Princess Xinyang immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
This kind of feeling of doing something bad and being caught by someone after turning around is terrifying.
The old woman looked to be in her 60s or 70s, her hair was gray, and she was very old. Her clothes and servants looked like Dongyi people, with patches. She should be a nearby villager.
Marquis Xuanping kept his eyes on the old woman, and calmly said to Princess Xinyang: "We have entered the territory of the Dongyi people, and we must be careful."
Princess Xinyang replied in a low voice, and then asked, "What are you going to do?"
The Marquis of Xuan Ping said: "Act according to the opportunity."
If it was a soldier, Xuanpinghou would kill him mercilessly, but the other party was an ordinary villager.
The soldiers of the Zhao state do not kill the people of the enemy state.
Xuanping Hou blocked Princess Xinyang behind him, took her hand and walked towards the old woman.
"Old man." He said calmly, "We are soldiers passing by and are following the traces of a few Zhao people. Have you seen them?"
The languages of the Dongyi people and Zhao Kingdom are basically the same, but the accent is different. He speaks in a fluent Dongyi accent, and the Princess Xinyang behind him is stunned.
Princess Xinyang knew a little Yanguo dialect and Liangguo dialect, but it was written in writing, so she could translate the article, but if she really asked her to speak, her accent was not very standard.
Xiao Heng had a strong talent for language since childhood, and Princess Xinyang thought it was her own credit. Looking at it this way, it seemed that she had inherited Xiao Ji.
The old woman's calm and dull eyes didn't change much, she replied slowly in an old voice: "Oh, I didn't see it."
"Old man, do you live near here? Who else is at home?" Xuanping Hou asked.
"No one, just me." The old woman's speech was so slow that it made people feel that she was struggling to speak and her response was slow.
But considering her age, this is not surprising.
Princess Xinyang sneaked out half of her head from behind Xuanping Hou to look at her.
When Xuanping Houfu turned his head, he saw the top of his black hair, and the corners of his lips curled up in a funny way.
"Old man." He looked at the old woman again, "It's getting late, can we go to your house to rest for the night?"
"Okay." The old woman responded slowly, and turned away with a cane.
Princess Xinyang looked at the rickety old woman who was walking away, and asked him, "Are we really going to her house?"
Xuanping Marquis looked around: "There is no other place to live here. If you go to her house, at least you won't freeze to death. By the way, also inquire about the Dongyi soldiers."
Princess Xinyang thought this was the reason.
Who would have expected them to come to the Dongyi people's territory by accident? They were unfamiliar with the terrain, and Xiao Ji was seriously injured. If they were really running around in the ice and snow, it would be better to find a place to recuperate.
Thinking of something, she asked again: "You said, did she see what happened just now?"
The Marquis of Xuanping said thoughtfully, "I don't know."
Princess Xinyang sighed: "Forget it, what if you see it? Is it possible that you can really attack an old man who is helpless? Let's follow her and keep an eye on her so that she won't let her tell the truth."
The two followed the old man to a humble hut.
The old woman lived in a remote place, and a hundred steps to the east was a sparse village.
Seeing Princess Xinyang's puzzled expression, Xiao Ji explained in a low voice, "In Dongyi, the elderly who have no children, no daughters and no husbands will be moved out of the village, and they are regarded as ominous incarnations."
Princess Xinyang suddenly realized: "So it is. It seems that she did not lie to us, she is really the only one in her family."
The old man is old and inconvenient to move around. He does not have much protection for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and the house is not clean.
She pointed to a dusty hut and said to the two of them, "You live here tonight, eat in the stove."
After that, she went back to her house and ignored the two strangers.
Xiao Ji's injuries were very serious. After entering the house, he could no longer maintain his indifference in front of others. His face turned pale and he sat on the dusty wooden board.
As soon as she got out of the cave, she encountered a series of accidents, and it was not until now that she had a chance to look at him seriously.
I don't know if I don't see it, I just found out that his condition is too bad.
It's no wonder that she was not allowed to set fire to the fire in the cave. If she had known that his face had turned so bad, she would have left him to rest in place and explore the way by herself.
But on second thought, if he really went by himself, he would have been captured by Dongyi soldiers at the entrance of the cave.
How could he... always think so carefully for her
Princess Xinyang's heart was moved, and she forgot about being mad at his mouth in the cave. She raised her hand subconsciously and touched his forehead: "It's so hot!"
Xiao Ji took her hand down and held it tightly in his palm, without saying a word.
The house is quiet.
Princess Xinyang felt the temperature from his palm, he held her hand tightly, and unconsciously rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand.
Like a silent reassurance.
…
Princess Xinyang tidied up the house, and took out the cotton wool and the mattress from the cabinet. They were clean, but there was a slight dampness.
Princess Xinyang went to ask the old lady to borrow a brazier, and took the fire book and squatted on the ground to make a fire.
She didn't give birth for a long time, and she turned herself into a cat with a big face.
Xiao Ji sat on the stool pale and looked at her with a half-smile: "Qin Fengwan, is this the first time you do this?"
"So what?" Princess Xinyang murmured, "I think Jiaojiao makes a fire very quickly, that's how she does it."
Xiao Ji laughed, it was so painful that the wound was about to burst with laughter.
He stabilized his emotions and stopped smiling, but the smile in his eyes almost overflowed.
He said, "I'm coming."
"Sit for me!" Princess Xinyang ordered coldly.
Xiao Jifugang sat back in frustration.
Princess Xinyang continued to build the fire, and finally set the fire on fire at the cost of burning out a handful of her bangs.
She began to bake the damp mattress.
Then I set the mattress on fire...
The old woman didn't want to take care of the two at first, but she was probably worried that if this continued, the woman would burn down her home.
She came over with a dark face to help them bake the quilt, and brought a new quilt over, and she dared to hand it to Princess Xinyang after it was baked.
Princess Xinyang made the bed and helped Xiao Ji take off his armor, and then helped him to lie down on the warm mattress.
"I'll go get something to eat." She pulled Xiao Ji's quilt to cover it, and turned to the stove.
The living conditions of the elderly are very difficult, and there is nothing in the kitchen except pickles and pancakes.
But the pancakes are so hard that they can't be bitten at all.
Princess Xinyang looked at the water in the tank and had an idea in her heart.
The old woman was twisting hemp rope in her own house. She was old and could not farm or hunt, so she made a living by doing some simple handicrafts.
She thought about the time for those two to eat. One of them looked at the tender meat and was very picky, so he shouldn't eat those cold things directly.
She was just one step too late, and sure enough, by the time she was going to cook dinner for the two of them, the stove was already on fire.
The little Baogong Princess Xinyang, whose face was black and gray, stood in the yard in embarrassment.
The old woman looked at her speechlessly.
Princess Xinyang pretended to be calm and said solemnly: "I cook at home because your stove is not working well!"
Old woman: "… "
Princess Xinyang took off the gold bracelet on her wrist and gave it to the old woman.
The old woman went to the cellar to get a piece of bacon for the two of them to stew and send it over.
Princess Xinyang looked at the broth on the table and said resentfully to the old woman, "So you hid the delicious food."
The old woman went out with a blank face.
Xiao Ji couldn't laugh, the pain caused him to twitch.
The weather in the east this year is very strange. The first month is almost over and there is another heavy snowfall.
Goose feather-like snowflakes are falling one after another. Unlike the snow scene in the capital, the snow in the mountains gives people a feeling of tranquility and far-reaching.
Princess Xinyang helped the old woman put in the clothes and straw ropes that were drying outside.
"Old man, where has your family gone?" she asked.
She just asked casually, thinking that the old woman would not answer, but after a moment of silence, the old voice said lightly: "Dead, caught to fight, all dead."
Princess Xinyang looked at the lonely and hunched back of the old woman, and said nothing.
"She saw it."
At night, when the two were lying on the bed, Princess Xinyang said to Xiao Ji.
"Huh?" Xiao Ji didn't understand why this topic suddenly appeared.
Princess Xinyang looked at the pitch-black beams and said in a daze: "She saw us killing the Dongyi soldiers, but she didn't report us because she hated the Dongyi soldiers too. Her family members were arrested and detained in the army. dead."
The cruelty of war is not something that ordinary people can bear.
Xiao Ji also doesn't like fighting, but his duty is, if he doesn't fight, he will destroy the home behind him.
The same goes for the Dongyi soldiers.
Everyone has their own masters.
However, he has always opposed the idea of arresting strong soldiers to join the army. The king of Dongyi should be killed, and the kingship of Dongyi should be destroyed.
He took her hand and gave her silent comfort and strength in the dark.
Princess Xinyang's mood gradually calmed down.
"Xiao Ji, are you asleep?"
she asked softly.
In response to her was a burst of even breathing.
Yes, with such a serious injury and a high fever, he must have been sleepy.
Princess Xinyang couldn't fall asleep. She propped herself up with her arms, and looked at his sleeping face without blinking by the snow light coming in from the gap in the window.
Twenty years are like a day, and it is really undiminished.
"Xiao Ji."
She called again.
Xiao Ji slept soundly.
She looked at him fixedly, and a bold thought suddenly flashed in her mind.
Her cheeks flushed, and she pinned her head down.
Is she evil
How can she do this
But-
She propped her head up again and shyly peeked at him, her heart thumping wildly.
Anyway... he also fell asleep I don't know.
The knowledgeable, dignified and dignified Princess Xinyang finally plucked up her courage and slowly approached him with a blushing face, and Shui Yingying's eyes fell on his thin diamond-shaped lips.
She took a deep breath and did the most daring thing she'd ever done, leaning down, her lips lightly touching his cheek.
In the darkness of the night, there was a low sneer: "Qin Fengwan, you have been courageous for a long time, that's all?"
Princess Xinyang's hair exploded!
(End of this chapter)