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Chapter 45 Avoid the limelight

Liu Yixuan and Ling'er entered Honglai Inn, but saw that the inn was not as prosperous as before, and it seemed much deserted. Several of the guys in the store were sleeping on the table, and a young woman dressed in bright clothes was fiddling with her abacus on the counter.

"Boss, come to two guest rooms!" Liu Yixuan shouted to the counter.

The boss's wife hurriedly put down her work and got up to entertain her. But as soon as she walked to Liu Yixuan, she said in surprise: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Liu from the capital?" She looked at Ling'er again and exclaimed: "Oh, isn't this a prince... princess?" She hurriedly kowtowed.

When Liu Yixuan heard that the woman knew her, she hurried over to see her. After a closer look, she realized that she was the owner of Zhangsan Inn in the west of the city. When Liu Yixuan came to Junzhou last time, she stayed in her inn for one night and confronted them in the lobby of Junzhou. She had a good impression of the couple. Now she suddenly saw the owner appearing at Honglai Inn, and was quite surprised.

"Hey? You are not from Zhangsan Inn in the west of the city..."

"Yes, Mr. Liu is really a memory." The boss lady came up and got into a trap before Liu Yixuan finished speaking, and smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of wind has blown today, but she actually blows the two great benefactors!" After that, she kowtowed repeatedly.

Liu Yixuan quickly helped her up and said, "Why should the boss do this gift? We are passing by here and don't want to make too much noise. You might as well get up quickly!"

The boss lady stood up with a smile, and Liu Yixuan asked, "Boss, why do you call us benefactors?"

"You are our great benefactor! If you hadn't been to Junzhou last time, you wouldn't have driven away the foolish prefect Wang. If the prefect had not been knocked down, the civilian woman and my humble husband would not have come to Honglai Inn to make a living. Do you think you are our benefactors?"

"Oh? So, this Honglai Inn belongs to you couple?"

"Well, we don't have this ability! The young master didn't know that since Wang Menghai was demoted, the Honglai Inn was acquired by the old prince. Seeing that we were honest and honest, we were born in an inn, the old prince asked us and our husband to help him take care of the monthly wages, and the monthly wages would be divided according to the benefits of the inn."

"Oh, that's the case. It turns out that you were hired by the old prince as manager." He asked again: "I wonder if you couple earn more money here than before?"

The boss lady smiled and said, "That's natural. This lean camel is bigger than a horse. Honglai Inn is the largest inn in our Junzhou City. How could it be compared with the small shop we used to have? But... the guests in the past few months have been much less than before, and they are all caused by this war. I heard that the north has been fighting, and the people coming and going are all refugees. The business of our inn is getting worse day by day!"

The boss's wife talked a few words, took Liu Yixuan and Ling'er to a table, and asked the guys to make a pot of good tea to entertain, and then asked quietly: "Young Master Liu and the Princess ran out secretly this time?"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Yes, this time I didn't run out, I escaped! You have to keep it a secret for us and don't tell anyone about our whereabouts. Even the old prince should not tell him."

"Escaped? The capital is so good, why do you want to escape?" the boss asked in confusion.

Liu Yixuan didn't want to explain too much to her because he had committed the crime of deceiving the king this time. If Zhang Bangchang returned to Beijing and restored Qinzong's life, Qinzong would definitely be furious, and he might want him all over the country. So Liu Yixuan did not dare to speak too much, just wanted to escape from the Central Plains safely, but Liu Yixuan chose this opportunity to escape because he knew that if the Song and Jin countries did not agree to peace, the Jin people would immediately be overwhelmed. By then, Qin Zong would be enough to command the subjects of Bianliang to defend the city to the death, and he had no time to pursue others' crimes of deceiving the king.

"This matter is quite complicated, and you don't need to know, sister-in-law, we have been traveling for a day today and are hungry now. Let's give us some food!" Liu Yixuan avoided the topic and planned to ask for some wine and food. Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, the boss's wife was embarrassed to ask more questions, so she smiled and said, "It's okay to say it, even if the two benefactors arrived at us, how could they still be hungry?" As she said that, she called the shop's shop to prepare wine and food.

After dinner, Liu Yixuan and Ling'er had two more guest rooms to rest. Liu Yixuan saw that Ling'er was wearing gorgeous clothes, which was obviously not for escape, so he asked the owner of the shop for a few ordinary women's clothes. The owner knew that Ling'er was a daughter, so he was willing to offer the clothes she had worn. Liu Yixuan tried to persuade her, so she only picked a few clean and fit clothes to Ling'er.

The next day at dawn, the two were sleeping heavily in their respective houses, but were awakened by the noise of beating drums and drums outside the window. Liu Yixuan pushed open the window and looked up the street downstairs, but saw a group of officers and soldiers from the government office posting notices on the sign at the intersection. An official pointed at the notice and said:

"Now there is Liu Yixuan, the son of Liu Anguo, a capital city. Yesterday, he falsely issued an imperial edict fifteen miles west of Bianliang City, robbed Princess Yuling and attempted to destroy the marriage plan. Such a crime of deceiving the king is a great rebellion. Now, the paintings and pictures of the rebel minister Liu Yixuan are posted in the city. Anyone who helps the government to capture this person will be rewarded with 5,000 guan. On October 16, the first year of Jingkang."

Liu Yixuan poked his head out and listened to the people downstairs' discussion, thinking to himself: "This wanted order is issued so fast, and my drawings are difficult to deal with this time. It seems that you have to be careful in the future."

Liu Yixuan knew that he had caused a big disaster this time, but he did not regret his behavior. The only thing he was worried about was that his parents and parents in the capital had caused a lot of trouble for the Liu family during the period when he came to the Northern Song Dynasty. This time, the false imperial edict was even more of a beheading. It is estimated that his father Liu Anguo would also be implicated.

Liu Yixuan suddenly felt worried about his parents because he knew that in a short time, the Jin soldiers would surround Bianliang, and even the emperor and the empress dowager would become prisoners, not to mention these ministers and their families, Liu Yixuan wanted to leave and escape far away, but when he thought that Liu Anguo and Mrs. Fan had only one son like himself. If he only cared about his personal safety and abandoned his parents, wouldn't it be better to be a pig or a dog?

Although Liu Yixuan has been their son for less than a year, Liu Anguo and Mrs. Fan have not given less care than any of their parents. They have been frightened by their impulse for youth. They have been worried about their inaction. They have also scolded themselves loudly for their "hate to be a steel". After they have caused trouble, they have tried their best to protect themselves. They are their only relatives in the Northern Song Dynasty. Liu Yixuan suddenly felt that he could not leave them alone, but let his parents bear the sins he committed. It is obviously not the way of a responsible man.

Liu Yixuan came to Ling'er's room, but saw that Ling'er had already finished washing, and had changed into a blue and white silk skirt that the boss's wife had given him yesterday. The golden hairpin on her head had been taken off, and only her black hair was tied into a bun, and fixed it with a peach blossom hairpin on one side. There was a row of neat bangs on Ling'er's forehead, and a pair of autumn water was pure and bright under the bangs.

"Brother Xuan, you're awake!" Ling'er saw Liu Yixuan coming in and hurried over to see him. In fact, Ling'er had woken up long ago. After she woke up, she wanted to wake up Liu Yixuan, but she knew that Liu Yixuan had not had a good rest for several days to save her, so she couldn't bear to disturb her. After getting up, Ling'er walked around the inn. Zhang San's wife had always been quick and enthusiastic. Seeing that Ling'er was on a visit in a condom, she deliberately came over to please her. Because the guys in the store were all men and no maid could do it, she had to come upstairs to help Ling'er dress up.

Seeing Ling'er's simple and elegant appearance, Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Oh, beauty is just a beauty, she is so beautiful in everything she wears!" He then grabbed her little hand and said, "Sister, you are used to being served by others on weekdays. You are really wronged to be an ordinary girl. I heard a notice outside that your royal brother is wanting me nationwide. It seems that we will have to live a life of running around in the future. Ling'er, run away with me. Do you regret it?"

After hearing this, Ling'er shook her head and said, "Brother Xuan, I don't regret it. I know that everything you do is for my own good. I don't care whether I am a princess or not. I only care whether I can be with you. If I were asked to marry that prince of the Jin Kingdom, even if I become a queen in the future, I would not be happy. Do you still remember what I said to you in the imperial garden that time? You are the prince consort sent to me by God. No matter where you go, I will follow you!"

After hearing this, Liu Yixuan felt that everything he did for this princess was worth it, even if he offended the monarch for a dynasty, even if he lost his head in the Northern Song Dynasty. Liu Yixuan couldn't help but hug Ling'er in his arms again. He deeply felt that Ling'er was not only so simple and kind, but also so understanding. Because of this, he had to protect her regardless of everything and let her survive in this troubled world.

In fact, Liu Yixuan didn't know what his future would be, nor did he know if he was a person in history, but he believed that since life had not ended, the story had not come to an end. His mission was not only to protect the petite and weak princess in front of him, but also to protect his "relatives" in the Northern Song Dynasty as much as possible.

"Ling'er, I want to go back to the capital."
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