However, God was unfavorable, and the two of them tidied up the things in the cave - after all, they didn't even know where they were. Who knew if there were any homes or paths nearby
Therefore, flint, herbs, wild fruits, etc. cannot be thrown away.
In addition, Yun Fenghuang also suggested using a relatively flexible vine to weave two outer shirts.
After all, their clothes had already been stripped off by her as a way to deceive the enemy when they were in the river. The emperor even took off the top of his middle coat to use it as a makeshift basket, and he was already in a state of embarrassment. For outsiders to see this situation, it doesn't matter that the emperor is a man. Yun Fenghuang is a concubine, how can he be so careless
So after such a delay, even though there were a lot of vines that Yun Fenghuang wanted outside, and her hands and feet were very nimble, she still dragged on for most of the day. Seeing it getting dark, the emperor sighed helplessly and said: "Let's wait until daybreak. Let’s go again.”
"It's all because of me that I'm dragging down Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang said in an apologetic tone, "Why don't Your Majesty go out alone? Wait until you find Young Master Deng and the others and then ask someone to pick me up. Anyway, I can get up now. If we can find some wild fruits nearby to satisfy our hunger, I think it will be no problem for us to last ten or eight days."
She lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty has not been seen for the past two days. I'm afraid the palace is also worried, especially because the Empress Dowager is still ill?"
The emperor smiled lazily when he heard this and said: "You and I have already been delayed these two days, so why be anxious? Don't think too much, but it's just one night and we can leave tomorrow. Who knows what is going on in the mountains and forests at night? , I can’t even think about taking a few steps.”
Yun Fenghuang said "Yeah" and kept braiding the vines. It seems that he learned this skill from Qi Jiulu. At that time, they listened to the teacher telling stories about the mountain ghosts who lived in the mountains and forests, who were "brought up by flowers and flowers" and had an appearance and demeanor that "looked at them and smiled, and they admired them so much".
She has been conceited about her beauty since she was a child. She is not very envious of the mountain ghost's beauty, but she is very curious about the decoration of the plum blossom.
So Qi Jiulu paid a high price for a caravan from afar to bring the cold-intolerant Lily to the north. He also learned the weaving skills himself and made a dress for her.
At that time, Yun Fenghuang thought it was quite fun. Although Xili and Nuluo were inconvenient to get, there were no other vines in the North that could replace them. Qi Jiulu was the eldest son after all, so he couldn't play with her all day long. So she learned to knit clothes herself over time, and even knitted a few sets for Qi Jiulu when she was interested...
"Your Majesty, please give it a try." It was already night, Yun Fenghuang tied a short vine into a knot, stuffed it inside, picked it up, looked at it for a few times, and handed it to the emperor, "When I was young, I often used this to follow I haven’t played the sisters game in so many years, but my skills have deteriorated a lot.”
The emperor looked at the rattan dress she was wearing with a half-smile. Although it was not exquisite, it was much more elegant than the one given to him. The hem of the skirt was even made of a kind of silk with small flowers. Luo decorated it... This concubine is really different. After such hardships and dangers, she almost recovered from death, but in just a few hours, she has recovered her true nature.
In front of him, I was just being lazy openly.
"Thank you for your hard work, concubine." The emperor has always been too lazy to care about such trivial matters, especially not with Yun Fenghuang. After all, this Mao Jieyu has too many little tricks and is too small-minded. He has long been used to her taking advantage of every opportunity. All kinds of tricks - when this concubine becomes virtuous and virtuous, he may ask someone to find a Taoist priest or something to take a look...
At this moment, he didn't want to expose her perfunctory attitude, and said gently, "It's getting late, I'll take care of my beloved concubine."
Yun Fenghuang noticed his gaze, but he was not embarrassed at all. He nodded and leaned against the mountain wall, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. What if Qi Jiulu knew that she had actually knitted rattan clothes for the emperor, even if it was an emergency? , I’m afraid I’ll be jealous for a while.
Therefore, it was impossible for her to make something special for the emperor. Otherwise, how much effort would it take to coax the emperor to find out
Even though that person has been following her in everything since their reunion, after all, they are not getting along day and night. Yun Fenghuang is not sure if there are too many exciting things that Qi Jiulu will have other thoughts.
People's hearts are fickle, isn't she an example
Before falling asleep, the emperor and concubine were thinking about going out to find reinforcements tomorrow, but they were both awakened by the sound of thunderstorms in the middle of the night.
The vines at the entrance of the cave were originally so dense that no light could penetrate in broad daylight. The cave was in the lee of the wind, but there was still a lot of rain pouring in, which showed how heavy the rain was.
Both of them looked very ugly when they woke up. Even if the heavy rain stopped before dawn, it would be even more difficult to walk in the forest, which was already difficult to walk. And for those who are looking for them, clues are even harder to find.
But before dawn, trouble came to them: heavy rain quickly accumulated water on the forest floor in front of the cave, which alarmed many residents who were intolerant of water and fled in haste.
The most suitable place for shelter from the rain here is undoubtedly the cave where they are.
If it were a harmless and cute animal like a cat or rabbit, the two of them wouldn't be able to express their sympathy.
It's a pity that all the bad visitors are coming now, including snakes, insects, frogs, toads... Not to mention Yun Fenghuang's scalp was numb when he saw it. As soon as he got up and lay on Chunjia's back, he refused to get off. Even Chunjia They all frowned slightly and did not dare to neglect holding a torch. They just squatted at the entrance of the cave and burned for half a night.
Fortunately, the rain gradually stopped not long after dawn.
The water in the woods outside has not receded yet, and there is a lot of dirt floating on the water, mixed with the corpses of snakes and insects that had no time to escape.
In this situation, even if you are not afraid of getting dirty, you still have to consider whether something that is not dead will come out and take a bite when the water passes by
So I can only continue to wait in the cave.
Fortunately, the emperor had planned to leave when Yun Fenghuang woke up and prepared some food for the road, otherwise the two of them would not be stuck in the cave and starved.
The water had receded by the evening of that day, but it stayed there for two more days until the mud dried up enough to allow for easier walking. After all, the vegetation here was too lush, and the scorching sun couldn't shine down. The reason why I can work so fast is because it’s hot everywhere in this season.
During this period, they didn't think about Deng Chengzhai and others coming to find them, but those people didn't know whether they were washed away by the rain or just unlucky. Anyway, the surroundings were calm and no third person appeared at all.
The emperor had given up waiting for reinforcements. In the afternoon, the two of them packed their bags. He climbed a nearby tall tree to identify the direction and decided to go southwest.
Qishan is located in the southeast of the Imperial Capital. It is a vast and annihilated mountain range. The palace is just on a peak outside the mountain range. There are many inaccessible places inside, and it even stretches to states and counties hundreds of miles away.
In order to prevent accidentally entering deeper mountains and forests, choosing the southwest is more likely to encounter mountain people.
Yun Fenghuang had no objection to this. She actually didn't have much experience living in the wild, and even if she did, it was from the North. It can be seen that the emperor is no stranger to the wilderness, at least there is no problem with basic survival. Of course he listens to the emperor at this time.
It's just that maybe even though the Gongxiang clan didn't exhaust all their blessings, it wasn't so rich after all - the emperor and Yun Fenghuang cautiously walked out no more than a hundred feet away, but suddenly they lost their footing and stepped on the empty space, directly twisting their ankle!
emperor:"… "
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
Looking at the rapidly swelling ankle, what else can I do
So not long after, the two of them returned to the cave to rest dejectedly...
Even though the emperor had always been able to keep his composure and suffered blows one after another, he couldn't help but feel a little restless at this moment. He muttered to himself: "What's going on in the Moon Court?"
At first, there weren't many people looking for them, so they couldn't find them. But how many days has it been
As long as Deng Chengzhai had not betrayed him, he should have revealed the matter and mobilized people from nearby counties to conduct a blanket search in the mountain, right
There is Wannian County near Qishan, and it is not far from the Imperial Capital. There is no situation where enough manpower cannot be mobilized in a short time... With so many people, the people near the mountains will not lack hounds to guard their homes and homes. How could the imperial concubine have been struggling to survive in the mountains until now without even hearing a few vague calls through the mountains, forests and water? !
"Your Majesty, maybe I did something wrong." Yun Fenghuang remembered it and explained awkwardly, "Didn't I take off our robes in the river and throw them down the waterfall..."
This was done to deceive the assassins. Although the assassins eventually came ashore, they might have deceived Deng Chengzhai and the others...
"..." The emperor was speechless. After a moment of silence, he comforted her. It was okay. After all, this was for the safety of the two of them. "And the assassins can find us, but there is no news from the Yueting. After all, there is something wrong with me." disappointed."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Then your Majesty will deal with him badly when he returns - for example, demote Concubine Xin?"
The emperor didn't take it seriously after hearing the first sentence. After all, the concubine had always been a bit unscrupulous. He couldn't help but laugh and cry when he heard the second sentence: "Although Yueting is Xin Fei's cousin, the affairs of the previous dynasty did not involve the harem, so how can we do this? Besides, promotion in the harem is all decided by the queen."
After thinking for a while, he asked in surprise, "When did you and Concubine Xin get into trouble again? I remember that you and Mrs. Cui didn't seem to have had any conflicts, right?"
"What kind of conflict are there between concubines?" Yun Fenghuang asked disapprovingly, "Concubine Xin has a higher status than I do. Whenever I see her, I have to salute her. Isn't this enough to make me displeased with her?"
The emperor really wants to say that if every concubine is like you, what will the Three Palaces and Six Courtyards be like
But after all, it was his beloved concubine who worked so hard to save people, so he coughed dryly and said comfortingly: "How do you know that you will have to salute her in the future?"
"Really?" Yun Fenghuang immediately smiled like a flower, took his hand regardless of the heat, and hinted wildly, "Does this mean that I can be a concubine after I return? But Concubine Xin is also a concubine, and she is older than concubine. She is taller, more senior than me, and has a title... Shouldn't I call her sister by then?"
"...How many days have you been in the palace?" The emperor was speechless. "Is it difficult to convince the public if you canonize the fourth concubine?"
Yun Fenghuang said without thinking: "It's hard for me to convince everyone, but your Majesty still can't convince everyone?"
Aren’t you pro-government
Don’t you have the right
When your majestic emperor appoints the fourth concubine, you still have to look at who has a bad face!
If you don’t do this, you’re doing it on purpose, you’re doing it on purpose, and you just don’t care about me!
The emperor saw her thoughts clearly and was a little angry for a moment: "Didn't you say that I should take my time to figure it out before I break up with the Ji family? Do you think the queen can agree to this?"
Empress Ji would definitely not agree - everyone in the previous harem knew that Mao Jieyu gained her current position and status by relying on the empress, so she threw away Yun Fenghuang of the Ji family and was directly promoted to the fourth concubine. This is not obvious Tell everyone that Mr. Ji is dying
It's not that the emperor doesn't want the Ji family now, otherwise the queen will stop this matter if she still has any power in the palace!
Even if only one of Yuan Yuniang and Yun Fenghuang could win, the queen would rather let Yuan Yuniang be promoted.
Otherwise, if the other vassals follow suit, then the Ji family will truly defeat the enemy.
Yun Fenghuang understood this truth and couldn't help biting his lips secretly, showing an expression of unwillingness.
"You didn't let yourself be wronged when you were Baolin before." Seeing this, the emperor slowed down and said tactfully, "Let alone being a concubine and presiding over a palace now? In fact, given the current situation in the palace, you can even do it As one of the four concubines, apart from having a few more people to salute you, is it nothing more than that?"
This is the truth: the emperor does not even intend to touch Empress Ji, and will not even take back the power of the middle palace. Concubines with backers such as the noble concubine Shu, Xinfei, Mrs. Yaoning, must be similar to before, and the backstage has not collapsed. Before that, the status of these people would not be shaken.
Even if these people die, others will be sent to the palace to take their place.
It's okay for Yun Fenghuang to take advantage of them. It's really too much to rely on the emperor's support and bossing them around so that they don't take the Sixth Palace seriously.
The emperor himself doesn’t have the confidence to do so now…
Yun Fenghuang was unhappy: "When I am at home, I am always the most popular girl."
If she marries Qi Jiulu, she will definitely be the most popular young lady in the North!
"Are you complaining about me?" The emperor laughed when he heard this, "If you follow me, you won't be in the limelight?"
"I didn't say that." Yun Fenghuang said, "You still know," but he said, "I just don't know when your majesty will be able to show you some love for me... After all, I am still considered the mistress of the palace." However, there is one thing that other sisters have, but I don’t have: my father, mother, brother and sister-in-law are all in the North, and the sisters reunite with their families every now and then, but it is difficult for me to even communicate with the Xie family. Woolen cloth!"
This was almost made clear, and the emperor laughed dumbly: "Chengchengcheng, after I go back, I will find a reason to be kind to Mr. Xie, okay?"
Yun Fenghuang finally gave him a smile: "I know that Your Majesty loves me the most!"
"Who is my beloved concubine who likes me the most?" The emperor said calmly, "My beloved concubine's love for me is truly as evident as the sun and the moon... Well, what are the other words?"