Chapter 629 Strange Portrait (1/2)

Li Hai said again.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. There is no need to be polite between you and me."

Ximen Hao smiled and then continued.

"I know why you came to me today, and I won't hide it from you. I plan to make Lian'er my concubine. Regardless of whether she is pregnant or not, you two brothers and sisters will have a companion in the future."

"His Majesty!!!"

Li Hai shouted in shock, while his heart pounded.

Because since the other party said that, he must have already decided.

"Uh-huh! What? You object?"

Ximen Hao said lightly after seeing Li Hai's expression.

"No, no, I am so grateful! I thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my sister!"

Li Hai said quickly.

"Haha, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Hai stood up respectfully.

"Master Li, you may not know that I actually can't bear to part with Lian'er, but there is no other way. I must sacrifice Lian'er for the sake of the country and the country."

Ximen Hao sighed and said.

"Your Majesty is kind and kind, I admire you! But... I have something I don't know whether to say or not."

Li Hai hesitated for a while before speaking.

"Say it!"

"I think your Majesty is too hasty with your little girl. You should consider her feelings!"

Li Hai expressed his doubts. After all, Ximen Hao's behavior was too strange.

"Haha! Li Aiqing doesn't need to say anything! I have made up my mind. Lian'er is my most favored concubine, and she is carrying a dragon seed in her belly. I will not wrong her.

As for Lian'er's feelings, she has been with me for three years, and I don't want her to marry far away. More importantly, I owe her father too much, so... I'm sorry Li Aiqing, I can only sacrifice your daughter. "

Ximen Hao bluntly stated the reason.

Hearing what Ximen Hao said, Li Hai changed his color instantly.

But he immediately returned to normal and smiled.

"Your Majesty is merciful. In this case, I wish your Majesty and the princess a happy marriage for a hundred years!"

"Haha! Thank you, Master Li. Don't worry, I will treat your daughter well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, you go back, I'm tired."

"Old minister, please retire!"

"brush!"

Li Hai exited the hall and closed the door.

Just after Li Hai left, Ximen Hao took out two bottles of elixirs and handed them to a palace maid.

"You go and give it to Li Lian, and you must hand it over to her with your own hands. Remember, no peeking!"

"Yes! I obey your order!"

The palace maid took the elixir and left.

When she walked to the door of Li Lian's palace, she found candlelight burning in the palace.

"Huh? Miss, haven't you rested yet?"

The palace maid murmured and opened the door of the palace.

When she entered, she found Li Lian sitting in front of the dressing table with tears in her eyes, as if she had just cried.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

The palace maid was startled and ran over quickly.

"Lan'er, your majesty wants to kill me, your majesty wants to kill me!"

Li Lian hugged the palace maid and cried.

"ah!!!"

The palace maid was so frightened that her face turned pale. She did not expect that as soon as she arrived, she would encounter the emperor's intention to kill someone.

"Miss, don't be afraid, Lan'er will escape from here with you."

The palace maid helped Li Lian to leave the palace, but Li Lian refused.

"No! I want to stay here. Your Majesty promises me that he will take me away tomorrow and give me a title."

Although Li Lian was scared, she still insisted on staying. She believed that Ximen Hao would not break his promise.

"What? Miss, you are crazy! That is the emperor! What if he wants to kill you?"

The palace maid grabbed Li Lian anxiously.

"Lan'er! Don't make any noise! ​​Let me be quiet for a while."

After Li Lian finished speaking, she leaned against the dressing table and closed her eyes.

"Oh! You!"

When the maid saw that her lady had fallen asleep, she gently closed the window.

Then he quietly retreated.

"Bang!"

As soon as he exited the room, he kicked over the chair next to him, which attracted Li Lian's attention.

"Lan'er! What are you doing?"

Li Lian asked nervously.

"Miss, let's leave quickly! His Majesty wants to kill you!"

Lan'er said quickly.

"No! I have to wait for Your Majesty! Your Majesty will take me away tomorrow!"

Li Lian shook her head stubbornly and continued to rest on the bed.

"Oh! What time has it been? His Majesty has not sent anyone to protect you at all!"

Lan'er stamped her feet anxiously, then turned and left the room.

"Woo...Lan'er...Lan'er..."

When Li Lian opened her eyes and found that Lan'er was missing, she immediately shouted in panic.

Unfortunately, it was very quiet outside the palace, and her voice could only reach her ears, but she could not hear her clearly.

"Your Majesty... help... Your Majesty... Lan'er is wrong, Lan'er knows she is wrong... Your Majesty, please help..."

Li Lian struggled to sit up, shouting and crawling toward the door. However, her injuries were too serious. She only climbed halfway before falling to the ground, wailing in pain.

At this moment, a black shadow fell from the sky and landed in front of Li Lian.

"who?"

Li Lian looked up and found a man in black looking at her coldly.

"Where is your Majesty?"

"Haha, are you looking for His Majesty? Your Majesty is fine now! Do you want to see him? Yes, but you must come with me!"

The man in black stretched out his hand and motioned for Li Lian to stand up.

"Where is His Majesty really?"

Li Lian stood up slowly, but her legs were still shaking and her face was pale.

"His Majesty said that he will treat your child well! So don't worry, he is very good and healthy now!"

The man in black explained patiently.

"Oh~ where is your Majesty?"

Li Lian asked again.

"Your Majesty is..."

Just as the man in black was about to answer, his face suddenly changed drastically. He slapped Li Lian with a palm and shouted at the same time: "Get out of the way!"

"Pfft!"

Unfortunately, it was already too late. Blood suddenly appeared from Li Lian's neck, and her whole body instantly collapsed to the ground.

"Damn it!"

The man in black succeeded in his attack, quickly lifted Li Lian up, and then disappeared into the night sky.

At this time, in another palace.

A man is enjoying tea leisurely.

"Your Majesty, was it successful?"

A handsome young man asked. He was Li Yun, the sixth prince of the Donghua Dynasty.

"Yes! It worked. You should keep these pills first, just in case something unexpected happens."

Ximen Hao threw a few pills to Li Yun.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Yun knelt down happily, then kowtowed respectfully three times before leaving.

And just after Li Yun left, Ximen Hao's body slowly emerged, with a cold smile leaking from the corner of his mouth.

"Li Lian? The Li family? The fun is about to begin. Let's see how many tricks you can pull off!"

As soon as Ximen Hao finished speaking, a woman in red robe walked out.

"Meet the Emperor!"

"Flat body!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The woman is Hongluan.

"You said Li Lian is pregnant?"

Ximen Hao asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Li Lian is seven or eight months pregnant. If calculated according to the normal delivery date, she should give birth tonight!"

Hong Luan said respectfully.

"Yes! Just give me a notice and say that I am going to welcome Li Lian and the birth of a new life, so that Li Lian can be prepared!"

"It's your Majesty!"

…

Late at night, outside the imperial city, Li Lian's motorcade stopped moving because there was no road ahead and there were only two roads, either to the left or to the right.

And Li Lian was standing at the front of the sedan chair. She had already made plans. No matter what, she would give it a try tonight. Even if they both died, it would be better than staying here and waiting to die.

"Princess, what should we do?"

Palace maid Lan'er asked, standing next to Li Lian.

"What else can we do? Go to the right!"

"yes!"

Lan'er nodded, and then shouted to the surroundings: "Everyone, follow me, let's go to the right!"

As Lan'er's order was issued, hundreds of people followed Lan'er and walked to the right.

"snort!"

At this moment, a cold snort sounded.

"ah!"

All the palace maids screamed in fright and huddled together, not daring to move.

Lan'er, on the other hand, looked around in horror.

"Whoosh!"

A black shadow came flying towards the sedan chair.

"ah!"

Lan'er screamed in fright and hid next to Li Lian.

"Uh-huh!"

A sharp sword with cold light was inserted into the place where Lan'er was standing.

"Princess...Princess..."

Lan'er was frightened.

"It's okay, help me stand up!"

Li Lian said calmly.

"Ah...oh!"

Lan'er slowly stood up and held Li Lian's arm.

At this time, a strong wind came, and Li Lian couldn't help but close her eyes because she felt like she was about to be hacked to death!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission, and will be rewarded with five thousand contribution points!"

Just when Li Lian accepted her fate, the system's voice came to mind.

"brush!"

Li Lian suddenly opened her eyes and saw that the assassin was no longer there.

"Hoo~"

She breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said to Lan'er beside her: "Throw this away!"

"Well! Princess, what should we do next? Do we really have to wait for His Majesty?"

Lan'er picked up the banknotes scattered on the ground and counted them carefully one by one.

"Alas! I don't know either, I can only leave it to fate!"

Li Lian sighed. She couldn't do anything now. The only thing she could do was to wait for the devil's summons.

"By the way, let's leave quickly before anyone finds us."

"good!"

Ever since, the two quietly left.

"Rumble...click...bang!"

Just after the two left, a bolt of lightning shattered the roof of the palace, revealing ruins.

"Hmph! Want to run away? Can you escape from my grasp?"

Ximen Hao, dressed in black robes, jumped down from the ruins and frowned as he looked at the already dark streets.

"Mad! I forgot to check!"

Ximen Hao cursed depressedly.

Because he followed Xiaohong's guidance but forgot to look at the route map. As a result, he found the wrong way and now he is lost.

"Mad! Forget it, just think of it as practice. We are not far from the goal anyway. Let's move on."

Ximen Hao touched his nose and then continued to walk forward.

…

Li Lian and Lan'er finally arrived at Li's house a quarter of an hour later.

"Squeak!"

Li Lian opened the door and walked in.

"Meet Princess!"

The butler led everyone to bow and salute.

"No need to be polite, where is mother?"

"Madam is resting in the bedroom."

The steward said respectfully.

"kindness!"

Li Lian nodded, took Lan'er into the courtyard, and ordered: "Lan'er, send someone to guard the gate."

"It's the princess."

Lan'er turned and left the hall.

"Princess, you are back."

At this time, a woman came forward with the support of a maid.

"Mother."

Li Lian bowed to the woman and sat down at the table.

"Princess, have you eaten? I've asked the kitchen to prepare it."

The woman asked with concern after sitting down.

"Haha, I'm not hungry. Mother, are you tired?"

Although Li Lian looked pale, she was in good spirits.

"It's okay, I'm just worried about the princess' comfort. Princess, please stop fooling around, your father will be worried!"

Li Lian's mother persuaded her to give up her idea.

"Mom, please rest first. The child is a little tired and wants to take a nap."

"Okay, go ahead. Lan'er, it's a good time to serve your princess."

The woman explained, asked the maid to step back, and left herself.

"Oh my god! I almost fell to death!"

Li Lian patted her chest.

"whee!"

Lan'er snickered.

"Why are you giggling? Quickly help me wash up."

"Oh! I obey, slave."

After the two of them finished washing, Lan'er served Li Lian and lay down on the bed to rest.

"Lan'er, go buy some rouge and gouache for your mother tomorrow. She has worked hard."

"It's a princess. There's no need to buy it. Princess, your complexion is so bad. Please help me paint it for you."

"All right."

…

next day

After Li Lian woke up, she dressed up and put on new clothes, then left the mansion with Lan'er and walked towards the busiest market in Kyoto.

"Lan'er, choose some beautiful dresses for your mother."

"Okay!"

Lan'er ran out excitedly. She hadn't gone shopping for a long time and wanted to enjoy shopping today.

"Princess, what do you think of this?"

Lan'er walked up to Li Lian holding a light green dress and asked.

"Well, it's okay, that's it!"

"Okay, princess, please wait a moment!"

After Lan'er finished speaking, she walked into the fitting room.

During this period, everyone in the store was looking at her.

Not jealousy, but envy.

"Tsk tsk, this girl looks ordinary, but has a great figure! She looks so beautiful in that dress!"

"Who says it isn't? Especially those legs, they are so slender! I think men can't move even after seeing them!"

"..."

Everyone was talking a lot, and while they were envious, they were even more jealous of Li Lian.

Li Lian sat on a chair and drank tea boredly.

Suddenly, a young man hurriedly walked in. When he saw Li Lian, his eyes lit up and he was instantly shocked.

"Ahem! Girl, please stay."

The young man stood in front of Li Lian.

"what?"

Li Lian frowned and looked at the young man coldly.

"Girl, your dress is very beautiful. I wonder if you can part with it?"

"You can just buy it if you want. What's the use of telling me? I'm not selling anything!"

"Pfft!"

The women who were discussing Li Lian just now burst into laughter.

"Well……"

The young man scratched his head in embarrassment, not knowing what to do.

How has he ever encountered such a thing?

Li Lian looked bored, stood up, grabbed Lan'er and left.

But the young man followed Li Lian persistently, muttering:

"Girl...my name is Chen Wenjie..."

Li Lian couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly stopped, looked at Chen Wenjie coldly, and asked in a cold voice:

"Chen Wenjie, what on earth are you going to do?"

"Um~ I want to make friends with you! Look... can I give you a banknote?"

Chen Wenjie took out a banknote and handed it to Li Lian.

"Get out! I don't need money, I don't like strangers approaching me!"

Li Lian glared at him and pulled Lan'er away again.

"Princess... let's... let's just leave like this? What if..."

Lan'er hesitated, after all, Chen Wenjie had been following her.

"What are you afraid of? Could you still eat us?"

Li Lian curled her lips.

"Too!"

Lan'er nodded, then took Li Lian's arm.

Chen Wenjie, on the other hand, kept following behind, looking unyielding.

…

"Phew~ I finally got rid of that stinky gangster."

The two came to a tall building, and Li Lian let out a breath.

"Lan'er, are you sure no one is following us?"

Li Lian looked up at the top of the building.

"Probably not, this slave can't feel anyone's presence!"

Lan'er was also a little confused. Logically speaking, she and the princess had already gotten rid of the followers.

"Let's go! Let's go up and have a look."

After Li Lian finished speaking, she stepped into the building.

After the two women walked in, they found that the decoration here was luxurious, classical and elegant.

In the lobby, the furnishings are luxurious and magnificent; a variety of famous paintings hang on the walls; the floor is also carved from white marble, which is priceless.

The two women glanced at each other casually and then walked towards the stairs.

"You two girls, please stop."

The two women were intercepted by the guards at the door.

"Miss, they are roadblocks, we have to get around them."

"No need, since they dare to stop us, we will find fun from them."

Li Lian's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and she decided to play a trick on them.

"Princess, I..."

"Stop talking nonsense and keep up."

Li Lian took the lead on the steps and walked towards the guards.

"Stop, this is the VIP area."

Two guards stopped Li Lian, their tone full of warning.

"Dignified guest? Haha, I'm not a distinguished guest, I'm just here to cause trouble!"

Li Lian smiled slightly, then reached out to grab the two of them.

"Be bold!"

"Protect the young master."

When the two guards saw Li Lian being so arrogant, they roared angrily and drew their swords to fight.

"Bang bang——"

Li Lian's strength was far superior to them. In three moves, the two guards were knocked to the ground.

"Princess is so awesome!"

Lan'er shouted excitedly.

"Humph, it's just a bunch of ants."

After Li Lian took care of the two guards, she continued walking upstairs.

"Hey, girl, please slow down..."

"Bang--"

"Ouch..."

Two old men rushed over and happened to bump into Li Lian.

Li Lian took two steps back lightly and landed firmly on the ground.

The two old men also took four or five steps back before they stabilized their bodies.

"Hey, he is actually a master in the Martial King realm!"

The two old men looked at each other and looked at Li Lian solemnly.

Masters at the Martial King realm are very rare. There are only a handful of people in the entire capital who can reach this realm, so they don't dare to be presumptuous.

"Girl, we didn't mean to offend you, but this is an exclusive area for VIPs. Please forgive us for our rudeness."

Li Lian raised her eyebrows when she heard this, looked at the two old men, and thought that there were indeed hidden dragons and crouching tigers here. A martial arts master appeared so quickly, no wonder it attracted so many people.

Although Li Lian is in the martial arts realm, she does not feel that she is invincible.

"In this case, let's change places."

Li Lian said lightly.

"Thank you for your understanding, girl!"

The two old men breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent Li Lian and the two to a remote box.

After waiting for the two old men to leave, Lan'er whispered:

"Princess, why do you want them to leave? We can obviously get our things back!"

Li Lian smiled slightly and said, "Silly girl, if we really make trouble, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble!"

"oh……"

Lan'er nodded in understanding.

"Okay, let's play with ourselves and don't worry about other things."

As she spoke, Li Lian excitedly took out a pen and paper and prepared to draw.

"Princess, what did you draw?"

Lan'er stared at the portrait on the desk strangely and asked in confusion.

"Hey, secret, guess it!"

Li Lian said mysteriously.

"Ah, princess, do you want to draw Chen Wenjie?"

Lan'er said as if suddenly enlightened.

Li Lian looked at Lan'er in surprise and asked:

"How did you come up with the idea?"

"Hehe, I have heard the princess talk about it many times. Whenever I mention Mr. Chen, the princess will show a nymphomaniac expression!

Of course this slave understands such a simple trick. "

"Hate, you actually made fun of me!"

Li Lian blushed, pretending to be angry and punched Lan'er on the shoulder.

"Haha... I was wrong, my slave. Please spare my life, princess."

Lan'er held her head and begged for mercy.

Li Lian smiled, and then started painting seriously. Her painting skills were very good, almost exactly the same, without any difference.

"The princess is so beautiful!"

Looking at the paintings on the desk, Lan'er's eyes glowed.

"Well, this painting is much better than the one just now."

Li Lian said with satisfaction.

"Hehe, the princess is so beautifully drawn!"

Lan'er praised.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Li Lian felt something bad. She immediately got up and ran to the window. When she looked out, she saw two carriages parked at the door of the hotel.

"Oops, Chen Wenjie is chasing me!"

Li Lian cursed secretly.

"Let's go, Lan'er!"

The two immediately fled the room and rushed towards the stairs.

However, before taking two steps, he met Lan'er who also rushed out.

"No, I was stopped again!"

Li Lian looked at the two men standing in front of her and frowned. She did not expect that Chen Wenjie would send so many people to arrest him this time!

"Get out of my way!"

Li Lianjiao shouted and punched forward.

However, the two men remained motionless, not even bothering to dodge.

Li Lian felt as if her blow had hit a rock, making her arms numb.

The corners of the two men's mouths outlined an evil arc, and they sneered:

"A master at the King of Martial Realm is nothing more than this!"

Li Lian's face turned pale when she heard this. She knew she had met a master, so she turned around and wanted to pull Lan'er away.

However, at this time, there was a sound of breaking through the air behind them.

Two silver needles went straight towards Lan'er and Li Lian.

"Princess, be careful!"

Lan'er hurriedly pushed Li Lian away and blocked the fatal attack for her.

Puff!

Lan'er groaned, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.

At this time, Li Lian was also seriously injured. She helped Lan'er and climbed up with difficulty.

She looked at the men in black who gathered around her and said through gritted teeth:

"Chen Wenjie!"

"Yes, it's me! Li Lian, if you're wise, hand over the treasure quickly.

Otherwise, I will kill you! "