Madam, she always wants to run away

Li Ying raised her head in astonishment, and looked at the strange man standing in front of her. Seeing that he was dressed luxuriously, had an extraordinary bearing, looked familiar but couldn't name him, she stood there in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer .

Fortunately, Hsinchu reminded me in a low voice: "My lord, this is Prince Zhong, who asked Imperial Physician Wang to heal you first."

I see.Li Ying respectfully blessed Xiao Lian, and said gratefully: "So it was the prince who helped me, and my concubine has already recovered. I can't thank you enough for this kindness, and I can't repay it."

Xiao Lian has good ears, and he could hear clearly what Hsinchu said in Li Ying's ear, and his brows frowned indiscernibly.

"You don't know me anymore?"

Li Ying was taken aback, should she know him?Her mind was spinning fast, guessing the meaning of Xiao Lian's words.I heard that Prince Zhong is His Majesty's right-hand man and has made a lot of achievements at a young age. As a concubine, she should have met him at palace banquets several times, so she should really recognize him.

"My lord is so famous, no one knows him." Li Ying answered with an unmistakable sentence.

Now Xiao Lian frowned even deeper.The dignified and virtuous demeanor of the woman in front of her is completely different from the way she cried and laughed at herself by the pool that night, drinking madly. forgotten?
Forget it, forget it.

Xiao Lian nodded, didn't say anything, turned around and wanted to leave.

At this moment, Li Ying seemed to have thought of something suddenly, she hurriedly called Xiao Lian: "Your Majesty, stay a while!"

Xiao Lian paused, turned around again, and asked, "What else is there?"

When the words came to his lips, Li Ying hesitated again.She is the prince who calls the wind and rain in the court, and I made a small promise, but it was just a small favor from him with kindness, so why do you think he will help her again?

Seeing Li Ying's faltering appearance, Xiao Lian felt a little funny in his heart.

"Whatever you want to say, just say it."

"That...the concubine has a small unfeeling request."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"Can you ask the lord...to send a letter to the parents at home for the concubine?" Li Ying asked tentatively, and then immediately added: "If the lord finds it troublesome, or thinks that this is not in accordance with the rules, you can directly Even if it is said, the concubine is just talking casually..."

"can."

Before Li Ying finished speaking, Xiao Lian responded.

For him, it was indeed a trivial matter.But he understands how important her parents are to her, even looking at the moon will miss her to the point of tears.

Li Ying didn't expect Xiao Lian to agree so simply, a huge joy suddenly appeared on her face: "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!"

"On the fifteenth day of every month, I will pass by the gate of your hall."

Li Ying was so happy that even the steps of leaving seemed a little messy.

Looking at her back, a smile flashed across Xiao Lian's mouth.

Li Ying herself did not expect that the problem she had been worrying about for so long could be solved so easily.Only now did she recall that she occasionally heard palace people talking about the loyal prince, saying that he was decisive, ruthless, and nicknamed "Living King of Hell". Now it seems that the rumors are not credible.

This prince is obviously a kind-hearted, considerate and good man.

He even took care of Li Ying's eagerness to pass letters to his family. Tomorrow is the fifteenth day. When Li Ying returned to the palace, he picked up a pen and wrote letter after letter, until the envelope She couldn't fit it all, so she stopped writing.

On the second day, Xiao Lian kept his promise and appeared outside Li Ying's palace on time. When he took the thick stack of envelopes from Li Ying, he was taken aback.

Li Ying was a little embarrassed: "I made the lord laugh. The concubines have not spoken to them for a long time, so this is too much to write."

"No problem." Xiao Lian put away the envelope and left under Li Ying's watch.

There is an order in the palace that concubines are not allowed to send news to their relatives without authorization. Although this prohibition exists in name only, but for Li Ying, who has no power, no power and no favor, someone can violate the prohibition for her without asking for anything in return. My heart is still very touched.

In order to repay Xiao Lian, before he came again, Li Ying couldn't think of anything to give him.

After much deliberation, Li Ying picked up a brush and drew a landscape painting.When she was in Songyang, Li Ying's painting skills were affirmed by many people. Apart from this, she seemed to have nothing else to offer.

In this way, Li Ying received a reply letter from Xiao Lian on the fifteenth day of the next month, and then handed him the carefully framed picture scroll.

"This is?" Xiao Lian took the scroll with some surprise: "Is it also for Mr. Li?"

"No." Li Ying quickly denied it, and she explained with some embarrassment: "This is to express my gratitude to you, the prince, and my concubine specially drew it. Please don't laugh at me."

Xiao Lian was quite surprised, he just did a small favor, and she was so caring.

"So, I will accept it."

Xiao Lian opened the painting when he returned to the mansion.To his surprise, her painting skills turned out to be very good. The bamboo in this painting is lifelike, and the coloring is emerald green. The only shortcoming is that the brushstrokes are not strong enough.

Even so, Xiao Lian hung the unsigned painting in his study.

I've collected everything, so I can't live up to my wishes.

In this way, the two of them can meet once a month on the [-]th day of each month, and the conversation between the two of them often consists of only a few words, and sometimes they even just nod their heads without saying a word.

From the letter brought back by Xiao Lian, Li Ying learned that his father and mother had rented a small house in Beijing. Both of them were in good health. My younger brother is still clamoring for wanting to practice martial arts, but Li Huan gave him a hard lesson. Everything at home is fine. At the end of every letter, Li Huan will ask Li Ying to take good care of herself in the palace and not to miss her family. .

Although the letters at home are usually only a few thin pages, Li Ying can tell that the words are full of love for her. Whenever Li Ying feels that there is no hope for her life, she will take out these letters and read them over and over again. read.

Writing and replying to letters every month has gradually become the motivation for her to live in this deep palace compound.

Just like that, when she was counting with her fingers when the next fifteenth day would come, time slipped through her fingers, and in the blink of an eye, she had been in the palace for a whole year.

However, on the fifteenth day of this month, Xiao Lian did not show up.

It was one of his men who came.Li Ying didn't say much, he is a minister of the thigh, and it's exhausting to run back and forth every month for such a trivial matter, so he can't still demand that he come in person every time.

What Li Ying didn't notice was that when she didn't see Xiao Lian, she unconsciously sighed softly.

Seeing the little master come back from the palace gate in a state of dismay, Hsinchu showed a worried look: "My little master, what's the matter? Didn't the prince come to deliver the letter?"

Li Ying shook her head: "No, the prince sent someone here."

"Strange, isn't the prince himself here every time?"

"You think the prince is just like us, just idle around all day long."

"That's right." Hsinchu scratched his head.

Unexpectedly, on the second day, Hsinchu came from outside to find out the reason why the prince didn't show up yesterday.

"What? Went to the frontier?!" The family book in Li Ying's hand fell to the ground, and she quickly picked it up, blowing away the dust on it.

"Hsinchu, is what you inquired about true? My lord, why was he sent to the border again? He has only been back for a few years?"

"It's absolutely true, my lord, I heard that there is a factional struggle between the eldest prince and the fourth prince involved here, it's complicated."

"The two princes are fighting, why did the prince send him so far away?"

"I heard." Hsinchu God approached Li Ying's ear mysteriously: "They were afraid that the prince would compete with them for the throne, so they drove him away."

"Hmm..." Li Ying tightly covered Hsinchu's mouth, this damn girl dared to listen to anything, dared to say anything!

"Don't spread this word anymore, or we won't want the heads on top of us!"

Hsinchu nodded in horror, and then Li Ying let go.

However, this night, Li Ying could not sleep after all.She repeatedly thought about what Hsinchu said. She didn't understand the struggle of the previous dynasty, but she believed that the prince was not the kind of person they said.

The next morning, Li Ying stepped out of the palace gate for the first time, holding something in her hand, and went straight to Xuanwu Gate.

She was afraid of attracting attention, so she deliberately dressed up as a court lady and wandered around the Xuanwu Gate.Around Si time, a large group of courtiers came out from the Qianqing Palace, Li Ying hurriedly hid behind the stone lion in the corner.

She searched in the crowd for a long time, until they all dispersed, she didn't see Xiao Lian's figure.

Just when she was about to return to the palace in despair, a familiar deep voice suddenly came from behind: "What are you doing here sneakily?"

Li Ying was so excited that she was about to bump into the stone lion on the head, Xiao Lian stretched out his hand quickly, blocking the way between her and the stone lion.

"Ah—" Li Ying exclaimed subconsciously, but found that the expected pain did not appear, and then opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Lian looking at her with a funny face.

Li Ying's face turned red in an instant: "My lord... my lord."

"Are you looking for me?"

Li Ying's face turned even redder, and she nodded embarrassingly.

"What's the matter? Is there an urgent mail to send?"

"No." Li Ying shook her head like a rattle, mustered up her courage, and stuffed the things in her hands into Xiao Lian's hands.

"The concubine heard that the prince is going to go to the frontier. I have been taking care of you for so long. This is a small favor from the concubine. I hope the prince will accept it with a smile! The concubine will pray for the prince in the palace every day, and pray to God Keep you safe!"

Li Ying finished a long series of words in one breath, and then left Xuanwumen as if fleeing.

Xiao Lian looked at the delicate and unique red peace amulet in his hand, and fell into deep thought.

*
It has been two years since Xiao Lian left.

It took him two years to unplug the nails that Xiao Ling and others had planted in the army one by one, and finally he was able to take full control of the army, making his title of "General Hussars" worthy of the name.

At the same time, in the past two years, there was not a day when he was not thinking about her.

The peace amulet she sewed for him has always been worn on his body every step of the way, and he doesn't even dare to rub the peace amulet in his hand too frequently for fear that it will be worn out by his rough hands.

This kind of longing cannot be seen in the light of day, let alone shared with others, Xiao Lian can only bury it deeply in his heart.

So when he learned that the Dajin Kingdom was coming again, Xiao Lian roared with excitement.

He decided that he would make an immortal contribution, so that he would have enough chips to go back to the negotiation.

He wanted to marry her, marry her in a dignified manner.

On the battlefield, he was invincible, rushing forward desperately, he chopped off the heads of one enemy after another, and Da Jin was beaten back steadily.

But just when they were about to drive Da Jin out of the border completely, an urgent call came from Beijing—His Majesty was critically ill, and there might be changes in the palace. The emperor ordered him to lead the army back to King Qin of Jing immediately to rescue him.

Helpless, Xiao Lian had no choice but to accept orders.

Although they traveled day and night, it was too late when he arrived at the Xuanwu Gate, which was breached by the rebels.

The emperor died, and the emperor's grandmother who treated him best in the world was burned alive in Renshou Palace.

Xiao Lian went crazy. He went on a killing spree and beheaded all the rebels one by one, leaving no one alive.

Xiao Ling, Duke Hua, and Concubine Rong were tied up in front of the Renshou Palace that had been burned to ashes. Xiao Lian didn't even give them a chance to plead. The blood flowed dry, and he died unwillingly.

Do you want the throne?Then I will let you die at the closest step to the throne, and let you die with regret!
This rebellion ended in a bloody curtain, and the biggest winner was undoubtedly the eldest prince Xiao Chun who was able to successfully inherit the throne.

Xiao Lian thought he was crazy enough, but he never thought that Xiao Chun after he ascended the throne was even crazier than him.

After Xiao Chun came to power, he exterminated Hua Guogong's faction. He didn't even exile.What's even more insane is that he didn't even let go of the faction of civil servants who assisted him all the way to the top.Those civil servants whom he had intended to win over but refused to take a clear stand all became the targets of Xiao Chun's crazily revenge, and among them was Li Ying's father - Li Huan.

The moment Xiao Lian received the imperial decree, Xiao Lian was stunned: "Your Majesty, this Lord Li is only a junior official of the seventh rank. What mistake did he make to the point of giving poisoned wine to his family?"

"Hmph, a scum like Li Huan is a cancer of the imperial court. At the beginning I showed him favors frequently, but he was unmoved. I suspected that he was secretly having trouble with the traitor Xiao Ling's clan."

"Here, does Your Majesty have evidence?"

"Why, you don't believe me?" Xiao Chun showed a suspicious look on his face.

"Chen, I just think that when the new emperor ascends the throne, he should give amnesty to the world, and it's better to recuperate."

"Since you think it's inappropriate, then I won't do it."

Xiao Lian thought that Xiao Chun had really given up, but as soon as he left, Xiao Chun confessed the matter to another person.Fortunately, Xiao Lian was careful, and he took the initiative to take the job from another person.

In order to avoid future worries, Xiao Lian thought of a perfect plan.He pretended to go to Li's mansion to give poisoned wine, but actually secretly sent Li Ying's parents and brother out of Li's mansion. He put three corpses in the mansion, and before leaving, he set fire to Li's mansion.

Only in this way can Xiao Chun's suspicion not be aroused.

Xiao Lian thought that what he did was perfect, but he just forgot the most important person - Li Ying!
He didn't know that Hsinchu happened to be watching the scene where he dragged out the charred corpses from Li's mansion for three rounds. Lost the last trace of life.

Until Xiao Lian hurried to the palace, wanting to take the opportunity to send her away from the palace to reunite with her family, when Hsinchu saw him coming, she wept bitterly and complained: "It's you! You killed the master, wife and young master, and my lady will not let go even if she is a ghost." It's over, just wait!"

Then he watched Hsinchu crash headfirst into the palace wall.

And when he opened her palace door for the first time, all he saw was her cold corpse hanging from a ten-foot white silk.

Fate makes people, fate makes people...