The carriage stopped suddenly, and Shui Qingqing couldn't sit steadily, almost falling to the ground.

Mei Zijin hurriedly stretched out her hand to support her body, and asked the coachman outside coldly, "What's wrong?" ”

The coachman was so frightened by the situation outside that he couldn't finish his words, and stammered: "Go back to the Hou Ye...... The road was blocked......"

Hearing this, Shui Qingqing's heart sank with a sigh, a bad premonition swelled up, and the hands in her sleeves clenched nervously.

Mei Zijin's face was as cold as water, and she reached out and patted her hands gently to reassure her. The next moment, he lifted half of the curtain, raised his voice and said coldly: "Who is blocking the road?!" ”

In the capital, how many people can stop his Mei Zijin carriage?

Mei Zijin thought that it was because he was now in the carriage of the 6th Mansion, so he was stopped.

But when he lifted the curtain and saw the officers and soldiers standing outside, he realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

The uniforms worn by the officers and soldiers are the royal soldiers!

His eyes sank, and Mei Zijin whispered to Shui Qingqing: "No matter what reason you have, you stay in the carriage and don't come out!" ”

With that, he lifted the curtain and went down.

Although she didn't see the situation outside, Shui Qingqing knew that she was now sensitive and was about to marry into the royal family. If she is seen traveling quietly in the same carriage with Mei Zijin, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable.

She sat in the carriage with a pale face, her palms so nervous that she sweated, and she didn't dare to make a sound, and she was even more worried about the situation outside.

And the next moment, when she heard the words outside, the blood in her whole body instantly coagulated, and the whole person froze!

Outside the carriage, the heavy soldiers surrounding the carriage made their debut, and a group of people patted their horses over, but it was the third prince Li You.

Li You was dressed in a silver-white brocade robe embroidered with dragon patterns and rode on a tall horse, extremely handsome, but his usual gentle face was covered with frost at the moment.

He looked at Mei Zijin standing in front of the carriage with cold eyes, and then swept the carriage behind him with the curtain closed, the hand holding the reins suddenly tightened, and his eyes burst with murderous aura!

Hooking his lips and smiling coldly, Li You said coldly: "It's so late, does Master Hou still want to go out of the city?" ”

The moment he saw Li You, Mei Zijin was already clear in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "What does the Third Highness have to teach you?" ”

Li You said coldly: "I lost a treasure in this palace, and I am afraid that I will be taken out of the city, so all vehicles going out of the city must be intercepted and searched." Dingguohou - you are no exception! ”

Mei Zijin's eyes also turned cold, and his tone was so cold that there was no trace of temperature, and he said coldly: "Since it is a treasure, Your Highness is not afraid that such a large-scale search will alarm the whole city, but it will be a danger to the treasure?" ”

The meaning of Mei Zijin's words is very clear, that is, to tell Li You that he sent troops to stop him like this and make things bigger, but in the end, it was Shui Qingqing's reputation that was bad, and it was Shui Qingqing who harmed it.

Hearing this, Li You looked stunned!

Previously, he received news that Shui Qingqing eloped with Mei Zijin, the Marquis of Dingguo, but he didn't believe it at that time - he didn't believe that the big wedding was imminent, and Shui Qingqing would be desperate, let alone hurt him, and leave with Mei Zijin.

Li You rushed to Baifu to ask what was going on as soon as possible, only to find out that Shui Qingqing was really not in the main courtyard, and under Bai Xiang's torture, the maid next to Shui Qingqing admitted that Mei Zijin took Shui Qingqing away......

For a while, Li You felt a deep hurt and blow-

He did not hesitate to disobey his mother's orders, and even resisted all kinds of rumors about Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing, and also wanted to fulfill his aunt's last wish and take care of Shui Qingqing, but he didn't expect that not only did she not appreciate it, but she ran away with Mei Zijin on the eve of the wedding!

In this way, wouldn't his dignified prince become the laughing stock of the world? !

Thinking of this, Li You, who was usually calm and composed, was furious, and immediately ordered the nine doors to be closed, and ordered the royal palace soldiers to search for Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing......

Before, Li You just wanted to find Shui Qingqing desperately, and he didn't think about anything else in anger.

Now hearing Mei Zijin's words, he suddenly thought that looking for someone with such fanfare would only make things bigger and make people even more talking!

Li You quickly calmed down, and he had successfully stopped Mei Zijin. After thinking about it for a while, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart, got off the horse, approached the carriage step by step, and reached out to lift the curtain to make sure that Shui Qingqing was in the carriage.

Seeing this, Mei Zijin didn't want to stop him, and his cross arm coldly blocked Li You.

Li You's eyes were cold, and he smiled coldly: "Is Master Hou trying to destroy the treasure?" ”

Mei Zijin didn't want Shui Qingqing to be insulted in public, not to mention that on both sides of the street, countless pairs of eyes were secretly watching, so he would never let Li You open the curtain of the carriage.

If it was usual, even if Li You brought more soldiers and horses in front of him, he would not have the slightest fear, but in order not to make things big and not to embarrass Shui Qingqing, although Mei Zijin hated bleeding in his heart, he gritted his teeth and endured it, and said in a deep voice: "Since Your Highness regards her as your treasure, you must cherish her, how can you let her be exposed to others?!" Your Highness only needs to have someone quietly bring the carriage back......"

Li You sneered: "But this palace doesn't believe the words of the Hou Ye - a despicable person who wants to kidnap his fiancée and elope, how can this palace dare to believe it?!" Therefore, if you don't see her in the carriage with your own eyes, this palace is not at ease! ”

As for Li You's humiliation, Mei Zijin's face changed, his fists were clenched, and his green muscles flared up, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and endured it, and said in a deep voice: "Please Your Highness letter Weichen this time!" ”

Through a thin layer of car curtains, Shui Qingqing heard the conversation between the two outside the car curtain clearly.

She sat stiff all over, her face was pale, her dress was soaked with cold sweat, and her heart seemed to be soaked in ice water, cold and numb.

Listening to Li You's humiliation of Mei Zijin, and Mei Zijin's low and even begging words, her heart ached.

She knew that with Mei Zijin's arrogant temperament, he would not take Li You in his eyes at all, let alone allow him to humiliate him like this.

Now, he endured everything, said and did everything to save her reputation and face.

Because, once the curtain of this car is lifted and her face appears in front of everyone, her unchastity and immorality and non-observance of women's morals will be like a brand, completely imprinted on her body, and she will even be severely punished by the royal family, after all, she is the third imperial concubine given by the emperor......

Finally, through the curtain of the car, she also pleaded with Li You: "Your Highness, it's me...... Master Hou and I are not what His Highness misunderstood...... It was Master Hou who learned the news that Aunt Lian was still alive and took me out of the city to find her......"

Hearing the news that Aunt Pian was still alive, Li You was slightly stunned, but the next moment she looked at Mei Zijin hesitantly, and asked in a deep voice, "Auntie is still alive?" Where is she now? ”

Mei Zijin said coldly: "My subordinates have not found Aunt Pian's body under the cliff, but in the past two days, I heard that a woodcutter rescued a middle-aged woman who fell off the cliff under the cliff, so Ben Hou wanted to take the county lord to find it." ”

Li You looked at Mei Zijin coldly in disbelief, thinking about his protection of Shui Qingqing just now, and even thinking of the rumors between the two before, his heart was cold, and he said coldly: "No matter what, no matter what the reason, the reckless behavior of the Hou Ye in disregard of the courtesy of the monarch and the minister must finally give an explanation, otherwise——"

Mei Zijin's face sank, and he said: "Your Highness wants to kill or chop, listen to it!" ”

Li You hooked his lips and smiled indifferently, "Master Hou is serious." Hou Ye will soon fight on the battlefield for the Great Jin, and he is an indispensable general and good talent for the Great Jin, how can the palace be willing to take Hou Ye's life. ”

The cold light flashed in his eyes, and Li You smiled gently: "I heard that the Hou Ye has been selecting a wife recently, and the last time my father chatted with the palace, he intended to marry the fifth emperor sister Le Yixu to you." I don't know what Master Hou thinks? ”

After that, instead of withdrawing the hand that reached out to the curtain, it grabbed the corner of the curtain and was about to lift it!

As soon as these words came out, not only Mei Zijin was shocked, but even Shui Qingqing in the carriage was stuck.

She never expected that Li You would use herself and today's events to coerce Mei Zijin to marry Leyi!

Looking at Li You's hand holding the curtain tightly, Mei Zijin's teeth creaked, and he said coldly: "Ben Hou is just a rough martial artist, not worthy of the fifth princess!" ”

But the fifth emperor sister has a soft spot for Hou Ye. My father also likes Hou Ye to be his five horses, and the palace is even more willing to recognize Hou Ye as his brother-in-law, and I believe that the county lord of Guanqing is also happy to see the marriage between Hou Ye and the five emperor sisters come to fruition - Hou Ye will not live up to so many people's expectations and good intentions for you, right?! ”

Mei Zijin stared at Li You, who looked indifferent, his hands under his sleeves were clenched into fists, and his heart was churning with anger-

In order to win him over, but also because of his precautions, since he became an adult, Emperor Jin Ming intended to marry the royal princess to him.

But he has no feelings for the royal princess, so he has been finding various reasons to refuse.

But he didn't want to, he was taken by Li You today, but he wanted to force him to marry the most pampered and willful fifth princess......

However, today's incident is all his fault, and in order to protect Shui Qingqing, he doesn't even have room to refuse......

Shui Qingqing in the car was like falling into an ice cave, and she couldn't sit still anymore-

She couldn't watch Mei Zijin being forced to do something against his will because of herself.

In this way, how can she have a good conscience for the rest of her life?

"Your Highness......"

"Your Highness is full of grandeur, Benhou will live up to it!"

Before Shui Qingqing could finish speaking, Mei Zijin had already rushed ahead of her.

The whole body trembled violently, Shui Qingqing didn't think about it, she was about to open the curtain and go out to stop Li You and Mei Zijin, but the corner of the curtain was pressed down by Mei Zijin and Li You.

Li You smiled with satisfaction: "In this way, the palace will make this marriage contract for the Hou Ye and the Fifth Emperor Sister, I believe that the father will be happy when he hears this news." ”

As soon as Li You's voice fell, the wheels of the carriage finally rolled again, turned around and headed towards the city.

Shui Qingqing sat in the dim carriage desperately and helplessly, tears rolling down her eyes......

The carriage traveled some distance and came to a halt again.

The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Li You stood beside the carriage, looking at Shui Qingqing with tears on her face with cold eyes, and did not speak for a long time.

Goodbye Li You, Shui Qingqing's mood has changed drastically, not only because he persecuted Mei Zijin by unscrupulous means, but also because she learned about Queen Chen from Aunt Pian.

If everything is true, then the man in front of her is not only her future husband, but also the son of her enemy.

And when all the truth is revealed, when she and Queen Chen are fighting to the death, he is the most painful and pitiful person between her and Queen Chen......

No matter what Empress Chen has done to her mother, it is undeniable that Li You's care and love for her mother is true. From the first time he was in the warm pavilion of the Three Emperors' Mansion, he saw his mother's care when she was sick, and she knew that he sincerely regretted his mother.

Therefore, Shui Qingqing can't hate Li You, and she can understand his actions. Whether it is that man, when he sees his fiancée with other men, he will be angry and hateful, not to mention that he is still a high-ranking prince......

Thinking of this, Shui Qingqing not only resented Li You in her heart, but felt a trace of pity for him.

She looked at him calmly with her eyes, and said slowly: "Your Highness still has entanglements in her heart?" Or, is there still grievance in His Highness's heart? I am willing to accept the disposition of His Highness ......"

Hearing her words, Li You's eyes flashed slightly, looked at the tears on her face fixedly, and said coldly: "Since you are reluctant to him, why did you agree to your father's marriage in the first place?" ”

Shui Qingqing smiled bitterly: "Could it be that His Royal Highness promised his mother to marry me, did he really like me and really want to marry me?" ”

Hearing Shui Qingqing's cross-examination, Li You's expression froze, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, but he couldn't answer.

It is undeniable that so far, even he himself can't figure out his feelings for Shui Qingqing.

At first, I paid attention to her because her appearance is very similar to her aunt's previous portrait, and the various intersections with her later are also to find out whether her identity is related to her aunt, and it doesn't seem to be about the affection between men and women.

But......

If he said that he had no feelings for her at all, it didn't seem to be entirely right, after all, when he heard her promise to marry her father, he was relaxed and happy in his heart. And when he heard that she eloped with Mei Zijin, he was even more angry in his heart......

Li You was sad in his heart, sighed heavily, and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, the emotional matter is not clear at all...... It's too late today, tomorrow I will send someone out of the city to find Aunt Pian, you are seriously ill, so don't be tired and rush. I'll send you back first! ”

After that, he lowered the curtain again and sent Shui Qingqing back to Baifu.

Shui Qingqing thought that Li You would blame her in her heart, but she didn't think sincerely, he didn't say anything.

She secretly smiled bitterly in her heart, between her and Li You, there was no relationship, and her identity and experience were very different, she didn't want to be worthy of him, if she didn't have a mother, I was afraid that in this life, he wouldn't take the initiative to look at herself.

It's called having no feelings, so don't care at all......

In this way, it is okay, if she and Queen Chen are both defeated in the future, he does not have to be sad......

Then she thought that Li You took tonight's incident and forced Mei Zijin to agree to marry the fifth princess Leyi, knowing that it was all her own harm to him, and the guilt and sadness in her heart hurt as if she had been cut with a blunt knife......

There is also the matter of Yun'er, if he stays in Bai Haoqing's hands for one more day, Yun'er will be in more danger, but he wants to take him back from Bai Haoqing's hands as soon as possible.

But if she snatches Yun'er back, she is about to marry into the palace, so who will she entrust Yun'er to take care of?

She had thought about it before, if she snatched Yun'er back, she would let Mei Zijin help her continue to take care of Yun'er.

But now, he promised to marry Princess Leyi, how could he have the time and energy to help her take care of Yun'er, not to mention, he will go to the border soon......

The more she thought about it, the more sad Shui Qingqing felt in her heart. Coupled with learning of the conspiracy between Empress Chen and the Yang family, she vowed to seek justice for her poor mother. Therefore, her road ahead must be dangerous and bumpy, even a dead end.

She is not afraid of anything, the only one who is not worried is Yun'er, she is worried that if she dies in the hands of Queen Chen and the Yang family first, who will poor Yun'er entrust to take care of and grow up?

Shui Qingqing, who was sad in her heart, suddenly flashed two people in her mind, one was Yun'er's biological father who didn't know who, and the other was a mask assassin who had never appeared in Lingtang!

Her heart trembled, and Shui Qingqing was frightened by the thoughts that flashed by her.

It is understandable to think of Yun'er's biological father, because Yun'er is his son. But why did she think of that mysterious masked assassin?

He hadn't been seen since he left the mourning hall, as if he had suddenly disappeared.

And Shui Qingqing has known him for so long, and she still doesn't know who he is, but she trusts him inexplicably in her heart, and even wants to entrust Yun'er to him to take care of her in the future......

There were too many nightmares along the way, until the moment when Makou stopped at the gate of Baifu, she looked at Yang who was standing at the door with a gloomy face, and thought coldly in her heart, she couldn't think too much now, because after tonight's incident, Bai Haoqing must have taken care of her more strictly.

She can't get out of the house, she can't do anything, but she can find evidence that Yang framed her mother before she gets married.

At the gate of the White Mansion, Bai Haoqing waited for a long time with a gloomy face, and his heart was even more uneasy, for fear that Li You would abandon Shui Qingqing who had not yet passed the door in a fit of anger.

And Yang stood aside with an excited face, thinking to himself, but any man would be angry when he saw his fiancée cheating with another man.

She hoped that Li You would be angry, not only would she abandon Shui Qingqing, but it would be better to draw her sword and kill her!

In this way, the marriage between the third prince and Shui Qingqing will not be done, and she can be regarded as having completed what she promised......

However, the hopeful Yang family was instantly shattered when they saw Li You sending Shui Qingqing back to his home with a calm face.

Seeing that Li You brought Shui Qingqing back, before he could stop his horse, Bai Haoqing stepped forward with a white face, and explained in a panic: "Your Highness, the little girl is just a weak woman, and it was the Hou Ye who broke into the Hou Mansion and took her away...... She couldn't struggle at all, and asked Her Highness to ......"

Bai Haoqing put all the responsibility on Mei Zijin, and said that today's incident was forcibly done by Mei Zijin, hoping that Li You would forgive Shui Qingqing.

But he didn't want Li You to smile indifferently, and said slowly: "We all misunderstood." It was the maid next to his aunt who was still alive in the world, and she went out of the city with the county lord to find her aunt, not as she said before - elopement! ”

Speaking of the word elopement at the end, his eyes swept over the Yang family with a pale face on the side, which meant clearly.

Bai Haoqing also saw the Yang family in his eyes, and understood it like a mirror in his heart, and the anger in his heart suddenly grew, but on the other hand, he breathed a sigh of relief, and on the one hand, he happily welcomed Li You into the mansion to rest and drink tea, and on the other hand, he asked his subordinates to escort Shui Qingqing back.

Li You's eyes swept over Shui Qingqing lightly, and said with a smile: "I won't go into the mansion today to work hard - this palace has just promoted a marriage between the Hou Ye and the Fifth Emperor Sister, and rushed into the palace to report to my father." ”

Hearing this, Shui Qingqing's steps froze, and her heart ached like suffocation.

Bai Haoqing smiled and said: "This is very good, it is a great blessing for the Hou Ye to marry the fifth princess!" ”

Li You beckoned the nameless behind him to step forward, and said to Shui Qingqing: "You don't have a powerful guard by your side. From this day on, Nameless is sent to you to take care of your safety. ”

Shui Qingqing was taken aback, could it be that he let Nameless spy on him?

As if seeing the suspicion in Shui Qingqing's heart, Li You said solemnly to Nameless in front of Shui Qingqing: "From this moment on, the master you serve is the county lord of Guanqing." Until she marries into the royal palace, you are responsible for her safety. ”

There was no fluctuation on Nameless's usual face, he lowered his head and responded in a deep voice, and the next moment he followed Shui Qingqing and followed her into the White Mansion.

When she returned to the main courtyard, she didn't see Xiaoxi coming out to greet her, and Shui Qingqing already thought of something in her heart.

When he saw the traces of blood stains on the ground in the courtyard, his heart was cold, and he turned around and said to Bai Haoqing, who had entered the main courtyard with her, "What happened to Xiaoxi?" ”

Bai Haoqing looked at the urgency of her expression, and said coldly: "You care so much about a subordinate, but you don't care about the lives of your relatives in Yifu - so, are you affectionate or ruthless?" ”

Shui Qingqing's whole body was cold, and she gritted her teeth and said: "I volunteered to go out with Master Hou, it's not about Xiaoxi, what happened to her?" ”

Bai Haoqing said coldly: "Don't worry, for the sake of her serving you for so long, her father just taught her a little lesson and drove her back to the Sheng Mansion - the slave and maid trained by the little family are too ignorant of the rules." The father will personally select a few powerful and sensible maidservants for you, and let them marry with you into the Three Princes' Mansion, even if you enter the palace in the future, you can also become your right-hand man. ”

Shui Qingqing couldn't believe that Bai Haoqing would let Xiaoxi go, and said in a trembling voice: "Xiaoxi is really okay?" ”

Bai Haoqing seemed to know that she wouldn't believe herself, and with a wave of her hand, the two rough grandmothers dragged Xiaoxi out of the backyard covered in blood, and said coldly: "My father is not a ruthless person, so I deliberately left her down to say goodbye to you." ”

Shui Qingqing looked at Xiao Xi, whose face was pale and covered in blood, and took her cold little hand and cried in distress: "Xiaoxi, I hurt you......"

Xiaoxi was beaten thirty boards, and the bones on her body seemed to be cracked, and her heart hurt.

On his face, Xiaoxi barely squeezed out a smile, and said with difficulty: "Miss, Xiaoxi can't serve you anymore in the future, you must take care of yourself...... It's just that when Master Hou brought me out of the Sheng family, he had already bought my deed of sale...... Now I can't be regarded as a member of the Sheng family, slave and maid...... Don't know where to go? ”

After that, Xiaoxi couldn't help but shed tears.

Bai Haoqing listened to it on the side, and said coldly: "It's so good, I'll send you back to the Marquis of Dingguo, and let him know that if you do something wrong, you will have to pay the price." ”

After that, he waved his hand and threw the scarred Xiaoxi to the door of the Hou Mansion overnight......

Before Xiaoxi was driven away, she secretly told Shui Qingqing that all this tonight was the secret of the Yang family, and it was also the Yang family who instigated Bai Haoqing to torture her and drive her away. Therefore, Shui Qingqing hated the Yang family to the core, and promised Xiaoxi that she must help her avenge today.

After Xiaoxi was driven away, Bai Haoqing and the Yang family were about to leave, Shui Qingqing said coldly: "Father punished my slave and maid, but didn't he care who ran to the third hall to tell me and slander me?" ”

Hearing this, Bai Haoqing's footsteps stopped, and Yang's whole body trembled, stunned.

Shui Qingqing asked Nameless coldly: "You have been following the Third Highness." Tell me, who went to tell the secret in front of the Third Highness tonight, and who slandered the county lord for eloping with the Hou Ye?! ”

Nameless said in a deep voice without blinking: "It was Aunt Yang who sent someone to inform the Third Highness, saying that the Hou Ye eloped with the county lord!" ”

Hearing this, Shui Qingqing smiled with satisfaction, her eyes swept coldly over the Yang family, who was already colorless, and then looked at Bai Haoqing, who had a black face, and said with a faint smile: "Father, you said that I didn't care about the lives of my relatives in Yifu, but now it seems that it is your good aunt who does not take the lives of hundreds of people in Baifu in her eyes - if the Third Highness believes her words tonight, and judges me to elope with the Hou Ye and make trouble in front of the emperor, what will be the final ending?" ”

Bai Haoqing's face was pale, and before Yang knelt down and begged for mercy, he slapped her in the face with a backhand......