It was very dawn, Yun Chi woke up, opened his eyes, the sunrise illuminated the top of Jiuqu Mountain, bright red.
He tilted his head slightly, and saw Huayan leaning against him, sleeping with her eyes closed, her eyelashes clinging to her face, as thick as two brushes, her sleeping face was as quiet as a painting, magnificent and elegant, in the early morning Under the sunrise, it was dyed with a slight brilliance, so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off it.
He looked at her quietly for a long time, finally couldn't bear it, and lowered his head to kiss her delicate lips.
Huayan's eyelashes trembled, but she didn't wake up and continued to sleep.
Afraid of waking her up, Yun Chi only touched her lightly, then slowly and lightly covered her with the cloak he was wearing, and stood up slowly.
Xiao Zhongzi heard movement in the distance, got up quickly, and whispered, "Your Highness, you are awake."
Yun Chi said "hmm" and asked, "Where's Mei Shuyu?"
Xiao Zhongzi quickly said, "Mr. Yuer killed Jing Ji'an, and he was badly injured. Miss Qiuyue said that she might have to recover from her injuries for a month."
Yun Chi smiled lightly, "It's okay."
Xiao Zhongzi nodded, "Yeah, I really didn't expect that Mr. Yuer could kill Jing Ji'an even with a serious injury, even the servant admired him, but for an ordinary person, he would not be able to crawl out of the maze forest with such a serious injury yesterday. "
Yun Chi nodded with a smile, "He's a man to make."
Xiao Zhongzi secretly thought that with His Highness the Crown Prince's words, the future of Young Master Yuer would be limitless.
Yun Chi glanced at the eastern sky, and told Xiao Zhongzi, "You stay here to look after the Crown Princess, and I'll go and see Jing Ji'an's 100,000 soldiers and horses."
Xiao Zhongzi should say, "Your Highness, be careful."
Qiuyue had woken up at this time, stepped forward, and said, "Your Majesty, come with the prince. There are a lot of poisons in the valley, and some places are not allowed to enter. Your Highness has not recovered yet. First, the servant can lead the way, and secondly, I can't go back." I can help His Highness see the wounded soldiers."
Yun Chi nodded, "Alright."
Qiuyue turned her head and said to Caiqing, "Take care of Miss, I'll help His Royal Highness, so we can leave here earlier."
Cai Qing nodded, "Miss, don't worry, the slaves will watch over the Crown Princess every step of the way."
Qiuyue felt relieved.
When Huayan woke up, the sky was already bright, she opened her eyes, but Yunchi was not there, only Caiqing and Xiaozhongzi were by her side, the two were looking down from the top of the mountain with excited faces.
She moved her body and asked with a smile, "What are you looking at?"
The two quickly turned their heads, and Xiao Zhongzi immediately said, "Princess Concubine, you are awake. The servant and Cai Qing are watching His Highness conquering one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. From the top of this mountain, you can actually see where His Highness is. Last night It was too dark, so I didn't realize that those soldiers and horses were all trapped in the valleys, no matter how they walked, with His Highness's formation, they all wandered around in the valleys and couldn't get out. This place is really great. "
Cai Qing walked over with a smile, helped Huayan up, and said with admiration, "You are so amazing, you actually let His Highness lure Jing Ji'an and a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons and Never Return. We only have such a small number of people, and Jing Ji'an and a hundred thousand soldiers are here."
Huayan stood up with Caiqing's support, and laughed, "It's not that I'm good, but four years ago, Qiuyue and I gathered herbs and stayed here for two months. When we first came in, we got lost and wandered around for six or seven days. I brought enough dry food and water bags, so I didn’t die of starvation and thirst. Later, I went around this place, and after eating it thoroughly, I can walk with my eyes closed without getting lost. I won’t go to dead ends and corners, and I know where the exit is. gone."
Caiqing still said with admiration, "Then you are also very powerful. Four years ago, you were only twelve years old, right? Miss Qiuyue is even younger than you."
Hua Yan said with a slight smile, "Relying on my martial arts and what I have learned, and relying on Qiuyue's apprenticeship, I am not afraid of the sky and the earth in those years, not to mention that I dare to go anywhere to find medicine for my brother." .”
Cai Qing looked at her, "You are so kind to Young Master Hua Zhuo."
Huayan smiled lightly, "I'm a compatriot, my elder brother is also very kind to me. He can reprimand me since I was a child, but he doesn't want others to say a word about me. Because of his elder brother's protection, the Hua family The elders can't control me."
Cai Qing said enviously, "It's nice to have an older brother, and the slaves have been orphans since they were young." After finishing speaking, he added, "But those who grew up with the slaves in the East Palace are also brothers and sisters who treat each other with sincerity."
Huayan looked at her with a smile, "Brothers and sisters who grew up together are not bad, the same."
Cai Qing smiled and nodded, "Yes."
Xiao Zhongzi asked with a smile, "Crown Princess, are you going to take a look? I looked down from a high place, and saw that His Highness is very handsome."
Huayan is funny, "When did he not have Fengyi?"
There are any time. "
Xiao Zhongzi stuck out his tongue, "It's the servant who said the wrong thing. His Highness does always have Fengyi, but today is even worse. None of the 100,000 soldiers dared to resist, and they seemed very obedient."
Huayan smiled and raised her eyes to look down for a while. Yun Chi was dressed in a light robe, tall and straight like a green bamboo. , Fengyi Wushuang.
She looked at it for a while, looked away, shook her head with a smile, "Since I can see it here, I won't go, I'm too lazy to go."
Cai Qing immediately said, "Your servant can carry you on your back, and your servant is also strong."
Huayan smiled lightly and shook her head, "Let's watch what you do when you're tired. If you get close, you won't be able to appreciate this kind of scenery."
Xiao Zhongzi scratched his head and smiled, "Yes."
Cai Qing said in a low voice, "Lu Shizi and Mr. Shuli have recovered more than half of the southwest territory. If His Highness goes to Huiyan City to help, it will be like a broken bamboo, and smooth southwest progress will be faster."
Huayan nodded and said with a smile, "With these 100,000 soldiers and horses, we will not be far away from the southern border."
Cai Qing whispered again, "I feel that being in the Southwest is much better than being in the capital. When I was in the capital, His Highness was always surrounded by a group of ministers and stared at him. After arriving in the Southwest, because of the long distance, His Highness is much quieter. .”
Huayan pursed her lips and smiled, "Southern Chu's capital is located in the loyal imperial power. He is a crown prince. He is under one person and above tens of thousands. Naturally, someone will watch his every move. In the southwestern region, there are many people beyond reach, but there are also a few people. His eyes chased after him, but in the end he did what he wanted more than the capital. However, he couldn't leave the capital for too long, lest his heart be distracted and he would have a different heart."
Cai Qing nodded, "It is extremely difficult, Your Highness."
Hua Yan was noncommittal, she was born as a crown prince, how could it be easy for Yun Chi to endure, she was unwilling to understand it before, and always shielded it from her eyes and ears, but only after she truly understood it with her heart did she know that he was real It's not easy.
The imperial power, the imperial career, and the burden of the country are all on his shoulders. If he can't make a mistake, he will make a wrong step.
In order to marry her, he was extremely willful. He endured a lot in order to suppress those who opposed him in a year. He regretted it too much. After smoothing the Southwest, after returning, he went to the Hua family in Lin'an to ask for marriage. He was slapping the Queen Mother in the face, and it was also something that everyone in the world saw that Prince Yunchi was going to do.
She could imagine that there would be a huge uproar at that time, including the emperor, queen mother, clan and royal family, civil and military officials, etc., and the whole world would be in an uproar.
Presumably at that time, the storm will be even bigger than when Yizhi bestowed the marriage.
At that time, he had to bear everything by himself, as well as the troubles she caused. At that time, she would bear it with him.
She thought, and smiled lightly, facing the sun shining in the east, with a faint brilliance.
Caiqing looked at Huayan, and was suddenly fascinated, and murmured, "Crown Princess, you are so beautiful"
Huayan smiled lowly, "It's not as beautiful as your Highness."
Cai Qing was stunned, couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.
Xiao Zhongzi also snickered when he heard it.
Hua Yan stood on the top of the mountain and looked at Yun Chi for a while, then said to the two, "Come on, let's go to the exit and wait for him."
The two should be the same, Caiqing glanced at the steep mountain road, and said, "Crown Princess, the mountain road is too steep, you are not in good health, I should let this servant carry you."
Huayan smiled and shook her head, "Let's walk slowly, don't worry, it will take some time for him to gather his troops."
Cai Qing stretched out her hand to support her, "That servant will support you."
Huayan nodded.
The three of them walked down the mountain slowly, and Yun Wei, who was guarding in the dark, lifted Mei Shuyu, who was still unconscious, and followed silently.
Halfway through the walk, she met some pheasants, and Huayan immediately said to Caiqing, "Catch them, and we'll roast them later."
Caiqing drew out his sword, and cut off the heads of several pheasants in three or five strokes. The beheaded pheasants did not die quickly without their heads, but walked around for a while, dripping the land on the rocks. All that dripped was blood.
Cai Qing was dumbfounded holding the sword.
Huayan was also taken aback, looking at Caiqing Dale, "It's not like you catch pheasants, but it's also quite interesting, come on, pick them up, let's carry them down the mountain to shed their feathers."
Cai Qing put away the sword, nodded, picked up a few pheasants, and handed them to Xiao Zhongzi.
Xiao Zhongzi looked disgusted, but he still took it and carried the bloody, headless pheasant down the mountain.