This head stroke has not been committed for a long time, and once it occurs, it is really fatal. The disease doctor performed the acupuncture technique for Li Hong, cooked a decoction, and fed it carefully. Li Hong's symptoms eased slightly, lying on the couch, groggy but unable to sleep steadily, until a pair of warm little hands gently touched his forehead, and it eased a lot.

After sleeping peacefully, Li Hong woke up to the sound of warblers and birds, he moved slightly, and the person who was holding his head and resting on the couch immediately woke up, and asked softly: "Your Highness, are you better?" ”

What he heard was the voice of the red lotus, Li Hong was surprised, but he didn't feel annoyed, and saw Zhang Shun standing under the eaves of the corridor outside the second gate, frowned and said: "Zhang Shun, what's the matter with you, isn't there anyone in the palace?" How do you let the Red Lotus girl serve here? ”

"It's Honglian who wants to come, I have begged Brother Zhang Shun for a long time, Your Highness must not be angry, if it is because I am involved in others again, Honglian will really die......"

Honglian didn't rest all night, the whole person was very haggard, Li Hong looked distressed, he couldn't say anything, and motioned for his subordinates to come and wash and change clothes for him.

Honglian was holding hands on the side, and it could be seen that the female palace people here liked her very much. After everything was cleaned up, Li Hong ordered: "Miss Red Lotus is here, you all go down." ”

Everyone saluted, and they all exited the room and closed the door. Li Hong sat on the couch, patted the vacant seat on his side, and motioned for the red lotus to sit down.

It's been more than ten days since she came here, but Honglian is still shy and restrained, and she stepped forward slightly, but she didn't sit down. Li Hong held her soft little hand, pulled her to his side, and asked softly, "Did it scare you last night?" I haven't committed this wind for many years, and I guess it's because Wu Sansi came to catch Anding, and he was angry, so he pulled it out again......"

Honglian was distressed, and said angrily: "If Your Highness wants to protect Ning'er, you must take care of yourself first. If the body is broken, won't it make the relatives bitter and the enemies happy? ”

Li Hong has been the crown prince for many years, and his status is respected, but in front of his beloved, he can only listen to the number of words, he tightened his hand around the red lotus by two points, and said with hesitation: "Actually, I don't want you to see the sick and fragile appearance the most, the first emperor raised troops with Gaozu, made outstanding achievements, and shocked China, but because of this illness, he died and returned to the west in the year of the Mandate of Heaven." Now my father is in a hurry, and sometimes he can't even see people, and he can't tell whether it is the queen mother or the peace who is sitting there...... Since I was a child, I knew that I had such a stubborn disease, and I have always encouraged me to practice riding and archery to strengthen my body, but the root of this disease is difficult to get rid of. Lian'er, I'm really afraid, afraid that one day, I won't be able to see you clearly. I am afraid that in the future our children will suffer from this wind and disease, just like me, which is why I was hesitant to you before, and I was the way I was last night...... You've seen it all, and if you regret it, I'll let you out now......"

"If there is no Your Highness, I would have died on the day of redemption a year ago", Honglian leaned on Li Hong's shoulder with tears, and said sincerely, "As long as I can stay by His Highness's side in this life, be a slave and a servant, and be willing, where will I regret it?" ”

"You, don't have any thoughts of being a slave or a servant, entering the palace is a five-grade emblem with a title and an official rank, don't do everything by yourself, but let the palace people be lazy. There was such a big thing yesterday, I can't let Wu Sansi go unattended, my body is much better, if there is no other change, I will go to Luoyang under the escort of the East Palace Six Rate and the Dragon and Tiger Battalion this afternoon. The sooner this matter is settled, I can be more confident in my heart. ”

"Is Your Highness planning to let Ning'er recognize the Emperor and Queen of Heaven?"

"Since she is my sister, she naturally has to return to the honorific title and re-enter the royal family tree. It just so happens that at her age, it is time for her father and queen mother to arrange family affairs for her, if she doesn't care about it anymore, she mixes with Shenyan every day, and I don't know what will go wrong. It's not that it's not bad to be cautious, I think he's very good, but a stable marriage is always up to the father and queen mother. Shen Yan's father can be called the pillar of the country, and when the marriage name is right, everyone will be happy...... You don't know how bad I am now, I have a bad wind at night, and I dream that the two of him have a private meeting in the room. ”

Honglian was amused by Li Hong and giggled, she really didn't expect that the usually personable prince of the prison country would be like an ordinary brother, worried about the marriage of his younger brother and sister, thinking that he should be more worried about the queen of heaven. But Li Hong didn't say anything, and Honglian didn't ask, just looked at him, as if he was sad about the upcoming separation.

Who knew that Li Hong said again: "I want to take you to Luoyang with me and find a chance to meet my father." As long as the father agreed, and then begged him to persuade the queen mother, the matter could be done. ”

Honglian was surprised and delighted, and was a little faintly uneasy, and only said: "It is said that ordinary people, children have more things to talk to their fathers, and then their fathers inform their mothers, but I didn't expect His Highness to be the same." ”

"There is no difference between the heavenly family and ordinary people, but it is occasionally mixed with the interests of power, and it will be a little tasteless", Li Hong saw Honglian's apprehension, and comforted, "In fact, the queen mother is not fierce at all, I heard my father say that she was despised and bullied in her early years, which is why she is a little strong and self-pretending, just like ...... If you are stable, you will be better with stability, and you will naturally understand the queen mother. Many people thought that the 'abolition of Wang Liwu' back then was just a favorite concubine on the throne and coerced the main palace. But the father is a Ming monarch, is everything he does really just to please his mother? Jiupin Zhongzheng has accumulated disadvantages for a long time, and it has become a stubborn disease of the country, abolishing the king and queen, in addition to the eldest grandson, opening the imperial examination, selecting talents and appointing talents, only then can there be today's national peace and security, and the river and sea are clear. If this is the case, even if there is no stability, the queen will definitely be deposed, and the father should not be annoyed by the queen mother because of this. What's more, there are a few members of the Wu clan who are indeed too arrogant, like Wu Sansi, He Lanmin and others, and they should have been punished a long time ago. You...... Would you like to come with me to Luoyang? ”

Li Hong seemed to be saying to Honglian, more like he was cheering himself up. Honglian understands that between the closest relatives, if such a big event happens, even if he is as calm as Li Hong, he will be embarrassed, and no amount of words at this moment can compare to companionship, so he said softly: "Honglian is stupid and doesn't understand these big things, but where His Highness goes, I will go." ”

Li Hong finally had a smile on his face: "I can take you to Luoyang, my mood is much better, you can take a rest here for a while, I guess Li Jingye should come, the palace will go to discuss with them when to leave, and I will order the palace people to clean up your personal belongings, don't worry." ”

As he spoke, Li Hong slowly put the red lotus on the couch, stroked her scattered silk hair on both sides, covered her with a brocade quilt, and reluctantly walked towards the study.

At the beginning of the hour, Xue Ne and Li Jingye were already waiting in the study, and when they saw Li Hong, Li Jingye hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, are you all right?" ”

"It's much better, yesterday made you suspenseful, it's really not the palace", Li Hong returned to his old appearance of talking and laughing, and strode up to the high platform and sat down, "How is General Li prepared?" Departing in the afternoon today, do you have any questions? ”

"Back to Your Highness, you have already made preparations, and the escorts of Your Highness are all the elites of my Dragon and Tiger Battalion, so you must ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Although this matter is tricky, the number of escorts must not exceed the regulations of the crown prince on patrol. The more tricky the matter, the more cautious it is, and General Li should understand the meaning of this palace. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured."

"Be cautious", Li Hong was very satisfied with Li Jingye's statement, turned to Xue Ne, and was about to ask, but he was startled when he saw his face, "Hey, what's wrong with you?" Why is your face so ugly? ”

If Xue Ne has any regrets in his life, it is that he went to find Fan Ning outside the kitchen last night, her words were like a scimitar, the sharp tip pierced his heart, and easily defeated his whole person, he was confused and miserable, as if he had fallen into a claustrophobic secret room, unable to escape, unable to extricate himself, and did not even know that it was dark and dawn. Fang Cai still Zhang Shun came to call him, and Fang remembered that he would come to the prince's study early in the morning to discuss matters. After listening to Li Hong's question, he tried his best to hold his mind and replied: "I've been thinking about solving the mystery, and I haven't slept all night, which makes His Highness worried." ”

A thief's light flashed in Li Hong's eyes, he knew Xue Ne, and knew that if he just solved the riddle, he would not be so haggard at all, but he didn't say anything, he only said: "Leave the riddle to be solved on the road, before you get to Luoyang, you must give Bengong an answer, understand?" ”

"Yes."

"In addition, you are about to go far away, you go back to the Pingyang County Mansion and talk to Mrs. Liu."

Yesterday, Li Hong also said that Xue Ne avoided some Xue Chuyu and didn't go home first, but now he personally persuaded him to go back, not because Li Hong has a changeable temperament, but because he knew that going to Luoyang this time was not a smooth road, and everyone involved in this bureau might be in danger.

Xue Ne naturally understood this truth, and after the discussion, he beat the horse out of the East Palace.

At this time, Mrs. Liu was naturally in the Buddha hall, but now it is different from the past, she did not kneel in front of the Buddha to offer incense, but sat in front of the table, I don't know what she was copying, she was extremely serious, and even Xue Ne stood under the eaves of the corridor for a long time without noticing.

Xue Ne looked at Mrs. Liu from a distance, and saw that there were a few strands of gray hair on her temples at some point, and he was suddenly shocked that his parents were close to the destiny of heaven, and they were no longer the young and healthy appearance he remembered. Xue Ne's heart was sour, and he called softly: "Mother......"

Mrs. Liu's body was shocked, she hurriedly put down her pen, got up and said, "Are you back?" Yesterday, Xue Wang came to report, saying that His Royal Highness the prince had looked for you, and he would go back to Lantian directly the day after tomorrow, and sent someone to send you thin summer clothes for his mother......"

"The emperor secretly ordered his son to go to Luoyang, and I don't know how many times I came back and forth, so I came to say goodbye to my mother."

Mrs. Liu bowed her head and wanted to ask Xue Ne why she went to Luoyang, but she was afraid that it would be inappropriate, so she finally had no words. The mother and son stood like this, with words blocked in their throats, but they didn't know how to speak, and finally Xue Ne said loudly: "Is Chu Yu better?" ”

"Ah, it's better, I don't know where he went to learn badly, he dared to do such a thing, but he didn't tell the following things", Mrs. Liu was referring to the underground palace under her feet, if Xue Chuyu poked this thing out, the Xue family would be implicated.

"yes. I'm going to leave after noon, so I'm going back, so take care of my mother. ”

After saying that, Xue Ne turned around and wanted to leave, and then heard Mrs. Liu call: "Son, ......"

Xue Ne turned his head and looked at his mother, only to see that her expression was slightly confused, but her smile was very kind: "Mother is waiting for you to come back safely...... What you like to eat, my mother has written it down, and I will prepare it for you when the time comes. ”

If the breeze blows on his cheeks, Xue Ne's heart is extremely warm, the corners of his mouth are smiling, last night's heartbreak and pain have disappeared a lot, and his face has eased a little, he nodded, turned around for a moment, and caught a glimpse of the words on his mother's desk, his eyes were hot, and he almost rolled down tears.

I saw that it was a Buddhist scripture transcribed by a fly's head, and at the beginning of each page it was written:

Pray that the Buddha will bless my son to speak carefully, and everything will go smoothly and safely.

After lunch, the six rates of the East Palace and the elite of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion gathered outside the Jiade Gate, and everyone rode out in a chariot, Li Hong sat alone, Fan Ning and Honglian shared a car, followed by Xue Ne and some officials of the East Palace.

Seeing Li Yuanyan dressed in a military uniform, riding a high-headed horse and talking to Xue Ne beside the car, Fan Ning couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, closed the curtains, leaned on the carriage, and sighed for a long time.

"What's going on?" Honglian asked softly, "From morning to now, I have been like an old master, sighing and sighing...... You quarreled with Xue Mingfu? ”

Honglian doesn't say anything on weekdays, like a gourd without a mouth, and it is accurate to see people and things, Fan Ning blushed slightly, and said: "Who quarreled with that nerd, I just didn't have a good rest last night, and I thought that I had to rush to the night today, so I was a little upset." Sister Honglian, this time I went to Luoyang, and the matter between His Highness and you should be decided, right? ”

"Your Highness hopes so, I don't dare to think too much", Honglian said that she didn't dare, but the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were filled with anticipation.

Fan Ning was happy for the red lotus, but when he thought that he didn't know if he could return to Chang'an alive, he was unspeakably melancholy. Last night she said those words ruthlessly, and now that she thinks about it, her heart is still trembling, and she really can't figure out when she fell in love with that nerd, but once she found out, it was actually a deep-rooted love, like an old disease, difficult to get rid of.

Needless to ask, she also understands his thoughts, he treats her well, and she can't repay it in this life. If you can determine your mind earlier, can you have more sweet time?

Fan Ning shook his head and vetoed the idea. If the two of them really talk about it, the affection is endless, and if they encounter such a thing again, with Xue Ne's stubbornness, they will definitely live and die, which is not the result she wants to see.

I still remember when I was very young, there was a girl who fell into Zhongnan Mountain, and no one restrained her for many days, and the master saw that she was pitiful, so he buried her. At that time, he said in his mouth, "Love words are useless, idiot, idiot, very confused, it hurts your father and mother in vain", although Fan Ning doesn't understand why love words are useless, but she knows that she doesn't have a father, even if she does, she is looking forward to her own death, unlike Xue Ne and his parents, he must not be involved.

When the hour came, the carriage drove slowly, and the mighty convoy drove towards Luoyang, the capital of the gods, and Fan Ning's state of mind was completely different from the last time he went to Luoyang. She is not afraid of death, what she is afraid of is that it is her biological parents who want her to die, which will undoubtedly tear her heart apart. But since she can't escape, she won't hide, whether it's a mountain wind or a tsunami, just be more violent.

In the evening, Li Hong and his entourage hurried to Zheng County, the seat of Huazhou Prefecture in Jingzhao County, Zhizhou personally came to arrange food and lodging, Donggong Liurate and the soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion camped outside the post station, and Li Hong and others rested in the post station wing.

At dinner, many civil servants of the East Palace asked for two taels of soju, and after drinking, the poems were flourishing, standing on the Hu table and writing poems generously, which was very lively. Xue Ne had been sitting alone in the corner, holding the secret book and looking back and forth, until Li Yuan's father and daughter came to the same table with him to put it away, and talked with Li Jingye modestly and politely.

Fan Ning and Honglian are both female dependents with noble status, so they set up a seat on the second floor. Fan Ning looked downstairs through the wooden fence from time to time, but he was unaware of it, until Honglian whispered, "Ning'er, are you looking at Xue Ming's Mansion?" Don't even eat the cakes? ”

"How is it possible", Fan Ning was duplicitous and refused to admit it, "I'll see what kind of dishes they have downstairs." ”

While speaking, I saw Li Jingye laughing from a distance, patting Xue Ne, very excited, while Li Yuanyan frowned at her father shyly, and her little face was full of girlish blush.

Fan Ning only felt a pain in his heart, put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "It's a little stuffy here, I'll go out for a walk." ”

Outside the post station, the sunset has not yet sunk, and not far away is the towering, majestic and precipitous Huashan Mountain. Many people love Mount Tai and call it "Wuyue Supreme", but Fan Ning likes Huashan when he is a child, and always feels that being a man is like a mountain, and he must be sharp.

At that time, Li Chunfeng often laughed at her, saying that she was "a child's arrogant and delirious words", and she retorted that Li Chunfeng was "an old man who is afraid of height and afraid of death", and now that I think about it, I really laughed with tears. If she really has a good life, who can take care of this little old man's daily life and give him a pension? Just as he was thinking wildly, there was a sudden sound of footsteps behind him, and Fan Ning turned around vigilantly: "Who! ”

The person who came was Xue Ne, after last night's discord, the two met again, looking a little uncomfortable, but Xue Ne still couldn't hide his concern for Fan Ning, and asked, "See you haven't eaten much, are you feeling unwell?" ”

"You haven't eaten much, why are you still asking me?"

"You...... Also looking at me? ”

Fan Ning's body was shocked, and then she realized that she had said the wrong thing, but it was useless to argue, but it seemed too deliberate, she turned her head and glanced at Xue Ne with disgust, but did not answer.

Xue Ne walked to Fan Ning's side, his face was still not good, but his expression was very firm: "I want to make a bet with you." ”

"Bet?" Fan Ning looked at Xue Ne, twilight stained her clear eyes, adding a little warmth to her cold face, "What bet?" ”

"This time, we can get out of it...... Would you like to promise me one thing? ”

Fan Ning didn't think about it, he knew what Xue Ne was going to say, if she could really get out of the way, how could she not agree, but at the moment, indiscriminate promises would only drag him into the abyss. Fan Ning hesitated, bowed his head and said nothing, but all his thoughts were written on his face.

Xue Ne understood her scruples, he had never been good at words, and he was even more shy and nervous at this time, but he still confessed word by word: "Many people say that I love to read, I always like to be alone, and I don't like to communicate with others, including my parents and clansmen, they all think that I am so quiet." In fact...... I often feel very lonely, when I was a child, my parents were away all the year round, only the nurse and I were together, she had a busy job, I couldn't make trouble, I could only read in the corner alone. When my parents returned to Chang'an, my brother was not close to me, and he always prevented me from communicating with my parents. It wasn't until I was eight years old that my father sent me to stargazing and ransom, and when I met you, I didn't feel like I was alone. Last night, you asked me to marry Li Yuanxi, saying that I met her when I was a child, and she was a good match, and it was a rare good match, and I felt very uncomfortable. Because in my heart, a good match has long been predestined, and I have no way to accept others. Princess Anding's case happened, and it can be said that it is extremely dangerous, I understand the concerns and hidden worries in your heart, and I will not force you to respond to me now, but I still have to explain my thoughts: If we can escape unscathed, don't let me be alone for the rest of my life......"

"What second half of life? How old are you in the second half of your life? Half and half, and it's not a match", the sudden confession caught Fan Ning off guard, and a line of tears rolled down unexpectedly, she hurriedly turned her head to cover up, and replied sharply, "Did you take the wrong medicine, eat your brain badly, and talk nonsense." ”

As if there was a sudden indignation, Xue Ne's eyes turned pale, and he grabbed Fan Ning's arm, and said hurriedly: "What you said just now, repeat it again." ”

How could this kid react like this, and even asked her to repeat the words of scolding him, Fan Ning was stunned and said, "You...... Brains eat bad ......"

"It's not this sentence, the previous sentence, the previous sentence you repeat again."

"What is half and half, and it is not a ......"

Xue Ne's expression was shaken, he bent down to pick up a branch, wrote and drew on the mud floor, and after a long time he stood up, his handsome face was full of clear smiles: "I finally figured out the ciphertext of that book!" ”