Looking at the two people hugging each other and leaving, a hint of envy and confusion flashed across He Muyue's eyes.
As the officers and soldiers arrived, the fire behind them seemed to be gradually extinguished.
The expression on Zhou Ninghai's face wasn't much better at this time. For some reason, he still didn't want to believe that the lively and agile imperial concubine just now was gone.
He looked at He Muyan with some worry, only to find that his narrow eyes not only reflected the firelight, but also contained some nameless...anger?
Zhou Ninghai was startled when he saw the captain of the guard running over in a hurry:
"Your Majesty, the fire has been put out, and there is indeed a corpse inside, but..."
He Muyan's lips froze:
"explain."
The captain of the guard gritted his teeth:
"Because the face was severely burned, I can't confirm whether the corpse is that of the imperial concubine. But... a report came from the city gate just now, saying that someone used your token to leave the city gate."
The captain of the guard paused and did not dare to say any more.
He saw with his own eyes that the emperor awarded the token to the imperial concubine. What she did now was... the crime of deceiving the emperor!
He raised his eyes and glanced quietly, only to find that He Muyan's face had no expression at all, as cold as a sculpture.
"go on."
He Muyan seemed to be no longer stiff at this moment, but his whole body was getting colder and colder, exuding an aura that kept strangers away.
"The guard said... the person holding your token is riding a bay-red horse. He is as petite as a woman. There seems to be a tall man sitting behind him."
After saying it all in one breath, the captain of the guard realized that he was sweating profusely.
He Muyan stood there with his robe closed and listened quietly. The veins in his slightly open collar were beating, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised, revealing a sinister and surly smile.
"Oh, take Gu's token."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please calm down! I believe that the imperial concubine has also been coerced by thieves!"
The captain of the guard quickly knelt down and said, fearing that he would behead him in anger to vent his anger.
"Under coercion?"
He Muyan sneered and lowered his head, glancing down at the city from above. The streets that were so lively and sweet just now were now silent, with no one around.
"The imperial concubine is so smart and witty, and she plays the song "Escape the Shell of the Golden Cicada" so well, how could she be coerced by others?"
A piece of sparkling debris floated down. He slowly twisted it into powder with his index finger, and his voice was extremely cold:
"Go back to the palace."
With a wave of his hand, He Muyan turned around and left.
The captain of the guard and Zhou Ninghai looked at each other with shock on their faces.
I thought His Majesty would order the investigation of the two of them, but he let them go so easily?
Looking at He Muyan's retreating figure, Zhou Ninghai shook his head and sighed.
Although he didn't see the two of them getting along for long, Concubine Su obviously cared about His Majesty, and it was impossible for her to leave suddenly without any reason.
But how could His Majesty listen to it?
These two are enemies.
After traveling for several days, Su Lian never heard any news from the capital.
At first she was a little confused. With He Muyan's temperament, if the person or thing he loved was gone, he would have to dig deep enough to find it.
But she has been gone for these days, but she still hasn't seen the slightest movement from him, and none of the pre-selection plans she prepared have been used.
Then there is only one explanation, that is, he never liked her.
This realization made Su Lian feel a little frustrated, so she was a little absent-minded when eating on the way.
Since no one was chasing them, the two gradually slowed down their pace and settled in an inn in the desert.
Jiang Pingzhi carefully peeled the pine nuts with a handkerchief, and finally pushed them in front of Su Lian:
"Lian'er, eat something. This is your favorite food since childhood."
His clear brows were a little haggard, but he couldn't hide his joy.
As early as his youth, he had fantasized countless times about traveling to the desert with his beloved.
Although he didn't expect this to be the case, he didn't care.
"No, I have no appetite."
Su Lian was already delicate and frail. Although the transportation Jiang Pingzhi took her after leaving Beijing was the best soft sedan. But after all, it took too long and the journey was tiring, and she really had no appetite.
Jiang Pingzhi, however, misunderstood and hurriedly took out a wooden hairpin that was not delicate enough but could tell that a lot of thought had gone into it and placed it in her hand:
"Lian'er, you believe me, I won't let you follow me without a name or status. This is a token I carved for you with my own hands. We will get married in the spring of this year!"
Su Lian silently withdrew his hand, turned around and asked quietly to the little pompon beside him who was stretching out his paws to pull out a pine nut:
"Don't he know that I am a concubine in the harem?"
The little pom-pom also fell silent:
"I know...you know."
"Then he...?"
"He has a love brain."
The little pom-pom patted its paws resolutely.
Su Lian sighed.
"Brother Jiang, when we get to Xunzhou, don't wait for me anymore."
Jiang Pingzhi's smile instantly froze on his face:
"What...what do you mean?"
Su Lian held the jade hairpin between her hair and pushed back the one he wanted to give her:
"Brother Jiang, we have all grown up, and I am no longer the same Lian'er."
"You should give this hairpin to the woman you love."
"But you are my beloved woman!"
Jiang Pingzhi's voice rose unconsciously, and his expression was a little flustered.
It was as if something was passing away at a speed that he couldn't catch.
But the girl in front of me shook her head firmly:
"Brother Jiang, I am now your Majesty's concubine. Your Majesty is not stupid. Sooner or later, you will know that I did not die in the fire. If you send someone to arrest me and bring me back to the palace, I am afraid that you will be implicated."
Jiang Pingzhi quickly shook his head:
"I'm not afraid, Lian'er, I will definitely protect you! If Xunzhou cannot accommodate us, we will go further. Beyond Jiuzhou City, we will reach Sand City. We can also go to the neighboring Shuiguo, as long as we are in
Together……"
Before Jiang Pingzhi could finish his hurried description, Su Lian interrupted coldly:
"Brother Jiang, I think you don't understand what I mean. Now that I'm sitting as a noble concubine, why do I still have to live that precarious life? With His Majesty's love for me, I will still be above that person when I go back.
The noble concubine among thousands of people."
Su Lian's expression was a little indulgent, and a hint of indifference flashed in her charming eyes.
Although he knew what Su Lian said was true, Jiang Pingzhi was still shocked and froze on the spot, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
The girl in front of her is completely different from the past. In addition to her slimmer figure and more delicate face, she also has that heart.
The heart that once loved him wholeheartedly and said that she would not marry him unless she was him.
"Then you agree to elope with me..."
"That's because Your Majesty has been wary of the Jiang family for a long time, and you are the only son of General Jiang. General Jiang saved my life. I just want to repay his kindness."