"What's going on?" Xia Lie was shocked when he saw his walking back. Didn't he just slap him? Why was he so angry? How could his brother become so fragile now?
"He probably felt that the outside world rejected him, so he was angry." Nalan Lingyu also looked at him in a daze as he walked away. What did he mean?
Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, it is already the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in two days. Good news has already come from the front. Nalan Lingyu has won a great victory. He is leading his soldiers on their way back, but the journey is far away and the fastest.
He will arrive on the second day of the Lunar New Year, which means he won't be able to stay with him during the New Year.
"Sister, don't worry. Master Nalan will come back safely. Haven't we already received good news from the front?" Xia Qingcheng watched Xia Qingxin sighing and was a little worried about her young lady's condition.
Ah Ling is not coming back. It seems that she has to spend the New Year alone this year. Alas, she can't arouse any interest when she thinks about this. She is really annoyed. What is happening? It's all Baili Mingyu's fault.
"Can I not be worried? Baili Mingyu was able to assassinate Ah Ling when he went there, and hated him even more when he came back. Ah Ling will definitely be rewarded when he comes back. Do you think he is willing?"
Xia Qingcheng fell silent after hearing what she said. Her sister was right, the emperor would definitely not give up and would definitely try her best to kill him this time.
"No, I have to leave the palace to pick him up." Xia Qingxin couldn't sit still when she thought about the possibility of losing Nalan Lingyu. She stood up and prepared to pack her bags and prepare to secretly leave the palace.
"Sister, you can't go. It's New Year's Eve soon, and all the civil and military officials of the dynasty will come to the palace to celebrate their birthday together. How can you be absent as the mother of a country! It's too dangerous."
Xia Qingcheng grabbed Xia Qingxin's hand in packing the baggage and wanted to stop her from being stupid, but how could Xia Qingxin listen to it now.
"No, I can't just watch this Ah Ling die. I can't do it at all."
Xia Qingxin shook off Xia Qingcheng's hand and continued to pack her clothes. She must leave overnight. Only when she saw Ah Ling did she feel relieved.
"Sister, have you ever thought about what would happen if Lord Nalan hadn't died and the emperor discovered that you secretly left the palace to meet him privately?"
It was confirmed that the two of them had a shady relationship. At that time, not only would they not be able to save Master Nalan, but they would also get herself involved. She would not let her sister do this.
"But what should I do? Should I just wait?" Xia Qingxin stopped what she was doing and sat on the edge of the bed dejectedly, suddenly realizing that she was not strong at all, or even incompetent.
When a person has concerns in his heart, he will no longer be invincible and will become panicked when encountering things related to the other person. Xia Qingxin is such a person.
Xia Qingcheng felt uncomfortable seeing her uncomfortable look. She suddenly thought that her father had secret guards, and she could ask them to respond.
"Sister, doesn't Daddy still have secret guards? Daddy won't refuse to ask them to pick up Lord Nalan, right?"
Yes, daddy also has dozens of secret guards, and together they can definitely outnumber Baili Mingyu.
"An Yi, come here."
"My subordinate is here, what are your orders, young lady?"
"How about you go tell dad and ask him to send someone to pick up Ah Ling?" Xia Qingxin looked at An Yi with eyes full of hope.
An Yi frowned and disagreed a little. If Nalan Lingyu couldn't even pull off such a little trick, he wouldn't be worthy of the lady's liking. Such a man is too weak and has no ability to protect the lady. What's the point?
She wins the world?
"Aren't you willing?" She also knew that her request was too much, but she still couldn't help but worry about him.
"It's not that I'm unwilling, I just think that such a scheme by Lord Nalan can be avoided. Don't you believe in Lord Nalan's strength?"
"That's what I said, but I'm still afraid of what might happen, so..."
"Sister Daxia, have you ever thought about it, if the Marquis sends all the secret guards to meet Master Nalan, they will be exposed at that time. If the emperor follows the clues and finds out some clues, the Marquis' life will be in danger.
"
Miss, this matter is indeed poorly thought out, and doing so will do all harm and no good.
Yes, if you do this, your father will be exposed. If a petty person like Baili Mingyu knows that his father's secret guards are so powerful, they will definitely eliminate them all.
"Then what do you think I should do?" There was really no other way, so Xia Qingxin had no choice but to ask An Yi for help.
"I think Miss Nalan can just wait quietly. Mr. Nalan has his own destiny. Besides, he has tens of thousands of troops around him. Even if the people sent by the emperor are powerful, they can't match the thousands of troops who have been on the battlefield for a long time."
.Miss is just a fan of the authorities."
An Yi analyzed the current situation unhurriedly. Even if such a situation was unfavorable to Lord Nalan, it would not hurt his life. At most, it would only be a little superficial injury, but he did not dare to say this.
, otherwise the lady would be upset if she heard it.
After careful consideration, Xia Qingxin could only wait. This was the only way at the moment. She had to believe that Ah Ling could do it. Baili Mingyu would definitely test herself again and again in the past few days, so she must hold firm.
Soon New Year's Eve arrived. The entire palace was brightly lit, and the banquet was held in the Palace of Eternal Life. Each official brought their most valued family members to the palace. The entire Palace of Eternal Life was very lively for a while. Xia Qingxin sat high in the palace.
She was not happy at all on the phoenix chair. On this day of family celebration, her lover was not around.
"Why is the Queen unhappy? What is this expression?"
Baili Mingyu looked at Xia Qingxin, who had been in a daze, and felt a surge of anger in her body and mind. What did she mean by looking like her dead husband on such a good day?
"Ah? Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I just miss my father. I'm a little worried when he doesn't come." It's almost time for the banquet to begin, so why hasn't my father come yet? Could it be that something happened?
"Young Master Hou will be fine as he is. It's better for the queen to pay attention to her appearance." Naturally, Baili Mingyu didn't believe Xia Qingxin's words. She was worried that it would be better to send someone to ask, sitting here.
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Xia Qingxin ignored Baili Mingyu, knowing that nothing good could be said from his mouth, but this time her father really didn't arrive. Although she didn't get along with him much, after all, the body still belonged to the original owner, and the blood was connected
It must be emotional.
"Xiao Lizi, go and greet the Marquis at the door for me. He will report immediately when he arrives."
"Yes, I obey the order." Xiao Lizi received the order and hurried out. The wind and snow outside were so heavy that it was really freezing to death. For some reason, it snowed heavily on New Year's Eve, but the weather outside
It was freezing cold, but the Palace of Eternal Life was very lively. Everyone was happy that King Xi's own daughter was attracted by Baili Mingyu, and from then on she was promoted to a high official and made a fortune.
Xiao Lizi stood at the entrance of the palace and walked back and forth, muttering silently: "Master Marquis, please come quickly. Why doesn't Master Marquis come? If you don't come, you will freeze to death."
Just when he was talking vigorously, a carriage drove slowly from a distance. Little Li Zi saw that it was none other than the Marquis's carriage, and finally it came.
He quickly ran forward and said, "Excuse me, is Mr. Xiahou here?"
Xia Zhan opened the curtain from inside and looked at the little eunuch in front of him with a confused look on his face, and asked: "Which palace are you from?"
"Back to the Marquis, this servant is the little plum from Fengchu Palace. The Queen saw that you haven't arrived yet, so she asked the servant to wait here. Now that the Marquis has arrived, the slave is relieved. The Marquis and the Queen are really close to each other.
, my servant bids farewell."
Xiao Lizi was anxious to say goodbye and go back to meet the Queen on errands. This matter was considered a success.
Xia Zhan just came back from outside the city, changed into clothes that had just been stained with blood, and then hurried back to the palace. Unexpectedly, the wind and snow were so heavy that he missed the time. Unexpectedly, Qingxin was worried about him, which made him feel very sad.
It's gratifying.
"You go find a place to park, and I'll enter the palace right now." In order to reassure his daughter, Xia Zhan got out of the carriage and hurried to the Palace of Eternal Life in a hurry.
"Go back to your Majesty, the Marquis is outside the palace gate and is rushing back to the palace. Please don't worry, My Majesty."
"Okay, you go down and receive the reward." Xia Qingxin finally felt relieved after listening to Xiao Lizi's words. She didn't know why she had been restless all day today. She was always afraid that someone would have an accident. Now her father is back.
, but I don’t know what’s going on with Ah Ling.
While he was thinking, Mr. Xiahou hurriedly entered the hall.
"See Your Majesty, the Queen. I am sorry for being late." Xia Zhan knelt down in the middle of the hall to apologize. All the people had come, but he was not there. This is a bit unreasonable, but fortunately it was not too late.
Baili Mingyu thought Xia Qingxin was lying just now, but now she saw that Xia Houye was indeed late and gave Xia Qingxin a strange look. Could it be that he had wrongly blamed her?
"I love you, please forgive me. The queen was still talking about my love just now, but there was too much snow and wind on the road. Is there anything else other than an accident?" Baili Mingyu asked because he wanted to ask something else. If it's snowy and windy, it would be fine if we set off earlier.
, what made him late.
Xia Zhan had already guessed that he would ask this question, and he had already thought of a countermeasure.
"Back to the emperor, I met a few thieves on the way here, but it was nothing serious. They were all beaten away by me. They just got dirty clothes. I went back to change, but I didn't expect that I was late."
"Oh? Who is so bold as to dare to take action in Kyoto? The people coming will definitely investigate this situation thoroughly and never let the Marquis suffer any injustice."
Baili Mingyu pretended to order the people below to conduct a thorough investigation without specifying who he wanted to investigate, so the matter was left unsolved.
Xia Qingxin was frightened when she heard it. She knew that things would never be as easy as her father said. Could it be Baili Mingyu's hand again? He had no grudge against his father, how could he do such a thing?
Xia Zhan arrived in a hurry, and the banquet had already started. He had no chance to tell Xia Qingxin the specific situation, so he had to give up. Anyway, the boy would come over sooner or later, so why should he worry about it.
Xia Qingxin couldn't remember it either. She was not in the mood to drink and play around. She wanted to find out what happened to her father now, but unfortunately she didn't have the chance. She could only ask when the dinner was ready. (To be continued)