Chapter 345 Assassination
In the study room, Chai Chai, who was staring at the sachet in a daze, heard the sound of the carriage stopping outside the courtyard again, and the brisk footsteps accompanied by the collision of jade pendants.
"Risheng, are you there?"
Li Leling's voice.
Chai Chai hastily put the sachet in the desk drawer, cleared his throat, "I'm in the study.
That, I don’t have any clothes on right now.”
"I know."
Li Leling came to the door of the study, and said softly: "I happened to meet Qiu Feng on the way here, and she told me."
"ah"
Chai Chai opened his mouth and almost asked, "What else did she say?"
Fortunately, he didn't ask.
Li Leling smelled the scent of the sachet left on the door frame, her expression darkened, and she said softly: "I'm sorry, I'm going to miss the appointment today. Something happened to the wedding, so it was delayed for a while."
"Uh, it's okay."
Chai Chai said quickly: "Have you encountered any problems with the wedding?"
"Sister Yan is getting married, she is a little scared."
Li Leling paused for a moment, feeling complicated—she could understand Yan Xuan's mood, after all, there are too many cases of not being able to be happy in royal marriages.
It may be a marriage of interest, and they are indifferent to each other;
Thinking of this, Li Leling took a light breath, pressed his hand on the door frame, and asked, "Risheng, what do you think of me?"
Sit and watch.
Of course Chai Chai knew that Li Leling didn't ask this question, but how should he answer it?
There is silence in the study,
Standing outside the study, Li Leling couldn't wait for a response. The expression on his face changed from nervousness at the beginning, to disappointment, to loneliness.
"Sorry, did I ask too inappropriately?"
She lowered her head and laughed at herself, "I grew up in the palace, and I have been in and out of the palace freely for a few years. So I don't know how to get along with others, and I will ask such embarrassing questions .”
She exhaled, tried her best to suppress the fluctuations in her voice, raised her head to keep the tears from shedding, and said with a smile, "Then I'll go first. I won't bother you anymore"
"Wait a moment!"
There was the sound of chairs rubbing against the floor in the study. Chai Chai approached the door and said seriously: "When I first came to Chang'an, I had no relatives. I am really happy that you are willing to be my friend."
Li Leling blushed and whispered, "Is it just a friend?"
"No,"
Chai Chai shook his head, "I like the way you sometimes blush when you talk to me, I like you by my side, I like your profile when you are asleep, and I like the fragrance of your hair."
"Well?"
The redness of Li Leling's neck spread all the way to his face, and he asked with some doubts, "Asleep?"
"Ahem!"
Chai Chai realized immediately, as Li Leling's best friend, she often slept together, but Li Ang didn't!
"I mean in a dream,"
Chai Chai hurriedly remedied: "I often dream of you at night, and I sleep with you at the school desk in the morning in the dream."
"Eh?!"
Li Leling's face was red, her eyes were erratic, "Is this so?"
"Yes, that's right."
Chai Chai nodded vigorously, "In short, you have always been special in my heart.
The world is changing, I can't guarantee what the future will be like, but I promise, I will protect you with my life. "
Fireworks bloomed in the night sky, illuminating Li Leling's profile.
Is this a .commitment?
"Leon?"
"Um?"
"I take this seriously."
Li Leling smiled slightly: "The wedding is about to begin, I'll rush over there first, you and Cuiqiao will come over later. You are the little God of Medicine, you must be at the wedding venue."
Chai Chai nodded, listening to the sound of footsteps fading away and the sound of the carriage driving, he finally felt relieved.
She leaned her back against the door frame, pressed the back of her head against the door, and let out a long sigh of relief. Although only a few hours have passed, it feels like a whole year.
Fatigue subsides, but complex emotions come to mind again.
Master, where have you been?
Chai Chai shook his head, walked quickly to the desk, picked up a pen and paper after thinking for a while, and wrote a note to Li Ang.
She used the inkstone to press the note, and then put Qiu Feng's sachet on it, making sure that Li Ang would see it as soon as he came back, and she went to the backyard to pull out the bay red horse and prepare the carriage.
She couldn't stay at home and wait for Li Ang to come back. If Li Ang didn't show up for a long time, Li Leling, classmates, teachers, and even the emperor and queen might ask.
Chai Chai needs to arrive at the wedding venue at the right time. When others ask, he can fabricate a reason for them not to look for it, and delay some time for Li Ang.
——
Changlefang, a certain restaurant.
Lu Yunan, dressed in men's clothes, leaned on the railing of a high-rise building, looking down at the bustling lights of Wanjia with a blank expression.
She held a kit in her hand, which seemed to contain some kind of living creature, and was pulling the kit into various shapes.
There is about half an hour left.
She silently estimated the time until midnight, and she had already let the caravan set off ahead of time, and left Chang'an with the goods in the afternoon.
Even if Zhaoming's plot is successfully realized, the tribe will not be endangered.
Just what kind of conspiracy can endanger Chang'an City?
Countless restrictions and formations have already built Chang'an into a watertight fortress,
Even if more than a dozen Zhuxiao strongmen came outside the city in person, it would be impossible to break through the city.
What's more, there are Xuegong Siye, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, the imperial palace enshrined, Taihaoshan Cardinal, etc., as well as the Xuegongshan chief Lian Xuanxiao.
Lu Yunan narrowed his eyes slightly. If he is the leader of Zhaoming and wants to defeat Yu, then the best way is not to assassinate the emperor, but to kill Xue Gongshan.
She paused for a moment, and suddenly laughed at her absurd imagination.
Zhaoming's accumulated power in the dark is enough to destroy a small country, but he can only hide in the dark and act stealthily.
One of the big reasons is that they are afraid of Lian Xuanxiao himself.
——
Furong Garden, Green House.
The traffic jam in Chang'an City was serious. Li Leling, who hurried back to the wedding scene from Jinchengfang, met Yan Xuan, the bride who was about to get married, in the Qinglu.
After the consolation of a group of girlfriends and friends, Yan Xuan's condition has improved a lot, but she still looks a little nervous.
The time has come.
The female officer and Yan Xuan's sisters and friends took out walking barriers and round fans, covered her, and sent her out of the Qinglu, stepping on felt mats, to the Ziyun Tower
During the period, there were always maids holding a round mirror supported by a tripod, facing Yan Xuan—this is the custom of Yu State. During the marriage process, the mirror should be facing the bride to prevent the three evil spirits from causing trouble. This mirror is also commonly known as the town demon mirror.
The demon-suppressing mirror used in King Yue's wedding is naturally also a treasure in the palace.
The mirror surface was bright and clean, and Yan Xuan's figure was clearly reflected inside, without any abnormality.
Li Leling was in poor health and could not hold the round fan with other people, so he stood aside,
She noticed Chai Chai trotting over from a distance, hurried over, and said in a low voice, "Cuiqiao, you came here alone? Where's Risheng?"
"There was a traffic jam in the city. On the road, he met a patient whose foot was trampled and was receiving emergency treatment."
Chai Chai, who didn't know where Li Ang had gone, bit the bullet and said, "Should be able to come here."
".All right."
Li Leling nodded hesitantly, "There is still time for the wedding ceremony, I will talk to the painters later and ask them not to paint the part of the rising sun."
At this time, Yan Xuan had already passed the felt mat, and arrived in front of Li Hui who was standing at the entrance of Ziyun Tower.
The waiters and girlfriends removed the fan, revealing Yan Xuan's beautiful face.
Li Hui's smile was still contagious, he patted Yan Xuan's hand lightly, telling the latter not to be nervous, and led her slowly up the Purple Cloud Tower.
Emperor Empress and Yan Xuan's parents sat in front, looking relieved,
The crown prince and princess concubine smiled happily, and all the guests offered their blessings.
As the master of ceremonies, Cardinal Xinxiu showed a rare smile. Emperor Yu asked him to serve as a witness to the King of Yue. Even if it was not to please Taihao Mountain, it would make the world fear Haotian even more.
In contrast, reading a few lines at a wedding is really not a hard job.
"One pair in the same prison, and they will go to the second official in the future."
Thinking of this, Cardinal Xinxiu stood in front of Li Hui and Yan Xuan, recited poems, and began to hold the wedding ceremony according to the ancient Zhou rituals.
(end of this chapter)