Chapter 446 Liu Yan comes to take the princess home
On the second day after Chunzhi and his party left Xizhou City, the team heading to Beijing saw a man on horseback coming towards them on the official road where the snow had not yet melted.
Huo Yanran did not ride in the carriage with Chunzhi and the others. She had been in Beili for several years. After learning horse riding and archery, she fell in love with the feeling of galloping on horseback and had been constantly improving her horsemanship. When she came to Xizhou from the Beili Royal Court, she rode all the way on horseback by herself.
This time when she returned to the capital, Huo Yanran was unwilling to stay in the small carriage. How could riding in a carriage be as enjoyable as riding a horse?
So Huo Yanran, Tuoba Ying and the guards were at the front of the team, and she was the first person to see someone riding a horse quickly on the official road.
At first, Tuoba Ying's guards thought that the person coming was an assassin and were very alert.
Huo Yanran looked up, but was immediately stunned.
She thought she might not be fully awake, or she might be dreaming.
The morning light illuminated the world. A man dressed in a green robe, wearing a light fur coat and riding a fast horse came galloping down the official road. He stepped on the remaining snow and came to her. "Liu Yan—I'm here to take the princess home."
Liu Tanhua was covered in dust, but his face was the same as before, even more handsome than before.
Three years have passed since we last met. Time has passed so long, but in this instant it has spanned the four seasons and thousands of mountains and rivers.
Huo Yanran rode forward and raised her hand to push the hairband that fell on Liu Yan's chest behind her ear. "Are you here on orders, or do you want to come here on your own?"
Liu Yan looked at Huo Yanran and said, "I came here to follow my heart."
When Prince Rui was in control of the government, Liu Yan was unwilling to go along with the corrupt officials and was thrown into prison on trumped-up charges. Later, Prince Rui's party felt that arresting so many people would lead to criticism from the people, so they forced Liu Yan and Mu Qingshan, who were known for their integrity and uprightness, to clear Prince Rui's name. Naturally, they refused to do so and did not utter a word even when they were tortured in prison.
After Prince Chang'an led his people into the capital, Mu Kaiji went to the prison and released all the ministers who had been wronged by Prince Rui, restored them to their original posts, and sent them back to their palaces to recuperate.
After Liu Yan returned home to recuperate for two days, he heard that the King of Chang'an had sent someone to ask the princess and the daughter of the royal family to come to the capital, so he immediately rushed to Xizhou from the capital.
When Liu Yan sent the princess to the Beili Royal Court, he once said to her, "I will escort the princess out of the border and also take her home."
Now the princess has the ability to come and go freely, and returned to Xizhou from the Beili Royal Court.
But a gentleman's promise can be fulfilled by anything.
Even if he didn't have to go to the Beili Royal Court anymore, Liu Yan still wanted to go to Xizhou to bring the princess home.
When Huo Yanran heard Liu Yan's words "I followed my heart", the corners of her lips instantly rose.
At this moment, she understood Liu Yan's intentions.
If Lord Liu was ordered to bring the princess and the wangfei back to the capital, he would definitely bring the seventh brother's order and come with those who delivered the message earlier.
But today Liu Yan came alone. He was in a hurry and didn't even bring any followers with him.
It's a thousand miles from the capital to Xizhou, with mountains blocking the way and snow and wind blowing for thousands of miles, but he came just for her.
"What a way to follow your heart." Huo Yanran smiled and said to Liu Yan, "During these years in Beimo, I've learned a lesson. As a woman, you must also know how to ride and shoot, be able to protect yourself, and do whatever you want. Hold the reins in your own hands, ride your horse and go wherever you want. If I want to go back to Daxing, I can go back by myself. I don't have to rely on someone to pick me up—"
The princess was in high spirits when she said this, completely different from the day she left the capital.
She looked at Liu Yan, "But... I'm so happy that you can come pick me up."
Liu Yan looked into the princess's eyes, and when their eyes met, they saw deep affection and appreciation in each other's eyes.
Until Tuoba Ying rode forward and called out "Lord Liu."
This interrupted the staring between the two.
"The Great Chanyu."
Liu Yan bowed to Tuoba Ying.
As they were talking, Chunzhi, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out. "Who's coming?"
"It's Mr. Liu," Cui'er said loudly, "Mr. Liu is here to pick up the princess."
Chunzhi was quite surprised when she heard this.
A few days ago, news came from the capital that her father Mu Qingshan and Liu Yan and others were punished in prison for refusing to listen to Prince Rui, and had to recuperate in the mansion. Liu Yan did not stay in the capital to recuperate but ran to Xizhou to pick up the princess. It can be seen that he has a deep friendship with the princess.
"Lord Liu must be very tired after traveling all the way from the capital to Xizhou. It is better to take a carriage for the rest of the journey."
Chunzhi said this and asked someone to arrange a carriage for Liu Yan.
Liu Tanhua is a pillar of Daxing and cannot be exhausted.
Huo Yanran remembered that Liu Yan was still injured, so she immediately asked him to take the carriage. She and Liu Yan rode in the same carriage, under the pretext of being easy to talk to.
Chunzhi let her do as she pleased, and the entire team turned a blind eye to it.
Even Lord Liu, who always attaches great importance to rules, did not say that this was unreasonable.
The group continued on their journey to Beijing. The horses' hooves trampled through the remaining snow, and the glaciers gradually melted.
Huo Yanran and Liu Yan were sitting in the carriage. She handed the hand warmer Cui Er had given to Liu Tanhua, "You're still injured. When I return to the capital, I'll do the same at the city gate."
Liu Yan said seriously, "It's different."
"Just because you said you'd take me home?" Huo Yanran said, "It's good for a gentleman to keep his word, but things in the world are constantly changing, so there's no need to be too stubborn. You need to learn to adapt."
It was as if she could return to Daxing and the capital by herself.
Although she was very happy to see Liu Yan here, when she thought about the injuries on Liu Yan's body and how tired he was from traveling all the way, if something happened to him on the road, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Liu Yan held the hand warmer given by the princess, his heart warmed, his eyes became gentle, and he said clearly: "I have missed the princess for a long time, and I want to see her soon."
So seeing it earlier and seeing it later are completely different.
Huo Yanran didn't expect Liu Yan to say something so direct. She was stunned for a moment, then her smile deepened. "Liu Tanhua, you told me something so easily misunderstood. Aren't you afraid that after I return to Beijing, my seventh brother will force you to be his consort?"
Now that Prince Chang'an is about to ascend the throne, and she, Princess Changning, is a great contributor to the friendly relations between Daxing and Beili, it is only right for her to ask for a son-in-law of her choice based on this merit.
Liu Yan said seriously: "It's not a misunderstanding."
"What is that?"
"I love the princess." Liu Yan said, "Whatever the princess wants, as long as I can give it, I will do it."
Huo Yanran asked him, "Even if I ask you to become my consort, you will never be able to hold real power again?"
Liu Yan said, "No matter what my future position, I will do what I should do, dedicate myself to the court, and work for the well-being of the people."
"Liu Yan." Huo Yanran called him.
The next moment, Liu Yan heard the princess say, "I want you to be my consort, and I want you to fully display your talents and ambitions in the court."
The rules of this world were originally set by humans.
Nature is also modified by humans.
From then on, Daxing was the new Daxing, and the world was the new world.
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