The dungeon was rancid and damp. Helianyi lay on the haystack with a sad look on his face. The quilt was thin, but Helianyi couldn't stop shivering.
Chen Liuxiang saw that she was shivering, so she squeezed her to give her some warmth, which made her feel better.
The next day, Chen Liuxiang woke up from a burst of warmth. When she opened her eyes and woke up, she found that it was He Lianyi who felt abnormally hot all over her body. She touched her forehead and shouted to He Lianyi: "Princess, princess... …”
He Lianyi said "hmm" in a daze. Chen Liuxiang concluded that she had a fever, so she shouted: "Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly."
After shouting for a long time, the jailer came over: "What's wrong?"
"Our lady has a fever, please report it to Your Highness."
The jailer panicked when he heard this and hurriedly sent someone to report it. After a while, he said to Chen Liuxiang: "His Highness has been out for several days and has not returned."
"What? Then, let us out quickly. Otherwise, someone will die."
The jailer was in a dilemma for a moment. Xiao Yunyan ordered the person to be sent in, but he was not here at this time. He did not dare to make the decision without authorization.
…
In the middle of the night, Helianyi was dreaming. She dreamed that as a child, she walked in the ice and snow for a long time. The road was very long, and it seemed that it would never end. The loneliness and despair almost suffocated her. Finally, she gradually felt a little warmth. It turned out that her father, who had cared for her like a pearl since childhood, picked her up and held her in his arms.
"Father, father." She buried herself deeply in her father's arms to gain warmth and peace. His father held her tightly and walked around, everything was so peaceful and contented. It seemed like a long time passed. His young and powerful father became old in an instant, and she herself grew up from a child in an instant. She saw the high palace palace again, which seemed to reach straight into the sky, but there was still blood and sword light, and there were still screams and wailing... She saw with her own eyes her brothers, nephews, and nephews fell one after another, and her sisters-in-law were killed. Take away the insult. She wanted to shout, but for some reason she couldn't make a sound. She wanted to stop it, but for some reason she couldn't move. Suddenly, a guard was about to pierce a long sword into her nephew who had just turned one month old. She finally shouted: "No..." Suddenly, she woke up from the nightmare again. When she opened her eyes, she found that she was lying in the arms of a shirtless man. No, to be precise, she was clinging to him tightly, getting warmth from him.
"Are you having a nightmare?" The man's voice sounded, and He Lianyi knew without looking that it was Xiao Yunyan.
"Why are you here?" she asked, then leaned towards the bed, trying to keep herself as far away from him as possible.
"This is my king's sleeping tent." As he spoke, he squeezed towards her, wanting to hug her body that was still trembling from the nightmare, but He Lianyi instinctively avoided her, and Xiao Yunyan had to stroke his On his forehead, he said softly: "You have made me anxious today."
Helianyi looked at himself, who was only wearing a shirt, and cried out in horror: "You, what have you done to me?"
"What do you think?" Xiao Yunyan looked at her with a half-smile.
Helianyi had been in a daze before, and her latest memory was in the dungeon, but she really couldn't remember how she came here and how she was treated by him. But at this time, she had gradually woken up. Before meeting Xiao Yunyan, she had already clearly understood Xiao Yunyan's temperament and past. Knowing how arrogant he was, she relaxed immediately and said, "His Royal Highness is the Ninth Prince of Daliang. He is so noble and noble. Naturally, he will not take advantage of it." People are in danger.”
Xiao Yunyan finally smiled and said, "As long as you understand, there is no need for me to force you when you are unconscious. You have been chilling just now. The military doctor said that using body temperature to warm you is the best effect. Your maidservant also It’s not much better, so I have no choice but to keep you warm myself.”
Helianyi asked again: "Then, why am I here?"
"You had a fever in the dungeon, and I carried you all the way back."
Xiao Yunyan smiled, with an evil aura between his brows and eyes. He kept his gaze on her face and uttered slowly: "The beauty is beside me, tossing and turning, I can't get it, and I sleep hard to convince myself..." Xiao Yunyan suddenly opened his arms and still held Helian. Yi was half-hug him in his arms.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, fever is contagious. I haven't recovered yet. Your Highness, it's better not to be so close to me." He Lianyi broke into sweat again.
"People in the military always bleed but never shed tears, and are only injured but not sick." As he spoke, he hugged her tighter.
"I, I can't breathe, please, Your Highness..."
Seeing the panic in her eyes, Xiao Yunyan couldn't bear it for a moment. He finally let go of her and got out of bed. He threw on a middle coat and asked someone to bring some food. He sat on the edge of the bed with a bowl of white porridge, "Eat more, it will heal faster." He said, picking up a spoon and preparing to feed it to her.
When Helianyi saw him put on his clothes, he turned his eyes to him, stretched out his hand and said, "I'll drink it myself."
Xiao Yunyan said: "You have been having colds and fevers, drinking rice soup and taking medicine. I am taking care of you."
He Lianyi did not answer, but refused.
Xiao Yunyan had no choice but to hand the porridge into her hand. He Lianyi was about to get off the bed with the porridge in his hands. Xiao Yunyan asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I, I will go back to my tent."
Seeing that her hand holding the bowl was still shaking, Xiao Yunyan snatched the bowl of porridge back and said, "Your body is so weak. Stop tossing it back and forth. Just sleep here tonight."
He Lianyi froze, Xiao Yunyan saw her thoughts, pointed to the Arhat couch next to him and said: "Don't worry, I'll stay there tonight." After saying that, he scooped up a spoonful of hot porridge and blew it on Blow and bring it to Helianyi's mouth.
He Lianyi was a little overwhelmed by his sudden tenderness. Xiao Yunyan said, "You still don't want to eat? Your illness was caused by hunger. You can recover faster only when you are full."
"Yeah." She finally realized that she was really hungry, so she no longer refused and allowed Xiao Yunyan to feed her one bite after another.
After eating a bowl of hot porridge, He Lianyi felt that his body was no longer so soft. Xiao Yunyan asked: "What were you dreaming about just now? I heard you keep calling me father."
"I dreamed that that night, Helian Dingbang killed my father, my brothers, and my nephews."
"I heard that that night, in the Changning Palace, corpses were piled up in mountains and blood flowed into rivers. All the men were left. Some women were taken into the harem by Helian Dingbang, while the minors were kept in captivity, and some were treated as children. Tributes are sent to other countries."
"They didn't even spare the prince's one-month-old boy. If it weren't for the fact that we are girls and there are other uses for us, I'm afraid we would have gone to hell by now."
"The women of the Helian clan are very beautiful and well-known in the surrounding countries, so this has become your way of survival. But if I were you, I would definitely use your plan. In the future, I can use my pillow to let the old emperor of Xikang use it for you. .”
"Your Highness does not know that when Helian Dingbang presented me to the old emperor of Xikang, he also sent a letter of credence to ensure that the two countries would have good relations and form an alliance within thirty years. The second reason why I fled was to destroy Their covenant.”
Xiao Yunyan stared at her with burning eyes and asked, "Are you so sure that you can't change this covenant with your beauty?"
"Your Highness is joking. I have never thought of using my beauty to change this situation."
"You keep saying you want revenge, but besides beauty, what else do you have?"
"I am the eldest princess of Daxia. Helian Dingbang has killed so many loyal ministers and good generals in these days. As long as I find a place to stay and raise my arms, I will be able to respond to a hundred responses."
Xiao Yunyan smiled and shook his head and said: "You think too simply. Even if those civil and military officials hate Helian Dingbang, they will not believe a woman like you. Fighting on the battlefield and fighting in the court have always been It’s a matter between men, who would listen to a woman’s manipulation?”
"What's wrong with the women? There are not a few women who have achieved great things in ancient times. Your Highness must not underestimate women."
"Your father is also considered a hero of the previous generation. Why did you trust Helian Dingbang in the first place?"
"At that time, King Yi captured Jiaxuguan and Kangyuan fell again. My father was worried. Zhao Shu took the blame for what happened to Zhao Hai and retired. Many good generals in the court were promoted by Zhao Shu. Only then did my father hand over his troops to Helian Dingbang. In his hand. He had been disguising very well earlier, and no one had ever noticed that he had such wild ambitions."
"I heard that he succeeded in assassinating your father under the guise of a secret report before setting off. At that time, your entire army in Daxia was under his control, so he succeeded."
"Yes, he deliberately dismissed everyone at that time, leaving only my father and him alone in the inner room. After my father's death, he quickly took control of the mansions of my brothers. He used thunderous means to make the courtiers have to Surrender. If anyone in the court dares to question, he will be implicated."
"Oh, I hadn't come to the border area at that time. I only knew the general outlines of some things but not the details. It seems that the rumors are indeed true." Xiao Yunyan said lightly, as if he was careless.
However, He Lianyi heard what Xiao Yunyan said and said, "Of course I knew that His Highness was not here at that time. Before that, I only knew that there was an emperor's ninth son in Daliang. In addition to knowing that His Highness had been raised under the Queen's knees since he was born, , His Highness has always been on good terms with the prince, and doesn’t know much else.”
"Yeah?"
"Otherwise? Does Your Highness think that I have some plot against Your Highness? My enemies are Helian Dingbang and Xiao Yunsheng, not Your Highness. Of course, if Your Highness is suspicious of me, I can't explain myself and can't do anything."
Xiao Yunyan smiled again and said: "Of course I believe you. Go to sleep and have a good rest. You will be well tomorrow." After that, he lay down on the Arhat couch with his clothes on.
