Gu Zhirong watched as the twilight gradually crept in, and the sunset on the horizon became more and more red like blood, slowly disappearing into the layers of clouds and mist.

The wind was blowing, and the leaves in the mountains were rustling.

Thinking of Fang Cai's thrilling scene, she turned back to the prince and smiled: "Thank you." ”

She wore a plain white dress, and the mountain breeze passed by, and the skirt was fluttering, setting off her like a holy snow lotus on the cliff, blooming with brilliant and dazzling light.

The prince couldn't take his eyes off it.

However, she only used three words to thank him, which made him feel a little lost, and he frowned slightly: "I desperately risked being reprimanded by the imperial grandmother to rescue you from the imperial grandmother, do you only plan to use only these three words to express your sincere gratitude?"

Gu Zhirong looked at him and suddenly smiled.

The prince was stunned for a moment.

Just for a moment, Gu Zhirong looked down, and his eyes were deep as if he had probed the secret in his heart: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, not all life-saving graces have to be repaid with your body, this is too old-fashioned." ”

"Old-fashioned?" the prince smiled, and at the same time felt a little embarrassed that she had seen through the secret of her heart at once.

He chuckled dryly, "You owe me a pair of hands." ”

Gu Zhirong glanced at him: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, have you seen the drama of your hero saving beauty? As for me, I haven't gotten that far, have I?"

The prince's eyes widened slightly, and he felt that she was very strange. I couldn't help asking, "Then tell me, what do you use to repay me?"

Gu Zhirong smiled and shook his hands.

The prince wondered: "Could it be that I saved your hands." Give me your hand. Forget it, you still have a personal promise,"

Gu Zhirong raised his eyebrows: "Don't think crooked." What I want to say is that my hands are saved by you, and they can repay you. ”

The prince didn't understand.

Gu Zhirong frowned slightly: "Didn't you understand? Then I'll just say it directly, aren't you going down the mountain? Don't you want a map of the mountain road in the back mountain? If it weren't for my hands, how would I draw a map for you? You must know that the place is a primeval forest." It's eerie, the sun doesn't shine in, and the miasma is pervasive along the way. If it weren't for my precious hands to draw a map for you, even if you weren't trapped by the miasma, you would have been trapped for three or five days because you got lost, or you wouldn't be able to get out for the rest of your life. Then this rescuer. How else can I move it?"

The prince couldn't help laughing: "You are very right. This is indeed much more important than making a personal promise. ”

Gu Zhirong also smiled: "It's good that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince understands." ”

The prince was a little unwilling: "So, you don't owe me a favor? ”

Gu Zhirong did not shy away from saying: "When I meet someone who is generally calculating like me, I can't help it." ”

The prince heard the slight hint of sarcasm in her tone, smiled, and didn't mind.

Time was pressing, in order to draw a road map as soon as possible, Gu Zhirong did not go to the kitchen to help, and even dinner was eaten at the prince's side.

Gu Zhirong drew a detailed road map. She used to live in Hangji Temple. While studying medicine with Mingkong, he went up the mountain to pick herbs. The most traveled mountain trail is the one she has painted now.

This mountain road is hidden in dense bushes, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find it. It doesn't matter if you find it, because the miasma covers the way, and it is impossible to walk in the forest without preparing a special antidote pill.

Moreover, because of the protection of the miasma, the vegetation inside is well protected, and there are many precious herbs, so Gu Zhirong likes it very much, and he runs there at two ends in three days, and it can be said that he can walk back backwards even if he is blindfolded.

Even, she still remembers what herbs grew along the way.

Gu Zhirong drew everything that could be marked, so as not to get lost by the prince and the others. Moreover, they were specifically instructed to bring a compass and a fire fold, because the sunlight in the forest could not penetrate and they needed a torch to open the way, and the compass was used as a guide.

"Now you can go down the mountain, as soon as possible. Gu Zhirong said, "You moved back to the rescuers earlier, and everyone was more at ease." I just listened to it, the artillery fire in front of the temple is very intensive, and I don't know if the brothers are injured, no matter what, if there are a few more such strong attacks, we are afraid that we will not be able to support it. ”

The prince's gaze became solemn, and he suddenly grabbed Gu Zhirong's hand: "You promise me that you must hold on until we bring the rescuers back." ”

Gu Zhirong subconsciously withdrew his hand: "Tongcheng is not too far away from me, nor too close, it will take two days to go back and forth, I will try to hold on for two days." ”

"If you promise me, you must not go back. The prince's expression was very solemn, as if he was parting from life and death.

Gu Zhirong pretended to smile easily: "Okay, I know." If I say hold on for two days, then I will definitely stick to it for two days. Besides, there is a lot of food and vegetables in the storeroom, and we can't starve. ”

She thought for a while, and then said, "You don't have to worry too much about the Queen Mother's side, I will often go over to take a look." ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, he thought that the Queen Mother would treat her like that, she would definitely hate the Queen Mother, but he didn't expect that she would say such righteous words to comfort her heart.

"Good. The prince looked at her deeply, "Wait for me to come back!"

After that, he figured out the road map, turned over the horse, and hit the horse forward. Behind him, Wu Da followed closely with an octagonal glass lantern. Sure enough, there was no artillery fire on the way to the back mountain, and after a while, the two of them disappeared into the vast night.

Gu Zhirong followed the original path back to the main hall, and saw Mingyue hurrying towards him.

"Miss, I've finally found you. As soon as Mingyue saw her, she hurriedly said, "Miss, where have you been?" The slave thought you were missing, and she was almost scared to death. ”

Gu Zhirong was a little inexplicable: "What's the matter, you're in such a hurry to find me, what happened?"

She looked at Mingyue and remembered that Mingyue was sent by herself to take care of the injured Gu Wenxin: "Could it be Sister Wenxin...... Something happened?"

Mingyue nodded vigorously.

Gu Zhirong's heart tightened suddenly: "Could it be that the operation was not successful? Impossible, I went to see her this morning, and her wound is recovering well!"

Mingyue hurriedly said: "Miss, what the slave said about the accident is not that Miss Wenxin's condition has relapsed, but, but that she was invited away by the Queen Mother!"

"Invited away by the Queen Mother?" Gu Zhirong heard inexplicably, "What does this mean?"

"That's it......" Mingyue said hurriedly, "It's that the Queen Mother asked Mother Shen to come over and spread the word, and asked Miss Wenxin to move to the Queen Mother to live for a few days." ”

"How many days will I go to live with the Queen Mother?" Gu Zhirong felt at a loss at first, but suddenly, she seemed to understand something, and said hurriedly, "When did this happen? What about Sister Wenxin, where is she now?"

Mingyue almost cried: "It's just before dinner, as soon as Shen's mother left, Sister Wenxin asked Qiu Shao to pack her things and move to the Queen Mother's small courtyard." The slave couldn't persuade her, and she didn't dare to stop it, for fear that Miss Wenxin would misunderstand. ”

"Moved over so soon?" Gu Zhirong frowned tightly, and suddenly felt a heavy heart, "Is she really going to do that?" (To be continued.) )