Xiao Su seemed satisfied with Li Qingyan's answer and turned around and left.
Everyone entered the temple in the courtyard. The temple was not big inside, and those who followed the emperor were all descendants of the royal family.
There were three statues of gods sitting in the center.
The remaining people stayed in the courtyard, burning incense and praying with the emperor.
Soon a monk came running over, brought a futon for each of them, and asked them to kneel on it. Three or two monks in brown robes stood in front of them, turning the beads in their palms, and kept whispering and chanting sutras.
Soon the sound of monks chanting sutras came from inside, and the smell of incense lingered around everyone.
Li Qingyan lowered his head to check his arm, and found a bruise on his arm.
...
Yu Miaomiao followed a strange little eunuch into a desolate and dilapidated courtyard.
The ancient wooden buildings were covered behind several bamboos, and dead leaves were scattered all over the ground.
As soon as she stepped in, she looked back and saw that the eunuch had already gone out and closed the door, leaving her alone in the yard.
She didn't panic, but continued walking into the yard.
The hall was quite elegant. Yu Miaomiao had not sat for a while when the sound of the door opening came from outside the courtyard, and the bright yellow figure came in.
Yu Miaomiao stepped forward and saluted, without raising her eyes or speaking.
Xiao Su also squatted down, trying to look at the woman in front of him at eye level, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile: "Can't speak?"
The woman shook her head quietly.
Her head was bowed very low, and she was wearing a veil, so she couldn't see her face clearly, which made Xiao Su a little irritated.
Xiao Su had a cold face and reached out to take off her veil. Just when he was about to touch her:
"Your Majesty, this is the Xiu Niang that Wei Chen mentioned that day." Li Qingyan's voice came.
Yu Miaomiao's heart finally dropped.
Xiao Su stopped his hand, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, straightened up, stared at the woman in front of him and said coldly: "Get back on your feet."
Yu Miaomiao obediently returned to Li Qingyan, and Li Qingyan calmly patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
Li Qingyan bowed his head and bowed: "The Northern Expedition is about to begin. I have nothing to ask for. I only ask the emperor to grant marriage to the two of us."
Xiao Su half-squinted his eyes, looking at the two of them as a husband and a wife, which was very eye-catching.
Now that Li Qingyan has a heavy army and a force stationed outside the capital, this is equivalent to putting a knife on the neck of the imperial city.
I'm afraid that if there is any trouble, the troops outside the capital will directly rebel. He really can't move easily now.
Originally, he wanted to bring this woman over to see Li Qingyan when he entered the palace, but who knew that Li Qingyan had hidden this woman so deeply.
It was not easy to see her today, and he couldn't wait to come over.
Unexpectedly, Li Qingyan followed him again, and Xiao Su looked at the two people in front of him coldly.
Not to be outdone, Li Qingyan protected Miaomiao behind him, and the atmosphere between the two was very acrimonious.
The sky also rumbled and darkened, and the air was filled with gloom and dullness, like a big airtight net that made people easily breathless.
Xiao Su stared at the two of them with a blood-red light in his eyes, and finally walked away, leaving only one sentence: "The Northern Expedition is a major event for the country, and the general should give it priority."
It rained, and the heavy downpour washed away the blood in the yard.
It has been raining heavily in Beijing for several days, and it has also been raining continuously in Gaochang City.
Thick black clouds have been shrouding the entire sky over the capital, repeatedly, with no sign of stopping.
The continuous rainy days have made the air humid, making it even more inconvenient to go out.
Yu Miaomiao stood at the door of the embroidery workshop, wearing a water-colored dress and a gauze feather coat. Her waist was as light as water.
During this period, Yu Miaomiao was living in Qiuyuefang, Mrs. Shen's house in Gaochang City. Now Li Qingyan was about to leave for the Northern Expedition and came to say goodbye to her.
She patiently helped the general adjust his robe and buttoned the last button for him.
Yu Miaomiao secretly didn't want Li Qingyan to go to the Northern Expedition, but she didn't want to spoil the fun, so her thousands of words turned into just one sentence:
"The general is invincible, and the Northern Expedition will surely win a complete victory..."
"Miaomiao, wait until I come back and we will get married." Li Qingyan had a strong figure and a tough and impeccable facial profile. When he said this, he held her hand and revealed a firm and fierce aura in his eyes.
"...Okay." Yu Miaomiao pursed her lips into a line and her voice was as low as a mosquito.
A hint of surprise flashed in Li Qingyan's eyes. He didn't expect Little Rabbit to respond to him. He could no longer suppress the curve of his lips: "If something happens, you must tell me. Don't keep it in your heart. I will be there for everything." .”
"I know." Yu Miaomiao nodded.
"Do you really know?" Li Qingyan asked gently, smoothing her clothes for her, "Miaomiao, are you hiding nothing from me?"
Yu Miaomiao felt that she was invisible under his gaze. She lowered her head and paused for a while, hesitating.
In the past two days, she had always had a hunch that Li Qingyan already knew about her escape from the palace.
But he didn't do anything to her. Instead, he put her in Gaochang. And for some reason, Xiao Su never appeared in her sight again after so long.
She didn't think Xiao Su would give up easily that day.
It wasn't until Li Qingyan asked her that she was sure about it.
Li Qingyan smiled and interrupted her: "It doesn't matter. If you don't want to say it, just don't say it yet. We will have plenty of time in the future. I have left an elite force outside Gaochang City. If you have something to do, you can mobilize it."
Li Qingyan spread her hand and placed a tiger talisman in her palm. It was all black, gilded with different colors, and very beautiful.
Yu Miaomiao wanted to return the tiger charm, but he put it back into her hand.
"Take it, what's mine is yours."
