Chapter 53: Farewell
It's going to be the New Year, the palace is full of lights, jubilant, but the East Palace Cheng'en Palace, after Liufan came back from Dongling, he pretended to be sick, and the Cheng'en Palace was contrary to the usual warbler song and swallow dance, lively and extraordinary, quiet only the melodious flute sound lingered from time to time, and the atmosphere in the palace was a little incongruous.
"Call Xiaozhu in." Liufan lay on the soft couch, put down the book in his hand, and instructed the palace maid beside him.
The palace maid withdrew, and called Xiao Zhu, who was dressed in emerald green palace clothes and sat on the pillar and played the flute, into the hall by the pillar of the cloister.
"You all go out." Lu Fan dismissed the palace maid and eunuch in the palace, staring at Xiao Zhu, but did not speak.
"Your Highness." Xiao Zhu glanced up at him slightly.
"I couldn't let go of my mind until I saw her wake up." Liufan's thick eyebrows tightened.
Xiao Zhu looked at her, there was a deep sadness in her eyes, as if she was stabbed by his distrust, she whispered: "Next month is the death day of the noble concubine, His Royal Highness will inevitably go to Sanqingguan to worship, and then he will naturally be able to meet the county lord, doesn't His Royal Highness believe Xiao Zhu's poisonous oath?" β
Liu Fan looked at her and muttered for a while before saying, "Will there be danger along the road?" β
"The dangers are unknown, and no one can guarantee them, but the martial arts of the Worry-free and Dream Scholar are strong, and ordinary people can still deal with them, Your Highness don't worry too much." Kozuki said.
"Tell me how not to worry." Ryu Fan smiled bitterly. He took the flute in Xiao Zhu's hand, walked to the window, and played a whimpering song.
Xiao Zhu stood behind him, looking at his tall and straight back in a daze. "Your Highness, Xiao Zhu will leave the palace tonight and escort them up the mountain." She said in a whisper.
Liufan's flute stopped abruptly, and after a moment of silence, he looked back at her and nodded.
The snowy sky was dark and sunk early, but Lu Fan felt that he had waited for a long, long time until it was completely dark, and Xiao Zhu had been silently following him to serve as if nothing had happened.
After Liufan's dinner, he routinely went to Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother, came back and read the book for a while, and finally couldn't hold it back, and looked at her with an inquiring eye.
Xiao Zhu lowered his head, without any expression. Liufan had to continue to bow his head and read the book, and when he arrived in the palace, it was inconvenient for him to meditate and practice, so he could only recite the mental method silently and guide the internal force to wander around his body.
After the third watch, Xiao Zhu said softly: "Your Highness, it's not too early, you can rest in peace." β
Liufan put down the book, stretched his waist, looked at the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall, waved his hand and said, "Let's all go down." After repatriating the people in the hall, he used the voice to enter the secret and asked Xiao Zhu: "Can you go?" β
"Hmm." Xiao Zhu agreed, and then floated out, his sleeves were lightly raised, and a faint fragrance suddenly filled the courtyard of Cheng'en Palace, and the guards guarding the compound and the palace maids and eunuchs who sat on the watch instantly had obscure and sleepy eyelids, drowsy.
Xiao Zhu returned to the hall, took off the palace clothes on her body, and it was still a black short fight men's clothes that went out, she took out a black face towel from her arms and covered her face, and after saying "gone", she flew out like a ghost, jumped on the beam of the room silently, and disappeared after a few jumps.
Liufan walked to the door and watched, and after half an hour, he didn't hear any unusual movement in the palace, so he turned around and came back, lying on the bed with his hand pillow, looking at the roof in a daze, without any sleep.
Xiao Zhu was familiar with the terrain of the palace, she avoided the patrol guards, like a light swallow, quietly flew out of the palace wall, and then used light skills, through the streets and alleys, flew out of the city gate, and chased in the direction of Sanqingguan.
Luo Lianyi and his party stopped in a small town this night, and Luo Lianyi's fall was relieved a little, but it was still quite uncomfortable to ride in the carriage, and everyone had to slow down their walking speed in order to take care of her.
After staying in the inn, for the sake of safety, Jiang Feng decided to divide everyone into two groups, taking turns to guard Luo Lianyi, worry-free and Yunshang and Xiao Gudong to guard the first half of the night, and he, Ni'er, and Xiaohui to guard the second half of the night.
Luo Lianyi slept on the bed, thinking that there was someone guarding outside, her heart was warm, and the days of running made her tired, but she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, today is the 28th of the old calendar, and the day after tomorrow is the New Year, she recalled the scene of the New Year at home in previous years, and began to miss her parents again. In the days to come, without her under Chenghuan's knees, they must be very sad, and the New Year will be cold. Although she also told Brother Fenglin that the real ripples might go over there to replace her, but after all, it was her nonsense to comfort Fenglin, how could there be such a bizarre thing in the world?
Brother Windlin! She suddenly remembered him, how was he now? Was he killed, or was he mixed into the Xiling harem? He's so timid, he doesn't know how he's going to live without her by his side!
There is also Wu Gong'an and her father-in-law, after she went to Sanqingguan, how did they give her the antidote? Half a month has passed in a flash, what should I do when the heart eats and disperses the toxic attack? And Liufan, is she so restless, is it because he misses her?
The future is dark, will the ending of the crossing be a comedy or a tragedy?
"Who!" There was a cry from Brother Jiang Feng outside, and she sat up vigilantly and listened attentively. "Ahh
"Sister Ripple, don't be afraid, Little Goo Dong is here." The door opened, and Little Gudong hugged Sable to her side and took her hand.
"Little Gollum." Luo Lianyi grabbed his hand. Although Xiao Gudong is small, he has martial arts and sable, and Luo Lianyi feels that he still has a sense of security by his side.
"Let's go out and have a look, the opponent is very powerful, you will see through the martial arts moves, I have a sable, we may be able to help a little." Xiao Gudong looked solemn, like a little adult.
"Okay, let's go." Luo Lianyi agreed, and the two ran out of the room holding hands. The fighting was already fierce outside, the seats of the inn were beaten to pieces, and the guests of the hotel were crying and shouting, and there was a mess. The shopkeeper was woken up in the middle of the night, and he hid in the corner with fear, begging everyone to stop, but where would anyone hear him. Luo Lianyi took Xiao Gudong and ran to him and said, "Uncle, don't worry, we will compensate you some silver taels later, you hide in a safe place, be careful of being injured." β
"Heyβ" The shopkeeper nodded with a sad face, and with his family and the shopkeepers, he shouted at the guests out of the back door of the inn and hid in a farther open space.
"Sister Ripples, can you see the moves?" Xiao Gudong asked intently as he looked at the masked man who was fighting with Carefree.
Luo Lianyi stared intently at the man in black forcing Wuwu to retreat, frowning and shaking his head: "I can't see it, it seems that Wuwu has lost the upper hand." β
"I can only release the mink!" The little coo "shhhhh