When Xue Ya returned to the carriage, she buried herself in the quilt and acted like a turtle. Fortunately, He Xulan didn't laugh at him anymore. He stayed in bed for a while, and the fever on his face gradually faded away.

The night got deeper and deeper, and Xue Ya slept again. Because he slept too much during the day, he suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. After he woke up, he instinctively looked for He Xulan, but when he looked up, he found that He Xulan was not in the carriage.

, but Yi Yefeng was sitting diagonally opposite, holding his sword.

Yi Yefeng heard the noise and quickly opened his eyes. When he saw Xue Ya, his eyes flickered for a moment, and then he turned away. Xue Ya found that the carriage was still moving forward, and realized that the driver was He Xulan, so he did not call out to He Xulan.

, he moved forward, propped himself up and poured a glass of water.

The water had turned cold. He frowned and took a few sips before putting the cup down.

Xue Ya, who was full of sleep, didn't want to sleep anymore. After hugging the quilt for a while, she picked up the robe next to her and started to put it on. After putting it on, she took out Tang Pozi, who was still warm in the quilt, hugged her in her arms, and walked out of the car curtain.

Drill.

But before he could get out, he was stopped.

What stopped him was Yi Yefeng's sword.

Xue Ya turned her eyes and looked over, with a puzzled look on her face.

Yi Ye said expressionlessly on the cover: "The wind is strong at night. If your condition worsens, you will have to waste time cooking medicine."

Xue Ya was a little unhappy when he heard this. Because he was unhappy, he didn't talk to Yi Yefeng and pushed the sword in front of him with his hands. But before he could push it away, He Xulan's voice came from outside.

"Yi Yefeng is right, Xue Ya, just stay in the carriage."

"Okay, brother, are you cold? This soup dumpling is for you." Xue Ya handed out the soup dumpling in her hand.

"It's not cold, just take it."

Xue Ya had no choice but to sit back after hearing this. He was not sleepy now. He was so bored that he was playing with his fingers. When he rolled his eyes, he suddenly found that Yi Yefeng still had his eyes open. He couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you sleep?"

Yi Yefeng said nothing and closed his eyes.

They drove for four days before stopping for a night's rest at a small roadside inn. The inn was shabby and small, the tables and chairs were all broken, the corners of the room were covered with spider webs, and the quilt on the bed still smelled of mold.

Wei. Xue Ya could only comfort himself that at least he could take a hot bath. He was going crazy after not taking a bath for four days.

Xue Ya took a full bath until the water was almost cold before he reluctantly got out of the tub. When he came out, he found that the quilt on the bed had been replaced by the one he covered on the carriage.

After He Xulan also finished bathing, he couldn't wait to get into the other person's arms and let He Xulan hold him. He Xulan drove through the night for a few days, and Xue Ya saw the bruises under his eyes and felt distressed and couldn't help but touch them.

"Brother, are you tired?"

"Fortunately, go to sleep quickly. We can't sleep until dawn. We have to get up and go on the road in two hours." He Xulan held Xue Ya's hand and stuffed it into the quilt.

"Oh." Xue Ya closed her eyes obediently.

He Xulan saw that Xue Ya had hardly complained about it all the way. He paused and asked softly: "Xue Ya, do you regret leaving the palace with me?"

He recognized who owns the clothes Xue Ya wore when she left the palace. It was one of the clothes that Yin Qingxuan and Guan wore that day. If he had not brought Xue Ya out of the palace, maybe Yin Qingxuan would have protected Xue Ya.

Make sure he has enough food and clothing, and give him silk and satin.

The person he asked didn't even hesitate and answered: "I don't regret it."

He Xulan couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Xue Ya was already a little sleepy at this time. He rubbed his eyes and said: "Wherever my brother is, I will be there. I want to be with my brother."

"Even if you can only eat chaffy vegetables in the future and may die, do you still want to stay with me?" He Xulan asked again.

Xue Ya felt that He Xulan's worries were very unnecessary, but he couldn't tell the other party that he would be emperor in the future, so he decided to use actions to show his determination. He approached He Xulan's face and kissed the other party hard on the lips, "Well

."

The current embarrassment is only temporary. As long as he endures this period of hardship, he will have a good life in the future. Thinking of this, Xue Ya couldn't help but smile and kissed He Xulan's face a few more times. His relatives were clueless.

Like a puppy. After the kiss, Xue Ya was about to curl up under the quilt and sleep, but was suddenly suppressed by He Xulan.

"Well, brother, don't we have to get up early tomorrow?" Xue Ya felt He Xulan touching him.

He Xulan kept moving his hands, "Just once."

Maybe Xue Ya hadn't done it for a long time, so he half-pushed and half-complied. He still remembered that Yi Yefeng was sleeping next door, so he didn't dare to make too much noise and covered his lips the whole time.

Once the session was over, Xue Ya was so sleepy that when He Xulan wiped his body, he fell asleep completely.

Then, he had a dream.

The place in the dream seemed to be a palace. The palace was very gorgeous, with diamond-patterned carpets, ice silk gauze, and partition bead curtains made of flawless sea beads. When the wind blew, the sea beads collided and made a sweet and clear sound.

sound.

Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps, and Xue Ya heard the sound of the door opening.

"Why are you here?" someone asked.

Another person replied, "Failed."

"What did you say?" The voice of the previous person suddenly became louder.

"He Xulan was defeated."

The former person seemed to have suffered a huge blow, and his voice became trembling, "No way, he can't be defeated! You must be lying to me!"

"The battle report from the front has been received by Your Majesty. He Xulan's army was defeated and He Xulan himself was captured alive. Your Majesty has issued an order to have the soldiers escorting He Xulan send He Xulan to the palace in Qingchang for hard labor. He will never be able to leave Qingchang again in this life."

"Xue Ya, wake up, it's time for us to hit the road."

Xue Ya suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the person in front of him was He Xulan. He immediately sat up and hugged him, "Brother!"

He Xulan was stunned for a moment, then hugged Xue Ya, "What's wrong? Are you having a nightmare?"

Nightmare?

Yes, he just dreamed that He Xulan lost. Wait, he dreamed that He Xulan lost.

Xue Ya froze completely. He Xulan called him several times before he finally came back to his senses.

"Why this expression? Did you have a scary dream?" He Xulan took the clothes beside the bed and put them on Xue Ya. After putting them on, she was still stunned when she saw someone, and couldn't help but frown, "Xue Ya?"

Xue Ya met He Xulan's eyes, sobbed and cried.

Yi Yefeng listened to the intermittent crying inside all morning, and silently picked up the water bag next to him and threw it in. He Xulan was startled by the sound of the water bag being thrown in. He turned around and found that it was a water bag, then turned back and took a handkerchief.

Wiping away the tears on Xue Ya's face.

"Does it hurt too much? Let me take a look?" He Xulan whispered in Xue Ya's ear.

Xue Ya shook her head, then nodded again, and finally said with sobs: "It's not because of this."

"What's that for?" Seeing that Xue Ya wouldn't let her look, He Xulan could only pour a glass of water over, "Drink some water first."

Xue Ya stopped crying when he saw the water glass. He took the water handed over by He Xulan and slowly drank a large glass before continuing to cry. He couldn't explain to He Xulan why he was crying, he was too uncomfortable.

.

He cried until he couldn't cry anymore, and then he managed to stop his tears. Tired from crying, Xue Ya crawled onto He Xulan's lap and sat on it, her little fox eyes already swollen from crying.

"elder brother."

"Um?"

"If I work as a hard laborer, will I be able to eat enough?"

He Xulan didn't understand why Xue Ya suddenly asked about hard labor, but he still answered, "You should be able to eat enough."

"Do you have meat to eat every day?" Xue Ya asked again.

He Xulan thought for a moment, "Not necessarily."

When Xue Ya heard this, she looked like she was about to cry again. He Xulan could only pat Xue Ya's back and coaxed: "Okay, stop crying. If you cry again, you won't be able to open your eyes. They are already swollen now. You

Want to take a look?"

"don't want!"

"Okay, if you don't want to watch, then you are not allowed to cry."

Xue Ya tried hard to hold back her tears and whispered: "Brother, I have a total of twenty-two pieces of gold. Let's go to Jiangnan to buy a small house. The remaining gold should be used sparingly. It should be enough for a long time."

He paused, "But there are only two of us, my brother and I. We can't take Yi Yefeng with us. He eats a lot and I can't afford to feed him."

When it came to saying that she couldn't afford it, Xue Ya still couldn't hold back her tears.
Chapter completed!