Chapter 295

Then, at the entrance of the village, Li Daniu was leading a group of people.

He was limping, but he tried to walk faster, nodding and bowing to the people beside him from time to time.

The person walking beside him had a tall and straight figure, with a touch of cold and arrogant nobility in his steps, which was incompatible with the scenery of the countryside and fields.

Qiao Nian didn't know whether to be panicked or grateful.

That person is Xiao He...

"It's right there, that broken house!" Li Daniu limped quickly and was extremely excited.

He was sent to the government office the day before yesterday, and he thought he would have to sit in jail for several years before he could be released. Who would have thought that he would actually see the portrait in the hand of the government officer.

He recognized it with just one glance.

I told the Yamen immediately.

No, this morning, the big shot next to him came over and asked him to bring him to look for him.

Xiao He looked over as Li Daniu pointed.

Then he saw two people standing in the fenced yard in front of the wooden house.

That figure was too familiar to him.

Even though they were so far apart, even though she was dressed like a village girl, he still recognized her at a glance.

My heart suddenly became excited.

Found it!

He finally found her!

The pace under his feet couldn't help but speed up. In the end, he ran towards her without caring about etiquette, demeanor and image.

"Nian Nian!"

That call was particularly loud.

It is a reunion after a long separation, a loss and recovery, and a nirvana and rebirth after separation and death.

Qiao Nian's body froze in place.

Sensing Qiao Nian's strangeness, Aunt Chun couldn't help but become nervous, "What's wrong, girl? Do you recognize him?"

Qiao Nian didn't say anything, just watching Xiao He's figure getting closer and closer, watching him push open the door of the fence yard, rush in, and pull her into his arms.

"Niannian, niannian..." He called softly, cautiously, as if he was afraid that she would disappear again.

But his embrace was very tight.

It seemed that only in this way could he clearly feel that she really existed.

This is not his dream.

It's true!

After a while, Xiao He finally let go of her.

His eyes were red and moist.

But he unexpectedly discovered that her eyes were extremely cold.

"Come in and sit down."

She said softly, and then limped toward the main room.

Only then did Xiao He notice that her left leg was still tied with a wooden board. He frowned slightly and followed her into the house.

None of the people he brought came into the courtyard, and even Li Daniu was waiting outside.

Aunt Chun poured water for both of them. She glanced at Xiao He a little uneasily, and then said, "In our country, there is nothing to entertain distinguished guests."

Xiao He was gentle and thanked Aunt Chun, "Thank you, Auntie. It'll be good if you have some water."

Aunt Chun smiled dryly and looked at Qiao Nian again.

Then Qiao Nian nodded slightly towards her, "Auntie, go and do your work. I'll chat with Brother Xiao for a while."

It wasn't until she heard this that Aunt Chun seemed to confirm that Qiao Nian recognized him.

He breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "Then you guys chat." After that, he walked out.

Only Qiao Nian and Xiao He were left in the room.

Qiao Nian picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

Xiao He appeared so suddenly that she hadn't fully recovered yet and didn't know where to start.

But Xiao He raised his eyes and looked at this small broken room.

It's not big, and the furnishings are very simple. It's not as good as ordinary people's homes. It actually uses the main room as a bedroom.

When he came in just now, he found a wooden board in the shed on the west side of the yard. He was not sure whether it was a bed. After all, there was not even a thin quilt.

However, judging from this room alone, the owner of this broken house should be a man.

"Brother Bai went hunting."

Qiao Nian finally spoke, and she saw the consideration and doubt in Xiao He's eyes.

Xiao He then withdrew his gaze and looked at Qiao Nian with a soft tone, "The one who saved you is a hunter?"

Qiao Nian nodded slightly but said nothing.

"Surname Bai? It's a rare surname."

Hearing this, Qiao Nian frowned slightly, not wanting Xiao He to be too curious about Chu Zhiyi, and then she spoke, "Brother Xiao, have you been looking for me for a long time?"

Xiao He took a deep breath, lowered his eyes, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Since you fell into the Changyang River, you have never stopped."

Even though he had lowered his eyes, Qiao Nian could still clearly see the flash of loneliness in those eyes.

It must have been a month and a half since she fell into the Changyang River.

He was looking for her when she was unconscious.

While she was enjoying the tranquility of the countryside, he was still looking for her.

She didn't know how many times he had been disappointed, but she only knew that he never gave up.

It was more than three hundred miles away, and she didn't know how he found this place.

Logically, they should all think that she is dead.

"Brother Xiao is worried." Qiao Nian said softly.

Xiao He then raised his eyes to look at her again. For some reason, he always felt that her voice was different from before.

There seemed to be more tranquility in the still soft voice.

"The emperor already knew that you fell into the Changyang River. In anger, he deprived the hereditary qualifications of the Marquis Mansion and sent Lin Yuan to Ningzhou. Sun Xian was also deprived of his official position. Now, the Forbidden Army is I will lead you.”

Qiao Nian listened quietly.

When he heard the previous words, he had no reaction.

Until the last sentence, her cold eyes were filled with surprise and joy.

"Really? Congratulations, Brother Xiao!"

The young general who once fought on the battlefield should not have hidden in the house and lived a life of mediocrity.

He was a star, and he should have been high above.

Seeing that she finally smiled, Xiao He's eyes were also filled with excitement.

"Niannian."

The soft voice trembled slightly because of the suppressed excitement in his heart.

He frowned and continued, "I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you."

He still felt guilty.

In the countless nights after losing her, he would always dream of the day when he was stopped by Xiao Heng.

If, that day he would have been the commander of the imperial army.

If, that day he didn't take the pill.

Niannian, would still be his Niannian.

Qiao Nian hurriedly shook her head, "Brother Xiao didn't let me down, you've done a good job!"

That was the entanglement between her and Xiao Heng. He was dragged into it for no reason. He is already very good, very good.

There was mist in Xiao He's eyes.

The smile that was trying to bloom still carried a trace of bitterness that could not be erased.

He looked at her and asked softly, "Then, can you give me another chance?"

Give him another chance to protect her.

He can already protect her.

When their eyes met, Qiao Nian could clearly see everything in Xiao Heng's eyes.

Sincerity, expectation, urgency, determination...

Of course she believed that he could protect her, he had protected her many times!

But...

He also needs to be protected.

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