Chu Yunning couldn't bear hearing the heavy rain pouring outside, so she suggested: "Jing Heng
Brother, why don’t we find a place to take shelter from the rain first? It’s not too late to leave after the rain stops.”
Although she was very anxious to see Chu'er, it was not too late.
"If we leave like this, the Lu family will definitely send people to chase us. As the saying goes,
, the most dangerous place is the safest.”
As if Chu Yunning was afraid that he wouldn't hear, she grabbed Emperor Mingwen's arm, squinted her eyes tightly, and opened the curtain. The rain suddenly hit her face, bringing with it a refreshing feeling.
Xiao Jingheng's eyes moved slightly, and the rain outside was really too heavy, which blurred his eyes and couldn't see the mountain road clearly, so he had no choice but to listen to Chu Yunning's words and find a place to take shelter from the rain.
Fortunately, they saw a ruined temple not far away. The two got off the carriage and hid in the ruined temple.
Xiao Jingheng looked around for some dry firewood and lit a fire. Reflecting the light of the fire, Chu Yunning's delicate and fair face appeared in a trance in front of his eyes. His dark hair was wet and clinging to his temples, and his eyes were soaked in water.
It is filled with countless youthful flowers, as bright as stars and astonishingly bright.
"Aning?"
Chu Yunning suddenly raised his head and met Xiao Jingheng's eyes, blinking innocently: "What's wrong?"
"Ahem..." Xiao Jingheng curled up his fists and coughed twice. Chu Yunning immediately stretched out his hand to explore his forehead. Under the jet black hair, his pupils were slightly drooped. His skin was extremely white, and the corners of his lips were red. Only his eyebrows were red.
I feel a little tired.
"It's not burning." Chu Yunning's white and tender palm repeatedly tested his forehead, then touched her own, and whispered: "Why is your face so red?"
"Maybe it's because he was too close to the fire." Xiao Jingheng stretched out his hands and heated them in front of the fire twice. His eyebrows moved slightly, which was a little unnatural. Then he changed the subject and said, "Today is the first time I see that Lu
Miss."
"Well, I know."
One is in the imperial palace and the other is in Qianzhou. They are inseparable from each other, and Lu Qianqian also said that Xiao Jingheng is very eye-catching.
But what does it matter?
"Brother Jingheng is handsome and unrestrained, and Miss Lu is in love for the first time. This proves that she has good eyes."
While the two were talking, the sound of horse hoofs suddenly came from the rainy night. Chu Yunning's face changed slightly and he looked at Xiao Jingheng. The two of them kicked the fire into the rainy night with a tacit understanding. The next second, Xiao Jingheng hugged Chu.
Yun Ning's slender waist jumped up, and the two of them landed on the beam, their bodies close to each other.
The two people could hear each other's breathing clearly. Chu Yunning put a hand on his chest and her face turned red.
Fortunately, he couldn't see it.
Xiao Jingheng stretched out his hand to hold her waist and hands, and his breath and fingertips were filled with the sweet fragrance of his daughter's home.
"Outside...there seems to be someone coming outside." Chu Yunning lowered his voice and muttered.
Jamel Xiao hummed lightly.
After a while, a group of footsteps came outside, and one of them cursed: "What kind of bad weather is this in Qianzhou? It rains heavily all day long, and I don't know when it will end."
"It's bad, please stop complaining."
The group of people entered the ruined temple and sat in a corner. Perhaps it was too dark and they had chosen a different location just now, so they found no trace of anyone coming to the ruined temple just now.
A fire was lit underneath, and they were drying their clothes, all shirtless, exposing their rough chests.
Chu Yunning's eyes suddenly darkened, and a cold big palm blocked her sight.
Damn it! In modern times, it is nothing for a man to be shirtless.
"The Lu family is really rich. There is only one Miaomiao in the house. What does Miss Lu look like? She didn't start looking for brides until she was sixteen?"
"There must be someone who wants to inherit Nuo Da's family business. We must make a decision. No matter who is elected, we must not forget the other brothers. Let's support each other."
"That's right, don't forget each other as long as we are rich and noble."
There were about seven or eight people down there, all of whom were wild, and they kept talking about the Lu family.
Chu Yunning lowered her voice: "It seems that if they stay here tonight, what should we do?"
You can't always stay on the rafters, right?
Chu Yunning's fingertips moved slightly. It was no problem to deal with these seven or eight people. She was ready to take action, but she heard Xiao Jingheng say: "The two of us are alone outside and don't know what each other is doing. It's better to avoid causing trouble.
Let’s wait and see.”
Hearing this, Chu Yunning had to pause and retracted his hand in advance.
Outside the temple, the heavy rain has not stopped and the cold wind is howling.
Inside the temple, several people were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed harmonious.
At this moment, there was the sound of horse hooves outside again, and there was a sweet voice. After a while, a woman wearing a raincoat walked into the temple, shouting: "I knew you were all here, I, Lu Qianqian, don't care
Do you have a wife? You can’t hide from me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the temple had not yet reacted, and their wolf-like eyes were staring at the visitor.
Lu Qianqian's face darkened after entering the ruined temple, and she swallowed subconsciously.
The servant said that someone had stolen the carriage and left. She broke into the house angrily, and sure enough she saw the two people leaving, and the window was still open.
So she ignored the dissuasion and led her people to find it. When she found the ruined temple and found the carriage, she was overjoyed.
"Just you guys?" Lu Qianqian still refused to give up and searched around the ruined temple, but found no trace of anyone else.
"unlucky!"
"You just said you were Lu Qianqian?"
"Yes, I heard it too. The daughter of the Lu family is also called Lu Qianqian."
Several people looked at each other and smiled, and immediately came over to Lu Qianqian, gearing up. One of them said: "Miss Lu, it's freezing outside. It's not safe for a girl like you to be outside. Why don't you sit down and warm yourself up by the fire?"
, when daybreak, we will escort you back to Lujiazhuang."
Lu Qianqian sneered, and pulled out the sword in his hand. With a flash of cold light, he snorted: "Just a few of you want to eat swan meat, you are not overestimating your capabilities!"
A few of them knew the Kung Fu of a three-legged cat. One of them sneered with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, blew the white mist fiercely at Lu Qianqian, and then burst into laughter. Lu Qianqian shouted that something was wrong and immediately held her breath, but at this moment
It's too late.
Suddenly everything went dark.
Lu Qianqian's heart tightened, her body swayed, and she slashed everywhere with the sword in her hand. She said incoherently: "If you dare to hurt me, my father will not spare you!"
Several people easily avoided Lu Qianqian's attack and formed a circle with lewd smiles on their faces.
"Bang!"
Lu Qianqian's body went limp and fell to the ground.
Chu Yunning on the rafter really wanted to grab Lu Qianqian and give her a big mouth. He was definitely spoiled, stupid and brainless!
You go out alone to find someone, and you have to report your home address!
But since she bumped into him, she couldn't ignore it. Chu Yunning moved slightly, but Xiao Jingheng held her down and covered her face before she jumped down.
When several people faced Xiao Jingheng, they were suddenly stunned.
"You bastard, if you have any sense, leave quickly. You will ruin our good deeds and cost you your life!"
The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks threatened.
Xiao Jingheng didn't take it seriously. He lifted Lu Qianqian's sword under his feet, reached out to take it and thrust it hard into the ground. The tip of the sword was mostly buried in the ground, and there was a cold wind all over his body.
"The people from Lujiazhuang will be here soon. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, the people from Lujiazhuang will chop you alive!"
Chu Yunning covered her face and spoke in a gloomy tone, then said: "How dare you use psychedelic drugs in such a despicable way!"
As soon as a few silver needles were released, a few moments later several screams pierced the sky, frightening the other people to retreat.
"Get out of here!" Xiao Jingheng shouted angrily.
His momentum was so overwhelming that few of them could bear it. They didn't even have time to put on their clothes and rushed into the rain before turning away.
Chu Yunning looked at the person on the ground with a headache, and was about to help her when Lu Qianqian turned around and smiled brightly at her.
"I've been walking around the world for so many years, so I won't be deceived by such trivial tricks." Lu Qianqian clapped her hands and stood up, staring directly at Xiao Jingheng: "You saved my life today.
, I want to repay you."
"Get out!" Xiao Jingheng looked at her with stern eyes and no mercy.
Lu Qianqian curled her lips: "Why are you so fierce? I am a woman after all."
"You also know that you are a woman. In all my life, I have never seen you so shameless." Xiao Jingheng regretted a little. If he had known better, he would not have saved her.
Chu Yunning on the side also rolled her eyes helplessly, this girl is too cunning.
"What are your names, where are you from, and where are you going? Can I go on the road with you?"
Lu Qianqian held her chin with one hand, blinking her big innocent eyes, almost worshiping Jamel Xiao like a girl.
Xiao Jingheng was so disgusted that he wanted to crush the person to death.
"Huh?" Lu Qianqian reached out to poke Xiao Jingheng's shoulder and muttered: "It's raining heavily outside, and you can't rush. It would be bad if you encounter a landslide."
There was a whoosh, and the silver needle entered her body. Lu Qianqian watched helplessly as a silver needle drilled into her fingertip. Severe pain hit her. She glared at Chu Yunning: "What are you doing?"
"The rivers and lakes are dangerous. Although we don't harm anyone, we are not soft persimmons and can be manipulated by everyone. You can do whatever you want without relying on Lujiazhuang. We won't do this!"
If it weren't for her young age, Chu Yunning would have really wanted to give her a lesson on her parents' behalf.
How outrageous!
"Do you know that there is more than just Lujiazhuang behind me!" Lu Qianqian hugged her arms tightly, tears welling up in her eyes: "I just met someone I like, why should you reject me? I will definitely not be with you.
My wife fights with me, but I am an easy person to get along with."
"Ha!" Chu Yunning sneered coldly.
Lu Qianqian gritted her teeth in embarrassment: "It won't do any good for you to offend me. I have the support of the eldest princess behind me!"
"The eldest princess?"
Chu Yunning thought for a long time and couldn't remember the eldest princess. She looked sideways at Xiao Jingheng.
"Princess Anyang?" Xiao Jingheng explained to Chu Yunning.
Lu Qianqian's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, Princess Anyang is my aunt, are you scared?"
Xiao Jingheng ignored Lu Qianqian's words and turned to Chu Yunning to explain the origin of the eldest princess.
The youngest daughter of the late emperor, she was quite favored at that time. After she came of age, she married the then top scholar in the Jinke family. After she came to the fiefdom, there was very little news. Several times when the Queen Mother summoned her, the eldest princess Anyang always excused herself by saying she was ill. This incident also happened I haven’t been to Beijing for more than ten years.
"I am my aunt's most beloved niece. If you offend me, I will find you even if you run to the ends of the earth!" Lu Qianqian raised her chin and said stubbornly.
Chu Yunning couldn't help it anymore, raised her hand and slapped Lu Qianqian hard: "I am here to discipline you on behalf of your parents. You bully others, don't understand the rules, and are shameless!"
"How dare you hit me!" Lu Qianqian glared at Chu Yunning, and then looked at Jamel Xiao pitifully.
Xiao Jingheng didn't even bother to look at her.
"Huh, Qianzhou is my aunt's world. If you offend me, there is absolutely no way you can leave Qianzhou!"
Lu Qianqian suddenly paused in the middle of her words. Chu Yunning thought she was noisy, so he pulled out the sword on the ground and put it on her neck. The cold sword was close to her skin, which frightened Lu Qianqian and said immediately.
"You... don't do this nonsense. My aunt is in charge of 150,000 elite soldiers. I am the only heir of the Lu family and I have a lot of money. As long as you are willing to coax me to come, I will never treat you badly. I will give you promotions and titles. Or tens of millions of wealth, I can be satisfied."
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched, and she suddenly became interested: "Are you kidding us again? How can a weak girl like the eldest princess get 150,000 elite soldiers? If she is going to rebel, can the current emperor let her go?"
"The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so the emperor will not notice this."
"You're talking big words again!" Chu Yunning smiled sarcastically, turned to Xiao Jingheng and said, "Why is this Miss Lu's brain so bad that she still lies?"
"Who said I lied!" Lu Qianqian became anxious and blurted out: "My aunt already had elite soldiers in Qianzhou a few years ago, and she raised them in Qianzhou. The prefect also knew about this.
If my aunt hadn't guarded Qianzhou, how could Qianzhou be so peaceful?"
Seeing Lu Qianqian's vow, Chu Yunning felt that this matter was a bit fishy.
A eldest princess holds 150,000 elite soldiers, which is definitely ten times beyond the normal range.
This is the rhythm of rebellion!
Chu Yunning and Xiao Jingheng looked at each other, and with a look, Xiao Jingheng slapped Lu Qianqian on the back of the neck without hesitation.
Lu Qianqian fainted before she could react. This time Chu Yunning didn't pamper her and made her fall.
"What should we do now?" Chu Yunning was a little worried. Qianzhou is not far from the border town, and it only takes three to five days to go quickly.
Xiao Jingheng said: "We must leave Qianzhou now to avoid disturbing the situation and come back to visit someday."
Staying any longer would be dangerous. An eldest princess is secretly stationing troops. Once she knows that Xiao Jingheng is in Qianzhou, she will definitely block the city gate and won't let him leave easily.
Chu Yunning took off Lu Qianqian's raincoat without hesitation, found another piece that had been thrown away just now, and handed it to Xiao Jingheng.
The carriage that came just now has disappeared, and only the lion that Lu Qianqian rode over is left.
Xiao Jingheng held Chu Yunning on the horse's back, protected him in his arms, and galloped away under the night.