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Chapter 43 Thrilling escape

When Liu Yixuan heard Ling'er's call, he hurriedly jumped off his horse and rushed to the front of the car. He looked closely and saw Ling'er wearing a bright red wedding dress, a colorful phoenix crown, a seven-colored robe cloak, a head full of pearls and treasures, two long tears on her pink and white face, and endless tears were rippling in her bright eyes.

"Brother Xuan, Brother Xuan!" Ling'er lifted the curtain and leaned out, excitedly jumping out of the chariot. Liu Yixuan hurried forward and took her into her arms.

"My good sister, you made me chase me so hard. I've seen you!" Liu Yixuan hugged Ling'er's petite body tightly, for fear that she would be taken away from her hands again. Yes, Liu Yixuan took a lot of effort to escape from home, and then fabricated an imperial edict at the risk of beheading the head. The purpose was to see Ling'er. Now that he saw Ling'er, his heart was filled with endless joy and excitement. He no longer nostalgic for the identity of the prime minister and no longer thought about making achievements, because those who did not belong to him at all. The only thing he cared about was the princess of the Song Kingdom in his arms. Without her, everything in the Northern Song Dynasty was a cloud.

Liu Yixuan thought about it and felt scared. He just followed King Kang to Shandong, and almost caused his beloved girl to become someone else's bride. As long as Liu Yixuan was still alive in the Northern Song Dynasty, he could not accept Ling'er being stolen by others.

"Brother Xuan, where have you been? Why did you come?" Ling'er's eyes were filled with tears of grievance. She pouted her mouth and complained, while waving her pink fists to hit Liu Yixuan's chest. This made Liu Yixuan's heart hurt like a knife. Yes, where did she go? Why did she arrive at Ling'er? She promised to prevent Ling'er from being wronged at all, but she could not come to her when Ling'er needed her the most. She grew up under the high wall since she was a child. She never knew the sinisterness of this world. She was so weak and simple, but she wanted to be controlled by others for her life's happiness. She had no idea that she had become a pawn in the hands of his father and brother, and a political victim of the Song Dynasty's subjects in exchange for short-term peace.

In Liu Yixuan's eyes, Ling'er is the most innocent person. The cowardice and incompetence of the Song Dynasty's monarch and ministers, and the vulnerability of the Song Dynasty men should not allow a woman to take responsibility. Throughout history, all men who use women to achieve the purpose of rectification have been despised by Liu Yixuan, because Liu Yixuan always believed that war is completely a matter between men. As long as men in a country are not dead, it is not the turn of women to go to the battlefield. Women are the objects of cherishing, caring and loving for men. They are definitely not objects used as weapons to use. Those nations that count on women to charge into battle will not perish.

"Ling'er, I'm sorry, it's all my fault." Liu Yixuan fell into deep self-blame, and tears of grievance were also felt in his eyes. However, in front of Ling'er, he had to be strong. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles there were, he had to take out the courage to overcome them and fight, because the princess in his arms was worth his all.

"Woo... I thought you didn't want me anymore!" Ling'er pouted and cried, "My emperor wants to marry me to a foreigner, and her mother doesn't want to care about me anymore. If you don't want me again, what should I do..." After saying that, tears were like a spring.

"Silly girl, why would I not want you? Okay, let's not cry anymore. I'm here, I won't leave you anymore. Don't cry anymore. Let's go home." Liu Yixuan stroked Ling'er's little face, wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, and then comforted her with kind words. When Ling'er saw Liu Yixuan's arrival, her originally depressed mood was reactivated. In addition, she was originally an innocent and innocent little girl, and happiness and loss were written on her face. When she heard Liu Yixuan say she wanted to take her home, she knew that she was saved, so she stretched her eyebrows and no longer had a sad face.

Liu Yixuan supported Ling'er and asked her to jump out of the chariot, intending to take her away, but Zhang Bangchang, the Minister of War who had been standing aside for a long time, refused to agree. He escorted the princess to marry him in accordance with the imperial edict. Now the princess was taken away by someone else halfway, and the imperial edict brought by Liu Yixuan was difficult to tell whether it was true or false. If something went wrong in the middle, it would be difficult to get in touch with Qin Zong when he went back, so he hurriedly came to ask Liu Yixuan: "Mr. Liu, what are you doing?"

"I want to take the princess back to Beijing." Liu Yixuan said as he wanted to support Ling'er on the horse.

"Return to Beijing? How can this be done! I escort the princess according to the will of the Lord. How can I let you take the princess away?"

"What are you saying? I have also received the imperial edict and want to take the princess back to the palace immediately. The Empress Dowager is still waiting to see her. If the time is delayed and the Empress Dowager's condition worsens, can you bear the responsibility?"

Liu Yixuan scolded Zhang Bangchang a few words, which made Ling'er believe it after hearing this, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Xuan, what's wrong with my mother?"

When Liu Yixuan saw Ling'er coming to ask, she was afraid that she would believe her lies, so she was worried, so she said to Ling'er: "The Empress Dowager saw that you were married far away and missed you too much, and she was heartbroken for a while. Now, your prince will ask me to send an order to pick you up. Let's go, get on the horse!"

Ling'er learned that her mother had a heart-wrenching illness because she was reluctant to marry far away. Most of her resentment towards her mother disappeared. When Qinzong told Ling'er that she wanted to betroth him to the third prince of the Jin Kingdom, Ling'er refused to agree, and even ran to the empress dowager to make a big fuss. She wanted to rely on the empress dowager's favor for her to take back her life, but the empress dowager was silent for half a day. Qinzong said that this was the emperor's will, and his mother had no choice, so Ling'er shouted to go to Jinmingyuan to meet her father Song Huizong. At this time, Song Huizong was just silent.

During the critical period of cultivation, he was easily unwilling to see people. Even Qinzong and Zhu Fan's visits were scolded, so he would not allow a young daughter to disturb him. So Qinzong arranged for the palace maids to watch Ling'er and prevent her from walking around at will. In addition, Qinzong also begged the empress dowager to do Ling'er's ideological work, so that she would not be willful, and told Ling'er about the capture of King Su and King Ji, so that she could consider the overall situation and learn the women in "Biography of Women" who knew the general and the righteousness of the great Song Dynasty and became a hero among the girls who devoted themselves to the Song Dynasty.

But Ling'er could not understand these things. She was unwilling to be a hero among girls. She just cried blindly, but she didn't have to cry for half a day. This marriage event has always been the words of her parents' orders and matchmakers. She, a princess of Song, is no exception. In the end, she had no choice but to accept her fate. However, Ling'er did not give up completely because she believed that her brother Xuan would not let her marry someone else, and would definitely appear in front of her at some time. Sure enough, God did not disappoint her.

Liu Yixuan helped Ling'er get on the horse, intending to take Ling'er to escape, and the farther away, the better. However, Zhang Bangchang seemed to be still resolute. Zhang Bangchang said, "Young Master Liu, don't rush to leave. The servant has just sent the envoy to the capital. If the true lord issued an order to cancel the marriage and wait for the envoy to come back, what if the servant escorted the two back to the capital together?"

When Liu Yixuan heard that Zhang Bangchang had sent someone to Beijing to visit the letter, he felt panic, because he was just pretending to be sent to the imperial edict. If the letter came back, wouldn’t he be exposed? Not only would he not be able to save Ling'er, but he might be captured by Zhang Bangchang on the spot. That would mean that he would have to compensate his wife and his troops. No, he must not be delayed. He had to leave this place immediately and immediately leave Zhang Bangchang, the old thief.

"You don't need to escort the princess, I'll just escort it alone. Besides, your car is moving slowly, and the Queen Mother is anxious to see the princess. Follow you, I'm afraid it won't be able to reach the capital even if it gets dark. Let's take a step forward. You are following behind. Lord Zhang, see you again in the capital!" As she said that, she also turned over and carried Ling'er into her arms, pulled the reins and turned around and left. Ling'er was riding on a horse with Liu Yixuan under the gaze of everyone. She felt a little embarrassed and looked down shyly without saying a word.

"Where to go?" Zhang Bangchang hurriedly changed his face and shouted: "I will never let the princess leave before I get the exact news. Please stop them!"

Seeing Zhang Bangchang's serious expression, several soldiers of the Imperial Army knew that this was not a big deal. The Imperial Army Captain He Tao also came over to persuade Liu Yixuan: "Mr. Liu, I think you and the princess should wait a little longer. Lord Zhang has sent an envoy back to the city. It is not too late to return to the city after the envoy takes back the imperial edict. Even if it delays a little time, I don't think the emperor will blame you. If you take the princess away like this, it will be difficult for the young people to go back!"

Liu Yixuan dared not delay it. He tried hard to see Ling'er, saying that nothing could allow Ling'er to fall into the hands of Qinzong and his ministers again. While Zhang Bangchang was still not sure that the imperial edict he brought was fake, he should take Ling'er away.

"Random! Haven't you heard clearly what I said? I have the gold medal in my hand, and I have the right to take action first and then report to the soldiers of the Imperial Guards. General He, if you stop me again, don't blame me for turning against me!" As he said that, he raised the bright spear in his hand and pointed it straight at He Tao's throat and rebuked loudly. He said again: "I am still the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. If you dare to disobey my order, I will be killed! I will take the princess back to the city. You can wait for Lord Zhang's envoy here. If the envoy takes the imperial edict back, you will escort the carriage back to the city! Everything else is nothing to do with you!" Then he turned his head and slapped the horse and left.

When He Tao saw Liu Yixuan pointing his spear at the throat and there was another gold medal in his hand, he didn't dare to stop him. He had to wave his hand to the soldiers and let the team let Liu Yixuan go. Seeing that the soldiers gave way, Liu Yixuan hurriedly whipped the war horse under his crotch twice. The horse seemed to be human, and immediately left the ground with four hooves, whistling southeastward like wind and lightning.

Liu Yixuan looked at the imperial guards behind him getting farther and farther away, then took a deep breath, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, and hugged Ling'er tightly and ran towards the unknown world to the east.
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