The palace is located in the relatively secluded northwest of Jingying City, and you can see a river in the moat valley when you open the door. In addition to the palace, there are three or two abandoned nameless mansions in this area, and there is nothing else. It is said that more than ten years ago, this was the most prosperous place in the city, but the prosperity has passed, and the Si people are not there, leaving only endless conjectures.

Xue Yue's carriage disappeared into the long river in the scorching sunlight, and after a long time, the faint sound of horses' hooves could still be heard.

Li Yihan's good horse has not yet arrived.

She stood in the hot morning breeze, wiping the sweat from her forehead and neck.

Qing'er gently tugged at the corner of her clothes: "Miss, don't you change your clothes and leave?" ”

"Huh?" Li Yihan looked down and saw the fiery red wedding dress, and suddenly rushed into the palace as if he had a big understanding.

The fiery red sun hung high in the clear blue sky, like a red persimmon.

Li Yihan changed into a simple outfit and walked more lightly.

When she came out, the butler was nowhere to be found, and the old sedan chair was carried away.

Qing'er, who was standing on the side of the road, saw Li Yihan and eagerly greeted him, then glanced around, and then said, "Miss, you can't fight the prince and the snow prince......"

One of them is the emperor's younger brother, and the other is the emperor's savior. Whether it is identity or strength, Li Yihan and Loei Fu cannot compete with it.

Li Yihan's face sank, interrupted Qing'er's words, and said: "I was bullied to this point, if I don't resist, are you waiting to be slaughtered?" ”

Qing'er was so anxious that she was about to cry, but she couldn't say a word.

"It's not my way to be obedient and pleasing people. I won't let go of anyone who messes with me! Li Yihan did not smile.

Qing'er's two hands hanging in front of her pinched the corner of the dress and kept rubbing it.

Li Yihan saw that she was so cramped and uneasy, so he eased his tone and said, "Qing'er, I need your trust, not worry. ”

Qing'er nodded helplessly.

At this time, the servant brought a horse with dark brown coat and carefully handed the reins to Li Yihan.

Li Yihan patted the horse's buttocks with satisfaction and skillfully stepped on the horse's back. She adjusted her sitting posture, untied a bulging money bag from her waist, threw it to Qing'er, and said with a smile: "You don't have to follow me today, just go and have fun by yourself, just come back before dark!" ”

Li drove the horse with a cold whip and walked away.

Jingyingcheng is everywhere praising Li Yihan's loyalty to love and his infatuation with Xueyue. Many teahouse storytellers and singing troupes have written this matter on the stage. When Li Yihan passed by, they were foaming at the mouth. The people in the audience seemed to listen with relish, but the ridicule in their eyes betrayed their true thoughts.

Li Yihan secretly thought in his heart that the palace was so powerful that it could control the direction of folk speech.

Walk through the downtown area and arrive in Loei. Li Yihan turned over and dismounted, and entered Loei in three steps and two steps. In the corridor leading to the backyard, she came across Xiao Ye who was holding a prescription to grab the medicine.

"Xiangye is in Baijiang Garden." Xiao Ye looked at Li Yihan and stopped talking.

Li Yihan saw the sympathy in Xiao Ye's eyes, and left without waiting for her to say the next word.

Baijiang Court is the residence of He Xiyuan. In the first ten years, Li Tao tried his best, and He Xiyuan never allowed him to enter Baijiang Garden. Now that Li Yihan is in prison, He Xiyuan made an exception to let him in. Li Yihan smiled bitterly, it turned out that he was just maintaining the knot of their husband and wife relationship.

The gate of Baijiang Garden was closed, and there were three or four maidservants standing outside the door waiting for He Xiyuan. The old maidservant hurriedly ran over: "Miss, quickly persuade the lady and the master." ”

"Okay." Li Yihan stretched out his hand to open the garden door, and as soon as his hand touched the door, there was a burning sensation on his skin.

Li Yihan came to the front of the bedroom, and there was an argument between He Xiyuan and Li Tao in the house, Li Yihan hesitated for a moment before he patted the door and said, "Father, mother, I'm back!" ”

"Why are you back?" He Xiyuan stood up in surprise.

Li Tao, who was sitting across from him, also stood up and asked, "Did they bully you?" ”

Li Yihan pretended to be nothing, but the smile he squeezed out was wrinkled, which was more ugly than crying.

He Xiyuan pulled Li Yihan to sit down and poured her another glass of water. Li Yihan held the tea cup and couldn't swallow it.

"Don't be afraid, I'll stand in your way in everything. I will enter the palace tomorrow and tell the emperor about this......" The muscles of Li Tao's cheeks tensed tightly, and a pair of thick sword eyebrows twisted due to the ups and downs of emotion.

Li Yihan was teary-eyed.

"You can't find the emperor for this...... Don't forget, the direction of speech in the whole city is in the hands of the Anbei Palace! He Xiyuan was emotional, "The current situation is not favorable to Yihan, and you can't stand up to the emperor when it comes to trouble." ”

Li Tao was resolute: "Even if there is little hope, you have to try!" ”

"King Anbei is the patron saint of Qi Xuanguo, the emperor will not touch him, let alone Xue Gongzi!" He Xiyuan didn't let a single step, and what she said hit the nail on the head, "Even if he knows that we are wronged, he will not interfere." ”

He Xiyuan peeled back the cocoon, and said layer by layer: "There are countless people who are qualified for the position of prime minister, but the god of war who protects the family and defends the country is only the master and servant of the king of Anbei......"

"Qi Xuanguo advocates fairness and justice, if there is no one to supervise such trivial matters, how can the people of Daqi live in peace!" Li Tao talked about this matter from the perspective of the people, but He Xiyuan couldn't answer.

Li Yihan became more and more aware of his current situation and the danger of the Li Mansion, but became more and more indifferent, and said: "Father, the king of Anbei married me just to hold you hostage. I think he may have had a desire to take the throne. ”

"Don't speculate." Li Tao vetoed, got up and paced back and forth in the room. After a while, he stared at He Xiyuan and said, "For the sake of Yihan, I must enter the palace to ask the emperor for an explanation!" ”

"You're only going to hurt Chill by doing that." He Xiyuan's face turned pale and let out a violent cough. Li Yihan strode behind her and gently patted her on the back.

Li Tao ran over in a panic, and He Xiyuan raised his hand to refuse his approach. She took a breath, her expression suddenly quieted down, and said, "Li Tao, I won't stop you from entering the palace, but you and I will be passers-by from now on!" ”

He Xiyuan never called Li Tao by his name, even when the relationship between the two was the most stiff, he never mentioned separation.

Li Tao was stunned.

"Father, mother, I ......," Li Yihan said. She wanted to tell her parents that she had just come back to tell them to be careful of King Anbei and talk about her plans to leave the palace, but no one listened to her.

He Xiyuan turned around, held Li Yihan's hand in the palm of her hand, and said softly, "Do you remember the meaning of your name?" ”

One of the earliest things Li Yihan remembers was watching the snow with his mother. The sky and the earth are white, and the biting cold wind makes people dare not stretch their necks.

Little Li Yihan was led by his mother to the frozen river, and then put her on the ice despite her crying. Li Yihan thinks of this now, and the sound of the ice about to clatter and shatter can still be heard in his ears.

She stood on the ice and did not dare to cry or move, for fear that the fragile ice would break and sink into the icy water.

She just looked up at He Xiyuan on the shore.

"You have to always remember that you have been walking on ice all your life, and when the ice breaks, you will die. But you must know that there are places in the world that cannot be scraped by winter. He Xiyuan pointed to the location of the heart. Every time she said a word, a white mist gathered in front of her.

Young and ignorant, Li Yihan did not understand the meaning of these words after he went ashore, but this sentence and this memory are deeply seared in his heart. Because He Xiyuan told her that this is the meaning of her name.

Li Yihan withdrew from his childhood memories, nodded towards his aging mother, and said, "Remember." ”

He Xiyuan's eyes flickered, and she lacked confidence in speaking: "You...... Will be on it. ”

Li Yihan rushed to the front of He Xiyuan in disbelief and asked word by word: "Mother, what did you say!" ”

He Xiyuan lowered her gaze and repeated, "You will be on it." ”

Li Yihan asked, "Why?" ”

"Stay alive!" He Xiyuan was sad.

Li Tao felt sad and couldn't do anything. Because He Xiyuan's analysis is very correct.

Li Yihan laughed a few times and ran out of Baijiang Garden with tears in his eyes.