Chapter 604: Zhou Yi faints
I have to say that at this time, I really responded to the old saying that good deeds are rewarded.
In fact, Xiao Jinxuan appreciated Guo Yi at the beginning, and was willing to work hard to promote this marriage for Dani, and even get rid of the bully county order in Zhuluo Town.
When she was doing these things, maybe she didn't think that one day, she would need Dani to repay her.
But when Xiao Jinxuan is still in a desperate place to survive, these people who have received her favor in the past, including Meng Liangjun, have reached out to help without hesitation.
Xiao Jinxuan may indeed have low luck now, but since she was reborn, the kindness she has planted is also profound, and these kindnesses can be regarded as saving her life at such an important time.
As for Ji Lingfeng, who would be stopped by Guo Yi and slandered and splashed with dirty water, although he was so angry that his face was extremely cold and ugly.
However, Guo Yi has now gone from a second-grade Shangshu to an official to a first-class six general Shangshu, with the same position as the deputy minister.
On the other hand, Ji Lingfeng is still holding the identity of an internal servant, even if he is unusually awarded the position of governor, but he is still not comparable to an important minister like Guo Yi.
Especially this Ji Lingfeng, don't look at him and didn't see Xiao Jinxuan, but Guo Yi's words and deeds slowly restrained him, forcing him to be indistinguishable, and he ended up complaining.
How can he really look at it, how can he spy on Xiao Jinxuan's style and means in Guo Yi's words and deeds.
Immediately, Ji Lingfeng sighed secretly, and he secretly hated it in his heart, he knew that Xiao Jinxuan would inevitably escape, and he calculated him before leaving.
This time he secretly took the forbidden army out of the palace, Empress Chen must be annoyed, and Guo Yi was splashing dirty water at that time, Ji Lingfeng knew that his situation was not optimistic.
Therefore, if he wants to recover his disadvantage at the moment, his only way is to arrest Xiao Jinxuan, and thus prove that Guo Yi and the other party are in a group, and completely eliminate this group of people.
Therefore, Ji Lingfeng will not be with Guo Yi for a while, but with a wave of his hand, he immediately ordered the forbidden army to be brought and strictly search the entire City God Temple.
Seeing this scene, Meng Liangjun's palms were sweaty, and she couldn't help but scold her immediately for fear of being discovered by the forbidden army:
"You people are simply presumptuous, and I have a clear law in the Great Zhou, and people in the government and court are not allowed to disturb the people at will. What's more, this is a solemn place in the temple, and I, Meng Liangjun, am also the sister of the prime minister. If you don't get out of the City God Temple, not only will the gods be disturbed and condemned to you, but I will also show my father and brothers, and ask them to play the Ming court for me and seek justice. ”
Ji Lingfeng was only thinking about how to get Xiao Jinxuan back, but he forgot that although this City God Temple was not a royal temple, it still lived in Meng Liangjun, a person with a deep background.
For a while, Ji Lingfeng was really a little speechless when he was forced to ask, thinking of the difficult Meng Mian in the court, his head couldn't help but feel a faint pain.
So in the end, although Ji Lingfeng was unwilling, before Xiao Jinxuan left, the two people who were left to deal with him were indeed difficult to deal with, and their identities were quite high, just overpowering him.
So in desperation, coupled with Guo Yi's nonsense, Ji Lingfeng had to leave without withdrawing his troops.
And this is not the end, he was immediately dragged by Guo Yi to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager Chen and evaluate today's events as right or wrong.
Later, Ji Lingfeng, as Xiao Jinxuan expected, was indeed disliked by Empress Chen, and reprimanded.
It was Xiangping who arrived in time to relieve the siege, and this turmoil could be counted.
But let's not mention these for the time being, just talk about Xiao Jinxuan's side, she led Zhou Yi, the child, through the extremely long secret passage.
Zhou Yi was still young after all, and the secret passage was pitch black, so the child was tired and scared, so it took them several hours before they passed through the mountain and emerged from a pile of rubble on the south side of Rabbit Ridge.
The gravel at the exit of the secret passage will be restored as before, and the weather in November will be covered with heavy snow under the severe cold.
Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but quickly take out the dry food that Meng Liangjun had prepared for her, then handed it to Xiao Zhou Yi on the side, and then said with a worried face:
"Yi'er, eat something quickly, if you don't have the physical strength to freeze this day, it will be difficult for us to go out of this mountain forest before nightfall. Wild beasts are infested at night in the barren mountains, and it would be dangerous for us to be trapped in them. ”
Although Zhou Yi's parents died, he was raised by Xiao Jinxuan's side, and he has always lived a life of fine clothes and food.
So this climbing the secret road, eating dry food that scratched his throat, and now he has to brave the snow to cross the mountains and forests, all of which this child has never experienced.
However, Zhou Yi can also be regarded as a child who grew up in the palace, this child protected by the royal family, he was sensible early, and little Zhou Yi is quite smart.
Therefore, when he could not bear this sin, he would sit on the ground and cry and say:
"Mother, the child knows everything, and you and Master Guo can understand their conversation. Isn't it true that my father is dead, Uncle Chen became the emperor. But I am the son of my father, as the palace maid and eunuch who took care of me said before. Yi'er is the only prince of my father, and he is also the eldest son, so I should sit on the throne in the future. Uncle Chen snatched Yi'er's throne, and the imperial grandmother has always disliked me and my mother. They are afraid that I will take back what my father left Yi'er, so it is not right to kill us. ”
When Xiao Jinxuan's power was in full swing, it was true that everyone in the palace was suspicious of whether the other party would support his adopted son Zhou Yi in the future to inherit the throne, so as to become the queen mother.
Therefore, Zhou Yi's status was also looked down upon, and the palace maids who served her around her always broke her mouth and talked a few words, so this child had everything to learn, so he kept it all in his heart, and he would say it to Xiao Jinxuan in one go.
And seeing that Zhou Yi's words were not only full of resistance to Empress Chen, but even a trace of hostility towards Zhou Xianchen.
Xiao Jinxuan's brows couldn't help frowning, and she even felt that there were some words, and she seemed to be making it clear to this child.
"Yi'er, listen to me, my mother always thought you were young in the past, so I wanted to say something when you grew up. But now that my Yi'er obviously has the ability to judge things on her own, the concubine won't hide it from you, and she doesn't want you to misunderstand Xianchen. In fact, he can sit on this throne, but you can't. ”
As soon as he heard Xiao Jinxuan's words, the tears of grievance in Zhou Yi's eyes fell even more fiercely, and then he saw that he lowered his head very inferiorly.
"Mother, the child knows that you are not my mother, it is your poor child that I have fostered by my side. But is it because my biological mother is humble, and she is not even worthy of entering the palace to get a position, so I will be looked down upon, and my mother is not disgusted with Yi'er. ”
As soon as she heard Xiao Zhou Yi's pitiful words, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but take the other party close to her arms, and then sighed lightly and said:
"Silly boy, what are you talking about, you don't need to pay attention to the rumors of outsiders. In fact, the reason why the mother concubine is in such a difficult situation is that she has to take you with her, why don't I feel distressed when you suffer and suffer. But you are not a royal heir, and you do not have the blood of the Zhou family. But because you have the title of prince, you have the right to inherit the throne in the eyes of outsiders. And this is exactly what Empress Chen can't tolerate, so Yi'er, you can only follow me to escape from Da Zhou, so that you can have a glimmer of life. ”
When it came to this, Xiao Jinxuan didn't hide it much, and immediately told Zhou Yi all about the death of Chiling Chiying.
She really didn't want to make the other party feel too much burden at a young age.
But Xiao Zhouyi's previous life was too carefree, so if he didn't give the other party a sufficient reason and motivation, Xiao Jinxuan was afraid that this child would not be able to endure the current suffering.
And Xiao Jinxuan didn't want to see that Zhou Yi, the child, longed for the throne that did not belong to him in the first place, and complained about Zhou Xianchen because of this.
If this emotion is allowed to be ingrained in Zhou Yi's heart, it will definitely not be a good thing for this child.
And by the time Xiao Jinxuan finished what she had to say, although Zhou Yi was still young, she could already understand the general meaning of the other party's words.
Although little Zhou Yi couldn't accept it for a while, Xiao Jinxuan was not only his adoptive mother, but even Zhou Xianrui was not his biological father.
But he finally figured out why Chen, the imperial grandmother, didn't like him all the time.
And the trace that just rose in this child's heart, the attachment to the imperial power dragon chair, also disappeared under Xiao Jinxuan's timely guidance, and he recognized the reality.
Zhou Yi didn't want to escape and feel bitter, because he was unwilling, and felt that he was Zhou Xianrui's child and should not be treated like this.
But now that Zhou Yi understands his life experience, he also understands the difficulties and hardships of Xiao Jinxuan protecting him.
After all, the other party is not his biological mother, and running for his life with a child like him will not only be dragged down, but also extremely easy to expose his identity.
So in my heart, I was even more grateful to Xiao Jinxuan, the adoptive mother, and Zhou Yi, who was crying, did not dislike the dry food that was difficult to swallow, but stood up first after eating with tears in his eyes.
"Mother, let's go. You are not afraid of hardship in Yi'er. Even if I'm not a royal child, at least you. When Yi'er grows up, I will definitely protect you like a mother and protect me, and I won't let Empress Dowager Chen bully you. ”
Seeing the look of perseverance flashing in Zhou Yi's eyes, Xiao Jinxuan nodded with relief.
And he sighed in his heart, feeling that the other party was worthy of being the son of Chiling, and this stubbornness of not admitting defeat was exactly the same as his parents.
"Yi'er will be safe as long as we leave Da Zhou, I promised your mother that I will definitely take care of you. And after going out of the mountains, you remember to call me my mother, and the word mother must not be mentioned, and the identity of the province will be exposed. ”
Although Zhou Yi is small, adversity is the most tempering person, so he nodded very sensibly, and then the two of them did not make any delays, and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the mountain.
It is also thanks to Xiao Jinxuan that she has been in Meizhuang since she was a child, and she often goes into the mountains to chop wood and pick up branches, so she still has the ability to find the way and identify the direction in the mountains.
Therefore, braving the heavy snow, she led Xiao Zhou Yi and walked hard step by step.
Until the moon hung high, the sky was completely dark, and the low roars of unknown beasts around were continuous, Xiao Jinxuan could be regarded as taking Zhou Yi and completely walked out of Rabbit Ridge.
And since Wen Xin chose to lead the secret passage to the back of Nanshan, it was also because he had personally explored the terrain.
So as long as you walk through the dense forest and completely walk out of Rabbit Ridge, you will see a small town at the foot of the mountain, which can be used as a hiding place.
Thinking of Wen Xin's careful and meticulous arrangements at the beginning, it has really helped a lot now.
Xiao Jinxuan's nose couldn't help but feel a little sour, and she couldn't help but think of the night of the other party's tragic death, and that scene even made her feel sad and sad when she thought about it now.
And just when Xiao Jinxuan was in a trance because she thought of Wen Xin.
Suddenly, she heard a muffled "pop" sound around her, and when she looked down in surprise.
Only then did I find out that it was Zhou Yi's child, who fell on the bloody ground and passed out motionless.