Chapter 340 Sir Liu, are you willing to be my wedding envoy?

Huo Yanran shouted "spare his life" until her voice broke, and the sound echoed throughout the execution platform.

The executioner stopped the falling sword and looked up at the person coming.

The imperial guards and officials present at the execution platform all walked towards the newcomer.

Liu Yan had already prepared himself to die, but when he heard the loud shout, he suddenly opened his eyes.

He had been in the rain for so long that his vision was a little blurry.

The heavy rain had just stopped, and pale golden sunlight penetrated the clouds.

There was a rainbow bridge hanging in the sky, and the scene before me was so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

Liu Yan saw the Thirteenth Princess, who was always dressed elegantly and paid attention to her appearance, running from the palace gate with disheveled hair and in a hurry.

The imperial guards in front of the stage stopped Huo Yanran from going any further, "Princess, the execution platform is not the place for you. Please leave immediately."

The supervising judge, Lord Feng, also felt that the Thirteenth Princess was here to cause trouble, so he stepped forward and said, "Liu Yan has offended the Emperor and deserves death. We are following his orders to carry out the execution. Please, Princess, please don't make things difficult for us."

Before Huo Yanran could even catch her breath, she raised the golden order high in the air and said loudly again, "The Emperor has decreed that Liu Yan be the escort to the bride. Release Sir Liu immediately!"

"this--"

Lord Feng didn't expect that the Thirteenth Princess came with the emperor's golden order.

It was the Emperor himself who ordered Liu Yan to be beheaded at the Meridian Gate. If it hadn't suddenly rained, Liu Yan would have been beheaded long ago. Now, the Thirteenth Princess held the golden decree, saying that the Emperor had ordered Liu Yan to be the bride's escort and released immediately...

As the supervising officer, Lord Feng did not dare to believe it for a moment.

"Lord Feng, what are you still standing there for?" Huo Yanran acted like a princess, holding out the golden decree. "Seeing this decree is like seeing the emperor! Are you going to disobey me? Release Liu Yan now!"

Lord Feng came back to his senses, bowed and said, "Come here, untie Lord Liu!"

"yes."

The imperial guards stepped forward and untied the hemp ropes that bound Liu Yan's hands.

"Liu Tanhua——"

Huo Yanran walked quickly to the execution platform, and when she saw Liu Yan's current appearance, she couldn't help but tear up.

When Liu Yan was pushed out of the Meridian Gate by the imperial guards, he took off his official hat and robe. He was tied to the rack wearing only a white undershirt. He had been drenched in rain for a long time, his black hair was disheveled, and he looked miserable.

Even so, it couldn't hide his handsome face. He was the third place winner in the imperial examination who won the hearts of countless women with just a smile when he rode his horse through the streets that day.

Huo Yanran reached out to help Liu Yan up, but Liu Yan, who had just been untied, avoided her touch.

Huo Yanran has liked Liu Yan for so long, but this is the first time she has been so close to him.

She wanted to reach out and touch the person in front of her, but was afraid of offending the third place winner.

Huo Yanran abruptly withdrew her hand and forced a smile at Liu Yan, "I have already asked my father to marry me to Beili, in order to maintain a long-term friendship between our two countries. Sir Liu, are you willing to be my envoy to escort me to the wedding?"

The little princess who had been raised in the deep palace for seventeen years finally mustered up the courage to ask her lover if he was willing.

Isn't it asking him if he is willing to like her a little more?

And she asked him if he could be the envoy to send her to Beili for marriage?

"I don't want to."

Liu Yan answered with three words in a decisive tone.

The young scholar who had won the imperial examination knelt on the guillotine, showing no intention of getting up.

He simply raised his eyes to look at Huo Yanran, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness in saving me. However, I, Liu, will never change my mind about marrying you. I would rather die than serve as an envoy to the bride."

"You!" Huo Yanran had thought before coming that Liu Yan would most likely refuse, but seeing how inflexible he was, she was so anxious that she almost hit him on the head with the golden decree. "Why are you so stubborn? The emperor has made up his mind. It's useless for you to object even if it means risking your life!"

Liu Yan said sternly, "A warrior dies in battle, a scholar dies in remonstration. I am loyal and speak my mind, so what's the harm in death?"

Huo Yanran said, "Death can be as heavy as Mount Tai, or as light as a feather. You are full of talent and have great potential in the future. Dying today for opposing the princess's marriage... is not worth it!"

Liu Yan looked directly into Huo Yanran's eyes and said, "I think it's worth it."

"Liu Yan!"

Huo Yanran knew that Liu Tanhua was not doing this for her at all. If the emperor wanted to marry another princess to Beili, he would also stand up to oppose it.

But at this moment, looking at the determination and persistence in his eyes, Huo Yanran actually had the illusion that Liu Yan was willing to risk his life for her.

She knew that she couldn't persuade Liu Yan for the time being, as there were so many people watching around, and the eunuchs sent by the emperor followed closely.

If Liu Yan resolutely refused to agree to be the bride's escort, his life would be in danger today.

The two young eunuchs who had been chasing Huo Yanran came forward, their eyes fixed on Liu Tanhua.

Huo Yanran knew that she could no longer let Liu Yan say anything that her father didn't want to hear.

She stood before Liu Yan and said condescendingly, "I'll ask you one last time. Are you willing to be the escort?"

Liu Yan's expression remained unchanged as he spoke again: "I don't..."

This time, Huo Yanran didn't give Liu Yan a chance to finish his words, and directly slashed at the back of Liu Yan's neck with a knife.

When she was reading a storybook with Song Wan'er, the storybook had a knife-handed chop that could knock someone unconscious.

In her spare time, Miss Song also studied the art of treating poisons. She even took her to study how to chop with the hand knife and where to chop to knock the person unconscious.

Huo Yanran had tried it several times before and had succeeded on the maids and palace servants, so today, in order to prevent Liu Yan from saying "no" in public again, she took action in a hurry.

Liu Yanggang opened his mouth when his voice suddenly stopped.

But he was not knocked unconscious by Princess Thirteen's knife.

Liu Yan looked at Huo Yanran in surprise.

"Why aren't you fainting?" Huo Yanran was puzzled to see Liu Yan still looking at her with his eyes open. Before he could speak, she immediately attacked him with another knife and urged him, "Faint quickly!"

Liu Yan had learned martial arts and was an extraordinary swordsman. The Thirteenth Princess's knife was so powerful that it really couldn't knock him out.

But Huo Yanran slashed with her knife while whispering, "Quickly faint! If you don't want to be the bride escort and don't faint, how can I save you?"

She urged, "Quickly faint, save your life first, we can find a way to solve everything later."

When Liu Yan heard this, he closed his eyes and fainted.

"Lord Liu!" Huo Yanran reached out to support Liu Yan, who had fallen to the side, and shouted, "Lord Liu was so grateful for Long's generosity that he fainted. Quick, call the imperial physician!"

Liu Yan, who had already "fainted", heard the Thirteenth Princess's hoarse voice filling his ears. He closed his eyes, but seemed to be able to imagine her anxious look.

Today's heavy rain probably really gave him a goosebump.

Huo Yanran shouted loudly, and took advantage of the chaos to touch Liu Yan's face, patting him gently, pretending to be very anxious, and called him: "Master Liu, wake up! Master Liu?"

This might be the only chance in her life to touch Liu Yan's face.

Even if the scene is chaotic.

Even if she took advantage of someone's misfortune.

It can be considered a dream come true.