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Tang Ling sat in front of the window all night. At dawn, the wind and rain finally subsided. He opened the window, and the coldness of the wind and rain remained in the air. Even though it was still the end of summer, Tang Ling was still shivering slightly.

A wind and rain destroyed the flower garden in front of the window and left it in a mess.

His epiphyllum...

Tang Ling's heart tightened. He was thinking about ruining it just a moment ago. Even if he waited for the flowers to bloom by himself, he might as well be ruined...

Tang Ling ran out of the house in a hurry, rushed into the flower garden, carefully lifted up the crooked flower plants, and used her hands to straighten the soil and rebury the flower roots.

The flower plants were tortured by the brutal wind and rain all night, and most of the roots were exposed. Tang Ling wanted to bury them back.

The soil soaked by the wind and rain was as cold as ice and as sticky as thick slurry. The soil could not be compacted, and the roots could not be buried back. Tang Ling was anxious and flustered, and kept digging the soil to bury it.

"Hurry up and help!"

Ye Huai heard Tang Ling running out of the house and followed him out. Seeing him rushing straight into the flower garden, Ye Huai hurried to call for someone.

"My lord, my lord, leave this place to the gardeners."

Ye Huai pulled up the muddy Tang Ling.

Qing Lan said that Tang Ling couldn't catch the cold anymore.

Before Princess Xihe left Shaoyang for the Kingdom of Chen, there was a sacrificial ceremony, and Tang Ling had to go with her.

I don't know where the evil wind came from that day, and it rained lightly all day long. Tang Ling was drenched in the rain for a day, and when she came back, she fell ill and had a high fever for several days. In Anhou's Mansion, Tang Ling's illness came and went, sometimes sober and sometimes drowsy, and it took a month to get better.

If Qinglan saw Tang Ling pounced in the mud, she would scold Ye Huai to death.

Tang Ling stared blankly at several gardeners bringing tools to tidy the flower garden. He couldn't help but look down at his hands. He was trembling, as if he suddenly felt cold.

"Young master, I'm sorry."

Ye Huai didn't care about anything else, picked Tang Ling up, and hurried back to the house, calling for someone to call Qing Lan.

Ye Huai took off Tang Ling's muddy robe, cleaned his hands, and stuffed him under the quilt to cover him.

"What's going on?!" Qing Lan ran all the way into the house, and rushed to Tang Ling to feel his pulse. Tang Ling was hot and obviously had a fever again. Qing Lan ordered the servants, "Hurry up and boil the water, sir. Shower and change clothes, hurry up."

"How about it?"

"How is it?! Young master's illness is still recovering! Did he not sleep last night, and sat by the window all night again?"

"..." Ye Huai couldn't answer, it was raining too much last night, he couldn't tell whether Tang Ling was sitting or lying in the room, awake or asleep.

But even if he knew, there was nothing he could do about Tang Ling.

Qing Lan didn't have time to criticize Ye Huai, and quickly prescribed a prescription: "Hurry up and grab the medicine, boil three bowls of water into one bowl, hurry up."

Tang Ling felt very cold, which made him shiver, but his forehead was densely covered with fine sweat.

"Young master, come, eat this first."

Qing Lan had ready-made pills beside her, so she fed Tang Ling one first, then took it with warm tea, and then wiped the sweat from Tang Ling's forehead.

"...My lord, don't be like this, you weren't like this before..." Qing Lan's voice was full of tears, and he really felt distressed seeing Tang Ling's distraught appearance.

Ever since she came back to Da Zhou, Qing Lan hadn't seen Tang Ling smile. He was like the epiphyllum in a garden that had been ruined badly.

Tang Ling raised her hand and gently touched Qing Lan's head, and said in a low voice, "I will get better.

do not worry. "

Looking at Tang Ling, Qing Lan couldn't help crying: "My lord... let's go back to the Marquis Mansion.

You said you wanted to come here to recuperate, but you...how come the more you recuperate, the sicker you become! "

This small courtyard is located in the bamboo forest on the outskirts of Shaoyang. From the beginning of autumn, Tang Ling must live here, saying that she wants to see the flowers bloom.

But even the dull Qing Lan could tell that Tang Ling was not happy here at all, he would always sit in the warm pavilion and look out the window, all day and all night, with a sad expression on his face.

Qing Lan bit her lips and held back her tears. He didn't know how to cure Tang Ling's lovesickness, he was useless!

"Qing Lan, I'm fine."

Tang Ling gently wiped Qing Lan's tears with her sleeve, and said, "I will get better."

"Wuuuu...Young Master, it's useless to be Qing Lan, but I want you to comfort me..."

"Silly Qinglan, don't cry, I promise you, I will drink the medicine obediently, so that I can have a better life."

Qing Lan kept nodding her head: "Young master will be fine."

Will be fine.

Tang Ling smiled slightly, it was time for him to learn how to get along with this heartache and regret.

He can't control the wind and rain, but he can guard his own flower garden.

He couldn't take Qi Xiao as his own, he only wanted him to be safe and happy, and he would silently guard his flower garden for the rest of his life.

***

Qi Xiao and his entourage set off from Yuanjing City, followed the Qinjiang River, and went to the Taihua River in Shun'an Prefecture to meet Princess Xihe of Zhou Kingdom.

The whole world knew that Qi Xiao was there to welcome his relatives.

It can be said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince greeted the bride from thousands of miles away, which gave Zhou Guo enough face.

In the past, marriages were very frequent during the Eight Kingdoms War, but in the era of Chen Zhouqi, they never happened again.

Qi Xiao is no longer a little-known prince, but Da Chen's Crown Prince, and the grandeur of his travels can only be described as majestic.

This marriage between Chen and Zhou was really once in a hundred years. Many people were watching the fun along the way. Even the boats on the Qinjiang River couldn't wait to stop to watch His Royal Highness's royal boat pass by.

Qi Xiao's fleet consisted of three large ships and five smaller official ships.

Even this smaller official ship is larger than the average official ship.

When Qi Xiao boarded the boat in Qihuai, he thought it was like moving a palace.

Qi Xiao chuckled, after being the crown prince for three years, he no longer cares about extravagance and lust.

As we all know, Qi Xiao gets seasick.

As soon as he got on the boat, he couldn't even stand still. He kept lying in the room, couldn't eat, and drank a lot. The guards on the boat saw Qi Xiao throwing up at the stern several times. For the face of His Royal Highness, the guards were beaten Drive away.

The boat sailed for more than ten days, getting closer and closer to Shun'an Mansion.

The weather has not been very good these few days, there are always wind and rain, thunderstorms and then clear, the river is not calm, the boat shakes violently, Qi Xiao vomited several times.

The rain stopped during the night.

Qi Xiao was supported by Zong Sheng and sat in the stern of the boat to blow some air.

"How far are we from Shun'an Mansion?"

"Five days to go.

But the weather is not good, it may be a day or two late. "

"Ah."

Qi Xiao leaned against the stern of the boat, his eyes were distracted, and he said to Zong Sheng in a very soft voice, "I guess it's time for Concubine Zhao to do something."

"Didn't the Lord warn the Seventh Prince? Doesn't Concubine Zhao know how to restrain herself?"

"Restrain? They took so much trouble to let me come out to welcome the bride, isn't it just to kill me? She killed my mother back then, who knows how many people she killed over the years, how can such a person restrain himself?"

"Master, I'm still not worried about the Seventh Prince.

Do you want to let Chi Yue know? "

"You can't implicate Chi Yue."

Qi Xiao shook his head, "If Lao Qi wants to stop Lao Liu from bringing troops back to Yuanjing, there will be no agreement, there is only one way, and that is to expose the case of corruption in military pay.

This move forced Lao Liu to deal with it first, and Gongsun should push some scapegoats to save Lao Liu.

And he would never dare to rebel at such a juncture.

At this point, they can't let me live anymore. "

Zong Sheng nodded slightly, he did what Qi Xiao said, and never objected.

"Do you feel uncomfortable for letting you hide it from Chi Yue?"

Zong Sheng looked at Qi Xiao and said nothing.

He was afraid that Chi would be more worried.

"His Majesty will know when the nothing happened card is in his hands."

Zong Sheng frowned, and his breathing became heavy. Chi Yue once said that if Qi Xiao hadn't been the heir to the throne, they might never see each other again.

Qi Xiao patted Zong Sheng's arm lightly: "When I get to Shaoyang, you can come back and look for him."

"Father..."

Qi Xiao interrupted Zong Sheng, continued with a smile: "You and I are brothers, not master and servant, I want to find someone I like, and so do you.

If possible, I really want to match you personally..."

Qi Xiao originally wanted to say something, but suddenly changed his face, and Zong Sheng beside him became alert almost at the same time.

"Grandpa, here we come."

"It's really hard to wait."

In the dark night, the lights on the boat were bright, but the stern of the boat was not well illuminated, and there was a chilling killing intent hidden in the darkness.

"Phew!" The sound of the weapon being unsheathed seemed to be coming from beside Qi Xiao and Zong Sheng.

Zong Sheng reacted very quickly, held back the knife that was slashing, and took the knife to kill a person instantly.

Qi Xiao's figure was swaying, as if he couldn't stand still.

The assassins became excited for a moment, His Royal Highness is seasick, no matter how skilled he is, he is not as good as a drunk at this moment!

"kill!"

There was chaos at the stern of the boat, and Zong Sheng was no match for dozens of assassins by himself. He kept shouting, "Come on! There are assassins!"

Qi Xiao staggered and dodged the white blades coming one after another with difficulty, retreating again and again, his whole body bumped into the fence, and his face was slashed off again.

Qi Xiao leaned back, although he narrowly avoided the blade, he couldn't stand still and fell headlong.

"Pfft."

"Master!" Zong Sheng turned pale with shock, and immediately jumped into the water.

"Pfft."

"Bow and arrow, shoot me!"

"Swish, whoosh, whoosh..." Dozens of arrows shot densely into the undulating Qinjiang River, but it was dark, and nothing could be seen under the surface of the river.

"There are assassins! Protect Your Highness!"

The imperial army on the ship finally arrived, surrounded the assassins, and fought again.

"His Royal Highness?"

"His Royal Highness seems to have fallen into the water!"

"Quick! Go into the water to save people!"

***

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Not good, not good!"

Zhang Suian stumbled and ran all the way into Chengming Hall.

"Zhang Suian! What are you panicking about?" His Majesty, who was practicing calligraphy, couldn't help frowning. Zhang Suian had been by his side for decades, and he had never seen any storms. Even when he was young, he was rarely so flustered.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Suian knelt on the ground tremblingly, "His Royal Highness was assassinated and fell into the water. His whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are unknown!"

"What?!" His Majesty was shocked, and the pen in his hand was slapped directly on the table, "Assassinated? Tell me clearly."

"A total of 25 assassins assassinated His Highness the Crown Prince when the boat passed through Huaizhou.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his bodyguards fell into the water, and then...then their whereabouts are unknown.

The 25 assassins have all been killed, and the tattoos of the office were found on them. "

"Hmph, occupying office? Zhang Suian, you don't have a brain. The state of Qi is gone, and the royal family is not left. Where is there any occupying office? It's obviously someone pretending to be!" His Majesty was furious, and asked again, "Why did you fall into the water?" Not to save?!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the section of Huaizhou on the Qinjiang River has strong currents and twists and turns, and it rained again and again in the past few days. After His Highness fell into the water, the Imperial Army immediately jumped down to search for rescue, but it was raining heavily in the middle of the night, people..."

His Majesty propped his hands on the table, trembling with anger, and swept everything off the table.

Zhang Suian curled up and secretly looked up at His Majesty, his heart was beating wildly, the struggle for power, the rivalry between brothers, he couldn't escape in the end.

The author says:

Awwow~~~ In order for Qi Xiao to meet Aya Lingzi, I also typed desperately