I returned to Beijing at the end of last month to report on my work and will not go back again.
According to the wishes of the imperial court: take a two-month rest, marry Princess Xiangcheng after February next year, and then stay in Chang'an City.
After returning to Chang'an City, Xiao Rui wanted to talk to Princess Xiangcheng about the past, tell Princess Xiangcheng what he saw and heard in Yizhou, and tell her how he missed her.
However, no one could be found. After asking Prince Li Chengqian and others, they didn't know where Princess Xiangcheng had gone.
Then the day before yesterday, he received a letter from Yizhou. His younger brother Xiao Hongcai sent a letter to him in Yizhou, but because he left, he transferred from Yizhou to Chang'an City.
After reading the letter, Xiao Rui found out that Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan were in Liaozhou City.
Although he didn't know why he was in Liaozhou City, Xiao Rui immediately rushed to Liaozhou City.
We arrived in the afternoon and went to the Royal Commercial Bank as soon as possible. Then we learned that the two of them were going hiking in Guoyun Mountain with Fang Yuan, the governor of Liaozhou.
After learning the specific location, Xiao Rui didn't take a moment to rest and hurried to Guoyun Mountain, hoping to surprise Princess Xiangcheng.
Finally, I saw Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan dancing and sword dancing on the top of the mountain. I was so shocked that I didn't immediately go up to disturb them.
I originally planned to wait for them to finish before going up to surprise them, but I didn’t expect that the two of them actually walked up to a young man and started talking and laughing.
He had never seen that kind of smile before.
In an instant, all Xiao Rui's excitement disappeared, and all his expectations were in vain.
He just stood there, staring at the three princesses of Xiangcheng, or to be precise, staring at Fang Yuan.
Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan didn't know about Xiao Rui's arrival, and chatted and laughed with Fang Yuan, and finally went down the mountain.
After going down the mountain, the sun had already set. When we returned to Liaozhou City, the sky had become dark and there were no pedestrians on the road.
Fang Yuan first sent Du Miaoyan and the others back to the Royal Trading Company, and then rode back to the Governor's Mansion alone.
But on the way, he was blocked by three people, who were also riding on horses. The leader was a handsome young man.
"Who?"
Fang Yuan said calmly.
It is less than 100 meters away from the Governor's Mansion.
If someone were to assassinate someone here, that would be extraordinary stupidity.
"Fang Yuan, I want to have a duel between men with you!"
Xiao Rui said in a low voice.
He thought Princess Xiangcheng had fallen in love with Fang Yuan.
Otherwise, as the princess of Xiangcheng, it would be impossible for her to dance for a man.
As the future consort of Princess Xiangcheng, he only got to see Princess Xiangcheng dance once at a very grand banquet.
"Why?"
Fang Yuan was confused and even wanted to laugh.
Suddenly a stranger blocked the door and said: Let's have a duel between men.
What is this word?
It’s so nonsensical.
"You stole my woman!"
Xiao Rui was stunned for a moment, then said in a deep voice.
He was looking for Fang Yuan purely because he was jealous of Princess Xiangcheng's kindness to Fang Yuan.
This is Princess Xiangcheng’s problem, but Princess Xiangcheng is a princess, how can he dare to be so presumptuous?
So he blocked Fang Yuan's way, wanting to vent his anger, and proposed a duel between men.
"What a joke, do you still want to snatch the woman that Fang Yuan likes?"
Fang Yuan sneered.
Naturally, Fang Yuan didn’t know who the other party was referring to.
I say this purely out of my invincible confidence in myself.
"You!"
"Do you dare to have a duel?"
Xiao Rui was so angry that he almost flew into a rage.
The horse he mounted seemed to feel his anger and moved back and forth.
"Humph, why don't you dare? How do you want to duel?"
Fang Yuan snorted coldly.
"Single duel, sword showdown!"
Xiao Rui shouted low and pulled out his sword from his waist.
At the same time, he took the sword from the follower and prepared to throw it to Fang Yuan.
As the eldest son of Xiao Yu, he is a very outstanding young man with both civil and military skills.
"Okay, let's compete with swords!"
"But it's dark here, let's go to the front to compete!"
Fang Yuan agreed without hesitation.
With a sound of driving, the horse ran towards Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui subconsciously turned around and found that the front was indeed much brighter.
That is the entrance of the Governor's Mansion. There are two large lanterns hanging on both sides of the Governor's Mansion.
At this time, Fang Yuan had already passed the three of them on horseback and galloped towards the governor's mansion.
"Wait for me!"
Xiao Rui shouted loudly.
The sword slapped the horse on the butt and he chased Fang Yuan.
His fighting spirit aroused and his anger accumulated to a certain level, and he wanted to fight.
Just,
Fang Yuan rode his horse to the gate of the Governor's Mansion without stopping, but turned around and rushed into the Governor's Mansion.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Rui, who was chasing, suddenly felt something bad and subconsciously pulled on the horse's rope.
"What are you still doing?"
"Didn't you see that I was being chased? Take it!"
Fang Yuan shouted loudly.
The state officials who were stunned when Fang Yuan suddenly rode into the governor suddenly came to their senses.
Zheng Jiu was the first to bear the brunt. He drew out his sword and rushed out. He saw Xiao Rui looking over here with a fierce sword in his hand.
"What kind of rat dares to chase and kill the governor?"
"Dismount immediately, or we will kill you on the spot!"
Zheng Jiu stopped in front of Xiao Rui and the others, staring at them murderously.
Whenever Xiao Rui or the other three want to take action or escape, he will take action immediately.
At this time, the state officials from the Governor's Office swarmed out and soon surrounded Xiao Rui and the other three.
"Dismount!"
Huang Dada and others also drank loudly.
"Fang Yuan, you are cheating!"
"I never thought about chasing you!"
Xiao Rui was furious.
He just wanted to have a sword duel with Fang Yuan.
He never thought about chasing Fang Yuan, after all, he knew that Fang Yuan was the governor of Liaozhou.
The consequences of chasing and killing a governor are very serious, and even his father will not be able to save him easily.
"You chased me with a sword, and you said it was not a pursuit. Ask the state officials present if you believe it?"
Fang Yuan sneered and walked out.
No matter if he is chasing or not, if he dares to block the road and challenge, he should be captured first.
"I just want to compete with you!"
Xiao Rui was shocked and quickly dropped the sword in his hand.
Zheng Jiu and others did not listen to his explanation and slowly approached, waiting for an opportunity to capture Xiao Rui and the others.
The two followers Xiao Rui brought were shocked. They stood in front of Xiao Rui and stared at the scene.
Although they are all on horseback, it is easier to escape, but there are so many state officials that they may be injured.
And if he is caught, he was not the one who assassinated the assassin, so he probably won’t be able to clear away the suspicion.
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Therefore, they did not dare to resist, and Xiao Rui did not give any orders. In the end, they were snatched away by Zheng Jiu and others, and were forced to the ground with a knife on their necks.
"Fang Yuan, what do you want?"
"I never wanted to kill you, so don't accuse me unjustly!"
Xiao Rui struggled, staring at Fang Yuan with a ferocious expression.
"Who are you?"
Fang Yuan walked up to Xiao Rui.
Under the slightly brighter light, Fang Yuan could see the other party clearly.
He looks human-like, and judging from his clothes, he must be someone special, not a killer.
Although Fang Yuan initially thought that there would be no assassins near the Governor's Mansion, that was all he thought.
Whenever you have to pay attention to evidence, you should be careful, so I sent Ji to return to the governor's office to take control of the overall situation.
"Xiao Rui!"
Xiao Rui shouted angrily.
He was escorted to kneel in front of Fang Yuan, which made him feel even more humiliated.
He obviously wanted to challenge Fang Yuan to vent his jealousy, but now he was kneeling in front of him.
Such a change made him so angry that he felt a burning sensation in his chest.
"Who is Xiao Rui?"
"Beat me to death!"
Fang Yuan frowned.
I seriously thought about who Xiao Rui was.
I just searched my brain, but I can’t remember knowing this person.
I immediately felt like I was being tricked and ordered Zheng Jiu and others to greet each other.
"My father is Xiao Yu, and I am the consort of Princess Xiangcheng!"
When Xiao Rui saw that his fist was about to come, he immediately closed his eyes and shouted.
"Consort?!"
Zheng Jiu's fist was less than one centimeter away from Xiao Rui's face.
But when he heard the word "consort", his fist stopped abruptly, and then he looked at Fang Yuan nervously.
"Are you the consort Xiao Rui?!"
Fang Yuan then remembered someone.
In fact, there are too many famous young people in the Tang Dynasty.
He didn't think for a moment that this Xiao Rui was that Xiao Rui.
"That's me!"
Xiao Rui shouted and struggled again.
The state official who caught him was frightened by his identity, lost his grip, and was struggled away.
The other two followers did the same, struggling to break free and approaching Xiao Rui.
"Who is Princess Xiangcheng?"
Fang Yuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
At this time, a figure appeared in Fang Yuan's mind.
Some speculations were completely revealed at this moment, revealing their true identity.
"Li Wanxiu!"
......
Royal Merchant Office.
Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan return.
After climbing the mountain for a long time, the two of them were tired and happy.
"Princess, Miss, Mr. Xiao came here in the afternoon, and I told him that you went to Yuzi Temple in Guoyun Mountain."
Du Miaoyan's maid came to report.
"What?!"
"Xiao Rui is here?!"
Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan were shocked.
There is only one way up and down Woyun Mountain.
As long as you are careful, you can definitely see someone while waiting on the stone steps.
But the two of them didn't see Xiao Rui all afternoon.
Could it be that... Xiao Rui was late, or he didn't find the two of them when he went to the top of the mountain?
But after passing the thoughts in their minds over the past few years, they felt that it was impossible. Wuyun Mountain was only that big.
"No way?!"
Finally, the two looked at each other.
I also thought that Xiao Rui might be looking for Fang Yuan.
Both of them know Xiao Rui and know that Xiao Rui is a very jealous person.
If you see the two people on the top of the mountain dancing and sword dancing for Fang Yuan, they will definitely be very angry.
And the result will definitely be to seek revenge on Fang Yuan, after all, he doesn't dare to argue with the princess yet.
"No way, no way."
"If he goes to find Fang Yuan, my identity will be exposed."
Princess Xiangcheng was shocked and ran towards the gate.
She doesn't mind her identity being exposed, but the emperor does.
The emperor also said that he would wait until the next time he comes to show off his identity and see what Fang Yuan's expression is.
Isn't this equivalent to the two of them ruining the emperor's plan?
Du Miaoyan also quickly followed up, trying to stop things from happening.
If the emperor finds out, it may be even harder for Princess Xiangcheng to resist her marriage to Xiao Rui.
The two of them quickly walked out of the Royal Trading Company.
It was already dark at this time, but the moonlight was good.
Looking in the direction of the Governor's Mansion, their hearts skipped a beat.
Xiao Rui was surrounded by state officials from the governor's office, and Fang Yuan was also present.
There may have been conflicts between them, otherwise there would not be so many state officials.
"This... I'm afraid it's going to be exposed."
Princess Xiangcheng was so anxious that she stamped her feet and panicked in her heart.
"Go and have a look first."
Du Miaoyan also thought of this possibility.
But if you don’t go, you can’t be sure whether you are really exposed.
And if it had not been exposed, the two of them might have stopped it.
"Stop it!"
Princess Xiangcheng shouted and followed Du Miaoyan's pace.
Although there was clearly no conflict on the other side, she still called to stop to attract the attention of Fang Yuan and others.
Sure enough, Fang Yuan and others stopped talking and looked at Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan.
The two people arrived quickly, pushed aside the state officials, and came to Fang Yuan and others.
"Mr...."
Xiao Rui held his breath and prepared to salute Princess Xiangcheng.
But before he finished speaking, Princess Xiangcheng stopped him.
"Shut up!"
"Shut up, too!"
Princess Xiangcheng angrily stopped Xiao Rui and the others.
Xiao Rui's expression changed, and then his whole face sank.
He thought that Princess Xiangcheng's decision to stop him was because she favored Fang Yuan.
He scolded himself without even asking why. He scolded himself, the future prince-in-law, who must have completely fallen in love with Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan, you are a small governor of Liaozhou, I, Xiao Rui, will never let you go. Princess Xiangcheng can only be mine.
"Fang, Fang Yuan, didn't you talk about anything?"
Princess Xiangcheng didn't notice Xiao Rui's expression and looked at Fang Yuan nervously.
Du Miaoyan also seemed very nervous, but she was more expectant.
Because if Li Wanxiu’s princess identity is exposed.
Then there is no need for me to hide my identity anymore.
"We chatted a bit."
Fang Yuan said calmly.
"What did we talk about?"
Princess Xiangcheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from Fang Yuan's expression when facing him, he probably doesn't know his identity as a princess yet.
Otherwise, there shouldn’t be such peace at this moment.
"My lord, Fangyuan, pays homage to Princess Xiangcheng."
Fang Yuan sighed and stepped back two steps to salute.
Zhang San and others were also present, and they were all shocked.
After regaining consciousness, he quickly returned behind Fang Yuan and saluted together.
"I, I, Fang Yuan, I didn't hide my identity from you on purpose."
Princess Xiangcheng sighed and was a little flustered.
She still cherishes her friendship with Fang Yuan.
But now he was discovered by Fang Yuan, and he was afraid that he would not be able to meet again before leaving Liaozhou.
"It doesn't matter, I already know."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said it didn't matter.
"Then my dad..."
Princess Xiangcheng said sarcastically.
"I guessed it too."
Fang Yuan said truthfully.
"Aren't you... surprised?"
Princess Xiangcheng was puzzled.
Is Fang Yuan acting too calm?
Du Miaoyan felt the same way and looked at Fang Yuan in surprise.
"I was surprised at first, but not surprised anymore."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
"You, you already knew?"
Princess Xiangcheng’s voice was much louder.
"Have known for a while."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said truthfully.
Fang Yuan already knows about many privileges and investigations.
"You, you are so bad!"
"If I had known earlier, my performance would have been mediocre."
Princess Xiangcheng laughed and cursed.
Fang Yuan shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
"This is terrible, my father's plan has come to nothing."
Princess Xiangcheng soon became melancholy.
Because of her, my father’s plan came to nothing.
If the father knew it was her, would he blame her?
So if something you are looking forward to is disturbed by her, you must be very unhappy.
If her father is unhappy, then her marriage to Xiao Rui will probably be impossible.
Xiao Rui on the side was stunned. He didn't expect that Princess Xiangcheng had hidden her identity, and this matter seemed to be related to the emperor.
Princess Xiangcheng sighed, feeling depressed, but suddenly she had a flash of inspiration and said with a wicked smile: