last time

Chapter 138
Li Xunchuan slept soundly and didn't have a dream, and now he woke up refreshed, so he had some breakfast with Zhuo Ran.Zhuo Ran obediently ate the steamed buns handed over by Li Yanchuan, and drank a bowl of porridge.

Li Yunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran with his chin propped up, and said with a smile, "I ate a lot today."

"En." Zhuo Ran put down the spoon and looked up at him: "It's been a few days, why is there still no news from Gaodu? How long will it take to go back?"

"Maybe it was delayed on the way." Li Yuchuan pushed the water glass over and said, "Drink some water first."

Zhuo Ran nodded, Li Yanchuan's expression was too calm, she frowned slightly, and said, "Why are you not in a hurry? We don't know anything about the situation in Gaodu yet."

Li Xunchuan watched her finish drinking the water, then took Zhuo Ran's hand and walked into the courtyard, Ruofei jumped up and down on the wooden frame, seeing the person coming out, he was about to lean on Li Xunchuan's shoulder, Zhuo Ran hugged him first After holding Li Xunchuan, Ruofei could only jump to the top of the wooden frame again and stare at her.

Li Xunchuan stroked Zhuo Ran's long hair spread on his shoulders, raised his lips and smiled, and said, "Don't be nervous, it's almost done."

Zhuo Ran looked up in his arms, Li Yanchuan lowered his head slightly, rubbed the tip of Zhuo Ran's nose, and said, "What's the matter, what do you want to say?"

"It's nothing." Zhuo Ran grabbed the clothes on his back and said softly, "I just wondered if I went back to Beili with you, would your family be dissatisfied with me? The girl is waiting for you to go back and get married?"

Li Xunchuan said in a low voice, "If that's the case, what are you going to do?"

Zhuo Ran thought for a while, and said: "I... If you want to marry three wives and four concubines, it's not impossible, but I'm not sure I will treat them like sisters, maybe, they will want to be with me in the end."

"No." Li Yanchuan shook his head and said, "Before this happens, I will elope with you."

Zhuo Ran grinned, Li Yuchuan patted her on the back lightly, and said, "I only need Zhuo Xiaqiu alone."

Ruofei turned his head away, waited for the two of them to finish kissing before turning back, the person hiding under the eaves had seen enough tricks before coming out, Li Yanchuan let go of Zhuo Ran, but still held her wrist, and took two steps forward .

"Governor..." Xiong Zhenghao cleared his throat, handed the letter in his hand to Li Yuchuan, and said, "This is from Gaodu."

Seeing Li Yuchuan frown slightly, he added: "Oh, I didn't let that messenger in, Master Tan called him over."

Li Xunchuan nodded, took the letter and opened it. What Wei Xun said was true. He also mentioned Ye Ji, saying that she also planned to go to Gaodu to see the situation. If Li Xunchuan set off at this time, he might still meet him.

Zhuo Ran looked at Li Yanchuan and said, "Ye Ji is coming too? What exactly does Yan Chengxuan want? I thought he just wanted you to go back?"

Li Xunchuan curled his lips: "He still wants to make Xi Qi mess up..."

"Idiots talking about dreams." Zhuo Ran snorted coldly, and said, "Xi Qi has already damaged Ye Baiqi, how could Ye Ji be imprisoned? This time Ye Ji will not be choked when she enters Gaodu."

"That's why I said that this Yan Chengxuan has no rules." Li Yanchuan folded the paper, handed it to Xiong Zhenghao, and said, "Forget it, since you want to go back to Gaodu, you should do it as soon as possible. You can make arrangements, and we will take the paper with you." The imperial army go back."

Xiong Zhengmo nodded: "Yes."

Li Xunchuan played with Zhuo Ran's fingers and said, "Come in, let's tidy up."

Zhuo Ran was taken aback, and followed Li Yunchuan into the house.The luggage was almost packed, but Zhuo Ran didn't move. He sat on the side of the couch with his pillow in his arms, watching Li Xunchuan fiddle with other things.

Li Xunchuan shook his hand in front of her, and said, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so distracted these days?"

Zhuo Ran lay down and fell on Li Yanchuan's folded clothes. Li Yanchuan reached out and took Zhuo Ran's arm, but she didn't move: "Why don't you stuff me into the package so that you can hold me all the time."

"Isn't it good to lean in my arms?" Li Yanchuan tilted his head.

Zhuo Ran smiled and said, "Alright. Then... when shall we leave?"

"We'll leave as soon as Xiong Zhenghao makes arrangements." Li Xunchuan bent down and said softly, "Get up first, I'll clean up."

Zhuo Ran hugged his arms and sat up, saying, "Then I'll go see if the medicine for both of us is ready."

Li Xunchuan nodded and said, "Go ahead. If you meet Wu Song and the others, let them prepare as well."

"it is good."

***
The continuous heavy rain washed away the gloom that had originally enveloped the imperial city, but it was still gloomy during the rain break, and the unrevealed golden color could not break through the shackles, which made the sky pale.

Yan Qingyao brought the hot water to Dongzhu's side, but the movement seemed a little big. After Dongzhu was fully awake, she sat up directly from the bed, which shocked Yan Qingyao and almost knocked over the basin.

"Mother..." Dongzhu hurriedly grabbed Yan Qingyao's arm, and called a few times in a hurry, Yan Qingyao took her hand and comforted her softly.

"It stands to reason that you should have come back a few days ago. I heard the second young master said that he brought you back. What happened to you? Who bullied you?" Yan Qingyao got up, sat on the edge of the couch and looked at her and asked.

Dong Zhu looked into Yan Qingyao's eyes, feeling aggrieved, and couldn't suppress it no matter what.Her voice was intermittent, and she said with sobs: "When I came out of the house, I met Miss Qingxiang from Wuhualou. She told me that the second young master had united with people from the six major cities to force the palace and told me not to go back to the palace. But I was worried about my mother. I wanted to sneak in, but I was caught on the way, and then I met the second young master..."

Yan Qingyao knew that Yan Chengxuan would not do anything to those around her, but she couldn't control herself to get angry at him. In her heart, Yan Chengxuan would not be so courageous, and would always be the one who got into trouble and would hide at home and be taught by Yan Yingzhen. Time did not dare to go out, why did it become like this.

"...Your Majesty, is Second Young Master really rebellious?" Dong Zhu asked in a trembling voice.

Yan Qingyao smiled bitterly and said, "Didn't you already see it?"

"..." Dong Zhu frowned.

Yan Qingyao sighed, handed the water glass to her, and said, "Xia Qiong was almost locked up too, and I sent her to Concubine Lan. Fortunately, you are all back, so I am both relieved and worried..."

"Your Majesty..." Dongzhu took a sip of water to moisten her throat, and said softly, "I know where Master Xiang is."

Yan Qingyao's eyes widened, and Dong Zhu moved closer to her and said, "The Second Young Master sent Master Xiang and Prime Minister Right to the most remote hall in the palace, where people from the six major cities will watch."

"how do you know?"

Dong Zhu said: "When I was brought back by the Second Young Master that day, although I was unconscious, I heard the conversation between him and Wu Shilang clearly. The Second Young Master said that I couldn't hurt them."

Yan Qingyao took the water glass in her hand and said, "As long as they are fine. He doesn't know who was bewitched by him. If he really waited until the governor or Ye Ji came to Gaodu, he thought he still had a bargaining chip." Take a gamble? I really can't figure it out..."

Besides, she couldn't find Yan Yingzhen and Xu Zheng yet.Yan Chengxuan's letting her go to see Chu Shiyu and Ye Lanyi was already too conniving, if he ran into his bottom line again, I'm afraid all this would become even more terrifying.Yan Qingyao thought of Wen Rongxi, once he appeared, would Yan Chengxuan listen to him.But if Wen Rongxi knew about this, then his return would be like adding fuel to the flames.

Dongzhu lowered her head.

Yan Qingyao sighed slowly, what else can she do now?If you have to find a chance to find out what Yan Chengxuan said, maybe you will know whether Wen Rongxi knows or not.

The inside of the hall is gloomy and cold, because it has not been lived in for a long time, even in the daytime it is terrifying.

Xu Zheng was lying on the couch, his hoarse and deep voice came out intermittently, Yan Yingzhen seemed to understand what he said, and answered for a while.

Yan Yingzhen was not like before, she had become very sloppy these days, Xu Zheng's robe was quite clean, but his own was already much dirty.

Yan Yingzhen sighed, stretched out her hand to rub the clothes, the rubbing sound made Xu Zheng frown uncontrollably.

"Take a break," Xu Zheng finally uttered a clear sentence. He wanted to raise his hands to cover his ears, but because he had no strength, he could only frown and turn his head to look at Yan Yingzhen: "You old man with no winks, I'm resting .”

Yan Yingzhen looked at Xu Zheng: "You sleep on your bed, and I didn't lie in your ear and yell at you not to let you sleep."

Xu Zheng spread out on the couch like this, and said in a hoarse voice, "How long are you going to lock us up?"

"How do I know?" Yan Yingzhen patted the ashes on her robe and said, "By the way, do you think Marquis Daxi will come back to see you?"

"Why do you want him to come back?" Xu Zheng closed his eyes and said, "He didn't feel sorry for me, and I didn't owe him anything. No matter what happened to father and son, I don't feel any guilt. He can be mediocre. It's all right for An An to live in Luzhou all his life, but if he has malicious intentions, can I kill him with a knife?"

Yan Yingzhen lowered her head, looked at the dirt on her robe that couldn't be rubbed off, and said in a muffled voice, "When it really comes, can you move your hands?"

"What can't I do?" Xu Zheng opened his eyes and said, "If he dares to do like your son, I will definitely take off his other arm."

"Your son is very courageous," Xu Zheng raised his hand with difficulty and put it on his forehead, and said, "I haven't come to see you for a few days, Prime Minister Zuo, you have no way to raise children..."

"You are good at raising children." Yan Yingzhen glanced at him and said, "Don't laugh at the other. Since you say that, I won't be polite to you. My son is not much different from your son. A crow laughs at a pig. You Don't look at the sky is high and the emperor is far away, you can't control your son if you are far away from you, and you don't do everything yourself when you are close, I am a living example."

Xu Zheng smiled and said, "That's true. But in my opinion, you want Xiqi and Beili to send people to Gaodu, and then do something."

"If you have anything to say, please speak clearly."

Xu Zheng looked at Yan Yingzhen, and said in a deep voice: "Your son colluded with the people in the six major cities, it was Wen Rongxi's idea. I just saw that he wanted to drive Li Yanchuan out. He didn't like Li Yanchuan and didn't want him to stay here. Gao Du. But now he insists on bringing Li Xunchuan back, what do you think he wants to do?"

Yan Yingzhen didn't speak.

"He has changed his goal now. You Yan family's business line is in your own hands, how could you suffer so badly after being targeted by others? Besides, who is Wang Cheng, he is very reliable in his work , how could something go wrong, besides, Wen Rongxi and Li Yuchuan have been away for so long and have not come back, obviously they were held back by others, I can’t think of anyone except you who can have such a great ability. Wen Rongxi is not here, he Naturally, you can use these people to do what you want, but you don’t know what he really wants, right?”

He really didn't know.

He wants the throne?Yan Chengxuan didn't have that ability, nor did he have that desire.Knowing his son is like his father, he knows Yan Chengxuan's temperament, although he is usually a little competitive, but he does not have this kind of ability and courage.But as for why he did such a thing, it must be for someone.

But who is it?
Yan Yingzhen couldn't figure it out.Yan Chengxuan's attitude towards him should have changed because of Kang Sheng'an's matter, but it has not been shown, and he did not interfere with Yan Chengxuan too much, because of a little guilt and apology.

It is also because of this that he is no longer worthy of the words "knowing a son is like a father".Yan Yingzhen sighed, seeing Xu Zheng closed his eyes again, he could only lean back on the chair, staring at the light seeping through the window, he really didn't know anything.He hadn't even seen anyone face to face in the past few days, he didn't know how to face him, and he didn't know how to ask him a question.

Xu Zheng seemed to have fallen asleep, and when he was about to say something, he stopped in time, only to hear Xu Zheng lightly handed him a sentence: "You should keep your eyes on Wen Rongxi, you should know that this person is not a good person. I know."

Yan Yingzhen frowned.

***
Zhuo Ran stepped into the door with the medicine in his hands, and just as Li Xunchuan handed the things to Xiong Zhenghao for him to take down, he turned around and saw Zhuo Ran.Li Xunchuan went up to meet him, and took the tray with both hands.

"Which one is yours?" Li Yanchuan frowned and looked at the two identical medicine bowls, the medicine juice of the same color, mixed together with a more bitter medicine taste.

Zhuo Ran took the medicine bowl and drank it, Li Xunchuan picked up the other bowl and got bored.Zhuo Ran stared at Li Xunchuan without moving, Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, took the empty bowl in her hand and put it on the tray, leaned down and asked softly, "What are you looking at?"

Zhuo Ran smiled and said, "I think you're pretty."

"You're pretty too." Li Yanchuan raised his hand to straighten the hair on her forehead, and his eyes fell on Zhuo Ran's eyebrows, full of tenderness.

Zhuo Ran stretched out her arms and put her arms around Li Yuchuan's neck, pressed him down and kissed him.Zhuo Ran seldom took the initiative, so Li Yuchuan cherished this situation very much. He would just let Zhuo Ran do what he wanted, and he would touch her back to comfort her.

Zhuo Ran closed her eyes, touched the red string on Li Yanchuan's wrist with her fingers, and wanted to hook it off, but Li Yanchuan refused.

Li Xunchuan separated slightly, Zhuo Ran smiled, Li Xunchuan touched her chin, and said with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Zhuo Ran pursed her lips, shook her head, and said, "You still owe me the bracelet."

Li Xunchuan's eyeballs twitched in his sockets, and he said that he went back to replenish her, but he still bent down slightly, showing a sly smile.When setting off, Zhuo Ran held the carriage on his lips, while Li Xunchuan snickered behind it.But everyone looked at Li Yuchuan's red and swollen lips and didn't dare to ask, and retreated after listening to some orders.

Tan Zhen bowed and said, "The governor and all your lords have a safe journey."

Li Xunchuan nodded: "Master Tan, Luocheng still needs to strengthen its defenses, so you need to worry more about the garrison here."

Tan Zhen nodded quickly, and was relieved when he watched Li Yunchuan get into the carriage.

Li Xunchuan raised the curtain, Zhuo Ran took his hand and sat down, Li Xunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran sideways, and never let go of her wrist.Zhuo Ran smiled lightly, and Li Yanchuan raised his eyebrows: "You have to listen to me this time, Gaodu will always be by my side when I get back, don't leave again..."

"I will." Zhuo Ran pinched his face and said, "Such a good-looking person can't be snatched away by others."

Li Xunchuan originally wanted to say something more, but he didn't know whether it was the cause of the wound or the medicine. He was dizzy now, and the hand holding Zhuo Ran's wrist was also slightly sweating, and he breathed uncomfortably for a while. .

His chest seemed to be stuffed with a ball of cotton and he couldn't breathe. He didn't show any discomfort, just leaned on the soft pillow and exhaled slowly.Zhuo Ran touched his hand: "Is there something uncomfortable?"

Li Xunchuan said softly, "It's fine, just a little sleepy."

Zhuo Ran patted himself on the shoulder and said softly, "You can lean here."

Hearing this, Li Xunchuan leaned on her shoulder, Zhuo Ran hugged him and patted his back lightly a few times, just like Li Xunchuan coaxed her.Li Xunchuan slowly closed his eyes, Zhuo Ran kissed him on the forehead, and watched him fall asleep.

The carriage stopped suddenly at the gate of the city.Zhuo Ran helped Li Yanchuan steady without the bumps waking him up, but gently helped him to sleep on the blanket, and carefully covered him with a small quilt, then lifted the curtain and looked out.

Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin were waiting outside the carriage, Wei Xun was ready not far away, she nodded slightly, and then jumped off the carriage.

"Si Ye..." Wu Song handed Gu Song Yin to Zhuo Ran, frowning.

"You follow your master and you must be careful in everything." Zhuo Ran said softly: "Master Jiang, Liu Jijiu, Gaodu must be unsafe, you should also protect yourselves, we will meet again in the future."

"Zhuo Siye should also take care."

Xiong Zhenghao glanced into the carriage, Zhuo Ran looked at Xiong Zhenghao, looked sideways at the carriage, and said softly: "The Governor is just too tired to fall asleep, don't worry. When he wakes up, he will tell the truth That is, I also persuaded him to take medicine on time to heal his injury completely."

"Yes." Xiong Zhengmo leaned over slightly.

Zhuo Ran smiled softly, turned around and put Gu Songyin on the side of the carriage, and bent over into the carriage.After Li Xunchuan fell asleep, he was like a well-behaved little wolf, unprepared for the outside world. Zhuo Ran put his hanging hand on his stomach again, and pulled the quilt upwards. Li Xunchuan tilted his head slightly, Zhuo Ran Raising her finger to trace the outline of his cheek, she stopped to look at the wound on his shoulder for a long time.

Zhuo Ran leaned down and kissed him gently.

No matter what, wait for her.

(End of this chapter)