A cold dream is not a dream come true

"Miss Lu, don't pay attention to what they say..." I said to Lu Jingyan who looked gloomy behind me.

Lu Jingyan shook her head, her expression didn't change much, I couldn't see her thoughts from her face.

Shen Yuxue probably also heard the conversation between the two women, she seemed a little embarrassed, and immediately changed the subject: "The battle between Da Nan and Dong Zhu is imminent, Prince Xi is a general in Pingyang, and King Da Nan will definitely not let such talents go If you win the battle, you can ask King Danan to help you cross the Alasi River, wouldn't that be the best policy?"

After hearing this, Prince Xi thought for a while, then nodded and praised: "This is the best policy, then I will do it according to the method you said."

Shen Yuxue also nodded: "Okay, then let's find an inn to stay tonight, and head to Beiwunie City early tomorrow morning."

A few of us found an inn, and each went back to the house to rest.Many days of long-distance travel made most of them exhausted.Prince Xi and Wanxia fell asleep in bed early, and I also climbed into bed to prepare to fall asleep.

As night fell, I tossed and turned.I squinted my eyes, looked at the beams, and thought of the things I encountered these days.It has been three months since Prince Xi and I escaped from the palace at the end of February.In the past three months, we met Zhao Tiejiang and Xu Shusheng, experienced the most terrifying epidemic, and adopted the well-behaved little Wanxia.Then we met Lu Jingyan and Shen Yuxue, encountered bandits falling off a cliff in the forest, and met the mysterious Meng Ji.Now that we have reached the Great Southern Kingdom, we are one step closer to Liuli Island.Anyway, things are going well for us so far.There is nothing worth remembering about Luoyang City, let it be my dream.

I turned over and found that it was midnight.I forced myself to sleep, but the thoughts kept coming.According to Linger, her younger sister, Meng Dimple, is in Luoyang now; according to Wu Taiyi, Meng Dimple is the concubine next to the empress; Kill the Su family.But why did Meng Di do this?Assassinating the emperor will be beheaded!And Meng Di didn't have a reason to do this, so could it be that she wanted to usurp power and become emperor?This reason does not make sense.

Did she think that the emperor had captured me and wanted to avenge me?A strange idea popped into my head, but I amused myself.

After thinking for a while, I vaguely heard very slight footsteps outside the door. I thought it was someone getting up at night, so I didn't pay much attention.But the footsteps are getting closer, although very light, but I can feel the owner of the footsteps walking towards my room.I was a little scared, and approached Prince Xi, nervously listening to the voice outside the door.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and when I felt that someone from outside was about to break into my room, the footsteps stopped abruptly.I turned my head nervously, and by the moonlight, I saw a man's shadow reflected on the door paper, and I had a feeling that he would break in at any moment.

I didn't dare to breathe, for fear of alarming the man at the door.I stretched out my hand and pushed Prince Xi, who was sleeping soundly beside me, but she was in a deep sleep and didn't respond.I was so anxious that my hands broke out in cold sweat, and I grabbed the quilt tightly.

"Princess Jingyan—" a man called out in a low voice from outside the door, with a questioning tone in his words, as if he was not sure who was in the room.

It seemed that the man outside the door was not looking for me, so my heart was slowly relieved.But after thinking about it, why would a man come to Lu Jingyan in the middle of the night?So I concentrated my ears and listened again.

I only heard the sound of the door opening from the next room, and then I heard Lu Jingyan's voice: "Brother Tang Wu?"

Then I heard another man answer in a low voice: "Princess Jingyan, this is Tang Wu."

"Tang Wu, did you find it?" The man standing in front of my house asked the next room.

The man named Tang Wu whispered, "I found it. Tang Wen, Princess Jingyan is here."

Then footsteps sounded, and the figure standing in front of my room door disappeared.

"Princess Jingyan, let's take a step to talk."

The footsteps of the three gradually faded away until there was no sound. I was highly concentrated but could not hear any movement.I thought about it, Lu Jingyan went out to meet two men in the middle of the night, which was somewhat worrying.I got up, put on a dress, and followed out quietly.

The summer night was very stuffy, I wiped the sweat from my forehead and walked forward.It was very dark, and I don't know how long I walked before I heard the voice of conversation coming from ahead.

"Princess Jingyan... Please be sure to come with us..."

"Tang Wen, please...Princess Jingyan... Only you can save Tang Cai's life!"

"This..." Jingyan said hesitantly.

"Tang Cai grew up with us, and now his last wish is to see Princess Jingyan, princess, please show mercy..."

"I know the princess must be holding a grudge against that incident four years ago... During these four years, Tang Cai has been regretting every moment..."

"Brother Tang Wu..." Jingyan's voice was full of sympathy, "I have forgiven him for that incident four years ago..."

"Then go see him, Princess Jingyan..."

I quietly hid behind a tree very close to them.It was very dark, and I couldn't see the faces of the two men clearly.The two men named Tang Wen and Tang Wu begged Lu Jingyan to land, but Lu Jingyan still refused to agree. It seems that something really happened between this Lu Jingyan and that Tang Cai.

At this time, the man named Tang Wu became a little impatient, and his voice became severe: "Lu Jingyan, I will ask you one last time, whether you are going or not!"

Lu Jingyan didn't make a sound, and the three of them faced each other like this.

I looked at their situation with wide eyes, a drop of sweat flowed into my eyes, and I reached out to wipe them.At this moment, Lu Jingyan's heart-piercing cry came: "Save—"

Before the word "fate" was uttered, Lu Jingyan lost her voice.I took a closer look and found that a man had knocked Lu Jingyan unconscious and carried her on his shoulders.I was so frightened that my face turned pale, and I wanted to go up to the rescue, but I am a woman who doesn't know martial arts and is very weak, how could I beat those two men.My legs went limp, and I grabbed onto the tree trunk.The trunk shook slightly, and the leaves rubbed against each other, making a loud noise.

"You can deal with the one hidden behind the tree. I'll go back first." The man with Lu Jingyan on his back said to the man next to him.

Oops, they found out I exist.I remember that my mind went blank, and I wanted to call out loudly, but I found that there were no houses around here, and it was far away from the inn.Not to be considered, I took a deep breath and ran back.

But my speed is nothing to that man.I just felt a heavy blow to the back of my neck, and I lost consciousness.

Where am I?

"...a shameless woman..."

Who is insulting me?

"... not only killed my brother, but also made me unable to be an official..."

Who is resenting me?

"...A woman like you will not end well!"

Who is cursing me?

I slowly opened my eyes, and vaguely saw the disgusting faces of two men.

who are they?Why is there such an expression?

The back of my neck hurts a bit. I wanted to raise my hand to touch it, but found that my hands were tied behind my back.I opened my eyes wide in horror, only to realize that I had been kidnapped.

"Tang Wu, that Pingyang woman is awake." It should be Tang Wen who spoke.

"What did you arrest her for?" the man named Tang Wu asked.

"smoothly……"

I just remembered that after midnight, I heard someone ask Lu Jingyan out.I was worried that Lu Jingyan was in danger, so I followed her out.In the end, those two men kidnapped us together.I looked around and found that we were in a ruined temple. Two candles were lit in the temple, and I could vaguely see that the temple was covered with cobwebs and dust.Lu Jingyan was also bound with her hands and feet, and she was lying beside me, not waking up yet.

"What do you... want to do..." I struggled a bit and asked in fear.

"We just caught you by chance, little girl, you don't have to be afraid." Tang Wen said with a smile.

Hearing this, I relaxed a little, but still said nervously: "Let me go..."

"This is impossible," Tang Wen said, "Lu Jingyan is the bargaining chip for us to demand the official position from King Danan. If I let you go, you will definitely find someone to rescue her."

What does it mean to ask the Great Southern King for a bargaining chip for an official position?

Anyway, these two people in front of me will not kill me.I was sure of this, and said boldly: "I am originally from Pingyang, and I am not familiar with the place when I first came to Yi'an City, and I don't know this woman, so how could I find someone to rescue her?"

"Huh? Really?" Tang Wen answered absently.

"So, please, Mr. Tang, let me go," I smiled flatteringly, "I promise I won't find anyone to save this person!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Tang Wu suddenly yelled at me, and then he picked up a whip and whipped it at me.I closed my eyes in fright, and instantly felt a burning pain on my face.

I have never suffered like this, even in Mengzhou Shengle.Pain and grievance surged up together, and tears rolled in the eyes.

"Be honest, my lord, I will pressure you two to find King Danan tomorrow, and then we will see how King Da Nan will deal with you. Now, don't talk nonsense with me here!" Tang Wen pointed at me with a whip.

It was the first time I was treated like this by someone, and I stared to keep my tears from flowing.Lu Jingyan next to me was woken up by the noise. Seeing the scars on my face, she screamed, "Miss Meng! Why are you here too? Is your face okay?"

I endured the pain and shook my head, and then Lu Jingyan raised her head, struggled with the rope and asked Tang Wu: "Brother Tang Wu, didn't you say that Tang Cai wants to see me? What about others?"

Tang Wu looked at Lu Jingyan and sneered: "Tang Cai? Tang Cai is already dead."

"How could this happen..." Lu Jingyan lowered her head and said sadly, "Can't you still live for three days?"

"Heh... he died a long time ago..." Tang Wu played with the whip and said, "Isn't it you who killed me? Shameless woman not only killed my brother, but also made me unable to be an official. A woman like you , it will not end well!"