Madam, she always wants to run away

Chapter 35 Separation
The two were looking at each other affectionately, but this warm scene was quickly interrupted.

"My lord, there are people from the palace, who say they are here to deliver His Majesty's order."

Xiao Lian immediately closed his eyes and said, "Please."

The person who came was the chief supervisor next to the emperor. Seeing the gloomy expression on his face, Xiao Lian expected something bad.

"My lord, heck, why don't you just watch it yourself." The supervisor said and handed over the emperor's letter.

Although there was only a short sentence on the piece of paper, it was enough to make Xiao Lian's original happy mood disappear in an instant.

"Loyal Prince Xiao Lian will go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to control the floods tomorrow, there must be no mistake."

Xiao Lian put away the handbook and asked, "Your Majesty originally granted a grace period of two days. Does Eunuch know why?"

The chief inspector sighed and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that His Majesty's order to send you to control the water was already a step back, but those few still didn't give up. For half a day, His Majesty really had no choice but to make such a bad move..."

Xiao Lian nodded: "This king knows."

"Your Majesty's difficulties are also known to you, my lord, so I won't talk too much. Oh, the princess is still waiting for you. I won't bother you any more, so I will take my leave first."

Xiao Lian followed the supervisor's gaze, only to realize that Li Ying was standing at the door at some point.

"Father-in-law, walk slowly."

"My lord, take care." The supervisor saluted Xiao Lian, then nodded to Li Ying who was standing at the door, and then left the palace.

Xiao Lian stuffed the handwriting into his sleeve, raised his head and asked Li Ying who was still standing at the door: "Yingying, why are you here? Didn't you say I'll be back in a while?"

"Is it because you don't plan to tell me if I don't come?" Li Ying's voice was still a bit crying.

"Why didn't I tell you?" Xiao Lian said as he walked over quickly and led her into the inner hall, "What are you doing standing in the wind, be careful not to catch a cold."

Li Ying's nose was sore again, she turned her head and said, "Why did you suddenly go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang? If you don't tell the truth, I will stand here tonight and will not leave."

Xiao Lian immediately relented: "Didn't I tell you that there was a flood in Jiangsu and Zhejiang that happened once in ten years, and there was no one in the court for a while, so His Majesty sent me because of his high regard for me."

"You still lied to me even now!" Li Ying shook off Xiao Lian's hand and her clothes were already wet with tears: "It's the fourth prince, right?"

"You completely offended the fourth prince because of me, and now those nobles are biting you and refuse to let go, right? The emperor had to compromise and pushed you into the fire pit, right? Xiao Lian, so many things happened, Why didn't you tell me a word?"

Xiao Lian said distressedly: "Yingying, don't cry, I was wrong, I'm not... afraid that you will worry."

"It's like this every time. It's the same with the aunt's matter, and the younger brother's matter. You clearly have plans in your heart, but you don't want to tell me. You say it is for my own good, but in fact it will only make me more worried."

This time Xiao Lian finally understood why she always said that women are made of water. Li Ying kept talking non-stop, but the tears didn't stop for a moment.At first, he tried to wipe away the tears on her face with his hands, but seeing that she couldn't stop crying, Xiao Lian went straight up his sleeves.

"What are you doing?" Li Ying dodged in disgust, but she finally stopped crying after being interrupted by Xiao Lian.

"Spring night is short, let's not waste time here." Xiao Lian repeated his old trick, picked up Li Ying, and walked towards the bedroom.

"Xiao Lian, come again!" Li Ying struggled desperately in Xiao Lian's arms, but it didn't work, she tried.

Li Ying was gently placed on the soft Babu bed, and the bright red curtains reflected on her beautiful face, making her look like a peony flower that was just about to bloom, especially the beautiful couple Xiao Lian couldn't take his eyes off his red lips.

The surroundings suddenly became very quiet.

"Let's arrange it." Xiao Lian's words brought the already ambiguous atmosphere in the room to the extreme.

Where did Li Ying remember to settle accounts with Xiao Lian, so that he would never dare to hide anything from him. Now, she only felt that the room was so stuffy, so hot that she even had shortness of breath.

"I haven't bathed yet..." Li Ying said shyly.

Xiao Lian hung on top of her. I don't know if he did it on purpose, but he got very close and whispered to her, "You first, or me first?"

His lips opened and closed, and all the air he exhaled hit her ears, and the roots of Li Ying's ears instantly turned red as if they were about to bleed.

She quickly escaped sideways from his siege, took a deep breath, and said, "I'll go first."

The night is deep.

After taking a bath, Xiao Lian embraced the fragrant person beside him, and put her in his arms.

"Yingying, I'm sorry. I'll tell you no matter what happens in the future, so you won't worry about it, okay?"

Li Ying snorted softly, reached out and pinched his tall nose, and said, "It's not too bad."

Then she remembered something again, and suddenly she was discouraged, and said in a sleepy way: "Are you really going to leave tomorrow?"

"Um……"

"I haven't packed your luggage for you yet."

"It's okay, Your Majesty only said the day, but didn't say when it will be."

Li Ying chuckled lightly, and said mischievously, "How about I drag you until Haishi?"

"Okay, as long as you are not afraid that I will be caught by some wild beast when I go out of the city gate."

"Hush—" Li Ying hurriedly covered his mouth: "Don't say such unlucky things, quickly bah bah bah."

Xiao Lian obediently raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Bah, bah, bah."

"My husband will be safe."

"Auspicious words from Mrs. Cheng."

Li Ying burrowed into Xiao Lian's arms with attachment, smelling the familiar smell on his body, she felt very at ease.

"Yingying, I need to discuss something with you."

"You said."

"After I'm gone, you can move to Renshou Palace."

"Well... are you worried about me?"

"The thing I'm most worried about is you. Xiao Ling is crazy and has no bottom line. He can attack your cousin, your younger brother, and maybe he will attack you as well."

Li Ying curled up and said uneasily, "I'm scared if you're not here."

"Don't be afraid, I have left a team of hidden guards for you, which can save your life in critical moments. Besides, you are in Renshou Palace, and the Queen Mother is watching, so I am quite relieved."

"Come back soon, okay?"

"I will."

"You still have to promise me that you will come back wholeheartedly."

"Okay, I promise you all."

"And write me a letter home."

"It's all up to Madam."

……

Looking at her who finally said she was tired and fell asleep in his arms, Xiao Lian couldn't help approaching her, and planted a feather-light kiss on her forehead.

wait me back.

*
Early the next morning, Li Ying kept ordering his servants to pack their luggage like a little housekeeper.

Looking at the luggage of the three carriages, Xiao Lian couldn't help but support his forehead: "Madam, I'm on a business trip, not to settle down."

"You said you didn't know how long you were going, so I brought you all the winter quilts and jackets."

"It's not necessary..."

"Okay then, what about these scriptures? I'm afraid you'll be bored on the road, so I picked a few for you."

"Madam... Forget it, I'll do it myself."

In the end, the luggage of the three-horse carriage was reduced by Xiao Lian to only one big burden.

Li Ying was dumbfounded: "That's all you brought?"

"It's better to pack lightly for this long journey."

She was so busy just now, she could still distract her emotions.Now that everything was ready, seeing a group of people standing not far away waiting for Xiao Lian to leave, Li Ying's emotions suddenly collapsed.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo on lord?" Li Ying plunged into Xiao Lian's arms, refusing to let go of him.

Xiao Lian glanced over, and a dozen officials not far away immediately turned their heads, pretending they didn't see anything.

"Yingying, don't say silly things, just stay in the palace and wait for me to come back to pick you up, be obedient."

Li Ying didn't speak, and didn't let go, just hugged Xiao Lian and cried for a full quarter of an hour.

Even though there are thousands of reluctance to part with each other, the time for separation has come.

Seeing Xiao Lian getting on the horse, turning his head and waving goodbye to him all the way, Li Ying stood where he was, letting the tears burst the embankment.

Be safe.

Not long after Xiao Lian left, Nanny Xu came to pick Li Ying into the palace.

Li Ying thought that it would be inconvenient for her to communicate with her parents after entering the palace, so she discussed with Madam Xu to go back to Li's residence, talk to the family members, and then enter the palace together after Shen Shi.

Whenever Mother Xu refused to agree, Li Ying took a carriage to her mother's house.

Since the training ground incident happened, Li Ying has been recuperating in the palace. Zhao Minyi sent chicken soup and donkey-hide gelatin to the palace every three days, for fear that her daughter would suffer from some kind of illness.

Zhao Minyi was overjoyed when her daughter finally returned home today. She inspected carefully up, down, left, right, left, right, and right to confirm that her daughter is well. Then she smiled from ear to ear: "Ying'er is really lucky."

When the daughter sees her mother, how can she not act coquettishly? Li Ying flattered Xiaozui as if she had smeared honey: "I am cured this time. Firstly, the empress dowager's scar cream is effective, and secondly, the imperial physician's prescription is effective. The most important thing is, mother, you have a good handicraft, and I eat the tonic you made by yourself every day, so it's hard for me to think about this disease."

Zhao Minyi was so coaxed by Li Ying that his mouth almost reached his ears, and he said with a smile: "Today is a good day, call your aunt and the others, and mother will cook you a delicious meal at noon."

"Order!"

Since my aunt moved to the next door to Li's house, the two families have moved around a lot, and it is not uncommon to have meals together from time to time.

As soon as Li Ying stepped into the Hou's mansion, she ran into Cao Wenzhi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Second cousin." Li Ying greeted him with a smile.

As the general examination and palace examination next year were getting closer, Cao Wenzhi plunged into the sea of ​​books again, and lived a life of reading books every day.

Whenever this time, he would think of the days before Qiuwei, how he came here.

Cao Wenzhi couldn't help feeling sour when he thought of the glimpse he had when he first met her, and the thank you that he hadn't had time to say to her in the future.

Once some words are missed, they will never be able to speak again.

Looking at Li Ying, who hadn't seen him for a long time, and who was getting more and more graceful, Cao Wenzhi suppressed the thousands of thoughts in his heart, and replied, "Why is my cousin here?"

"My mother said that she will cook at noon, so I invite your family to have lunch."

"Okay." Cao Wenzhi smiled and said, "My aunt's handicraft is my favorite."

"Where's Xian'er?"

"I'll call her out."

"Ah."

After a while, Cao Wenxian flew towards Li Ying like a bird.

"Cousin Ying~"

"Xian'er, long time no see."

"I heard that you were injured in the training ground. It almost scared me to death! Fortunately, you are fine."

"I'm fine." Li Ying said while holding Cao Wenxian's hand.

"By the way, I remembered something. After the incident in Changyin Building last time, my elder brother locked himself in his room and was very mysterious. Cousin Ying, do you know what he is doing?"

Li Ying thought of Xiao Lian punishing Cao Wenxiang for copying "The Commandments of Women", and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at, Cousin Ying, tell me quickly. I asked my elder brother several times, but he just refused to tell me."

"I promised your big brother to keep it secret for him."

Cao Wenxian stomped her feet angrily: "I hate it, I want to know too."

"Maybe one day your big brother will be willing to tell you."

"Okay, then the next time I see him and ask him once, I don't believe he won't tell me for the rest of his life."

"Big cousin isn't at the house today?"

"Cousin Ying, you don't know, since big brother locked himself in the room for a while and came out again, his whole temperament has changed!"

"Really?" Li Ying couldn't help laughing: "It's so amazing."

"Yeah, I also find it strange, what happened to the big brother. Do you know what he's been up to recently?"

"What are you busy with?" Li Ying was hooked very curiously.

"He actually said that he was going to open a men's virtue academy, can you believe it?!"

Li Ying was stunned for a while, and then laughed up and down: "Oh, I almost burst into tears from laughing, big cousin, why is he so funny!"

"Yeah, forget about others, him? As his sister, I can't stand it."

Li Ying managed to stop laughing, rubbed her stomach that hurt from laughing and said, "No, we have to encourage big cousin, we can't pour cold water on him."

Cao Wenxian thought for a while, nodded and said: "Listen to Cousin Ying, if big brother really changes his mind, that would be a good thing."

Cao Wenzhi stood aside, smiled and listened to their chatting and laughing, and suddenly felt that the days were beautiful as if they were in a dream.

However, what Li Ying thought in his heart was that Xiao Lian's seemingly unintentional action would bear such a fruit.

She misses him again.

On the other side, Zhao Minyi sent Li Ying over to call for dinner, but no one came for a long time, so he had to send to Hsinchu again, and brought back a large family.

Zhao Minyi posted it before he even spoke to Li Ying: "Mother, I haven't seen Xian'er for a long time, and I forgot the time when we were talking."

Zhao Minyi poked Li Ying's forehead with his fingers, and said, "You're already married and still look like a child who hasn't grown up yet."

Li Ying smiled and sat at the table.

Zhao Minying asked, "Why is Ying'er here today?"

"My lord, he went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang on business. I will stay in the palace for a short time until the lord comes back. I'm afraid it's inconvenient to see you during this period, so I want to come and get together with you first."

Cao Wenxian was not happy when she heard that: "Cousin Ying, you finally came here, so you should stay for three or two days anyway."

"No, I promised Mother Xu." Li Ying didn't want to, but Xiao Lianqian reminded her, and she dared not disobey.

"Then spend more time with me today!"

"Okay, whatever Xian'er wants to do, I will definitely accompany her to the end."

The family sat around the table and had a lively lunch, unaware of the impending crisis.

(End of this chapter)