thief, don't run

An Lingxue led Zhong Liyun home. After having a meal, the relationship between the two finally eased up. The conflict was temporarily hidden by both sides, and the surface was like the calm before the storm. As long as no one mentioned it, Then they were all deceived by him to forget, and looked at the people around them with a smile, laughing and arguing with her.

Zhong Liyun was still complaining about Ah Xue snatching her tofu at the dinner table just now, the more he talked, the more dissatisfied he became, and he opened his mouth to bite her, but An Lingxue remained calm, slapped her face away, and caught her by surprise. Kneading her waist, she heard her 'hiss' inhale, and couldn't help 'giggling'. Seeing her smile, Zhong Liyun was about to speak to her when she felt a pain in the back of her neck. With a muffled grunt, he fell back.

The laughter stopped abruptly, the martial arts of the two of them belonged to the upper class, even if they were invincible, they should have known about it in advance.But now, because they had already entered the house, they relaxed their vigilance.

When An Lingxue heard the sound, she immediately reacted, stepped forward, caught Zhong Liyun, quickly took her to the end, and then took a step. Her internal energy had been adjusted, her face was guarded, her gaze was fixed, and she stared at the hidden 'Sneakers' in the shadows.

Half a moment later, "Brother?!"

An Lingxue didn't say a word, she helped Zhong Liyun into the room, it was still the couch carved with yellow pear wood, An Lingxue walked over, helped Zhong Liyun to sit down first, and checked the back of her neck for her, there was indeed a red spot.Then he turned his head and asked, "Brother, why did you knock him out?"

There was a small desk on the couch, a pot of tea and a few snacks. An Lingfeng swept the cups and saucers aside, and took out an official document from his arms. The bright yellow paper was conspicuously covered with the county government's Press the seal on the table and push it to the sister on the other side.Seeing her, An Lingfeng just glanced at her lightly, and took good care of Zhongliyun, and also heard the laughter and laughter before, frowning and pursing his lips, his eyes were mostly puzzled and worried, and there was also a little secret entanglement.

"Look at the paperwork you just downloaded."

An Lingxue confirmed that Zhong Liyun was fine for the time being, breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the couch, turned over two teacups, poured a cup for herself and her brother, and said lightly, "I know. Send Yun to Changle Jing, right?"

"You already know?"

An Lingxue sighed, showed the letter that was stuffed in her arms to her brother, and said, "It's a letter from my father, tell me that Cui Shangshu lost his painting, made a fuss about it, and wanted to punish us. But we caught...her, father asked us to send her to the Ministry of Punishment, which can be regarded as making amends."

An Lingfeng took the letter, glanced at it roughly, and nodded, "That's right, but why did Dad let you go? I was going to let me go..."

"No!" An Lingxue's shoulders shook when she spoke, and she quickly helped the person leaning on her to sit up, and then said: "This is my job, brother, you still have your own things to do."

An Lingfeng and An Lingxue served as county lieutenants of Shangluo County respectively, An Lingfeng was in charge of officials and household rites, An Lingxue was in charge of soldiers and criminal workers, general thieves and criminals, if the crime was serious, they had to go to Beijing to be tried and convicted by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The foreman of the yamen service can lead a team of people to escort and hand over.If it is particularly difficult and serious, the local county captain will escort it, or the Ministry of Punishment will send someone directly to take the person, so as to avoid accidents on the road.

An Lingfeng clenched his fists on his knees, "Axue, I have my own considerations, this time, you can't go."

An Lingxue lowered half of her face, her expression uncertain, "Brother, are you sure she won't be able to reach Changle Capital this time?" After a pause, she continued: "I understand, that little girl named Rong Rong said Will come to rescue her, so the best time is to do it during the escort, and——if the escort is not effective and the prisoner escapes, the escort officer must be to blame, not to mention, that Master Cui is obviously targeting me this time I came here to suppress my father."

An Lingxue was tired, she didn't want to get involved in these things, but she was still driven by the high-ranking people arbitrarily, whether it was Cui Shangshu or her father, they were just using her to compete for interests, but—even so, she also had what you want to do. "So, this time I can only go."

An Lingfeng sighed, he originally wanted to take care of everything by himself and protect his little sister, but she was also smart, even more transparent than him.but--

"It's okay for you to go, but there is one thing I want to figure out first. Axue, what do you think of her?"

An Lingxue was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

An Lingfeng glanced at Zhong Liyun, who was sleeping right on her shoulder, and he knocked her out directly because he didn't want her to hear this conversation. Axue was still too young, and she was too easily fascinated by new things. Eyes, and then confused, he must pull her back on the right track.

An Lingfeng said slowly: "Axue, don't you think you are too gentle with her? It is true that she is a special one among all the thieves, but she is still a thief after all. If she is caught, she is a prisoner. But look, you don't have the majesty of an official to her? What are you thinking? Who do you think of her? "Only the thief is the emperor" is the post of the county lieutenant, have you forgotten? "

"I didn't!" An Lingxue was a little annoyed, wanted to stand up, pulled the person on her shoulders, sat down anyway, and said, "Brother, I understand what you mean, I also know what I'm doing, this time , I will not let her escape from me, I will send her to the Ministry of Punishment properly." Then he untied the chains between them, and never owed each other.

...Axue is still too gentle, but there is nothing wrong with it, some things, it is better for him as an older brother to do it.

"Axue," An Lingfeng took out another item from his sleeve and handed it to An Lingxue, "This is sweat medicine, no matter what, we can be sure that she is unconscious during the escort. .”

An Lingxue hesitated for a moment, and took it over. Brother is right, so they can guarantee that she will not run away. As long as she is asleep, she will not run away, right?

An Lingfeng reassured her, "I have already applied to the county magistrate to transfer a small army, and you will dispatch it. Also, although the chain between you is temporarily inconvenient, it is better not to open it. This is the last layer. Guarantee, key, remember to put it away.”

An Lingxue understood this, "I know, don't worry, the key to the chain is placed where she will never touch it."

"Okay, A Xue," An Lingfeng got up, took one last look at Zhong Liyun, and said with a relaxed smile, "Is her name Zhong Liyun?"

"Yes." An Lingxue glanced at her, sleeping soundly, with a smile on her lips, "The surname is Zhongli, and the word cloud." It's a nice name.

"Well, the origin of Zhongli's surname can be traced back to Shang Tangzi's surname, Shang Zhou's brother-in-law Wei Ziqi, and our Anling surname is derived from Ji's surname. Ji Zhou destroyed Yin and Shang. Even our surnames are deadly enemies... ..."

An Lingfeng glanced at her, An Lingxue's expression changed, he paused, and said: "No, Wei Ziqi was the founding monarch of the Song Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. enemy."

"That's also because Wei Ziqi didn't launch a rebellion and chose to obey Ji Zhou, right?"

An Lingxue glanced at him, then turned her head, "There are many theories about the pre-Qin period, which one can be taken as the truth!"

An Lingfeng turned around and went back to his room, "That's right..."

Ziqi chooses to obey Ji Zhou and wins a king, sage and minister, so will Zhongli choose to obey Anling?What will you get?

It's all empty, nothing can be done...

Zhong Liyun was still in a coma, so An Lingxue simply scrubbed her and carried her back to the bed. Although Zhong Liyun was a lot taller than her, she was light when hugged. An Lingxue frowned, probably with After feeling it with my hands, she is really thin, so it's no wonder that the lightness kung fu is unparalleled in the world.

He carried her to the bed and lay down, and went to bed himself.She fell asleep in the afternoon, and now she can't fall asleep. An Lingxue looked at the roof, thinking in her heart, if it's quick, they should be leaving tomorrow. During the journey, she will have to be given medicine to keep her awake. So, also ruthless.

But she must send her to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. If she fails, not only will she be punished for the ineffective escort, but her brother and even her father will also be affected. This matter came to suppress An Lingchen and her father.An Lingxue didn't like him, so she kept trying to be self-reliant, and wanted him to see that without him, she and her brother were doing just as well.It is even more unwilling that he will be implicated because of himself.

Dedicate his whole life to his official career!

The special letter is also to ask this matter, it is really enough.but--

An Lingxue carefully turned over, and suddenly remembered that she was still in a coma, and she couldn't detect any movement, so she relaxed her stiff body and looked at her quietly.

Zhong Liyun didn't move, only the gentle breath from the tip of his nose was sent in and out, his brows were stretched, the short hair on the sideburns on his forehead was more appropriate, his amber eyes were well hidden, he couldn't see the expression inside, his lips were slightly parted It is plump and lustrous, and looks well-behaved and peaceful.

When she fell asleep obediently, she became more and more like a child. An Lingxue thought for a while, then stretched out her hand like a ghost, and tapped her lips. Will she spit bubbles like a child here?

The touch turned out to be unexpectedly soft and hot, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand, took a deep breath, and looked back, but couldn't move his eyes away.

You look...really good-looking.

Good-looking, there is always no standard, square face and round face, high nose and big eyes, all kinds of styles, not all carved out of the same mold, maybe only in the eyes of that person, only you are the most beautiful.

Good-looking, that is pleasing to the eye.Zhong Liyun and An Lingxue were pleasing to the eye.

"Zhongliyun... Ah Yun, tell me, it would be great if you weren't a thief..."

Zhong Liyun's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she regained her thoughts. She turned over in a panic, her eyes had nowhere to rest, and she simply closed them.

That sentence made her heart beat like a drum, she didn't believe that it was what she would say, how good it would be...?How good can it be?What else do you want to do?The truth is, she is a thief and you are an official. After handing her over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, you have nothing to do with each other!

But if it is handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it will be 30 years, maybe more...

[I am twenty-two this year, and I will be an old woman at 52 when I come out. I should know my destiny, and there is still life to speak of? 】

I don't want you to spend your whole life in a cage, but I... what can I do?

Or should I not catch you?But you're a thief...or should I not be an official?But if you are a thief, I can only meet you as an official...

"What should I do?"

An Lingxue tormented her consciousness in the constant entanglement, but in the end she couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep from exhaustion. At this time, the sky was almost white.

In the morning, the first breeze came into the window, stirring the long hair beside An Lingxue's pillow. Zhong Liyun opened his eyes, completely clear, and placed the black hair that stirred his heartstrings properly for her. Before getting up, he lowered his eyes to look at her .

His eyes were full of tender affection.

I probably really like you... I don't know what to do, let's... give it a try, shall we?

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