The guard spoke incoherently, and in Xiao Yao's ears, he only heard that Mingzhu gave birth safely. The worries that have been in my heart have finally been completely let go.

Now Xiao Yao has only one thought, that is, to return to Beijing as soon as possible to see Mingzhu and the child.

Just as Xiao Yao was about to go down the mountain, a figure on the mountainside came quickly. Xiao Yao had already seen clearly that the person who came turned out to be his father-in-law Gu Dian.

"Father-in-law!"

"Xiao Yao! You're not dead? Where have you been? Did you know Mingzhu almost died! ”

Xiao Yao's color changed: "Pearl! What's wrong with Mingzhu! ”

Gu Dian slapped Xiao Yao on the shoulder, and then looked at his raunchy appearance. Only then did he reply: "In the year you disappeared, so many things have happened, and I don't know where to start." ”

At this time, Xiao Yao had already noticed that Gu Dian's cuffs were nailed with a white filial piety cloth. This indicates that someone in the family has died.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, tell me first, what's going on with Mingzhu? Who died? ”

Gu Dian looked at Xiao Yao, anxious and keen, happy and relieved. Quickly replied to him: "Don't worry, Mingzhu and the child are fine." It's just that Empress Dowager Zhong has just passed away, and I am still keeping filial piety for her. ”

"The Queen Mother has always been in good health, how could she die suddenly?"

"It's a long story, I haven't asked you yet, where are you this year? Let's go back to Yumen Pass first, you freshen up, use something, and then take your time. ”

When Gu Dian didn't say anything, Xiao Yao didn't realize it, but now when he heard him say it, he was shocked that his stomach was hungry.

Weng and his son-in-law returned to Yumen Pass, and when Xiao Yao saw the general's mansion again, it was like a world away.

Along the way, Gu Dian had already passed the capital and Yumen, and the things that happened were told to Xiao Yao one by one.

Xiao Yao's mood, with Gu Dian's narration, was high for a while and low for a while. One moment nervous, the next sad and sad.

He didn't expect so many things to happen in just one year. The emperor died, the queen mother also died, and Yan Shaoxun actually died.

In contrast, Yan Rongling's ascension to the throne as emperor was expected by him.

Xiao Yao was silent and asked, "Then Yan Rongling, no!" Your Majesty, is there still an obsession with Mingzhu? ”

"Probably not, right? When the palace changed, Mingzhu was almost buried in the fire, but the emperor rescued Mingzhu in the sea of fire. And admit in public that he is sorry for you and will take good care of your widow, that is, Mingzhu. ”

At first, Gu Dian had always suspected that Yan Rongling had only given up Mingzhu for the time being.

But later, when Mingzhu moved out of the palace and returned to the Yingyi Marquis's Mansion, the emperor did not stop him, but rewarded him with many rewards. and agreed to give the queen mother and the remaining Luan Wei to Mingzhu as a personal guard, so that he left the capital with confidence and came to Yumen Pass.

Xiao Yao bathed and changed clothes first, and when he saw his old clothes, they were completely placed in their place. And everything else, unchanged, my heart is moved.

It can be seen from this that after he disappeared, Mingzhu did not give up on himself. He has been asking his father-in-law and Ye Shisan to look for himself in Yumen Pass, and he has not stopped for a moment.

That's why your belongings are so well preserved.

After washing it thoroughly, changing into half-new old clothes and shaving off his beard, Xiao Yao's face was no different, but he was a little thinner.

Xiao Yao looked at himself in the mirror in a daze, and felt that the experience of more than a year was like a dream.

It wasn't until he touched the small jade box in the clothes he took off that he really felt that he was not in a dream. It's not that it's still there, and it's not in the mountain tomb that doesn't see the light of day, but it's already back to Yumen Pass.

The voice of the guard came from outside the door: "Marquis Xiao, have you cleaned up?" The marshal is waiting for you to eat. ”

"Alright, come out right away."

The guards waiting outside the door were stunned when they saw Xiao Yao pulling the door out.

Today at the top of Baojing Mountain, when I saw Xiao Yao, he was still dressed in blood, with hair, beard, and mess, like half a savage.

And now look at him, with his long half-dried hair, neatly tied on the top of his head with a hairpin. Wearing a moon-white robe, he has outstanding demeanor and handsome appearance, like a son of a beautiful family.

The embarrassment when I first met today was like two people.

When Gu Dian saw Xiao Yao, he was also stunned for a moment, and then smiled and praised: "Sure enough, he is a gentleman who is unparalleled in the world, and Mingzhu has a good eye." ”

"The son-in-law thanks his father-in-law for his compliment, this time the son-in-law disappeared, which made Mingzhu frightened, and the son-in-law was not good. In the future, I promise that I will never leave Mingzhu again, and I don't want to make contributions in the future, so I will guard their mother and son. ”

After this narrow escape, Xiao Yao also figured out a lot of things.

A person's life is too short, and if you can meet yourself, the person you want to meet should be cherished. What has made great achievements, what has gone down in history, these are all posthumous names. Far less important than the person you love for a lifetime.

Gu Dian was of course happy when he heard Xiao Yao say this.

"Xiao Yao, you also know that I only have one daughter, Mingzhu, so I naturally hope that she is safe and happy. I'm glad you think so, and I hope you do what you say. ”

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I have understood a lot of things this time by escaping death. There is nothing, and it is important to cherish the people in front of you. ”

Gu Dian was very curious about the year Xiao Yao disappeared: "Xiao Yao, you haven't told me yet, how did you spend this year?" ”

"Father-in-law, it's been more than a year, but in my heart, it's only two or three months. Then I slept for a year. ”

What Xiao Yao said surprised Gu Dian.

Gu Dian was not a pedantic person, although Xiao Yao said something bizarre, he still didn't immediately treat his words as a lie.

Instead, he said: "You mean Nan Ke Yimeng?" ”

"It's not necessarily a dream of Nanke, to put it simply, I have been poisoned by some kind of poison, and I have no consciousness for a year. It was a full year before I woke up. ”

Xiao Yao also woke up and read the message of the tomb owner, only to know that there was such a magic in the world.

Gu Dian asked again how he opened the mechanism of the tomb in the mountain when he rolled down the mountainside from the top of the mountain, and told Gu Dian one by one.

Gu Dian listened with longing and sighed: "I didn't expect that there would be such a sophisticated mechanism in this world. Moreover, the tomb owner and his wife are deeply affectionate, and they can be regarded as omissions. ”

"Yes, this time I am trapped in a mountain tomb, and I can't report it, and I can't tell you to report your safety. It's worrying everyone, it's mine, it's not. ”

Gu Dian said with a smile: "People come out safely, it's better than everything." At least Mingzhu has someone to accompany her for the rest of her life, and she doesn't have to be alone. ”

"I wonder if my father-in-law sent the letter out? If not, can you ask your father-in-law to hide it for me for the time being, I want to rush back to the capital by myself and surprise Mingzhu. ”