The wind and rain are dark, and the sky is dark.

A sudden torrential rain rained for seven days and seven nights, pouring the smoky Lin'an City clean and renewed.

April 15, afternoon.

The storm gradually subsided, turning into a misty rain.

Tianji Pavilion, which was supposed to spend a cool spring night in silence, ushered in a big bustle that has rarely been seen for many years without warning.

At dusk, Bai Jin, the chamberlain of the Privy Council, personally led the Xifu Janissary Battalion to come in the rain, and under the surprised eyes of the golden sword captains, Bai Jin ordered all the sergeants to surround the Tianji Pavilion, and even a fly did not want to enter and exit wantonly.

At sunset, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army led three hundred Imperial Forest troops to rush to the Tianji Pavilion, they did not garrison outside the pavilion like Bai Jin, but poured into the pavilion one by one, and guarded all the courtyards and wings in the Tianji Pavilion.

At night, the car of the privy deputy envoy Qian came slowly, and under the greeting of Bai Jin, he walked into the Tianji Pavilion with an umbrella.

After a stick of incense, Lord Jia, the waiter of the Eastern Mansion, came in a sedan chair and was greeted by Qiu Han and Qin Wei outside the door. The person did not get off the sedan chair, and even the sedan curtain was not opened, and was directly carried into the Tianji Pavilion.

Another half an hour passed, and Zhao Yu rode forward surrounded by dozens of guards. Tonight, he represents Lord Rong.

Several groups of people came one after another, all of them in a hurry, without saying a word. The tense and depressing atmosphere shocked the Golden Dao Captain and the apprentices of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion who did not know the truth, and they all speculated in secret.

Ding Chou was frightened by the ensuing formation, and ran to Liu Xunyi's room to tell him about the situation outside.

However, Liu Xunyi was indifferent to the changes in the outside world, and still drank freely and comfortably, borrowing wine to kill his sorrows.

Looking at the flustered and gushing Ding Chou, Liu Xunyi threw the wine jug in his hand into his arms, and drunkenly teased: "Drink it! Aren't you afraid? If you are drunk, you are not afraid of anything." ”

"Wine is intimidating, I've heard that. Ding Chou argued, "But I'm not afraid, it's just ...... A little worried. Lord Liu, what do you want to do when so many people suddenly break into the Tianji Pavilion?"

"It's none of your business. Liu Xunyi said indifferently, "You have the Hou Ye and Lord Qiu to deal with, and it is not your turn to worry about the sky." ”

"I heard that the emperor has long seen that our Tianji Pavilion is not pleasing to the eye. Right now, the Xifu Praetorian Guard Camp and the Imperial Forest Army are violent, will they ......" As for this, Ding Chou's face became more and more frightened, and he said tremblingly, "Could it be against us?"

"Deal with us?" Liu Xunyi asked rhetorically, "How to deal with it?"

"If you want to dismantle the Tianji Pavilion, you will ...... Take us all down and punish us. ”

"Haha......" Ding Chou's innocence made Liu Xunyi laugh loudly and joked, "What are our crimes? Why are we dismissed? Why are we punished?"

"This ...... As the old saying goes, 'The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers can't not die'. If the emperor wants to deal with us, he doesn't need a reason at all. ”

"Xiao Dingzi, if you can put one-tenth of your cranky thinking skills into practice, you will be able to pass the next test easily. ”

Faced with Liu Xunyi's ridicule, Ding Chou believed it and said in surprise: "Really?"

"Really, why don't you go and stand on the pile?"

"It's good, it's good, but it's all fierce and vicious Guards outside, and I'm ...... Don't dare to go out......"

"Bang, bang!"

Before Ding Chou's words fell, the closed door was suddenly knocked, and the worried Ding Chou's frightened body trembled, and he ran behind Liu Xunyi to hide.

"Who is it?" Liu Xunyi smiled indifferently, and at the same time rubbed Ding Chou's head with his hand to show comfort.

"It's me!" Zhao Yuan's gloomy and slightly hoarse voice came from outside the door.

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's rippling mind was suddenly stunned, and he quickly got up and walked towards the door.

However, before he could open the door, Zhao Yuan had already pushed the door in, walked to the table and sat down.

"Meet Master Hou!"

As soon as they saw Zhao Yuan, Liu Xunyi and Ding Chou hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

"No need to be polite, get up!" Zhao Yuan waved his hand impatiently and instructed Ding Chou, "Little Dingzi, you go out first, Ben Hou has something to discuss with Lord Liu." ”

"Yes. ”

Ding Chou timidly agreed, and no longer cared about the "fierce and vicious" Imperial Forest Army outside, and left the room as if he was fleeing.

"Master Hou, I heard Xiao Dingzi say......"

"Looking for clothes, Ben Hou treats you as if you were his own, and never breaks his promise to you. Zhao Yuan ignored Liu Xunyi's doubts and went straight to the point, "I hope you can be sincere and selfless to Benhou." ”

Facing the abnormal Zhao Yuan, Liu Xunyi was suddenly confused, and hesitated: "What does Hou Ye mean......"

"Didn't you tell me that you have a wish?" Zhao Yuan said bluntly, "Don't you want to see Zhao Xin and say goodbye to her in person?"

"What?" Liu Xunyi was dumbfounded and incoherent, "Master Hou promised me? How did he promise me......?"

Ben Hou vouched for you with his own life, and begged the prime minister to fulfill this matter. The prime minister gave up his face, and in the cynicism of the Western Mansion and the discussion of civil and military officials, he pleaded with the emperor bitterly, and finally facilitated this matter. Zhao Yuan said unhurriedly, "Now, the emperor has promised to let you and Zhao Xin meet again and say goodbye to each other." ”

"This ......"

Liu Xunyi never expected that his extravagant hope that he was sure to be impossible would be miraculously successful. He pinched his cheek in disbelief, and when he felt the pain, he couldn't help but brow, and he danced excitedly, crying and laughing, and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Although I promised to let you meet, the emperor still has three conditions. ”

"Don't say three conditions, even thirty or three hundred, I will agree to them all!" Liu Xunyi nodded again and again without thinking.

"First, when you meet Zhao Xin, you are only allowed to say goodbye and not have any contact. Zhao Yuan looked at the overjoyed Liu Xunyi, feeling helpless and worried, "She is now not only the princess of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the princess of Mongolia. ”

"I understand!" Liu Xunyi hurriedly said, "I didn't expect that the emperor would be able to let me meet Xin'er at this critical moment." ”

"Looking for clothes, Ben Hou doesn't want to hide it from you. In fact, the emperor allowed you to meet because of his gentle strategy, and he was worried that he would always press you, but would force you to do some desperate things with endless troubles. Zhao Yuan said frankly, "According to the original intention of the emperor and Xifu, you should have died a long time ago." But the prime minister cherishes his talents, and he doesn't want you to die young, let alone want the future Song Dynasty court to lose a pillar, so he risked offending the Xifu and angering the emperor, and tried his best to mediate in the court and fight for his life to save your life. If this were not the case, how could the emperor and the Xifu accommodate you and take the risk of letting you meet Zhao Xin? Therefore, you must be considerate of the prime minister's hardships, and still less let down the imperial court's trust in you!"

"Prime Minister's great grace, remember to look for clothes!"

"Xunyi, we use our old lives to save your life, I hope you can repay your kindness, don't be impulsive. As everyone knows, if there is a mistake this time, you will be far more than the only one who will die. ”

"Yes!" Liu Xunyi hurriedly agreed, "I just want to say goodbye to Xin'er in person, and I will never do anything to embarrass the prime minister and the marquis." ”

"Very good! Ben Hou believes in you!" Zhao Yuan stared intently at Liu Xunyi, who was righteous and Lingran, and was silent for a while, before he returned to the truth and continued, "The emperor's second condition is that since Zhao Xin has a misunderstanding with you, you will simply plan and make her completely dead to you, and you must not prove your innocence in front of her, so as not to rekindle the old relationship and cause trouble." ”

"This ......"

"Looking for clothes, you should understand that the emperor asked you to meet to say goodbye, not to reminisce. Zhao Yuan emphasized, "The emperor hopes that through this meeting, Zhao Xin can willingly marry to Mongolia, instead of living in vain and changing hexagrams." ”

Seeing Liu Xunyi's bitter face, Zhao Yuan changed his words and reminded: "You know that Song Meng's harmony is a foregone conclusion, and no one can change it." If you really love her, why don't you let Zhao Xin miss you and increase her sorrow? If you really love her, why don't you let her go away and start a new life? The emperor has promised that as long as you can understand the general situation and take the overall situation into account, he will personally give you a good marriage in the future. Looking for clothes, this is a great honor, you must not be confused for a while. ”

"I understand...... Liu Xunyi was miserable, but he had to reluctantly agree, "I ...... will not prove her innocence in front of Xin'er, she will only make a plan and let her ...... Completely dead set on me......"

"Your forbearance is not for others, but for Zhao Xin!" Zhao Yuan comforted, "If you can do this, Zhao Xin will be grateful to you for the rest of your life." ”

Liu Xunyi nodded absently, and said lonely: "I don't know what the emperor's third condition is?"

"The third condition of the emperor is that your meeting must be under heavy guards, in case you ......" Zhao Yuan did not finish speaking, but the meaning was already self-evident.

"It should. Liu Xunyi smiled weakly, "The emperor is worried that I will take Xin'er away, this is human nature......

"You can understand the emperor's good intentions, Ben Hou is very pleased. After that, Zhao Yuan hesitated, repeated words, and hesitated, "In addition to being heavily guarded, you meet with Zhao Xin...... Someone needs to be on the sidelines to keep an eye on you in case something happens. ”

"Accidental?" Liu Xunyi couldn't bear it anymore, annoyed and angry, "Could it be that the emperor is worried that I will hurt Xin'er? Why is he spying on us? Why should ......I prevent accidents?"

"Looking for clothes, the emperor is extremely gracious to allow you to meet, and you have no choice. Zhao Yuan's expression was solemn, "If you don't agree, you will never see Zhao Xin." ”

"This ......"

"The people who are watching you are Ben Hou, Lord Jia, Lord Qian, and Little Wangye. Zhao Yuan's tone softened, and he said in a low voice, "Ben Hou knows that you want to meet Zhao Xin alone, but the emperor's order cannot be violated. Just now, Ben Hou has discussed with Little Wangye, Lord Jia, and Lord Qian, except for Lord Qian, everyone else is willing to provide you with a relatively private environment. Mr. Qian couldn't resist us, so he had to compromise in the end. ”

Liu Xunyi's eyes lit up, and he said suspiciously: "What does Master Hou mean ......"

"You and Zhao Xin will meet in Ben Hou's study, and Ben Hou will use a screen to divide the study into two rooms. Farewell, we'...... Outside surveillance. Zhao Yuan said cautiously, "Although we can't see each other, we can still hear your voices clearly, so you must be careful when you talk to Zhao Xin, so as not to be caught by Lord Qian." For you, Ben Hou has done his best, I hope you don't let me down. ”

"Thank you Master Hou!" Liu Xunyi was moved, and made a gesture towards Zhao Yuanshen, "Lord Hou's great kindness, Xunyi will never forget!"

"That's it!" Zhao Yuan got up slowly, waved his hand, "I'm leaving, you can prepare!"

"Prepare, prepare, prepare?" Liu Xunyi was stunned, as if he didn't understand what Zhao Yuan meant.

"Of course I'm going to meet Zhao Xin, what's the matter? Do you want her to see you looking sluggish and sloppy?"

"Meet?" Liu Xunyi said in astonishment, "When?"

Zhao Xin was already on the way, and arrived at Tianji Pavilion in half an hour. Zhao Yuan said with a smile, "This time we met, the emperor only gave you a stick of incense, you are so self-conscious! Think clearly about what should be said and what should not be said, don't be confused, and ...... Try not to leave regrets. ”

With that, Zhao Yuan reached out and patted Liu Xunyi's shoulder, and then left the room quickly. Liu Xunyi, who was left in a trance, stood alone in place, with a thousand thoughts and mixed feelings for a while, and it was difficult to extricate himself for a long time.

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