chasing autumn

Yu Huolian ran all the way back to Zhulin Xiaozhu.

When Qiuniang heard the footsteps, she got up and opened the door, she couldn't help being pleasantly surprised: "Huolian," but seeing him standing at the door in a daze, Qiuniang was faintly worried.She looked closely into his eyes, stretched out her hand to gently brush his hair, but her fingers kept trembling.Qiu Niang worried: "Huo Lian, what's the matter?...Tell Mother quickly, what happened?"

"mother……"

A sound escaped from between the teeth, and for a moment it seemed that all the sadness and sadness had found a harbor to anchor in. Yu Huolian suddenly hugged Qiuniang, crying: "Mother!...I want to go home!"

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Wende Hall

Zhao Zhen recruited an elderly court official and dismissed all the servants.

Inside the hall was a dead body wrapped in a white cloth. It was the little prince who died tragically at the entrance of the hall just now.

The court official gently lifted the white cloth, his expression changed when he saw the wound, and he knelt tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the origin of this sword mark, this sword mark is not small!"

Zhao Zhen seemed to have expected it a long time ago, his eyes were suddenly gray, and he closed his eyes and sighed deeply: "You can see it too..."

"emperor,"

The court official was startled and apprehensive for a while, and said: "This is the original sword technique created by the second prince of the Liao Dynasty! The veteran saw it on the battlefield and remembered it. Incurring death, avoiding it is inevitable, killing hundreds of our brothers in one battle! It is said that this sword technique was only passed on to the royal family of the Liao Dynasty, and never spread it to outsiders. But since the second prince died on the battlefield of Song and Liao, 20 I have not heard of this strange sword technique appearing in the world for many years! There are even rumors that it has been lost! But now... come to think of it, not only has this sword technique not been lost, but the Liao people even dared to ambush to the palace!  … Your Majesty, How can this be good?!"

"How else?"

Zhao Zhen listened silently, with a thousand turns in his heart, and said in a low voice, "The Liao people are so courageous, they have killed them in my harem?!..." After pondering for a moment, Zhao Zhen suddenly stood up suddenly, "I see, This battle has to be fought!!...Where is Chen Fang?!"

"emperor……"

The stability that had been prayed for for many years seemed to be destroyed overnight, and the white-haired court official couldn't help crying on his knees.

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At night, Qiuniang stayed by Huolian's bedside.

On that day, Qiuniang drank with Zhan Hao.Zhan Hao was drunk and said a lot, including that he asked Huo Lian to learn the Liao people's swordsmanship that day, and he wanted Huo Lian to bring Leng Qing into the palace.At that time, Qiuniang was frightened: Zhan Hao, did you let him take the risk of deceiving the king?

After Zhan Hao passed out, Qiu Niang stole the gold thread kit from the cabinet.In order to enter the palace and save Huo Lian, she went to Bao Zheng, met Sheng Jia, and told the emperor who Huo Lian was...

At this moment, looking at Yu Huolian, who was on the couch with her brows slightly frowned, sleeping restlessly for a long time, Qiuniang's heart tightened with pain.

"Father, please save him..."

"Father, I don't want him to die...you save him..."

Qiuniang gently lowered his arm, covered him with the quilt again, tucked in the corners of the quilt, and said worriedly: What happened? ...Why mother asked you, but you refused to say anything...Why do you keep it in your heart...Huo Lian...

After a long time, Yu Huolian finally calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.

Outside the door, there were familiar light footsteps.

Qiu Niang frowned slightly, she got up and went out of the house, just as she opened the door, Zhan Hao came to the door.

"Qiu Niang," Zhan Hao was slightly taken aback, and glanced behind her, "Where is Huo Lian?"

"exist……"

When Zhan Hao heard that he was about to enter the house, Qiu Niang hurriedly stopped him, and said softly, "Huo Lian just fell asleep, what are you doing?!"

"Nothing," Zhan Hao said, "I'll wake him up!"

"You!... Huo Lian cried for a long time, I gave him soothing tea, and he finally fell asleep..."

Qiuniang couldn't stop him, so she had to grab his arm, drag his footsteps, and said angrily, "Zhanhao, what did you ask Huolian to do? Did you ask him to kill again?"

Zhan Hao paused when he heard that, "Yes." Seeing Qiu Niang's face turned pale, Zhan Hao said again, "I'll let him kill the backer of the traitor Wang You!"

"You mean, back then, bedside gossip almost ruined the crown princess of the Zhan family's army?"

"The crown princess back then, now the queen!"

Zhan Hao paced back and forth, and said in a deep voice, "Without his sister's relationship, the traitor Wang You would be ruined from now on! I don't know how many good officials and good people can be saved by this move?! This is considered a good deed !..." Zhan Hao paused, turned to look at her, frowned and said slowly: "Qiu Niang, what's wrong?"

"So, did Huolian know that she was going to kill the queen before entering the palace?" Qiuniang asked suspiciously, "Then why is Huolian still so sad?...He's been talking in his sleep, begging you... ..."

Zhan Hao looked at Yu Huolian who was sleeping soundly on the couch, "Huo Lian, he killed the little prince by mistake..."

"Little prince?!..."

Qiu Niang was shocked when she heard the words, her face turned pale, she took a few steps back weakly, and almost knocked over the cup on the table, "Isn't that..."

A trace of surprise flashed in Zhan Hao's eyes, and he suddenly understood something in his heart, and he couldn't help frowning.He knocked the sleeping Yu Huolian unconscious, turned around and asked in a deep voice,

"You knew already?……"

Qiuniang also knew that her reaction gave Zhan Hao the best answer, so she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy: that kit...

Qiu Niang took a few steps forward and said in a difficult way: "Zhan Hao, you..."

"never mind."

Zhan Hao lowered his eyes and sighed deeply, "You'll know sooner or later anyway. The hunchback told you, right?" Zhan Hao snorted helplessly, "This old thing! There is nothing in the world that he doesn't meddle in!"

Qiuniang was surprised for a while, but she didn't show it, she simply made a mistake.

"Yes, the hunchback told me," Qiu Niang frowned, "If not, how long are you going to keep it from me?"

Zhan Hao avoided her eyes, walked to the bedside, and said silently: "I have my arrangements..."

"Your arrangement? What do you plan to do to Huo Lian?...You let him kill the current empress. If he finds out about his own background, how can the emperor spare him? How will he deal with himself?"

Zhan Hao sneered and said, "Zhao Zhen, he is dead until the day when the truth is revealed!"

"Could it be that you let Huolian use Liao people's martial arts to assassinate the queen?" Qiuniang suddenly asked, "You want to stir up disputes between the two countries?"

Zhan Hao looked at her, "If Zhao Zhen was not angered, how could he hand over the military power to Chen Fang? How would Chen Fang transfer the soldiers guarding the capital? The fewest killings to seize the court?!"

"Zhan Hao, are you really... going to rebel?..."

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time!...Sending people to Liao to plan and instigate the rebellion of the Dangxiang clan, and now let the emperor of Song hate Yu Liao," Zhan Hao said with a smile, "Liao, the enemy is on the back! It has already fallen into fire and water. I don't believe how long it can last?!"

"That is to say, you not only want to replace the Song family, but also destroy the Liao family?..."

——Before taking any action, I must get the antidote from the royal family of Liao... Qiuniang...

Not knowing where to start, Zhan Hao walked slowly to the bedside, and suddenly lifted the quilt off Yu Huolian's body.

Qiu Niang was shocked, "What are you doing?!" As soon as the words finished, Zhan Hao found two jade pendants from Yu Huolian's clothes. Zhan Hao frowned and said, "Why did you give the jade pendants to him?"

Qiuniang suddenly found it funny, and said coldly, "Aren't you too? Why ask me!"

Zhan Hao was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickered slightly, and he had no choice but to put the jade pendant beside the bed.

Seeing that he was just searching around Huo Lian anxiously, Qiu Niang let go of her suspenseful heart and said softly, "Zhan Hao, are you...lost something?"

...lost... the golden thread kit? ...

"Yes." Looking through it again, Zhan Hao didn't find what he was looking for, so he had no choice but to give up and untie Yu Huolian's fainting hole.

Qiu Niang pushed Zhan Hao away in displeasure, and covered Huolian with a quilt.

Zhan Hao suddenly thought of something again, and wondered, "Where's the clothes he brought out from the palace?"

"Huolian burned it," Qiuniang said, "Huolian said she was afraid that you would be unhappy if you saw it..."

Zhan Hao's heart trembled slightly, and he snorted coldly, "He understands! I'm not happy!!..."

"father……"

Yu Huolian babbled in her sleep, which surprised Zhan Hao and Qiu Niang.

"Huolian, what's the matter..." Seeing Yu Huolian frowning slightly, still falling asleep restlessly, Qiu Niang sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked his hair, sighing, "He's still asleep, I'm afraid he's about to start again. Talking in your sleep, I'm asking you again..."

"Ask me?...Ask me to save the little prince?"

Zhan Hao walked over slowly, looked at the tears in the corners of Yu Huolian's eyes, and said in a low voice, "Although it was a manslaughter, but if you die in the underworld, it will be irreversible...still so determined!"

As soon as Zhan Hao finished speaking, Yu Huolian murmured dreamily, "Father, why...why isn't my surname Zhan..."

"you……"

That night, a bloody tear slipped from my heart.

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