After the emperor Jingwen was in good health, the queen mother proposed to go to the Yuanji Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to pray for blessings, one is the new emperor ascending the throne, bless the world with peace and harmony, and the other is to pray for the emperor's dragon body and health, hoping that the heirs of the harem will be prosperous and flourishing. But the queen mother herself stayed in the palace because the heat was too hot, and she didn't want to travel tirelessly, and only Chu Xiangwan, Fang Xiaozhou and Fang Xiaohan could go with the concubines in accordance with their positions. But because Fang Xiaozhou had to take care of Yuan'er, he stayed in the palace. The queen mother meant that she wanted Fang Xiaohan to accompany her alone to increase her chances of being favored, so she excused herself and said, "Concubine Yan has just taken care of the emperor and recovered, and it is really hard, it is better to stay in the palace to recuperate", however, Huangfu Jingwen said that Concubine Yan has the most honorable position, and praying for blessings is a solemn and solemn thing, and Concubine Yan will be present. The emperor insisted, but neither did the queen mother. In the end, he was accompanied by two concubines - Concubine Yan and Concubine Yun. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor has recovered from his illness, and Concubine Yan has been in the limelight for a while, even if Concubine Yun goes alone, the emperor is not in his heart.

This time it was Huangfu Jingyao who escorted the emperor, and the responsibility was heavy, and only King Rui in the Manchu Dynasty could afford this important task. The team set off early in the morning, and originally arranged three carriages, one each for the emperor, Concubine Yan and Concubine Yun, but the emperor said that there were too many carriages and it was inconvenient to travel, so he asked Concubine Yan to ride with him, and Concubine Yun to take one by herself, Chu Xiangwan wanted to refuse, but Huangfu Jingwen whispered in her ear: "If you want to refuse me, I will carry you into my carriage." Chu Xiangwan was embarrassed for a while, and she didn't dare to speak out again, because she was afraid that Huangfu Jingwen would really hug her in front of hundreds of officials and get into the car, and others would forget it, Huangfu Jingyao was by her side, and she didn't want to be too intimate with the emperor and make Huangfu Jingyao sad.

"I'm not a flood beast, why am I so far away?" Huangfu Jingwen joked.

Chu Xiangwan has been sitting near the curtain of the door since he got into the emperor's car. She was very uncomfortable with the solitude of such a small space, and she became restrained.

"Xiang Wan, why do you always refuse to be thousands of miles away?" Huangfu Jingwen sighed.

"What did the emperor say? The concubine did not. ”

"Then you can sit down and talk to me." Huangfu Jingwen shook his head helplessly.

"Yes." Chu Xiangwan stood up and moved to Huangfu Jingwen's side step by step, and just as she was about to sit down, the carriage was unstable, and she fell into Huangfu Jingwen's arms.

"The beauty is full of arms, and the concubine is really kind to me." Huangfu Jingwen was very proud.

"Your Majesty, you ······" Chu Xiangwan's face turned crimson, and such a posture really embarrassed her.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Huangfu Jingyao opened the curtain and saw Chu Xiangwan actually falling into Huangfu Jingwen's arms, his face was very bad, and he immediately lowered his head to cover up, "The mountain road ahead collapsed, and the horses were reluctant to move forward, so they suddenly stopped and frightened the emperor." ”

As soon as Chu Xiangwan saw that it was Huangfu Jingyao, she immediately stood up from Huangfu Jingwen's arms and sat on the side, she didn't dare to look at Huangfu Jingyao's face at this time, and the atmosphere suddenly became very strange.

"It's okay, King Rui, you can send someone to speed up the clearing of the passage." Huangfu Jingwen didn't feel anything, but he was a little hesitant about the sudden appearance of Huangfu Jingyao.

"Yes." Huangfu Jingyao lowered the curtain, and indifferently ordered his subordinates to move away from the boulder, and Chu Xiangwan was also relieved in the car.

The brigade arrived at Yuanji Temple before dark. After a long journey, everyone was very tired, and they finished dinner early and went back to their rooms to rest, preparing for the blessing ceremony early tomorrow morning.

This is the first time that Chu Xiangwan has come to this royal temple, magnificent and solemn, solemn and quiet, the sound of the monks chanting in the evening drum and morning bell makes people can't help but calm down. Away from the red dust, this is indeed a good place to escape. Chu Xiangwan walked alone, and came to a small courtyard in the back row of the temple, she pushed open the door and walked in, there was only a simple small thatched house in the courtyard. There is a stone platform in the courtyard, and there is a monk on the side of the stone platform with his back to Chu Xiangwan, and when he hears the sound of the door opening, the monk looks back at Chu Xiangwan. With just one glance, Chu Xiangwan felt that the other party was a high-ranking monk. The old man was kind and kind-eyed, his eyebrows and beard were gray, but his eyes were unusually bright, looking at Chu Xiangwan, making Chu Xiangwan feel uneasy to be seen through at a glance.

"I'm sorry to bother you." Chu Xiangwan turned around and wanted to quit.

"It doesn't matter, seeing each other is fate, and the donor doesn't need to see outside. Come in and sit down. "The old monk was very indifferent to everything.

"Looking at the appearance of the donor, it seems that he is trapped in a puzzle and cannot solve himself."

"The master's vision is very accurate, I really can't take some things and can't let go, and I ask the master for guidance." Chu Xiangwan didn't expect the old monk to directly explain her current situation.

"Donor, the poor monk can't give you any pointers, just tell the donor: everything depends on your heart. Follow your heart and have peace of mind. ”

Chu Xiangwan replied: "Master, will your heart change?" ”

"Phoenix Nirvana, did you change your original intention? Donor, you are destined to be glorious in this life, but how to choose depends on your own heart. The old monk said vaguely, he closed his eyes at this time, and continued, "Donor, the poor monk who should be said has finished speaking, and you will understand in the future." Please come back. ”

Chu Xiangwan came out of the courtyard, thinking about the old monk's words all the way, but she felt that there was a lot of fog, and she couldn't understand it for a while. The air on the mountain is very cool and comfortable, she deliberately came out alone, just to be quiet here, heard the sound of a flute, she followed the sound, came to a mountain stream in the back mountain. There is a person who blows the flute to the moon alone, his back is lonely and dignified, and the sound of the flute whimpers and lowers back, this person, even if he does not turn around, Chu Xiangwan clearly knows that his face, she will never forget it for the rest of her life.

"It's dark at night, why doesn't the prince rest earlier?" should have avoided suspicion, should have turned around and left, but tonight's Chu Xiangwan didn't do it, maybe it was because leaving the palace made her feel a little relaxed, or maybe the old monk's explanation made her want to follow her heart, anyway, she was very unusual tonight.

Huangfu Jingyao turned around: "Then what about you, why did you come here?" If you don't know the nature of water, aren't you afraid of falling into the water again? ”

"Will the prince see death or not save him?"

The two suddenly looked at each other and smiled. Without the disturbances of the court, they can actually have such a peaceful and peaceful time.

"How's your body?" Huangfu Jingyao broke this tranquility.

"Do you think there's something wrong with me right now?" Chu Xiangwan knew that Huangfu Jingyao was still worried that she would be infected before. There is such a person, who has always been concerned about your safety, and this life is enough.

"I forgot to congratulate you, you're already a concubine."

"Lord, such a night, such a place, do you still have to quarrel with me?" Chu Xiangwan was afraid that Huangfu Jingyao would be unhappy because of the matter of Jin Feng.

"Later, you misunderstood, I don't want to quarrel with you, but I sincerely congratulate you. How do I not know your situation in the palace? Concubine, at least you can protect yourself well. ”

"Brother Yao, I'm sorry, I failed you. You are majestic and strategic, you shouldn't be tied up by a woman at all, the battlefield and the court are where you can show it, so don't worry about me all the time. ”

"Evening, I have a question for you?"

"You say."

"Is your heart still here in Huangfu Jingyao?"

asked her heart again, Chu Xiangwan did not hide it this time, did not hesitate, and only said four words: "It's always there." ”

Huangfu Jingyao looked straight at Chu Xiangwan, he felt that tonight's Chu Xiangwan seemed to be very different from usual, but this difference made him very happy: "Okay, you don't have to worry about you a little more, because all this is not my wishful thinking." ”

"But all I can give you is my heart. Others, even this 'Brother Yao', can't be seen in the sun. ”

"Later, for me, with your heart, it is heaven and earth."

No one spoke again, and Huangfu Jingyao blew the flute again, but this time, the mood in the flute was very different.

The prayer ceremony was very smooth, after the end, Huangfu Jingwen was not in a hurry to return to the palace, but wanted to fast for a few days in this Yuanji Temple, praying for the prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the eternal stability of the country, so the group stayed in this temple for three days. Chu Xiangwan wanted to visit the old monk again, but after inquiring, he found out that the old monk had traveled all over the world, and the little monk was very surprised when he heard that Chu Xiangwan had a long conversation with the old monk, he said: "That is the oldest monk in our temple, outsiders never see it, even we can rarely ask for a face, the donor can meet, it is really a deep chance." ”

In the past three days, Chu Xiangwan has never been alone with Huangfu Jingyao again, and he seems to have made his words clear, but he feels that his heart is not as impetuous as before. However, Fang Xiaohan, who lives in a simple place, has very few opportunities to meet with Chu Xiangwan, and Chu Xiangwan always thinks that she is copying Buddhist scriptures in the room.

Finally came to the day of the return trip, the car drove all the way smoothly, but when it came to the landslide, the boulder blocked the way again, Huangfu Jingyao doubted in his heart, the boulder has obviously been moved, and it does not look like a landslide again, then, there is only one reason that can be explained, someone deliberately blocked the way. He ordered the soldiers to step up the removal of the stones, and arranged for people to be closely protected around the emperor's car, but since someone had already arranged a trap, how could he let them leave safely?

The soldiers had already cleared most of the boulders, and just as the emperor's chariot was driving into the middle of the road, a group of black-clothed men in strong suits suddenly rushed out from both sides of the mountain. They drove straight to the emperor's chariot, already mingling with the soldiers. Huangfu Jingyao's side was also dragged down, and a man who seemed to be the leader led another group of people to fight with Huangfu Jingyao, it seems that the purpose of his trip was just to drag Huangfu Jingyao so that people could solve the powerless emperor.

As soon as he fought, Huangfu Jingyao had a sense of déjà vu, his martial arts were slightly better than those who came, but there were many people on the other side, and for a while, Huangfu Jingyao couldn't separate. Huangfu Jingwen and Chu Xiangwan heard movement in the car, opened the curtain, and slashed at the pillar of the carriage with a "bang". Seeing that someone had already rushed into the carriage, Huangfu Jingyao shouted: "Hongxia, go and protect the emperor." ”

"Yes, lord." Hong Xia flew and stabbed two assassins to death at once, the carriage was so small that it was inconvenient to perform, and she pulled Huangfu Jingwen and Chu Xiangwan down. However, more and more people besieged them, and Hongxia gradually began to struggle to protect the two of them at the same time.

"Miss Hongxia, protect the emperor first." Chu Xiangwan looked at this situation, and his heart was also anxious, and now he must put the safety of Huangfu Jingwen first.

Huangfu Jingyao saw that Huangfu Jingwen and Chu Xiangwan were already in danger, Chu Xiangwan actually broke away from the protection of Hongxia, he roared "damn", used all his strength, jumped in the air, and stabbed the opponent directly. In fact, when he did this, he also put himself in danger, and the other party didn't expect him to choose this way of losing both ways, a dodge, but he was stabbed in the chest by Huangfu Jingyao.

"Prince." The black-clothed man spoke anxiously, and Huangfu Jingyao's eyebrows jumped. Could it be?

At this moment, he didn't have time to think about it, and took advantage of this gap to fly to the opposite side. "Go and protect the two mothers, the emperor has this king here." He can only let Hongxia do what he wants now.

Hongxia pulled Fang Xiaohan and Chu Xiangwan behind him, and with the addition of Huangfu Jingyao, many people on the other side had already fallen. The situation gradually improved, and the nearest garrison in the suburbs of Beijing had also arrived, and the other party saw that no matter how long it was, it would be inferior, so he began to fight desperately. Although the leader of the other party was stabbed by Huangfu Jingyao, with his martial arts, he would not fall immediately. This time he changed his target, and in order to get out, he actually attacked Chu Xiangwan's side.

"Ahh Originally, the leader of the other party should have grabbed Fang Xiaohan, who was closest to him, but who knew that Fang Xiaohan pushed Chu Xiangwan, and just like that, the leader's knife was on Chu Xiangwan's neck.

"Stop, if you don't stop, this woman's life will be gone."

Hearing this, everyone stopped, and Huangfu Jingyao stared closely into the eyes of the other party's leader and said, "Let go of her and spare you from death." ”