Electric light shone in the sky, and the strong wind blew against my face with a hint of coolness. The candles in the house were struggling and swaying in the wind, and it seemed that they might be extinguished at any time.
"Your Highness, would you like to close the window?" The maid who had spoken to break the deadlock in the Treasure House quickly walked over and looked worriedly at the sudden change in the sky outside.
Princess Lechang stood up slowly and was about to nod when she suddenly remembered something. Regardless of the wind and rain, she walked straight to the window and looked into the darkness outside the window. There was still light in the direction of the royal study, and under the dazzling thunder and lightning
Although the light is weak, it still shines tenaciously into the surrounding darkness.
Several maids had already come in hurriedly carrying cloaks and coats, fearing that the rain coming in with the wind would wet Lechang's thin clothes.
"Close the window." Lechang said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the imperial study room!"
"Your Highness, at this time?" The faces of several maids changed. The sudden wind and rain outside may not stop for a while. Although the road from Lechang's palace to the imperial study is not far, there is still wind and rain in between.
The corridors are connected, but looking at the thunderous and stormy situation, neither the oil-paper umbrella nor the wind and rain corridor will be of any use.
While Lechang carefully put away the "Pictures of Ladies" himself, he solemnly said: "That's right, even now, what are you doing in a daze?"
The maids did not dare to hesitate. Although His Highness has always been gentle and approachable to others, this was only as long as they did not disobey her. If they blindly opposed what His Highness insisted on, it would inevitably arouse His anger.
Especially now, His Highness is in a bad mood.
The window slowly closed, but Lechang just looked at the last gap left by the window quietly. In that gap was the imperial study room with flickering lights, and murmured:
"Father, how long will this kind of brotherly feuding with each other hurt both sides? The world has changed, is your heart still as hard as stone?"
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Thin and dense rain enveloped the streets, and the originally brightly lit banks of the Qinhuai River gradually became quiet, submerged in the sound of rain.
Most of the streets and alleys have been engulfed in darkness, and only the area from Wuyi Lane, where the rich and powerful are gathered, to the Confucius Temple, still has a few lights.
The "tapping" sound of the horse's hooves broke through the wind and rain, and it galloped forward in the light of the lanterns of the mansions on both sides of the street. The flickering light barely guided the road and direction. The horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone street, causing splashes of water.
The lantern was fluttering up and down in the wind, and the door of Xiao Mohe's mansion had been opened. Several servants were holding umbrellas and looking anxiously with lanterns. They saw a carriage rushing out of the darkness and stopping at the door of the house.
He breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to greet them.
"Be careful." Li Xingchen opened the curtain, jumped out of the carriage in the rain, stretched out his hand to drag Li Lian'er down, and a brother and sister ran to the eaves not far away in a rather embarrassed manner.
"Boss, please slow down!" Li Ping, Li Pingchen's personal soldier, held an oil-paper umbrella in his hand and followed quickly. Li Pingchen and Li Lian'er ran so fast that he didn't even have time to react. He looked ashamed at this time.
He lowered his head slightly, not daring to look at Li Xingchen's half-soaked clothes.
Just now Li Xingchen stretched out his sleeves to protect Li Lian'er from the wind and rain. Naturally, this sleeve has withstood most of the wind and rain, and it is impossible not to get wet.
Li Lian'er hurriedly grabbed Li Xingchen's wrist: "Brother, come in quickly, your clothes are all wet."
"It's okay." Li Xingchen looked a little worried, but he just responded casually.
"It's okay, let's go quickly!" Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie rushed into the eaves from behind. The waiting servants hurriedly greeted them, some carrying dry clothes and some holding up lanterns. For a moment, there was a rush at the door.
Stomping his feet, Xiao Shilian waved his sleeves: "Quickly, go back and change your clothes! Brother Shizhong, Miss Lian'er, I'm sorry to be with you!"
Pei Zilie smiled bitterly and shook his head. For him who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, this little rain was nothing.
"Boom!" A thunder exploded in the sky, and lightning illuminated the entire Jiankang Mansion.
Li Xingchen suddenly turned around, looked at the thundering sky, and took a deep breath.
Things have changed!
And the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded from the darkness in the distance. Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie and others frowned slightly, and they were all wary. It was definitely not a good thing to gallop horses in the streets at this time. Li Xingchen stretched out his hands to protect Li Lian'er behind him.
, frowning slightly and looking into the darkness.
Horse hooves crushed the wind and rain, and under the rumbling thunder and dazzling lightning, several knights wearing bamboo hats and raincoats rushed to the gate of Xiao Maha's mansion.
Pei Zilie's hand was unknowingly placed on the hilt of the sword, and the other servants of the Xiao family were also watching the incoming person warily. Many of these servants were personal guards who followed Xiao Mohe on the battlefield, and because of old age or
After being injured, he had to retire from the battlefield and had just worked as a servant in the Xiao family. Even if the years passed by, the murderous ability engraved in his bones was still there.
First, a knight yanked the reins of the horse hard, and the horse stood up. The rainwater flowed down his bamboo hat and onto the raincoat and the horse's back. The knight indifferently stretched out his hand to pull the bamboo hat and threw it directly to the door.
A servant of the Xiao family was waiting for him. The servant subconsciously reached out to catch it.
Even though he was separated by the wind and rain, Xiao Shilian could see clearly who was coming, and couldn't help shouting in surprise: "Dad, why are you back?"
Xiao Mohe got off his horse and walked straight into the gate. His face was solemn, and the hand holding the hilt of his sword was beating slightly nervously and anxiously. At this time, when he heard Xiao Shilian's words, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone is here.
Ah, let’s go back and talk!”
Li Xingchen and Pei Zilie looked at each other in surprise, while the servants of the Xiao family breathed a sigh of relief. It was a false alarm since the master was back.
"Why did General Xiao come back at this time?" Pei Zilie raised his eyebrows.
You must know that Xiao Mohe has been in the military camp outside the city these days, training new soldiers, mobilizing baggage, preparing food and grass, and many other tasks are quite arduous. Although each of them does not require him to do it personally, it also requires his central dispatch and command, so
Xiao Mohe simply stayed in the military camp, and did not come back to his home in Jiankang Mansion for several days.
This is why in the recent struggle between the East Palace and the governor of Yangzhou, even figures like Xu Ling have been involved, but Xiao Mohe is nowhere to be seen.
And now that Xiao Mohe came back from the military camp despite heavy rain, it means that something big must have happened.
Li Xingchen spread his hands. Since Xiao Mohe said he wanted to go in and talk, it was useless for them to think about it here now. They might as well hurry up and follow Xiao Mohe's pace.
Turning around and making a gesture to Li Lian'er, asking his sister to go back and rest first, Li Xingchen directly pulled Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian, and the two of them came to their senses at this time and caught up with Xiao Mohe.
No matter what happens, there is no doubt that things are going to change!