After the forbidden army who came to investigate left, Youlian returned to the warm pavilion with a gloomy face, and called faintly into the shadows,

"The officers and soldiers have left, come out."

Liu He Tong came out of the dark with the unconscious Xia Chutao in his arms, put Xia Chutao back on the soft collapse, and smiled bitterly,

"When have I ever been so embarrassed?"

"It's nothing, now the city is full of wanted you two, if you want to spread out and move, I'm afraid it's hard."

Youlian came straight to Liu He Tong's face, and now, she really wanted to hear Liu He Tong's plan. In addition, the eighth prince of the dignified Northern Zhao, why did he appear in Dawan when the relationship between the two countries was so tense?

"What's next for you? Take her away? ”

"No, no."

Liu Hetong shook his head with a smile, Xia Chutao's current physical condition is really inconvenient to bump back and forth.

"She may have to stay with you for a while, and the county lord can support those officers and soldiers who are searching, but I'm afraid she has her own way, right? Now the whole capital is looking for her, and I'm afraid that she is safe here in the county lord. ”

"Liu Hetong, you simply have to make inches."

Youlian's beautiful eyes widened slightly, looking a little angry.

"I promised you to save her, which has given you great face, and it is for the sake of the old prince's kindness to me."

Youlian looked at the man in front of her, even though she had a charming appearance, she was still annoyed by it, and she couldn't help but say with a hint of reprimand,

"It's not that you don't know about my holiday with Fu Rin, what do you mean by placing her here with me?"

Youlian couldn't imagine how she would get along with Xia Chutao if she woke up. At the beginning of Xia, there was a lot of Fu Rin's aura on Tao's body, and just getting close to it already made Youlian feel uncomfortable.

"Isn't it up to you to overcome what you don't dare to face?"

Liu Hetong said this coldly,

"Everything comes first, don't forget how deeply this man hurt you for the so-called family and country, why are you so obsessed. Are you really the one I was ordered to call you back to Beizhao? ”

Youlian was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Liu Hetong was saying now.

"The Empress did say she wanted you to go back, but she also said that if persuasion was useless, she wouldn't have to keep you."

Liu He squinted his eyes and told Youlian all the orders he received from Liu Xuanying,

"You used to be very important to Beizhao, but now you can still do something for Beizhao. Time has passed, Fu Rin has forgotten you, but Beizhao has not. ”

"According to the empress's intentions, I came to Dawan this time to carry your head back."

When Youlian heard Liu Hetong say this, she couldn't help but sneer, and raised her eyes to look at Liu Hetong,

"So, I want to thank you for sparing my life?"

"If you spare your life."

An imperceptible glimmer flashed in Liu Hetong's eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart at this time.

"Why don't you make a deal, during this time, Xia Chutao will be placed here with you and take care of her. It's going to be a lot of chaos in the city during this time, so don't let her wander around. ”

"In that case, I might as well consider sparing your life."

When Youlian heard Liu Hetong say this, she really saw the very cunning side of this person, and couldn't help but smile very sarcastically,

"I promised you to save Xia Chutao's life, this is your reward for me?"

"One yard to one yard."

Liu Hetong waved his hand,

"I just begged you to save her, and you did, but I never promised you anything. The empress is the empress in the end, I'm just an errand runner, and I still have to do it in the end. ”

Youlian smiled bitterly, and she realized that she was speechless to the words of the man in front of her.

"They all say that you are a cunning character like a fox, and I have seen it today."

"What are you and Yoo Hyunying thinking about?"

"It's just the most beneficial situation for Beizhao, Dawan is rich and strong, and Beizhao will only suffer if it conflicts head-on. The so-called embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an anthill, and we didn't just start from the inside. ”

"Internal ......"

Youlian came back to her senses a little, and seemed to sense what Liu Hetong was talking about.

"Oh my God, it's going to change soon."

As soon as the wind blew, the dim candle flame in the room flickered, reflecting the uncertain face of Liu Hezhi.

Youlian silently came to the table and sat down, she didn't care about these battles or anything, and staying in this Baicao Zhai was her way of life.

She thought carefully about what Liu Hetong said to herself, and had some doubts in her heart. After taking a sip of tea slowly, Youlian asked with a smile,

"What if I don't agree with this?"

"I know that you urgently need my help now, but you have also seen hundreds of people up and down Baicaozhai, all watching me eat, I can't risk their lives."

"Besides, you just said that Liu Xuanying wants you to take my life, do you think you can take it?"

Youlian could feel that this was Liu He Zhi threatening herself, but she didn't care, and she didn't think that Liu He Tong was the one who could do such a thing.

"I may not be able to think of our old relationship, but if you offend the Empress, where can you go? If you are given a death order by the Northern Edict, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait quietly for Fu Rin in a corner of this capital, right? ”

Liu He smiled lightly, but the threat in his tone was more obvious, and Youlian was quite uncomfortable to hear.

"You're threatening me?"

Youlian looked at Fu Rin with burning eyes, she hated someone to coerce her the most, and her eyes were full of anger.

"Naturally, the threat can't be said, this matter is also good for you."

Liu Hetong said slowly, and his voice was not painful or itchy. He touched his chin in contemplation, as if he was thinking about something, and only after a while did he open his mouth,

"Let me tell you this, if this deal is reached, it will save Fu Rin from going to the battlefield, and you don't want Fu Rin to experience the war and end up like his father, right?"

"Beizhao and Dawan originally had a war in front of them, but now they can save this matter, don't you really think about it?"

Hearing Liu Hetong say this, Youlian's heart was really moved.

Youlian's heart moved, and she asked with some temptation,

"Can you really defuse this war and save Fu Rin the pain of going on the expedition?"

"Of course."

Liu Hetong was confident and answered very simply.

The light in Youlian's eyes was extinguished in an instant, she had already compromised countless times for Fu Rin, and it was still the same.

"Okay."

Youlian's answer surprised Liu Hetong, and the answer was even more straightforward, this was much simpler than Liu Hetong imagined.

Originally, he thought that this matter would take some effort, but he really didn't expect that Youlian was really like others said, for Fu Rin, she didn't have her own bottom line at all.

Liu Hetong couldn't help but feel a little ironic, Youlian was such a legendary figure in Beizhao, and she was so humble in front of Fu Rin.

"It's ridiculous."

Liu Hetong sneered, really feeling embarrassed.

"Why are you so willing to give everything for Fu Rin, after ten years, do you really still love him so much?"

With such a sentence that hit the heart, Youlian's red lips opened slightly, and she couldn't say a word when she looked at Liu Hetong for a long time, and her eyes trembled slightly.

After a while, Youlian smiled bitterly, there was no lack of strong self-deprecation in it, she slowly lowered her head and looked at the tea in her hand.

"Actually, I don't know if I still love him or not, but I want to atone for my sins. I think that's the only way I can feel quiet in my heart. ”

Youlian's eyes drooped slightly, thinking of a lot of previous things, and those things were like clouds of smoke, hovering in her heart all the time, and there was no way to disperse.

"I actually never blamed Fu Rin for his decision ten years ago, my father caused him irreparable damage, and I am willing to make amends."

Speaking of this, Youlian's voice trembled uncontrollably.

Youlian raised her hand to cover her face, as if she was suppressing the sadness that she couldn't fill in her heart, seeing Youlian like this, Liu Hetong's heart was also quite touched.

"I don't know if I love him or not, so much time has passed, and many things have become very mottled shadows. But only in this way did I feel that I could get some release from the guilt in my heart. ”

Youlian let go of her hand, and Liu Hetong found that Youlian's face was already covered with a few crystal teardrops, taking advantage of Youlian's weakness, but it was even more pitiful.

Youlian silently wiped away the tears on her face, regained her mood and said to Liu Hetong,

"I already have nothing to do with Beizhao, but the stakes are very high, and I am willing to do what you say."

"Well, that's good."

The strange thing is that Liu Hetong's tone also became more stable, and his face also accepted the previous indecent expression, but nodded solemnly at Youlian.

At this time, he looked at the sky outside, squinted his eyes, and knew that the time was almost up, so he said to Youlian,

"I still have important things, just like you said, Xia Chutao will ask you to take care of it. I'll be back to see her in three days. ”

Youlian nodded, which was a response, and then saw Liu He Tong go directly out of the windowsill as he came.

Inside the warm pavilion, there was silence, only Youlian sat next to the soft collapse of Xia Chu Peach and stared at Xia Chu Peach with her own pair of beautiful eyes.

Youlian slowly put her hand on Xia Chutao's face, and carefully stroked Xia Chutao's facial features, her eyes were empty, and her voice opened her mouth sadly,

"Don't you, like me, think it's quite sad to fall in love with someone so desperate?"