"Yes." The second prince nodded solemnly, and then said, "There is one more thing that I only learned about later." If you don't believe it, you can ask Aunt Ma when you go back, she has the truth about the murder of Fang Fuman. ”

After speaking, the second prince glanced at Su Jinyao meaningfully and said, "If, I mean if you know the truth, I won't blame you for taking you to Qingfan now." ”

"What exactly are you going to say? I went to Qingfan with you, what does it have to do with Fangfu? Su Jinyao became alert and squinted at Cang Qianmiao.

Cang Qianmiao smiled "haha" and said, "Don't you know that you look very similar to Fang Yingniang back then?" It's just that you are completely different from her gentle (xìng) seed. My mother didn't recognize you at first sight, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt like it. It seems that different temperaments will change the appearance of one person in another person's heart. ”

So, Yugui also knows that she is Fang Yingniang's daughter? After all these years, how many people still recognize themselves?

Su Jinyao lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked, "Since you know the truth (qíng), then why don't you tell me the truth about the murder of the Fang family now?" Do you think I still have a chance to go back to the capital and confront Aunt Ma? ”

"If you don't have a chance, forget it, you've been kept in the dark, but it's good for you." After the second prince finished speaking, he diverted the topic and pointed to a forest in front of him, and said: "That forest is called the Forest of Mystery, which means that anyone who enters it will be unconsciously lost. So before you go in, cover your eyes and move forward with a full-screen personal feeling. ”

Su Jinyao originally wanted to ask, but when she heard the second prince say this strange rule, she couldn't help asking, "How can you walk with your eyes closed?" There are so many of us, it is estimated that we will not be able to get out in three years. And what about the horses? ”

The second prince said: "The eyes of the horse should also be blindfolded, and we will dismount and lead the horse." After entering the woods blindfolded, you will smell a special smell, you can't tell what it is, but you will understand it when you go in. Then follow the taste. You can get out. ”

Su Jinyao was still curious, and said, "How long will it take?" How do we know we're out? ”

"About an hour. I can't tell you why it's just there, anyway, it's almost time, and the feeling under your feet is different. As for what it feels like, I don't need to say much, I just tell you to understand it once you go in. ”

After speaking, the second prince took out two handkerchiefs from his waist, handed one to Su Jinyao, and said, "Remember, once you enter the woods, you must not take this off." Even if it falls, you can't open your eyes. Jinyao, I'm not joking with you, it's absolutely dangerous. ”

Su Jinyao took the handkerchief, tried it in front of her eyes, and then said, "That's it, make a deal." If we go out smoothly, you will tell me about the Fang family (qíng). If you don't say it, I'm going to get lost here, and I don't think anyone will look for me, right? ”

The second prince was stunned when he heard this, and said with a displeased face: "Jin Yao, you are threatening me with your own (xìng) life." Is it worth it for a thing (qíng) back then? ”

"If I wasn't curious about anything, I wouldn't have run to you alone. I won't be captured by you, so I want to know the truth. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she shook the handkerchief in her hand and said, "It's about to be in the woods, do you need time to think about it?" ”

The second prince immediately said, "No need, I can tell you now." But you have to make sure that you don't get naughty after entering the woods. Su Jinyao didn't expect the second prince to agree so easily, nodded and said, "I won't joke with my own (xìng) life." You say. ”

"The Fang family was killed by someone who falsely preached the holy decree. The Fang family committed suicide overnight. After the second prince finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Su Jinyao seriously, and said, "The evidence in Aunt Ma's hand is the fake holy decree back then. As for who falsely preached the decree, I can tell you with certainty that it is not my mother, but someone else. ”

Su Jinyao blinked, she really didn't expect that the Fang family would be in such a situation back then. So, my mother and myself secretly escaped because they didn't want to commit suicide?

The second prince said: "That's all I know, no matter how much you have (qíng), you can ask Aunt Ma directly." But whether she will tell you or not is your business (qíng). ”

"Okay, thank you." Su Jinyao nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she didn't have too much hope for the other party's affairs (qíng), and she was a little curious, but definitely not to the point of chasing it to the end.

For Su Jinyao, the Fang family is the home of her mother and the silly girl Yao'er, and if she has the opportunity, she will help them find the truth and return their innocence. But she will not let herself live only in revenge because of hatred and past that does not belong to her.

Moreover, Gu Xuebin had told Su Jinyao before that Aunt Ma had evidence about the Fang family's accident.

But now the second prince said that the Yugui and the Fang family had no relationship, and there was someone else who falsely passed on the holy decree? Is this a maze of the Yugui people, or is there really a situation they didn't expect (qíng)?

Thinking about it, I have already come to the front of the woods.

At first glance, this forest is no different from ordinary woods, but when you look inside, you can see that the distance between the trees is very small, and each tree grows tall and strange. The branches and branches are even more luxuriant, and the vines are entangled, and it is indeed a rather primitive forest.

The second prince jumped off the horse, handed the horse to a soldier next to him, and then walked over to Su Jinyao and said, "Come, I'll tie a handkerchief for you." ”

Su Jinyao shook her head and refused, covering her face with a handkerchief and tying it behind her head. For a moment, I could only see through the misty light in front of me, and everything could not be seen clearly.

If you walk into the forest after a while, I am afraid that it will be even darker, and the direction will not be known.

Su Jinyao's heart panicked inexplicably, and she took off her handkerchief at once, and said, "No, I'd rather close my eyes than blindfold them." ”

"Jinyao, obedient, this is really not a joke." Cang Qianmiao said, pulled the handkerchief from Su Jinyao's hand, and was about to cover her again.

Su Jinyao hurriedly took a step back and said, "Or, you guys cover up first." I'm sure you're not playing tricks on me, so I'll cover it. ”

Before Su Jinyao finished speaking, he saw that Qingfan's soldiers had already taken out their handkerchiefs one after another, or privately took out a piece of clothing, blindfolded their eyes. There are also soldiers who are responsible for leading the horses, and only then blindfold the horses, and then blindfold themselves.

Su Jinyao looked at the second prince again, he nodded at Su Jinyao, and also blindfolded himself.

Blindfolded, the second prince stretched out his big hand towards Su Jinyao with the impression just now, and said, "Jinyao, give me your hand, and we will hold each other's hands in a while and walk out together." ”

"I ......" Su Jinyao glanced at the woods again, and finally gritted her teeth and covered the handkerchief again.

Since the other party is a native here, and this is the only way to go, there is no reason for her to stubbornly waste time here. As for what exactly is inside (qíng), you will only know when you go inside.

"Jinyao?" The second prince asked again uneasily.

"It's been blindfolded." Su Jinyao agreed, and stretched out her hand as she spoke.

She and the second prince's hands touched up and down, left and right twice, before grabbing each other's wrists. The second prince wore cowhide bracers, and Su Jinyao's wrists were slender and soft, so it would not be wrong to touch.

"Jinyao, no matter what, don't be curious to look at it, and don't let go of my hand." After the second prince finished speaking, he pulled Su Jinyao and took the first step forward. Then he ordered, "Go." ”

Su Jinyao followed the second prince (shēn), he (shēn) was tall and long-legged, but at this time, he pulled Su Jinyao's wrist, and naturally accommodated her pace, so he didn't walk fast.

The closer you get to the forest, the more you can feel a faint coolness. It was a cold, depressing breath that had not seen sunlight for many years. Only the densest primeval forests can make people feel this way.

At first, Su Jinyao didn't smell anything special. It stands to reason that after being blindfolded, other sensory organs will be more sensitive, but now Su Jinyao only feels that her head is blank.

In addition to not being able to see with the eyes, the nose does not smell any particular smell; There were some sounds in my ears, but they were not the sounds of birds and beasts that should be in the woods, it was like many people whispering.

But Su Jinyao listened carefully, but she couldn't hear what "those people" were saying, no matter how hard she tried to distinguish whether it was Qingfan's soldier who was speaking, and finally felt that the voice was vague, making people unable to figure out the situation.

"Cangqianmi, what the hell is going on? There was no smell, just tinnitus. Su Jinyao felt that she didn't sleep well at night, which caused the symptoms of tinnitus?

But the second prince, Cang Qianmiao, pinched Su Jinyao's wrist hard and said, "Don't be slow, keep walking, and you will smell it soon." ”

"Oh, good." Su Jinyao did so, and was led by the second prince to continue to walk forward.

After she had taken more than twenty steps, her feet suddenly softened, as if she had stepped on something (shēn).

"Ah, what is this?" Su Jinyao was almost frightened, she was really surprised, and she was about to retreat back immediately.

The second prince hurriedly pulled her and said in a low voice, "Isn't it strange under your feet?" It's soft and soft, but it doesn't sink in, right? ”

"Well, yes. Like the back of something. Still is...... Alive? Su Jinyao guessed based on the feeling under her feet.

But then there was a wave of fear. What is it, hidden in the woods? And this head is too big, it almost covers the entire forest!!

The second prince did not answer her again, but advised: "This is it, don't retreat, don't stop." Until that feeling is gone, it's proof that we've gone out. ”

Now Su Jinyao understands why the second prince didn't tell her the truth about this forest at that time. I guess I was afraid that I would run away in fear.

Su Jinyao turned her face in the direction of the second prince and said to him, "Don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion, and I won't mess around." Let's go, an hour's time, but it's not a long way to go. ”

Su Jinyao stepped on the soft and elastic thing (xìng) under her feet, and was held by the wrist of the second prince and walked all the way inside.

And I don't know when it started, Su Jinyao found that the "whispering" voice disappeared, and the surroundings fell into silence. It's quiet, as if I can even hear my own breathing clearly.

But it shouldn't be so quiet. Even if there are no birds and beasts in the woods, what about the more than 10,000 Qingfan soldiers who came in together? Are they all gone?

Then, Su Jinyao smelled a faint smell. It's weird, can't tell if it's fragrant or smelly? Or is it sweet, sour, bitter?

All in all, it's a very unpredictable mixture, and the taste of the previous moment is completely different from the next.

But as soon as you turn your head, the taste fades. When you turn back again, the smell comes back in.

Now Su Jinyao understands why the second prince said that if he followed the taste, he would not go wrong. Such an obvious scent path will not make people deviate.

In such a place full of strange touches and tastes, Su Jinyao was really too curious.

But (shēn) on the side of the second prince tightly grasped Su Jinyao's wrist and kept reminding her not to take off the blindfold out of curiosity.

Su Jinyao finally held back, she is a very restrained person, there is still a chance to figure it out in the future, and she should definitely not take risks now.

Just as the second prince said, after walking for about an hour, the touch of bullet (xìng) under his feet gradually disappeared. After a while, the faint smell was gone.

No matter how hard Su Jinyao tried to smell it, even if she turned around and smelled it, she still couldn't find the source of that strange smell.

After taking a few more steps forward, the ground under his feet was already solid, and the second prince said, "Okay, now you can take off the blindfold." ”

Su Jinyao immediately ripped off the handkerchief on her eyes, and when she looked back, she saw that it was still a forest, but the difference was that the trees had changed color in the place where they came out.

Or rather, the varieties of trees are completely different. When I walked into the woods before, I saw some pines and cypresses and locust trees, but now when I came out, I couldn't see any pines and cypresses at all, only a large banyan tree.

In other words, they are not just walking through a forest, but they are also walking through two completely different areas.

Because the environment in which the banyan tree grows is completely different from that of pine and cypress, but the fact that there are two different tree species in the front and back of a forest proves that the boundary between the front and back of the forest is particularly large.

This is followed by humidity and miasma that are characteristic of the southern alpine regions. The trees in front of you are green, but the green in front of you is dazzling. And there is always a miasma around it, which makes people feel uncomfortable in their throats.

Su Jinyao is not a southerner, so it is difficult to adapt to this purely southern climate. I used to look forward to it for a long time when I was training, but being able to stay is completely different from liking it or not.

Therefore, Su Jinyao looked around and sighed, looking quite helpless.

"You don't like it here?" The second prince immediately saw Su Jinyao's unhappiness, and said, "Go inside, and it will be much better slowly." This is true in the woods around Qingfan, but the shēn is located in a basin among the mountains, which can be regarded as a paradise, and the environment is very different from here. ”

Su Jinyao said: "Since the Qingfan people like to interact with the outside world, and this place is so closed, why don't you consider migrating?" You Qingfan shouldn't be a particularly big country, right? Find a place with abundant materials and a suitable environment, which will not be so closed, and you can live a better life. ”

In fact, Su Jinyao felt that in ancient times, the land was really vast and sparsely populated. Many places can be called paradises, so even if hundreds of thousands of people are migrating, finding a suitable place to live is not a big problem.

After hearing this, the second prince smiled and said, "You will understand when you arrive." Qingfan is a very beautiful place. ”

After speaking, he said again: "By the way, here, you can call me 濯恪, Qingfan's royal family surname is Azha, my name is 濯, '恪' refers to the male (xìng) heir of the royal family." The girl of the royal family is called 'Ma', for example, if a girl from the royal family is called Jane, then her full name is Aza Zhenma. For example, if your name is Ya, you can be called Yama. ”

"Haha, I'm not from your family." Su Jinyao was amused. However, in my heart, I secretly chanted "Azayama", which seemed to be suitable and good.

After Su Jinyao finished speaking, Qingfan's soldiers came over and handed the horses of the two of them to the two of them respectively.

got on the horse, and the second prince said: "Actually, I have another agreement with the imperial brother. The reason why he agreed to let you come to Qingfan with me was that I agreed to recognize you as my sister after I got what I wanted. At that time, you will also be considered a princess of the royal family, so it is right that you are called 'Azayama'. ”

"Recognize me as the royal sister...... Su Jinyao repeated the words of the second prince and smiled silently.

It seems that the second prince is also a person who can understand her mind. He also saw that he was deliberately taking advantage of the situation, and only when she became stronger and stronger could she have the ability to compete with Gu Xuebin.

Whether it is a little girl in a mountain village or an orphan of the Fang family, no one (shēn) is enough to match the crown prince (diàn) of the royal family. If she doesn't work harder, I'm afraid that if she points to the holy decree of marriage, she may not have time to riot and rebel.

Of course, it's not that she can't believe Gu Xuebin, it's just that Su Jinyao likes to fight for everything (qíng) by herself, and she has to work hard to jump over the gap between the two of them.

It sounds unfair and tiring. But in fact, Su Jinyao likes this kind of endless challenges the most, and likes to make herself stronger and stronger. The second prince said: "After walking through that mysterious forest, we will set up camp after two hours on horseback." For further on there is a long mountain stream, from which it is possible to walk only at noon, otherwise it is impossible to get by. Today is completely too late, so I camped ten miles outside the mountain stream. ”

Su Jinyao said strangely: "Why are there so many weird and magical places? What's going on with this mountain stream? ”