Chapter 51 Something happened to the eldest princess
The moon and stars are sparse, and inside the Huguo Temple, it is quiet and peaceful.
The small Buddhist hall in the side hall is filled with incense.
Kneeling in front of the Buddhist hall was a plainly dressed woman with drooping black hair, sitting on a futon and folding paper cranes.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in, and the candle flames flickered.
Li Huang did not raise his head, but kept moving his hands, and said familiarly: "Since you are here, please stay with me for a while."
In a dark corner, Mo Jingzhan was holding his sword and leaning on a pillar, but his eyes fell unblinkingly on Li Huang who was folding paper cranes.
The two of them were in the dark and light, the candlelight imprinted on Li Huang's face, illuminating the folds of her eyes.
It's rare to see her look like this, as deserted as the moon and as elegant as the snow.
"Your Highness is folding paper cranes here late at night to convey your condolences to the gods and Buddhas?"
"I actually don't believe in gods and Buddhas. But now, apart from gods and Buddhas, I have a lot to say and have nowhere to say it."
Li Huang looked lonely, with a wry smile on his lips.
If others saw her, they would probably laugh at her for pretending to be pitiful.
But during these days with Li Huang, Mo Jingzhan witnessed her difficulties, and also saw her loneliness that was unknown to others.
Mo Jingzhan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After a long while, he raised his head and said helplessly: "Then tonight, I'll just go back to the situation for a while. Your Highness said it, and I'll forget about it. How about that?"
Li Huang turned back to look at the person in the dark in surprise, and said in a hoarse voice: "I had a dream. I dreamed that the country of Chu was subjugated, my father died of illness, the prince was crippled, and all my closest relatives and loved ones abandoned me.
Go. The noble princess was imprisoned in the palace by that man and became a plaything."
"His dormitory was so cold. I was trapped there for countless years. I only experienced endless humiliation and torture every day! I was in so much pain, so much pain, but no one could save me..."
Mo Jingzhan's Adam's apple rolled, and his eyes were full of murderous intent. As if he was afraid of scaring her, he deliberately softened his tone and asked, "What happened next?"
"Later..." Li Huang opened his eyes, his eyes filled with scarlet red: "I woke up from my dream. I thought this nightmare was over, but I didn't expect...reality is the nightmare!"
"I found that I was so small and powerless against things that I already knew would happen! I could only watch the accidents coming one by one, and I could do nothing except bear it clumsily!"
Thinking of everything that happened during the day, Li Huang felt only panic and fear!
She clearly asked Luo Mingchuan to replace the position of the beam, but why, the beam still hit Li Yuze!
Why, she has tried her best to change the trajectory of her destiny, but nothing has changed at all!
Could it be that she could only wait in vain for that day to come?
Just when Li Huang was at a loss, suddenly, a beam of light lit up above his head.
Li Huang raised her head suddenly and saw Mo Jingzhan standing beside her, holding the oil lamp above her head. The wick was crackling with sparks, but at the same time, it also illuminated the front.
The soft light shone on half of his face, clearly depicting his cold outline. He turned around and squatted in front of Li Huang, with piety and seriousness in his brows and eyes, and said word by word: "No matter what happens in the future, I will
I will protect you and keep you safe."
"But what if you can't protect me?"
"Then I will risk my life to take you away."
Li Huang's hand holding the paper crane suddenly tightened, almost deforming the paper crane.
Mo Jingzhan took the paper crane in her hand and said with a smile: "This paper crane is nothing wrong. Your Highness also invites the Buddha to accumulate virtue."
"..."
Li Huang felt much relieved after saying what she had been holding back for a long time. She rubbed her sore knees and stood up.
But she had been kneeling in the Buddhist hall for too long today. As soon as she stood up, her knees were sore and she almost fell into Mo Jingzhan's arms.
"Your Highness, stand still."
Mo Jingzhan's voice with a slight chuckle came from above his head. Li Huang's ears turned red and he said angrily: "Then let go."
"Your Highness, are you sure?"
"..." Considering the degree of knee pain at the moment, Li Huang hesitated and said helplessly: "I order you to send me back."
"Well," Mo Jingzhan chuckled and said, "I will take His Highness back."
Every word he said fell on Li Huang's heart, and all the shyness and nervousness that he had never experienced when facing Gu Chenzhou suddenly came to his mind at this moment.
Li Huang bit her lip along the way, annoyed at her own indulgence. After walking a few steps, she broke away from Mo Jingzhan. Even though her knees were sore, she forced herself to remain silent and walked straight towards the courtyard with her back straight.
It was past midnight, and the journey back to the courtyard was not short. Mo Jingzhan didn't know where to get the cloak. As soon as she left the Buddhist hall, she was wrapped tightly in the cloak.
But who would have thought that as soon as they passed the Luo Mingchuan courtyard, they saw two men in black sneaking into the courtyard.
Just as Li Huang was about to follow, his wrist was grabbed.
Looking back, meeting Mo Jingzhan's disapproving gaze, Li Huang raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you stopping me?"
"Your Highness, don't you want to see what they want to do?"
"But Mingchuan..."
"Young Master Luo is smart and I think he will be fine."
Li Huang hesitated.
Although she was indeed worried, what Mo Jingzhan said made sense.
If she rushed in now, wouldn't it be a warning?
Almost without thinking, Li Huang immediately nodded in agreement, then pulled Mo Jingzhan and hid quietly in the darkness.
"Is this the eldest princess?"
"The employer made it very clear that the person living here is the current eldest princess, and there is no one else in the yard, so there is no mistake!"
After the two men in black whispered to each other, they took advantage of the night to carefully knock Luo Mingchuan unconscious, then rolled him up and carried him away.
Seeing this scene in the dark, Li Huang was so shocked that he could hardly speak.
"Do they have bad eyesight?"
"Generally speaking, assassins are not very smart."
"Huh? What does this mean?"
"If the assassin is too smart, how can the employer dare to use him with confidence?"
As soon as he finished explaining, Li Huang turned around and looked at him blankly, "But you... are also an assassin."
Mo Jingzhan's feet stumbled and he almost fell over.
He had forgotten about this incident.
Fortunately, Li Huang's attention was on Luo Mingchuan at this time. Seeing that the assassin was about to leave with Luo Mingchuan on his shoulders, he reminded: "The assassin has run away, won't His Highness pursue him now?"
His words awakened the dreamer.
Li Huang suddenly came back to her senses. In the blink of an eye, Luo Mingchuan was kidnapped by those two!
"Hurry up and chase!"
Before he finished speaking, the two of them quickly chased after him.
The next day, the sky was bright and the eldest princess's courtyard was silent.
The second princess was feeling unwell, and with the permission of His Highness the Crown Prince, she stayed in the courtyard and never went out.
The prince arrived at Li Huang's courtyard early in the morning and saw that the courtyard door was closed. Thinking of the unpleasantness between the two yesterday, Li Yuze turned around and went to the Buddhist hall alone.
At noon, when Li Yuze passed by Li Huang's courtyard, he heard there was still no movement inside.
Until night, when Li Yuze was about to lie down and take a rest, he heard Li Chuchu knocking on the door: "Brother Prince, it's not good! Something happened to the eldest princess sister!"