In Yeliang City in the evening, heavy snow suddenly fell, one piece after another, covering the entire courtyard in an instant.
Fu Xueyan fed her niece and asked the leader to guard her, while she went to Binger's house.
The two little buns were held in the house by A'dal, obediently admiring the snow, they wanted to wait for their mother at the door like yesterday, but the snow was too heavy, A'dal did not allow them to go out.
On the other side, Ji Mingxiu went out of the palace with the imperial guards and searched Wu Muduo intensively in the city. Halfway through the search, his eyelids suddenly jumped for no reason.
He tightened the reins.
When he was tired, the security guard who traveled with him persuaded him: "Young master, you go back to the mansion first, we will stay and search with the imperial guards."
Ji Mingxiu looked in the direction of Manghuang Mountain and didn't speak for a long time.
Just when the guards thought he was going to continue searching, he suddenly changed direction and rode his horse towards Manghuang Mountain.
When he arrived at the entrance of Manghuang Mountain, Yan Feijue, Qiao Zheng and his party happened to come out of the mountain range. Their heads and bodies were covered with wind and snow. Yan Feijue was carrying a sack full of medicinal herbs, and Hai Shisan was holding Dabai.
Several people saw Ji Mingxiu standing in the wind and snow, and all lowered their heads.
Ji Mingxiu's steed approached step by step. He sat on the horse and looked down at everyone: "Where's Xiaowei?"
Hai Shisan handed Ji Mingxiu tremblingly a piece of fabric that the Ghost King tore from Qiao Wei's sleeve.
Ji Mingxiu was furious: "I'm asking her!"
Hai Shisan lowered his head even lower.
Qiao Zheng's eyes turned red when he thought of his daughter who fell into the abyss, he wished it was him who fell! If he had known earlier, he would have listened to his daughter. He didn't want any broken herbs! Don't want anything! Go early... maybe you won't be caught up by that group...
"Where is it?" Ji Mingxiu asked calmly.
The calmer he was, the more jittery Hai Shisan and Yan Feijue, who had been with him for a long time, became.
The two felt that Ji Mingxiu's entire aura had cooled down.
Hai Shisan touched Yan Feijue, Yan Feijue opened his hand, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "At the cave under the stone bridge, that group shot cold arrows at General Mu and Young Madam... They..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji Mingxiu rode his horse and rushed into the wind and snow without hesitation.
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Qiao Wei was in a nightmare. She dreamed that she was being pressed by a ghost on the bed. In order to get rid of the shackles, she tried her best to shout out. The moment she shouted out, she also woke up from her sleep.
She felt a weak ache all over her body, and her head was dizzy, as if she had been kicked by a donkey.
She opened her eyes and saw a simple room with dilapidated tables and chairs, faded walls, a few sieves hanging on the wall, and a brazier beside the bed, with firewood burning in the brazier, and a few delicious potatoes and sweet potato.
She smelled the aroma of sweet potatoes and her stomach growled.
The wooden door was opened, and a gust of cold wind mixed with wind and snow poured in.
Qiao Wei subconsciously retracted into the quilt.
The door was closed, and the warmth returned to the house.
There were light footsteps walking towards the side of the bed, sat down on the side of the bed, stretched out her hand, and gently pulled down Qiao Wei's quilt. Originally, she was afraid that Qiao Wei would get bored in it, but unexpectedly she saw a pair of eyes wide open. Seeing the big eyes of the boss, she smiled happily: "Young Madam, are you awake?"
young lady
Qiao Wei blinked her eyes, took a closer look, and was shocked instantly. This little girl who was dressed in animal skins but couldn't hide her beauty, wasn't Xiuqin, who was it
Qiao Wei called out: "Xiuqin?!"
Xiuqin nodded excitedly: "It's me, Young Madam!"
Qiao Wei sized her up from head to toe, there was no change, and her complexion was not bad, she was relieved a little: "We have been sending people to look for you, and we thought something happened to you..."
Xiuqin smiled and said: "I'm fine. I went to fetch water for the young lady that night, and halfway through the fight, I met a dead man. I couldn't beat him, and he chased me here."
"Have you always lived here?" Qiao Wei asked, in fact, this place is not bad, at least judging from Xiuqin's spirit, she didn't suffer or suffer any grievances here.
Xiuqin nodded: "Yes, there used to be a mother-in-law here, she took me in at the time, she's gone out now, you won't be able to see her until later."
Qiao Wei asked: "Why don't you come back? Do you know that everyone is worried about you?"
Xiuqin lowered her head: "I... I want to go back too, but I don't remember the way."
I really don't remember, the night I came here I walked too hastily, only caring about evading the pursuit behind me, I was in such a panic, it wasn't my mother-in-law who took her in, she was lost and died in this deep mountain.
Qiao Wei also knew that she couldn't be blamed for this. The Manghuang mountain range was so big that it could almost be compared with the whole Yeluo, and she was the only girl who could walk out? What's more, it's cold and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, so it's really not suitable to find a way in the mountains.
Qiao Wei remembered that she fell from the stone bridge. If she fell near here, does it mean that they are not far away from the way out
This guess made Qiao Wei's eyes light up slightly: "Did you save me?"
"I went to wash clothes and found yours by the river. By the way, there is another man with you. He..." Xiuqin thought of something, her face was a little embarrassed, "Who is he? I When he found you, you were being…”
Xiuqin really couldn't say the words "hu in bosom".
Qiao Wei knew that she had misunderstood, but some things were hard to believe in a few words, so she had to say as frankly as possible: "He is General Mu of Nanchu, and he is old with me and Mingxiu. He came from above for me. fell."
When she heard that the two were old, Xiuqin expressed her understanding. However, no matter how she recalled the scene at that time, she felt that General Mu was interested in little Dolma. How could someone care about their own life and protect others so tightly in their arms? of
Did you know that he himself had a bad fall
Xiuqin pointed to the top of her head: "Did you fall from above? The top of the mountain?"
Qiao Wei paused: "That's right."
Xiuqin's eyes widened instantly: "Then you are still alive?"
Qiao Wei was also surprised. The moment she fell out of the cave, she thought she was bound to die. Thinking of being a ghost, she must run back to the Holy Church and chop up the scumbags. How could she have expected such a fate
It was just amazing.
"By the way, is Little General Mu here?" Qiao Wei asked.
Xiuqin nodded, walked to the door, opened a crack in the door, looked out carefully, then returned to the bed lightly, and said to Qiao Wei: "He is here, he is seriously injured, I put it on He is placed in the firewood shed at the back."
What Qiao Wei thought was that the house in the mountain was not big, and there was no room left for General Mu to live in, so she could only place it in the woodshed: "Can you take me to see him?"
Xiuqin lowered her eyes, turned her body sideways and said, "You need to rest in bed."
Qiao Wei moved her body. Apart from soreness and tingling pain from some abrasions, she had no other adverse reactions, so she said to Xiuqin, "I'm fine. Didn't you say he was seriously injured? I'm a doctor. He needs me."
"But... so what..." Xiuqin hesitated.
Qiao Wei's expression faded: "Did something happen to him?"
Xiuqin pursed her lips, hesitated to speak, hesitated for a while, and said helplessly: "Forget it, since you want to see him, I'll take you to see him."
Qiao Wei lifted the quilt and fell to the ground. I don't know if it was because of a slight concussion caused by falling off the cliff. After walking two steps, she became dizzy and felt nauseated due to chest tightness. It's a pity that the doctor didn't heal herself, so she had to carry it first. Fortunately, All the functions of her body are good.
Qiao Wei's clothes were already wet in the snow, so Xiuqin changed her into her own, and Xiuqin's own clothes were all given to her by her mother-in-law. There was a fur vest and a silver fox cloak, which were quite warm.
When Xiuqin opened the door, Qiao Wei saw the snowstorm, the temperature here was colder than Yeliang City, she tightened her cloak.
"Let's go over quickly, here is the air outlet, you better not blow the wind, be careful of freezing." Xiuqin persuaded.
Qiao Wei nodded, and glanced at the wind and snow that was as thick as a wall. In this weather, it must be difficult for meditation to find herself...
Will he be in a hurry
"Young Madam?" Xiuqin waved her hand in front of her eyes.
Qiao Wei regained consciousness and went to the woodshed with her.
On the way to the firewood room, Xiuqin asked Fu Xueyan: "Miss, how are you?"
Qiao Wei smiled slightly: "She is fine, she gave birth to a daughter, mother and daughter are safe."
"Young daughter? That's great!" Xiuqin laughed from ear to ear.
Both of them selectively filtered out the unhappiness in the past. After all, no matter how much they quarreled in the past, they were firmly bound together again because of that child. She saved the lives of Fu Xueyan and the child, and Xiuqin also saved her and the child. Little General Mu's.
Destiny is such a wonderful thing sometimes.
The two walked through the main room and the backyard, and entered the woodshed.
Compared with the simple but warm bedroom, the firewood room is almost no different from an ice cellar. Although there is a brazier, the door and windows are also leaking, and there are even cracks in the walls.
The cold wind was blowing from all directions, and Little General Mu's face was turning purple from the cold on the bed.
Qiao Wei touched his cold hands and hot forehead, and said to Xiuqin: "It's too cold here, can you put him in my room? You sleep with your mother-in-law at night, and I'll sleep on the floor in the main room." .”
Xiuqin wondered: "It's not a matter of not having enough sleep in the room, in fact there is still one room vacant, it's just..."
"Just what?" Qiao Wei looked at her and asked.
Xiuqin sighed: "Mother-in-law doesn't like men, if she finds out that I brought a man back, she will be angry..."
There is no man in the family, and it seems reasonable for her mother-in-law to be more cautious. Qiao Wei didn't think there was anything wrong with her mother-in-law's vigilance, but thought of Xiuqin's last sentence, she couldn't help but paused slightly: "Does anyone come here often?"
Xiuqin thought for a while and said: "It's not very often, I only met twice. They were hunters in the deep mountains. My mother-in-law hates them, and she doesn't allow me to talk to them. But they are not bad people. I Once when I was picking wild vegetables, I ran into a jackal, and they drove it away for me! They didn’t ask me for anything afterwards, so they left empty-handed.”
I thought that there would be no residents in such a dangerous mountain range. Even if I saw the village, I thought it was a temporary stronghold deliberately built for the purpose of housing poisonous bodies...
Now, according to Xiuqin, there have been some aborigines living here since a long time ago, and that village, if you think about it, is a real village.
Qiao Wei checked General Mu's body. His condition was very bad. His internal breath was disordered, his breathing was weak, and his internal and external injuries were serious. I'm afraid that even if the gods come, they won't be able to save her: "Xiuqin, life is at stake. I'll tell my mother-in-law when she comes back. Please help me carry him into the house first."
If this man hadn't been for little Dolma, maybe he wouldn't have fallen like this. He used all his internal energy to protect little Dolma, but there was nothing left on him. Thinking of this, Xiuqin couldn't help but feel a little moved , took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll clean up his house."
After Xiuqin cleaned up, the two carried General Mu to another empty room. This room was simpler than the one Qiao Wei lived in, but at least there was a thick bed, and the doors and windows were good. The main room is ventilated, but it doesn't pour cold wind into it desperately.
Xiuqin brought a thick mattress and covered General Mu: "I'll get the brazier."
After finishing speaking, she turned around and opened the door, but when the door opened, a person appeared at the door, to be precise, it had appeared a long time ago, but none of them noticed that's all.
Xiuqin looked at Little General Mu in the room with a guilty conscience, her scalp numb: "Mother... mother-in-law..."
Qiao Wei heard Xiuqin's voice, and turned her head to look this way.
This is a silver-haired woman, wearing a coarse linen dress and a dark animal skin. She should be a bit old, and the years have left the mark of vicissitudes on her face, but that arrogant temperament For no reason, her eyebrows and eyes were a little more exquisite.
It's strange that I can describe an elderly mother-in-law exquisitely.
She didn't do anything, but just stood there quietly, exuding a strong aura spontaneously, this aura is like a glacier on the sea, making people afraid to get close to it.
She is holding a freshly hunted fat and tender hare in her right hand, and a blood moon bow in her left hand.
The size of that bow is the same as that of the Blood Moon Bow, and upon closer inspection, the style is somewhat similar, except that the Blood Moon Bow is made of iron, and what she holds is just a wooden bow.
She also saw Qiao Wei.
That gaze, I don't know how to describe it, was so sharp that it was overwhelming.
Qiao Wei subconsciously used her figure to block General Mu on the bed, but unfortunately, the other party probably arrived here early and listened to the conversation in the room verbatim, so if she blocks it now, it's not that there is no Yin San here. One hundred taels
"Mother-in-law..." Xiuqin was frightened by her mother-in-law's eyes.
The woman pushed Xiuqin away. In fact, she didn't use much force, but the sharp look in her eyes made Xiuqin tremble uncontrollably, and she didn't even have the courage to resist.
The mother-in-law dropped the rabbit in her hand and walked towards Qiao Wei and General Mu step by step.
Except for her mother, Qiao Wei can rarely feel such a fierce aura from another woman. She is still a country mother-in-law. When she was young, she must have been a gangster with blood on her hands, and she was only golden when she was old. Wash your hands in the basin and retire to the mountains and forests, right
Otherwise, how did such a powerful murderous aura come out
Qiao Wei collected herself, stood up, and blocked the opponent's way.
She spoke indifferently, and she actually spoke fluent Central Plains dialect: "Bring your man and get out of here immediately!"
Xiuqin pleaded: "Mother-in-law, she is my lady's friend, you just let them stay, such heavy snow... they will freeze to death if they go out!"
The woman said coldly: "Didn't I warn you not to bring the man back?!"
Xiuqin lowered her head guiltily.
Qiao Wei pleaded: "My friend's injury is very serious. I hope my mother-in-law can forgive me and let us stay here for two days. I can help my mother-in-law hunt, and I can also help her cook...I can do all kinds of farm work."
This time, Qiao Wei didn't tempt the other party with money, and told Qiao Wei intuitively that if she did this, the other party would definitely be angry.
However, although the other party did not get more angry, he did not change his decision because of this remark.
The woman said with cold eyes: "If you don't leave, wait for me to catch up?"
"Mother-in-law..." Xiuqin came over and looked at her pleadingly.
She said sternly: "Do you want to go together too?!"
Xiuqin looked at Qiao Wei, Qiao Wei shook her head at Xiuqin, Xiuqin gritted her teeth, and secretly decided that if Little Dolma left, she would go with her too!
Qiao Wei bowed her body: "I'm disturbing mother-in-law."
After finishing speaking, he turned around, pulled away the quilt, and stretched out his arms to embrace Little General Mu on the bed.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she exerted force, her eyes went dark, the world spun, and she fainted on the ground.
…
When Qiao Wei woke up again, she didn't know what time it was. She was lying on the soft bed, the room was lit with a dim oil lamp, and the firewood in the brazier made crackling noises.
Xiuqin sat on the head of the bed and fell asleep with her head tilted because she stayed there for too long.
Qiao Wei called softly: "Xiuqin."
Xiuqin opened her eyes in a jerk, looked at Qiao Wei and said, "Young Madam, are you awake?"
Qiao Wei looked around, and found that she was lying in the small room where she woke up for the first time. She asked a little dizzily, "Is it me just now... why am I still here?"
Xiuqin squatted down and looked at her eagerly, as if there was some great happy event, she smiled happily: "Young Madam."
"Huh?" Qiao Wei was baffled by her sudden smile.
She touched Qiao Wei's belly: "You are pregnant."