The people who were walking in the street suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves rushing towards them, and they all gave way to the side of the road, for the first time in a long time they had seen so many Praetorian Guards galloping through the streets during the day.

The person on the side lowered his voice and said to his companion, "What's going on here?" ”

The people who traveled with him were naturally confused, watching those people gallop away: "I don't know, what can happen to our remote place, oh yes, is there an inn that went out of the water last night, could it be because we want to check the fire?" ”

The Praetorian Guards around Xiao Ce have surrounded the street next to the Bangfeng Inn, and the whole street is now silent, Xiao Ce pushed open the door and entered the inn alone, and Li Bo looked a little surprised to see Xiao Ce who came uninvited again:

"Xiao Gongzi—"

Xiao Ce glanced at him, and the old man immediately paused, his expression now was very different from the last time he came.

Xiao Ce just glanced at him, didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the second floor. Li Bo on the side reacted at this time: "Xiao Gongzi, you can't go to the second floor." ”

There was still that distinguished guest living on the second floor, and he couldn't let anyone go up without Li Zhao's orders.

Xiao Ce stopped going upstairs, just glanced back at him coldly, and said in a threatening tone: "It's all Praetorian Guards outside, you just stay here, don't walk around." ”

Li Bo was shocked by his words, but at the moment Li Zhao has not returned to the inn, the distinguished guest is pregnant and the body remains unchanged, these people are menacing today, if she has a case, Li Bo really can't explain to his son, Li Bo thought of this and insisted on stepping forward regardless of the obstruction.

The Praetorian Guards guarding the door immediately came in and pressed the people in place.

Xiao Ce has already reached the second floor.

According to his Guanlan, he looked at the old man and said: "Uncle, you better save your energy, that is our Royal Highness the Prince, you live in this inn is General Li Hanning Li who was lost from our Prince's Mansion, the matter between the prince and her is not something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences, and nothing will happen after all." ”

Li Bo only now knew that the person who drank with their son that day was the crown prince Xiao Ce, and it was no wonder that there was anyone in Luoyang City who dared to be surnamed Xiao besides the current royal family?

The second floor of the inn was empty, and Xiao Ce walked over one by one, all of them were empty rooms where no one lived, until the last one, Xiao Ce stood in front of the door and heard the movement inside the house.

Li Hanning is simply tidying up the room, although this is the Li family's inn, but after all, she is only staying temporarily, and she can cause one less trouble to others, so she does everything by herself to clean the room.

Xiao Ce stretched out his hand to knock on the door, but his hand stopped in mid-air, obviously he had already walked here, and he could see the person he wanted to see the most by pushing open the door, but he didn't know why he hesitated at this moment.

The hesitation was because Xiao Ce suddenly felt inexplicably afraid, in the past, on the battlefield, no matter how dangerous it was at the banquet of swords and swords, Xiao Ce did not feel as cowardly as he is today.

But when he hesitated, Li Hanning noticed the movement in the corridor, where Xiao Ce was, a black shadow was cast on the door and window, seeing that the height was naturally not Li Bo, Li Hanning naturally thought it was Li Zhao, so he walked over slowly and opened the door for him.

"Childe."

Li Hanning's voice did not fall, but he found that the person standing in front of him was not Li Zhao, but Xiao Ce.

The two of them looked at each other, Li Hanning was stunned, and just when she didn't react, Xiao Ce stepped forward and stretched out his hand to encircle the person in his arms.

She was really alive, standing in front of her at the moment.

Xiao Ce's nose suddenly became sore, Li Hanning buried his head in his shoulder, listening to Xiao Ce's almost choked voice:

"I haven't heard from you these days, and I thought you had- I'm sorry—"

She couldn't tell what Xiao Ce was apologizing for, but she had known Xiao Ce for so long, and it was the first time she saw Xiao Ce choking like now, so she naturally couldn't bear it, even if he held her so hard, it almost hurt her life.

Li Hanning was like appeasement, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to wrap around the person in front of her, and she naturally thought about the person in front of her.

At that time, Xiao Ce had already red eyes, both the joy of loss and regain, and the indescribable longing, fortunately, the person in her arms had a real body temperature, and she was indeed alive.

I couldn't tell how long it had been, Xiao Ce let go of the person in front of him, took a small half step back, he didn't ask why Li Hanning didn't go back to the prince's mansion after escaping, but said:

"Come back with me."

Li Hanning looked at him slowly, but shook his head firmly: "Your Highness, go back, I'm used to living here." ”

Xiao Ce was immediately puzzled when he heard this: "Why, it's clear here-"

This is obviously just an inn, and the room looks only so small, and more importantly, how can the people here take care of her compared to the people of the Prince's Mansion, she is obviously pregnant now.

Xiao Ce hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Don't you want to take me back because you are reluctant to Li Zhao?" ”

This matter had nothing to do with Li Zhao in the first place, Li Hanning looked at the humanity in front of him:

"This is the Li family's inn, and I'm used to it."

She also has the surname Lee.

Xiao Ce lowered his head and was silent for a while before he spoke: "I'm sorry, are you blaming me for not finding you in time, I sent people to search all over the city, and I also posted a notice of reward, but a month has passed, and no one has heard from you." ”

Li Hanning said calmly: "Your Highness misunderstood, and this is not the reason why I don't want to go back with Your Highness." ”

Now that the words have come to this, Li Hanning knows in his heart that if he continues to talk about it and really follows Xiao Ce back to the prince's mansion, the relationship between them will be the same as before, but he is now the prince.

Now to make it clear, it is good for both of them, so Li Hanning made up his mind and said: "I was taken to the dungeon by Zhao Yi's people at that time, Your Highness probably didn't know, the dungeon was under the Prince's Mansion, and I heard what His Highness said with the first prince that night." ”

Xiao Ce was stunned when he heard this.

It turned out that she was so close to her at that time, and she clearly heard what he said to Xiao Sheng.

But he still clearly remembered what he said, he said that between the soldiers of the three armies and Li Hanning, he chose them, and he had no way to refute this matter, because it was a choice he made carefully at that time.

Xiao Ce looked at the person in front of him and was speechless for a while, and was silent for a while before he said:

"I'm sorry, I-"

The words were already on his lips, but he couldn't explain why.

But Li Hanning understood his choice, if she was in the situation at that time, no matter how difficult it was, she would also give up Xiao Ce, so she didn't blame Xiao Ce for making that choice.

And now it seems that the choice is right, because he is not threatened by the crown prince, the three armies that have been following him have not been damaged, and Li Hanning is still alive.

She just used this reason as a shield, she knew the person in front of her very well, and knew that he would feel guilty about something.

Li Hanning walked to the window, pushed open the window and looked down, the street was silent, and there were no people passing by:

"Your Highness is here with the Praetorian Guards today, right?"

Xiao Ce didn't know why she asked about this, but responded truthfully:

"Yes."

Originally, he was worried that Li Zhao would obstruct him, because he knew that Li Hanning was in this inn but didn't talk to him about it, but now it seems that his worries are superfluous, because Li Hanning doesn't plan to go back with him, she doesn't want to go back, and it's none of Li Zhao's business.

Li Hanning said with a sigh in his heart: "It's okay, they can escort His Highness back." ”

Xiao Ce's eyes were silent, and naturally he had no intention of leaving, and he didn't want to lose it a second time.

Xiao Ce looked in her direction, as if he had suddenly made up his mind: "Since you don't want to go back with me, then I'll live here with you." ”

Li Hanning was stunned, how could Xiao Ce live here? He is now the crown prince and has his own mansion, how can he live in an inn.

Moreover, this place is located in a remote area, and it is an hour away from the palace, so he has to deal with government affairs, and he has to go back and forth between the two, and he doesn't know how many secret guards will be spent accompanying him, and how much manpower and material resources will be wasted. It is impossible for Xiao Ce not to be aware of this.

Li Hanning turned his head sideways and didn't look at him: "Your Highness should go back, if Your Highness lives here, it will attract unnecessary gossip, His Royal Highness has just succeeded to the crown prince, and he needs the hearts of the people of the world." ”

You can't just do anything at such an important time.

"And the inn here is not open to the public, in other words, the inn didn't have His Highness's room before."

This is already the meaning of the words to make it clear that he wants to issue an eviction order, and Xiao Ce naturally understands it in his heart.

"Then I don't live here."

If he wants to see Li Hanning, it doesn't have to be the only way, Xiao Ce looked at her and said:

"I can come from the Prince's Mansion every day."

Li Hanning saw that the words didn't make sense, and suddenly felt that the qi and blood were stagnant for a while, and there was a pain in his abdomen as if he was being stabbed by something, and he hurriedly frowned and bent down.

Xiao Ce saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward to support her, only to see that her face was pale:

"What's wrong? Uncomfortable? ”

Li Hanning didn't answer, but Xiao Ce saw that she was holding her abdomen tightly, her face was very bad, and she probably understood something.

Immediately shouted from below along the window: "Immediately go from the palace and ask the imperial doctor to come!" Just go! ”

The secret guard Guanlan, who was guarding outside, heard the voice of their highness, and heard that he was going to invite the imperial doctor over, so naturally he didn't dare to delay for a moment.

Xiao Ce's voice fell close at hand and Li Hanning said:

"Don't worry, it's going to be fine, the doctor will be here soon."