Liu Fan got off the carriage with Luo Lianyi in his arms, turned a blind eye to Liu Huo, and walked step by step towards the palace with a cold face.
When he stepped into the palace, all the civil and military eyes in the court turned to him and the woman in his arms in surprise.
"Father!" Liu Fan hugged Luo Lianyi and knelt down.
"Prince, who are you holding in your arms?" Liu Hongjing stood up from the dragon chair and looked at the woman in the prince's arms in astonishment. He had already seen the cinnabar between her eyebrows, and his voice trembled unexpectedly.
"Princess Dongling." Liu Fan replied, his face was sad and his voice was hollow. There was a sudden silence in the palace, and all eyes were fixed on the prince.
"Princess Dongling!" Liu Hongjing came down the steps and walked to Liu Fan in a few steps. He looked down and saw that the girl was indeed the princess he had seen before, but that time it was a corpse that had faked death. This time
He is a patient with weak breath.
There were bruises on her forehead, her face was horribly white, and there was no trace of blood on her lips. She was sleeping deeply, as if she had experienced great pain and torture.
"What's wrong with her?" Liu Hongjing asked in a trembling voice. He stretched out his hand and took Luo Lianyi from the prince's arms.
"The princess was poisoned last night and narrowly escaped death!" Liu Fan recalled last night, his voice choked up and he couldn't continue.
Liu Huo had been standing by silently, thinking about how to tell the emperor that the princess had already arrived at Prince Jing's Mansion. It was the prince who snatched her last night. He never figured out how the prince knew that she was in his hands.
"The poison last night? A narrow escape from death!" Liu Hongjing looked at Luo Lianyi, his thick eyebrows knitted into knots in pain. "Old thief Qi Yu! I will trample Er Dongling to the ground!" He roared with gritted teeth.
Luo Lianyi woke up suddenly, opened her eyes and looked at Liu Hongjing and the unfamiliar surroundings in horror. "Your Majesty," she called weakly.
Liu Hongjing suddenly heard that her voice was familiar and couldn't help but be startled. "Are you - Bing'er?"
"Yes, I am Bing'er." After Luo Lianyi finished speaking, she closed her eyes weakly. She didn't know how she ended up in the emperor's arms. She clearly remembered that she was in Liu Fan's arms, but she had no energy to go.
After thinking about it, she felt that all the bones and internal organs in her body had been shattered by pain last night. The emperor's arms were warm and safe. She felt at ease in her heart, just like in her father's arms. She cuddled up against him, safe and sound.
Fell asleep.
"It turns out that you have already arrived by my side! No wonder I always feel a very strange feeling!" Liu Hongjing looked at her and muttered to himself. He hugged her and walked out, leaving the court under the complicated eyes of the officials.
temple.
Liu Fan knelt on the ground, with deep despair in his eyes. After waiting for the emperor to leave for a while, all the officials in the palace dispersed, leaving only Liu Fan and Liu Huo.
Liu Fan stood up and looked at him. Neither of them spoke. Suddenly, Liu Fan waved his hand and punched Liu Huo, who reached out and grabbed his wrist.
The two glared at each other angrily, and finally let go of their hands. Liu Fan flicked his sleeves and strode out of the palace. Liu Huo stood for a while and then strode out.
Liu Hongjing carried Luo Lianyi back to Ruoxi Palace. Concubine Xue Shu had already heard the news and rushed over. She was also shocked when she saw that Liang Fengyu, whom she had been with for a few days, was actually the princess of Dongling.
"No wonder these hands are so beautiful, no wonder the face is so unnatural, it turns out she is wearing a mask. Ouch, let me take a look at this most beautiful woman in Dongling. She is so beautiful and fragrant that she will captivate the country!" Concubine Xue Shu came closer.
Beside the bed, he looked at Luo Lianyi carefully and admired her.
"I feel so sad when I look at her. She was tortured by poison all night last night. God knows how she survived." Liu Hongjing sat on the edge of the bed and gently brushed a strand of hair from Luo Lianyi's forehead behind her ear with his fingers.
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"Dad——" Luo Lianyi muttered in her sleep.
"This child misses her father." Liu Hongjing's eyes were full of love.
"Your Majesty, this fate is really wonderful. Not only has the princess arrived at your side a long time ago, but she has also saved your life twice. Is it really God's will?" Concubine Xue Shu looked at the emperor's condition, and she naturally felt a little pleased.
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"God knows how much she was frightened along the way from Dongling to Xiling," Liu Hongjing said.
Concubine Xue Shu asked: "What is the emperor planning to do next?"
Liu Hongjing pondered for a while and said: "I will never let her leave again or let her be harmed. When she wakes up, I will make her the imperial concubine." Liu Hongjing said while looking back.
Concubine Xue Shu, "You are the most familiar with her in the palace. You should spend more time with her and take care of her."
"I know, I also like her very much." Concubine Xue Shu smiled.
"You take care of her here, I'll go take care of some things first." Liu Hongjing stood up.
"Yes, Your Majesty, you can go with ease." Concubine Xue Shu stood up and walked him to the door.
After Liu Hongjing went out, he shouted: "Where is the steward?"
A young eunuch hurriedly ran to find the manager. After a while, a middle-aged eunuch hurried over and knelt in front of Liu Hongjing.
"Your Majesty, my servant is here."
"Get up and go bring the maids and eunuchs from Dongling to see me. I have something to ask them." Liu Hongjing ordered.
"Yes." The eunuch took the order and ran away.
Liu Hongjing then ordered: "Send the message to the Grand Tutor, the Prime Minister, and the Prince to come to the Chaoyang Palace quickly. I have important matters to discuss."
After he finished speaking, he strode towards Chaoyang Palace.
Liu Huo returned to the palace uneasily. Duanmu Yunji was waiting for him at the palace. She originally heard about Princess Dongling's affairs in the palace and came to discuss with Liu Huo, but when she came, she heard that Mayisha
She said that someone had been robbed in the mansion last night. After hearing a few words from her, she guessed that the person who had been robbed must be the Dongling Princess. She did not expect that her son would hide the princess in the mansion without telling her, and she couldn't help being extremely angry.
"You have stiff wings!" She glared at Liu Huo hatefully.
"Mother, I never expected that I would leak the news and let the prince know that she was hiding with me." Liu Huo said frustratedly.
Mayisha stood behind Duanmu Yunji and asked doubtfully: "Who is Xiao Lian?"
"Don't worry about some things. Go out and play. Queen Mother and I have something to discuss." Liu Huo glanced at her impatiently. Mayisha was bored and left unhappily.
Duanmu Yunji took a sip of tea, glanced at Liu Huo, and asked, "Why are you hiding that girl next to you? Didn't I ask you to kill her?"
"My son, I caught her, and I always felt that she was still worth using, so I didn't want to kill her with one knife. Who knew there would be such a change." Liu Huo said. How dare he tell his mother that he was doing it because of his hatred of Dongling County?
He initiated an affair and wanted to take her as his own.
"Where did you find her?" Duanmu Yunji asked.
"She is Liang Fengyu. Erchen suddenly recognized her voice." Liu Huo replied.
"Liang Fengyu!" Duanmu Yunji was surprised, and then nodded: "I was careless! Liang Fengyu came so strangely, he is definitely not an ordinary person!"