The queen is used to being gentle on weekdays, and there are very few times when she speaks so harshly. Qin Yining felt strange watching the queen behave like this.
What do you think the Queen means, she wants Pang Xiao to help her go up the mountain
Qin Yining smiled and said, "Niang Niang, you are precious and precious. This mountain road is dangerous. Since the guards can't touch you, the palace servants can't do anything about it. You have already asked Huichuan County for the rain to stop and the weather to clear. As long as you are sincere, the gods and Buddhas don’t care where you are, this mountain road is dangerous and dangerous, and the court lady thinks it’s better for you not to take risks.”
The queen suddenly looked at Qin Yining, only to feel that her sweaty face was white and flushed, her complexion improved, and her whole body was as fresh as a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl. The queen is almost at the age of no confusion, and she is old and yellow. Originally, when she saw Pang Xiao taking Qin Yining today, she could only stare, and she was already a little jealous.
"While what the princess said is reasonable, it's just that this palace has come here now, and people say that the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is very effective. If this palace gives up halfway, I don't know if there will be punishment? Who can say this kind of thing accurately? If it is because of this palace The momentary retreat, and the heavy rain comes again, who can take responsibility for this?"
When Qin Yining heard the queen say this, she knew that she had made up her mind, and if she tried to persuade her, she might turn the conflict into hatred.
Thinking of this, Qin Yining stopped talking and handed over the decision to Pang Xiao.
Pang Xiao's brows were already furrowed, and he said in disapproval, "It's really admirable for the Empress to worship Buddha sincerely, but taking too much risk may not be a good thing."
The queen has been persuaded repeatedly, and she has accumulated anger, but she can still suppress the uncle Pang Xiao, "Bengong has made up his mind."
"Okay." Pang Xiao sighed, "Since that's the case, Niangniang will accompany the minister."
Seeing that Pang Xiao nodded, the queen calmed down a bit, and her heart was smoother.
Pang Xiao then took Qin Yining's hand and walked towards the steps that could not be regarded as steps, stepped on a stone with his long legs, turned around and took Qin Yining's hand, and said with a gentle smile, "Sister Yi, are you coming up?"
"Come on." Qin Yining was tall and slender, and had many years of experience of surviving in the mountains in the early years. Both physical strength and experience were far superior to ordinary women. Although he was exhausted at this time, he was not unable to even step. .
She took Pang Xiao's hand to borrow strength, and jumped up the stone steps with a dexterous jump. Due to the limited space on the stone steps, she let go and climbed the next section of the stairs made of logs by herself, leaning over to support her with her hands. Then, on to another boulder.
Jing Zhe and the other four followed Qin Yining closely, walking around her.
She climbed up so dexterously, the queen standing below looked up and felt a little confidence in her heart, so she also raised her legs and stepped up, but just as she stepped on, the other foot touched the ground, and she felt that her foot also hurt , His legs were also sore, he had lost his strength and almost fell backwards.
"Niangniang!" The guards behind him were about to step forward to help, but because of the empress's words, they did not dare to touch her jade body.
Pang Xiao quickly grabbed the queen's sleeve and lifted the person up.
The queen was still in shock, she patted her chest with a pale face, and turned her head to thank the stalwart man beside her who was much taller than herself: "Thank you."
Since Pang Xiao had already agreed to help, he naturally wouldn't show a bad face to the Queen, he smiled and said, "Your majesty is very polite."
He has a beautiful face, sword eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and when he smiles, the curvature of the eyebrows at the corners of his eyes reveals a bit of softness. This softness appeared on the body of a famous general who was fighting iron and blood on the battlefield, and it was particularly precious. The two stood on the same stone steps, and the distance was so close that the queen could even smell the faint acacia fragrance on Pang Xiao's robes. A delicate and light jasmine fragrance.
She knew that it was the scent of rouge cream and hair oil that Qin Yining used to make, and it must have been contaminated by Pang Xiao when he hugged Qin Yining.
The queen's cheeks were hot, her heartbeat accelerated inexplicably, she turned her face away and went to the next step.
Pang Xiao had to walk behind, protecting the queen and Qin Yining.
Grandma Sun hurriedly turned around on the gentle slope. She was too old and frail to climb to the top of the mountain. The guards closely guarded the queen, but they couldn't help her, so she had to salute Pang Xiao: "My lord, I beg the lord to protect the empress. , the servant is here to thank you."
Pang Xiao turned his head and said condescendingly, "Mammy Sun, don't worry, the guards brought by this king are walking behind, and they will take you up the mountain later."
"Thank you lord, thank you lord!" Grandma Sun was overjoyed and knelt down to salute Pang Xiao.
Pang Xiao nodded slightly and followed the Queen's footsteps.
He was worried that Qin Yining, who was leading the way, wanted to be close to her, but couldn't leave the queen behind, so he walked very close to the queen.
The queen could even feel the warmth coming from the strong and tall man beside her.
"Sister Yi, be careful, the top soil is a little loose, don't step on it. Yes, you step on the next one."
Pang Xiao was worried that Qin Yining would be unstable, so he jumped in front of Qin Yining with ease, leaned down on the stable boulder, put his arms around Qin Yining and hugged her directly.
Qin Yining put his arms around Pang Xiao's neck and was gently put down by him. The queen behind them was looking at the two of them, her eyes were a little weird, and her cheeks couldn't help getting hot.
"I'm fine." She was out of breath, touched a sweat, and continued to climb up.
The queen had already climbed up where Qin Yining was standing, looked up at Pang Xiao, and stretched out her hand.
Pang Xiao stretched out his hand and pulled the man up with his arm strength. However, he respected the manners and did not touch the Queen's place, and he couldn't directly carry the person up like he was protecting Qin Yining when he was worried about her bumping. The queen's leg scratched on the stone, and it was burning hot.
The queen felt a little lost, and sighed softly.
The group moved forward with such difficulty.
At this time, Bingtang and Jiyun also followed Huzi and Tang Xiu on the last treacherous road. When Sun Mammy saw Huzi and Tang Xiu, she asked them for help.
Hu Zi said with a smile: "Don't worry, mammy, the guards arranged by the lord will escort the elder behind, and we will be able to get here later, we both have to protect the two sisters beside the concubine, it is inconvenient to take you, you just happen to be there. You can rest here for a while, and when the other guards arrive, they will take the mammy up the mountain."
Mammy Sun couldn't, so she nodded and continued to wait.
At this time, Jing Zhe had already climbed to the top of the mountain, and then climbed down again to meet Qin Yining, "Princess, you are very close to the Wanfo Temple, so bypass this road and walk across the wooden bridge in front."
Qin Yining nodded, panting with his sore thighs on his hips.
"My body is not as good as before. I never imagined that I would be so tired before I finished climbing a mountain. I used to run on the top of the mountain all day, collecting herbs and hunting, and I often encountered wild animals. The wolf ate." Wiping off the sweat, Qin Yining asked Jing Zhe with a smile, "Let me get up early to practice with you guys? You can also teach me both hands."
Jing Zhe smiled and said, "The princess wants to learn martial arts, isn't that the best master there?"
Turning back to follow Jing Zhe's gaze, he saw Pang Xiao expressionlessly pulling the blushing queen up the stairs made of logs.
Pang Xiao had heard Qin Yining's words, let go of the queen's hand, and said to Qin Yining gently, "If you want to learn, I can teach you at any time."
Qin Yining nodded: "That's naturally good."
The queen panted and clasped her palm, as if she was holding the residual temperature when Pang Xiao was pulling her. Looking up at Pang Xiao, who was talking to Qin Yining softly, the queen couldn't help but think about how Li Qitian treated her on weekdays.
How long has it been since she saw Li Qitian and Wen Wen chat with her
Even the first and fifteenth days of the new year are routine, they can't even chat, and she can't find a common topic that she can chat with Li Qitian now.
This is their current day. Li Qitian is devoted to the government, and has a little other mind. He is also with those young and beautiful concubines, and she is a queen, but she is just a mess.
Unlike Pang Xiao and Qin Yining.
Their affection is not an illusion, but a sincere affection from the heart. When the Queen looks at it, she is envious, and the sour taste pervades it, which gradually turns into more obvious jealousy.
"Miss?"
The sudden voice pulled back the Queen's consciousness, she looked up blankly, only to find that Pang Xiao had jumped up the next step and was looking down at her, and the person she was jealous of should lightly climb to a higher place.
The queen bit her lower lip and reached out to Pang Xiao.
The group of people exhausted their efforts and finally reached the top of the mountain. There was a bridge made of logs under their feet. Not far from the right hand side was a large continuous dense forest and mountains. On the left hand side, they walked for another half hour. It is a large lake, and the sound of the water splashing from the waterfall can be heard in the distance.
"So there is actually a waterfall here?" Qin Yining said in surprise.
"Yeah, the water source on the mountain should come from here." Jing Zhe smiled.
Qin Yining opened his arms and took a deep breath, happily looking at the green mountains and the clear jasper lake under the blue sky.
The fragrance of flowers and trees in the air can already smell the faint sandalwood. The Wanfo Temple stands in this beautiful scenery. The tall two-story Bodhisattva statue is standing in the courtyard of the Wanfo Temple compassionately. The tower is next to each other, mercifully looking at the vast mountains and rivers.
"It's really worth it."
"Yeah." Pang Xiao had already walked to Qin Yining's side at this time, wiping her sweat with his cuff, "Are you tired? Why don't I carry you over there. The log bridge in front is not easy to walk."
The log bridge is made of three pieces of thick wood tied with thick hemp rope, and it is placed in the middle of a crack at will. Although it is only a few steps away, there are no handrails on both sides. If you accidentally fall into the crack, then But it just fell directly into the running water below the mountain.
Qin Yining didn't try to be stubborn, and said with a smile, "Okay, my legs have been sore for a long time."
Pang Xiao chuckled, not actually carrying the person, but holding the person horizontally with both hands, and turning upside down: "Look at how thin you are."
He walked towards the log bridge step by step, and whispered close to Qin Yining's ear: "Huzi and Tang Xiu will have fun later."
Thinking of Huzi's words when he was playing Bingtang in the mountains, Qin Yining couldn't help laughing, and lightly tapped Pang Xiao on the shoulder, "Why is it so bad."
Pang Xiao laughed.
The hearty and pleasant laughter echoed in the mountains, and the queen who was sitting on the ground gasping for breath looked faintly.