The Queen's complexion was extremely pale, her expression was tense, and the corners of her lips were tightly pursed. She looked a few years older than she usually did without makeup.
Qin Yining lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly at the queen's face, and asked respectfully, "Is your maiden alright these days?"
She was thinking a lot, thinking about how to tell the current situation in the most euphemistic way, and let the queen understand her actions, and don't make it public.
"Bengong is still fine. It's just that I was trapped in the Fate Peak this time, and I didn't know about the rest of the people." The queen shook her head wearily, her face serious.
Qin Yining's eyes widened in surprise.
The Queen's request coincided with her thoughts, and after thinking about Qin Yining, she understood. It is a great shame to think that as the mother of a country, she was deceived so far, not to mention that she was trapped on the top of the mountain with a foreign minister. She was worried that Pang Xiao would be discussed and suspected, and the queen was also worried about being discussed and suspected.
Since both sides are so worried, then things are easy to handle.
"Yes, the minister guarantees that this matter will not be publicized. The Queen's concubine is sympathetic to the monks in the temple, and her benevolence is truly admirable." Qin Yining saluted in admiration.
The queen blinked when she heard the words, and twitched the corner of her mouth lightly.
It seems that Qin Yining thought she was thinking of the monks of Wanfo Temple and was unwilling to let these outsiders be accused of poor protection
But only she knew in her heart what she was most afraid of.
This unexpected and beautiful memory for her is a secret she wants to cherish in her heart for the rest of her life. She wanted to slowly reminisce by herself.
She knew that she shouldn't have such thoughts about Pang Xiao, and she knew that such unethical behavior was unacceptable to the world, so she never thought to spread it out and tell anyone that if she is a *, she can only be a qualified*. She will not leave stains in her life that cannot be washed away, but she regards some feelings as treasures and wants to cherish them for a lifetime.
The experience on the Fate Peak was enough for her to reminisce about her life in these few short days.
"This palace is tired." The queen looked tired.
Qin Yining thought about it for a while, then approached and briefly talked about the recent events, and finally said: "The minister's wife is also unable to find someone to wear your clothes, comb your hair bun and pretend to be you, go back later, if If you don’t want to be known about it, you still have to act quietly.”
The queen frowned, surprised that someone could pretend to be herself and fool those guards.
But after thinking about it, she and Pang Xiao were suddenly trapped, and it was no longer easy for Qin Yining and a girl to suppress this matter. She also couldn't be more picky.
"Okay." The Queen nodded understandingly, "It's understandable to follow the power in a hurry. In this way, according to what you said, this palace will be treated as a retreat for the eighteenth day."
"My lady is wise." Qin Yining smiled, "Then please rest for a while, and I will send you back to the palace when I find an opportunity."
Qin Yining deliberately obfuscated all the process, and even the time to find the guards to change the shift did not make it clear, in order to reduce the empress's fear.
Otherwise, the place where the mother of a country is practiced is heavily guarded by the guards outside, and someone can find a gap to arrange for someone to enter. Isn't the queen worried that they will assassinate
Although they don't have this idea, it is better to be cautious.
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi had already made preparations to welcome Pang Xiao and his party at any time, so those who should have paid have already paid. Qin Yining and Pang Xiao took the queen back to the side courtyard where the meditation room was located without any effort. Qin Yining also informed the news that Mammy Sun and Empress He Bin had escaped safely. The two of them were so happy that they almost jumped three feet high, and naturally tried their best to cooperate with Qin Yining. s arrangement.
That night, the people in the Guanyin Hall became the real queen.
Tang Xiu finally didn't have to sit in it and eat the smuggled snacks, but also maintained her demeanor and occasionally spoke while holding her throat.
Pang Xiao took a shower, changed his clothes, shaved his beard, devoured a meal of fast food, and rested early.
Qin Yining also slept peacefully, and did not rush to ask Pang Xiao about the fate of the peak.
In the early morning of the next day, Qin Yining took someone to greet the queen as usual, but was still politely stopped by Mammy Sun, and when she returned to her room, she asked about Pang Xiao's process that day.
Pang Xiao explained it in detail, and then said with a sullen face: "I still can't figure out what the person who deceived the queen to Yinyuan Peak was trying to figure out. The queen was not harmed. When I went, a group of snakes surrounded her and let her She couldn't move, but those snakes didn't bite her, the suspension bridge collapsed, I couldn't come over, and you couldn't hear what I said, so I lived with the queen eating wild fruits, and there was no difficulty in eating and drinking. Since there is no other danger, I am even more suspicious of the person's purpose. To deceive the queen and lead me over, what is he doing?"
Qin Yining pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "Looking at it this way, it seems that the other party deliberately trapped you and the queen there. I think they came to dig a hole and dance for me."
Qin Yining couldn't help but curl his lips when he said this, "Tianjizi always doesn't look good to me, and there are times when she wants to get rid of me. Although she won't kill me now, she is willing to come to me if she wants to."
"You can already conclude that the master is a genius?"
"Who else is there besides her?"
Qin Yining shook his head, Mu Jinghu is Pang Xiao's brother, Qin Yining didn't want to make Pang Xiao embarrassed, so he stopped talking about this topic, and instead said: "Although the matter has been resolved, in the end this matter is not small. That day When the guards forced their way in, there was already a quarrel. In addition, the guards around the queen are not simple, and they know that you are not in the temple these days. Even if they don't think that you and the queen are trapped in Yinyuan Peak, They will also think that you are secretly doing something while taking advantage of this time."
Hearing this, Pang Xiao couldn't help laughing, "What you said, maybe the sub-sage has already received a tip, and he knows that I'm 'restless' these days - this boy, Pang Zhixi, is restless, praying to God, praying to Buddha, begging for the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people, and alone Where did you all go to make some conspiracy to harm me!"
Pang Xiao learned 80% of Li Qitian's tone, and Qin Yining couldn't help laughing when he heard it.
"Okay, okay. It's a good thing to be able to go back safely. Let's leave these days and avoid the harassment of the Tartars. When we want to go back and forth, Uncle Zhongyi has also figured out how to move the treasure."
Pang Xiao snorted lightly, "He is a smart man, but sometimes he wants to accomplish things, but it is useless to be smart. He also needs to cooperate with the reality. Siqin is also resourceful. He also participated in the battle for treasures at the beginning. In this case, if Lu Heng reveals too many flaws, Siqin will also be alert."
Speaking of this, Qin Yining was a little sweaty for Lu Heng.
"He has to work harder. If not, why don't you have to trouble yourself."
Qin Yining was a little unhappy about Lu Heng, but seeing that Qin Yining was thinking about him wholeheartedly and didn't care how difficult Lu Heng was, Pang Xiao felt very happy and said with a smile, "You also have to trust him, sooner or later he will think of a way. Yes. Anyway, it will take a while for the empress to retreat, so let's stay here for the time being and help the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple repair the suspension bridge, which can be considered a good deed."
Qin Yining nodded. The suspension bridge was originally broken because of us. Naturally, we had to repair it.
In the next few days, the queen really felt at ease in seclusion.
Pang Xiao and Qin Yining also brought people to help Wanfo Temple deal with the suspension bridge.
When Pang Xiao suddenly came back, Xing Baoshan also sent a secret letter to Li Qitian. But Pang Xiao didn't care at all. The lesser of the two evils, it is better to be suspected by Li Qitian than to have Li Qitian know the truth of the matter. Anyway, even if he didn't do anything, Li Qitian would still be suspicious of him.
In the blink of an eye, it was July 20th, the day when the Queen's retreat ended.
Pang Xiao and Qin Yining personally brought people to greet the queen, and Abbot Xuanyun was also on the list.
"The empress has lost a lot of money." Qin Yining stepped forward to support the thin and tired queen, and sighed, "The empress prays for the people, the integrity of the world can be learned, and the Bodhisattva will definitely bless the empress's thoughts. Well done, safe and sound."
The queen smiled and said, "I borrow your auspicious words."
Her voice was light, obviously exhausted. Only she knew that, she was just sighing Qin Yining's stupidity.
If you follow what Qin Yining said, "what you want to do comes true", 80% of Qin Yining will cry, right
The queen rested on the mountain for two more days before she proposed to Pang Xiao about going down the mountain.
At this time, the suspension bridge had been rebuilt, and Pang Xiao not only did not take a penny from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, but also donated a large amount of money. Now that the matter was done, the Queen of Nature said to go down the mountain, so she went down the mountain.
To Pang Xiao's surprise, the queen didn't say anything like "the jade body and golden guards can't touch it" when they went down the mountain.
Pang Xiao did not take the initiative to ask, nor did the queen ask for it. Pang Xiao just walked with Qin Yining and waited for a long time at the foot of the mountain. The guards also took turns to carry the queen down safely.
"Niangniang, the carriage is ready. You can leave at any time."
When everyone was rectified properly, Grandma Sun stepped forward to ask.
The queen sat in the luxurious carriage with brocade and canopy, raised the curtains to a gap, looked back at the precipitous Juhuang Mountain, then looked at the team of Pang Xiao and his party, smiled, "Go and ask Prince Zhongshun when he will leave. , let's go together."
"Yes."
Grandma Sun immediately took the order.
Pang Xiao and Qin Yining didn't plan to continue playing. They couldn't really leave the queen, so how could the queen naturally agree. The hatchback went all the way to Huichuan County, and the road was fine.
However, halfway through the journey, the group encountered a person and a cyclist running from the direction of Huichuan County.
The young knight on the horse was dressed in an iron-grey round-neck sunflower shirt. At first glance, it was a middle official. When he saw the team of Pang Xiao and his party, he immediately slowed down and pulled the reins on his arms. .
"Is there a team of Prince Zhongshun ahead?"
"Exactly." Tang Xiu stepped forward to answer.
The middle official was overjoyed, and immediately got off his horse and said with a smile, "Our family, Qiu Min, has been ordered to go to Huichuan with Mr. Ma, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. He learned that the Empress and the Empress were with the Prince, so they greeted him specially."