It was almost evening when Qu Gao arrived at Changlefang. He had come all the way at full speed. He was feeling uneasy, and as soon as he got off his horse, he stumbled towards Zhu Yan's room.
He came to Zhu Yan's door, knocked gently, and said, "Ayan, it's me." As soon as he finished speaking, the door creaked open. Yang opened the door, her eyes were red,
There was still a trace of fear on his face.
As soon as Qu Gao entered the door, Yang rushed into his arms. Qu Gao was startled, his hands opened stupidly, and as if he suddenly thought of something, he gently pushed Yang away.
Inside the embroidered bed tent, Zhu Yan was lying with a pale face, her beautiful eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and her body was shaking constantly, as if she was struggling in a dream, trying to wake up but unable to do anything.
"Ayan." Qu Gao sat in front of the bed, held Zhu Yan's trembling and cold hands, and called softly. I don't know why, but he felt a little flustered when he called Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan seemed to have heard the call, her expression gradually stabilized, but she still didn't wake up. Qu Gao stopped calling and gently held Zhu Yan's limp body in his arms. After a while, Zhu Yan's light eyebrows lightly
Stretching, his eyes slowly opened, and when he saw Qu Gao's concentrated face with sweat pouring down from his face, he couldn't help curling his thin lips, and gasping softly: "Why are you here?"
"How long are you going to keep this from me?" Qu Gao's angry voice was full of worry.
The feeling of being scolded by him with concern made her heart warm. It would be great if she could lie in his arms all the time. But she knew that she didn't have much time. Zhu Yan smiled bitterly on her pale face and breathed lightly.
After two sounds, he said in a loud voice: "I'm afraid Xiangyang City cannot be defended. If you assassinate Zhang You, the court will not let you go. You will also kill Guduhou. Shihu's army is coming soon. Fortunately, Ayan is clever.
We have already left a way out for our adoptive brother in Changsha, and Uncle Chang has already escorted our adoptive father and mother on the way to Changsha. Please leave quickly, step brother."
Qu Gao nodded noncommittally and said, "Stop talking now and take good care of yourself."
"It seems that Ayan really knows the adopted brother very well." A real smile appeared on Zhu Yan's pale face, and she continued: "Ayan knows that the adopted brother is a brave husband, and he must be a brave hero.
He was afraid of the barbarians and refused to leave Xiangyang, so he was good at making decisions and asked Jun'er to rush to the Huainan camp at night to ask for help from General Zu Ti." Seeing a look of displeasure on Qu Gao's face, Zhu Yan closed his eyes and said,
Two drops of hot tears rolled down, and she sobbed: "Brother, I don't have the strength to make any more arrangements for you. Please, please retreat to Changsha."
Qu Gao's nose felt sore. He knew how much effort Zhu Yan had put into solving all this. Now that she was seriously ill and critically ill, she was still trying to plan an escape for him. How could she let him down? It's just that Shi Hu was cruel and had already led the army.
Come to attack Xiangyang. If the city of Xiangyang is destroyed, the lives of all the people in the city will be ruined. Although this incident was not caused by him, he was also involved in it. How could he escape alone at this juncture?
"Ayan." Qu Gao held Zhu Yan's cold little hand with visible meridians and said softly: "Don't you always want to go up to the tower to watch the sunset in Xiangyang? My sworn brother will take you to see it. Is there anything else you want?
Just open your mouth, even if it is the moon in the sky, my sworn brother will pick it off for you."
Zhu Yan smiled weakly and said, "Ayan wants to see her adopted brother wear wedding clothes again, so it would be nice to wear it for Ayan." After saying that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Qu Gao put Zhu Yan down and went back.
After changing into the wedding clothes knitted by Gao himself and wearing a golden crown, he hurried back, picked up the sleeping Zhu Yan, put on his sword, and walked step by step towards Xiangyang Tower.
The north gate has been strengthened. In addition to Xiangyang's city defenders, there are also many silver-helmeted warriors setting up the city defense. These warriors are well-equipped and look like royal soldiers.
When they arrived at the city gate, the city guards saw Qu Gao climbing up the city tower step by step. They all looked at each other and wanted to stop him, but they saw that Qu Gao was extremely angry and did not dare to speak.
Wei Cai stepped forward and said: "Xiao Gao, your grandfather has guarded this tower for fifty years, and your father has guarded it for twenty years. Now that you are guilty, what is your purpose in coming here?" Qu Gao looked at Zhu Yan.
On the stage, he sat down on the ground and let her lean into his arms. The wind became stronger in the evening, and Zhu Yan's body was trembling slightly. Qu Gao pulled his fur coat and covered her body. He turned around and said to the captain: "Uncle.
, my sister wants to watch the sunset over the city. It is still unclear whether Xiangyang City can survive tonight. The Sima family has not convicted me, and the three thousand soldiers of the Wang family have not arrested me, so why should uncle be anxious."
"You can take care of yourself!" the captain snorted, waving his hand for the city gate guards to return to their posts, and no longer looked at Qu Gao.
"Ahem." There was another light cough in her arms. Zhu Yan slowly opened her eyes and saw Qu Gao's red makeup and golden crown. She tried her best to squeeze out a smile, lightly opened her thin lips and said: "Brother, you are my only relative.
Yes, there is still someone who loves me in this world. Although it is not a love between a man and a woman, it is pure, honest and comforting. Even if I am born with flaws, I know that there is still a handsome, smart and chivalrous person in this world. I will not hesitate to do it for you.
I violated the etiquette, you pampered me, and you allowed me to mess around for so long. At this point in your life, you should have no regrets! It’s just that Ayan is not blessed, and she can no longer accompany her sworn brother." Qu Gao heard her breath getting weaker and weaker, and he couldn't help but feel in his heart.
She started to feel uncomfortable, "Stop talking, take a good rest, and I'll call you again when the red clouds shine in the sky."
Zhu Yan shook her head gently, "Now that I can muster up some strength, I just want to talk to you more. I'm afraid if I don't say it now, you won't be able to hear it in the future." Suddenly, smoke and dust rose everywhere in the north, and the rumble of horse hooves gradually became louder.
Hearing this, Zhu Yan saw Qu Gao's expression and asked softly: "Is it Shi Hu's army?"
Qu Gao said "hmm" and replied softly: "Don't be afraid, if these barbarians dare to disturb my sister from watching the sunset, my brother will spill their blood on the sunset." Zhu Yan giggled and reached out her hand from under her clothes.
Come, hold a whistle hanging around your neck, blow it vigorously, and with a "wuwu" sound, eight warriors dressed in black suddenly jump out from all directions. Those warriors are tall and have complex faces.
Qing Sha, the long sword in his hand was even more cold and sharp, Qu Gao was secretly shocked, there were so many masters hiding around, but he was not aware of it.
"They are the dead soldiers trained by Uncle Chang for me. They are also the last thing Ayan can do for her adopted brother. Brother, Ayan really wants to go home and return to her parents." Zhu Yan was as angry as a thread.
He sobbed, and after speaking, his body went limp. Qu Gao stretched out his hand sluggishly to feel his breath, but suddenly pulled it back. He stood up and looked at the billowing smoke and dust outside the city. Qu Gao picked up Zhu Yan's boneless body and looked at the horizon.
There was still half of the setting sun, and the remaining clouds dyed half of the sky red. Qu Gao looked at it intently, and whispered to the person in his arms: "It looks like A Yan's red makeup..."