Nan Qian looked in the air, and in a pitch-black cage, the little palace maid wearing an emerald green palace skirt gradually moved away.

I don't know if it was because I inhaled too much smoke and dust, or because I was too tired, Nan Qian gradually fell asleep...

Before he fell unconscious, he vaguely heard the cries of ruthlessness and red peony, but the world was still pale.

It's cold...

Nan Qi's consciousness gradually recovered, the fire burned and the branches "crackled", and sparks splashed out at will.

Nan Qian hugged her body tightly and looked around. It is a sand hole supported by a huge tree trunk. The wind whistled and blew in through the gap in the sand cave.

There was nothing in the sand cave except a pile of firewood and some daily necessities. Red Peony and Ruthless are also gone. Nan Qian Nunu mouthed, but found that his throat was dry and hoarse, and the two lips had turned up dead skin due to cold and dryness.

At this time, two figures appeared outside the sand cave, ruthlessly patted the sand ash off their bodies with Red Peony, and walked in with their messy hair.

Chi Shao followed behind ruthlessly, holding a pile of firewood, "Sister, you're awake!" Seeing that Nan Qian had woken up, Chi Shao hurriedly ran to her side.

Nan Qian nodded at Chi Shao, "This is. Where is it? ”

Outside the sand cave, the wind raged, and another gust of wind and sand swept into the cave. All three did not use wide sleeves to cover.

"Loulan border." Ruthlessly added firewood to the fire and said in a deep voice.

"Loulan...."Nan Qian looked at the ruthless and always lively Chi Shao, who was extremely silent, and lost her smile at this time, and was a little puzzled.

After a moment of silence, Chi Shao still smiled at her, "Sister, you have slept for a day and a night, are you hungry?"

Nan Qian nodded, and Red Peony handed over a kettle, and handed over half a piece of meat on a branch.

Nan Qian picked up the kettle and ate it, the strong smell of wine mixed with the fragrance of fruit penetrated into the tip of his nose, "This is fruit wine?" ”

"There is a shortage of water in the desert, and my senior brother and I have been looking for a long time but have not found a water source, so we only have fruit wine." Red Peony said with a frown.

Nan Qian didn't care if it was water or wine at the moment, and grunted into his mouth. The wine stinged through his dry throat, but it was better than nothing. Nan Qian moistened his mouth, the fruit wine entered his stomach, and his body warmed up a lot.

"Sister, don't worry, when we enter Loulan City, we will have water to drink..."Chi Shao still carefully saw Nan Qian's difficult swallowing appearance, and comforted.

"It's okay, the fruit wine can still warm up" Nan Qian smiled and picked up the meat from the branch.

As soon as she entered, Nan Qian's face changed. It's so oily that it's hard to swallow. "It's. . . What meat? ”

"It's camel meat... My brother and I searched for a long time before we saw a family that begged for a long time to get this piece of meat..."

"Red peony!" Ruthlessly interrupted Chi Shao's words, motioning for her to stop talking.

"The radius of ten miles here is deserted, the wind and sand are pervasive, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. Rest well tonight and hurry tomorrow"

Nan Qian looked at the aggrieved Red Peony and then at the ruthlessness that had been cold since they came in, and always felt that they had something to hide from themselves.

Nan Qian divided the meat into three parts, broke off the branches, and handed them to them.

"If you want to eat together, if you don't eat, everyone will be hungry together" Nan Qian's undoubted expression made them take the meat anyway.

Chi Shao devoured for a while, and smiled happily, "Sister, you are so good, this camel meat is even better than mutton skewers"

Nan Qian was stunned and looked at the red peony, how long should this be hungry before she felt that the meat that was so difficult to swallow was delicious... She suddenly felt a little sad, and the tears couldn't stop flowing.

"Hey, sister, what's wrong with you..."Chi Shao looked up and saw Nan Qian crying.

"It's okay" Nan Qian wiped away her tears and gnawed on the meat in her hand, "This meat... It was so delicious."

Time always flies, and soon it's midnight again. Nan Qian half-sits, looking at the wind and sand swept up at the gap, a little dazed.

Ruthlessly walked up to Chi Shao, picked up Nan Qian's coat on her body, and covered his own coat on Chi Shao's body, which was shrunk into a ball.

"Still not sleeping so late?" ruthlessly handed the coat to Nan Qian, "The desert is not as good as the Min Dynasty, Chi Shao is still a martial arts practitioner, and his body bones are not so easy to get cold." I can't take care of myself, and I still want to take care of others."

Nan Qian took the coat and looked at the ruthless, "Did you approach me at the beginning, it was purposeful"

The firelight flickered on Ruthless's face, but the crimson eyes carried an endless depth, "You have finally found out"

"I should have found out a long time ago" Nan Qian smiled and draped her coat over her body, "The dignified number one killer is used to seeing the cold and warm in the world, how can he be willing to follow a woman because she is interesting"

"It's just that I'm gambling, betting that I have value for you and can help you complete that buried obsession in your heart"

Ruthlessly stunned, he looked at Nan Qian's standard beautiful face, and always felt that something had changed but nothing had changed. He pouted, but said nothing.

At this moment, Chi Shao's voice came from behind him, "Senior brother, sister, what are you doing?"

The two of them were stunned and looked back. Chi Shao was yawning and rubbing her eyes, looking at them suspiciously.

Nan Qian smiled, patted the ash on his body and stood up, "It's okay, your senior brother and I are talking about entering Loulan City tomorrow."

Ruthlessly stunned for a moment, he looked at her, and only when he saw Nan Qian's expression that he didn't look like a joke, he nodded at Chi Shao.

Chi Shao's eyes wandered on the two of them again, "It's great, I can finally eat lamb skewers, I miss it so much... It's just..."

Nan Qian and Ruthless glanced at each other, and Nan Qian could probably guess what was going on.

"It's late, it's time to sleep, otherwise you won't be able to eat lamb skewers" Nan Qian smiled and walked over and touched Chi Shao's head.

Chi Shao suddenly crossed her waist and acted angrily, "It will be stupid to touch your head"

Nan Qian and Ruthless couldn't help but laugh, there was a faint fire in the cave deep in the desert, and there were bursts of laughter.

On the other side, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the autumn wind is bleak. In the imperial study, Jiang Liang slammed a stack of folds on the desk, flicking his wide sleeves with an angry face.

"Do these ministers still take me seriously?"

The eunuch knelt on the ground, and Liu Guang bowed his waist and stepped forward, "Your Majesty is angry"

"How's it going?"

"As Your Majesty expected, Lan Er, the maid beside Concubine Huang, had come into contact with Concubine Lian's maid. This matter is extremely hidden, because Concubine Lian was poisoned, and her maid Qing'er was punished. Lan Er also died in prison, and now there is no evidence to be found."

"Paper can't hold the fire, and the truth will always come out one day. Queen, I won't let you be wronged in vain," Jiang Li muttered to himself as he looked at the portrait of Nan Qian on the desk.

"She, has she arrived in Loulan?"

The secret guard replied that the queen had arrived at the border of Loulan. She is expected to arrive in Loulan City tomorrow, accompanied by a man and a woman."

Jiang Li carefully rubbed the smile of Nan Qian on the portrait and picked up an envelope from the table.

"Hurry up and deliver the letter to the King of Loulan"

"Yes." Liu Guang took the letter and hurriedly walked out of the study.

On the other side, inside the Chengqian Palace.

A timid and cowardly palace maid knelt on the ground, "Slave Yan'er, see Guifei Niangniang"

"Raise your head"

Hearing the words of the skullcap, Yan'er raised her head tremblingly, looking at the beautiful woman on the seat with some cowardice.

Skullcap nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, follow this palace in the future to be obedient, you will have to eat."

The palace maid looked at her a little numbly, she couldn't see the splendor in this huge palace, she only saw the endless tragic fate of the rest of her life.....