The pattering rain fell on the ground, and there were many fewer pedestrians on the usually noisy streets. Occasionally, a few playful children rushed into the rain to play and chase. People who rely less on stalls for a living are in great distress.
There was a cool breeze, Liu Yin was sitting in front of the window and eating grapes, holding a book in his hand, looking out of the window from time to time, complaining on his small face, "What do you think my cousin is thinking?" , Obviously it didn’t rain yesterday, but he insisted on picking today to go to see the refugees outside the city, and with this rain, he doesn’t know when it will fall.”
Zhang Man, who was behind, took a cloak and covered her behind with a serious expression, "Your Highness must have his own plans. It is very humid outside. I must have feared that the Crown Princess would catch the cold so I didn't bring you with me."
Liu Yin glanced at her, with worry on his face, "But he doesn't bring many people with him, what if he is in danger?"
She heard that someone was inciting the refugees to make trouble recently, but this person left all the people from the Shenji camp in the inn, so he was not afraid of any accidents.
"Your Highness is just going to visit. Sometimes, it's inconvenient if there are too many people." Zhang Man lowered his head and said.
Liu Yin didn't speak anymore, but just looked out of the window in a depressed mood. Although the mist and rain are very beautiful, it has already affected ordinary people's life like this every day, and it is not convenient to even go out. According to this method, the flood must be It's only going to get worse.
"Crown princess."
Suddenly there was a respectful male voice from outside the house, Liu Yin immediately looked over upon hearing the reputation, Zhang Man also immediately stepped to the door, he didn't know what he said to the people outside, but there was an extra letter in his hand.
"Someone from the capital sent it to you just now. It must be that Master Liu is worried about the current situation of the Crown Princess."
After receiving the letter, Liu Yin felt a little puzzled, but it didn't show on the surface. After opening it, the unfamiliar handwriting was beautiful and neat, and it definitely didn't belong to her father. After seeing the contents clearly, Liu Yin realized that it should be It was written by the Queen.
The other party sent it in an open and aboveboard manner, so naturally they didn't write any secrets, they just asked her about her situation here and asked her to pay more attention to her body, but Liu Yin's attention was attracted by one of the sentences.
The other party told her to be obedient, remember her instructions before leaving the palace, don't cause trouble for the prince, otherwise he will definitely teach himself a lesson after returning to the palace.
Liu Yin remembered that the empress did not say such things to her before leaving the palace, she just told her to hold the prince back and let him return to Beijing next month, but the empress said this suddenly, and sent someone to send a letter, clearly It's just reminding myself that the prince must be held back.
Her mood suddenly became heavy, and while she was putting away the letter, she asked casually: "Has anything happened in Beijing recently? Is your father feeling better?"
Hearing this, Zhang Man glanced at the letter in her hand inadvertently, and said respectfully: "Back to the princess, the news in Beijing is usually delivered directly to His Highness, and the subordinates don't know about it."
After the words fell, Liu Yin didn't speak, her whole heart seemed to have fallen to the bottom, and her whole mind was in a mess. She didn't know what the queen was going to do, but the other party must be doing it for the good of the Liu family. If the prince refuses to let him return to Beijing, there must be conflicts.
If she helped the queen, it would be tantamount to taking advantage of Qin Yan, but if she pretended to ignore it, it would be tantamount to betraying the Liu family. The queen has been planning for the Liu family all her life in the harem, but she can do nothing for the Liu family. She will only enjoy other people's kindness to her.
Suddenly she had a headache, she rubbed her forehead in annoyance, she had never been so entangled before, if the prince was just playing tricks on the occasion, Liu Yin could help the Liu family without any psychological pressure, but the other party has always had no reservations about her, and never She had guarded against herself, and she didn't dare to imagine how the other party would react if she betrayed him.
Although she always complains about the other party, Liu Yin knows that Qin Yan has always been pampering and even responsive to her requests. Even if she has never been in a relationship, she also knows that feelings are mutual, but she not only only enjoys other people's treatment of her Well, now she wants to use others instead, which she absolutely can't do.
But thinking of the Liu family, Liu Yin's mood became heavier. She thought that there could be no other factors between them, but she didn't expect this day to come.
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It was raining outside the city, and the roads were muddy. There were emaciated refugees in front of the temporary wooden sheds. Everyone leaned in twos and threes, looking at the rain outside with despair, and their eyes were empty.
As a group of men in brocade clothes approached, the people cuddled tightly together, looking at the group of people in awe, but when they saw their prefect, their eyes were full of hatred. Naturally, they knew that the prefect took It is not the first time in these years that they donated money for disaster relief, but their officials and officials protect each other, no matter how many people come from the court, it is useless, so they are so disheartened.
Looking at the piles of sallow and emaciated people, Qin Yan frowned slightly, and the people behind him narrowed their eyes sharply, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Qijiang waterway has been dredged, and when the surrounding water subsides, the villages can resume normal life. As for Rebuild the house, and this humble minister will also distribute disaster relief money to help the victims."
Other officials around quickly followed suit, "The rain these days has been much lighter than usual, and it probably won't last too long. Your Highness can rest assured."
Qin Yan didn't speak. When his eyes touched a young baby in a woman's arms, he suddenly stepped forward and slightly raised his hand, and the people behind quickly offered him food.
Seeing the man approaching, the people around instinctively backed away, leaving only the dirty baby crying, and seeing the nobleman stop in front of her, the woman was also frightened and hugged the child tightly in her arms until one day When the box of pastries fell in front of her, she was still in a daze and couldn't recover.
The surrounding officials all looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at the refugees from time to time, a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes.
"Add an extra meal of porridge every day." The man's voice was low.
Hearing this, the people behind naturally quickly said yes, even if they paid out of their own pockets, there was nothing they could do about it, so there was something in the hands of His Highness.
The wooden shed was very large, and it was extremely crude because it was built temporarily. There was still a lot of rain pouring in outside, and the cold wind was blowing. In the crowd, several disaster victims with filthy faces couldn't help but glance at each other. Getting closer, they all quietly clenched the hilts in their arms.
Looking at the people in front, the magistrate of Yangzhou behind did not know when he slowed down, and suddenly said quietly: "Your Highness has worked hard all the way, and I don't know when he will return to Beijing."
After the words fell, the person in front suddenly glanced out of the corner of his eye, "Master Liu really wants to return to Beijing alone?"
"No, no, I'm naturally hoping that Your Highness will stay for a few more days, so that I can have the backbone." The magistrate of Yangzhou hurriedly smiled obsequiously.
The person in front didn't speak any more, but the person behind looked around and suddenly coughed. In an instant, a large number of disaster victims with sharp swords jumped out of the crowd, and all of them stabbed at the man with fierce eyes.
"ah-"
This scene frightened the people around, and they fled towards the distance. Even the officials quickly retreated. The assassins didn't seem to notice them, and only the man who stood still was in their eyes. The sharp sword pierced through the air and pierced the man's heart.
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Liu Yin in the inn was still counting melon seeds, and the number was odd at the end. She remembered that the odd number was to help the Liu family, and she became depressed for a while. Why is it so difficult to be a human being.
She didn't think of calling for someone until there was a burst of noise downstairs, but she didn't see anyone coming in for a long time, so she couldn't help getting up and going to open the door, but the next moment Zhang Man came over with a nervous expression. The guards in front of her were also closely guarding her. At this time, a group of menacing soldiers appeared in the lobby at some point, and the leader was the prefect of Suzhou whom he had seen in the brothel.
Liu Yin took a breath, unexpectedly being caught by her crow's mouth, suddenly remembered Qin Yan who had no one with him, and her heart tightened.
"Princess Concubine, don't go out. The subordinates will take you away when the opportunity arises." Zhang Man said solemnly.
At this moment, the prefect of Suzhou took a few steps forward, looking at the person upstairs, "It's been a long time since the princess concubine, I'm afraid you don't remember Weichen. I even went to Beijing to celebrate my birthday, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."
Since he was in the brothel, he had noticed this familiar princess. After thinking about it, he finally remembered who she was. Isn’t this the daughter of Liu Shangshu’s family? Anyway, they are all nested with the prince. They wanted to catch them all. But that general doesn't know what's going on, he insists on catching him alive, and he's not afraid of things being revealed.
Liu Yin: "..."
Her face changed slightly, and she didn't expect that she would be recognized long ago. There were so many people at the birthday banquet that the original owner couldn't remember, so how could she remember this person.
"Then what is the meaning of Mr. Zhuang? Are you trying to offend the superior?" Her expression was not very good.
The people downstairs just waved their hands when they heard the words, and said with a polite smile: "The princess has misunderstood. Don't even dare to do that!"
Speaking of this, his voice suddenly turned cold, "Weichen and Lord Liu are also old friends, as long as the Crown Princess obediently walks with Weichen, I will naturally not treat you like that, otherwise—"
His eyes sharpened, and he stepped back. Suddenly, a row of archers stepped forward, aiming at the upstairs.
Liu Yin hurriedly backed away, and was then escorted into the room by Zhang Man. The next moment, there were bursts of arrow feathers piercing the wooden boards outside, and she looked out the window with her heart beating like a drum in fright.
But at this moment, there were a few noises from outside the window, and several men in black suddenly jumped in. Zhang Man drew out his long sword instantly, and the two sides immediately started fighting.
There was only one window in the room, and Liu Yin didn't know where to escape. At this time, the sharp arrow had pierced through the door and window and shot into the house. She escaped narrowly, but her clothes were still cut.
Xu Shi heard the movement in the room, and suddenly a few guards came in from outside, and instantly wrestled with the men in black. As the door opened, a sharp arrow pierced through the air in an instant.
The sound of "咻" went straight into the woman's shoulder, Liu Yin snorted, and seeing another arrow shot in, he quickly squatted under the table while clutching his stinging shoulder, and pulled two stools in front of him in an instant.
The burning pain on the shoulder stimulated all her nerves, the blue dress was stained red by the continuous blood, and even her palms were stained with blood, the fighting outside continued, Liu Yin was pale and clutched her shoulder , my heart is full of Qin Yan's situation, there are still people blocking me, but there is no one on his side, I dare not think about it at all, God knows that she can't make a choice, so I just gave myself a dead end
I don't know how long it took, but there were footsteps outside again. For some reason, the arrow rain seemed to stop. At least it was from the Shenji camp. The men in black in the room were quickly dealt with by Zhang Man and others. , the door was suddenly pushed open, thinking it was another assassin, Liu Yin quickly held her breath and dared not make any noise.
"Your Highness."
Hearing Zhang Man's voice, Liu Yin's heart skipped a beat. While moving the stool in front of her, she quickly got out from under the table regardless of the injury on her shoulder.
Qin Yan scanned the room, and finally saw a slender figure emerging from the bottom of the table, but when he touched the long arrow on her shoulder, he frowned instantly, and there was a terrifying storm in his eyes.
"cousin… "
Seeing the unscathed man, Liu Yin burst into tears in an instant, until her waist tightened, and the beating heart gradually regained its calm, but big teardrops fell down one after another.
Carefully avoiding the injury on her shoulder, Qin Yan looked indifferently at the people in the room, "Thirty or so people, even the crown princess can't protect them well, what use are you for!"
The temperatureless voice frightened everyone to kneel down quickly, with cold sweat unconsciously breaking out on their foreheads, but they dared not say a word of excuse.
At this time, a man in silver armor and holding a sharp sword suddenly came in from outside the house. After seeing Qin Yan, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, those bold people have all been imprisoned together. Fang Jin is now missing. But the garrison over there..."
"You take over from the garrison first, and Fang Jin's confidantes are all pulled out, so don't mess around."
After the man finished speaking, his eyes kept falling on the person in his arms, and he patted her on the back. When he saw the large blood stain on her shoulder, a stern look flashed in his eyes.
"Zhuang Jianyuan was executed on the spot."
The person behind paused, then quickly nodded, "Yes."
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, and in a short while, a guard rushed in, ignoring the solemn atmosphere in the room, and immediately handed over a letter, "Your Highness, urgent report from the palace !"
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The emperor will not hang up until the prince's brother returns~