Xiao Yan looked at Jiang Duanchen who was in a hurry, and couldn't help but ask, "Lord Jiang, what are you going to do, your expression is so solemn." ”

Jiang Duanchen inquired about the lower people and learned that Su Ling's room was here, so he didn't think much about it, so he looked for it, but he couldn't tell Xiao Yan directly, so he had to hide it and say, "I'll take a look at the third highness's injury." ”

"However, the third brother's dormitory is not here, could it be that Lord Jiang is also here for Brother Su?" Xiao Yan asked tentatively. Jiang Duanchen has always been a person who does not like to cling to the powerful, and he has no contact with Xiao Heng on weekdays, but today is surprising.

Jiang Duanchen looked at the temptation of the person in front of him, as well as the direction in which he came, which was where Su Ling was, so he didn't hide it, "If Your Highness knows anything, you might as well say it directly, the minister still has something." ”

Jiang Duanchen's frowning brows and his face full of worry made Xiao Yan feel that the mysterious Miss Su was not simple, but it could make Nie Yunhua and Jiang Duanchen both worry about it.

Xiao Yan bent the corners of her eyes, and her lips smiled lightly, "The queen mother asked me to bring Miss Su over, but I think that if she falls into the hands of the queen mother, she will definitely be worse off than dead." Jiang Duanchen clenched his fists when he heard this, it seemed that Nie Yunhua still refused to give up.

Looking at Jiang Duanchen's gradually blue face, Xiao Yan continued with great satisfaction: "However, I have always had a discordant relationship with the queen mother, so I will refute her order this time, but, can you tell me who that Miss Su is?" ”

Although Jiang Duanchen didn't know what Xiao Yan's purpose was, he did not have any malice when he looked at it. Xiao Yan's behavior is the same as his clear eyes, without a trace of impurities. He has been an official for so many years, although he has never joined any party dispute, but he still admires Xiao Yan more. On the surface, Xiao Yan does not put the sense of victory and defeat in the first place like Xiao Heng, and he will not do anything to win, he is forbearing, low-key, and hides his true ambition and talent under this indisputable skin.

He seemed to be waiting for a suitable opportunity, an opportunity at the right time and place.

"She's my unfinished lady." Jiang Duanchen said to him. Since he had already angered Nie Yunhua, this palace could not continue to let Su Ling stay. If Su Ling wanted to stay with Xiao Heng, he would have nothing to say, but now Xiao Heng was seriously injured and couldn't protect her. He was going to take her back.

Hearing this answer, Xiao Yan understood why Nie Yunhua was eyeing her. Although Jiang Duanchen is not Nie Yunhua's biological flesh and blood, she treats this outsider more seriously than herself, and everything that is good is close to Jiang Duanchen first. Since he was a child, he has had high hopes for Jiang Duanchen, and he will definitely make decisions about the marriage. If it weren't for some of the ladies or nobles, Nie Yunhua would not agree.

And there is no famous family surnamed Su in the city of the Han Dynasty, coupled with Jiang Duanchen's appearance that he still cares so much about this Su girl, then she has no doubt that she has become a thorn in Nie Yunhua's side.

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, "Our Lord Jiang finally met his beloved, how can I bear to break up, I will not see you tonight, and if I leave, I will go to return to my mother." He skipped Jiang Duanchen's body and walked out of the hall.

Jiang Duanchen glanced back, and then looked firmly in front of him, maybe tonight's events would determine the path he would choose in the future.

He took a hurried step, walked quickly to Su Ling's door, and knocked lightly on the door. A light voice rang out, "Who?" ”

"It's me."

Just two words, it is the voice that Su Ling has been looking forward to hearing day and night.

She quickly got up, opened the door, and threw herself into the familiar and warm embrace. Jiang Duanchen also hugged her tightly in his arms, and in the days when he couldn't see her, the girl in her arms seemed to have lost some weight.

She buried her head in his solid chest, tears streaming down her cheeks. The person in his arms couldn't stop sobbing, and Jiang Duanchen's heart was also extremely uncomfortable. His chin rested on Su Ling's head, his eyes were closed, and his voice was trembling, "I'm sorry Su Ling, I'm late, I'm sorry." ”

Su Ling originally wanted to tell Jiang Duanchen all the grievances she had suffered over the past few days, and wanted to ask him why he didn't come to look for him earlier, but seeing him so worried, she still couldn't help it.

She didn't want to let herself become the fuse for Jiang Duanchen and Nie Yunhua to break up.

Just like Nie Yunhua said, Jiang Duanchen deserves a better future, but this is inseparable from Nie Yunhua's support. As long as he's worried about her.

Su Ling reluctantly left Jiang Duanchen's embrace, pulled him closer to the room, and after seeing that there was no one around, he closed the door.

Jiang Duanchen looked at the ointment and blood cloth on the table that Su Ling had not had time to clean up, and hurriedly pulled Su Ling over, lifted her sleeve, and a scar was exposed in Jiang Duanchen's eyes.

He wanted to touch it in distress, but he didn't dare to do it, "I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you today." ”

Su Ling shook his head and comforted, "It's okay, I don't blame you, the situation was urgent, if it wasn't for you and His Highness coming down in time, My Highness and I might have died." ”

Hearing Su Ling mention Xiao Heng, Jiang Duanchen remembered that he had said that Su Ling didn't want to leave, although now was not the time to ask this, he still couldn't help but ask, "Is the Third Highness good to you?" ”

"It's good, he also taught me how to ride and shoot." Su Ling didn't notice the change in Jiang Duanchen's eyes.

"So, do you still want to go home with me?" Jiang Duanchen, who was sent by the ghost, said this. Su Ling noticed that the high-spirited young man in front of her was full of unconfidence at the moment, and she couldn't help laughing, "If I don't go home with you, where will I go." She licked his nose sweetly.

Jiang Duanchen's pupils widened, and he asked with a face full of surprise, "Really?" But His Royal Highness said that you did not want to leave. ”

"That's because my injuries haven't healed, and Your Highness is afraid that you will worry and want me to heal my injuries." Su Ling explained to him.

"Then why don't you recognize me in the hunting grounds?" Jiang Duanchen once again expressed the doubts in his heart.

Su Ling crossed his waist and pretended to be angry, "When did our Lord Jiang become so stupid, I was wearing men's clothes at the time, wouldn't it be dangerous if someone else found out that I was dressed as a man." ”

After getting Su Ling's explanation, Jiang Duanchen's heart settled down. She is still the Su Ling who loves her the most, and she has not changed from beginning to end.

"Ahem, I heard that the queen mother introduced a nice girl to someone, and I don't know what you were doing when I couldn't see you." Su Ling naturally believed Jiang Duanchen, but still wanted to listen to his explanation in person.

Jiang Duanchen immediately took Su Ling's hands and looked at her with straight eyes, "I, Jiang Duanchen, will not marry you Su Ling in this life, and no one else has anything to do with me, I have already sent that woman, don't worry." ”

He wouldn't tell her that he had fallen out with the queen to save her, and she wouldn't tell him what he had been through in the water prison. Everything is in the past, and now the two can feel each other's temperature, and everything is the best.

"Come home with me, Su Ling." Jiang Duanchen got up and was about to take Su Ling away. Su Ling said with some hesitation: "The Third Highness was injured in order to save me, should we tell him?" ”

Jiang Duanchen didn't want Su Ling to stay in this Longtan Tiger's Den for a moment, he frowned, and said seriously: "No, I have to leave tonight, and I will explain the rest to His Royal Highness when his injuries are healed." ”

Although Su Ling didn't know what happened to make Jiang Duanchen so anxious, it must not be a good thing, so he didn't think about it anymore, took Jiang Duanchen's hand and left the room with him.

Inside the Fengming Palace

Nie Yunhua thought that Xiao Yan's arrival would bring good news, but she was told that her order had been refuted.

"Xiao Yan, you are bold, you don't listen to the words of the mourning family, do you! Said to replace people with blood exhaustion, what about people! Nie Yunhua's face was distorted, and Xiao Yan almost didn't recognize his biological mother.

He looked at Nie Yunhua with cold eyes, and his voice was sarcastic, "I promised to bring someone to you, but I didn't want you to kill that person, if that's the case, I'd rather you kill your son." ”

He accentuated his tone when he said "Erchen", but Nie Yunhua listened very harshly.

"What did you say?" Nie Yunhua tried his best to hide his emotions that would explode at any time.

Xiao Yan sneered: "I already know that the person you asked me to bring is Jiang Duanchen's beloved." If nothing else, they should already be on their way out of the Imperial City by now. ”

Hearing this, Nie Yunhua couldn't hold back any longer, she walked down angrily and slapped Xiao Yan heavily. The crisp applause resounded throughout the Fengming Palace, and Xiao Yan's right cheek quickly became red and swollen, he smiled reluctantly, and reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"You're such a wasted man who can't do enough to do more than he can do!" Nie Yunhua scolded angrily, his eyes full of murderous intent. If it wasn't Xiao Yan standing in front of her at this moment, it was any inconsequential person, maybe he would become a powerful ghost under Nie Yunhua.

"Thank your mother for not killing her." Xiao Yan knelt down to her and thanked her in return.

Nie Yunhua stopped talking, turned around, Xiao Yan knelt on the ground and continued: "After today, I hope that the queen mother will cherish it, and the sons will not take half a step into the Fengming Palace, and the relationship between you and my mother and son will be cut off." ”

He knew that this was what Nie Yunhua had always wanted to say. But because of her face, and because of the virtuous and virtuous queen she has always pretended, she can't say it, so it's up to him to say it today.

Their ridiculous family relationship finally came to naught in this cold winter.

After the cold wind passed, Xiao Yan silently got up and left, leaving Nie Yunhua alone in the empty Fengming Hall to roar silently.

Just because of an insignificant Su Ling, she let her two closest relatives leave her, and she really underestimated her.

Since no one else can be relied on, then rely on herself. In the dark night, Nie Yunhua's eyes shone with a cold light.

At this time, Jiang Duanchen and Su Ling had already returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and returned to the familiar Flower Yunyuan full of flowers.

Su Ling's tears soaked her eyes again, and she watched in disbelief as Chef Liu held the hot lotus root soup; Jiang Shengchuan looked at her with a smile behind his back; Sheng Huai'an still holds the book in his hand; Xue Fei leaned against the gazebo, and everyone was waiting for her to come back.

"Su Ling, welcome home!"

"Miss Su, let's have a bowl of lotus root soup, the young master said that you have to come back and I made it, and it's still hot" Chef Liu brought the soup into the house.

This is Su Ling has not felt the warmth for a long time, she burst into tears for a moment, and said yes again and again.

Xue Fei suddenly asked, "Didn't Qing'er come back?" ”

Su Ling's footsteps suddenly stopped, Jiang Duanchen felt the body of the person beside him suddenly tremble, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Su Ling smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, Qing'er, she found a better place, just ...... I won't come back. Xue Fei still wanted to ask something, but Jiang Duanchen obviously felt that Su Ling's mood was wrong, so he motioned to Xue Fei not to ask any more.

"If you don't come back, you won't come back, everyone's choice is different. Let's go back to the house first, it's cold outside. With that, Jiang Duanchen took Su Ling into the house. And they followed.

Xue Fei silently glanced at the direction of the Imperial City, and couldn't bear to think in his heart: Is it a better place?