Li Lingyou was not surprised that Empress Dowager Rong would match her with Rong Qinghui, and she knew why she did this-

As long as Rong Qinghui marries her, her private property will become the Rong family's pocket, and the royal king will presumably give up the Xiqiang military power for the sake of her affection.

Such blatant, almost written on his face with greed and exploitation, made Li Lingyou almost disgusted.

"Don't laugh, where am I still worthy of Lord Rong now." Li Lingyou withdrew his hand from the palm of the Empress Dowager Rong and politely refused.

Empress Dowager Rong coaxed: "You are a widow, he is a widower, what is incompatible?" Yongsi, you must not underestimate yourself. ”

Li Ling sneered secretly, she would not look down on herself, she looked down on Rong Qinghui, a person with three wives and four concubines, who was hypocritical, and dared to beat her idea.

"I heard that Lord Rong has a deep affection for the late Mrs. Rong, and he has lost his wife for many years and refuses to renew the strings, even if I marry him, I can't get his love, why bother?"

Empress Dowager Rong was speechless for a while, wanting to say that Rong Qinghui was not affectionate to his deceased wife, and how to explain that he did not renew the strings, did she want to tell Li Lingyou that her good nephew originally planned to straighten out a noble concubine, and it was even more impossible for Li Lingyou to agree to remarry.

"Queen Mother, don't embarrass me, and don't embarrass Lord Rong."

Seeing that Li Lingyou really refused to let go, Empress Dowager Rong had no choice but to sigh: "That's it, no matter how much I tell you, you don't believe that Qinghui really wants to take care of you, so turn around and let him explain it to you in person." ”

As she spoke, she observed Li Lingyou's expression, and saw that she looked indifferent, and she couldn't tell whether she was pretending to be calm or pretending to be reserved.

***

Yin Yu got up early in the morning, came to the stable, fetched seven or eight buckets of water, carefully brushed the golden crow, and fed the fodder.

However, from sunrise to sunset, Li Lingyu did not come back.

Seeing that it was dark, Yin Yu had to give up, touched Jin Wu's head, and whispered to reassure: "Don't be discouraged, the princess can't ride you if she has something to do today, and there will be a chance in the future." ”

He removed the saddle from the golden crow and intended to put it in the utility room next to him.

It was dark in the utility room, he put the saddle outside the door, went to light the lamp first, and then went outside to move the saddle, and after a while, he saw a beautiful figure in front of the golden crow's stable, standing alone in the night, the evening breeze blowing, the long skirt fluttering, and the thin body seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind.

Yin Yu's heart tightened, he stepped forward quickly, and when he was about to approach her, he stopped suddenly, for fear of alarming her, and called softly: "Princess." ”

Li Lingyou didn't look back, and said in a quiet tone: "When I was young, no matter what troubles I encountered, as long as the stars carried me for a ride, they would disappear." ”

“…… Are you in a bad mood? ”

"Hmm."

Yin Yu's brain was hot, he returned to the utility room to pick up the saddle, walked into the stable quickly, put it on the back of the golden crow, and turned back to Li Lingyu and said, "The princess rode the golden crow and went out to relax." ”

Li Ling was slightly stunned: "Now?" But the gates were closed. ”

Yin Yu: "Then run around the city." ”

“…… But there was a curfew in the city. ”

Yin Yu smiled heartily: "Princess, you are presumptuous once in a while, what does it matter?" If someone catches me, just tell me to be whipped, anyway, I'm not afraid of pain because my skin is rough and thick! ”

Li Ling's beautiful eyes flickered, and he saw the sincerity on his face, turned to the golden crow, and slowly raised his hand to caress it. This time, Jin Crow didn't dodge, it put its head against her palm very shamefully, snorted twice, and tilted its head and winked at Yin Yu, as if to say: I'll help you this time.

Li Lingyu's eyes became gentle, but his tone was very strong: "You are from this palace, who dares to touch a hair of you." ”

***

A string of crisp horses' hooves sounded on the quiet and deserted long street.

Yin Yu walked in front with the reins, his steps were brisk, Li Lingyun rode on the back of the golden crow, holding the saddle with both hands, his body was a little shaky, and his expression was a little depressed:

"I haven't ridden a horse in almost 10 years, and I said I wanted to run a lap, but it turned out that it was hard to even walk faster, it was really useless."

Yin Yu wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so she coaxed her in a good voice: "Don't be anxious, princess, you will be skilled after a few more times." ”

Li Lingyou relaxed and asked him curiously: "Hopeless, you are so proficient in riding royalty, at what age did you start learning?" ”

“…… To tell you the truth, I was very timid and timid when I was young, and I never dared to ride a horse for fear of falling and becoming crippled, and it was only in my teens that I had the courage. ”

To be exact, when he was fifteen years old, he chased Kazukin's party out of Kyoto, and ran on two legs for a day and a night, until the soles of his shoes were worn out, and he couldn't walk or crawl, and he still couldn't see the princess for the last time.

From that day on, all his fears turned into obsessions, and nothing in this world was difficult for him, except for the longing for her.

"Then you really are a genius." Li Lingyou sighed in admiration, and suddenly asked: "Hopeless, you said that you admired me, I haven't asked yet, what do you admire about me?" ”

Yin Yu's face was hot, and he clenched the reins, he couldn't stop admiring Li Lingyu, it should be said that he was in love, but now he was pretending to be someone else, how dare he confide in his true feelings, so he had to answer seriously:

"I admire the princess who understands righteousness, is willing to be friendly to protect her family and country, and has saved countless innocent people without complaint or regret in the past 14 years."

"Heh," Li Lingyu sneered: "How do you know that I am willing, how do you know that I have no regrets?" ”

Yin Yu stopped, looked back at her in a daze, bumped into Li Ling's cold and piercing gaze, and heard her mocking words:

"Maybe I was willing, and I didn't regret it, but when I returned to Da Liang, the people I met, and the things that happened, made me feel worthless, the fourteen years you said lightly in your mouth, for me it was like a dozen lifetimes, I have survived these years, what have I gotten in exchange, do you know?"

Li Lingyu's eyes were red, her chest was painful, she took a deep breath, suppressed it for too long, endured it for too long, and finally vented it at this moment:

"It's their forgetfulness, it's their contempt, it's their endless exploitation, it's their ridiculous and shameless hypocrisy!"

Yin Yu's ears roared, looking at her sad and aggrieved appearance, her whole heart was pinched, but she seemed to be afraid that he was not distressed enough, and said with a miserable smile:

"Are you disappointed, in fact, I am not what you admire, I will also be resentful, and I will be unwilling."

"No!" Yin Yu hurriedly denied it, ignoring the courtesy, righteousness and shame, stepped forward to catch her and looked up at her: "No matter what the princess becomes, my admiration for you will not change." ”

He regretted that he didn't tell the truth, but he broke her heart, and his love for her was not because she was willing to kiss.

Li Lingyu lowered her head to look at Yin Yu, and was soothed by his hot and sincere gaze, she stretched out her hand, lightly put it on the back of his warm and wide hand, and said softly:

"Get on the horse and take me for a ride."

Yin Yu trembled, his body was one step faster than his brain, and when he reacted to what she said, he had already turned over and got on the horse and held her in front of him.

He didn't dare to dream that he would be so close to her, his soft body gently resting on his chest, and the faint fragrance overwhelmed him, so he could only rely on instinct, shake the reins, and gallop his horse.

The golden crow was excitedly scattering and collapsing, the evening breeze was whistling in his ears, and the moonlight was chasing behind him, and he couldn't tell whose heartbeat it was, so frenzied.