The winter wind sliced ​​through Xu Yan's face like a knife, leaving waves of stinging pain. Xu Yan was riding Chiyan, his hands were red from the cold, but he still looked ahead firmly with his eyes.

Yingchun, who was accompanying him, said to Xu Yan from his horse: "Your Highness, if you bear with me for a moment, we will arrive at Baohua Mountain in no time."

Xu Yan nodded at her, indicating that he understood.

Speaking of which, the reason why I have come to suffer this kind of suffering cannot be avoided because of the "credit" of the ministers of the imperial court. As the New Year is approaching, the royal family of the Xu Kingdom will select a few people every year to go to Baohua Mountain with the ministers to worship Qinglian.

Madam, I pray that the country of Xu will have good weather in the coming year.

Logically speaking, she didn't need to go. Just because she was still young and the palace could not be without both the empress and the heir apparent at the same time, so in the past, it was the queen mother who went.

In previous years, the Queen Mother had also fallen ill, and her wish to go there on her behalf was abandoned in the Queen Mother's cold eyes.

This year Xu Yan also wanted to have a good rest in her dormitory for a few days as before. After all, the year-end assessment of Qingyun Academy had just ended, and she finally got the third place in the academy, only behind Liu Fei and Peng Yue.

High grades mean high investment, and she stayed up all night for this assessment. Who would have thought that just when she was about to relax, someone would try to trick her in the court? The most critical question is that the Queen Mother also

agreed.

When Xu Yan heard the news, she was very angry. She sent someone to find out who was so boring, but when she heard the names of Yun Lang and Mr. He, she fell silent.

There are some things that she has decided not to pursue anymore. But if they are restless, she can't be blamed. After all, she is no longer the Xu Yan who was at the mercy of others.

So, just three days before the New Year's Day, the group set off in great force.

What she didn't expect was that Yun Lang and Master He also came over. On the surface, two people who had never met each other always had inexplicable overlaps in their itineraries. There must be something fishy in it.

Xu Yan sneered, she was looking forward to what kind of methods they would use this time.

After walking for a long time, Xu Yan gradually felt a little thirsty under the misty winter sun. She subconsciously touched the water bag hanging on her horse. After waiting for a long time, she realized that there was no water in the water bag.

When she was feeling melancholy, a clean and slender hand appeared in her sight. Xu Yan looked down in the direction of the hand, and what came into view was He Xun's delicate face. His eyes seemed to be crushed to pieces.

Like thousands of stars, people can't help but fall into it.

"Your Highness, Sister Yingchun has already gone to get a new water bag for you. If you don't mind, this slave's share is useless." He Xun's gentle voice sounded, interrupting Xu Yan's reverie.

As if he was afraid that He Xun would find out that she was looking at him in a trance, Xu Yan turned her head and refused: "No need."

She was thinking about He Xun's attire just now. It was completely different from the way she had just picked him up from Mrs. He.

When she went to pick up He Xun that day, she almost felt that He Xun was breathing his last breath.

He was covered in blood, and it was impossible to tell what kind of injury he had suffered. His long black hair was stuck to his face, covered with blood. Xu Yan tremblingly put his hand under his nose until he felt his weak breath.

After taking a breath, he took his hand back.

She asked the secret guards to take He Xun back and ask the imperial doctor to treat him. When the imperial doctor heard that he was treating a slave, his face darkened, he rolled up his sleeves and left.

Xu Yan threatened him with the identity of the princess behind him, but he said that the slaves were discarded by Lady Qinglian when she created the world, and were existences that should have disappeared.

Xu Yan was shocked by these words at the time. She had only lived in the palace for the past eight years and had almost no opportunities to interact with slaves. So even though she knew that there were levels, she did not expect that it would be so serious.

There was no other way, so Xu Yan had to ask Yingchun to get some medicine to treat trauma, such as golden sore medicine, to barely treat the horrific scars on his body. As for the deeper wounds...

Xu Yan clenched her fists. If she was destined to become the king of Xu State, then one day she would have to change these deep-rooted bullshit systems!

Fortunately, He Xun's own recovery ability was relatively strong, and those horrific wounds healed almost completely in just a month. They were left with shallow scars on his body.

After she brought He Xun back, she made him a horse servant according to Master He's request. Even though it was just like this, He Xun was very grateful to Xu Yan.

But Xu Yan felt that she couldn't face him. Every time she met his shining grateful eyes, she felt guilty.

It was obviously her who caused him to be like this. If she had not chosen him to be her secret guard, then he might still be working as her servant. As long as he stayed away from Mrs. He's sight every day, he would be safe.

I would not have suffered such an unreasonable disaster, let alone almost lost my life.

No matter what, she owed him after all. Now that she had rescued him, she would protect him behind her no matter what.

Yingchun did not ask her to wait any longer, and quickly brought a full water bag and handed it to Xu Yan. Just when Xu Yan was about to drink water, the honor guard arrived at the foot of Baohua Mountain.

The abbot of Baohua Temple was already waiting at the foot of the mountain. When he saw Xu Yan's honor guard, he immediately came forward to greet him. Xu Yan no longer cared about drinking water at this time, so he had to respond gracefully with royal manners.

Xu Yan went in while chatting with the abbot, licking his chapped lower lip. However, it didn't take long for the abbot to notice Yun Lang following behind Xu Yan.

Yun Lang seemed to feel the host's eyes, and was about to come forward when he saw Xu Yan's eyes sizing them up. His feet suddenly froze.

Xu Yan smiled brightly at him: "It seems that the Taifu and the abbot are old acquaintances. Why don't you come over and walk with us?"

Xu Yan's smile inexplicably sent chills down Yun Lang's back. He was about to refuse, but when he caught the abbot's gaze, he responded: "In this case, it is better to obey than to be respectful."

Xu Yan turned around and walked forward with Yun Lang and the abbot. Their conversation was very simple. They just discussed the situation of Baohua Temple this year and some people's livelihood issues. From the surface, there was no problem at all.

Xu Yan snorted coldly in his heart: These old slickers are not easy to worry about.

Since the group of people was very tired from traveling and traveling, they took a day off as usual and knelt down to worship in the early morning of New Year's Eve.

After entering the wing arranged for them by Baohua Temple, Xu Yan did not breathe a sigh of relief. They insisted on letting her out during this trip, but apart from the conversation between the host and Yun Lang, nothing happened that deserved special attention.

I'm afraid their methods haven't been revealed yet.

Then, within these two days, they will definitely take action!
Chapter completed!