Chapter 902 I am willing to take risks for you
“It’s a different situation.”
Jiang Xue responded: "In my plan, the one who should take the risk should be me, not Yun Che."
"But in Xiao Zhan's arrangement, he is the one who bears the risk, not you."
"Lan Feng, how long has he been gone?"
"About an hour."
Jiang Xue lowered her head and thought. Xiao Zhan had only been gone for an hour, and it would take seven or eight hours to get from the border of Gan State to Xixia. If she set out immediately, she would still have a chance to catch up with him.
"Lan Feng, I want to leave."
"Princess, I said I would not let you out."
Lan Feng said firmly: "We promised the former prince that we would protect your safety. I can let my people take your secret guards to Xixia to get the antidote, but you can't go."
Jiang Xue drew out the Changhong sword from her waist, which was given by the previous emperor and symbolized supreme authority.
"Seeing this sword is like seeing the late emperor. Let me out."
Lan Feng remained unmoved: "Even if the princess threatens me with this sword, I will not change my mind."
"Lan Feng, you still don't know me well enough."
Jiang Xue chuckled: "We have worked together for many years, why would I attack you?"
After saying that, she gently placed the blade on her neck and without hesitation, she made a shallow cut, and blood oozed out.
"Choose now. Either let me out immediately, or watch me hurt myself again and again until you agree."
"Princess, you must not!"
Lan Feng was horrified: "You have always put the country first, why are you so impulsive today? You shouldn't have weaknesses."
Jiang Xue replied: "Yun Che once said that people without weaknesses have a heart as cold and ruthless as steel. Life is only a hundred years long, and I don't want to live like a cold stone. That's too boring.
Everyone should have a tender side. Because of Yun Che, my life has become complete. I am willing to protect the country, and I don't want to watch my lover take risks. Lan Feng, let me out. "
Lan Feng hesitated. Seeing his hesitation, Jiang Xue applied more force to her neck, leaving another scar.
Jiang Xue's persistence is heartbreaking. She asks herself again and again how many scars she needs to suffer to gain freedom.
Upon seeing this, Lan Feng held her hand tightly to stop her from further self-harming.
"Do you love him that much?" he asked.
"Yes, I love him more than anything." There was no wavering in Jiang Xue's eyes.
Lan Feng sighed inwardly, but finally relented: "Okay, I'll let you go."
"Thank you, Lan Feng." Jiang Xue said softly, "When I come back, we'll drink together again."
"Okay." Lan Feng responded and watched her leave.
Jiang Xue rode as fast as she could, rushing towards Xiao Zhan anxiously.
Soon after, she finally caught up with the familiar figure. She whipped her horse and approached him quickly.
Xiao Zhan heard the voice behind him, turned around and was surprised at Jiang Xue's speed and determination - she escaped from Lan Feng's control so quickly.
When Jiang Xue stood in front of him and ordered him to go back, his answer was extremely firm: "No, I won't go back."
Jiang Xue pulled Xiao Zhan off the horse without saying a word and took him to hide in the woods on the side of the road.
Xiao Zhan struggled for a few times, but when he found it was useless, he gave up resisting.
Deep in the woods, Jiang Xue leaned against a tree and faced Xiao Zhan: "Yun Che, I don't want you to take risks. Come back with me now."
"Xiaoxue, in what capacity do you command me? Are you the princess of the Gan Kingdom, or the wife of my Emperor Beiling?"
Xiao Zhan asked back, his eyes full of concern and reproach for her: "No matter who you are, you shouldn't be allowed to face danger alone."
"I don't want to argue with you about this."
Jiang Xue said, "Your choice: go on your own, or let me knock you out and take you away?"
Xiao Zhan's hand gently touched the bandage on her neck, which recorded the price she paid for her freedom.
"Xiaoxue, this must be painful."
He knew that these injuries were all she was willing to endure so that he could feel at ease.
Jiang Xue avoided his concerned look and repeated firmly, "I'll ask you again, do you want to go back by yourself, or do you want me to knock you out and send you back?"
“I choose neither.”
Xiao Zhan gently grasped her waist, held her tightly in his arms, and whispered, "I know that we have very different personalities on the surface, but we are equally stubborn inside.
You tried every possible way to go to Xixia, and I am determined to go with you. Even if you force me to go back to Gan Country, I will go to Xixia again. Xiaoxue, do you think Lan Feng will stop me? "
Jiang Xue was silent. She knew in her heart that Lan Feng would not stop her.
"In that case."
Xiao Zhan's hand gently stroked her cheek, his eyes full of tenderness and determination: "Why don't we split up and go to Xixia together. I will act in the open, and you will assist in the dark, and together we will get the antidote for the emperor."
"no."
Jiang Xue immediately shook her head: "Gan Country needs someone to stay behind, we can't all leave. Yun Che, please go back."
"The imperial court has trained many capable officials. They performed very well during the last trip to southern Xinjiang, and there will be no problem this time," Xiao Zhan explained.
“But this time is different.”
Jiang Xue said worriedly: "Although Nanjiang has ambitions, they won't kill people to silence them. But Xixia is different. They have had a long-standing grudge with the Gan Kingdom. Once we are discovered, our lives may be in danger."
"It is precisely because of the danger that I want to stay with you."
Xiao Zhan said affectionately: "I have always said that I would get through this difficult time with you. Xiaoxue, let us retrieve the antidote together and help the emperor become a wise ruler."
"But if we fail, we will die together."
Jiang Xue leaned on his shoulder: "I don't want you to take this risk."
"Silly girl."
Xiao Zhan kissed her hair gently: "I am willing to take risks for you. Moreover, even without you, the emperor's safety forces me to make this trip."
After a brief pause, he continued, "Xiaoxue, let's go together."
Jiang Xue leaned against him quietly, and raised her head after a long time: "Okay, let's go together, and then come back together."
She once thought about asking the secret guards of the princess's mansion to escort him back to Beijing, but when she thought about the possibility of encountering obstruction from Lan Feng at the border, she no longer hesitated.
"Okay, let's go together and come back together." Xiao Zhan responded with a smile.
After reaching a consensus, Jiang Xue turned around and tried to leave, but Xiao Zhan held her hand.
"Anything else?" she asked.
Xiao Zhan said nothing, just gently pressed her against the tree and began to kiss her.
As his hand gradually reached into her clothes, she suddenly realized something was wrong and stopped him softly, “Yun Che, don’t do this… They are still waiting for us.”
"Let them wait."
Xiao Zhan whispered in her ear, his voice was both gentle and attractive: "Xiaoxue, be good, I have been thinking about you all the time these days."
Jiang Xue's defenses were instantly broken by these words. In fact, didn't she miss him day and night?
The future is full of uncertainty. Maybe tomorrow will never come. It’s okay to indulge yourself once on this unknown road.
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