Lian sighed, had no choice but to spread his cloak on the grass, and gently carried Li Ying off the horse.

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On an endless meadow outside the south city in the suburbs of Beijing, a tall horse is enjoying a sumptuous meal with its head down. This is the owner's reward for its hard work for days.

A man and a woman were sitting not far away, and the atmosphere between them seemed a little delicate.

The woman's eye circles were red, obviously she had just cried, she pulled the cloak on the ground, covering her feet without shoes.

Xiao Lian hurriedly took off his outer robe again, covered her body, and said apologetically, "Just now I only cared about the auspicious time, so I was abrupt."

Li Ying felt that the anger in his body seemed to dissipate. She thought that Xiao Lian would kill her, but now, she was not so afraid.Li Ying sniffled, and asked in a low voice: "It's all like this, you still want to marry me?"

"Why don't you get married?"

Li Ying was about to say something, but Xiao Lian cut him off.

"Your aunt's case is all a misunderstanding. Speaking of it, I blame me for not letting you know the inside story. In fact, I have been running around on your aunt's case for the past few days. I thought I could give you a case by closing the case yesterday." Tell me, we can get married in peace and security, but something went wrong again."

Li Ying had a sore nose again, and said, "Auntie is dead..."

"No! Absolutely not!" Xiao Lian quickly denied: "We can see your aunt is well in the Hou Mansion now when we go back. The person who died yesterday was not your aunt, you must have made a mistake."

Li Ying looked at Xiao Lian in disbelief: "Really? But Hsinchu saw it with his own eyes."

"I don't know what your servant girl saw, but your aunt is alive and well. It is absolutely true. If it is not true, there will be a thunderbolt."

Li Ying hesitated for a while, then said: "My lord, even if what happened with my aunt was a misunderstanding, you already know that I'm going to run away..."

Xiao Lian's eyes looked cold at first glance, but when Li Ying got closer, when he looked carefully, he could find the turbulent waves under his calm eyes.

"The moment I heard you run away, I was indeed full of anger. But when I saw your pitiful appearance in such a dilapidated inn, half of my anger disappeared unconsciously. Wait until you sit As soon as I burst into tears, the other half of my anger melted away."

Xiao Lian thought of something again, and said: "Besides, your family of four fled, are you going to spend half of your life incognito? Is it enough to bring some gold and silver in the carriage? Why don't you go back to the house with me and get some more?" Son."

Li Ying was speechless for a moment, it was such a time, he was still in the mood to joke.

She was silent for a while, then asked again: "My lord, I asked you before, why was it me. Now I want to ask again, why does it have to be me?"

Xiao Lian lay down on the grass as if he was relieved from a heavy burden. He looked at the brightening sky and said, "To be honest, I don't know. If I find the answer, I will definitely tell you."

Li Ying saw too many different Xiao Lian today.Angry, depressed, and unrestrained like now.

She felt that something between the two of them was changing little by little.

"It's so beautiful here." Li Ying looked at the sun rising on the horizon, and said with emotion.

Xiao Lian lay on the ground with her eyes closed, while Li Ying looked into the distance with her arms around her knees. The two of them just sat and lay down like this, silently passing the time that only belonged to them.

A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Lian opened his eyes: "Let's go, if we don't go, we will really miss our big wedding."

Li Ying stood up, the wind blew her loose long hair, her eyes were clear and firm: "Well, then let's go."

When Li Ying was carried to the boudoir by Xiao Lian, Hsinchu's jaw almost fell to the ground.

"Miss, this... this..."

Xiao Lian looked back at Hsinchu, and said: "Next time if you dare to spread the news again, I will personally invite you to go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Hsinchu was so frightened that he hiccupped on the spot.

Fortunately, I came back in time, and the nanny in the palace hadn't arrived yet.

Li Ying suddenly thought of something, and said to Xiao Lian who was about to leave: "My lord, does the Queen Mother know?"

Xiao Lian stopped, turned around and replied, "Don't worry, I will hide this matter to death, the Queen Mother will not know."

"Thank you, Lord."

In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Xiao Lian left the mansion through the corner gate.

Li Ying took a deep breath and lightly stroked her throbbing chest. She wanted to pretend that nothing happened and wait for this day to officially come.

　Sorry, there is an emergency today, so I can only make up for it, and I will definitely make it up tomorrow!
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