Chapter 45: The Burning of Spirits
Yan Hong sat on the black step-swallow steed, his eyes looking firmly ahead, but only he knew that his gaze had been looking at the carriage that radiated divine light. The devil knows how excited he was when he saw her slowly coming over at the gate of the imperial city, he hadn't seen her for a long time!
The carriage ahead was still moving forward, just as she had made him willing to pay anything to pursue it. The surrounding ministers were whispering about the female dependents, in fact, he had a premonition that the emperor would take her on this hunt, and even he couldn't tell why. However, it is not a good thing, so that there is no need to worry about how the seven days will be spent without the nourishment of his blood...
Nourish it with blood, and it is difficult to leave; When he was in the bamboo forest, the reason why he surpassed the possessiveness in his heart was on the one hand, and on the other hand, he discovered the connection between Snow Lotus and Snow Gu. As the saying goes, the spiritual creatures that gather the aura of heaven and earth must have things that grow and restrain each other within a radius of five miles; The aura of the Snow Lotus Gathering Snow Mountain is born on the dome, and the Snow Gu absorbs its aura under the roots of the Snow Lotus to nourish the root system, so it is called symbiosis.
Xue Chen's predecessors must have known about the close connection between Snow Lotus and Snow Gu for a long time. And knew that someone would come to seek the snow lotus on that day, so he would take out the snow Gu in advance. Snow lotus blossoms into medicine and dissolves in the body; Snow Gu is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and dissolves in the blood; The two will eventually merge and coexist in one.
I'm sorry, Xin'er.
It really fits to the day and day, and his body is trembling when he can't sleep at night, the fishy sweetness of blood spreads in his mouth, and the tears in the corners of his eyes fall onto the soil and merge with the blood. The Gu worms in their bodies also stopped their restlessness at that moment, as if they had returned to the snowy region, and the two of them stubbornly grew in the face of the cold wind on the cold dome.
When Chu Xiang opened his eyes in a daze, he saw that the door curtain was opened, Rong Cheng was talking about something, Liang Qi put down the curtain and turned around to see her looking at him with bright eyes "Why is Xiang'er looking so seriously, did you suddenly find that I am also so good-looking? Well? ”
"The emperor doesn't want to joke with his concubines, but when you get to the post station, you have to rest?"
"Well, there are about two hours to go to Xiaofeng Mountain, where the camp has been set up, and Xiang'er can rest well when he arrives."
Chu Xiang looked at the somewhat turbid tea in front of him, thinking that all he drank on weekdays was high-grade clouds or other teas, and with curiosity, he picked up the tea cup and was stopped by Liang Qi before it was delivered to his lips "This tea is not good, Xiang'er still don't want to drink it."
Chu Xiang nodded slightly, put down the teacup, and when he looked up, he saw Yan Hong sitting not far away, looking at her as if no one was around. frowned slightly, how could this person be so rude! So many ministers are here, not to mention that the emperor is next to him, he dares to be so presumptuous! I didn't know it was okay before, but now I feel that the burning gaze on her body is about to burn her...
In this half an hour, Chu Xiangru was relieved after returning to the carriage on pins and needles, and he didn't have the heart to look at the snow scene along the road. Liang Qi looked at Chu Xiang and looked out the window, knowing that she should be in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to harass her anymore, and sat silently on the side to correct the folds. In less than two hours, they arrived at the camp in Xiaofeng Mountain, where tents had already been set up, and the most central and luxurious one knew who it was.
"All Aiqing have worked hard all the way, rest for a while, enjoy the snow scene of Xiaofeng Mountain, and there will be a bonfire dinner in the evening, and the hunting will start the day after tomorrow, I hope to see the demeanor of Aiqing!"
After Liang Qi finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and hugged Chu Xiang, who was about to leave, leaned down and pressed against the white and tender jade neck, and said softly, "Xiang'er, won't you go with me? It won't be beautiful to enjoy Xiaofeng Mountain in a few days."
Chu Xiang felt the burning gaze behind him again, his fair face became more and more pale, his slender fingers tightly grasped Liang Qi's sleeves, and his red lips lightly opened, "The concubine is willing to enjoy the snowy scenery of Xiaofeng Mountain with the emperor" Liang Qi smiled behind his back, turned her around, gently stroked her little face with his big hand, kissed her lightly on the lips while she was not paying attention, and half-hugged her and walked towards a place on the mountain.
The reins in Yan Hong's hands were crackling, and the horses on the side seemed to be afraid of stomping their hooves.
"Big brother, but you want to tie the horse well?" Yang Lin's voice sounded beside him, Yan Hong turned his head suddenly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was startled, "Big.. Big brother, what are you..."
"Tie up the horse for me"
Yan Hong said these five words and strode away on the snow, leaving Yang Lin trembling with the reins...
Liang Qi took Chu Xiang to step on the snowmelt and walked on the stone steps, the crystal snowflakes hanging on the branches gradually melted into water droplets under the warm light, and fell into the palm of his hand, Chu Xiang looked at the water marks in his palm, and seemed to vaguely see the shadow behind him from the inside, his chest stopped suddenly, and he turned back suddenly, but there were only patches of woods and birdsong behind him, and there was nothing unusual.
"What's going on with Xiang'er today? Why do you always look in a trance, but you are not feeling well? ”
Chu Xiang clenched his fingers, the water stains were dried by the wind along the gap, and he raised his head to show a smile, "The concubine is inevitably a little nervous when she participates in the hunt for the first time" Liang Qiang's fingertips lightly tapped her little nose and laughed softly, "Xiang'er loves to laugh now, and I am very happy. When hunting, Xiang'er is waiting to see me show her style! I don't know if Xiang'er can have a reward? Well? ”
"Rewards? What does the emperor want, and the concubines should do their best? ”
"Hehe, I really don't know what I want, Xiang'er? I've been a monk for half a month."
The light and shadow were gathered, and the floating snow on the branches finally couldn't bear the pressure and slowly fell, and a pair of overlapping shadows loomed on the stone steps. Behind the shadow of the tree not far away, a scarred hand on the trunk of the tree, the trimmed round nails were fiercely buckled on the bark, the air around them froze, the eagle-like fierce eyes were full of blood-red, the right hand clenched into a fist, as if he had made a decision, just when the red gold boots were about to step out, Rong Cheng's voice sounded in the distance.
Yan Hong's eyes were firmly fixed on the pale blue figure until he couldn't see it anymore, and when he turned around, he smashed on the trunk of the tree with a punch, startling a flock of birds...
A high bonfire was lit at the dinner, Rong Cheng got a few lambs to roast on the coals out of nowhere, the surrounding ministers drank freely with wine cups, Chu Xiang was wearing a thick hood and a fluffy hood on his head, and his whole little face looked even smaller, Liang Qi looked at the big hood on her body with satisfaction and nodded, "The guys in the Shangyi Bureau finally made a piece of clothing that satisfies me."
Chu Xiang sat on top of the thick blanket and was stuffed with a hand stove in his hand, Liang Qi smiled and poured her a cup of warm osmanthus brew in front of him, his eyes smiled and did not speak, his slender fingers held a knife and slowly cut the roasted fragrant mutton, Rong Cheng on the side wanted to help, but Ayu stopped his eyes and signaled this kind of affection, don't spoil the fun!
Chu Xiang took a small bite of the very greasy mutton, and his heart was nauseated, and suddenly a shadow was cast on the table, and the hand holding the jade chopsticks was slammed, and a familiar male voice sounded above his head, "The day after tomorrow is the hunting festival, and the ministers are here to pay tribute to the emperor and hope that this year's Liang will be prosperous, the country and the people will be safe, and the people will be satisfied." He said it very slowly, and the corner of his eyes kept glancing at Chu Xiang, who was silent with his head down, and he got what people wanted...
Liang Qi laughed and got up with the wine cup, "What Aiqing said is very good, I also wish Daliang a long time of peace!" The two of them clinked glasses and drank them up, Chu Xiang could feel the scorching gaze from him, and he didn't dare to raise his head, so he could only poke the already cold mutton with jade chopsticks. Ayu on the side saw that something was wrong with her, and motioned Rong Cheng with her eyes to talk to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang is tired all the way and her health is not good, now it's night and the weather is cold, so let the mother go back to the camp to rest and rest."
Liang Qi turned around, and sure enough, when he saw Chu Xiang's pale face, he immediately felt very distressed, and asked Ayu to quickly help him go back to warm up, and when he returned to the camp, Chu Xiang took off his big cover and sat on the blanket, his heart was full of waves, and the inexplicable familiarity in his heart was going on? Every time she met him, she had a sense of familiarity that she had known for a long time, and her body unconsciously began to get hot. And... No way! When pigs fly! She is the imperial concubine of Emperor Yuli!
Shaking his head and wanting to sweep away the terrible thoughts in his mind, Ayu took hot water and washed up, and then sat on the couch with a small cover and read the notebook. Outside the tent, Yan Hong has been sullen since she left, the high-quality sake is like white water, and she keeps drinking it cup by glass, and Yang Lin next to him looks at his gloomy appearance and doesn't dare to squeak, "Don't mess with the angry general" This is the experience that Yang Lin has summed up for many years, he can only wave his hand and signal the people who come to toast not to approach.
Liang Qi is not good at drinking, and this wine is a first-class old wine, after drinking a few glasses, he got drunk, Rong Cheng helped him walk back to the camp, Chu Xiang hurriedly put down the notebook and asked Ayu to make the soup, while wiping his cheeks with a wet handkerchief, smelling the rich aroma of wine, frowning and saying, "Why does the emperor drink so much wine, tomorrow will have a headache again!"
I... I'm in a good mood today, so I drank a few glasses, but I'm still the best Xiang'er... Walk! I'll take you to meet Zhou Gong for a while! After that, he stumbled and pulled Chu Xiang and walked to the bed, but he stepped on the small cover that slipped down under his feet, and the two of them plopped and fell on the bed, but fortunately, Liang Qi subconsciously hugged her on it.
The sound of breathing under her gradually calmed down, stretched out her fingers and gently smoothed her frowning eyebrows, and the strength in Liang Qi's hand became more and more powerful, she was a little out of breath, but fortunately, Rong Cheng came back with the sobering soup, helped Liang Qi up and leaned aside, Chu Xiang patted his face and called softly, "Your Majesty? The decanting soup is good, wake up and drink the soup, otherwise you will have a headache tomorrow."
Liang Qi, who was drunk, seemed to be a child, squinting his eyes and opening his mouth, drinking one sip at a time, without making trouble, after drinking, Chu Xiang asked Rong Cheng to go back to rest, he took off the clothes on Liang Qi's body, wiped his body, and sat on the round stool with some prostration, sweating, and wiped himself before dialing the wick and lying on the bed to sleep.
After three rounds of drinking outside, many ministers returned to the camp tent to rest, Yang Lin looked at Yan Hong, who was still drinking, and didn't dare to make a sound, so he could only sigh and take the others back. The people around were almost gone, leaving only a few eunuchs and palace maids to clean. Yan Hong drank the last sip of wine in his hand, held the table, and kicked over the stove on the side when he staggered, and the charcoal fire inside flashed on the floating snow, and finally extinguished the last bit of light.
The soldiers stationed outside the camp tent saw Yan Hong and subconsciously stopped him, "Commander Yan? The emperor has rested, if there is anything to come back tomorrow to discuss"
Yan Hong looked at the tightly closed curtain with an expressionless face, and his other hand had already held the sword at his waist, and suddenly remembered something, and looked sideways at the nervous and somewhat trembling soldier on the side, and his voice was not loud, but the sense of oppression was strong, "Since the emperor has rested, he will come back tomorrow" After speaking, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and he turned to leave, and the soldier wiped the sweat on his head in fear after looking at the figure in the distance.
In the dim tent, a figure flashed quickly from one place, and Chu Xiang in his sleep seemed to smell a strong aroma of wine, and when the emperor came back, he had this smell on his body, which should be emitted by the clothes on the side. Without thinking much about it, she turned over and continued to sleep, and suddenly she felt that something was wrong! There is also a hint of pancreatic flavor in this smell, and... She could already feel the gasp in her ears!