chasing autumn

Yuxiangzhai, enjoy the Lotus Pavilion.

Into the night

Yu Huolian stepped into the courtyard, and within a few steps, his eyes could not help but be attracted by the beautiful and blooming lotus in the pool under the covered bridge. He simply stopped, put his elbows on the railing comfortably, and stood leaning on the railing, looking at it steadily. Lost in ecstasy, it seems that the complicated thoughts in my heart at this time can be forgotten for a while because of this quiet flower scene.

Not far away, the door of the house was gently pushed open, and the hunchback came out.

"The young master is back."

Yu Huolian turned to look at him, nodded slightly, her face was still tired, and asked, "Is Li Chengsong upstairs?"

"Yes, it's already rested."

"What happened to her poison?"

"After she took one of the Hundred Poison Pills that you brought out from the palace, the toxicity seems to have eased a lot, but according to the doctor, the remaining poison is still not cleared, and she is not out of danger..."

Yu Huolian nodded and frowned slightly, "Has Lengqing been here again?"

"Lengqing has already been taken away by Qian Fu," the tuft said, "on the night you showed up to lure Fang Xu away."

Yu Huolian was startled when she heard this, and said in a low voice, "Lengqing was taken away that night?..."

So, Dad already knew about the alliance between Leng Qing and Liao, so he sent Qian Fu to arrest him... Then, what happened later that made Dad change his face...

"Fang Xu's matter... settled?"

Yu Huolian was pondering, but her thoughts were interrupted by the hunchback's words. He glanced at the hunchback, and said with a wry smile, "Well, that's right."

"Is it?!..." The hunchback was a little confused.

Yu Huolian smiled and said, "Thanks to Uncle Tuo who found him and helped me hold him back!..."

"It can only be blamed on him coming at the wrong time," said the hunchback. "During this time, you stayed in Shanghexuan almost every day to take care of Princess Xixia, so why did you show up there!"

Yu Huolian smiled, and said: "Not only did he come at the wrong time, but he also found the wrong place, and met people he shouldn't have met!... If even Uncle Tuo can't tell the truth from the fake, then I, the real young master, I'm afraid the only way to get revenge is to go in front of my father."

Yu Huolian went upstairs to inspect Princess Xixia's injury, and for safety's sake, he stayed in Shanghexuan that night.He lay in bed with his clothes on, tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep, thinking in his heart that Princess Xixia's body was getting weaker and weaker, and it would not last long, he had to let her see the emperor to discuss the affairs of the two countries as soon as possible, otherwise there might be long nights and dreams, and troubles would arise again.Early the next morning, he called the hunchback to take care of Li Chengsong, and went back to Chunshan Book Apartment by himself.

As soon as she entered Chunshan Book Apartment, Yu Huolian found that the door was wide open, and she knew that someone must have come in.When he approached, he saw that the house was in a mess—all the wooden carvings that had been placed on the table were scattered and lying on the ground, and one was thrown at the door, broken into two pieces.

"Very good, why did you fall?"

Yu Huolian murmured, leaning over to pick up the wood carving.He put together the two broken wooden statues and was looking at them, but suddenly something came to his mind, and a trace of obvious fear flashed in his eyes, "Could it be that Dad has been here?!... Dad!"

Yu Huolian ran all over the house, shouting eagerly, but no one answered.

Is dad still mad at me for saying those things...

He can't find me... Will he, will he find Xiaoli? ...

Wrong, wrong...I shouldn't have contradicted my father...Xiao Li...

He thought, and when he came back to his senses, the person had rushed out the door.

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Fangfu

"Master Fang, I haven't seen you for more than ten years. From the looks of your body, you are still as tough as you were back then!"

"Master Yu, you..."

Zhan Hao was dressed in a white robe, with a high crown of hair, and his gestures were calm and elegant. Fang Zian looked at him with half-closed eyes. After a long time, his eyes suddenly shone brightly. He got up and lifted his robe and wanted to kneel, "So it's benefactor, benefactor!"

Zhan Hao stepped forward to support him, laughed and said, "It seems that our two families are destined to each other."

"Yes, yes," Fang Zi'an bowed, "It is my daughter's honor to be married to En Gong, and it is also Zi'an's honor!"

Zhan Hao smiled, changed his tone, and said in a deep voice: "Master Fang, I wonder if I have a chance to talk to Ling Qianjin alone when I come to propose marriage this time."

"Oh, it's natural, it's natural," Fang Zi'an raised his hand and said, "Xiao Fang, hurry up and ask Miss to come out."

"Don't trouble her to come out," Zhan Hao got up and smiled at Xiao Fang, "Please lead the way."

"Oh," Fang Zi'an stroked his beard and smiled, "That's fine, that's fine."

Fang Li's room, the door was closed.

Zhan Hao sat on the chair, held the tea bowl in his hand, and said with a slight smile, "Miss Fang must be mentally prepared for the dangers ahead."

Standing aside, Fang Li was startled when he heard Zhan Hao's words, and asked softly, "Uncle, what do you mean?"

"You chose this road yourself. This old man is just pushing the boat along the way..." Zhan Hao looked at Fang Li and lowered his head slowly, as if what he said was irrefutable. He smiled in satisfaction, took a sip of tea, With a raised eyebrow, he said lightly, "Brother Ling..."

"My brother?!" Fang Li looked shocked, he couldn't help but rushed forward two steps, and said anxiously, "My brother is also in your hands?"

No wonder he fell on the side of the road covered in blood that night. It turned out to be...

"Miss Fang, don't worry, Brother Ling is living a very good life now!..."

While the two people in the room were talking, Yu Huolian had climbed over the wall and entered Fang's mansion, and flew to the door. Seeing Fang Li's door was closed tightly, he was very worried.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, are you there? Why is the door closed, you open it!"

Yu Huolian knocked hurriedly for a while, and seeing no one answered, she opened the door without thinking, a strong gust of air rushed towards her face as the door crack opened, knocking him to the ground, and then the two doors opened again. It closed tightly with a bang.

It's dad! ——Dad really came!

"Father!" Yu Huolian rushed to the door and knocked on the door with both hands, "Father, I was wrong, I was wrong! Do what you want my child to do immediately, please, don't hurt her!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was finally opened, he stood up and rushed in, but he didn't see Zhan Hao, only Fang Li sat on the chair with blank eyes, his face was pale.

"Xiao Li!" Yu Huolian said anxiously, "Xiao Li, how are you doing?"

"Fire lotus..." Fang Li gradually regained consciousness, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

Seeing the tears in her eyes, Yu Huolian felt a twinge of pain in her heart, "I'm sorry, it's my fault, I caused dad to hurt you..."

"No," Fang Li said with a tearful smile, "Uncle, he didn't hurt me."

"Xiao Li..." Yu Huolian didn't know what to do for a moment, seeing another tear running down her cheek, she quickly reached out to help her wipe away the tears.

At night, Yu Huolian walked into Chunshan Book Apartment with a heavy heart, he was still thinking about what happened today.

Did dad just come to propose marriage? ...What did father say, which made her burst into tears... Did he say something about Fang Xu...

He thought as he walked, but he didn't notice that the candle was already lit in the room.He was just about to step over the threshold of the back room when he heard a dignified voice say:

"came back."

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