Liu Fan remained silent in the face of his father's questioning.
"Where is the princess now? Bring her to see me quickly!" Liu Hongjing roared.
"She has passed away. Why did you ask Erchen to bring her here?" Liu Fan gritted his teeth and said. He could not imagine what would happen to his father after meeting Luo Lianyi. He finally understood that the idea of asking his father to marry Luo Lianyi to him was
How naive.
"Your eldest brother has seen the princess with his own eyes, and Eunuch Tong has also seen the princess with his own eyes. On the way to the Taoist temple, the princess also saved a dying mother, her family, the innkeeper, the waiter, and Ji Ji.
The coach of Yujianzhuang, so many people have seen her, are they all talking nonsense?!" Liu Hongjing yelled.
"Father, if the eldest brother wanted to frame his son, it would be easy for him to find a hundred or a thousand witnesses." Liu Fan raised his head and said calmly.
"You -" Liu Hongjing was choked by him and pointed at him speechless for a long time. "Okay! I will immediately order people to torture the mother's family. I don't believe that I can't ask the ugly Yinmao!"
"Father, you have always been generous to the people of Xiling. Why bother hurting innocent people when fighting in the palace? My mother and concubine are watching from the sky, and they will definitely not be happy." Liu Fan raised his eyes and looked at his father.
Liu Hongjing was speechless. Concubine Xi had the most gentle and kind personality. If she were watching from the sky, she would indeed not be happy. "You - you - okay! I can't do anything to you! Xi'er! Xi'er! I will be there soon."
I will follow you -" Liu Hongjing pointed at Liu Fan and put down his hand, staggered out of the Taoist temple, said something sternly towards Chenxiang Pavilion, and left the Taoist temple with the help of the eunuch who was with him.
"Father!" Liu Fan chased him out, looked at his back, and murmured. He felt as if his heart was being pressed by a boulder and he couldn't breathe.
Liu Hongjing went down to Biya Peak. Liu Huo, Eunuch Tong and others were waiting at the foot of the mountain.
"Father!" Liu Huo saw his father's pale face and light steps, so he hurriedly ran over to help him.
"Get out!" Liu Hongjing glared at him, Liu Huo quickly let go of his hand and stood beside him with lowered eyebrows and lowered head.
"Which one of you is deceiving me?! I am your father, which one of you is deceiving me?" Liu Hongjing yelled at Liu Huo.
"I don't dare. If I lie, I will be quartered by five horses and die a happy death!" Liu Huo knelt on the ground, opened his clothes to show Liu Hongjing the wound on his abdomen, and said, "I didn't want to listen that day.
It is said that a very beautiful woman with cinnabar between her eyebrows rescued a pregnant woman among the people. She was curious and caught up with them. Her son wanted to take her back to the palace and hand her over to his father. However, several women around her had martial arts skills.
Extremely high, Erchen was accidentally stabbed by the woman, but the woman was kind-hearted. When she saw that Erchen was injured, she even used needle and thread to sew up the wound for him. She was a medical woman and saved the mother along the way.
There are also traces of her stitches on my wound, which is definitely not made up by my father. Please take a closer look, Father!"
"Why didn't you report it to me at that time?" Liu Hongjing took a look at his scar and asked.
"At that time, I didn't confirm that she was the princess. Later, I heard that the princess from Dongling also had cinnabar on her eyebrows, so I associated the two with each other. I sent Eunuch Tong to follow them all the way and saw them climbing to Biya Peak.
Sanqing Taoist Temple, my son and I have confirmed it without a doubt. Sanqing Taoist Temple is the place where the prince belongs, and the princess is the prince who came to welcome him from Dongling. The journey is long, and it is inevitable that an affair will arise. Father——" After Liu Huo finished speaking, he raised his head
Observe my father's face.
Liu Hongjing's face turned pale at this moment, as if he had suffered a huge psychological blow. He looked back at Sanqing Taoist Temple and murmured: "Prince! Prince!" He suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "Search!"
"Father, the prince knew that his father would come to the Taoist temple, so how could he hide her in the Taoist temple?" Liuhuo smiled sinisterly.
"Where will that be?" Liu Hongjing turned back and glared at Liu Huo, with disgust in his eyes.
"She must be somewhere near here. His Royal Highness wants to have a private meeting with her, so naturally she won't be too far away from him." Liu Huo smiled.
"Search nearby villages!" Liu Hongjing ordered.
The guards were ordered to rush towards the nearby villages. For a moment, there was a lot of excitement and people were on their backs. No one among the civilians knew what had happened.
"Father, this is the portrait of the princess." Liu Huo drew a portrait for the emperor based on his memory of Luo Lianyi that day.
Liu Hongjing took the drawing paper and drew a picture of a stunningly beautiful woman looking at him with a smile. The cinnabar mole between her eyebrows set off her smart and charming eyes, which really captivated the soul.
"There is such a beautiful woman in this world!" Liu Hongjing said to himself as he looked at the portrait.
"Such a noble temperament and unparalleled beauty. Except for the reincarnation of the imperial concubine, how could an ordinary woman have such charm?" Liu Huo said calmly next to her.
"Xi'er! It must be the reincarnation of Xi'er!" Liu Hongjing stroked the cinnabar on the portrait, his voice trembling.
"She is so beautiful. I forgive her for saying anything more than beheading her. I feel a little moved when I see her. What's more, the prince gets along with her all the way and goes through hardships together." Liu Huo observed his father's behavior from the side.
Face, fanning the flames.
"Bold! Get away!" Liu Hongjing turned around and scolded him sternly, putting away the avatar.
"Yes." Liu Huo hurriedly stepped aside, but there was a proud look on his face.
It was getting dark, and the search by the guards was fruitless. Liu Hongjing rested in the inn below Biya Peak and waited for news. Seeing that there was still no news, he couldn't help but feel impatient. He also threw the cups, plates and bowls in the inn all over the floor.
No one dares to come and clean up.
Liu Fan heard at the Taoist Temple that his father was still searching for Luo Lianyi under Biya Peak. He was extremely anxious but could do nothing. He knew that his father would never find Luo Lianyi hiding there.
The guilt was so heavy that I could hardly breathe.
He came down to Biya Peak, walked into the inn, and stood in front of his father from a distance. Liu Hongjing looked up at him, and he looked at his father. The two of them were silent for a long time.
"Tell me the truth, tell me the truth!" Liu Hongjing stood up, his eyes bloodshot, staring at Liu Fan closely.
"Father, please be careful with the dragon body and go back to the palace first." Liu Fan lowered his head and knelt down.
"I don't need you to care! I'm so disappointed in you!" Liu Hongjing said coldly.
"Father!" Liu Fan looked at his father's painful look and almost said the truth, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them alive. He loved Ripple deeply, and she also loved him deeply. How could he?
He could send her to his father's side and watch her become his father's woman and the imperial concubine!
"Fan'er, if you are honest now, I can still forgive you for your mistakes, and I Chengruo will never punish you." Liu Hongjing approached him and held his shoulders.
Liu Fan looked at him and remained silent.
"If you deceive me, I will never forgive you in this life! If you treat my father like this, my father's heart will be broken!" Liu Hongjing said, his voice choked with sobs.