Chapter 196 Leaving

It rained again.

The carriages came one after another, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

Xifeng persuaded: "Your Highness, it's raining, go back to the carriage."

Xie Tingzhou's hair was already wet. He sat on the horse and looked back in the direction of Shengjing.

The journey is long and the return date is far away.

I thought Beilin was home, but it turns out that home is wherever she is.

Changliu sat on the carriage shaft and tilted his head to look. Shengjing was shrouded in morning mist and could not see anything, but he seemed to know what the prince was looking at.

Uncle Zhong took out the cloak and said, "Autumn is coming soon. Send it to His Highness."

"I'm not going." Changliu said.

"Hey." Uncle Zhong said, "You kid, why don't you know how to feel sorry for others? His Royal Highness is feeling sad right now."

Changliu crossed his arms and said, "But I'm so sad too. I don't want to go. I want to be alone and sad for a while."

Uncle Zhong poked his head, "What do you know?"

"Let's go." Xie Tingzhou looked away and told Xifeng: "Go slower. She said in her letter that she will definitely catch up within seven days. Let's go to Qingzhou to wait for her."

Xi Feng: "Yes."

"Also." Xie Tingzhou added, "Did you leave anyone for her along the way?"

Xifeng didn't answer immediately, just looked at Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou turned to look at him, "Huh?"

"I've kept them, and Jingli has also kept its manpower."

The reason why Xi Feng paused was not for anything else, but because the prince had warned him several times since last night.

He was as dull as the wind towards feelings, but he felt great sadness from the prince's repetition over and over again.

Li Zhaonian looked up, and through the rain curtain, he could see the figure sitting on the top of Jiangzi Pavilion, looking dreamily in the direction of the city gate.

This is really a cannibal cage. People outside are trying desperately to squeeze in, and people trapped inside are trying desperately to escape.

"How long have Yuhou been there?" Li Zhaonian asked.

The eunuch didn't dare to raise his head and replied: "Back to Your Highness, you have been sitting there since midnight last night. Do you want me to invite Marquis Yu to come over?"

"No need." Li Zhaonian said, "Send her an umbrella and don't let her get wet in the rain when she comes back."

The eunuch said: "Yes, I will go right now."

"That's right." Li Zhaonian stopped leaving, "Needless to say it was my order."

Li Zhaonian stepped into the Xuanhui Palace. As soon as he sat down next to the dragon couch, Emperor Tongxu opened his eyes.

"Father is awake." Li Zhaonian quickly ordered the palace maid to bring warm decoction and served Emperor Tongxu to drink it himself.

Emperor Tongxu could no longer eat anything and relied on soup to survive.

He knew that he didn't have much time, so he had to use these last few days to solve the biggest hidden danger.

"Xie Yun, has he left?" Emperor Tongxu asked.

"Yes." Li Zhaonian said: "In the morning, the Jin Yiwei came to report. As soon as the city gate opened, the prince left the city."

"Where's Shen Yu?"

Li Zhaonian handed the bowl of soup and medicine to the palace maid aside and said, "It's in Jiangzi Pavilion."

"It is somewhat similar to you." Emperor Tongxu said, "When you are in a bad mood, you also like to stay up there."

"You can see far there." Li Zhaonian paused for a moment, then stopped talking, "Father..."

Emperor Tongxu raised his hand slightly to stop him, "No need to persuade me, do you think I am too ruthless?"

Li Zhaonian lowered his head and said, "I don't dare."

"The most ruthless emperor's family, Zhaonian." Emperor Tongxu looked at him, with rare kindness in his eyes, "You are too soft-hearted and look down on the world, but you cannot see the suffering in the world."

"I know." Li Zhaonian whispered: "This is not a qualification that an emperor should have."

Emperor Tongxu said: "I know that you can never be soft-hearted at all times. When you were young, you would be soft-hearted when you saw the palace maids kneeling for punishment. If everything goes well this time, the day of my funeral will be the time when you let Shen Yu leave the capital, right?" "

Li Zhaonian didn't dare to lie. He opened his mouth but had nothing to say. His father saw him too clearly.

Emperor Tongxu said: "You don't have to think about it. I have left an edict. This order cannot be changed within ten years."

Li Zhaonian finally couldn't help it anymore, "Father, haven't you ever thought about it? She can contain Xie Tingzhou now, but when has there been a lack of Bo Xingzhou in this world? In one or two years, that person will still remember her. Why should she spend half her life here for an uncertain future?"

Emperor Tongxu looked at him quietly and saw his chest rising and falling and his face turning red.

He said: "It seems that you are not completely weak, but you have never touched anything that makes you excited. Then I am relieved."

Emperor Tongxu leaned against the pillow and closed his eyes, "Let Shen Yu come in, it's time to make arrangements."

The eunuch went to call someone, and Shen Yu came back holding an umbrella. She walked up the steps and saw Li Zhao standing under the eaves.

Li Zhaonian's chest rose and fell, as if he had something to say.

"Your Highness."

"There is no turning back when the bow is fired, are you ready?" Li Zhaonian asked.

Shen Yu nodded, "Ready."

The rain stopped and the sun came out again.

After discussing for half a day, Li Zhaonian and Shen Yu had just stepped out of Xuanhui Hall when they saw Zuo Zong, the young minister of Dali Temple, rushing towards them.

"Your Highness." Zuo Zong rushed forward and said, "Marquis Xuanping is missing."

Li Zhaonian looked solemn, "Didn't he lock up your Dali Temple? Why did he disappear?"

Zuo Zong said: "Since Xuanpinghou was transferred to Dali Temple, he hardly spoke every day. He only asked for water and slept. This morning when the jailer went to work for his shift, he discovered that the person sleeping in the prison was not Xuanpinghou at all. Who was he? No one noticed when he was transferred."

Zuo Zong knelt down and said, "I made an oversight. Please punish me, Your Highness."

"Get up first. Now is not the time to hold people accountable. There are more important things to do." Li Zhaonian looked at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu asked: "Did the jailer detain it?"

Zuo Zong said: "Everyone has been detained. All those who are on duty these days are detained in Dali Temple."

"Then hold it first." Shen Yu said.

"I also sent people to the Xuanping Hou Mansion."

"He won't go back to Xuanpinghou Mansion. There's no point in going there."

Li Zhaonian ordered, "You go back to Dali Temple first."

As soon as Zuo Zong left, Li Zhaonian said immediately: "They are starting to move. I'm afraid we have to speed up the progress."

"Wait another half day." Shen Yu looked at Li Zhaonian, "Just half a day, okay?"

Li Zhaonian met her eyes and looked away, "Are you afraid that if Xie Tingzhou doesn't go far enough, there will be chaos in the capital, and cities in all directions will be sealed off, and you are worried that he will not be able to return to Beilin, are you? "

Shen Yu lowered her eyes, "Yeah."

"Why did you do this for him?" Li Zhaonian raised his voice slightly.

Shen Yu said softly: "The Shen Yu of the past was not like this. When I first came to Beijing, I didn't understand many things, so I just rushed forward with my own courage."

She thought of the past, when she had far less plans than she does now and often showed flaws.

She was caught red-handed while peeking at letters, and was blocked from entering the palace... A long time ago, his indulgence towards her was far beyond that of ordinary guards.

She thought he was grateful for being with her all the way. Last night, she dug out bit by bit and thought about it carefully. It turned out that he had fallen in love much earlier than she knew.

She had been thinking last night, if she did not win in this life-and-death turmoil, would he never marry as they had said before?

In fact, she regretted saying that to him. What would he do in the long second half of his life without her by his side?

She hoped that there could be another person to accompany him instead of her. She just wanted to occupy a small place in his heart.

"It was he who taught me to grow." Shen Yu said with red eyes, "Without Xie Tingzhou, there would be no Shen Yu today."

"That's all." Li Zhaonian said, "It's just half a day, no more."

Shen Yu saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness."

①From, Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi's "Harem Ci"