Chinese The summer cicadas began to chirp in twos and threes on the trees, and the ladies of the harem also changed into cool summer clothes.

Counting the days, it has been more than three months since Lou Yue left, but fortunately, he will return to Beijing in half a month.

An Wang Lou Yu is the first Lou Yue to return to Beijing in one step. When Su Liuying went to Chengqian Palace to deliver chilled mung bean soup to Emperor Huicheng on the order of Concubine Ning, King An Lou Yu was fishing with Emperor Huicheng by the pool in the backyard garden of Chengqian Palace.

In the hot summer, the cicadas are singing, and under the shade of the trees by the pool, the two most noble men in the world are wearing ordinary civilian clothes and fishing in the water at will.

There is no deterrent power of the king and the minister, just like two old friends who are over half a hundred years old gossiping. Su Liuying followed Yu Ren into the back garden, and was about to put down the food box in his hand and quietly retreat, but he felt a sharp light glued to him.

looked up, but An Wanglou Yu looked at her with cool eyes. Seeing her look over, King An's eyes were slightly bright, and his eyes were full of light, and his appearance was very similar to that of Queen Lou.

Su Liuying respectfully knelt down and greeted him. Emperor Huicheng put down the fishing rod in his hand and got up, beckoned King An to drink mung bean soup together, and said with a smile

"I just happened to be a little thirsty. Come, serve a bowl of each to me and King An. Su Liuying hurriedly got up, opened the food box, filled the soup, and respectfully handed it to Emperor Huicheng and King An.

King An didn't take the bowl in Su Liusu's hand, and looked at the calm pool with cool eyes, Su Liuying had to put the soup bowl on the small table in his hand.

King An spoke

"Shengshang, when Yue'er comes back from the expedition, I also ask Shengshang to show him a marriage. The eldest is not small, the prince has to be a father, he is several years older than the prince, but there is not a concubine in the house. Hearing this, Emperor Huicheng had a look on his face, and he couldn't help but look at Su Liuying, who was standing aside.

Su Liuying lowered her head and stood quietly, but she understood in her heart that King An's words were specially said to her.

Emperor Huicheng also understood King An's intentions in his heart, but he had promised him before Lou Yue set out on the expedition that he would marry Su Liuying when he returned triumphantly, so Emperor Huicheng didn't know how to receive King An's words for a while?

After a while, Emperor Hui Cheng finished drinking the mung bean soup in the bowl and said with a smile

"What kind of daughter-in-law does King An want to find? Do you have someone in mind? King An smiled slowly

"Marrying a wife and marrying virtue, Weichen doesn't have too many requirements, as long as the girl is from a famous family and has both virtues. Like some celebrities who are too charming and seductive, Weichen can't avoid them, and he will never agree to let her marry into the mansion - not to be a concubine! Su Liuying's whole body trembled, and her face turned pale!

Emperor Huicheng didn't feel embarrassed and said with a smile

"He has made a great contribution this time, and as long as it is a girl he likes, I will reward him." After that, he changed the topic and asked Lou Yu where he had traveled over the years, but he encountered something interesting and deliberately diverted the topic...... After coming out of the Chengqian Palace, Su Liuying walked back along the shade of the imperial garden, feeling depressed.

She intuitively felt that something would happen to King An's sudden return to Beijing this time, and most of the incident was directed at herself. She had such a fierce quarrel with Queen Lou, coupled with the divorce four years ago, King An was only afraid of hating himself, and it was impossible for him to accept himself to marry Lou Yue.

I couldn't help but echo the oath that Lou Yue had made to himself when he left, and he said that as soon as he came back, he would marry him...... She believed in Lou Yue's promise to herself, but when she thought of Fang Cai An's attitude towards herself, as well as those hints, her heart was sour-Mrs. Lou didn't like herself, King An hated herself, and Queen Lou had a blood feud with her.

Knowles is full of people, except for Lou Yue, no one is willing to accept him...... Although Princess An and Aunt Rui were kind to her, Princess An had left the palace for more than ten years and had long since ignored the affairs of the palace.

Therefore, Lou Yue's marriage is afraid that she will not be able to do it. On the one hand, Lou Yue's affectionate oath to himself, on the other hand, is the resolute opposition of the Lou family, and it is destined that in the end, it is Lou Yue who is caught in the middle and suffers...... Sighing silently, Su Liuying put away the pain in her heart, turned around and walked towards Changxin Palace, but she saw Princess Rongqing walking in the imperial garden.

In the same harem, Su Liuying hadn't seen her for a long time, and she wanted to avoid it, but Rong Qing on the other side had already seen her.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Liuying finally stepped forward to greet her according to the number of courtesies, her eyes fell on her slightly bulging lower abdomen, and she was slightly stunned!

After listening to Lin Mu's words last time, Su Liuying thought that Rongqing's child would not be able to be saved, but she didn't expect it to be safe.

After being stunned, Su Liuying didn't have too much joy and sorrow in her heart, after all, it was Rongqing who had an enmity with her, but the child in her womb was innocent.

After greeting Anhou, Su Liuying was about to retire and leave, but Rong Qing said coldly

"Aren't you happy that your cousin will be back soon?" Su Liuying did not hide it, said

"The prince has returned from a great victory, and I am happy for him." Rong Qing, who has experienced the pain of losing a child, is dark and damp in his heart, and the cold color of his expression is the same as that of Queen Lou.

She raised her hand and gently stroked her lower abdomen, her mind was full of the scene that day in Yongkun Palace, when the queen mother Zhaoyingwei started to kill, Li Xiu took Su Liuying's hand and desperately protected her behind her, and the hatred in her heart was churning like a mountain and a sea.

Sneered

"I know that you have the means to attract the best men in the world to bend their waists for you. Presumably, your cousin has promised you the position of the princess, and you are secretly looking forward to your cousin's triumphant return, and the eight sedan chairs will welcome you into the door...... But Su Liuying, until the last moment, you advise you not to be happy too early. The princess of King An's Mansion is not something you can get if you want it, but your cousin Su Shiyu has been working hard for four years and hasn't been able to set foot on it! Her heart trembled, Su Liuying knew that it was impossible for her to marry into King An's Mansion, but she didn't want to marry into King An's Mansion, she just wanted to marry Lou Yue.

Moreover, she firmly believes that Lou Yue will fulfill the promise she made, will help her settle the grievances with Queen Lou, and will marry her!

Su Liuying raised her eyes and quietly looked at Rong Qing in front of her, who was no longer gentle, and said lightly

"Rest during pregnancy. The princess still takes care of the fetus and works less. With that, she turned to leave, and Rong Qing's voice said fiercely behind her

"Su Liuying, my misfortune is all your fault, I won't let you be happy." After a pause, Su Liuying looked back at Rong Qing with a distorted and hideous face.

Under the mottled shadow of the flowers, her face was gloomy and hateful, her soft face was distorted and deformed, and her eyes glared at her fiercely.

The noble and elegant eldest princess really no longer exists, and in front of Su Liuying, there is only a resentful resentful woman in the back house.

Before, when she knew that it was impossible for her and Li Xiu to renew their relationship, she was still thinking that it was good to have the knowledgeable and empathetic Rong Qing by Li Xiu's side, and I believed that the two of them would be happy together.

But now she knows that Rongqing, who is generous and gentle on the outside, is so narrow and selfish in his heart, and has a possessive desire that borders on madness...... Su Liu's eyes darkened, and he sneered

The princess laughed. Happiness has always been in your own hands, not in the hands of others. The princess's path is chosen by the princess herself, and the good and bad are also your own way, and you are safe with others! ”

"My happiness is Li Xiu, and isn't your happiness my cousin? As long as your cousin doesn't marry you, you will always be alone, and you will never be happy—so I desperately prevent you from marrying into the Lou family. After walking far away, Rong Qing's voice was still echoing in his ears for a long time.

Thinking of King An's words, and then thinking of the hatred with Queen Lou Rongqing, Su Liuying's heart was irrepressibly troubled, and her mind was confused, not knowing where her future was?

Back in Changxin Palace, Concubine Ning called her into the dormitory, pointed to a pile of things in front of her and smiled

"These are for you, do you still like them?" looked at the exquisite beads and hairpins in the makeup box in front of him, as well as cloth and satin, and all kinds of things were placed on the table.

She looked at Concubine Ning puzzled and said with a smile

"Last time Sui Jieyu, didn't Niangniang already reward me with a lot of things. Why are you rewarding me for no reason? Concubine Ning smiled, her eyes were red with a smile, and she took her hand and said

"Silly girl, the prince is coming back soon, do you still want to stay in this palace and not go out of the palace?" Hearing this, Su Liuying was slightly stunned, and looked at Concubine Ning in confusion for a while.

"After the prince comes back, one of you is in the palace and the other is outside the palace, although the prince can enter the palace from time to time, but it is not very convenient. So while I am now in charge of the palace, I will let you out of the palace, and from now on, you will live a good life outside the palace with the prince, and don't suffer in this deep palace anymore......" After that, Concubine Ning put the documents that had been prepared for leaving the palace into her palm, and said guiltily

"Once...... Because of my delusion, I have become a palace concubine, but I can't see the prince and you are good, so I will do so many wrong things to you...... But after so many ups and downs, you have been helping me. And I can regain my favor and take charge of the palace, and it is the ...... you worked hard to help me."

"These things should be regarded as the dowry I have purchased for you to marry the prince in the future, and it is also a little bit of my gratitude to you!" Looking at the palace document in her hand, Su Liuying's heart was sad and unspeakable, and she had mixed feelings in her heart - she once tried her best to rack her brains for this paper out of the palace document.

Later, he was punished out of the harem by Emperor Huicheng, but he returned to this deep and terrible harem because of A-Niang's death. Now that she is leaving, can she really let go of all her worries in her heart?

She knelt down respectfully in front of Concubine Ning and said gratefully

"Thank you for everything you have prepared for me...... It's just that the queen's crime has not been revealed yet, if I leave at this time, it will be even more dangerous for Niangniang to face her alone...... "She wanted to say that she couldn't leave the harem before A-Niang's revenge was avenged, but about A-Niang's identity, Su Liuying had been hiding it from Concubine Ning, and naturally she wouldn't say it again at this time.

When it came to Queen Lou, Concubine Ning had palpitations, and at the same time, she was full of hatred but had no choice but to be powerless

"The power of the Lou family is like cooking oil on fire, like the sky, even the emperor has to avoid them for three points, I will not take the initiative to send them to death...... So don't worry about me anymore and leave the palace with peace of mind. ”

"But I'm afraid that there will be many obstacles to your marriage with the prince. I have prepared a silver ticket for you, you first find a quiet courtyard to live in, and slowly plan for the future with the prince......" Looking at everything that Concubine Ning had prepared for herself in front of her, Su Liuying was so grateful that she burst into tears.

She choked up

"There are still a few days before the prince comes back. I will accompany my mother for a few more days, and then say goodbye to my mother and leave the palace on the day the prince returns! In the rest of the days, Su Liuying went out of the palace and rented a small courtyard in Anrenli, not far from King An's mansion, moved the things that Concubine Ning bought for her in and cleaned them up, and then hired a loyal mother-in-law to help her guard the courtyard.

She originally wanted to go to the courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing where A-Niang lived, but she thought that it was purchased by Emperor Huicheng for A-Niang, and Mama Lan was the person next to Emperor Huicheng after all, since she decided to leave the palace, she didn't want to be too close to the people and things in the palace.

The most important thing is that the small courtyard in Anrenli is close to King An's mansion, and it is convenient for her to see Lou Yue. Everything was ready, Su Liuying's heart swelled with a trace of joy, even if it was temporary, she could be regarded as having a small family to live in.

In this way, just wait for Lou Yue to come back...... The night before Lou Yue returned to Beijing, it was also the last night that Su Liuying stayed in the palace and stayed in Changxin Palace.

Concubine Ning was reluctant, and specially ordered someone to buy wine and food to bid her farewell out of the palace. Thinking that she would be able to see Lou Yue tomorrow, Su Liuying was so excited that she didn't sleep all night.

Also unable to sleep are Queen Lou, and even Xiao Mo outside the palace. came to Dayong for half a year, but finally let him find the person he was looking for - Lou Yue!

And his ultimate goal is...... The red candle jumped lightly, and the maid Shura gently rubbed his forehead for him, her voice was charming to the bone, but it was full of bone-eating chill-

"Now that the person holding the jade plaque has been found, His Highness only needs to kill her and get the jade plaque back. What a simple thing, why do you need Your Highness to bother for so long?! "Shura's appearance is the same as his voice, and he is extremely glamorous.

On the surface, she is Xiao Mo's maid, but secretly she is the top killer around him, helping Xiao Mo get rid of those he wants to kill and those who want to kill him.

The last time he saw Su Liuying take out the jade plate, Xiao Mo did have murderous intentions towards her, and the killer was not only because of the jade card in her hand, but also because he felt that Su Liuying was aware of his purpose for coming to Dayong.

However, Xiao Mo, who has never been soft on those who threaten him, hesitated for the first time. Shura has been by his side for so long, even if he doesn't look at his expression, just by feeling the breath on his body, Shura can know what he is thinking in his heart.

The charming eyes were slightly distracted, and Shura smiled coquettishly

"Your Highness is emotional!" With a suffocation in her heart, Xiao Mo shook off her hand and laughed wildly

"The only thing that can make this prince emotional is this splendid world. And now, Prince Ben just wants to see the four territories of Hu Di merge into one as soon as possible, and listen to Prince Ben's orders alone! ”

"In this way, the slave will go to kill that Su Liuying tomorrow and take the jade plate on her body and present it to His Highness. In this way, three of the four major territories are in the hands of His Highness, and the last one will be His Highness sooner or later......" Shura looked at Xiao Mo with charming eyes, but his heart became inexplicably nervous.

Sure enough, hearing that she was going to kill Su Liuying, Xiao Mo's good-looking eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said coldly

"Don't be in a hurry to do it, and the last jade plate has not appeared, so it is not appropriate to startle the snake!" Shura Liuye's long eyebrows also frowned, and he still smiled charmingly on his face

"According to His Royal Highness, is the last jade plate on Lou Yue or Su Liuying?" Hearing this, Xiao Mo changed his usual lazy and frivolous appearance, his face calmed down, and he said solemnly

"Four years ago, Lou Yue gave a jade plaque to Su Liuying to propose marriage, but she refused to marry."

It stands to reason that she will return his jade plate if she refuses to marry, but Lou Yuehou doesn't seem to have received the jade card. During the Shangsi Festival, I tried Su Liuying on the Yunmeng Terrace, but the jade plate was not in her hand...... Therefore, before the last jade plaque appears, we can't act lightly. Shura replied respectfully and asked again

"Your Highness, Lou Yue is about to return to Beijing, will he be aware of us?" A cold glint flashed in his deep eyes, and Xiao Mo sneered

"He doesn't even know his true identity, how can he know the secret of the jade plate?!" Shura's face sank and said

"Your Highness, the slave still feels that it is necessary to cut the grass and eradicate the roots of him, so as not to leave future troubles...... Xiao Mo said coldly

"I'm still the same sentence, before another jade plate appears, don't act in vain - Lou Yue is not easy to provoke!" Hearing this, Shura didn't dare to say anything more, and was ordered to retreat...... On the second day, the whole capital was festive, the general of Dingguo Lou Yue led the army to return triumphantly, and Emperor Huicheng and Queen Lou led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to greet each other.

Empress Lou smiled at Emperor Huicheng

"Your Majesty, before Yue'er set out on the expedition, the concubine had promised him that when he returned from victory, the concubine would go to Shili Pavilion to meet him......" Emperor Huicheng was in a good mood today, and said with a hearty smile

"You are the mother of a nation, and you must not break your word. Before the army arrives, you go to the Shili Pavilion to meet him! Queen Lou had already prepared, so she took a light chariot and rushed to Shili Pavilion.

Before leaving, she asked Yingluo to call Su Liuying and let her sit in the chariot with her. Su Liuying was wary of Queen Lou's sudden move, and did not follow her in the chariot, and said respectfully

"Don't be humble, the slave doesn't dare to ride with the mother, just the slave and the maid ride a horse to keep up!" Today's Queen Lou has become the gentle and kind appearance she used to be, as if the previous conspiracy to frame Su Liuying was just an illusion, and those heinous evil things were not done by her.

She smiled softly at Su Liuying

"This palace promised Yue'er to protect you during his departure from Beijing, and will take you to Shili Pavilion to meet him when he returns. Now this palace has not broken its promise. ”

"But once today is over, your safety can no longer be guaranteed—how careful you are!" Her gentle words were chilling in Su Liuying's ears, but in the hot summer day, she felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet.

Queen Lou's meaning is very clear, because of the agreement with Lou Yue, she did not poison her during Lou Yue's expedition.

But now that the agreement has expired, she won't let her go again! Looking at Queen Lou's blatant informing, Su Liuying knew that with King An coming back to suppress Lou Yue, Queen Lou was even more fearless.

A mocking smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth, and Su Liuying sneered

"In this way, I want to thank my mother for taking care of me for so long." At this time, Queen Lou and her entourage had left the city gate and left everyone's sight.

The expression on Queen Lou's face returned to a cold and gloomy appearance, and she said coldly

"You do have some means to drive a wedge between Bengong and Yue'er, making him turn his elbow outward and ...... towards you."

“…… However, this palace wants to remind you today, no matter what, this palace is his aunt after all, and this palace and him are the real family, and it is not a few words of your rhetoric that can be separated and alienated......"

"And now, he's a first-class general, what are you?! Don't expect to marry into King An's mansion as a princess. Your cousin Su Shiyu is not worthy, and you- are even less worthy! After saying this, Queen Lou's heart finally became comfortable, and she lowered the curtain and closed her eyes to recuperate.

The summer breeze blew, and it was obviously cool, but Su Liuying's heart was so suffocated that she couldn't breathe...... The group hurried to Shili Pavilion.

Standing on the high pavilion, looking from afar, you can already see the yellow dust rolling in front of you, the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves rumbling, and the black armor of black pressure is like a tide surging towards this side between the line of heaven and earth.

It wasn't until this moment that Su Liuying really felt that Lou Yue was really back! The excitement in her heart was beyond words, and the piercing words that Queen Lou said were temporarily left behind, Su Liuying couldn't help but want to catch up with Lou Yue across the horse, but looking at Queen Lou and the others around her, she finally stopped.

It seemed that he saw the people waiting in the pavilion, and the few riders who walked in the front rushed towards the pavilion faster and faster.

The first one to wear a dark armor is Lou Yue, after a few months of wind, sand, blood and sweat, his handsome face is becoming more and more calm, his eyebrows and eyes are stained with wind and frost, and he has an awe-inspiring general's atmosphere, which is daunting.

From a distance, he saw the people in the pavilion, and among the people, he saw the thin figure that he thought about day and night.

And Su Liuying's eyes were also glued to his body, his heart seemed to jump to his throat, and his eyes were red with excitement and joy.

In the end, when Lou Yue Lema stopped in front of everyone, Su Liuying finally couldn't help the excitement in her heart and ran towards him.

However, as soon as her feet stepped out of the hands that had been stretched out beside her, she turned back to Yingluo's cold eyes.

"In front of the crown prince, you can't let you have no rules!" Su Liuying retreated, not daring to move forward at will.

Lou Yue looked back at her, and the moment the four eyes met, Su Liuying finally burst into tears of joy.

He was much darker and thinner, and must have suffered too much during his expedition. And the killing in war is not something ordinary people can imagine.

The moment he saw her, Lou Yue's eyes lit up, and he walked towards her, but was stopped by Queen Lou.

Queen Lou smiled

"The auspicious time is coming, the emperor and the civil and military officials have been waiting for you at the gate of the city for a long time, and the old lady is also here, everyone is waiting for you to go back and worship the gods, thank the gods for their protection, so that the soldiers of Dayong can return in triumph and safety." The troops behind soon followed, and Lou Yue looked at Su Liuying behind the crowd with great reluctance, so he had to speed up the journey towards the capital under the urging of Queen Lou.

Because of the difference in identity, although he couldn't say a word to Lou Yue, Su Liuying's heart was already full of joy when he saw him return safely, not to mention, the affection in his eyes and the silk handkerchief she tied to him on his right wrist were enough for her to understand his intentions.

Rushing all the way, Lou Yue frequently looked back at Su Liuying, and the next moment, he finally turned the horse's head, ran to her side with the horse, and pulled her hand tightly in the palm of his hand.

"I'm back!" The simplest four words made Su Liuying's tears burst instantly. The next moment, her body tightened, but Lou Yue crossed over from his horse and sat behind her, his long arms tightly encircling her in his arms.

There was a burst of laughter all around, and in front of everyone's eyes, Su Liuying was embarrassed by Lou Yue's affectionate behavior.

However, at this moment, she is so attached to Lou Yue's warm embrace that she is no longer willing to part...... Seeing all this, Queen Lou showed a cold smile on her face, and Yingluo said angrily

"What a shameless fox, in front of so many people, he actually did such a shameless thing......" Queen Lou smiled coldly, full of confidence

Rest assured, this is her last happy moment. Then came the time for her to go to hell! And on the carriage that followed them and was sandwiched in the large procession, a pair of handsome eyes saw the pair of horses hugging each other on the back of the horses in front of them, and their eyes dimmed obscurely...... Cat flutter Chinese