king and his guard

At this time, I heard someone running and saying: "The officers and soldiers are gone!" Only then did the shopkeeper dare to go out, he poked his head timidly, wiped off his cold sweat, turned around and told the waiter to open the door.All the diners dared to come out from the inner hall, and then there were constant curses in their ears.

Xue Ai returned to her seat angrily, and lost her appetite looking at the food in front of her.Wu Shuang took a piece of roasted fish and put it into his bowl, said: "This is the end, worrying is useless, because of this, you should be better."

Xue Ai sighed: "If I hadn't been in the civil society, I would always think how the common people are happy, how the officials are clean and honest, and how the world is fair!"

Wu Shuang smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you can't become a Buddha without going through hardships? It seems that it is not a bad thing for you to go out of the palace to experience this experience."

Xue Ai nodded and said: "You are right. Shuang, this grilled fish tastes good, you should eat more."

Wu Shuang simply pushed the whole plate in front of Xue Ai, and said affectionately: "You should eat more."

At night, Xue Ai was lying on the bed tossing and turning, Wu Shuang knew that he was troubled, so she turned around and hugged his shoulder, comforting him: "You have to be well."

Xue Ai asked quietly: "Shuang, do you know what the world is?"

Wu Shuang was silent, not understanding why he asked this question suddenly.But Xue Ai sighed softly: "The hearts of the people are the world. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, but father, he is losing the hearts of the people now."

Wu Shuang stood up and looked at him, and said meaningfully: "Then help him regain the popular support he lost. At that time, the world will be yours."

Xue Ai let out a breath while listening, and then slowly closed her eyes.

It wasn't until the next day when it was bright that Wu Shuang pulled back his unconscious arms pressed by Xue Ai. The man in his arms was still sleeping soundly, with a faint smile on his mouth. His arms were around Wu Shuang's waist, and one leg held him Wu Shuang couldn't breathe, gently moved him away, and suddenly heard him raving: "You are so beautiful... Shuang, you are so beautiful..."

With tenderness in his eyes, Wu Shuang leaned over and kissed his hair lightly: "Xiao Ai, you too."

Xue Ai suddenly laughed, stretched out her hand and pulled him into her arms, Wu Shuang was taken aback, and said in surprise, "So you've woken up a long time ago!"

"Now I know, it's too late!" Xue Ai laughed out loud, and was about to lower her head to kiss Wu Shuang's lips, when she heard the noisy and chaotic voices downstairs, when she listened carefully, there was a rush of footsteps rushed up to the second floor.

Both of them were stunned, guessing that it was not a good omen, they hurriedly got up and put on their clothes, the belts could not be tied up in time, the door of the room had already been kicked open, and then several officers and soldiers with swords rushed in.

The two were stunned by this sudden change, only to hear an officer and soldier yell: "Arrest them all!"

As soon as the order was given, all the officers and soldiers rushed forward and pressed Xue Ai firmly first.Wu Shuang stretched out his hand to grab the Birou sword on the ground, unexpectedly his neck felt cold, three or four steel knives were placed around his neck, he couldn't help but tie them up too.

The two of them were dragged downstairs in disheveled clothes. Only when they got downstairs did they know that none of the middle-aged men who stayed in this inn escaped the disaster.

More than a dozen people were chained to a chain and escorted by officers and soldiers to a construction site more than ten miles south of Quancheng.

Xue Ai was dragged for a long distance, her stomach was already full of hunger and thirst, her wrists were worn out by the rope, and she had to be whipped a few times on the way.

Fortunately, Wu Shuang was right behind him and used his body to support his body from time to time. This made Xue Ai feel much lighter.

They just mixed in the ranks and walked leaning on each other, their ears filled with the urging voices of officers and soldiers, lingering like flies.

Xue Aihe had suffered this kind of abuse before, and she cursed angrily: "One day, I will kill these wicked people!"

"Hey! What are the birdmen over there cursing? Are you looking for death?!" A leather whip came over in mid-air, and Wu Shuang threw herself to protect Xue Ai, and the whip actually hit his back, Xue Ai Ai was taken aback, and shouted anxiously: "Double!"

Wu Shuang shook his head to signal him to silence: "I'm fine!"

Xue Ai was helpless, she didn't dare to speak out any more, she could only endure her anger and follow those people away.

They walked all the way to the destination, and all the people were numbered and recorded, and escorted to the construction site of Yuhua Palace Xiyuan. The building here had already taken shape. Although it was only a corner of Xiyuan, the momentum was incomparably magnificent.

The coolies on the construction site were in groups, sweating profusely under the whipping and scolding of several supervisors, gritted their teeth and worked hard.

Wu Shuang and Xue Ai were assigned to push the stones, and there were three other people pushing the same cart with them, one of them was older, tall and burly, with a dark complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked upright and awe-inspiring.

The other two are only seventeen or eighteen years old, and although their bodies have not yet reached a perfect level, they are still strong.

Big rocks weighing two to three hundred catties were piled up together, and only five people pushed them uphill and downhill. The difficulty can be imagined.

Xue Ai has been pampered since she was a child, so her skin is particularly delicate. After walking less than one trip, the thick layer of skin on her shoulders and back was worn out by the hemp rope, and blood oozes out, excruciatingly painful.

Wu Shuang saw that the pain in his eyes was unbearable, he pushed the car with one hand, and pulled up the rope tied around Xue Ai's body with the other to make him more comfortable, Xue Ai turned his head and asked, "Shuang, how are you?"

Wu Shuang endured the pain and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. You lean on me, and I'll push you away."

Xue Ai burst into tears suddenly, her lips trembling, not knowing what to say.Suddenly, the boy pushing the cart beside him sneered and said, "Looking like the two of you, you seem to be a master who only eats but doesn't cook. How can you be so unlucky, how will you live in the future!"

Wu Shuang glanced at him, and the boy said to Xue Ai: "Hey, don't be lazy! If you don't work hard, the car will overturn by accident, and you can carry the stone down!"

Wu Shuang finally couldn't bear it any longer, glared at him and reprimanded: "Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll kill you!"

The young man was startled and wanted to refute, Xue Ai grabbed Wu Shuang's arm and said: "My shoulder hurts badly, let's stop and rest for a while."

While talking, he stopped his steps first, untied the hemp rope on his body, and said to Wu Shuang and the others: "Don't rush to push, stop and rest!"