Chapter 38
Chapter 38
After King Xiu and the others got out of the carriage, they realized that the Shadow Guards were chasing after them one after another.
"My lord, you said..." Qi Jin looked relaxed at the moment, "If we disappear from here together, what do you think will happen?"
"Liu Ran has little talent and learning, so I don't know." Liu Ran looked at the white figure running wildly in the distance, bursts of joy and excitement surged in his heart.
Shi Yu stopped his horse and said condescendingly, "Lord Xiu, you have lost."
"That's not necessarily the case," Qi Jin said with a sly smile, "My lord, it's an honor to go to the underworld with you." After speaking, he pulled the rope in Liu Ran's hand.
Shi Yu slowly drew his bow, pointed at Qi Jin and said, "You can try."
Qi Jin disdainful, turned to Liu Ran and said, "Are you sure you can really trap me?"
While speaking, Xiao Jia had already lifted his face and led the hidden guards of Feihua Pavilion to the scene, looking at Liu Ran helplessly.
Only then did Liu Ran realize that her father was still in their hands.
It's a mess, it's all messed up.
"Bring it up!" Qi Jin ordered, and a middle-aged man was pushed out from the crowd.
Liu Ran frowned, "Father, didn't you say that no matter what happens, don't worry about me?"
Liu Wei snorted coldly, "My own son, I can't take care of him anymore?! Besides, didn't you say you were sure to escape? How could you still be arrested?" The latter sentence was obviously sarcasm.
"I can't tell you!" Liu Ran was a little angry.
Qi Jin smiled, "Goodbye everyone!" As he said that, he wanted to grab Liu Ran's collar, but at that moment, Liu Wei broke free from his control, "Go back!" He ran to push Liu Ran away, but Instead, Qi Jin grabbed her and fell down the cliff.
Qi Jin cursed and shouted, "Jump off the cliff! Shoot the arrow!"
"Yes!"
Those people all took out the crossbows they carried with them, jumped back, pressed the mechanism, and the crossbow arrows flew out and fell into the deep sea.Liu Ran only felt a force pushing him away, subconsciously turned around and wanted to grab Liu Wei, "Father!" But was shot by a sudden arrow, the intense pain gradually made him lose consciousness .Liu Ran only felt that the people and things around him had turned into a cloud of mist, making them invisible and intangible.
When he met the situation, he flew to Liu Ran's side with light work, pulled back and hugged Liu Ran's crumbling body, and called out softly, "Xiaoran! Xiaoran!..."
Liu Ran looked at Shi Yu's blurred and clear face at that time, as if seeing a life-saving straw, at the last moment of losing consciousness, she still held onto Shi Yu tightly, not letting go.
"Chen'an, lead a team to follow the fishermen along the coast, and thoroughly investigate the nearby waters..." Shi Yu picked up Liu Ran, "I'll talk about the rest when I get back."
"Yes!"
Liu Ran was sore all over, as if she had slept for a long time, slowly opened her eyes, only to find a strange scene in front of her, so she smiled unconsciously. one place.
"Doctor, how is Master Liu?"
Shi Yu's tired voice reached Liu Ran's ears.
"Returning to the general, the arrow is not poisonous, and the wound is not deep. Your lord will wake up in a short time. It's just that your lord seems to be very tired recently. Rest as much as you can."
"Okay, I see, thank you."
"You are welcome, General."
When Shi Yu walked into the room, he saw Liu Ran who had woken up, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.He lifted Liu Ran to lean against the head of the bed, holding the freshly brewed medicine on the table and said, "Just wake up, drink the medicine first."
Liu Ran opened her mouth to ask something, but found that her voice was very hoarse and weak.
"I ordered people to thoroughly search the sea area, but no one's body was found." Shi Yu sent a spoonful of medicine to Liu Ran's mouth, "You should rest well these few days, although King Xiu was lucky enough to escape this time, But in the end it was a serious injury.
It is estimated that we will have a stable life, so you don't have to worry.This is the city of Liudu. After your injury recovers, we will leave for Beijing. "
Liu Ran nodded, the two of them were silent, just like that, you fed me a whole bowl.
Just when Shi Yu stood up, Liu Ran grabbed Shi Yu's sleeve with all his strength.He suddenly remembered that at that time, Shiyu was lying on the bed, and he was feeding the medicine, and when he was about to leave, Shiyu grabbed him.
So, can he catch it now?
Shi Yu put down the empty bowl in his hand, and stuffed Liu Ran's hands back into the quilt, "What's the matter, let's talk about it after the body recovers. Take a good rest these few days, don't run around."
"...Okay" Although her voice was hoarse, Liu Ran tried her best to say the word 'good' clearly.
"Hmm..." Shi Yu responded and left the room.
For several days, Shi Yu and Liu Ran were in such a state.Sometimes Liu Ran asked Shi Yu, and Shi Yu would answer, but never said much. For this reason, Liu Ran was very heartwarming and always felt a little wronged.
A group of people walked along the official road and headed for the capital.
Liu Ran raised the curtain of the carriage, and looked at Shi Yu who was riding a horse in front of her, feeling a little dazed.
Ban Ming, who became a coachman, looked at Liu Ran and said leisurely, "My lord, looking at you like that, you must have offended my wife." After speaking, he said in a mysterious and low voice, "It's not because of you and the general, my lord. ...The up and down...those things, right?"
"Ahem..." Liu Ran blushed a bit, "No, hey... Ban Ming, you know so well...?"
"I..." Ban Ming was teased instead of being teased, so he had no choice but to change the subject and said, "Ahem... my lord, are you and the general at odds?"
"...um" Liu Ran sat by the carriage door and answered vaguely.
"Guiping and I often quarrel, and then... I can't bear to apologize to him..." Ban Ming said with a straw in his mouth.
"Then what happened?" Liu Ran became interested.
"Then...hehehe," Ban Ming said with a smug smile, "then I just get hurt casually, and tricks like that are very effective. Then he came to me, and whispered a word when he felt distressed." I'm sorry, let's just turn over this matter!"
Liu Ran couldn't help laughing, "You're really smart! It's a pity that most of the injuries on my body have already healed, and it's useless to use bitter tricks."
"That's true," Ban Ming agreed.
"Oh, by the way, about the issue of ups and downs..." Liu Ran also lowered her voice and said, "You seem to have a lot of insight..."
"No, no..." Ban Ming blushed and said, "I also heard what others said...we haven't reached that point yet." The voice of the last sentence was as thin as a mosquito.
Liu Ran looked at Ban Ming who was so easily shy, and unconsciously wanted to tease him a little more, "Oh? How far is that?"
Ban Ming said angrily, "What's the point, he's just a fool, he's so slow! He won't take anything that comes to his lips!"
"What?" Gui Ping suddenly appeared on a horse, as if he was very curious about the content of their conversation.
"...Nothing!" Ban Ming said angrily.
"..." He seemed to remember that nothing happened these few days... Gui Ping shook his head, and said to Liu Ran, "My lord, it's cold outside, the general told you to stay in the carriage, don't lean out for too long .”
"..." Liu Ran looked at Shi Yu's back and said helplessly, "Okay, I got it."
Gui Ping gave a slight signal, then rode away.
Ban Ming said angrily, "My lord, don't go in. If the general tells you to come in, you can go in! When you are in trouble, you can't listen to him! Now you are in trouble and ignore you. Why didn't you think how precious you were when you were chasing you in the first place?" And you!"
Liu Ran is helpless, can he say that he took the initiative...
"Ah! Forget that your health is not good, my lord, you should go in!"
"...It's okay." Liu Ran sat back in the carriage.
Really, it's a bit messy...
It was raining lightly in the capital at the end of June, and there was a hint of dryness and heat in the stuffiness.The convoy slowly entered the capital. Qi Yu, dressed in a bright yellow brocade robe, stood at the gate of the city and led all the officials to welcome them.
"Stop the car," Liu Ran said, "Next, it's time to go."
"Yes."
Everyone got off their horses and cars, and walked slowly towards Qi Yu.
"See the emperor." Everyone said in unison.
"You don't need to be too polite." Qi Yu waved his hand slightly. "Everyone loves you. It's been a long journey. It's really not easy to put down the traitors for Da Qi. Today, I will hold a banquet in the palace to clean up the dust for everyone."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Everyone once again said in unison.
Qi Yu stepped forward, helped Liu Ran up and said, "I heard that Liu Aiqing was injured, is there any danger?"
Liu Ran was not used to Qi Yu's somewhat serious speech at the moment, but she still replied, "Thank you for your concern, my minister is fine."
"Since you are injured, you can ride with me in the car." Qi Yu asked, "What do you think?"
"My minister listens to the emperor." Liu Ran immediately saw that Qi Yu had something to do with him.
"Okay, what are you waiting for, let's go!" Qi Yu took Liu Ran into his resplendent car.
"Let's drive!" Fu Lu shouted from outside the car.
Inside the car, Qi Yu took off his disguise, his eyes were full of loneliness.
"Changli...I...I really don't know what to do..." Qi Yu closed his eyes in pain, "Mo Nan...he's leaving me..."
"Could it be that Mr. Qin is going to marry a wife?" Liu Ran guessed.
"He...he gave me a note, saying that he wants to go to Jiangzhou...to serve as the governor..."
"Then what did you say?" Liu Ran was helpless, he hadn't dealt with his own feelings, and he was here to be a comforter for others.
"I... I suppressed the booklet and said that this matter will be discussed when you come back..." Qi Yu sighed, "The ultimate truth is that it is hard to find a heart, and it is hard to keep an old friend."
"If you care about it, you will be chaotic. Let Master Qin go to Jiangzhou to think about it alone. Don't push too hard. Besides, you are the emperor, so you can call him back with an order at that time?" Liu Ran raised his forehead, what? At this time, the emperor's brain can be used in private...
"How come you are getting more and more chaotic!" Qi Yu complained, and then asked, "How are you and Man Ting?"
"..." Liu Ran said troubledly, "I don't know, he is still angry with me, but I don't know where his anger comes from. It's really bad."
"...It seems that you are not much better than me," Qi Yu smiled, and then said seriously, "Chang Li, since we have decided to be together, then no matter what happens, don't run away and solve it together."
"..." He, a person who hasn't even got anyone yet, comforts him instead...
"By the way, there are spies in the court, do you know about this or not?" Liu Ran asked suddenly.
"Well," Qi Yu nodded, "Chen'an told me about Xiao Lin. If this is the case, then this person had better be caught as soon as possible, otherwise, once King Xiu recovers, it will be a disaster... By the way , Senior Liu...?"
Liu Ran lowered her head, then raised her head again, "King Xiu will not do anything to my father. I have destroyed that medical book, and now he still needs my father to make medicine for him. My father and I are the only ones who remember Fangzi's person. And the medicine I made is only three."
"That's good, don't worry too much." Qi Yu comforted.
"……Um."
At this moment, Fu Lu's voice sounded, "Your Majesty, we are here."
"Okay." Qi Yu agreed.
Liu Ran got out of the car first, and followed everyone to greet Qi Yu to get off.
Inside the Xingqing Palace, the lights were brightly lit, and delicacies, wines, and beautiful people were all in sight.Looking at the empty seat, Qi Yu couldn't help but feel a little sour.
After so many years of company, is it really just a show?
An old minister saw that the atmosphere was just right, so he stepped forward and said boldly, "Your Majesty, the war has ended, and the matter of Yuesang has been settled. This is God's blessing. Daqi Mingjun has the principle of reconciling yin and yang since ancient times, and the emperor is not small. You should start thinking about what's next."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, and anyone with eyes knew that the emperor had an unusual affection for Lord Qin Shu since he was a child.But this old minister had other thoughts today, but he ignored this point.
Qi Yu took a closer look at the people in the hall, only to realize that this was Liu Qi, Taiwei Liu, who had been silent all day, but why did he surprise everyone with such words today?
"Establishing a queen is a state matter, tonight we are only allowed to have fun, not to talk about state affairs..." Qi Yu had an inexplicable smile on his face, "Or, Lord Taiwei wants me to... choose a queen from among the dancing girls in front of me?"
"I dare not..." Liu Qi began to break out in a cold sweat.
"Okay, don't be so restrained, keep going!" Qi Yu raised his glass and took a sip.
"Yes!"
The banquet continued, and the vocal music was the same.But what is gone with the wind and sent away is the heart of a passionate man.
Liu Ran withdrew from the banquet early.Walking aimlessly in the alleys of the East Street, he walked to the General's Mansion, and then looked at his own mansion not far away, the lights were off.
It must be that Sanyan felt that he might not be in the house today, so he didn't wait for him.
Liu Ran simply sat down in the General's Mansion, leaning against the stone pillar by the door, closing her eyes and listening to the sound of insects in the dark.
After a while, Shi Yu came slowly with a gauze lantern.The dim light illuminated Liu Ran's pale face.
Shi Yu just stood there, looking at Liu Ran.
Xu Shi felt that there was someone beside Liu Ran who opened his eyes belatedly, and met Shi Yu's deep eyes.
"Why are you here?" Shi Yu frowned.
Liu Ran got up, smiled bitterly, "There is no light at home."
After being silent for a while, Shi Yu put the lamp in Liu Ran's hand, and suddenly felt Liu Ran's cold hand, Shi Yu took off his cloak and put it on Liu Ran, "It's cold outside, you... ..."
Liu Ran suddenly hugged Shi Yu and buried her head in Shi Yu's chest.Listening to that powerful heartbeat, Liu Ran's face slowly became conscious.
"Why are you angry...?"
Shi Yu was not a hard-hearted person at all, his heart softened when he was hugged by Liu Ran, and he hugged Liu Ran unconsciously, but was surprised by the temperature of the person in his arms, and said distressedly, "Why is it so cold?" ? You're not going to sit outside all the time, are you?"
"...I wanted to talk to you when you came back..." There was a little grievance in Liu Ran's voice.
Shi Yu let go of Liu Ran, grabbed the gauze lantern with one hand, took Liu Ran's hand with the other and pushed the door open, but the expression on his face was unclear, "Let's talk first."
Looking at Shi Yu's back, Liu Ran felt a little happy in her heart, it was not in vain for him to wait outside the door for so long.
"it is good."
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