Liu Ying. Xiao Yi silently read his name and looked at him calmly.

Liu Ying said: "After you left the White Jade Palace, I have been sending someone to escort you. When you left, I also ordered the guards to let you out of the palace. I never wanted to imprison you. You will leave, and I will go with you. I thought I could quietly escort you to Chushui until you crossed the river, but I was afraid that I would never find you again, and that you would never come back. Actually, I believe that you have me in your heart, and you are just angry with me, but I still can't help but come to see you, persuade you to go back with me, and beg you to wait for me for another year. ”

Along the way, Xiao Yi's tears have dried up. At this time, she was so painful that she said numbly: "King Song, after crossing the Chu River, you and I have nothing to do with each other." Farewell today, see each other indefinitely. ”

Liu Ying and Xiao Yi were speechless, and the sound of horses' hooves came from Song An in the distance. This time it was dozens of horses, led by Qiao Yu, the captain of the Thousand Cavalry Captain of the Jade Capital City Defense Battalion of the Song Kingdom, who was the distant nephew of the Empress Dowager Qiao, Liu Ying's cousin, and Qiao Meiren's own brother.

Qiao Yu dismounted fifty steps away from Liu Ying, and hurried to the front of King Song to salute: "King Qiqi, the minister Qiao Yu is here on the order of the Queen Mother to respectfully invite the King and the princess of Qi to return to the Jade Capital. ”

Liu Ying waved his sleeves and said: "You go back to the city and wait, there is no need to come without the king's call." ”

Qiao Yu said: "The minister was ordered by the Queen Mother to prevent the princess of Qi from crossing the Chu River. The queen mother said that the princess of Qi has conceived the heir of the king, and the son of the king is a descendant of the incense of the Song royal family, and she must not go into exile in other countries, for fear of future trouble! ”

Liu Ying glared at Qiao Yu angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?" How do you know that this woman is the princess of Qi? How do you know that she is pregnant with the heir of this king? This king has commanded you to leave this place as quickly as possible, and return to the city. ”

Qiao Yu said: "The king, the queen mother sent an informant to accompany her all the way, this woman is indeed pregnant, which medical hall they have been to all the way, what prescriptions they have used, and what medicines they have taken, the queen mother is clear." The princess of Qi assassinated the king at the state banquet in Kyushu, and the ministers of the five countries saw it for all to see, and the minister also saw the princess of Qi at the banquet that day, who is this woman? The queen mother said that the heir of the king of Song was withered, and the king only had an only son, so he must not let his unborn blood flow into other countries and become hostages. The Queen Mother said that although the State of Qi was broken, the State of Song was still willing to marry the princess of the State of Qi with a national gift, give Xiao Meiren, and sit on an equal footing with the Princess Lin Meiren of the State of Chu. ”

Liu Ying grabbed Xiao Yi's hand: "Are you really pregnant with our child?" ”

Xiao Yimu said: "So what? Isn't it? I'm not going back with you. Today's rumors came out, I have been ruined, and I have no shame to be the princess of Qi again, what kind of national ceremony to marry? If you let me go, you should give Xiao Yi a way out. ”

Liu Ying glared at Xiao Yi, her anger mixed with hope: "Let me ask you again, are you pregnant with our child?" ”

Xiao Yi said: "How can the princess of Qi be pregnant with the child of the monarch of Song Kingdom? Do not be delusional. ”

Liu Ying suddenly felt an unprecedented anger, dragged Xiao Yi hard, pinched her chin and said, "You are pregnant with our child, and you can still bear to leave me!" It's just that you leave me, and you still go with this Chu country! It's just that you can go with this guy, but you still go with him with our child! If I owe you a family and a country, and I can repay it with the throne, then you owe me affection and trust, and you will pay it back with our children! If you don't want to cross the Chushui today, even if you want to leave me in the future, you will leave our children in Yudu! ”

Zhuge Escape laughed softly on the side: "King Song, are you sure that you and these dozens of reckless men can take Xiao Yi away?" Wouldn't that be too ignorant of me, the 'Chu State Gentleman'? ”

Liu Ying glared angrily at Zhuge Escape, suddenly let go of Xiao Yi, and drew her sword to stab Zhuge Escape. Zhuge escaped and dodged, did not fight with the King of Song, rushed to the back and captured Qiao Yu, and said loudly: "You reckless men still don't return to the city?" Otherwise, I'll kill this Qiao's lackey. He turned back to King Song and said, "No, it's King Song's cousin." ”

Liu Ying lowered her face coldly, and stared intently at Zhuge Escape: "The thieves of the Chu State assassinated the king, held the important ministers of the Song State hostage, and wanted to kidnap the king's wife, and the generals obeyed the order, and they must capture this thief of the Chu State!" ”

A wave of Song soldiers came out of the city, from dozens to nearly a hundred at the beginning, and they had already surrounded Zhuge and Qiao Yu, who he was hostage. Although he is superb in martial arts, he cannot escape this net-like Song soldier. What's more, the soldiers of the Song State have always been brave, otherwise they would not be able to level the two countries. He knew that Liu Ying had always been at odds with Qiao's domineering disciples, and he might not be able to save Qiao Yu, so he had the upper hand. was hesitating, only to hear Xiao Yi say: "King Song, I'll go back with you, please let my friend go, let him cross Chu Shui smoothly." ”

Liu Ying grabbed Xiao Yi and ordered: "Let this thief go and let him cross the river by himself." ”

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Xiao Yi followed Liu Ying all the way from the realm of Song and Chu to the Jade Capital, and never said a word to Liu Ying. Liu Ying tried everything to please at first, but then gradually lost it, just looking at Xiao Yi's complexion through the window every day. He knew that the queen mother had spread the news that the princess of Qi was pregnant with the heir of the prince of Song all over the country, and she would marry the princess of Qi with a national gift. This is beneficial to the Song State and does no harm, but Xiao Yi has been ruined since then, and the royal family of the Qi State has also been insulted. The autumn wind is sorrowful, in the White Jade Palace, King Song feels unprecedented loneliness, Xiao Yi, will you forgive me?

The national rites for marrying the princess of Qi were very relaxed, and all the etiquette was simple, and the humiliation of Qi was extremely humiliating in a hurry. Xiao Yi lied that she was unwell during pregnancy and did not attend, and was replaced by Lin Long, the princess of Chu State. King Song also had no intention of staying for a long time, and after hurriedly saluting, he returned to the palace to review the recital.

After nightfall, Liu Ying walked alone to the Suhua Palace, which was not decorated with any festive decorations. It was the residence arranged by the queen mother for Xiao Yi, not far from the splendid garden of the princess of Chu, and it could be regarded as the queen mother's words, "Marry with the national ceremony, and sit on an equal footing with the princess of Chu." ”

The autumn night was cold, and Liu Ying's heart was also cold. If he hadn't been sick and let go of the government and followed Xiao Yi all the way, the queen mother would not have found their traces. It was he who was in a mess and hesitated to ignore the power of his mother in the Song Kingdom. There are thousands of mistakes, he shouldn't be willful, he shouldn't be in a hurry, and he shouldn't use deception as a means to get Xiao Yi.

When I came to Xiao Yi's room, I saw her sitting motionless in front of a candlelight, with a clear outline of her side face, as if she had turned into a thin silhouette. Liu Ying felt a pain in her heart. It was their wedding night, but he was already the husband of two women, and he left the woman in front of him by despicable means, what face did he have to face the love of his heart? Does she want such a husband?

But it was their wedding night after all, and even if she didn't want to see him, how could he not come? He knocked on the door and whispered, "Yi'er, let's talk, okay?" ”

Xiao Yi got up sluggishly, slowly opened the door, and looked at Liu Ying expressionlessly.

Liu Ying said, "Can I come in?" It's cold outside, don't stand at the door. ”

Xiao Yi turned around and entered the house and sat back by the candle just now. Not only did there be no decoration in the house, but there was no jewelry, and the maidservant was also sent away by Xiao Yi, only simple daily necessities and bedding. Deserted and pitiful.

Liu Ying didn't dare to disturb her, so she only sat opposite her. He looked around and said, "Suhua Palace is poorly furnished, and the room looks empty, so I'll ask someone to bring you more things when I turn around." The house is south-facing, warm in winter and cool in summer, but you still need to add a few more stoves before winter. If you don't like it or don't like it, I'll send some safe people over. ”

Xiao Yi didn't raise his eyes to look at Liu Ying, stared at the wax flowing from the candlestick, and said, "I have been ruined, and the Qi royal family has no face, King Song, are you satisfied?" ”

Liu Ying said: "Yi'er, I have explained this matter many times on the way back to Yudu, and now I don't know how to explain it to you again." I never wanted to make the matter between us public, and even the matter of your blatant assassination at the state banquet in Kyushu was suppressed by the power of a country, and it was over. If I want to use you to insult the Qi Kingdom, I don't have to wait until now. I don't know what the queen mother did, but it was indeed because of my negligence that she learned about your whereabouts after leaving the palace. I don't ask you to forgive me right away, but you are pregnant, your body is important, don't be depressed, and occasionally go out for a walk and talk to someone. If you don't want to talk to me, whoever you want to see and trust, I'll find you. ”

Xiao Yigan smiled and said: "I want to see Zhuge , he has good medical skills and is a frank person, and he escorted me all the way to Chushui without going on a business trip." The world is so big, I only trust him alone. If you bring him to give birth to me, I will not be depressed. ”

Liu Ying knew that she was deliberately angry, but that Zhuge was the son of a great businessman of Chu State, who had no interests entangled with Song State, and knew a little about medical skills, so it was not unreasonable to treat Xiao Yi to death, and it was not unreasonable to be trustworthy. Liu Ying sighed: "If you really trust him, I will invite him to come." But it's always inappropriate to have a man in the harem, otherwise I'll let him be admitted to the Tai Hospital, and when your medical officer comes to ask you for a pulse every few days and talk to you? ”

Xiao Yi didn't expect Liu Ying to agree so happily, and a trace of warmth was born in her heart without being committal. What kind of man in this world can regret and pity himself to such an extent and have no complaints about his unreasonable demands? This man is not only his husband, but also the father of his children.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Liu Ying continued: "In the harem, people have been unpredictable since ancient times. Yi'er, you have to be careful of the queen mother and Qiao Meiren. They ......" Liu Ying wanted to speak and stopped, but she didn't necessarily have the opportunity to mention it in the future, so she spit it out today: "The queen mother can give up even my own son for the power of the Qiao family, and in this palace, I really don't know how to protect you, so I am a little relieved that you let the people of Chu come." As for Jomeiren...... Her child was also promoted by the queen mother and her, but I didn't know about the harem's methods at the time. Yi'er, when you give birth to the child peacefully, I will also take care of the state affairs about the same, and we can still go away. What I promised yours before will not change in the slightest. ”

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "You have lied to me again and again, and I will never believe any of your promises again." You don't have to waste your time with me either. You are not only the King of Song, you also have your mother, your Qiao Meiren, Lin Meiren, and a smart and lovely son. And I'm just a showgirl whose country is ruined, her life is sad, and she is at the mercy of others. We shouldn't have met, and we shouldn't have hurt each other. I shouldn't have asked for your throne and let you and me go far away, and you shouldn't have left me to live in the old palace of Qi like a year. Now I'm pregnant, and I can't move, but one day, I'll leave here with my baby and leave you. I don't want my child to be like his father. You go, you don't have to come to see me again, I just want to raise the baby with peace of mind. ”

Liu Ying wanted to speak and stopped, so she had to get up and leave. What kind of person was he in her heart? Is it backtracking, scheming, and indecisive...... He didn't dare to think about it anymore.