Chapter 326: The Cave
With the support of the Junjun of Jian'an, Princess Gaomi hesitated to return to the bottom of the cliff, and when she returned to the palace by car, Queen Meng, who was pushed down by the princess, fell into a coma helplessly and unwillingly after the failure of the struggle to surface again.
At the moment before she fell into a coma, she thought sadly: I knew that today, why was it like when she fell into the water on Chunbo Lake, or Gongsun Xi didn't save her, or Gongsun Xi didn't have time to save her, in short, she died at that time, maybe it's better?
At that time, she had not yet been tempted by this taciturn man, let alone intentionally or unintentionally provoked him, so that she would not worry about his future, and he would not need to worry about her current situation.
They have nothing to do with each other, and they are crisp.
If she was given another chance to return to the lake that year, she would definitely refuse Sheng Weiqiao's company and walk down the floor alone.
In this way, even if Rong Sleeping Crane heard someone falling into the water and someone calling for help, he might not be willing to tell Gongsun Xi to make a move.
In this way, everyone knows each other and doesn't know each other, how good is it?
It's a pity that in this world, many fates are often regretted after they are concluded.
With such regret and guilt for Sheng Weiqiao, Queen Meng's last thought was: "When I was pushed off the cliff by the princess, I tried to control myself and didn't make a sound...... By the time he finds me, he won't be able to find me, and he won't be dragged down any longer!!"
She didn't expect to have a chance to wake up again.
I don't know how long it was, when I opened my eyes and saw the dim bonfire, I stared for a long time before I came back to my senses.
Wondering about the silence around her, after the queen had accumulated some strength, she turned her head weakly to look around, and then turned around, and saw Gongsun Xi, who was naked and upper-body, with his black hair scattered, his eyes closed, and leaning against the mountain wall.
On the ground in front of him was a messy shirt, which looked as if he had been taken off casually.
The queen first felt hot for a sudden look at his naked body, and subconsciously turned her face away.
But soon she felt that something was wrong, suppressed her shyness, turned her head, and looked at Gongsun Xi carefully, sure enough, Gongsun Xi lowered his head, although there was no trace of dripping water at the tips of his hair and the corners of his clothes, and the small puddle on the ground on his side had not completely dried up.
The most important thing is that this person has often carried out assassination and other tasks since he was a child, and he is the most vigilant.
This point was discovered when the two of them were hiding in the palace, and no matter how heavy his sleep looked, as long as he was within three steps, he would inevitably wake up.
Once, she kindly cloned him, but was almost knocked down by his instinctive hand knife.
But at this moment, he was lying about three steps away from him, and after waking up for so long, how could he not react at all?
She was a little flustered in her heart, and she forced her hands and feet to be sore, sat up with a bone, and threw herself at his side.
Sure enough, the queen's breath hit Gongsun Xi's face, but this person still lowered his head and did not move.
Empress Meng's heart was instantly grabbed by great fear, and her hands almost trembled, caressing his face.
The heat of her hand relieved her, and then she was shocked: "He...... He's burning so badly, he has to find a doctor right away!"
Just looked around, the front was obviously in the depths of a cave, except for the bonfire in front of him, there was deep darkness before and after, and the queen didn't even know which way to go to leave?
The queen thought to herself that she had no power to restrain the chicken, but how to send him to seek medical treatment?
Just as she was feeling worried, her wrist was suddenly buckled, and a cold thing stuck to her throat and walked away, followed by Gongsun Xi's hoarse voice: "Huh, are you awake?"
"Axi!" Empress Meng looked at him ecstatically, hugged him uncontrollably, and asked eagerly, "How are you?"
“…… The water is too turbid and the current is rapid. Gongsun Xi was obviously stunned by her movements, and moved his arms a little unnaturally, as if he wanted to break free, but hesitated, and finally didn't move, and only said softly, "I only found out after you fell off the cliff, and when I jumped down, I couldn't see you anymore." Therefore, I can only grope the whole river little by little, this river is a muddy mess, I can't see anything at all until I get to the front, it takes too much effort, so it's a little out of strength. ”
His situation at this time was obviously very bad, so much so that when he said this, his face became more and more pale, like rice paper, and his voice quickly weakened, "You don't have to worry...... Let me take a nap and recover...... The package over there was thrown down by the princess later, and when I was looking for you, I found it passing by, so I picked it up...... I've seen the stuff inside, and it's okay to take medicine and food...... When you're hungry, eat first...... Leave me alone...... You ......"
He didn't know whether he was too tired or too weak, so he forced himself to say a few words, and then fell asleep again.
Empress Meng looked at him stunned, lowered her head and blinked away her tears, pondered for a moment, and there was a look of determination in her eyes.
…… And at this time, in Chang'an City, Ning Weihou's Mansion, Ning Weihou and his wife were sinking like water on their faces: "I still can't find any news in the palace? Think about it again, if Ah Xi is in the palace and something happens, it is impossible that there will be no clues left! Especially at this time, most of the people in the palace should be six gods and no masters, where is it possible to keep everything secret?!"
The spy in front of him smiled helplessly: "It is precisely because most of the people in the palace are now six gods and no masters, but they don't dare to talk more! After all, the Hou Ye and his wife also know that when the Queen Mother and His Majesty were still in the palace before, every year because they couldn't control their mouths, there were never fewer people who disappeared from the palace inexplicably!"
"At this time, there is not even a serious master in the palace, and there are only a few stewards, and everyone is in danger, and they are too busy to take care of themselves, let alone look at the people below...... The more times like this, everyone has no support, but the more tight-lipped they become, looking at everyone as if they have bad intentions!"
"In the past two days, the little ones have always gone over to inquire about the news, and they are about to be suspicious!"
"But aren't the people in the Gaomi Mansion busy with the aftermath of the concubine in the past two days?" Nan reminded, "On such an occasion with a lot of people, how can we spread some news?"
The spy said: "There are rumors, but they are all talking about the discord between the princess and the concubine, it is said that if it is not for the filial piety of the princes and the princesses, and the princes and grandchildren in Xiangji Hall, the princess will not even want to participate in the concubine's funeral." Even if he reluctantly entered the palace at this time, he only showed his face slightly, and said that he had been kneeling beside the coffin to keep the spirit, which was not even willing to stay in the mourning hall, and it was said that yesterday he also let people bring wine and food, prepare a carriage, and go out of the city to go around the bank of Weishui, and asked someone to burn a small forest on the bank of Weishui, which is suspected of drinking too much...... Everyone is guessing how long King Gaomi will endure this princess?"
When Ning Weihou and his wife heard this, they looked at each other and felt strange: "The princess doesn't like the princess, but she doesn't want to enter the palace until the princess begs for it, as for going out to play with wine and food in public? This is like deliberately provoking King Gaomi? The princess doesn't look like such a person?"
The spy hesitated for a moment and said: "There is still a saying about the princess's trip yesterday, but the stewards in the palace don't let it be rumored: that is, the princess didn't travel at all yesterday, but was suddenly disheartened and planned to go to Weishui." The gentleman of Jian'an County was filial piety, and he refused to leave with the princess Niangniang, and accompanied him all the way to the bank of Weishui, so that he could dispel the princess's desire to die. ”
"After that, the monarch felt that the place where the princess chose to bury her bones was very unlucky, and before leaving, he burned the place under the pretense of the princess's order!"
"Although this lady has been sick and alive for all these years, why is she going to die?" Nan had a headache and said, "There is nothing suspicious other than these?"
The spy shook his head.
Xu Zijing was helpless and said: "You go down, the reward is still the old rule, go to the account room to get it." ”
After the spies retreated, he said to Nan's family, "This is trouble, Ah Xi has been sneaking into the palace for some days, and there is not a word that has not been said, and we can't even find out any news!"
"I said that there must be something wrong with Mi Zhen's secret son in the palace!" Nan and Sheng Weiqiao had similar thoughts, and they both felt that Ge Zhongpeng was suspicious, "If Ah Xi has any three longs and two shorts in the palace, he is an old man like the former dynasty, the most psychic, how can he not hear the wind at all?
Xu Zijing groaned: "Huan Guanlan and Mi Zhen are not easy to coax, both of them are willing to believe in Ge Zhongpeng, presumably Ge Zhongpeng will not betray so easily." Besides, Mi Zhen didn't show any signs of decline at this time, why did Ge Zhongpeng give up on him?"
Nan said: "Isn't he originally the person left by the first emperor to King Gaomi? Maybe he is a long-term secret son, and he has sincerely done things for Huan Guanlan and Mizhen over the years, but in the final analysis, in order to gain the trust of these two, waiting for the critical moment, to give Mizhen a fatal blow!"
"Herein lies the problem. Xu Zijing reminded his wife, "Although Ah Xi is deeply valued by Mi Zhen, but if it is important that he has three long and two short, Mi Zhen will definitely fall, but how is it possible? Ge Zhongpeng has a special status in the palace and is very relied on by Mi Zhen, if he is exposed just for a Ah Xi, then King Gao Mi is too stupid!"
Nan frowned: "Then you say, what's going on?"
"If I knew, would I still chase the spies and ask?" Xu Zijing smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said, "I can't say that I have to ask Mrs. Labor for this matter...... Concubine Mo is gone, aren't you going to enter the palace to mourn in the past two days? Can you find Princess Gaomi and mention Mi Zhen and see if you can talk to her or something?"
Nan didn't expect much from this method, and said: "The prince of Gaomi is also a son-in-law, or Gaomi Wang and his wife grew up in front of him, and he has always had a reputation for filial piety. How could she give me news now?"
Who knew that when I was mourning the next day, I managed to find Princess Gaomi, so I euphemistically mentioned: "A few days ago, Qiao Er wrote back and mentioned Mi Zhen's ......"
Princess Gaomi said lightly: "You are here to inquire about Ah Xi, who was the confidant that Mizhen brought when she first entered the Gaomi Palace, right?"
Nan was so surprised that he almost blurted out and asked her if Gongsun Xi had fallen into the hands of King Gaomi, so she told her neatly, "He has already left the imperial city, and I went out of the city to cover his departure...... As for where he is now, I didn't ask. But he's so good at it, he won't be too bad when he's outside?"
"......" Nan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he didn't know for a while whether to believe this?
While pondering the wording of the answer, Princess Gaomi said, "But if he were alone, there would be no problem." If you still carry the burden of the queen, it's hard to say!"
Nan was shocked: "Queen?!What does the queen have to do with Ah Xi?!"
"I also hope that they are okay!" Princess Gaomi sneered and said, "But the love between the two of them, who can't see it?" I repeatedly persuaded Ah Yi for a long time, asking him to focus on the overall situation, not to be confused by the queen's beauty, not to mention the queen's beauty...... He didn't listen, and he refused to leave the queen to me for arrangement, so I could only do my best!"
Nan subconsciously asked: "Niangniang said that her best efforts are ......"
"I pushed the queen off the cliff and down the water. Princess Gaomi said lightly, "Ah Xi jumped down after her, looking like she wanted to save her...... The water is very muddy, I hope he can't save it!"
"......" Nan didn't know what to say, so he could only laugh dryly and said nonsense, "This...... Well...... Let the mother bother...... Well...... Ah Xi is fine...... Yes...... It's really annoying for the mother...... He...... He hasn't been heard from for a long time, and we're all worried...... Luckily, I met my mother......"
After a messy politeness, after Nan returned to Ningweihou's mansion, he changed his homely clothes, called her husband back to the back hall, waved back to the left and right, and couldn't wait to tell what had passed, and finally said angrily: "Looking at Princess Gaomi's sick appearance before, I always suspected that the so-called epidemic in the palace had another inside story, and it may not have been done by her." Because she doesn't look like the kind of person who can kill people!"
As a result, I heard her mention that she personally pushed Queen Meng into Weishui, and she looked calm and confident...... It's as indifferent as ordinary people eating and drinking, I don't know how to react?"