Chapter 211 The Secret of Ziwei Pavilion
Xiao Yuan looked at her in shock, and it took a long time before he finally spoke.
"Two months ago...that day, did you deliberately trick me into drinking the love wine?"
Dong Lanxin smiled ambiguously, "Otherwise why would I spend so much time and effort to meet you outside the palace?
"Xiao Yuan, you are my father's adopted son. We have known each other since childhood. You said you would marry me back then. Have you changed your mind?"
Xiao Yuan clenched his fists and said in a hoarse voice: "But it was you who chose to enter the palace."
"If I hadn't married Yan Xiuyun, do you think my parents would have let you go? Would the entire Dong family have let you go? By then, how could there be a place for you and me in such a big world?"
Dong Lanxin looked into Xiao Yuan's eyes.
"Xiao Yuan, I have no choice in this harem. If I must have a child, I only hope that this child is yours."
Xiao Yuan suddenly grabbed her wrist, his eyes becoming firm.
"Xin'er, I'll take you away."
"I can't leave." Dong Lanxin brushed away Xiao Yuan's hand and lowered her eyes to look at her slightly bulging belly.
“I also don’t want our children to live a life of exile from the moment they are born.
Xiao Yuan, you know, in their eyes, I have always been just a tool for marriage. I live for the Dong family, and I die for the Dong family—"
Dong Lanxin smiled softly, with a hint of madness in her eyes, "But this time, I won't let them control me anymore. I want our child to sit in that position."
“Are you crazy!?”
Xiao Yuan took a deep breath to calm down, turned her body, looked at her and said: "Xin'er, this is our child, I will take you away, even if we are at the ends of the earth, at least our family is together..."
The smile on Dong Lanxin's young face gradually faded, and her voice suddenly became low and angry.
"If you're scared, get out of here."
She pushed Xiao Yuan away, her eyes gradually becoming cold, "I said I won't leave. I am the legitimate daughter of the dignified Dong family, my grandfather was a founding hero, and my cousin is the current queen. Do you want me to live a simple life with you from now on, a life that is even worse than that of ordinary people?
Xiao Yuan, I, Dong Lanxin, will not, and will never, let our children fall into such a situation. If you are afraid, go back to your Longyou now. Even without you, I can do it myself. "
Xiao Yuan closed his eyes, sighed helplessly, and hugged Dong Lanxin in his arms again.
"I, Xiao Yuan, would never let anything happen to you and the child, even if it means sacrificing my life. Okay, I'll stay here. No matter what you want to do, I'll help you."
In the corridor outside Ziwei Pavilion, Dong Zhu came hurriedly with his head lowered, raised his hand and knocked on the door, his voice cautious and gentle.
"My lady, have you rested?"
She was a maid newly assigned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to serve the Crown Princess. When she passed by just now, she found that the Crown Princess's window was not closed properly. She was afraid that the strong wind at night would make the Crown Princess catch a cold.
There was no response from the room. Dong Zhu asked again softly, but still no one answered. He thought that the queen had already gone to rest.
Dong Zhu thought about it and gently pushed open the door, intending to help the Crown Princess close the window.
Dong Zhu tiptoed into the house, lifted the gauze curtain and was about to close the window, but was suddenly frightened and almost cried out.
"My lady...?"
In the darkness, Dong Lanxin was leaning against the window, wearing a fox fur coat. Looking back at her, her face was hidden in the darkness and her expression could not be seen clearly.
There was no one in the whole house except her.
Dong Zhu quickly knelt down and saluted, reminding the queen not to catch a cold.
"It's just that the room is a bit stuffy, so I'm going to the window to get some fresh air." Dong Lanxin said lightly, tightening her fox fur coat and walking towards the bed.
"The moonlight is beautiful tonight. You don't need to close the window. Just add some charcoal."
Dong Zhu glanced out the window upon hearing this, and sure enough, the dark clouds were blown away by the strong wind.
A slight coolness appeared at the tip of Dongzhu's nose. She carefully reached out her hand to the window, feeling a little surprised.
It's snowing.
…
Snowflakes fell sparsely and landed around the campfire.
Zhu Lan had never seen what snow looked like in the desert. She reached out to catch the snowflakes, but the heat of the campfire melted them before they touched her fingertips.
In an open space surrounded by camels, the women were lying on the ground around a campfire, sleeping crookedly. There was no one guarding the entrance, but there were two long-haired greyhounds tied up, sleeping on the ground with their ears facing Zhu Lan and the others.
It was already late at night, but Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan were not sleepy at all.
Those great purification soldiers were probably afraid that the captured women would freeze to death before the sacrifice, so they not only lit a bonfire for them, but also gave each of them a sheepskin coat, which was considered the treatment for top prisoners.
"It's been so long and no one has come. It turns out that Cheng Hu is making up lies to deceive us!" Zhu Qingyan said angrily.
Zhu Lan said nothing, just stared at the dancing flames in front of him.
"Don't be impatient, wait a little longer."
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is so great that at night, people could freeze to death. Fortunately, the temperature of the bonfire was high enough, and Zhu Qingyan involuntarily moved closer to the flame.
A hot breath hit me in the face, and soon I felt vaguely sleepy.
Zhu Qingyan yawned and muttered, "What are you waiting for? If they were going to come, they would have come a long time ago. We have clearly been fooled."
She had just found a comfortable position and was about to lie down when she suddenly felt something hit her. She immediately rolled over and her right hand subconsciously reached for her waist.
Zhu Qingyan and she turned around at the same time, and saw a man in a black velvet cloak standing outside, who seemed to be looking at them.
The two greyhounds had also woken up and were stretching on the ground, but they didn't bark, obviously recognizing this person.
Coming?
Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan looked at each other, climbed up quietly, wrapped themselves in sheepskin coats, and walked towards the man.
Before they got closer, they saw the man pat the two greyhounds on the head gently, seemed to say something, then seemed to look over here again, turned and walked in another direction.
Zhu Lan and the other person followed them. As expected, when they passed by the greyhounds, they did not bark, but just stared at them vigilantly.
After reaching a huge stone wall, the man gently lifted his hat and turned around. Under the silvery moonlight, the face of a woman in her twenties was revealed.
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