Chapter 25: Like a Flower or Not a Flower (Part II)

An Youran's sudden attack not only made Li Yan stunned, but also reminded Han Erqi, who was already deeply dissatisfied with Li Yan's move, to take action, he strode in front of An Youran's body, staring at Li Yan with fierce eyes, "I don't care what your identity is in Dayu, this is Lingbei, it's not your turn to be presumptuous here!" ”

Han Erqi was already a military general and had a fiery temperament, seeing that he was looking at him with straight eyebrows and angry eyes and swords facing each other at any time, Xiao Suchen was afraid of chaos, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop him, "Erqi, don't be rude!" It's getting late, don't delay the time to go home! ”

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Yelu Yimo, who was standing beside him, and Han Erqi immediately understood the meaning of his words. If the prince does not return for a long time, the palace will definitely investigate it, and I am afraid that they will be the first to bear the brunt of punishment by the prince's side. I had to tighten my fists and glared at the expressionless Li Yan fiercely, before gritting my teeth and retreating behind Xiao Suchen with unwilling indignation.

In such an awkward atmosphere, even friends who usually have good friends will not stay longer, let alone An Youran, who has already been there? Indifferent and indifferent like a stranger, even the meeting of a glance was stingy, and An turned around and left without looking back.

Seeing An leaving leisurely, Yelu Yimo and Han Erqi also followed closely behind, only Xiao Suchen bowed slightly to Li Yan and said, "There is a lot of offense, please don't care." There is something going on in the house today, so I will take the next step. After speaking, he clasped his hands into fists and saluted, and also chased An leisurely and his party.

Looking at their departing figures, Li Yan's eyes became deeper and deeper, like a dark pool, unfathomable. Seeing him staring at him from afar and being speechless for a long time, Tang Ning couldn't help but persuade, "Master, it must be that we really admit our mistake." Although that person looked very similar to Su Chen, since he was the king of the Southern Courtyard in Lingbei, how could he be willing to fall into the palace as a slave? You don't have to look any further, you have already sent so many guards to inquire about Bajie's whereabouts, and there will be news soon! ”

Since An Youran and Su Chen mysteriously disappeared, Tang Ning took over as Li Yan's close attendant. So he knows better than anyone what kind of state Li Yan is in after An Youran's disappearance: His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, who has always been like a stagnant water and does not panic at things, is like a different person, and he went out to look for three days and three nights without sleep, until he got the news that the court had been wanted by the whole country, An Youran and Su Chen, and then rushed back to the palace overnight, ordering his cronies to come out of the nest and be sure to be safe and thoughtful. At that time, Li Yan's face was haggard and tired, how could he still have the appearance of a fairy who usually counted half a little? If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Tang Ning would never have believed that a high-ranking master could do such a thing for an ordinary minion.

And things are far more than that, although the prince who returned to the palace has regained his calm on the surface, and seems indifferent to An Youran's affairs, but in fact it is the opposite. During this time, the people in the palace could often see the lights in the prince's house all night long, and people only said that the prince was reading at night, but as a coverer, he knew that Li Yan had gone out to inquire about An Youran's news again. And whenever there is a flying pigeon to come to the news of An leisurely, there will always be an unusual look on the quiet face of the prince, perhaps excitement or anticipation...... Maybe it's more of a reason for the incomprehension. The kind of reason that Downing couldn't understand, and even more incomprehensible.

Because the messages received were almost the same, 'life and death unknown, no trace', but the prince still happily repeated the same actions: receiving letters, reading letters, frowning, pondering...... Tang Ning didn't know what was between Shizi and An Youran, and he didn't know what kind of entanglement had happened between the two, but he understood that Shizi really wanted to know An Youran's whereabouts.

And how could Downing not be so? As long as he can make his two best friends return safely, he is also a knife in both ribs, and he has an unshirkable responsibility! This is also the reason why Li Yan chose him as a close attendant.

It wasn't until An Youran and their figures disappeared that Li Yan asked Tang Ning faintly, "If Xiao Suchen doesn't reveal his identity, will you be sure that he is Su Chen?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Ning couldn't help but be stunned, and after thinking for a while, although his face was hesitant, he still bowed down and replied, "If he is not the king of the Southern Courtyard, the slave thinks he is Su Chen!" ”

"Very good," Li Yan's beautiful eyes squinted, and the essence of her pupils was imitated, and the ambilight was enchanting, "You go and find out what the name of Qiluo Villa is!" ”

Obviously, Tang Ning was deeply puzzled by Li Yan's failure to check Xiao Suchen's reverse An Youran, an irrelevant outsider, and his brows were furrowed, and he wanted to ask him for an explanation, but he was about to get on the car, Li Yan waved his hand and signaled to silence, it turned out that Liu Wanxuan was anxious when he saw that the prince had not set off for a long time, and leaned out of the carriage to know what was going on.

"Be careful, don't let a third person know your whereabouts!" Looking at Liu Wanxuan's figure in the distance, Li Yan's face was like ice, and he lowered his head and ordered Tang Ning in a deep voice, "And today's pretending to be Xiao Suchen as Su Chen and everything that happened here, you order, no one is allowed to leak half a sentence!" Especially for the people of the Marquis of Zhongyuan's Mansion, you must be tight-lipped! Anyone who violates it will be put to death for disobedience! ”

Tang Ning had long been accustomed to the ruthless style of the prince, and he had no objection to the order, but he had concerns about the content, and he stopped with a worried face, "Master...... The people brought by Ling Bei this time are your usual confidants, so as long as you give an order, no one will show a word. But...... Miss Liu, she just poked her head out of the car...... Although it was far away, she didn't have to worry about knowing what was going on, but she still ......"

"Are you worried that although she can't hear it, it doesn't mean that she didn't see Xiao Suchen?" Without waiting for Tang Ning to finish speaking, Li Yanji preemptively expressed the doubts in his heart.

"Yes!" Seeing that Li Yanji had guessed what was on his mind, Tang Ning asked directly without concealment, "If Miss Liu also feels that Xiao Suchen is very similar to Su Chen, and questions his identity and investigates, how should we deal with it?" ”

"She won't find out!" Regarding Tang Ning's worries, Li Yan shook his head disdainfully, "How can the daughter of the Hou Mansion, who has always been above the top, care about a servant of the palace?" What's more, Su Chen never appeared in front of Liu Wanxuan when she was in the mansion, because she only heard Su Chen's name and didn't know him. You don't have to worry about her being suspicious! Go down and do what I have been told, and give me an answer by noon tomorrow!" ”

"This ......," Tang Ning said timidly, "The slave is unfamiliar with Lingbei when he first arrives...... I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover my life at noon tomorrow, can the master be able to give a few more days? ”

"No way!" Li Yan didn't change his true colors as a ghost and god, and he didn't think about Tang Ning's plea, "Before noon tomorrow!" If it is an hour late, the rod will be punished with ten rods, and the penalty will be five taels! Two hours of rod punishment of twenty and a fine of ten taels! And so on, there is no cap! ”

It's better to just say to him: do it or die, and be concise! Tang Ning was already bitter about the strange orders and words of the prince, and whenever the prince gave orders, his heart always kept calling a name - Bajie! Just thinking that if An came back leisurely, he would not have to live this torturous life again, and he longed to see her back more than anyone else in the world! But the top priority is to pass the previous pass, Tang Ning sent the prince to the carriage, but he didn't mean to get on the carriage, and asked the prince softly, "Master, time is a little tight, the slave will go and do the thing!" Later, the little ones will go to the post house on their own! ”

"Hmmm! Be discreet! Li Yan nodded in agreement. Although he knew that it was indeed a bit difficult for him to let Tang Ning return to his life before noon tomorrow, he really couldn't bear the feeling of waiting anymore......

Could that girl be her? She is the same height as her, the same look as her, and the same warmth in the palm of her hand, but the only difference is the determination and indifference in her eyes.

Xiao An...... What's going on? Why did you leave the palace? Why did you say goodbye? The slender eyelashes were slightly flickered, casting a heavy shadow on the faces of the overwhelmed beings, but it was difficult to hide the gloomy color in the haze......